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[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

HOLY CRAP Trump actually accomplished a miracle. Here is what he got out of Iran:

- Reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium by about 98%

- Limit uranium enrichment to 3.67% purity (far below weapons-grade)

- Cut the number of installed centrifuges by roughly two-thirds

- Only enrich uranium at one declared site (Natanz)

- Stop enrichment activities at Fordow and convert it into a research facility

- Redesign the Arak heavy-water reactor so it could not easily produce weapons-grade plutonium

- Ship out or dilute excess enriched uranium
Allow extensive inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Permit continuous monitoring of nuclear facilities and supply chains

- Accept “snap” inspections under expanded monitoring rules

- Avoid building new heavy-water reactors for years

- Stay within strict limits on uranium stockpile size and centrifuge development for set periods ranging from 10–25 years

Ooops, sorry!

That was the JCPOA that Obama signed with Iran, only to have him tear it up, kill 140 kids, get hundreds of Americans injured, 13 killed, and gas prices to surge 50%.

[Sid Garcia @abc7sid]

The #FernandoValenzuela mural by renowned artist @TheRobertVargas is taking shape in #BoyleHeights. Tributes from fans on the passing of the Dodger great @ABC7 at 4.

[Alternative Field @alt_field]

@RubenQuesada Terry Wolverton!

[KTLA @KTLA]

Why does the U.S. refrigerate eggs and milk while other countries don’t?
https://t.co/eO0Jtyo0w9

[Writers Against the War on Gaza @wawog_now]

Last night, Palestinian writer @randajarrar, along with other members of @wawog_now, disrupted a @PENamerica event with Zionist Mayim Bialik. Jarrar used a speaker to play the names of writers martyred since October 7th––this is how PEN responded

[Sana Saeed @SanaSaeed]

So @PENamerica issues statements like these feigning concern for Palestinians in Gaza while giving a platform to someone who (among so much else) just filmed herself maniacally laughing at a comedian making fun of Palestinians & allies demanding an end to the genocide by Israel.

[Housing Narrative Lab @HousingNarrativ]

Grants Pass v. Johnson is an example of what happens when we blame individuals for problems created by decision makers. Encampments don’t cause homelessness. Sky high rents, not enough housing for people of all income levels and low paying jobs do.

https://t.co/ENzeigoiyg

[Alternative Field @alt_field]

Don't miss out on this article Chicana Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo’s New Poetry Collection is an Ode to BIPOC Joy https://t.co/yetspC08Xu

[Eva Recinos @eva_recinos]

i talked to Elmer Guevara about growing up in South Central LA, family dynamics and memory https://t.co/aPO6jjs7dn

[Women Who Submit @WomenWhoSubmit]

We appreciate @alt_field for taking a stand for gender parity in #publishing. Thank you for donating to #Submit1! Join us on September 9th. Details: https://t.co/k8fwPkSbt9

#womenwriters #NonbinaryWriters #womanidentifying #womenwhosubmitlit #tieronejournals

[Poetry Foundation @PoetryFound]

Please join us in congratulating the five 2023 Ruth Lilly & Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellows, Bhion Achimba, Roda Avelar, Ariana Benson, Chrysanthemum, and Willie Lee Kinard III! 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 https://t.co/WFvG8H3Tbb

[Alternative Field @alt_field]

Narcan, citizenship and therapy: L.A. public library has changed with the times https://t.co/oKwQ1Q1LR8

[Sarah Rafael García @SarahRafaGarcia]

5 days left to submit by August 1st!!!

Not Your Papi’s Utopia:
Latinx Visions of Radical Hope
Call for Submissions

Editors: Alex Hernandez, Matthew David Goodwin, Sarah Rafael Garcia, Sara Rivera

For more info, email [email protected] & visit: https://t.co/d6D2377AiJ

[Sarah Rafael García @SarahRafaGarcia]

I’m extremely humbled by this acknowledgment, and proud to be part of these amazing efforts to create visibility for Latina Writers!!

I am the recipient of the 2023 Maestra Award from the @latinoartsnet of California/Latina Writers Conference!!

Info: https://t.co/dWQz6LnPXZ

[Alternative Field @alt_field]

Amy Uyematsu was a treasure and significant to our poetry community of greater Los Ángeles and Southern California (and to this universe!). We’ll miss her 💔 https://t.co/RAywoQKb5i

[The Associated Press @AP]

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has completed a new poem for an upcoming NASA mission to one of Jupiter's moons.

“In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa” will be engraved on the Europa Clipper spacecraft.

[Alternative Field @alt_field]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[California Arts Council @CalArtsCouncil]

Exiting announcement - Lee Herrick has been unanimously confirmed as California's Poet Laureate by the State Senate! Gov. Newsom appointed Herrick of Fresno as CA's Poet Laureate in Nov. The role of the California Poet Laureate is to spread the art of poetry across the state.

[Alternative Field @alt_field]

We’re honored to be included in this list of grantees! Our neighborhoods are filled with brilliant emerging poets! Support like this is critical to ensuring BIPOC-led orgs like us can continue working to increase access to poetry in our communities. 💜Thank you @PoetryFound!

[Poetry Foundation @PoetryFound]

We are proud to announce the 55 nonprofit organizations that received over $1.6M in our spring 2023 grant cycle. Learn more about the selection process and the organizations that received the grants: https://t.co/3Qg7s2STN1

Congratulations to all our new grantee-partners!

[Alternative Field @alt_field]

Attn So Cal Latina Writers!!! The Latina Writers Conference is BACK! Mark your calendars. July 29-August 6!

They’re doing it a little differently this year. ✍️Find out more info about the event and how to submit your proposals ——> https://t.co/XkOUrqNS8t 👩🏽‍💻