Eli Meyerhoff
@elimeyerhoff.bsky.social
building new worlds in the shell of the old / trusting kids / abolition / decolonization / Free Palestine! / anti-Zionist, diasporist Jewishness / https://abolition.university / Beyond Education: Radical studying for another world / http://elimeyerhoff.com
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well, the impartial observers have weighed in
February 18, 2026 at 6:57 PM
well, the impartial observers have weighed in
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Hands off Iran, hands off Venezuela, hands off Cuba, hands off Palestine, hands off Yemen, hands off Greenland, hands off Canada, hands off Minnesota, hands off Nigeria.
February 19, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Hands off Iran, hands off Venezuela, hands off Cuba, hands off Palestine, hands off Yemen, hands off Greenland, hands off Canada, hands off Minnesota, hands off Nigeria.
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Hands off Maine, hands off Los Angeles, hands off D.C., hands off Memphis, hands off Chicago, hands off New Orleans, hands off Oakland, hands off Baltimore, hands off Portland, hands off Baton Rouge, hands off El Paso, hands off the entire border, hands off everyone in it and everyone beyond it.
February 19, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Hands off Maine, hands off Los Angeles, hands off D.C., hands off Memphis, hands off Chicago, hands off New Orleans, hands off Oakland, hands off Baltimore, hands off Portland, hands off Baton Rouge, hands off El Paso, hands off the entire border, hands off everyone in it and everyone beyond it.
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Get ready to hear so much more “organic” discourse on here about why we need to adopt AI
"Meta is preparing to spend $65 M this year to boost state politicians who are friendly to the AI industry...To do that, Meta is quietly starting two new super PACs... The new PACs join two others already started by Meta, one of which is focused on California" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...
Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Get ready to hear so much more “organic” discourse on here about why we need to adopt AI
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What’s most disturbing to me re @mayor.nyc.gov’s failure to uphold the .05% allocation for libraries is that these are THE socialist institution, islands designed to secure everyone’s equal & free access to knowledge, tech & space otherwise monetized. They should be a socialist’s top priority.
February 19, 2026 at 12:24 AM
What’s most disturbing to me re @mayor.nyc.gov’s failure to uphold the .05% allocation for libraries is that these are THE socialist institution, islands designed to secure everyone’s equal & free access to knowledge, tech & space otherwise monetized. They should be a socialist’s top priority.
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Worth remembering that this is supposed to be a civil, non-punitive form of detention, and that this legal fiction is what allows it to happen without criminal trials
I just can’t stop thinking abt federal agents raiding the cells of incarcerated children to confiscate their drawings & letters. This is Nazi shit.
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 19, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Worth remembering that this is supposed to be a civil, non-punitive form of detention, and that this legal fiction is what allows it to happen without criminal trials
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Public works is also spending time and money today in Longfellow replacing stop signs that have 'ICE' stickered on to them.
I wish I was making this up.
I wish I was making this up.
February 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Public works is also spending time and money today in Longfellow replacing stop signs that have 'ICE' stickered on to them.
I wish I was making this up.
I wish I was making this up.
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today I read Raymond Williams praising Sesame Street in passing and it made me so happy as a big fan of both
February 19, 2026 at 1:25 AM
today I read Raymond Williams praising Sesame Street in passing and it made me so happy as a big fan of both
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‘With hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers spread across the occupied West Bank, and countless legal complications surrounding land ownership, the latest steps are designed to cement the fact that this is not temporary - and the state will not be able to reverse the measures already taken.’
Israel's annexation drive has sped up - because the world allows it
New mechanism for land registration in the occupied West Bank highlights the need for Palestinians to reclaim the discourse about their own future
www.middleeasteye.net
February 19, 2026 at 1:26 AM
‘With hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers spread across the occupied West Bank, and countless legal complications surrounding land ownership, the latest steps are designed to cement the fact that this is not temporary - and the state will not be able to reverse the measures already taken.’
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We were told to scrub "biodiversity" from our websites because of this shit.
February 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
We were told to scrub "biodiversity" from our websites because of this shit.
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How did "free speech" become a cudgel to silence dissent? My latest in @bostonreview.bsky.social
www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-ri...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-ri...
September 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
How did "free speech" become a cudgel to silence dissent? My latest in @bostonreview.bsky.social
www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-ri...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-ri...
