ReadingIsPolitical

On the Imperial Highway: New and Selected Poems | Jayne Cortez

News of the possible lynching in Mississippi has sent me over the edge today.

Excerpts from There It Is by Jayne Cortez
Full poem: https://spare.poems.com/poem/there-it-is/

#poemadayish #poetrypals #overcomingevilempires #readingispolitical #antifabookclub
@dabbe @Cuilin

Cuilin And there it is!!! I‘m so tired today, so sad, resting to fight another day. 😞 6d

dabbe I. Can't. Even. P😢WERFUL. 💛💜🧡 6d

lil1inblue @Cuilin #ditto 😓 6d

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lil1inblue @dabbe 💔 💔 💔 6d

AnnCrystal 😢 this just can't be happening again...✊🏼🥺. 5d

lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 💔😓 💔 5d

Reggie Also because I‘ve been on YouTube rabbit holes. There‘s been Black truckers who have gone missing near West Virginia and North Carolina. One was found hanging and same thing. It was ruled a suicide. 3d

lil1inblue @Reggie 💔💔💔 3d

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ncsufoxes

Beating the Fascists?: The German Communists and Political Violence 1929-1933 | Eve Rosenhaft

#readingispolitical #fightfacism #Fthepatriarchy #FRacism #readmore

lil1inblue 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌 2w

TheBookHippie 🙌🏼🎉🙌🏼 2w

Cuilin 🙌👍👏🤝👊 2w

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AmyG I saw this on IG….and I totally agree! 2w

Bette 👍 2w

AnnCrystal
Powerful Truth
✊🏼📚🦅📚✊🏼. 2w

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lil1inblue

A People's History of the United States | Howard Zinn

An earlier edition of this book sat on my parents' bookshelf for most of my life. I'm finally diving in. 😅

#realhistory #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub #readingispolitical

dabbe I can't wait to read what you think about it. I've read bit and pieces but never the whole. People at my high school tried to ban it. And this was before the #cheetosatan years. 😵‍💫 2w

lil1inblue @dabbe I got through Chapter 1 last night. I have a feeling I'm going to be posting about this one a lot. And I am unsurprised, though saddened, that people have tried/are trying to ban it. It challenges our savior narrative. 😏 2w

dabbe @lil1inblue 🩵🎯🩵 2w

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ChrisBohjalian

What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: An Oral History | Eric A Johnson, Karl-Heinz Reuband

I am deeply alarmed by the state of the U.S. Many of you are, too. So, let‘s learn about fascism — a book club, perhaps. But, if nothing else, book suggestions. Let‘s start with WHAT WE KNEW: TERROR, MASS MURDER, AND EVERYDAY LIFE IN NAZI GERMANY.

Amiable Thank you for speaking out! And for the book suggestion—requesting it from the library right now. (edited) 3w

charl08 You might also be interested in a fictional exploration of the same topic

Once the Deed Is Done

TheKidUpstairs A short, but impactful novella:

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marleed Stacked!📖 3w

Deblovestoread Thank you! I will check out the book. 3w

Chrissyreadit #antifabookclub #overcomingevilempires Just adding some hashtags so this post can pop up in more places. @LitsyEvents 3w

Chrissyreadit I will try to get this book as well. 3w

TheBookHippie It‘s so so good. I just read it. 3w

kspenmoll I will try & get the book as well. 3w

Dilara The hashtag #readingispolitical might also be of interest.
I've been reading a lot of non-fiction about fascism, nazism and authoritarianism in the last couple of years, but not in English and not necessarily of direct interest to US readers, so I'll probably lurk rather than participate... 3w

Bookwormjillk Just requested it from the library. Thank you for the suggestion. 3w

Lcsmcat Just added it to my Kobo. 3w

BookwormAHN I'm in, I just downloaded it 3w

Graciouswarriorlibrarian Just requested it. 3w

Liz_M book suggestions: Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, Fascism: A Warning 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa This is the book club I need right now. Add me to tags too 2w

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Amiable

So Far Gone | Jess Walter

Yes. This. It‘s exactly like this. 🛩️🔥🎯

#readingispolitical

Jari-chan 💯💯 1mo

AnnCrystal 🥺🎯...📚💝. 1mo

kspenmoll 🎯 4w

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Amiable

Expect Resistance: A Crimethink Field Manual | CrimethInc.

We do not care if it offends or upsets you because it‘s a political post and not “book-related,” because we‘re going to say it anyway: If you support a man who thinks teaching people that owning human beings is “woke,” you might be —nay, you ARE —a fascist Nazi.

Go ahead. The unfollow button is right up there. ⬆️ Don‘t let the door hit you on the way out.

