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Back in Massachusetts, & one more time, here’s my 299th #ScholarSunday thread. Please share to support all this great work, thanks! 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social

$5,000 Fellowship for Biographers! If you're writing a biography about an African American figure or figures, I hope you'll apply for @biographersintl.bsky.social two 2027 $5,000 Frances "Frank" Rollin Fellowship. The deadline is February 1, 2027. Application details are at bit.ly/4dFeEIN

Secret NYC came by recently and shot this cool piece about the shop

The first of our new MST3K episodes is out, and people seem to be very much digging it. Dancing the jella-jella-fish and whatnot. This feeling... is it joy? www.rifftrax.com/mst3k-sting-...

Had 2 www.ms.now/opinion/megy...

Folks have insulted:  My Southern drawl.  My loc’d hair.  My clothes.  My shoes.  My intelligence.  I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h. Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build. This is a lot y’all. It is. #AngieForFlorida

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

New MADJB, now with extra gremlins. youtu.be/EApIc0tU1Zk?...

106 years old! www.pembrokepinesflnews.com/news/local/a...

It’s KidLit Art Postcard day! I’m Denise Gallagher, author and illustrator for children. Here’s a sneak peek at illustration from my upcoming book! Literary rep: by Kristen Terrette at Martin-Newens Literary Commercial reps: Those 3 Reps See more at denisegallagher.com

“Lost media” no longer! I finally got permission to upload “AL’S BRAIN,” an 11-minute educational 3-D film attraction which ran at the Orange County and Western Washington fairs, and hasn’t been seen publicly since 2009. You can watch the whole thing here: youtu.be/2xujU87ZHt4

August 29 2026

"One minute, they are a treasured record of human thought. The next, they are twelve searchable megabytes and a manageable quantity of mixed paper strips going into one of several large, welcoming bins marked 'DESTROY.'" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

One of the few lights during COVID's early days of unknown, deaths, social distancing, and school shutdowns was Dolly reading to kids. youtu.be/tguggqdOm5E?...

Getting my job back at the Washington Post would not have been possible if it wasn’t for me belonging to a union. @postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!

I am generally expecting to be hit with some bad actions when first I confront the day's news and prepare myself to deal with it. I was not prepared for this. I will never be as loving, as kind, as genuine as Dolly. But in her honor, I can donate to her Imagination Library. imaginationlibrary.com

Damn

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has donated more than 200 million books to children around the world. She loved the children of strangers. We lost an angel. imaginationlibrary.com

DHS agents secretly recorded meetings of anti-ICE protesters at churches, libraries around Minneapolis, infiltrated group chats, sought financial records, and more. The scope of the surveillance was “breathtaking,” @rlevinsonwaldman.bsky.social tells NPR.

I guess variety.com/2026/film/ne...

This Fucking Guy: Jake Paul www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Bi...

This so-called "list" of US demands has over 1,000 reposts, but there's no source for it. Indeed, one of the people who posted it earlier is now backtracking. Always look for the URL, people.

Future generations may look back on these bleak times and see not just what was destroyed but also what was born. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-we

OPINION: (RNS) — Hind Rajab was killed while pleading for help in a car with her six dead relatives. On Wednesday (Aug. 19), the Israeli military acknowledged for the first time its firing on the car.

It's not that YouTube views don't matter anymore, it's that they never mattered that much. I wrote about the new view counter for Friday's newsletter. Subscribe here! www.lni.media

This summer, more than 50 young men from Chicago Public Schools attended the MBK-Obama Leadership Academy to get ready for high school. They earned credits toward graduation, developed important life skills, and built connections. We’re proud of their hard work, and can’t wait to see what they do.

Uhh...not Harp related but Hysteria's new show with @politicsgirl.bsky.social--politicsgirl.bsky.social--so good.

One of the great sights from antiquity is the uninhabited island of Delos, 20 minutes away from Mykonos by shuttle boat. Here’s a look at Delos (and why I much prefer visiting in the early evening, on the last shuttle of the day).   What’s your favorite ancient Greek sight?

Someonr "flood the zone" with bullet point data 🛑 this vibe-ification. Jobs created by Dems: 49.8 million VS 1.9 million. Dem pres = median incomes, GDP, Dow, 🆙️ & deficit ⬇️. GOP pro-military party? # jobs cut at VA since 2025. # of vets lost homes after admin ended VA foreclosure help program.

Checking in from Nāʻālehu, Hawaiʻi with WCK Response Director John. 📍 Hurricane Lala brought severe flooding so WCK is delivering meals door to door alongside Vibrant Hawai‘i, a local organization dedicated to community-driven resilience, to families in need. #ChefsForHawaii

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ICYMI: my latest

When was the last time you sat down with someone who sees the world differently than you do? In our new @inequalitymedia.bsky.social film, THE WORK IN PROGRESS, we asked 100 strangers across America to do just that. Watch the trailer now and let me know what you think.

President Trump administration's pledged to crack down on sex trafficking. Instead, investigations have stalled and prosecutions declined because of staffing shortages, funding cuts, immigration enforcement and growing distrust of the government among victims. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

The Treasury Department officially repealed a requirement for American companies and individuals to report beneficial ownership information to its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN. thehill.com/business/602...

This is one of my favorite columns across my 8.5 years at the Post to date, & I’d really love it to get out there so folks can learn about all these amazing Cville figures & influences. Please share widely if you’re able, & thanks! 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social

This Fucking Guy: Ted Cruz www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvD9...

Thank you to everyone who helped make This Is The Plan a NYT bestseller! Now that you have the book, the next step is to start organizing. Let me know how you're getting involved in the comments! 🧯🔥

Severe Covid leads to persistent viral reactivation, with >10 different viruses noted in the first 40 days after hospital admission. Long Covid was specifically associated with reactivation of latent Anelloviridae virus @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.

🐳 You’re God damned right @hesterblum.bsky.social & I made a TWENTY-FIVE EPISODE PODCAST just about 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐘-𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐊. Subscribe now at exploringthegreats.com/moby-dick & enjoy our thrilling trailer:

Yes to weighted pants. They'd give wearers killer calves. Nope. Not alone. And glad I'm not alone feeling feelings.

Prisciliano Trejo Ricano came to the U.S. at 3yrs old. ICE took him this June. He was 29. He told his family he didn't feel right but ICE wouldn't give him medical attention. After a month, ICE finally moved him to a hospital Prisciliano died five days later enlacelatinonc.org/en/Young-Mex...

Just canceled my DashPass and sent this email to DoorDash. I encourage you to do the same if you support D.C. home rule. press@doordash.com and ir@doordash.com

This is kind of an incredible website: Why your stuff stopped lasting, who profited, and what's still built right.

Not me panic texting family about their grocery shopping habits Cause parasitic diarrhea is awful but in elders is 😱

July 16, 2026