J. A. Pak

Multimedia creator of the literary, culinary, whimsical & fantastical; in @fandsf @sublunaryeds @LitroMagazine @LunchTicket1 @joylandfiction @pinkplasticpres

[J. A. Pak @JAPak]

After many years, I have finally posted on Mastodon. My Twitter posts will now be as anemic and biz-oriented as my FB posts. My Mastodon addy is @[email protected]

[Writers Guild of America West @WGAWest]

Looking for ways to support the #WritersStrike? Most of us have had enough donuts and pizza to last a lifetime — take that delivery money and help some of the workers most impacted by our action. Every bit helps: https://t.co/KsRPClgiYW #WGAstrong #WGAstrike #1u

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Health insurance companies stole $20.5 billion from taxpayers last year.

Privatizing Medicare breeds corruption, the buying of politicians, and a transfer of wealth to insurance CEOs and their investors while seniors pay more to receive less.
https://t.co/9NtPcmXL6o

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

Memorial Day Massacre: Chicago Cops Killed 10 During 1937 Steel Strike, Then the Media Covered It Up
https://t.co/XfiJN52Yb9

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Last year, Washington state enacted a wealth tax on capital gains profits of the richest .2%.

It was fought tooth and nail by billionaire-funded groups & passed by one vote.

In one year, it's raised $850 million for child care & school construction—triple what was expected. 🧵

[J. A. Pak @JAPak]

I’ve really enjoyed @fandsf under the stewardship of @blackpotmojo. There’s such a nice variety of stories and poems, there’s at least one you’ll love each issue. #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommmunity

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Socialists aren’t driven by envy of the “more successful.” We are socialists because we want workers to have what’s rightfully theirs — and we know a world with less greed and envy, and where everyone has what they need, is possible.
https://t.co/BoAwfa8pEe

[J. A. Pak @JAPak]

Just to let you know that if you enjoy reading my stories, most of it is free to read over at Medium. https://t.co/zZjAOf9eJV #ReadingCommunity #reading #WritingCommunity #Writers

[David Dayen @ddayen]

As an aside, only some governors attract attention nationally, and their record after securing a governing majority has nothing to do with it. Tim Walz is a mild-mannered former social studies teacher from a rural area, so he doesn't excite anyone. His record should!

[Writers Guild of America East @WGAEast]

*BOSTON PICKET ALERT*

Today, May 21, beginning at 11:30am, join the #WGStrike picket of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav at B.U.'s commencement. #BU2023 #ProudToBU #WGAStrong #1u

RSVP: https://t.co/PAbrB8ntSm

Grad/Studen Solidarity Kit: https://t.co/YWUiwWyrJ8

[Scott Dworkin @funder]

For sure.

[Counter-Print @Counterprint]

‘NEW FOLK ART’ features a colourful collection of work from around the world that draw from the magic of ancient folklore and traditional craft; and breathes new life into the tales that have been passed down through the generations. https://t.co/6pKOH87vsm

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Go Terriers! 🐶 🐾

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Soviet Russia’s food shortages were frequently held up as proof of the Communist system’s failure to provide for its citizens. But here in hyper-capitalist America, tens of millions of people are going hungry.
https://t.co/vbTiEN69uB

[J. A. Pak @JAPak]

My ode to brown bears is now up at Medium. Here's to Cubby Power and the future of our natural echo system: https://t.co/OoNHElb8tw

[J. A. Pak @JAPak]

@M_A_Frasca @fandsf I love his poetry.

[J. A. Pak @JAPak]

@M_A_Frasca @fandsf It might help to have someone read it to you. Or an audio book type thing. Poems, traditionally were not meant to be read but heard.

[J. A. Pak @JAPak]

@M_A_Frasca @fandsf In the old days, a lot of poems became much loved standard songs.

[J. A. Pak @JAPak]

@M_A_Frasca @fandsf 😕there are some poems that read just like music lyrics. And some, like those of William Carlos Williams that are prose with interesting line breaks. Pauses that give you a feel for the rhythms of human thought. I wrote my Project Exodus like mini scientific field reports.

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

If you’re enjoying your weekend, thank the labor movement.

And if you’re winding down with a movie or TV show, thank the working people who create the stories we love.

I stand with @WGAWest, @WGAEast, @SAGAFTRA, and #DGA in their fight.