John Oakes
@johnghoakes.bsky.social
fan of Calibri and Tylenol. https://linktr.ee/jghoakes
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96% of the funds in MAGA Inc. came from donors that gave $1 million or more.
Trump is going to flood the midterms with millions so he can avoid accountability at the ballot box and continue advancing an agenda that keeps his Big Money donors rich at the expense of working people.
Trump is going to flood the midterms with millions so he can avoid accountability at the ballot box and continue advancing an agenda that keeps his Big Money donors rich at the expense of working people.
NEWS: Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
96% of the funds in MAGA Inc. came from donors that gave $1 million or more.
Trump is going to flood the midterms with millions so he can avoid accountability at the ballot box and continue advancing an agenda that keeps his Big Money donors rich at the expense of working people.
Trump is going to flood the midterms with millions so he can avoid accountability at the ballot box and continue advancing an agenda that keeps his Big Money donors rich at the expense of working people.
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At Delaney Hall, the privately-run ICE detention facility in Newark, visitors are forced to wait for hours in life-threatening cold to see their loved ones. But those conditions, advocates say, are arbitrarily imposed.
Latest for @documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2026/02/09/v...
Latest for @documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2026/02/09/v...
Visitors to Delaney Hall Wait for Hours in an Unheated Tent to See Their Loved Ones - Documented
The tent, purchased by county officials, was installed after complaints about the lack of protection against cold temperatures.
documentedny.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
At Delaney Hall, the privately-run ICE detention facility in Newark, visitors are forced to wait for hours in life-threatening cold to see their loved ones. But those conditions, advocates say, are arbitrarily imposed.
Latest for @documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2026/02/09/v...
Latest for @documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2026/02/09/v...
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“I met the famous spinster Hepzibah Pyncheon, described by Nathaniel Hawthorne as so ancient and hopelessly decrepit when really she was only 60-something . . . I became obsessed with her . . . .”
—“HEXALOGY OF HAGSPLOITATION: Hepzibah 11.21.25” by Sibyl Kempson. evergreenreview.com/read/hexalog...
—“HEXALOGY OF HAGSPLOITATION: Hepzibah 11.21.25” by Sibyl Kempson. evergreenreview.com/read/hexalog...
HEXALOGY OF HAGSPLOITATION: Hepzibah 11.21.25
Evergreen Review
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January 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM
“I met the famous spinster Hepzibah Pyncheon, described by Nathaniel Hawthorne as so ancient and hopelessly decrepit when really she was only 60-something . . . I became obsessed with her . . . .”
—“HEXALOGY OF HAGSPLOITATION: Hepzibah 11.21.25” by Sibyl Kempson. evergreenreview.com/read/hexalog...
—“HEXALOGY OF HAGSPLOITATION: Hepzibah 11.21.25” by Sibyl Kempson. evergreenreview.com/read/hexalog...
"The sacred is not delivered by comfort. It is delivered by stress, deprivation, betrayal, and futility." -- Alice Maynwaring, game designer and philosopher. Read more of her extraordinary essay on gaming at link below: evergreenreview.com/read/das-vid...
[DAS VIDEOSPIEL] Beautiful Suffering
Evergreen Review
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January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
"The sacred is not delivered by comfort. It is delivered by stress, deprivation, betrayal, and futility." -- Alice Maynwaring, game designer and philosopher. Read more of her extraordinary essay on gaming at link below: evergreenreview.com/read/das-vid...
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“On June 8th, 2025, I went to my first baseball game at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees were playing against the Red Sox.
It was one of the most interesting things I have ever witnessed.
I was stunned and shocked.”
—“Baseball” by Kathy Joyce. Art by Danny Ische. evergreenreview.com/read/baseball/
The Yankees were playing against the Red Sox.
It was one of the most interesting things I have ever witnessed.
I was stunned and shocked.”
—“Baseball” by Kathy Joyce. Art by Danny Ische. evergreenreview.com/read/baseball/
Baseball
Evergreen Review
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January 12, 2026 at 12:46 AM
“On June 8th, 2025, I went to my first baseball game at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees were playing against the Red Sox.
It was one of the most interesting things I have ever witnessed.
I was stunned and shocked.”
—“Baseball” by Kathy Joyce. Art by Danny Ische. evergreenreview.com/read/baseball/
The Yankees were playing against the Red Sox.
