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shirleejay.bsky.social
Once upon a Prof @ University of Rhode Island, now full-time writer, queer auntie, Providence Westender. Books include Dissident Gut; Fair Sex, Savage Dreams; Mudflat Dreaming; Buffalo Trace.
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www.tpr.org/border-immig... "There are 48,870 individuals in ICE detention as of mid-May."

"In your view, and that of Pres. Tr**p, more than half the environmental efforts of the EPA, to make sure Americans have clean air and clean water, are just a waste." What a legacy!

The message here is: love thy fecal matter, cuz we aren't going to regulate ANYTHING to keep our waters clean. Swim in it, throw your kids in it, and let the coliform chips fall where they may.

BREAKING: LIVE from Columbia University as Pro-Palestinian Protesters OCCUPY Library LIVE NOW: youtube.com/live/cv8M7HY...

In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows: An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...

rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/04/25/a...

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

My colleague Kevin and I are co-editing a book (open access) on Queering Art Education: Content, Pedagogy, + Advocacy. Accepting 300 word proposals now through Sept. 30. #queersky #higheredsky #academiasky #educationsky #museumsky #lgbtqsky #arteducation #artspolicy #artsadvocacy

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“I feel exactly the same thing happening here that I ran away from” The autocracy has already begun. April 19, Bryant Park NYC Our City, Our Fight

Great turnout, great organizing, great coverage from Steve Ahlquist!!

REPOST IMMEDIATELY! EMERGENCY VIDEO: Not an alarmist or conspiracy theorist, but they are going to start snatching children!! YOU MUST WATCH THIS. THIS IS A DIRE EMERGENCY!!! EVEN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN CAN DISAPPEAR!

Judge Xinis in Tuesday eve order homes in on key issue: "Abrego Garcia appears to remain inexplicably detained in CECOT." She cites text in written agreement with El Salvador showing US control: That detainees are kept in CECOT “pending the United States’ decision on their long-term disposition.”

"Officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection — have not provided a justification for Schmidt’s detainment." Fabian Schmidt remains at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, R.I.

That's what I'm talkin about

Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process. Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.

Unf...ing believable.

Shocking, and so wrong. I write about Catherine Flowers' excellent work on environmental social justice in my book Dissident Gut: technologies of regularity, politics of revolt. Outraged that this hard won remedy for sanitation in rural Alabama has been canceled by Trump. Shame!!

Bad news for the news, indeed. I love Northeast Historic Film, for what they do, for the conference on non-theatrical film they have hosted, for their location in a Maine town I love. They do not deserve this. #northeasthistoricfilm #Bucksport #Alamotheater

Americans do not like billionaires throwing their endless money around to buy off whoever and whatever they want. The anti-oligarch messaging pushed by Bernie Sanders against the Trump administration has deep resonance, and we need more of it: jacobin.com/2025/04/stop...

3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily... "For most of the Middle Ages, the doge was the city republic’s chief magistrate and its highest-ranking oligarch. The connection linking DOGE and doge . . . was the video game Civilization V: Brave New World" (which Musk publicly talked about playing)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f6W... Full video of platform speakers at Providence Hands Off Rally yesterday. Starts with Nora O'Brien-Gervais - 100 years old and has lived through 18 presidential administrations - and has never seen anything like this Admin!

www.cnn.com/2025/04/05/u.... Millions

We’re building a #PeoplesMovement. Today, over 3 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy. 
And history shows that when just 3.5% of the population engages in sustained, peaceful resistance—transformative change is inevitable. #50501movement #HandsOff #April5

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

Worcester showed up big time this afternoon and we all got freakin soaked

West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.

The scene right now at the Washington Capitol, Olympia WA #handsoff2025 #resist

In the small town of Cloquet, Mn ( population 12,500) and pretty rural and light red , 400 came out today to protest. 150 expected. We had a great time and had lots of community support. #WethePeopleCloquetAreaIndivisible #HandsOff2025.

This!

HANDS OFF in Buffalo, NY! The threat of rain couldn’t stop the huge crowd that turned out in support of democracy, labor, immigrants, health equity, and human rights.

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

We’re underway here in Philadelphia, marching to support @indivisiblephl.bsky.social’s Hands Off Day of Action.

OK, let’s see the best signs that you saw today.

Loveland, CO so proud of my community - you showed up big time today!

Hands Off Ann Arbor Mi..

This is what democracy looks like in Providence, Rhode Island.

🇺🇸 Absolutely insane crowd here in Madison, Wisconsin — the Capital of Democracy! #Handsoff

New Haven, CT! #HandsOff

I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff