Chris Lombardi

ChrisAintMarchin@mastodon.social

Header: Cover of book BLUE:SEASON, with art by Julia L. Kay and photo by Kyle Cassidy. Profile pic: midaged lady with cat. Journalist, novelist, aspiring anti-racist. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Disabled</a> 40+ years from MS. Bronx-born Philadelphian. .Author of BLUE: SEASON (Mumblers Press) and I AIN'T MARCHING ANYMORE (The New Press). On Twitter at @CrisAintMarchin, for now. DSA Democrat. Online.Also @ Chrisblue@journa.host. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Lesbian</a>, married to .<a href="https://mastodon.social/@LinuxAndYarn" class="u-url mention">@LinuxAndYarn</a>

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White House Directly Intervened to Shut Down Epstein Files Probe | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/post/217060/white-house-intervened-shut-down-epstein-files-investigation
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Soldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth’s Livestreamed Firing Squad - The Washington Sun https://www.washingtonsun.com/defense/soldiers-fort-hood-nidal-mikal-hasan-pete-hegseth-livestream-firing-squad-execution
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Amazon workers on food stamps has tripled, and it's just one example of shrinking U.S. labor share | Fortune https://fortune.com/2026/09/13/amazon-workers-food-stamps-tripled-record-revenue-labor-share/
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Cancer-striken Joe Biden stands for hours as Trump dozes off during 9/11 memorials - Irish Star https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/cancer-striken-joe-biden-stands-37653895.amp
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Trump aluminum: Canada’s aluminum industry is not worried about U.S. tariffs https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2026/08/26/most-us-aluminum-comes-from-canada-as-industry-says-good-luck-to-tariff-threats/
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This is the funniest shit. Florida allows religious exemptions for vaccines. Catholic schools in Florida: we require vaccines. Florida's attorney general, who is Catholic, is threatening to pull vouchers if they don't allow for religious exemptions The Bishops: separation of church & state https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article316942162.html
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Via @mltoula "For a long time,” Chan says, “misogyny was dealt with as a domestic issue within the family home or within personal relationships. There needs to be an understanding that this is a public safety threat.” @cultmtl.com https://cultmtl.com/2026/07/treat-incels-as-the-violent-extremists-they-are/
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Omg. Amnesty too? Amnesty International UK Caves To JK Rowling, Issues Apology For Calling Anti-Trans Groups "Anti-Rights" https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/amnesty-international-uk-caves-to?r=nu3q&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Whitehead is a lodestar for all writers Nb @bookstodon @LinuxAndYarn@mastodon.social ow to Die and Be Reborn in Colson Whitehead’s New York - The Ringer https://www.theringer.com/2026/07/21/books/colson-whitehead-cool-machine-interview-harlem-trilogy
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In case there were places that still believed HSI was actually abt investigation https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/us/politics/fbi-ice-agents-investigations-shootings.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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Trump’s Illegal Boat Bombings Are Just ‘Murder for Murder’s Sake,’ U.S. Official Says https://zeteo.com/p/trumps-illegal-boat-bombings-not-working
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Court rules Florida restrictions on race, gender education at colleges violate free speech rights https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5959690-court-rules-florida-restrictions-on-race-gender-education-at-colleges-violate-free-speech-rights/amp/
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#Philly responds to federal lawsuit claiming law banning ICE agents from wearing masks is unconstitutional | PhillyVoice https://www.phillyvoice.com/philadelphia-response-ice-face-covering-lawsuit/
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Texas Approves REQUIRED Bible Readings For 5 Million Students https://pugetpress.com/2026/06/26/texas-approves-bible-readings-public-schools/