Weekly Roundup | July 19, 2026

Happy Sunday.

We have been digging into the response to our initial call for submissions – over 40 submissions, primarily in fiction and creative writing, which has been so exciting!

While our official call for submissions is now closed, we would like to let folks know that we are still wanting well-researched analysis or commentary pieces for the magazine. If you think you might be interested, or have a pitch ready, send us a note at chaosandconviviality@proton.me.

Continue reading for more, including urgent crowdfund requests and stories that we missed. That's all for this week!

Some crowdfunds to contribute to

• $2500 urgent ask: Chance was recently laid off after sustaining a work injury and needs urgent help with rent and security deposit
• Help Ashwin Poggenpoel's Family Secure Legal Funds
• Hope and Haven Sudan
• Support Staff of Baby's on Fire in Mt Vernon, Baltimore

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Other Stories Worth Knowing

News that we didn't focus on, and worthwhile angles that we missed.

• US will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says
• Indian Workers Are Resisting Efforts to Train Their AI Robot Replacements
• Tyrin Johnson Is Dead. Memphis Is Occupied. This Is Militarized “Public Safety.”
• Florida Farmworkers Exposed to Scorching Heat and Pesticides
• Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act to Prioritize Corporate Interests
• Police Keep Losing Their Jobs For Using Flock Cameras To Stalk People
• Colorado ICE Jail Employee Accused of Shooting a Protester Is Arrested
• Learning From the Lines Drawn in the Sand: A Response to Fire Ant Movement Defense
• Wildfire Smoke Chokes Eastern and Midwestern Cities as Air Pollution Soars to Dangerously High Levels
• Lionel Messi’s Ties to Netanyahu, the Israeli Military and Its Elite Spying Unit 8200
• The abrupt closure of Baby’s on Fire spotlights Baltimore’s growing worker-ownership movement
• ‘All Arabs are threatened’: Israel’s expansion won’t stop in Lebanon