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Back in the mid-20th century, the FBI could place an individual under surveillance solely for being LGBTQ. This is what enabled the anti-queer witch hunts of the McCarthy era. Now, DHS permits surveillance of LGBTQ people again. Just being queer makes you a suspect. www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...

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The remains of a missing Native American girl were found in the woods near Globe, Arizona. I want this to get as much exposure and out cry as Gaby Petito did. She was only 14. A baby. Our people deserve better.

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

I wrote for @msmagazine.com about the anti-trans Executive Order and the value of studying gender and the Liberal Arts. msmagazine.com/2025/02/24/w...

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Enough with the rationalizations and excuses: the Nazi salute is not a troll, and it is not an accident. The neo-Nazi movement is alive and well, and some of the most powerful people in our country have now actively embraced it.

submitted 8 days ago • 8 comments

It’s hard to go on with our daily lives as if the U.S. were not rushing toward dictatorship and fascism, as if global instability as a result of Trump’s echoing Putin’s propaganda were not to escalate, as if genocide were not happening across the pond, supported by taxpayer money.

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If I have any credibility or goodwill among you, please please please read this. REVIVING THE FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY AND LIFTING THE MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL EXECUTIONS, applying to “aliens, who traverse our borders and remain in the United States without legal status.” www.justice.gov/ag/media/138...

submitted 21 days ago • 5 comments

Payday's "Day Without Immigrants" Strike Tracker found strikes in 120 cities & at least 40 states on Monday. While tens of thousands of workers of immigrant workers participated, neither the NYT, WashPost nor the big TV networks covered it. paydayreport.com/map-day-with...

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From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.

submitted 28 days ago • 166 comments

Friends who are immigrants in the US and can safely strike, here’s the info. I am joining in.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Hey Bluesky, we're Hey Jane 👋 We're the leading virtual abortion clinic in the US, and we're excited to get to share info, insights, and updates with you here. We've faced censorship on other platforms, so we're hopeful that we'll find a supportive community here that will help to amplify our work.

submitted 35 days ago • 11 comments

The opposite of diversity is segregation. The opposite of equity is hoarding resources. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion. We need to name that these are segregationists who are excluding to hoard resources.

submitted 32 days ago • 5 comments

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

submitted 32 days ago • 1092 comments

Focus on 1 or 2 things. Go deep on those. Focus on "news" about those things first and foremost. Think about the concrete actions you can take to impact those ONE or TWO things.

submitted 34 days ago • 92 comments

Civil rights were won through protests and lawsuits and literally fighting back. We are not in unprecedented times. We are in a horrible reboot of Reconstruction. Fight in every way possible. Flood those anti DEI tiplines with misinformation, spend 10 minutes every day telling your reps to stop this

submitted 34 days ago • 30 comments

Fellow scientists, please consider speaking w/ media about what this means for "regular Americans." The link below is to contact a reporter who's collecting stories about the unfolding NIH situation - pls share anonymously or on record. @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/people/annie...

submitted 37 days ago • 25 comments

Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge). You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant no matter what the ICE officer says.

submitted 42 days ago • 281 comments

Ever wonder which university presses publish in a particular field? Check out the updated AUPresses Subject Area Grid, one of our most popular resources. It offers an accessible overview of 130 subject areas published by more than 140 members worldwide. https://bit.ly/3C7ASUc

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

The media has focused on wealthy, White neighborhoods. But the fire in Altadena--a racially and economically diverse suburb--deserves more attention, because insurance may not cover their rebuilding costs, forcing families out and leading the neighborhood to gentrify. www.reuters.com/world/us/far...

submitted 49 days ago • 50 comments

I’m teaching an advanced nonfiction workshop on June 7 & 8 at the Lighthouse Writers Lit Fest in Denver! Apply by March 8 — more info here: lighthousewriters.org/workshop/adv...

submitted 50 days ago • 6 comments

Don't wait until you are in imminent danger to create resource and pod maps. Everyone should create them and they need to be UPDATED at least every 6 months. Info about podmapping: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submitted 51 days ago • 48 comments

For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla

submitted 51 days ago • 83 comments

Also, don’t forget your local orgs that know their communities and have been working with them for years.

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I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.

submitted 63 days ago • 105 comments

Required reading on humanities research, by Christopher Newfield : www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

submitted 63 days ago • 8 comments

My first job out of college was in computers. I was a philosophy major. The interviewer asked what philosophy had to do with coding. I said: One of the main issues when you code is noticing the assumptions you don't even know you're making, since computers are very stupid ...

submitted 65 days ago • 8 comments

„The miracle of birth is so incredibly beautiful to behold. Do you know the only thing that could make it better? Percussion. Nothing calms one’s stress and eases the pain of delivering a baby than a little boy standing nearby absolutely shredding on his drum.”

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A holiday edition of @findfreelanceopportunities.com is out now! www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/p/december-2...

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Trying to imagine the loneliness of working at a bookstore named for your mom after she went back to your abuser—and then becoming her assistant, all while your sister works on her biography that won’t mention your abuse. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

submitted 66 days ago • 17 comments

Yes, you read that right! @uncpress.bsky.social is hiring for the Acquisitions Assistant position. This person works closely with editors and it can be a great early career position for people interested in publishing. More details on the UNCP website or at the @aupresses.bsky.social job board!

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spent this afternoon reading some early US history (as one does) and was reminded of the important fact that these people were almost constantly drunk as hell

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In the wake of the 2024 election in the U.S., many people are concerned about their digital privacy. EFF has decades of experience in providing digital privacy and security resources. Here are the top ten resources that we think are most useful right now 🧵 (1/13)

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Mijente is hosting a Deportation Defense Series: Skill Up + Crew Up, a 3-part virtual series on deportation defense on December 10th, 13th, and 16th. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

submitted 88 days ago • 16 comments

Yep

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Our third annual poetry contest, the West Trade Review Prize for Poetry, opens January 15th. The grand prize is $1000 and publication in West Trade Review. Don't miss this.⠀Get prepared and send us your best work. The contest will be judged by Brian Turner. Details below: buff.ly/40bQ4pu

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