#WDNCW #WeDoNotCareWednesday
#readingispolitical
#antifabookclub

AmyG, TheBookHippie, Susanita, TheLudicReader, Suet624, Deblovestoread, Chrissyreadit, CBee, dabbe

LeeRHarry I really am struggling to find words to make a comment but just that ….nope ….none. Just an emoji 🤬 1mo

Amiable @LeeRHarry I have some words with 4-letters, too. And also —his name must be on every single page of the Epstein files based on all of the distractions he‘s trying to throw out. 1mo

Jari-chan I'm getting more and more proud of being Woke 🙃 1mo

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Amiable @Jari-chan I have a t-shirt that says, “WOKE: It‘s not the insult you think it is.” ✊🏼💙 1mo

mcctrish I was watching some shit tv review on Jillian Michaels weighing in on support of this - how is a gay woman a MAHA/MAGA cult member? Just no! 1mo

ElizaMarie I don't know how/why people don't seem to understand that reading IS political. 1mo

JenReadsAlot I'm so beyond disgusted..... 1mo

Amiable @JenReadsAlot At this point I‘m more disgusted by his supporters. He‘s never hidden what he is. This could have ended at any point if Republicans had any moral courage, integrity, ethics or backbone. But those concepts are apparently too “woke” for them as well. 1mo

TheBookHippie He is who he is. His supporters and enablers are the scourge of evil. 1mo

TheBookHippie @mcctrish she is beyond complicit. 1mo

TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie people don‘t like to be called out. 1mo

JenReadsAlot I feel that too. Cannot deal with anyone who supports him either 1mo

TheBookHippie Don‘t let the screen door hit ya on your way out! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 1mo

Aims42 My mom had a Trumper come up to her and start talking to her and she was so disgusted and also shocked by how many blatant conspiracy theories he was telling her 🤢🤮 Does anyone have a good response for these situations? I mean besides smacking them upside their head and asking what‘s wrong with them? 1mo

TheBookHippie @Aims42 I tell them I‘ll pray for them. Probs not appropriate 😂😬🤣 I would like a better response…my daughter says bless your heart. Honestly it‘s so off the wall does it even matter what we say? 1mo

Jari-chan @Amiable Oh, I love that! I would cheer on every person I'd see wearing that. 1mo

Suet624 Thank you!! 1mo

Aims42 @TheBookHippie I would just love a quick, witty thing that would shut them up 😆 I‘ll remember you and your daughter‘s replies! 1mo

Susanita If you‘re not woke, you‘re asleep. 1mo

lil1inblue @Susanita 🙌 🎯🙌 🎯🙌 1mo

lil1inblue And this is precisely why reading IS political. That's how we keep the truth alive - by reading our real history. 🙌 🙌 🙌 1mo

ravenlee @mcctrish she‘s always been a pretty garbage human; now it‘s just louder. 1mo

Deblovestoread 💯. We knew exactly who he was from day one. It is out there for all to see. Those that support him and those that are quiet even when they know it‘s wrong are allowing it to happen. Shame on all of them. And because of their silence we will be louder! 1mo

Chrissyreadit 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 1mo

willaful From what I've read, bless your heart is a classic Southern burn! 1mo

KadaGul I feel like he will go after anything that is above his IQ. #ANOTHERDUMBIDEABYMANGO 1mo

CBee @willaful as a southerner, I can say with all certainty that it very much is 😂😂👏🏻👏🏻 1mo

kspenmoll Thanks to each one of you for your responses to this crazy man in power- 🎯🎯✊🏻👏🏻 1mo

kspenmoll Thanks to each one of you for your responses to this crazy man in power- 🎯🎯✊🏻👏🏻. @CBee @KadaGul @willaful @Chrissyreadit @Deblovestoread @ravenlee @lil1inblue @Susanita @Aims42 @Jari-chan @Amiable @LeeRHarry @Sue624 1mo

Tamra Yep & yep. Nothing to add. 1mo

Librarybelle So true 1mo

AnnCrystal A powerful thread 👸👏🏼🥲✊🏼💙...we need to plaster our America in protest artwork as a sign of resistance... legally display, I mean. 1mo

CarolynM The stupidity is breathtaking, the cruelty heartbreaking. 1mo

dabbe One of the most P✊🏻WERFULheartfelt posts I have ever read. Thank you for your forthrightness and integrity. You hit all the “woke“ nails on the head. And you're so right: it's the people who STILL support him after remarks like this that I just cannot understand or support. How they can even physically wake“ up every morning, look at themselves in the mirror, and STILL believe in this fascist ass is completely beyond my comprehension. 💙✊🏻💙 1mo

Leftcoastzen Great post ! I hate this insanity. A disgrace! 3w

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Yes!!! 1w

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Amiable

All My Rage | Sabaa Tahir

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I don‘t usually read YA, but this is the August choice for the Banned Books reading group at my library. There‘s a lot in here (almost too much to cram into 1 story): alcoholism/substance abuse, racism, Islamophobia, poverty, domestic abuse. It‘s a story of generational trauma, grief and figuring out what‘s best for the people we love. The narrative was a bit uneven, but still a pick in the end. And no idea why people want to ban it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Chrissyreadit

