In my role as the self-appointed official (unofficial) spokesperson of Substack, I was thrilled to welcome the legendary Kathleen Hanna to the platform. You know and love her from Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, The Julie Ruin, and her book Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk. Well, she has a new newsletter, Future Windows, that you should check out. She even made the intro video to beat all intro videos. Watch it here:
Earlier this week we talked about strategies for dealing with our current political moment. Our conversation was part of The Substack Sessions, a special week-long series of livestreams with musicians and writers. Want to see the full line up? It’s here:
I’ll be back next week with more writing. In the meantime, have you downloaded the Substack app? We’ll do another livestream there next month.
You’re With Me
Red Bank and Chicago, I’m headed your way!
Later this month I’m performing stand up in Red Bank, NJ and at the Den Theater in Chicago.
Merch Alert
Have you visited the merch store yet? Take a gander.
My New Book is Out!
WHO IS GOVERNMENT?: The Untold Story of Public Service is out! Get it at your local independent bookstore or wherever you get your books. If you are buying online, allow me to recommend Bookshop.org. A portion of the proceeds support independent bookstores. You can even pick your favorite one!
This book is a series of profiles featuring the regular people working in our federal government who are doing the everyday, thankless work of making America great for the first time. As Trump and Elon loot the government, it is an especially important and relevant project now. But don’t just take my word for it.
“Deep state, shmeep state: a spirited rebuttal to the canard that federal civil servants are nest-featherers up to no good.” - Kirkus Reviews
“The overall effect of the series is to transform civil servants from faceless bureaucrats into selfless superheroes.” - The Guardian US
“If we’re giving up on our social safety net, if we’re giving up on government as a way to hold this country together, then is it a country?” - W. Kamau Bell 😁
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