It was one of the most interesting things I have ever witnessed.
I was stunned and shocked.”
—“Baseball” by Kathy Joyce. Art by Danny Ische. evergreenreview.com/read/baseball/
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Excellent instructional video pass it on
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Excellent instructional video pass it on
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
January 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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Identifying government officials by name is not doxxing or harassment.
Seth Harp merely published information that was publicly available about someone at the center of the world’s biggest news story.
Read our full statement: freedom.press/issues/house...
Seth Harp merely published information that was publicly available about someone at the center of the world’s biggest news story.
Read our full statement: freedom.press/issues/house...
January 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Identifying government officials by name is not doxxing or harassment.
Seth Harp merely published information that was publicly available about someone at the center of the world’s biggest news story.
Read our full statement: freedom.press/issues/house...
Seth Harp merely published information that was publicly available about someone at the center of the world’s biggest news story.
Read our full statement: freedom.press/issues/house...
A friend of a friend in North Carolina sent this pic of a textbook from her nephew's middle school history class. "Unemployment dropped to its lowest in history" under T--not true, of course (that occurred in 1944).
December 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A friend of a friend in North Carolina sent this pic of a textbook from her nephew's middle school history class. "Unemployment dropped to its lowest in history" under T--not true, of course (that occurred in 1944).
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Amidst bike thefts and ICE raids, delivery workers have been organizing their own self defense networks.
I followed one of these groups, El Diario de los Deliveryboys, on their Virgen de Guadalupe procession for @documentedny.bsky.social.
documentedny.com/2025/12/16/b...
I followed one of these groups, El Diario de los Deliveryboys, on their Virgen de Guadalupe procession for @documentedny.bsky.social.
documentedny.com/2025/12/16/b...
Bicycles and Blessings: Delivery Workers Honor Our Lady of Guadalupe in Annual Procession - Documented
Now in its fifth year, this caravan of deliveristas marked the feast day by pedaling to 14 immigrant businesses across Washington Heights, East Harlem, and the South Bronx.
documentedny.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Amidst bike thefts and ICE raids, delivery workers have been organizing their own self defense networks.
I followed one of these groups, El Diario de los Deliveryboys, on their Virgen de Guadalupe procession for @documentedny.bsky.social.
documentedny.com/2025/12/16/b...
I followed one of these groups, El Diario de los Deliveryboys, on their Virgen de Guadalupe procession for @documentedny.bsky.social.
documentedny.com/2025/12/16/b...
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"The Four Stages of Cruelty," an amazing collaboration between @suecoe.bsky.social and William Hogarth:
The Four Stages of Cruelty (after Hogarth)
Evergreen Review
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December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"The Four Stages of Cruelty," an amazing collaboration between @suecoe.bsky.social and William Hogarth:
"The Four Stages of Cruelty," an amazing collaboration between @suecoe.bsky.social and William Hogarth:
The Four Stages of Cruelty (after Hogarth)
Evergreen Review
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December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"The Four Stages of Cruelty," an amazing collaboration between @suecoe.bsky.social and William Hogarth:
Something off here. Masked federal brutes spark fear and loathing nationwide, Trump and minions spew racism, and @nytimes.com runs a front page article on...how it's all the fault of the Biden admin. Time to cancel that subscription?
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Something off here. Masked federal brutes spark fear and loathing nationwide, Trump and minions spew racism, and @nytimes.com runs a front page article on...how it's all the fault of the Biden admin. Time to cancel that subscription?
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Ep 5 of the PalFest Podcast is out:
Randa Abdel Fattah talks to Sara Yasin about DISCIPLINE
They discuss Abdel-Fattah's razor-sharp new novel, DISCIPLINE and the navigation of racism and censorship within Western institutions.
All your listening links are here: www.palfest.org/podcast
Randa Abdel Fattah talks to Sara Yasin about DISCIPLINE
They discuss Abdel-Fattah's razor-sharp new novel, DISCIPLINE and the navigation of racism and censorship within Western institutions.
All your listening links are here: www.palfest.org/podcast
Palfest Podcast — The Palestine Festival of Literature
The PalFest Podcast highlights new books from and about Palestine, bringing writers together in conversation across borders to discuss new ideas and dig into vital histories.
