Erin Kane
@dianamonkey.bsky.social
anthropology, ballet, birds, cats, computational biomedicine, conservation, cricket, cross stitch, ecology, guenons, lifting heavy things, orangutans, ponds, primates, science, team science, yiddish. she/her
Some ... suspect ... layoffs at the MFA, including curators of Native American Art, Islamic Art, Chinese Art, and Judaica, as well as the Chief of Learning & Community Engagement, theSenior Manager of Equity Programs & Audience Development, and the Senior Director of Belonging & Inclusion.
MFA Boston Layoffs Thrust the Museum into a Credibility Crisis
As names and positions of eliminated staff at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston begin to roll in, here’s what we know so far.
www.bostonartreview.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Some ... suspect ... layoffs at the MFA, including curators of Native American Art, Islamic Art, Chinese Art, and Judaica, as well as the Chief of Learning & Community Engagement, theSenior Manager of Equity Programs & Audience Development, and the Senior Director of Belonging & Inclusion.
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200 people died in a landslide in Rubaya, Eastern DRC on 28th January. The mine represents 15 - 30% of the global production of tantalum and coltan - rare earth minerals used in the production of semi conductors and other electronics. Several people remain underground. (source @lemonde.fr).
January 31, 2026 at 6:56 PM
200 people died in a landslide in Rubaya, Eastern DRC on 28th January. The mine represents 15 - 30% of the global production of tantalum and coltan - rare earth minerals used in the production of semi conductors and other electronics. Several people remain underground. (source @lemonde.fr).
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This is part of the moral and political economy of AI.
A true tragedy. The BBC is covering it, too. www.bbc.com/news/article...
DR Congo: More than 200 killed in mine collapse
The mine gave way after heavy rains on Wednesday, a local rebel spokesman says.
www.bbc.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:11 PM
This is part of the moral and political economy of AI.
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I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
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Miami’s Haitian Community Braces for Deportations | Edwidge Danticat
The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Miami’s Haitian Community Braces for Deportations
The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.
www.newyorker.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Miami’s Haitian Community Braces for Deportations | Edwidge Danticat
The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
It's very cold but it's also beautiful out, everything is blue and gold, and the birds have never been more spherical.
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It's very cold but it's also beautiful out, everything is blue and gold, and the birds have never been more spherical.
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
CRIS Ohio does really great work supporting refugee and immigrant communities in Ohio, if you're looking for a way to stay a few steps ahead of the political winds
CRIS Ohio
Community Refugee & Immigration Services (CRIS) is an independent non-profit organization that serves the refugee and immigrant populations in Central Ohio.
www.crisohio.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 AM
CRIS Ohio does really great work supporting refugee and immigrant communities in Ohio, if you're looking for a way to stay a few steps ahead of the political winds
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In an interview with MPR News, Liam's mother gave an update on her son and her own safety. She said Liam asks again and again, “Mommy, why don’t you pick us up?” Or “Mommy, we don’t want to be here anymore. This place is ugly.”
‘Mommy, why don’t you pick us up?’: Mother of Liam Conejo Ramos shares her story from hiding
Liam and his father are currently being held by federal authorities in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, an hour plus drive southwest of San Antonio.
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 12:07 AM
In an interview with MPR News, Liam's mother gave an update on her son and her own safety. She said Liam asks again and again, “Mommy, why don’t you pick us up?” Or “Mommy, we don’t want to be here anymore. This place is ugly.”
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NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights.
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM
NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights.
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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If it is not clear, they are arresting Black activists & journalists b/c they can’t deport them legally & state terror can serve a dual purpose of chilling dissent & labeling Black folks as rioters (read-anti nationals)./1
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
January 30, 2026 at 9:34 PM
If it is not clear, they are arresting Black activists & journalists b/c they can’t deport them legally & state terror can serve a dual purpose of chilling dissent & labeling Black folks as rioters (read-anti nationals)./1
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
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Mathelier, co-owner of Ula Cafe, is launching virtual phone banks for people to call Congress and ask legislators to co-sponsor Pressley’s bill and extend TPS. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Thousands of Mass. Haitians face end of temporary protected status in February
Immigrants, business leaders, and elected officials fear possible deportation
www.wgbh.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Mathelier, co-owner of Ula Cafe, is launching virtual phone banks for people to call Congress and ask legislators to co-sponsor Pressley’s bill and extend TPS. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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Physicians throughout Minnesota bear witness to the devastation that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is wreaking. They implore physicians everywhere to raise their voices.
