T.J. Jourian 🍉
@tjjourian.bsky.social
A writer with non-writer jobs
https://substack.com/@tjjourian
Trans*Formational Change
Consultant, scholar, coach
Queer middle eastern trans dude 🌹
https://substack.com/@tjjourian
Trans*Formational Change
Consultant, scholar, coach
Queer middle eastern trans dude 🌹
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Five Frames
By T.J. Jourian/ Nonfiction / I’m not sure what to make of this group yet. It’s my first time meeting these dozen or so he/hims and they/thems, some with names I recognize from seeing them in ...
www.theplentitudes.com
I was def NOT expecting to have not 1, but 2 pieces published within days of each other - the 2nd in the late fall iss of The Plentitudes, a quarterly int'l literary journal, & also written in
@meganstielstra.bsky.social's Essay Collection in a Year course.
www.theplentitudes.com/piece/five-f...
@meganstielstra.bsky.social's Essay Collection in a Year course.
www.theplentitudes.com/piece/five-f...
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New: Months before Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, her outlet The Free Press was joking about the megaprison Trump has lawlessly deported people to.
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
zeteo.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
New: Months before Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, her outlet The Free Press was joking about the megaprison Trump has lawlessly deported people to.
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
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I don’t ever want to hear anyone say “the raids aren't as bad.” this is the last 2 days.
lataco.com/daily-memo-d...
lataco.com/daily-memo-d...
December 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I don’t ever want to hear anyone say “the raids aren't as bad.” this is the last 2 days.
lataco.com/daily-memo-d...
lataco.com/daily-memo-d...
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THE U.S. HAS KILLED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE IN BOAT STRIKES. WE’RE TRACKING THEM ALL.
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
The U.S. Has Killed More than 100 People in Boat Strikes. We're Tracking Them All.
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.
theintercept.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
THE U.S. HAS KILLED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE IN BOAT STRIKES. WE’RE TRACKING THEM ALL.
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
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makes sense that a politician who has been flirting with anti-LGBTQ+ positions all year would embrace Regan (who infamously ignored the AIDS crisis during the 1980s)
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
makes sense that a politician who has been flirting with anti-LGBTQ+ positions all year would embrace Regan (who infamously ignored the AIDS crisis during the 1980s)
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ah yes, all workers should have the right to hurl racial slurs at black customers
“Those of us on the left should be fighting to improve protections for workers of all races, and thereby for the betterment of people’s material conditions regardless of their views,” Arash Azizi argues:
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ah yes, all workers should have the right to hurl racial slurs at black customers
I was def NOT expecting to have not 1, but 2 pieces published within days of each other - the 2nd in the late fall iss of The Plentitudes, a quarterly int'l literary journal, & also written in
@meganstielstra.bsky.social's Essay Collection in a Year course.
www.theplentitudes.com/piece/five-f...
@meganstielstra.bsky.social's Essay Collection in a Year course.
www.theplentitudes.com/piece/five-f...
Five Frames
By T.J. Jourian/ Nonfiction / I’m not sure what to make of this group yet. It’s my first time meeting these dozen or so he/hims and they/thems, some with names I recognize from seeing them in ...
www.theplentitudes.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I was def NOT expecting to have not 1, but 2 pieces published within days of each other - the 2nd in the late fall iss of The Plentitudes, a quarterly int'l literary journal, & also written in
@meganstielstra.bsky.social's Essay Collection in a Year course.
www.theplentitudes.com/piece/five-f...
@meganstielstra.bsky.social's Essay Collection in a Year course.
www.theplentitudes.com/piece/five-f...
Salaita’s latest on thrusting “purist” to shut any dissent or criticism coming from the left is just [chef’s kiss].
stevesalaita.com/palestine-an...
stevesalaita.com/palestine-an...
Palestine and the Politics of Purity - Steve Salaita
Accusing anti-Zionists of “purity politics” is a lazy rhetorical evasion.
stevesalaita.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Salaita’s latest on thrusting “purist” to shut any dissent or criticism coming from the left is just [chef’s kiss].
stevesalaita.com/palestine-an...
stevesalaita.com/palestine-an...
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She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
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Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
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Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
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⭕️ Israel kills again in Gaza, recycling the same excuse it used to defend killing kids over the weekend
Israeli forces — which in the past week murdered 2 men in the West Bank after they had already surrendered (killings caught on video), & killed 2 children, ages 8 & 10, in Gaza while they...
Israeli forces — which in the past week murdered 2 men in the West Bank after they had already surrendered (killings caught on video), & killed 2 children, ages 8 & 10, in Gaza while they...
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
⭕️ Israel kills again in Gaza, recycling the same excuse it used to defend killing kids over the weekend
Israeli forces — which in the past week murdered 2 men in the West Bank after they had already surrendered (killings caught on video), & killed 2 children, ages 8 & 10, in Gaza while they...