Each episode will featur...
www.palfest.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Ep 5 of the PalFest Podcast is out:
Randa Abdel Fattah talks to Sara Yasin about DISCIPLINE
They discuss Abdel-Fattah's razor-sharp new novel, DISCIPLINE and the navigation of racism and censorship within Western institutions.
All your listening links are here: www.palfest.org/podcast
Randa Abdel Fattah talks to Sara Yasin about DISCIPLINE
They discuss Abdel-Fattah's razor-sharp new novel, DISCIPLINE and the navigation of racism and censorship within Western institutions.
All your listening links are here: www.palfest.org/podcast
Hey NYC, listen up! You don't need to be a Queens resident to detest the idea of a casino built on park land. Its developer Steve Cohen just sold a golden toilet for $12.1 million at Sotheby's--that's the kind of stand-up guy he is. Read and sign the letter! mailchi.mp/55086ef2e9fd...
Recapping the No Casino rally and sharing next steps
mailchi.mp
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hey NYC, listen up! You don't need to be a Queens resident to detest the idea of a casino built on park land. Its developer Steve Cohen just sold a golden toilet for $12.1 million at Sotheby's--that's the kind of stand-up guy he is. Read and sign the letter! mailchi.mp/55086ef2e9fd...
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Read a new excerpt from We Had It Coming up today at @evergreenreview.bsky.social evergreenreview.com/read/you-are...
You are in a museum
Evergreen Review
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November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Read a new excerpt from We Had It Coming up today at @evergreenreview.bsky.social evergreenreview.com/read/you-are...
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“Love is forbearing and requires constant revival. Each day, I choose to father my father, even when it feels too difficult for me. Every moment with him alive is a blessing.”
New at Evergreen: “Afụnwaelotanna” by @chinonsonzeh.bsky.social. Art by Carol Bruns. evergreenreview.com/read/afunwae...
New at Evergreen: “Afụnwaelotanna” by @chinonsonzeh.bsky.social. Art by Carol Bruns. evergreenreview.com/read/afunwae...
Afụnwaelotanna
Evergreen Review
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October 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“Love is forbearing and requires constant revival. Each day, I choose to father my father, even when it feels too difficult for me. Every moment with him alive is a blessing.”
New at Evergreen: “Afụnwaelotanna” by @chinonsonzeh.bsky.social. Art by Carol Bruns. evergreenreview.com/read/afunwae...
New at Evergreen: “Afụnwaelotanna” by @chinonsonzeh.bsky.social. Art by Carol Bruns. evergreenreview.com/read/afunwae...
"...After she showed her New York State driver’s license, officers asked which country she was from and requested to see her passport. 'I laughed,' she said. 'I asked them, since when do people walk around with passports in America?' The agents then moved on."
'This is Lawless Terror': Chinatown Reacts to ICE's Street Vendor Raid on Canal Street - Documented
Confusion, fear and outrage grip NYC after ICE arrests and detains street vendors, some of whom had legal status or U.S. citizenship.
documentedny.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"...After she showed her New York State driver’s license, officers asked which country she was from and requested to see her passport. 'I laughed,' she said. 'I asked them, since when do people walk around with passports in America?' The agents then moved on."
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When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true: https://propub.li/47aawMD
For these Americans, that wasn’t true: https://propub.li/47aawMD
October 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true: https://propub.li/47aawMD
For these Americans, that wasn’t true: https://propub.li/47aawMD
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Dina and her husband spent their life savings to flee Venezuela. This week her husband was detained by ICE, in front of their children, during a mandatory asylum hearing.
In July, she told me how her family longed for safety and stability after years of precarity.
tinyurl.com/3uknzf5y @thecity.nyc
In July, she told me how her family longed for safety and stability after years of precarity.
tinyurl.com/3uknzf5y @thecity.nyc
Mayor Adams Closed NYC’s Migrant ‘Welcome Center.’ More Arrive Every Day.
Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the Roosevelt Hotel’s closure and the city’s handling of the migrant crisis. A mother who spent a year there offered her own mixed assessment.
www.thecity.nyc
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Dina and her husband spent their life savings to flee Venezuela. This week her husband was detained by ICE, in front of their children, during a mandatory asylum hearing.
In July, she told me how her family longed for safety and stability after years of precarity.
tinyurl.com/3uknzf5y @thecity.nyc
In July, she told me how her family longed for safety and stability after years of precarity.
tinyurl.com/3uknzf5y @thecity.nyc