Michael Coats

Michael Coats

@captmathman.bsky.social

Teacher in the Seattle Area

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J. Anderson Coats (she/her)
@jandersoncoats.bsky.social

I had dozens and probably hundreds of $3 paperbacks on my shelf by age 12. I spent my allowance on them. I spent my birthday money on them. I spent babysitting and lawn-mowing money on them. Because they were only $3. Bring back cheap paperbacks!

jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social

"...under the leadership of the Big Five and their equally hegemonic national retail partners, the flagship product favored by elite-facing bookstores in wealthy enclaves got cheaper, and the format with the proven mass potential got many times more expensive." 📚 jacobin.com/2026/10/book...

jacobin.comPublishers Killed the Paperback, Then Blamed ReadersIn 1939, the 25-cent paperback made America a nation of readers, delivering thrillers, classics and Pulitzer-winning books. So why did the Big Five publishers just kill the mass market paperback?

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J. Anderson Coats (she/her)
@jandersoncoats.bsky.social

Coming TOMORROW! Super excited!

J. Anderson Coats (she/her)@jandersoncoats.bsky.social

The paperback edition of The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls drops in just two weeks! I'm so excited that this lil pro-immigrant, pro-freedom-to-read middle grade historical will be available in multiple formats so it can reach more readers. More here: www.jandersoncoats.com/the-unexpect...

jandersoncoats.comThe Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls — J. Anderson CoatsMiddle grade historical fiction book set in 1910 Colorado in which a Slovenian-American girl runs away to Denver and lives in a library.

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War Against War
@waragainstwar.bsky.social

#Haiti #PierreDamas Bel’s death came weeks after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) forced him to wear a GPS ankle monitor following the termination of Temporary Protected Status for approximately 350,000 Haitians. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgBlood on their hands: Trump’s immigration Gestapo drives Haitian student Pierre Damas Bel to suicideMore than 100 Haitians in Springfield have been fitted with electronic monitors as the Trump administration accelerates deportation flights and mass immigration raids.
Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

Stop the War must include stopping attacks on freedom of speech against war. Bogdan Syrotiuk must be freed immediately, and the Stop the War Coalition should raise their voice to join this demand for human rights.

War Against War@waragainstwar.bsky.social

#StopTheWar Socialist Equality Party (UK) calls on Britain’s Stop the War Coalition to defend Bogdan Syrotiuk 27-year-old Bogdan Syrotiuk has been convicted of “high treason” for calling for the unity of Ukrainian and Russian workers against the war. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgSocialist Equality Party (UK) calls on Britain’s Stop the War Coalition to defend Bogdan SyrotiukIn a letter to STWC Convenor Lyndsey German, the SEP’s Chris Marsden and Tom Scripps explained that 27-year-old Syrotiuk has been convicted of “high treason” for calling for the unity of Ukrainian and...
Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

Another finding of wrongdoing by the UAW. "Lehman, who has frequently criticized both the monitor and UAW leadership..., said he felt the monitor stepped in because other workers raised awareness of the post and stood by Lehman in saying the image was a step too far." www.freep.com/story/money/...

freep.comUAW official suspended for posting threatening image to union candidateRay Jensen, who worked for the UAW International, posted an AI-generated photo depicting a presidential candidate held at gunpoint. Now, Jensen's suspended.

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Erik Schreiber
@socialistschreiber.bsky.social

James Brasher, a 57-year-old Stellantis worker and UAW member, died at work on August 1. He is the fourth Stellantis worker and at least the sixteenth UAW member killed on the job since 2022. Workers must investigate this death; the UAW won't. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgStellantis worker James Brasher killed on the job—the fourth death under the UAW’s “historic” 2023 contractBrasher is the fourth Stellantis worker and at least the sixteenth UAW member killed on the job since 2022.

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Jude Jackson
@judejack.bsky.social

Department of Justice investigating UAW President Shawn Fain: The crisis of bureaucracy deepens - World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgDepartment of Justice investigating UAW President Shawn Fain: The crisis of bureaucracy deepensThe revelations have deepened the crisis within the UAW bureaucracy, which is facing growing rank-and-file opposition, including massive rejections of UAW-backed contracts at Nexteer, Dana and other p...
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Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

Between 2012 and 2014, the coffee leaf rust disease caused many Central American coffee farmers to have zero production, exacerbating existing economic insecurity and displacing 373,000 people across Central America according to some estimates.

Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

Since then, highly erratic weather patterns have led to increased drought and flooding, resulting in a loss in 60% of the Central American coffee harvest in 2018. The low-income groups whose livelihoods rely on coffee production, have been driven to migrate, both internally and to the USA.

Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

"Migration will rise as development gains begin to reverse and more people are pushed into poverty, food and water insecurity. A one percentage increase in food insecurity in a population compels 1.9 percent more people to migrate."

Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

"Case study: failing coffee harvests driving migration from Central America to the USA Food insecurity and lack of economic opportunities are the main drivers of migration in Central America, ahead of corruption, poor governance and serious organised crime.

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Erik Schreiber
@socialistschreiber.bsky.social

The ICE murder of Joan Sebastian Guerrero was carried out in the same way as that of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. ICE stormtroopers in unmarked cars surrounded the workers as they drove and fired at them without provocation. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgMaine father murdered by immigration Gestapo, prompting protestsLess than a week after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was murdered in Houston, Texas, another husband and father, this time a 26-year-old man, was shot and killed by immigration agents early Monday morning.

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J. Anderson Coats (she/her)
@jandersoncoats.bsky.social

Wales, 1109. Three years ago, Elen spun a desperate lie to save herself. Now her life depends on living that lie every single moment. www.jandersoncoats.com/spindle-and-... Written for a teen audience but a great choice for adults who want a historical novel with lots of history.

jandersoncoats.comSpindle and Dagger — J. Anderson CoatsYoung adult historical fiction book set in medieval Wales that is a gritty, well-researched retelling of the abduction of Nest by Owain ap Cadwgan.

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Jude Jackson
@judejack.bsky.social

For a rank-and-file inquiry into UK’s Bedford train collision that killed driver and injured 100 - World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgFor a rank-and-file inquiry into UK’s Bedford train collision that killed driver and injured 100The self-serving reassurances issued by Labour government ministers and rail executives are aimed at preventing accountability. The investigation is assigned to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch,...

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alec karakatsanis
@equalityalec.bsky.social

Ezra Klein is a serious threat to a world of true equality and justice because he is so effective at masking his service to the ruling class through (often faux) intellectual cooptation of progressive people who otherwise would support much more profound social change.

Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

I could not be happier for her. She works so hard and put a lot of herself into this book. And I'll never see that expectant and curious young girl on the cover and not spend a moment reflecting on her grandmother Sylvia, a delightful lady who was such an influence on J.

Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

Writers spend so much of their career isolated, going days and weeks without feedback from colleagues or readers. Those "little wins" I get teaching math, when a student has that "A-ha!" moment, are fewer and farther between for J. So when something like this comes up, it REALLY MATTERS.

Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

She had a great time out in NYC on stage, answering questions from a group of middle schoolers, and spent the balance of the day with her agent, Joan, and her cousin. When she came home the next day she showed me the hardware she'd landed. I'm talking Olympics-size medal here.

Michael Coats
@captmathman.bsky.social

Gotta give a shout out to J. This is such a huge win and so well deserved. She wrote a triumph here and you should read it. The other nominees put her in great company; when she learned she was up for this prize and saw the company she was in, she was thrilled.

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Civil Rights Corps
@civrightscorps.bsky.social

More than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails no longer allow families or friends to visit in-person, making costly phone calls and video messages the only way to stay in touch with detainees. Read more in this new article by @oklahomawatch.bsky.social oklahomawatch.org/2026/06/09/t...

oklahomawatch.org"That's Not a Visit": How Pricey Video Calls Replaced Human Contact in Oklahoma Jails - Oklahoma WatchMore than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails have eliminated in-person visitation, replacing face-to-face visits with costly video calls that generate revenue for counties and private contractors. Ad...

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Erik Schreiber
@socialistschreiber.bsky.social

Will Lehman, the Mack Trucks worker running for president of the UAW, distributed an open letter to 300,000 members and called on delegates to nominate him from the floor of the union’s upcoming Constitutional Convention. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgWill Lehman issues open letter to UAW members and delegates on eve of Constitutional ConventionLehman, the Mack Trucks worker waging a rank-and-file campaign for the presidency of the United Auto Workers, distributed an open letter Tuesday to a list of 300,000 UAW members maintained by the fede...

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Erik Schreiber
@socialistschreiber.bsky.social

After a chemical tank rupture that left eight dead and three presumed dead, Teamsters President O'Brien called not for a strike or prosecutions but for "a return to normalcy." The trade unions are complicit in unsafe working conditions. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgIndustrial slaughter in Longview: 11 workers killed in Washington’s deadliest workplace disaster in nearly 100 yearsThe deaths of 11 workers in Longview are not an aberration, but part of the return of mass industrial slaughter under capitalism.

