Bess Hamilton
@besshamilton.bsky.social
Writer. Canadian. May I be a star in the dark time. She/her. My opinions & views are mine alone. Am guaranteed AI-free.
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I need to be so busy I can't doomscroll. I want to find amazing projects and spread joy and positive messages. So, I'm reopening to queries for a week or up to 500 submissions, whichever comes first, starting February 9th. Looking particular for unique perspectives and fresh voices.
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I need to be so busy I can't doomscroll. I want to find amazing projects and spread joy and positive messages. So, I'm reopening to queries for a week or up to 500 submissions, whichever comes first, starting February 9th. Looking particular for unique perspectives and fresh voices.
I'm doing research for a project and came across this exciting bit of Scottish folklore. A fairy who attacks hunters at night. Appears as a beautiful woman. May have deer feet. After a night of partying, victims are found "with throats slit and chests laid open."
Baobh-shìth - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I'm doing research for a project and came across this exciting bit of Scottish folklore. A fairy who attacks hunters at night. Appears as a beautiful woman. May have deer feet. After a night of partying, victims are found "with throats slit and chests laid open."
I just finished Bad Cree by Jessica Johns.
Horror is one of the most exciting genres these days in my opinion. It's really expanding beyond its "classic" mode.
Horror is one of the most exciting genres these days in my opinion. It's really expanding beyond its "classic" mode.
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I just finished Bad Cree by Jessica Johns.
Horror is one of the most exciting genres these days in my opinion. It's really expanding beyond its "classic" mode.
Horror is one of the most exciting genres these days in my opinion. It's really expanding beyond its "classic" mode.
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this is what happened as Black Lives Matter gained momentum: it became too outrageous for every person with a platform to NOT say where they stood.
This led to some cringey and "oof" statements last go round -- but that's what it looks like to shift the public sentiment of a hundred million people.
This led to some cringey and "oof" statements last go round -- but that's what it looks like to shift the public sentiment of a hundred million people.
MARTHA STEWART: “I’m not sure it’s excusable to not be speaking up right now.” www.thecut.com/article/mart...
Martha Stewart’s Granddaughter Got Her to Post About ICE
Thanks to 14-year-old Jude Stewart, Martha wrote that she’s “disheartened” citizens can be “attacked and even killed by Federal troops.”
www.thecut.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:20 PM
this is what happened as Black Lives Matter gained momentum: it became too outrageous for every person with a platform to NOT say where they stood.
This led to some cringey and "oof" statements last go round -- but that's what it looks like to shift the public sentiment of a hundred million people.
This led to some cringey and "oof" statements last go round -- but that's what it looks like to shift the public sentiment of a hundred million people.
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This was a needed exhibit, in place for over 15 years. Removed this past month. It included Oney Judge's story, a woman enslaved (& stalked after escape) by President George Washington. (Image = exhibit art panel; photo taken by William Fischer, Jr., 2017)
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
This was a needed exhibit, in place for over 15 years. Removed this past month. It included Oney Judge's story, a woman enslaved (& stalked after escape) by President George Washington. (Image = exhibit art panel; photo taken by William Fischer, Jr., 2017)
My great-grandmother, who I'm named for, believed deeply in hospitality. For her, this meant welcoming people to not only her home, but her neighbourhood. It meant offering food, clothing, shelter to anyone who needed it. I'm thinking of her in these times. My memories of her are vague. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
My great-grandmother, who I'm named for, believed deeply in hospitality. For her, this meant welcoming people to not only her home, but her neighbourhood. It meant offering food, clothing, shelter to anyone who needed it. I'm thinking of her in these times. My memories of her are vague. 1/
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If caring about a white man who stood ten toes down against oppression and injustice will stop the killings and detentions, even if they only care because they see themselves in them...
Maybe another baby won't go to jail.
Maybe another Brown or Black person's blood won't cry out from the ground.
Maybe another baby won't go to jail.
Maybe another Brown or Black person's blood won't cry out from the ground.
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
If caring about a white man who stood ten toes down against oppression and injustice will stop the killings and detentions, even if they only care because they see themselves in them...
Maybe another baby won't go to jail.
Maybe another Brown or Black person's blood won't cry out from the ground.
Maybe another baby won't go to jail.
Maybe another Brown or Black person's blood won't cry out from the ground.
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The murder of Alex Pretti was the tragic tipping point, but looking back a month, even two weeks: the bravery and the organization of people on the ground in the Twin Cities, those group chats, their witnessing, their mutual aid: *that's* where this political sea change came from. Thank you.
I'm in awe at the bravery and organization of people on the ground in Minneapolis and Chicago and everywhere protecting their communities *and* changing political reality so fast that abolishing ICE and supporting more immigration are now mainstream demands and a winnable future.
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 AM
The murder of Alex Pretti was the tragic tipping point, but looking back a month, even two weeks: the bravery and the organization of people on the ground in the Twin Cities, those group chats, their witnessing, their mutual aid: *that's* where this political sea change came from. Thank you.
