Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app
Professor and Chair of University of Michigan's Joint Program in English & Education. Author, The Dark Fantastic & more. Made in Detroit. FAMU 🐍. ΔΣΘ ❤️. OES ⭐️. August ♌️. She/her. Forthcoming: Shifter and Dreamer (YA novel). Linktree: Ebonyteach.
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SFFTV 18.3 (a special issue on the Dark Fantastic guest-edited by S.R. Toliver and Autumn A. Griffin) is now live! This is a special one (including SFFTV's first venture into creative praxis).
TOC and articles for subscribers at liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/18/3
TOC and articles for subscribers at liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/18/3
When @danhf.bsky.social shared with me his idea for a special issue on The Dark Fantastic, I was surprised, honored & (truly) shy about it all.
My dear colleagues @srtoliver.bsky.social & @autumnadia.bsky.social have curated an incredible issue here. Grateful to SR, Autumn, Dan, Gerry & SFFTV! 🖤✨🎬
My dear colleagues @srtoliver.bsky.social & @autumnadia.bsky.social have curated an incredible issue here. Grateful to SR, Autumn, Dan, Gerry & SFFTV! 🖤✨🎬
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Laguna Beach is a screensaver pretending to be an actual place, and I am not falling for its lies
January 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Laguna Beach is a screensaver pretending to be an actual place, and I am not falling for its lies
Great conversation among political scientist @jztidecat.bsky.social & his colleagues here. (Love eavesdropping in on conversations happening in other fields.)
I read the term “anticipatory self-defense“ and my mind almost melted. That’s murder. What are we even talking about and why do so many have so much faith in the state?
January 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Great conversation among political scientist @jztidecat.bsky.social & his colleagues here. (Love eavesdropping in on conversations happening in other fields.)
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I read the term “anticipatory self-defense“ and my mind almost melted. That’s murder. What are we even talking about and why do so many have so much faith in the state?
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I read the term “anticipatory self-defense“ and my mind almost melted. That’s murder. What are we even talking about and why do so many have so much faith in the state?
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What this administration is doing is accelerating and building on what already existed. This is disorienting, I know. We have to do what we can to protect each other locally while we also seriously address the foundational issues. This country has to disempower policing. I hope people understand now
January 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
What this administration is doing is accelerating and building on what already existed. This is disorienting, I know. We have to do what we can to protect each other locally while we also seriously address the foundational issues. This country has to disempower policing. I hope people understand now
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In light of what happened to Renee Good, I thought it important to reiterate my grandmother's advice.
My grandmother’s family was murdered in the chambers of Auschwitz. She survived and told me never let it get that far. Make them shoot you in public before they murder you in hiding. Stand up for others. Never cave in fear of the Nazis or the holocaust will happen again.
January 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
In light of what happened to Renee Good, I thought it important to reiterate my grandmother's advice.
The 77 million who voted for Trump who told them "you'll never have to vote again" voted for all that is happening now.
January 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The 77 million who voted for Trump who told them "you'll never have to vote again" voted for all that is happening now.
Unpopular opinion: I wish we'd be as mad at Actual Trump Voters as some of us are about third party and non-voters.
Actual Trump Voters got us here but I feel they get a pass in the discourse. "You're not going to move them" doesn't mean that they are not the #1 guilty parties responsible.
Actual Trump Voters got us here but I feel they get a pass in the discourse. "You're not going to move them" doesn't mean that they are not the #1 guilty parties responsible.
January 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Unpopular opinion: I wish we'd be as mad at Actual Trump Voters as some of us are about third party and non-voters.
Actual Trump Voters got us here but I feel they get a pass in the discourse. "You're not going to move them" doesn't mean that they are not the #1 guilty parties responsible.
Actual Trump Voters got us here but I feel they get a pass in the discourse. "You're not going to move them" doesn't mean that they are not the #1 guilty parties responsible.
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Impeachment of MAGA officials, abolish ICE, and abolition / dismantling of the police state are now moderate positions.
Impeachment of MAGA officials, abolish ICE, and abolition / dismantling of the police state are now moderate positions.
January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Impeachment of MAGA officials, abolish ICE, and abolition / dismantling of the police state are now moderate positions.
