Jeff Sharlet
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social
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I wrote a book about now, THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, & 2 about how we got here, THE FAMILY & C ST, also a Netflix series. My fave books sell fewest: THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. Professing @ Dartmouth. He/Him.
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volumniadedlock.bsky.social
I sent them a note too. Here’s the deets if others are so moved.
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Two exhibits! I wondered, because this one has only one of his large prints from his Case History project.
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kateschapira.bsky.social
I see people sharing this, maybe as an act of shared mourning, an attempt to stir action, or confirmation that the world sucks. The death of reef ecosystems pushed me into a panic about climate change in 2013 & led to me starting the Climate Anxiety Counseling booth in 2014. So, a few things (1/5)
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
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ashtonpittman.bsky.social
ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.
ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.
A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
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daralind.bsky.social
I try not to speculate about what might happen or — especially — what counterfactually might have happened.

As a cognitive habit. But especially in public.

It’s not about a desire to avoid being wrong. It’s about a desire to focus on what _is happening,_ so as to be most clear on what I can do.
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rickperlstein.bsky.social
The fact that the hits ALL GO DOWN IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY means that it is policy and training, not rogues.
jeffsharlet.bsky.social
If only the writers I’m thinking of would.
jeffsharlet.bsky.social
Thanks for watching, Scott
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Listen to my pal @bethmacy.bsky.social brilliantly tie it all together on Fresh Air! Then check out her critical new book, Paper Girl. Not just another rant; real reporting about real people. 'Dopesick' author Beth Macy on escaping poverty -- and then going back home

www.npr.org/2025/10/07/n...
'Dopesick' author Beth Macy on escaping poverty -- and then going back home
Macy returned to the Ohio factory town where she grew up to find jobs have left, families are struggling and old friends now embrace conspiracy theories. Her new memoir is Paper Girl.
www.npr.org
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bethmacy.bsky.social
So grateful to @theatlantic.com for excerpting Paper Girl so beautifully yesterday.
thetimeline.bsky.social
GREAT read on our changing society, communities, family-relations, news consumption — and just the change in humanity.

(🎁 gift article)

@bethmacy.bsky.social
What Happened to Ohio?
The fraying of my family and our working-class hometown
www.theatlantic.com
jeffsharlet.bsky.social
Middlemarch is the pastoral Moby-Dick, which is Middlemarch at sea. Two of my favorite books ever.
jeffsharlet.bsky.social
Some good, brave stuff happening
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swin24.bsky.social
I get the sense that a staggeringly high percentage of guys who earnestly say with some regularity “fuck around and find out” simply do not understand that the real life versions of the street or bar fight they are picturing typically last a few seconds, don’t have defined winners, and look stupid
jeffsharlet.bsky.social
If you don’t already know it, Jack’s a great reporter who does the work. Help him out if you can.
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FYI: If you know of intersections of religion and pushback to ICE/DHS in general, but especially Chicago, feel free to drop me a line.

You can reach me via Signal at: jackmjenkins.60
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strictlychristo.bsky.social
ICE kidnapped a 13-year-old boy and took him 500 miles from his parents. The local police in Everett, MA, helped ICE.

Everett City Council: 617-394-2237.
Email: [email protected]
ICE kidnapped a 12-year-old and didn't tell his parents.
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strictlychristo.bsky.social
Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.