Litsa Dremousis
@litsadremousis.bsky.social
ALTITUDE SICKNESS (Future Tense Books). Upcoming: FIRE IN THE HOLE: A EULOGY FOR THE LIVING. Left WaPo b/c of Bezos. The Blvr, Esquire, McSwy's, NPR, NY Mag, NYT, P&W, PW, The Rumpus, Short Beasts, et al. #pwME in #Seattle. https://litsadremousis.com
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A Big Seattle Reading List
The books you should read from Washingtonians past and present.
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Seattle Metropolitan Magazine named my first book Altitude Sickness (Future Tense Books) to its all-time 20 Books Every Seattleite Must Read list and then to its Big Seattle Reading List. I'm now writing my second book, Fire in the Hole: A Eulogy for the Living.
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My hill to die on is that "River" is a Christmas song and one of the very best at that.
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My hill to die on is that "River" is a Christmas song and one of the very best at that.
Joni Mitchell - River (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Friendly reminder that when you post “I can’t believe the U.S. would do this to its own citizens!” you’re overlooking a LOT of our nation’s history.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Friendly reminder that when you post “I can’t believe the U.S. would do this to its own citizens!” you’re overlooking a LOT of our nation’s history.
Reprehensible:
Arizona’s Congresswoman Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid azmirror.com/briefs/arizo...
Arizona's Congresswoman Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid | Arizona Mirror
Arizona’s U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva was involved in a clash with federal agents during a protest of immigration raids in west Tucson Friday, during which she claims she was hit with pepper spray.
azmirror.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reprehensible:
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bad actors like wurman are why i think it is important to place the birthright clause in the full context of section 1 and section 1 in the context of both dred scott and the two decades of antislavery and abolitionist agitation and political thinking that proceeded it
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
bad actors like wurman are why i think it is important to place the birthright clause in the full context of section 1 and section 1 in the context of both dred scott and the two decades of antislavery and abolitionist agitation and political thinking that proceeded it
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Israel is holding a 16-year-old U.S. citizen in isolation. @state-department.bsky.social: act NOW to free Mohammed Ibrahim—it's your responsibility to protect American citizens. I’m fighting like hell for Mohammed’s immediate release.
Video Family demands medical care for US teen imprisoned in Israel
Zeyad Kadur's 16-year-old nephew, Mohammed Ibrahim, was arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at Israeli settlers in their cars.
abcnews.go.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Israel is holding a 16-year-old U.S. citizen in isolation. @state-department.bsky.social: act NOW to free Mohammed Ibrahim—it's your responsibility to protect American citizens. I’m fighting like hell for Mohammed’s immediate release.
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I briefly interrupt the apocalypse to share some good news (mine, anyway):
My poem "Sweet Murder" just came out in Pictura Journal--yay!🎉
#BookSky #WriterSky #PoetrySky
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
My poem "Sweet Murder" just came out in Pictura Journal--yay!🎉
#BookSky #WriterSky #PoetrySky
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
Litsa Dremousis - pictura journal
Litsa Dremousis is the author of Altitude Sickness. Her work can also be found in The Believer, Esquire, and elsewhere.
picturajournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I briefly interrupt the apocalypse to share some good news (mine, anyway):
My poem "Sweet Murder" just came out in Pictura Journal--yay!🎉
#BookSky #WriterSky #PoetrySky
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
My poem "Sweet Murder" just came out in Pictura Journal--yay!🎉
#BookSky #WriterSky #PoetrySky
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
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I have been given the shiny and very real War Stopper Award by
USA Pickleball because I have stopped so many dozens of wars and whatnot. I am honored that my war stopping has been noticed by the foremost pickleball organization in the world.
USA Pickleball because I have stopped so many dozens of wars and whatnot. I am honored that my war stopping has been noticed by the foremost pickleball organization in the world.
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I have been given the shiny and very real War Stopper Award by
USA Pickleball because I have stopped so many dozens of wars and whatnot. I am honored that my war stopping has been noticed by the foremost pickleball organization in the world.
USA Pickleball because I have stopped so many dozens of wars and whatnot. I am honored that my war stopping has been noticed by the foremost pickleball organization in the world.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
It shouldn't cost more to be disabled.
ABLE accounts allow disabled people to save and spend tax free for eligible needs without jeopardizing benefits. In 2026 the age limit for a qualifying disability rises from 26 to 46, which will allow millions more to save. (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/y...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/y...
Savings Accounts for Disabled People Are Expanding. Do You Qualify?
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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More of this nationwide please!
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
More of this nationwide please!
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Okay but like
why is *anybody* buying Warner Bros
why does Warner Bros need to be bought
how big do the entertainment conglomerates need to get before they are one single conglomerate
why is *anybody* buying Warner Bros
why does Warner Bros need to be bought
how big do the entertainment conglomerates need to get before they are one single conglomerate
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Okay but like
why is *anybody* buying Warner Bros
why does Warner Bros need to be bought
how big do the entertainment conglomerates need to get before they are one single conglomerate
why is *anybody* buying Warner Bros
why does Warner Bros need to be bought
how big do the entertainment conglomerates need to get before they are one single conglomerate
Love and empathy to everyone else who's had to explain the RFK Jr/Olivia Nuzzi/Ryan Lizza story and why it matters to a family elder who's rarely online.
Gonna nap for the next three of four decades now.
Gonna nap for the next three of four decades now.
a woman in a black dress is standing in front of a sign that says schitts creek on it
Alt: Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek dramatically collapsing onto a hotel bed.