Amiable #antifabookclub #readingispolitical 1mo

IriDas I‘m always curious as to why books get challenged in the first place so I looked it up and apparently people think the content is inappropriate for the age group. It is terrible to let teens and YA folks read about things they are actually experiencing in real life. 🙄 😑 1mo

Chrissyreadit @IriDas 100% but i also think it helps limit exposure to a subset and keep them from thinking outside of what they are taught. 1mo

IriDas @Chrissyreadit Likely. :( 1mo

TheBookHippie I love this book. 1mo

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lil1inblue

The Tradition | Jericho Brown

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Stirring poems about
black and queer experience.
Breathtaking language.

#haikuhive #haikureview #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub #readingispolitical

lil1inblue @jari-chan @dabbe @itchyfeetreader @kristy_k @debinhawaii @mimi28
@thebookhippie @jenlovesjt47 @reggie @vivastory @jdiehr
@cbee @julieclair @anncrystal @bellabella @booksandcoffee4me @susanita
@kelli7990 @vivastory @the_book_ninja 1mo

TheBookHippie I love this one! 1mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie It was so good. I finished it, and immediately started it a second time. I'm in complete and utter awe. 😍 1mo

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JenlovesJT47 This is beautiful!! ♥️ 1mo

TheBookHippie @lil1inblue I‘ve read it a couple times now. It‘s just stunning. Have you read these two

Black Girl You Are Atlas

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TheBookHippie

Skin & Bones

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dabbe Beautiful haiku tribute! Could we call it a haiku ode? 💙🩵💙 1mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Not yet. But I put them on my list. I must read them all! 😘🤌🏻 1mo

lil1inblue @dabbe That's a great hashtag idea! I love it! #haikuode 1mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥲 Beautiful Deep Poetry 👏🏼🐝🌉🐝💝. 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue #loveit! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

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Amiable

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

Since this relates directly to a book I‘m going to assume it will be palatable to the “only talk about books on Litsy!” people. Let‘s discuss.

#antifabookclub
#readingispolitical
#BBB 💙🩵

Chrissyreadit

Jari-chan Once the US was a country of progess and innovation, now it seems to go back down pretty fast 😔 2mo

Amiable @Jari-chan I don‘t even recognize this country anymore. I‘m so ashamed of it. 😖 2mo

AmyG And cutting $500 million for mRNA vaccine contracts….when so close to a cancer and AIDS vaccine. Are they intentionally trying to kill people? 2mo

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Tamra Make America Stupid Again. 🙄 Good old days weren‘t that good. (edited) 2mo

JenReadsAlot Its so terrifying I dont even know what else to say anymore. People that support this administration should be ashamed of themselves.... 2mo

Amiable @AmyG It honestly does seem like it, doesn‘t it ? 2mo

Amiable @Tamra Ah, but the “old days” are when women and minorities knew their places. 🙄😖 That‘s really what all of this is about. 2mo

Amiable @JenReadsAlot 🎯 Absolutely!! 💯 2mo

Chrissyreadit I read this in High School- along with The Robber Barrons and both were instrumental for my understanding of Progressive policies (directly conflicting with the trickle down theory) Great book to post! 2mo

Chrissyreadit @Amiable I think it‘s impossible to find accurate science and sociology based books that would support anything this evil empire is doing. 2mo

Cuilin Never heard of this book!! Thanks for sharing. 😉 2mo

lil1inblue @AmyG Yes. 2mo

lil1inblue Your caption made my day. Thank you. 😅 😉💖 💖 💖 2mo

Amiable @lil1inblue Any time! 💙🩵😀 2mo

marleed I read The Jungle in high school and all these years later I‘m still haunted by it. God forbid, in 2025, we might stop the meat grinder because a human finger gets caught in it. I mean why bother - money is money and no inspection is no inspection. 2mo

AnnCrystal 😘 Thank you for sharing this! This is horrifying and insanity! ✊🏼🫒🤬. 2mo

CoverToCoverGirl “In the good old days” (1972) my mother had to have her husband‘s (my Dad) permission to have access to a tubal ligation. It was the law of the land. He of course agreed to it. Today I fear a majority of men wouldn‘t and would like the ability to wield such powers legally and with a clear conscience. Very disturbing and dystopian like times we are now living in. @Amiable @Tamra 2mo

Christine @lil1inblue You took the words right out of my mouth! Twice! And true, @Chrissyreadit . 2mo

Deblovestoread How do people think we got increased longevity!?! Vaccines, food safety, medical research and medicine and it is all being dismantled. It is mind blowing how hoodwinked some people are. All so cheater in chief can destroy the White House and everything else he touches. 2mo

lil1inblue @Deblovestoread And it's all by design. They don't want us to thrive. 2mo

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