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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 19h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 20h

No. No. No.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 4d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 1d

“Also, any inquiries or requests to the Library of Congress web-based services will not be received or responded to until the shutdown ends. Information on loc.gov will not be updated” www.loc.gov/item/prn-25-...

www.loc.gov

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 1d

I know one way it’s affecting my research..

Notice
Due to the temporary shutdown of the federal government beginning October 1, 2025, all Library of Congress buildings are closed and all public events are canceled until further notice

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be speaking at Arizona State on November 6 to deliver its annual Bolmarcich Memorial Lecture about the politics of #autism, the autism rights movement and how bad ideas about autism lead to bad policies that harm autistic people. Come say hi. asuevents.asu.edu/event/2025-b...

2025 Bolmarcich Memorial Lecture: Eric Garcia | ASU Events

Eric Garcia is the 2025 speaker for the Lawrence J. and Virginia Devlin Bolmarcich Memorial Lecture Series. He is an internationally recognized journalist that speaks on issues of accessibility for au...

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 1d

Trump to the Israeli parliament today, gloating about U.S. weapons supplied to Israel over the past two years:

"You obviously used them very well."

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Guardian headline: "Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead"

The children’s names below appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims"

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

So, the religious left (broadly speaking) got a lot of attention this week.

If you’re curious to know more about the modern religious left — the iterations that have emerged in the last 10-20 years — I, uh, wrote a book about it. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062...

American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country

Amazon.com: American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country: 9780062935991: Jenkins, Jack: Libros

www.amazon.com

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 2d

what happens when the “move fast and break things” ideology collides with higher ed. great story from @chrisquintana.bsky.social: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

What happened to MrBeast's East Carolina University academic program? No one will say

In 2022, MrBeast, the most subscribed to YouTuber, and East Carolina University announced an academic program. Years later it stalled without reason.

www.usatoday.com

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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 2d

“One of them, Albert ‘Skip’ Caissie Jr., 78, said in a phone interview that he wasn’t aware that he was involved in a Supreme Court case.”

Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court Challenge?

www.nytimes.com

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 3d

Belatedly reading about this and as always really important to remind people in *every breath* that when the right talks about “woke” and “DEI” they are talking about the cultural and political wins of the civil rights movement. This arrangement existed for 52 years because of historical activism.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 3d

www.dailytarheel.com/article/e9c7...

UNC ends Black Student Movement's 52-year 'co-ownership' of Upendo Lounge

BSM President Adam Sherif said administrators cited new federal guidelines that instruct all federally funded entities to ensure they are not engaging in "discriminatory practices, including those lab...

www.dailytarheel.com

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 3d

“Even when he was out of character, his voice carried the melodic cadence of theatrical performance, as if he was always within a moment of transitioning into song or soliloquy.“ @clintsmithiii.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?

Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.

www.theatlantic.com

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 3d

The distance, between the claim that “advocates are actually engaging in violent and dangerous behavior“ to the reality that “bystanders reported seeing children zip-tied to one another,” tells quite the moral story.

Read @caitlindickerson.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“Many of these so-called advocates are actually engaging in violent and dangerous behavior,” Tricia McLaughlin, a DHS spokesperson, told me in a statement. She added, in reference to Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker: “From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale. This rhetoric is contributing to a more than 1000% surge in assaults of our ICE officers.”

And yet this comes at a time when ICE itself has become more violent toward immigrants, protesters, and unlucky bystanders alike. In recent weeks, agents have shoved to the ground a journalist trying to document an arrest and a woman who was crying because her husband had just been taken into custody. Both were hospitalized. And in Chicago, they shot a woman who they say rammed an agency vehicle—a claim that the woman’s lawyer said body-camera footage disproves. Alongside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the FBI, ICE also stormed an apartment building in the dark of night, breaking down doors and detaining scores of people, including U.S. citizens. Bystanders reported seeing children zip-tied to one another.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 4d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 4d

A footnote on the purpose of the poems:

Even in the worst times, people have had to rest. It may not mean stopping altogether, but acknowledging that a fight against time is futile.

That does not mean we overindulge in leisure. Each of us has the ability to slow down, and to consider how we read or write, work or live. We can also decide what we can or cannot withstand. The input of time only records our moments of decision, until we have none left to make.

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 4d

Those who subscribe to my newsletter just received this, again, it's free. I don't charge for it, and would only do so if absolutely necessary. It may not be what you’ve normally read of me, but I’ve written poetry for as long as I can remember.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

On time, a two poem collection on our capacity.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 4d

If you didn’t watch or listen to the Naylor game, I actually feel bad for you. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Guardians stun White Sox; Naylor makes history

Josh Naylor became the first player since the stat became official in 1920 to have eight RBIs from the eighth inning on in a game, powering Cleveland to a 12-9 win against the White Sox on Monday nigh...

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 4d

Miss Naylor so much. I’ll never forget May 10, 2022. 🥲

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 4d

Josh Naylor stealing a base is the same kind of joyful viewing experience as a defensive tackle pick six

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 4d

Thank _you_ for writing it!

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 4d

Today is World Homeless Day, and after years reporting on this crisis, I'll just say: homelessness is neither inevitable nor intractable. It's the result of choices—political, economic, moral—that can be unmade.

And this: how we treat the unhoused is a bellwether for the violence we will tolerate.

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 4d

This story is a feat. I hope you read it. @nicolechung.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

When Adoption Promises Are Broken

Many birth mothers hope to maintain contact with their child. But their agreements with adoptive parents can be fragile.

www.theatlantic.com

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 4d

(and I might as well share the "cannot" easter egg here too): www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

MIT Rejects Proposed Federal Compact

MIT is the first institution to reject a proposal by the Trump administration that would trade preferential treatment on federal funding in exchange for far-reaching changes.

www.insidehighered.com

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 4d

These are all so lovely, Celeste. I found myself laughing along. I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing her with us. Her life and her memory are a blessing.

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 4d

A footnote on the purpose of the poems:

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