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Love and empathy to everyone else who's had to explain the RFK Jr/Olivia Nuzzi/Ryan Lizza story and why it matters to a family elder who's rarely online.
Gonna nap for the next three of four decades now.
Gonna nap for the next three of four decades now.
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Top 25 holiday gifts to get for your friend who has achieved Bodhisattva status and is free from attachment to material things (affiliate link)
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Top 25 holiday gifts to get for your friend who has achieved Bodhisattva status and is free from attachment to material things (affiliate link)
It's settled law.
That SCOTUS is even willing to hear this birthright citizenship case underscores the corruption and racism of six of them.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
That SCOTUS is even willing to hear this birthright citizenship case underscores the corruption and racism of six of them.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit w...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It's settled law.
That SCOTUS is even willing to hear this birthright citizenship case underscores the corruption and racism of six of them.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
That SCOTUS is even willing to hear this birthright citizenship case underscores the corruption and racism of six of them.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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BREAKING: The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel just voted to drop the hepatitis B birth dose from its recommendations.
This move strips away a proven safeguard for newborns and reverses long-standing, evidence-based policy.
A disaster for public health.
This move strips away a proven safeguard for newborns and reverses long-standing, evidence-based policy.
A disaster for public health.
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
BREAKING: The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel just voted to drop the hepatitis B birth dose from its recommendations.
This move strips away a proven safeguard for newborns and reverses long-standing, evidence-based policy.
A disaster for public health.
This move strips away a proven safeguard for newborns and reverses long-standing, evidence-based policy.
A disaster for public health.
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Attorney Siri is now suggesting that a study of the ENTIRE childhood vaccine schedule that compares unvaccinated and vaccinated children must be done.
He either does not understand the fatal flaws in such a study, or pretends he doesn’t for the sole reason of casting suspicion on the CDC.
He either does not understand the fatal flaws in such a study, or pretends he doesn’t for the sole reason of casting suspicion on the CDC.
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Attorney Siri is now suggesting that a study of the ENTIRE childhood vaccine schedule that compares unvaccinated and vaccinated children must be done.
He either does not understand the fatal flaws in such a study, or pretends he doesn’t for the sole reason of casting suspicion on the CDC.
He either does not understand the fatal flaws in such a study, or pretends he doesn’t for the sole reason of casting suspicion on the CDC.
It's Little Richard's birthday today and our culture is forever greater b/c of his music and influence.
Genius, inventor, gay Black man who never fully got his due.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", Shindig, 1964❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hde...
Genius, inventor, gay Black man who never fully got his due.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", Shindig, 1964❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hde...
Little Richard Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Shindig! 1964
YouTube video by HoraceWinkk
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December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's Little Richard's birthday today and our culture is forever greater b/c of his music and influence.
Genius, inventor, gay Black man who never fully got his due.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", Shindig, 1964❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hde...
Genius, inventor, gay Black man who never fully got his due.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", Shindig, 1964❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hde...
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The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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"Women in Bogotá provide over 35 billion hours of unpaid care work annually — totaling more than one-fifth of Colombia’s GDP."
Neighborhoods there are looking to help. Free "care blocks" have been set up, where these women can access services while their children recieve on site care.
#Pinks
Neighborhoods there are looking to help. Free "care blocks" have been set up, where these women can access services while their children recieve on site care.
#Pinks
What happens when a city takes women’s unpaid work seriously?
Bogotá’s radical experiment in caregiving is going global.
www.vox.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Women in Bogotá provide over 35 billion hours of unpaid care work annually — totaling more than one-fifth of Colombia’s GDP."
Neighborhoods there are looking to help. Free "care blocks" have been set up, where these women can access services while their children recieve on site care.
#Pinks
Neighborhoods there are looking to help. Free "care blocks" have been set up, where these women can access services while their children recieve on site care.
#Pinks
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I find the Nuzzi/Lizza jokes as funny as everyone else does but then you remember why the scandal matters at all and the whole thing feels as sinister as the situation calls for
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I find the Nuzzi/Lizza jokes as funny as everyone else does but then you remember why the scandal matters at all and the whole thing feels as sinister as the situation calls for
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there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
Just stunning 🤍
'Inky drawing of a reindeer' by Scottish artist, Kerry Phippen #WomensArt
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Just stunning 🤍
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should not be complicated to grasp that we cannot have war crimes without a war — but we can and we do have murder, and when we've programmatically murdered scores of victims we have mass murder
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
should not be complicated to grasp that we cannot have war crimes without a war — but we can and we do have murder, and when we've programmatically murdered scores of victims we have mass murder
I briefly interrupt the apocalypse to share some good news (mine, anyway):
My poem "Sweet Murder" just came out in Pictura Journal--yay!🎉
#BookSky #WriterSky #PoetrySky
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
My poem "Sweet Murder" just came out in Pictura Journal--yay!🎉
#BookSky #WriterSky #PoetrySky
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
Litsa Dremousis - pictura journal
Litsa Dremousis is the author of Altitude Sickness. Her work can also be found in The Believer, Esquire, and elsewhere.
picturajournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I briefly interrupt the apocalypse to share some good news (mine, anyway):
My poem "Sweet Murder" just came out in Pictura Journal--yay!🎉
#BookSky #WriterSky #PoetrySky
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...
My poem "Sweet Murder" just came out in Pictura Journal--yay!🎉
#BookSky #WriterSky #PoetrySky
picturajournal.com/issue-five/p...