@thejs3.bsky.social
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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My latest. "Do not allow your values to be captured and contained behind a screen in a cycle of inactive reaction. Jailbreak your cynicism and isolation, and escape your devices. Bring your hope, rage, and potential into the world."
We Have to Move
"There are living, breathing people all around you who need your sense of decency to be made material. Don’t give up on them, or on you."
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October 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My latest. "Do not allow your values to be captured and contained behind a screen in a cycle of inactive reaction. Jailbreak your cynicism and isolation, and escape your devices. Bring your hope, rage, and potential into the world."
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Mark your calendars, #Cincinnati! Thurs, Oct. 16 | 6:00pm! The Mercantile Library. THREE Acre Authors, One Evening: with @thejs3.bsky.social, Brock Clarke & @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social! Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉 #fiction #booksky 📚🖊️
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Three Authors, One Evening: An Evening with James Stewart III, Brock Clarke & Brian Trapp | October 16, 2025 | The Mercantile Library
Join us for an evening of fiction with a trio of authors presenting their new books from UC’s Acre Books.
About Defiant Acts
James Stewart III’s powerful debut novel documents the life of a working-cl...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Mark your calendars, #Cincinnati! Thurs, Oct. 16 | 6:00pm! The Mercantile Library. THREE Acre Authors, One Evening: with @thejs3.bsky.social, Brock Clarke & @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social! Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉 #fiction #booksky 📚🖊️
www.mercantilelibrary.com/events/calen...
www.mercantilelibrary.com/events/calen...
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Needing multiple streams of income to stay afloat is a societal failure not a personal one. You should be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle with one job. You are not lazy.
October 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Needing multiple streams of income to stay afloat is a societal failure not a personal one. You should be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle with one job. You are not lazy.
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Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.
October 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
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#Brooklyn! Join the Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store on Thursday, Oct. 2nd, 2025, for an evening of art and activism with Irvin Weathersby Jr., Leila Taylor, and Acre author @thrj32.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS). Link for details! 📚🎉🖊️
www.rallyreadingseries.com/schedule
www.rallyreadingseries.com/schedule
September 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
#Brooklyn! Join the Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store on Thursday, Oct. 2nd, 2025, for an evening of art and activism with Irvin Weathersby Jr., Leila Taylor, and Acre author @thrj32.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS). Link for details! 📚🎉🖊️
www.rallyreadingseries.com/schedule
www.rallyreadingseries.com/schedule
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We're a little late to @clmporg.bsky.social's Great Lakes spotlight, but delighted to see Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social's DEFIANT ACTS featured on the list! 🎉🎉🎉
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Great Lakes: A Regional Spotlight on Independent Publishing - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
Learn more about the landscape of independent publishing in the Great Lakes region, including presses and magazines based in the area, local book fairs and festivals, and regional awards, as well as b...
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September 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We're a little late to @clmporg.bsky.social's Great Lakes spotlight, but delighted to see Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social's DEFIANT ACTS featured on the list! 🎉🎉🎉
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www.clmp.org/news/great-l...
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Attention #Nashville! Mark your calendars for this exciting event on October 3 with Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS) at The Porch! Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉
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August 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Attention #Nashville! Mark your calendars for this exciting event on October 3 with Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS) at The Porch! Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉
www.porchtn.org/happenings/t...
www.porchtn.org/happenings/t...
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70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
August 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
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I guess some of you are unaware that US police are shooting and killing more people than ever this year. Why would a National Guards person shooting a civilian cause any more consternation than what we experience already to the tune of at least 3 people a day?
August 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I guess some of you are unaware that US police are shooting and killing more people than ever this year. Why would a National Guards person shooting a civilian cause any more consternation than what we experience already to the tune of at least 3 people a day?
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Great lineup of literary and political education events to finish out the summer! Find more info about events below or on our website here: pilsencommunitybooks.com/events
August 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Great lineup of literary and political education events to finish out the summer! Find more info about events below or on our website here: pilsencommunitybooks.com/events
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Be sure to check out the latest episode of the Black and Published podcast hosted by @nikeshaelise.bsky.social with special guest Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS)! 🎉🎉🎉 #fiction #booksky
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Family Values with James Stewart III
Podcast Episode · Black & Published · 08/05/2025 · 42m
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August 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Be sure to check out the latest episode of the Black and Published podcast hosted by @nikeshaelise.bsky.social with special guest Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS)! 🎉🎉🎉 #fiction #booksky
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We can’t let weird stuff like the actual, rock bottom crime rates affect our number one industry, which is the imaginary crime industrial
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1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late last year.
