editor-in-chief @proteanmag / contributing writer @Truthout / a personal acct.

Portland, OR
Joined August 2015
sad case, too jealous of Brecht. happens all the time
A great book, though I strongly disagree with how Scholem treated WB’s trust and projected his own issues— and yes GS had plenty of them— onto WB. Many of WB’s friends did this, unfortunately—
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sometimes i accidentally wander over to threads
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Fariña was Pynchon’s acidhead buddy, gone before his time. “Been Down So Long…” makes for an interesting point of comparison, like a controlled variable that helps define the madcap acidhead style that Pynchon drew on but spun into something altogether different
My gf just found this on a free shelf at an antique warehouse. We had both been looking for a copy forever.
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DON'T: read another weepy conversation w/ Michael Walzer where he belatedly admits to being wrong while also doubling down on being wrong DO: Read this piece by me & @shaabiranks from 2023 where we critique Walzer/Just War Theory & the law of war re: Gaza nplusonemag.com/online-only/…
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“‘This is a story about resilience, and hope,’ affirms Pawel. The UC Regents, battered from the right for being too woke and from the left for collaborating with Trumpism, will breathe a sigh of relief when they (or their PR departments) read this book." proteanmag.com/2026/10/10/in…
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for all her philanthropy and cultural efforts, it seems Elizabeth never shed the instincts of a Koch
Sickened by this news about Catapult, where I have a book coming out in three weeks
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a new subject joins our rising empire
a little update: am now the managing editor @proteanmag. beyond amped for what we have cooking. and pitch me! charlotte [at] proteanmag dot com 🫡
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our intrepid associate editor @jake_romm was on @hasanthehun stream discussing his work with the @HindRFoundation:
Hasan Piker's full interview with Jake Romm from the Hind Rajab Foundation: What is the Hind Rajab Foundation? (1:05-7:05) Has it gotten more difficult to catch these war criminals in the act? Why do they post their war crimes anyway? (7:20-10:16) Hind Rajab’s alleged killer is walking free in the United States??? What kind of investigation did y'all conduct? Is there evidence? (10:30-21:05) What about getting Bibi prosecuted? (21:06-25:20) ISRAEL TINY NATION! (25:30-29:00) The Western World's culpability (29:10-34:45) Jake's parting words and Hasan's reflection on their conversation (34:46-37:21)
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Tony Platt reviews the new book by Miriam Pawel, “California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California.” Pawel’s focus on a few alumni, he writes, elides both radical traditions and unethical practices inextricable from UC history. proteanmag.com/2026/10/10/in…
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The Atlantic, supposed beacon of free speech and liberal principles, has published 30+ articles on Hasan Piker and zero about Israel’s unprecedented killing of 230+ journalists in Gaza. Some are saying it’s because it’s run by a former volunteer IDF prison guard but who’s to say
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whoever coined the term “Renaissance man” really did dilettantes a favor
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Ruth Shalit, former rising-star journalist with an epochal run of serial plagiarism—who, after a public shaming was given the second chance of a lifetime, and just could not stop herself from plagiarizing AGAIN… married the President of Hearst digital media
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never in my life have i seen such a failing-up-the-ladder
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actually, given the timing on the wedding and her attempted comeback at The Atlantic (hiding her name with a new byline), i suspect the former had quite a bit to do with the latter
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even in its decrepit late era this site does still turn up occasional gemstones
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did he comment because the Stasi guy looks like he would fit in perfectly on the famous Sonic Youth cover
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ISSUE VI COVER REVEAL - SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON - WORLD COMMUNISM NOW - I LOVE YOU
We’re pleased to reveal the cover and theme of our newest lovingly crafted print edition: Protean Issue VI: Detritivores. Featuring essays and poetry by Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad), Kate Wagner (@mcmansionhell), Bayan Haddad, Fargo Tbakhi (@YouKnowFargo), and many more.
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Something exciting is happening and I'm all for it. @mcmansionhell @saintsoftness @redwithoutwhy
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this issue is going to be really special. subscribe to protean today to get the goods, now and forever: patreon.com/join/proteanmag
We’re pleased to reveal the cover and theme of our newest lovingly crafted print edition: Protean Issue VI: Detritivores. Featuring essays and poetry by Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad), Kate Wagner (@mcmansionhell), Bayan Haddad, Fargo Tbakhi (@YouKnowFargo), and many more.
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