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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ICE deports asylum seeker to Africa, where abuser who bought her as ‘wife’ is waiting to kill her, lawyers claim
ICE deports woman to Africa, where ‘husband’ who bought her is waiting to kill her
First in The Independent: A Congolese woman’s life is in ‘grave danger’ after ICE secretly flew her to an unknown African nation, according to an emergency motion filed in federal court
trib.al
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
ICE deports asylum seeker to Africa, where abuser who bought her as ‘wife’ is waiting to kill her, lawyers claim
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Shame on NYU Langone for bending the knee to the Trump administration and closing the Transgender Youth Health Program 🏳️⚧️✊🏽
February 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Shame on NYU Langone for bending the knee to the Trump administration and closing the Transgender Youth Health Program 🏳️⚧️✊🏽
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Twin Cities' horrors continue though media has moved on. Families are still in hiding (schools w/virtual options till April), ICE still abducting people w/disregard for law, ongoing need for rent relief. Here's one hyper-local effort from my trusted colleague. Please RT even if you can't donate.
February 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Twin Cities' horrors continue though media has moved on. Families are still in hiding (schools w/virtual options till April), ICE still abducting people w/disregard for law, ongoing need for rent relief. Here's one hyper-local effort from my trusted colleague. Please RT even if you can't donate.
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SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com
wired.com/story/social...
wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com
wired.com/story/social...
wired.com/story/social...
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Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
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Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
popular.info
February 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
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ICE deported 2-month-old Juan Nicolás with his mother and father to Mexico, despite the baby suffering from bronchitis while in detention. trib.al/YGS1yQC
Nicolás’s mother said they were left at the border with no phone and only the money they had in their commissary.
Nicolás’s mother said they were left at the border with no phone and only the money they had in their commissary.
February 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
ICE deported 2-month-old Juan Nicolás with his mother and father to Mexico, despite the baby suffering from bronchitis while in detention. trib.al/YGS1yQC
Nicolás’s mother said they were left at the border with no phone and only the money they had in their commissary.
Nicolás’s mother said they were left at the border with no phone and only the money they had in their commissary.
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I wrote about Hillary Clinton's words on immigration, the proposed ICE reforms put forward by Schumer and Jeffries, and how, when faced with a vast abomination, not looking the problem in the eye can lead to putting bandaids on the bigger harm while institutionalizing it.
Institutionalizing harm
Small fixes can be dangerous if you entrench the thing you hope to stop.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I wrote about Hillary Clinton's words on immigration, the proposed ICE reforms put forward by Schumer and Jeffries, and how, when faced with a vast abomination, not looking the problem in the eye can lead to putting bandaids on the bigger harm while institutionalizing it.
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This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
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My guess is that the goal here is not only to punish the children for turning more people against ICE/DHS, but also to make news outlets think twice about reporting on kids' suffering at the hands of ICE/DHS, out of concern that doing so might lead to retaliation against the kids.
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
My guess is that the goal here is not only to punish the children for turning more people against ICE/DHS, but also to make news outlets think twice about reporting on kids' suffering at the hands of ICE/DHS, out of concern that doing so might lead to retaliation against the kids.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but it doesn't seem ideal that we're going to have to create a network to smuggle drawings and letters our of our national network of punitive detention camps and keep them anonymous so that the authorities can't retaliate against children.
My guess is that the goal here is not only to punish the children for turning more people against ICE/DHS, but also to make news outlets think twice about reporting on kids' suffering at the hands of ICE/DHS, out of concern that doing so might lead to retaliation against the kids.
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Maybe I'm missing something, but it doesn't seem ideal that we're going to have to create a network to smuggle drawings and letters our of our national network of punitive detention camps and keep them anonymous so that the authorities can't retaliate against children.
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ICE has been slammed after staff members have allegedly begun conducting raids on cells to seize and "rip up" letters written by children that expose the dire conditions within an immigration detention facility in Dilley, Texas.
ICE blasted for 'destroying' children's letters begging for freedom in Texas
www.irishstar.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:42 PM
ICE has been slammed after staff members have allegedly begun conducting raids on cells to seize and "rip up" letters written by children that expose the dire conditions within an immigration detention facility in Dilley, Texas.
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I’ve had to spend my entire adult life dealing with people shitting on both critical/cultural theory and radical left politics as being “out of touch” or “unrealistic.” Meanwhile, our society is run by fantasy-based grifter technofascists and purely vibes-based economists. Incredible stuff.
Hassett: "The basic theory of President Trump's tariffs is sure, we're importing stuff from China, but we've got producers in US who make stuff, maybe at alightly higher place. If we bring stuff home, create demand, then that will hurt China & drive up wages & American consumers will be better off."
February 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I’ve had to spend my entire adult life dealing with people shitting on both critical/cultural theory and radical left politics as being “out of touch” or “unrealistic.” Meanwhile, our society is run by fantasy-based grifter technofascists and purely vibes-based economists. Incredible stuff.