Israeli forces — which in the past week murdered 2 men in the West Bank after they had already surrendered (killings caught on video), & killed 2 children, ages 8 & 10, in Gaza while they...
Ringing in a new month with my first ever literary writing contest honorable mention!
“Stay or Go” is published in Issue 52 of ScribesMICRO (just keep scrolling down). www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-52.html
“Stay or Go” is published in Issue 52 of ScribesMICRO (just keep scrolling down). www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-52.html
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ringing in a new month with my first ever literary writing contest honorable mention!
“Stay or Go” is published in Issue 52 of ScribesMICRO (just keep scrolling down). www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-52.html
“Stay or Go” is published in Issue 52 of ScribesMICRO (just keep scrolling down). www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-52.html
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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the way I am putting every single author I know in a headlock over the next few months.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
the way I am putting every single author I know in a headlock over the next few months.
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I dare you to read @thellpsx.bsky.social and @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social on their sister crip for eSims for Gaza Alice Wong and not cry llps.substack.com/p/alice-wong...
Alice Wong was Crips for eSims for Gaza, and Everything to Us
by Jane Shi and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
llps.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I dare you to read @thellpsx.bsky.social and @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social on their sister crip for eSims for Gaza Alice Wong and not cry llps.substack.com/p/alice-wong...
✨ Chrysalis is transforming!
@drbrianarao.bsky.social and I first launched Chrysalis a year ago to support queer and trans BIPOC professionals navigating their career crossroads. We were proud to co-create a supportive community that offered clarity, courage, and confidence.
@drbrianarao.bsky.social and I first launched Chrysalis a year ago to support queer and trans BIPOC professionals navigating their career crossroads. We were proud to co-create a supportive community that offered clarity, courage, and confidence.
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
✨ Chrysalis is transforming!
@drbrianarao.bsky.social and I first launched Chrysalis a year ago to support queer and trans BIPOC professionals navigating their career crossroads. We were proud to co-create a supportive community that offered clarity, courage, and confidence.
@drbrianarao.bsky.social and I first launched Chrysalis a year ago to support queer and trans BIPOC professionals navigating their career crossroads. We were proud to co-create a supportive community that offered clarity, courage, and confidence.
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Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
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The economy, unfortunately for all of us, seems like it's going to worsen not improve in the short and medium terms.
Tariffs are consistently both one of Trump’s worst issues and the most highly salient issues for voters and I still think we don’t talk about them enough
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The economy, unfortunately for all of us, seems like it's going to worsen not improve in the short and medium terms.
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A very incomplete list of things we wouldn't have done if we waited for the normies to care:
- abolish slavery
- child labor laws
- votes for women
- social security
- fdic
- welfare
- medicare
- medicaid
- desegregation
- women's sports
- abolish slavery
- child labor laws
- votes for women
- social security
- fdic
- welfare
- medicare
- medicaid
- desegregation
- women's sports
"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A very incomplete list of things we wouldn't have done if we waited for the normies to care:
- abolish slavery
- child labor laws
- votes for women
- social security
- fdic
- welfare
- medicare
- medicaid
- desegregation
- women's sports
- abolish slavery
- child labor laws
- votes for women
- social security
- fdic
- welfare
- medicare
- medicaid
- desegregation
- women's sports
My @bsky.app-less friend Brian and I had a conversation recently on "What makes us... men," exploring our own shaping and reshapings of (our) masculinities and manhoods.
whatmakesus.buzzsprout.com/2454104/epis...
whatmakesus.buzzsprout.com/2454104/epis...
What Makes Us...Men - What Makes Us...
What if masculinity isn’t innate—but taught? And what happens when we start to unlearn it?In this episode, we sit down with TJ—a queer, trans, Middle Eastern-Armenian man and recovering academic—to ex...
whatmakesus.buzzsprout.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My @bsky.app-less friend Brian and I had a conversation recently on "What makes us... men," exploring our own shaping and reshapings of (our) masculinities and manhoods.
whatmakesus.buzzsprout.com/2454104/epis...
whatmakesus.buzzsprout.com/2454104/epis...
What integrity looks like
This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What integrity looks like
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This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
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cool free tool here if you want to get quick information about a bunch of different climate interventions, along with some estimates about their effectiveness. probably good for students too
The Explorer is live. It’s free. And it’s built to help anyone — from investors to practitioners to community leaders — focus on the solutions that matter most.
👉 Explore today: www.drawdown.org/explorer
@globalecoguy.bsky.social
#DrawdownExplorer #ClimateSolutions #ProjectDrawdown
👉 Explore today: www.drawdown.org/explorer
@globalecoguy.bsky.social
#DrawdownExplorer #ClimateSolutions #ProjectDrawdown
September 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
cool free tool here if you want to get quick information about a bunch of different climate interventions, along with some estimates about their effectiveness. probably good for students too