The PEN Ten with Dani Shapiro
Writers—by the very nature of what we do—are forced to slow down, and perhaps in so doing, we form a counterweight to the culture of instantaneous reaction. More
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Trump's anti-Democratic approach to press has bled over to @senatemajldr who is putting journalists covering impeachment in holding pens. Can we trust a Senate that wants to hide this historic process from the American people to whom it is accountable? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/business/media/senate-impeachment-trial-media.html
This. And there goes the truthful record.
National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html
Everyone should be appalled by this proposed MO legislation to ban select children's books & jail librarians who don't comply. It's like something out of a dystopian novel--probably one these 'parent panels' would ban. @PENamerica, we're not standing for it. Fight #bannedbooks. https://twitter.com/stephenmfee/status/1218243527877984258