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a reporter asked “is mutual aid a form of resistance?”
and i felt my body pulled into of a room of movement elders who have made this seem like a question i don’t have to think about to respond
of course
of course
mutual aid is an expression of love
love is an act of resistance
and i felt my body pulled into of a room of movement elders who have made this seem like a question i don’t have to think about to respond
of course
of course
mutual aid is an expression of love
love is an act of resistance
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
a reporter asked “is mutual aid a form of resistance?”
and i felt my body pulled into of a room of movement elders who have made this seem like a question i don’t have to think about to respond
of course
of course
mutual aid is an expression of love
love is an act of resistance
and i felt my body pulled into of a room of movement elders who have made this seem like a question i don’t have to think about to respond
of course
of course
mutual aid is an expression of love
love is an act of resistance
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
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climate action benefits low income people if we decide it does
I decided it should and I’m trying
that’s where I’m at
I decided it should and I’m trying
that’s where I’m at
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
climate action benefits low income people if we decide it does
I decided it should and I’m trying
that’s where I’m at
I decided it should and I’m trying
that’s where I’m at
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Announcing the date of our next event:
JULY 13-19, 2026
This session will be open to all unagented authors. Get those manuscripts ready!
JULY 13-19, 2026
This session will be open to all unagented authors. Get those manuscripts ready!
January 27, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Announcing the date of our next event:
JULY 13-19, 2026
This session will be open to all unagented authors. Get those manuscripts ready!
JULY 13-19, 2026
This session will be open to all unagented authors. Get those manuscripts ready!
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Winter Sun
Alex Colville
2005
Alex Colville
2005
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Winter Sun
Alex Colville
2005
Alex Colville
2005
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Iyikopiwi-Pisim
Aaron Paquette ~ Cree
n.d.
Aaron Paquette ~ Cree
n.d.
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Iyikopiwi-Pisim
Aaron Paquette ~ Cree
n.d.
Aaron Paquette ~ Cree
n.d.
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Lmaoooo they're getting a vacation on your dime. Yeah let's keep the government open
This is unhinged. ICE will be in Italy participating in US security during the Olympics.
www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...
“ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organisations,” the agency said in a statement.'
The IOC's militarised spectacle
“ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organisations,” the agency said in a statement.'
The IOC's militarised spectacle
January 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Lmaoooo they're getting a vacation on your dime. Yeah let's keep the government open
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"Are the guys who keep marching with swatiskas comparable to Nazis?"
is a very stupid question, you guys
is a very stupid question, you guys
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"Are the guys who keep marching with swatiskas comparable to Nazis?"
is a very stupid question, you guys
is a very stupid question, you guys
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Waking up today I felt borderline euphoric. With no leadership and no institutional buy-in the people shut down economic activity, defended their neighbors, and ended a fascist's career. None of those things were supposed to happen, but regular people decided they should, so they did. Incredible!
Minnesota staged a general strike, defended itself against a pogrom in the absence of elected leadership, and got an einsatzgruppenführer fired. That unfamiliar feeling is actual, honest-to-god people power.
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Waking up today I felt borderline euphoric. With no leadership and no institutional buy-in the people shut down economic activity, defended their neighbors, and ended a fascist's career. None of those things were supposed to happen, but regular people decided they should, so they did. Incredible!
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The thing that has been weighing on me so much with the violence in MN is how many times I've heard "if they minded their own business they'd be alive", which is such a weird isolationist mindset that I've seen grow over the last few years and now blossom in front of us
January 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The thing that has been weighing on me so much with the violence in MN is how many times I've heard "if they minded their own business they'd be alive", which is such a weird isolationist mindset that I've seen grow over the last few years and now blossom in front of us
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Thread of gfm for the non white victims
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Thread of gfm for the non white victims
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I hope all the AI boosters understand that they’re training their kids that only chumps do things the hard way—by working diligently and going through the discomfort and hassle of learning and acquiring skills.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I hope all the AI boosters understand that they’re training their kids that only chumps do things the hard way—by working diligently and going through the discomfort and hassle of learning and acquiring skills.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
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"Non-violent tactics that waste a company’s time or money are really effective. For Enterprise, we’ve made and cancelled car reservations, saying the roads are too icy. At Home Depot... people [lined] up to buy ice scrapers and then getting in line to return them, in a way that clogs the lines."
"We had one hotel publicly refuse to house ICE, which became a big national news story when DHS went after them. That’s a hotel we were targeting, and it was mostly because of our pressure. We had two more hotels temporarily shut down to avoid housing ICE..."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
How to Block ICE In Your City
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay on effective tactics to disrupt ICE—and the need to target corporate collaborators
www.laborpolitics.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"Non-violent tactics that waste a company’s time or money are really effective. For Enterprise, we’ve made and cancelled car reservations, saying the roads are too icy. At Home Depot... people [lined] up to buy ice scrapers and then getting in line to return them, in a way that clogs the lines."
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Beautiful, searing reporting by @adamserwer.bsky.social on the organizing and neighborliness going on in Minnesota
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Beautiful, searing reporting by @adamserwer.bsky.social on the organizing and neighborliness going on in Minnesota