Read “We Do Care” by Bernard E. Trappey, MD, for Minnesota Physician Voices: nej.md/4akke1G
Read “We Do Care” by Bernard E. Trappey, MD, for Minnesota Physician Voices: nej.md/4akke1G
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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You should go see this if you're in Boston this weekend - it was very affirming and just a really good night of music.
January 30, 2026 at 3:51 AM
You should go see this if you're in Boston this weekend - it was very affirming and just a really good night of music.
I'm currently reading Medicine River, about the history and legacy of residential schools for Native Americans in the US and Canada, framed by the author's mother's experience and its repercussions. About that "Nazi vs. homegrown US History" conversation...
January 30, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I'm currently reading Medicine River, about the history and legacy of residential schools for Native Americans in the US and Canada, framed by the author's mother's experience and its repercussions. About that "Nazi vs. homegrown US History" conversation...
More museum repatriations and loans with complex backstories.
Smithsonian to Return Three Looted Bronzes to Indian Government
The sculptures of Hindu gods and their followers were stolen from Tamil temples and smuggled out of India in the mid-20th century.
hyperallergic.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:18 PM
More museum repatriations and loans with complex backstories.
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I know I've been talking about it a lot, but this is also a huge issue in Massachusetts, which is has a huge Haitian community. There are thousands of people here on TPS who face deportation. No surge has been confirmed, but increased activity seems likely.
Threading a few stories below.
Threading a few stories below.
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 29, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I know I've been talking about it a lot, but this is also a huge issue in Massachusetts, which is has a huge Haitian community. There are thousands of people here on TPS who face deportation. No surge has been confirmed, but increased activity seems likely.
Threading a few stories below.
Threading a few stories below.
"We share a love, lived out through innumerable grocery runs for neighbors scared to leave their homes, through minivans full of immigrant kids afraid of waiting at bus stops, through theaters and restaurants and churches transforming into sanctuaries."
Swarm Like Locusts
A dvar Torah from occupied Minneapolis
jewishcurrents.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:44 PM
"We share a love, lived out through innumerable grocery runs for neighbors scared to leave their homes, through minivans full of immigrant kids afraid of waiting at bus stops, through theaters and restaurants and churches transforming into sanctuaries."
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We don't really know how many children are in immigration jail. A few thousand. Many are being held long past the permitted time (20 days, which, ...). Some are babies.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:43 PM
We don't really know how many children are in immigration jail. A few thousand. Many are being held long past the permitted time (20 days, which, ...). Some are babies.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
Good morning Boston
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Good morning Boston
I think Cambridge needs to work on communicating "what to do with your car in a snow emergency" to people who are only used to our more globally warm New England, because there are an awful lot of unplowed streets with cars that will be buried until March or so because people didn't pay attention.
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I think Cambridge needs to work on communicating "what to do with your car in a snow emergency" to people who are only used to our more globally warm New England, because there are an awful lot of unplowed streets with cars that will be buried until March or so because people didn't pay attention.
"The importance of all of those people in that park on that frigid day was not the speeches nor the signs nor even the enormous march they were about to make ... It was their own manifestation of a way of being that is different from the fear, division, hostility, and revenge that ICE embodies."
Hate Has to Scatter When Minneapolis Arises
At the general strike.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"The importance of all of those people in that park on that frigid day was not the speeches nor the signs nor even the enormous march they were about to make ... It was their own manifestation of a way of being that is different from the fear, division, hostility, and revenge that ICE embodies."
Looking at some restaurant reviews on google maps. I do love a sincere response to feedback.
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Looking at some restaurant reviews on google maps. I do love a sincere response to feedback.
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There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
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This is so difficult to read. apnews.com/article/immi...
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
This is so difficult to read. apnews.com/article/immi...