Kate Averett
@convergecollide.bsky.social
sociologist (gender/sexuality/childhood/edu/family) at UAlbany. author of The Homeschool Choice (NYU, 2021). queer, feminist, spoonie, auntie, dog mom. she/her.
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I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
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It feels like it's been impossible to get people outside of higher ed to understand that eliminating staff/programs/majors is primarily an ideological project, whatever claims are made about finances.
What's happened at the Post is what's been happening in higher ed for ages.
What's happened at the Post is what's been happening in higher ed for ages.
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It feels like it's been impossible to get people outside of higher ed to understand that eliminating staff/programs/majors is primarily an ideological project, whatever claims are made about finances.
What's happened at the Post is what's been happening in higher ed for ages.
What's happened at the Post is what's been happening in higher ed for ages.
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Negotiations with New York State for a new UUP contract began today! The Negotiations Team has been working hard on a comprehensive set of proposals, and team members were looking forward to getting to the table.
Thank you to the Team!
Read more here: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Thank you to the Team!
Read more here: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
February 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Negotiations with New York State for a new UUP contract began today! The Negotiations Team has been working hard on a comprehensive set of proposals, and team members were looking forward to getting to the table.
Thank you to the Team!
Read more here: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Thank you to the Team!
Read more here: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
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The reason "Abolish ICE" scares them so much is because it speaks to the power of political imagination. Our political imagination has been intentionally suppressed in favor of the stagnation and inertia of the short-term profit economy's political desires. This is existential as well as physical.
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 AM
The reason "Abolish ICE" scares them so much is because it speaks to the power of political imagination. Our political imagination has been intentionally suppressed in favor of the stagnation and inertia of the short-term profit economy's political desires. This is existential as well as physical.
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Hey @schumer.senate.gov please tell me EXACTLY what a body cam is gone do for this baby girl.
Put it in record . Because I want it read at your reckoning
Put it in record . Because I want it read at your reckoning
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Hey @schumer.senate.gov please tell me EXACTLY what a body cam is gone do for this baby girl.
Put it in record . Because I want it read at your reckoning
Put it in record . Because I want it read at your reckoning
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Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Le voyagement est aussi affecté → www.danslescoulisses.com/ice-le-canad...
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
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Yet another attempt at laundering the public image of a surveillance state kingpin. Don't fall for it.
“The company launched its Search Party feature in September and, despite some misgivings about it being enabled by default (and concerns around privacy and relationships with law enforcement), the company is taking a victory lap with a Super Bowl commercial.”
Now anyone can tap Ring doorbells to search for lost dogs
Ring says Search Party helps find more than one missing pet a day.
www.theverge.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Yet another attempt at laundering the public image of a surveillance state kingpin. Don't fall for it.
Accidentally ordered an iced coffee instead of hot in the Dunks app this morning so if you need me I’ll be leaning into my queer/Bostonian stereotypes extra hard this morning.
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Accidentally ordered an iced coffee instead of hot in the Dunks app this morning so if you need me I’ll be leaning into my queer/Bostonian stereotypes extra hard this morning.
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I am really angry about all of the scientists who cozied up to Epstein even after it was known who he was.
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
You don't have to dirty your soul to be a successful academic or a scientist. Have some fucking pride. Have some fucking principles.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
February 1, 2026 at 3:35 AM
I am really angry about all of the scientists who cozied up to Epstein even after it was known who he was.
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
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If you aren’t watching Unrivaled you are MISSING OUT. Marina Mabrey just scored 27 points in a 7-minute quarter, including SEVEN threes.
January 31, 2026 at 3:07 AM
If you aren’t watching Unrivaled you are MISSING OUT. Marina Mabrey just scored 27 points in a 7-minute quarter, including SEVEN threes.
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If you've given biometrics to TSA (Pre-Check and Global Entry members) and you plan to attend a protest, you should wear a medical mask.
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
If you've given biometrics to TSA (Pre-Check and Global Entry members) and you plan to attend a protest, you should wear a medical mask.
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I'm a journalist and attorney, not an activist, so I've no answers on what Americans should do right now.
I only know this: Donald Trump is attempting to incite a civil war so he can cancel all future elections, and he will keep executing citizens until that outcome is achieved.
I only know this: Donald Trump is attempting to incite a civil war so he can cancel all future elections, and he will keep executing citizens until that outcome is achieved.
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I'm a journalist and attorney, not an activist, so I've no answers on what Americans should do right now.
I only know this: Donald Trump is attempting to incite a civil war so he can cancel all future elections, and he will keep executing citizens until that outcome is achieved.
