“The book opened / like a future or a grave.” —Traci Brimhall, “The End of Girlhood” in LOVE PRODIGAL (Copper Canyon Press)

—Marie Howe

If you haven’t been radicalized.. what more will it take?

One of the main reasons why the UN Headquarters shouldn’t be in America. The U.S. cannot be trusted to be a neutral place for diplomacy and international relations.

Yes, children ought to be protected. But so must the men, the women, the elderly. The journalists, the doctors, the nurses, the teachers, the athletes, the cooks, the cleaners. Everyone. Including the those who haven’t made the best decisions in this life, or have caused harm to

Please take a moment today to think about the incarcerated people across the country, who are exploited for their labor daily.

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i think that if there are photos of you destroying homeless encampments with your own hands you should stay quiet about political violence

These moments are always a fascinating insight into the delusional esteem Americans hold themselves in. Spare us the tripe about what America is and isn't. This is what you are. This is what you were founded on. This is what you do. This is what you have made

If you’re calling for civility in a time when fascism is overtaking the country then you are on the side of the fascists

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apropos of no notable calendar dates i would just like to say free palestine fuck ice and i will always love and protect trans people

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This is nuts.

Students taking a class on Palestine caught a literal spy from Israel’s Unit 8200 snooping around and surveilling them, so naturally Cornell responded exactly how you’d expect: they cancelled the class, accused the Jewish professor of antisemitism, and suspended him from teaching

As well as being a genuine sweetheart, I am also often a difficult, volatile and neurotic woman. And that’s okay, because this is actually very endearing to the right person