Impeachment of MAGA officials, abolish ICE, and abolition / dismantling of the police state are now moderate positions.
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Again, you can be as mad as you want. I didn't sit out the election, but I do speak to Black men who intentionally sat out the election. Most of y'all don't.
What y'all are still not hearing:
* Black men experience ~2 Renees *a day*
* There were *fewer* Black men killed by cops in 2025 than 2024
What y'all are still not hearing:
* Black men experience ~2 Renees *a day*
* There were *fewer* Black men killed by cops in 2025 than 2024
I actually think i might be more mad at the people who thought it would be the same with Kamala.
Trumpsters are just fucking brain dead racists.
But the "sit this out" crew had the audacity to look at the two and think they were doing 3D chess by letting the Nazi win.
I'm vibrating with rage.
Trumpsters are just fucking brain dead racists.
But the "sit this out" crew had the audacity to look at the two and think they were doing 3D chess by letting the Nazi win.
I'm vibrating with rage.
January 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Again, you can be as mad as you want. I didn't sit out the election, but I do speak to Black men who intentionally sat out the election. Most of y'all don't.
What y'all are still not hearing:
* Black men experience ~2 Renees *a day*
* There were *fewer* Black men killed by cops in 2025 than 2024
What y'all are still not hearing:
* Black men experience ~2 Renees *a day*
* There were *fewer* Black men killed by cops in 2025 than 2024
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Who I'm mad at, is the Dem voters that *still* expect Black men to sign up for fascism for themselves, but democracy for everyone else. Y'all are still running "tough on crime" Dem candidates.
I don't know one Black man that regrets sitting out his 2024 vote for criminal justice reasons. Not one.
I don't know one Black man that regrets sitting out his 2024 vote for criminal justice reasons. Not one.
January 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Who I'm mad at, is the Dem voters that *still* expect Black men to sign up for fascism for themselves, but democracy for everyone else. Y'all are still running "tough on crime" Dem candidates.
I don't know one Black man that regrets sitting out his 2024 vote for criminal justice reasons. Not one.
I don't know one Black man that regrets sitting out his 2024 vote for criminal justice reasons. Not one.
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We see you #Minneapolis ✌🏻
In Minneapolis this afternoon—
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
January 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
We see you #Minneapolis ✌🏻
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Marcus Garvey was married to two Amy(s), but you're probably most familiar with the second one, Amy Jacques Garvey.
Amy Jacques was the mother of his two sons Marcus Jr and Julius Garvey (who is still alive).
She also wrote the famous Garvey and Garveryism.
But first was Amy Ashwood Garvey
Amy Jacques was the mother of his two sons Marcus Jr and Julius Garvey (who is still alive).
She also wrote the famous Garvey and Garveryism.
But first was Amy Ashwood Garvey
January 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Marcus Garvey was married to two Amy(s), but you're probably most familiar with the second one, Amy Jacques Garvey.
Amy Jacques was the mother of his two sons Marcus Jr and Julius Garvey (who is still alive).
She also wrote the famous Garvey and Garveryism.
But first was Amy Ashwood Garvey
Amy Jacques was the mother of his two sons Marcus Jr and Julius Garvey (who is still alive).
She also wrote the famous Garvey and Garveryism.
But first was Amy Ashwood Garvey
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Amy Ashwood helped build the UNIA, organized the first meetings, built the headquarters, founded the Negro World newspaper, director of the Black Star Line corporation, & founded The Negro World newspaper.
Amy Ashwood was the engine that ran the Garvey movement.
She was born 129 years ago today
Amy Ashwood was the engine that ran the Garvey movement.
She was born 129 years ago today
January 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Amy Ashwood helped build the UNIA, organized the first meetings, built the headquarters, founded the Negro World newspaper, director of the Black Star Line corporation, & founded The Negro World newspaper.
Amy Ashwood was the engine that ran the Garvey movement.
She was born 129 years ago today
Amy Ashwood was the engine that ran the Garvey movement.
She was born 129 years ago today
ICE is here in Detroit and SE Michigan and folks don't always know up here. There's not tons of awareness if you're only on certain social media like X, Facebook, etc. and aren't in community with immigrants.