I only know this: Donald Trump is attempting to incite a civil war so he can cancel all future elections, and he will keep executing citizens until that outcome is achieved.
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I WANT MORE ELECTED DEMS TO SAY "future prosecution of ICE agents."
Walz press conference - "We're creating a log of evidence for the future prosecution of ice agents and officials responsible."
January 24, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I WANT MORE ELECTED DEMS TO SAY "future prosecution of ICE agents."
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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The claim that he had a gun.
The claim that a gun somehow was reason to shoot him after wrestling him to the ground.
The claim that there was any reason for heavily armed goons to approach him.
The claim that ICE should even be on the streets.
NONE of these should be accepted at face value.
The claim that a gun somehow was reason to shoot him after wrestling him to the ground.
The claim that there was any reason for heavily armed goons to approach him.
The claim that ICE should even be on the streets.
NONE of these should be accepted at face value.
January 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The claim that he had a gun.
The claim that a gun somehow was reason to shoot him after wrestling him to the ground.
The claim that there was any reason for heavily armed goons to approach him.
The claim that ICE should even be on the streets.
NONE of these should be accepted at face value.
The claim that a gun somehow was reason to shoot him after wrestling him to the ground.
The claim that there was any reason for heavily armed goons to approach him.
The claim that ICE should even be on the streets.
NONE of these should be accepted at face value.
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Tell your Senators to strip DHS out of the bill before they vote yes this week or vote no entirely
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We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Tell your Senators to strip DHS out of the bill before they vote yes this week or vote no entirely
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Call. Your. Senators. Right. Fucking. Now. It’s ok if your voice shakes while you leave the voice mail. If you cry. If you cuss. If you’re inarticulate. Just get the message across.
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I called yesterday and will call again today. If you’re new to it, 5calls.org has got your back.
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Call. Your. Senators. Right. Fucking. Now. It’s ok if your voice shakes while you leave the voice mail. If you cry. If you cuss. If you’re inarticulate. Just get the message across.
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I just called and left messages for both of my senators (Schumer and Gillibrand). It took me 5 minutes. Who wants to join me?
We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I just called and left messages for both of my senators (Schumer and Gillibrand). It took me 5 minutes. Who wants to join me?
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Yes.
AND surveillance tech ICE uses was developed through the occupation of & genocide in Palestine— same used vs BLM protestors.
ICE & IDF & cops co train.
ICE is violence we’ve acquiesced to for decades vs immigrants at borders & inland.
“It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.”
AND surveillance tech ICE uses was developed through the occupation of & genocide in Palestine— same used vs BLM protestors.
ICE & IDF & cops co train.
ICE is violence we’ve acquiesced to for decades vs immigrants at borders & inland.
“It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.”
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Yes.
AND surveillance tech ICE uses was developed through the occupation of & genocide in Palestine— same used vs BLM protestors.
ICE & IDF & cops co train.
ICE is violence we’ve acquiesced to for decades vs immigrants at borders & inland.
“It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.”
AND surveillance tech ICE uses was developed through the occupation of & genocide in Palestine— same used vs BLM protestors.
ICE & IDF & cops co train.
ICE is violence we’ve acquiesced to for decades vs immigrants at borders & inland.
“It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.”
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Like, the DHS story about what happened with today’s shooting is physically impossible. And I don’t mean you need to look at subtleties like where were the feet and tires. I mean there were upwards of five people holding this person down, assaulting him. He was not in a position to shoot anyone.
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Like, the DHS story about what happened with today’s shooting is physically impossible. And I don’t mean you need to look at subtleties like where were the feet and tires. I mean there were upwards of five people holding this person down, assaulting him. He was not in a position to shoot anyone.
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I have watched the video of today’s murder several times and I am here to assure you that there were several agents restraining the victim when he was shot, and there is no way they were worried he was going to shoot one. Even if he had a gun, and I think that’s not true, he was not free to use it.
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I have watched the video of today’s murder several times and I am here to assure you that there were several agents restraining the victim when he was shot, and there is no way they were worried he was going to shoot one. Even if he had a gun, and I think that’s not true, he was not free to use it.
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A friend of a friend is a US citizen, born in Texas to a Venezuelan family.
They were abducted by ICE today.
They were abducted by ICE today.
No news reporter should go uncorrected whenever they call this an "immigration crackdown".
When they are kidnapping people simply based on the color of their skin that is an ethnic cleansing.
When they are kidnapping people simply based on the color of their skin that is an ethnic cleansing.
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
A friend of a friend is a US citizen, born in Texas to a Venezuelan family.
They were abducted by ICE today.
They were abducted by ICE today.