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Erik Schreiber
@socialistschreiber.bsky.social

El Salvador has begun a mass trial of nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members. Such trials are a mockery of justice and are emblematic of the Bukele dictatorship. Trump seeks to use the same autocratic means to oppress the US working class. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgEl Salvador’s Bukele regime stages mass show trial for nearly 500 alleged gang membersTrump’s support for Bukele seeks to normalize the authoritarian doctrine that the state may detain or even kill individuals based on suspicion alone, without due process.

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Erik Schreiber
@socialistschreiber.bsky.social

After Hayam El Gamal and her five children were freed from their unjust ICE detention, Trump defied a court order and detained the family again, intending to deport them. This outrage is a threat to the Constitution and democratic rights. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgEl Gamal family being returned to Colorado following judicial order blocking deportationICE re-detained Hayam El Gamal and her five children during what was supposed to be a check-in, escalating the Trump administration’s campaign of collective punishment.

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Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org
@crossebarx.bsky.social

The SEP calls on workers to demand the immediate end to all proceedings against Hayam El Gamal and her children, the removal of the electronic monitoring imposed on Hayam and Habiba, and a guarantee that the family will not be re-detained or deported. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgEl Gamal family released from Dilley concentration camp: A victory in the fight against collective punishmentThe war on immigrants, and through them on the democratic rights of the entire working class, continues and is escalating, and the El Gamal family, including four minor children, remains under threat.

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Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org
@crossebarx.bsky.social

Trump DOJ seeks to erase January 6 convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers ringleaders ahead of 2026 elections That Trump is in a position to pardon his fascist foot soldiers and disrupt the midterm elections is entirely the fault of the Democratic Party. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgTrump DOJ seeks to erase January 6 convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers ringleaders ahead of 2026 electionsTrump’s commutations and pardons last year freed militia members charged with the most serious January 6 crimes but left their convictions intact. This new motion seeks to vacate those convictions and...

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Erik Schreiber
@socialistschreiber.bsky.social

Federal prosecutors filed felony charges against two Venezuelan immigrants based on false statements from an ICE agent and an FBI agent. This was not an oversight but the prioritization of police powers over democratic rights. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgMinneapolis shooting video exposes ICE lies, frame-up of Venezuelan immigrantsNewly obtained footage contradicts the official account used to justify the shooting of Julio C. Sosa-Celis and the prosecution of two Venezuelan immigrants.

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War Against War
@waragainstwar.bsky.social

#Science Stanley Plotkin, the virologist whose RA 27/3 rubella vaccine has immunized hundreds of millions of children worldwide, has reacted to the ongoing dismantling of public health with undisguised despair. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgScience is not neutral: The rubella vaccine and the attack on public healthStanley Plotkin, the virologist whose RA 27/3 rubella vaccine has immunized hundreds of millions of children worldwide, has reacted to the ongoing dismantling of public health with undisguised despair. This report traces the science he built, the class forces that made it possible, and the way forward against the ultra-right assault on vaccines.

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Erik Schreiber
@socialistschreiber.bsky.social

As Trump talks about negotiations with Iran, he is preparing to deploy 10,000 more ground troops to the Middle East. This inveterate liar has repeatedly used negotiations to cover his preparations for criminal violence. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgUS to send another 10,000 ground troops to Middle East, as war with Iran escalatesThe <em>Wall Street Journal </em>and Axios reported Thursday that the Trump administration is considering deploying an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East as the US war of aggression ag...

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Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org
@crossebarx.bsky.social

March 28 “No Kings” protests: The fight against the war on Iran is at the center of the fight against Trump’s dictatorship The choice that confronts the working class is not between Trump and the Democrats. It is...Socialism or barbarism. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

wsws.orgMarch 28 “No Kings” protests: The fight against the war on Iran is at the center of the fight against Trump’s dictatorshipThe war against Iran is being waged as a criminal conspiracy against the population of the United States and the entire world.

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War Against War
@waragainstwar.bsky.social

#SocialistSunday Sign the petition demanding freedom for Bogdan Syrotiuk and learn more about the campaign www.wsws.org/en/special/p...

wsws.orgDemand the freedom of Ukrainian socialist and anti-war activist Bogdan Syrotiuk!On Thursday April 25, Bogdan Syrotiuk – a socialist opponent of the fascistic Zelensky regime and the NATO-instigated Ukraine-Russia war – was arrested by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU, in ...

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Jude Jackson
@judejack.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/reel/DWHmXXH...

instagram.comWorld Socialist Web Site on Instagram: "A war of extermination, what the Nazis called Vernichtungskrieg, is being waged against Iran. We are living in a historical period in which either the working c...78 likes, 1 comments - worldsocialistwebsite on March 20, 2026: "A war of extermination, what the Nazis called Vernichtungskrieg, is being waged against Iran. We are living in a historical period in w...