January 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
ICE is here in Detroit and SE Michigan and folks don't always know up here. There's not tons of awareness if you're only on certain social media like X, Facebook, etc. and aren't in community with immigrants.
You're cool, Steffani - I don't know if there's a better term for what's happening down here.
Thanks for the "hybrid regime" terminology. This isn't my area of expertise, but I know this isn't a democracy any more (never was for some folks, but now, it's more broadly authoritarian).
Thanks for the "hybrid regime" terminology. This isn't my area of expertise, but I know this isn't a democracy any more (never was for some folks, but now, it's more broadly authoritarian).
January 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
You're cool, Steffani - I don't know if there's a better term for what's happening down here.
Thanks for the "hybrid regime" terminology. This isn't my area of expertise, but I know this isn't a democracy any more (never was for some folks, but now, it's more broadly authoritarian).
Thanks for the "hybrid regime" terminology. This isn't my area of expertise, but I know this isn't a democracy any more (never was for some folks, but now, it's more broadly authoritarian).
Thanks! I'll read today... this is certainly not a democracy or a republic any longer. It's something else.
January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Thanks! I'll read today... this is certainly not a democracy or a republic any longer. It's something else.
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JONATHAN ROSS THREAD: 🧵 I think a certain # of women have seen the video from Ross’s cellphone showing the taunts that led to Renee’s murder.
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
JONATHAN ROSS THREAD: 🧵 I think a certain # of women have seen the video from Ross’s cellphone showing the taunts that led to Renee’s murder.
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
Make no mistake, it ain't "soft" for Minnesotans in the Twin Cities, Chicagoans, and other blue enclaves. It ain't soft for immigrants and undocumented folks. Nor has it ever been "soft" for Black and Indigenous folks.
Look up the definition of "soft dictatorship." Tell me that isn't where we are.
Look up the definition of "soft dictatorship." Tell me that isn't where we are.
January 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Make no mistake, it ain't "soft" for Minnesotans in the Twin Cities, Chicagoans, and other blue enclaves. It ain't soft for immigrants and undocumented folks. Nor has it ever been "soft" for Black and Indigenous folks.
Look up the definition of "soft dictatorship." Tell me that isn't where we are.
Look up the definition of "soft dictatorship." Tell me that isn't where we are.
American exceptionalism & arrogance has folks seriously thinking we're not living in a dictatorship.
We are. We have been. It's a soft dictatorship, from what I understand, although political scientists might have a more precise term.
Half the population's unaware. And so, it's more insidious.
We are. We have been. It's a soft dictatorship, from what I understand, although political scientists might have a more precise term.
Half the population's unaware. And so, it's more insidious.
January 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
American exceptionalism & arrogance has folks seriously thinking we're not living in a dictatorship.
We are. We have been. It's a soft dictatorship, from what I understand, although political scientists might have a more precise term.
Half the population's unaware. And so, it's more insidious.
We are. We have been. It's a soft dictatorship, from what I understand, although political scientists might have a more precise term.
Half the population's unaware. And so, it's more insidious.
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Yes, but for only certain parts of the country. Like a reverse Reconstruction.
The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
January 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Yes, but for only certain parts of the country. Like a reverse Reconstruction.
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What countries have told their citizens not to travel to the US?
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
What countries have told their citizens not to travel to the US?
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The financial instability of The NewsHour is a civic crisis. PBS’s flagship nightly news broadcast can’t fund a weekend broadcast or keep its last bureau — Phoenix — open.
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The financial instability of The NewsHour is a civic crisis. PBS’s flagship nightly news broadcast can’t fund a weekend broadcast or keep its last bureau — Phoenix — open.
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i'm having a hard time resisting saying, welcome to our reality over and over again. i don't want to because it does not feel useful. and yet, i really want to because it also does feel necessary.
January 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
i'm having a hard time resisting saying, welcome to our reality over and over again. i don't want to because it does not feel useful. and yet, i really want to because it also does feel necessary.
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They've been waiting on this moment since the fall of the confederacy. This was passed down through generations and here TF we are.
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
They've been waiting on this moment since the fall of the confederacy. This was passed down through generations and here TF we are.
thanks for the rec!!!
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
thanks for the rec!!!