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"PEN America mourns the horrific loss of life in Buffalo, NY, on Saturday and condemns this hateful, racist act of terror against the Black community. This devastating shooting makes painfully clear the dangers of false conspiracy theories and disinformation... (1/x)

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ICYMI, on Friday 80 writers from around the world (including @AlaaAswany, @SalmanRushdie, @anneapplebaum, @Shteyngart, @mollycrabapple, @EdgeofSports , @tarawestover, & more) attended the Emergency World Voices Congress of Writers (1/x)

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katieholtenKatie Holten💥CODE RED💥@katieholten·
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Trees invented us. Thank you @PENamerica for bringing us together for this urgent conversation about public space and why trees matter. Honored to join @EileenMyles @ChrisMarteNYC @benjaminswett & @FreemanReads, with sublime music by @ortwoman. #PENWorldVoices #rightsofnature 💚

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