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August 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We can’t let weird stuff like the actual, rock bottom crime rates affect our number one industry, which is the imaginary crime industrial
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complex
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Coming soon! August 8! @thejs3.bsky.social sharing DEFIANT ACTS. Details below. #fiction 📚🎉🖊️
Mark your calendars! Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social will be at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville on August 8 at 7 pm. Come out to celebrate the release of DEFIANT ACTS! #novel #fiction #booksky 🎉📚🎉📚🎉📚 Link for details.
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Author Event with James Stewart III/Defiant Acts
Join Anderson’s Bookshop for an author event with James Stewart III , to celebrate the release of Defiant Acts , on Friday, August 8th at 7:00 pm in our...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Coming soon! August 8! @thejs3.bsky.social sharing DEFIANT ACTS. Details below. #fiction 📚🎉🖊️
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Mark your calendars! Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social will be at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville on August 8 at 7 pm. Come out to celebrate the release of DEFIANT ACTS! #novel #fiction #booksky 🎉📚🎉📚🎉📚 Link for details.
www.eventcombo.com/e/author-eve...
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Author Event with James Stewart III/Defiant Acts
Join Anderson’s Bookshop for an author event with James Stewart III , to celebrate the release of Defiant Acts , on Friday, August 8th at 7:00 pm in our...
www.eventcombo.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Mark your calendars! Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social will be at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville on August 8 at 7 pm. Come out to celebrate the release of DEFIANT ACTS! #novel #fiction #booksky 🎉📚🎉📚🎉📚 Link for details.
www.eventcombo.com/e/author-eve...
www.eventcombo.com/e/author-eve...
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DHS has arrested two medical personnel at a surgical center in California for demanding that the officers trespassing in their building identify themselves & provide a warrant, accusing them of another.... wait for it... ASSAULT. The case shows how DHS lies relentlessly to violate the Constitution
July 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
DHS has arrested two medical personnel at a surgical center in California for demanding that the officers trespassing in their building identify themselves & provide a warrant, accusing them of another.... wait for it... ASSAULT. The case shows how DHS lies relentlessly to violate the Constitution
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doesn't make the headline for some reason but the Trump administration confirmed on the record that they are running an explicitly whites only refugee program, if you're wondering how things are going in the year 2025
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans reut.rs/3H6mYnH
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans
In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements?
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July 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
doesn't make the headline for some reason but the Trump administration confirmed on the record that they are running an explicitly whites only refugee program, if you're wondering how things are going in the year 2025
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The cops are defunding our municipalities. Their overtime exceeds the deficit: news.wttw.com/2025/06/30/c...
Chicago Ended 2024 With $161M Deficit: Officials
The Chicago Police Department exceeded its nearly $2 billion budget, approved by the Chicago City Council, by $207 million, according to city data.
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July 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The cops are defunding our municipalities. Their overtime exceeds the deficit: news.wttw.com/2025/06/30/c...
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Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS) talks #fiction, family secrets, and drafting his novel. A terrific craft #essay not to be missed! 🎉🎉🎉
"Telling the story of my family, both real and fictional, is also a story of race and the truths this country tells about itself and the secrets it hides . . ."
In our Family Secrets Folio, @thejs3.bsky.social discusses writing fiction about family secrets. buff.ly/phs6ePu
In our Family Secrets Folio, @thejs3.bsky.social discusses writing fiction about family secrets. buff.ly/phs6ePu
July 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS) talks #fiction, family secrets, and drafting his novel. A terrific craft #essay not to be missed! 🎉🎉🎉
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"Telling the story of my family, both real and fictional, is also a story of race and the truths this country tells about itself and the secrets it hides . . ."
In our Family Secrets Folio, @thejs3.bsky.social discusses writing fiction about family secrets. buff.ly/phs6ePu
In our Family Secrets Folio, @thejs3.bsky.social discusses writing fiction about family secrets. buff.ly/phs6ePu
July 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Telling the story of my family, both real and fictional, is also a story of race and the truths this country tells about itself and the secrets it hides . . ."
In our Family Secrets Folio, @thejs3.bsky.social discusses writing fiction about family secrets. buff.ly/phs6ePu
In our Family Secrets Folio, @thejs3.bsky.social discusses writing fiction about family secrets. buff.ly/phs6ePu
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this is the level of funding where all the possibilities for American politics that have been described as hyperbolic over the past decades - the comparisons to Nazi Germany and other nightmares of the 20th century - become logistically possible and politically likely
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
this is the level of funding where all the possibilities for American politics that have been described as hyperbolic over the past decades - the comparisons to Nazi Germany and other nightmares of the 20th century - become logistically possible and politically likely
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The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
June 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.