jenn m. jackson
@jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social
Political scientist and author. Researching Black politics, gender & sexuality, policing, and threat. They/them. Personal acct.
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Black Women Taught Us by Jenn M. Jackson: 9780593243336 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for...
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The paperback for my debut book BLACK WOMEN TAUGHT US will be out in a few months, nearly two years after its release. I'm so grateful folks have been supporting it even as I'm here recovering from heart surgery. Updates on the way. Stay tuned 💜
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Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
I've been thinking a lot about hope and what it does for us. So I wrote a quick reflection on hope over on Substack. Read, like, and subscribe!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I've been thinking a lot about hope and what it does for us. So I wrote a quick reflection on hope over on Substack. Read, like, and subscribe!
🔗 Read the full piece at Jennmjacksonphd.substack.com.
⭐️ Subscribers get access to lecture notes, thought questions, and recommended readings each month.
🔗 Read the full piece at Jennmjacksonphd.substack.com.
⭐️ Subscribers get access to lecture notes, thought questions, and recommended readings each month.
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
My experience at the National Women’s Studies Association conference this past weekend was AMAZING. It was refreshing to be in community with scholars, and organizers who take seriously the lives of women, gender expansive ppl, disabled folks, and other multiply marginalized ppl.
#NWSA2025
#NWSA2025
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
My experience at the National Women’s Studies Association conference this past weekend was AMAZING. It was refreshing to be in community with scholars, and organizers who take seriously the lives of women, gender expansive ppl, disabled folks, and other multiply marginalized ppl.
#NWSA2025
#NWSA2025
Join me and my scholarly friends as we talk about the current political moment. Next Monday, at 11am CT/2pm ET, my Genforward Survey team will be thinking together about our political futures.
Register here: bit.ly/data4liberation2025
Register here: bit.ly/data4liberation2025
November 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Join me and my scholarly friends as we talk about the current political moment. Next Monday, at 11am CT/2pm ET, my Genforward Survey team will be thinking together about our political futures.
Register here: bit.ly/data4liberation2025
Register here: bit.ly/data4liberation2025
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Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
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The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
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This is a good companion piece to the NYT piece today on the attack on the DOJ, and a sign of what the lawyers who did not resign or get fired are willing to do.
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
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It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
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Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is a good companion piece to the NYT piece today on the attack on the DOJ, and a sign of what the lawyers who did not resign or get fired are willing to do.
I've been on medical leave for 4 months. Tomorrow is my first day back to advising students, writing letters of recommendation, and sitting on dissertation committees. I'm legit excited to be getting back to my students 💜
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I've been on medical leave for 4 months. Tomorrow is my first day back to advising students, writing letters of recommendation, and sitting on dissertation committees. I'm legit excited to be getting back to my students 💜
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A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
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I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
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Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and wordsmith, dies at 51
Alice Wong, a transformational leader for disability rights and justice, who founded the Disability Visibility project to magnify disabled culture, died Nov. 14.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
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I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
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Some states have stepped in to cover SNAP benefits. Texas, which has a multibillion-dollar rainy-day fund, has not. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-human-toll-of-the-suspension-of-snap
The Human Toll of the Suspension of SNAP
The food-assistance program serves around forty-two million Americans. In Texas, even people with decent jobs are feeling the pain.
www.newyorker.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Some states have stepped in to cover SNAP benefits. Texas, which has a multibillion-dollar rainy-day fund, has not. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-human-toll-of-the-suspension-of-snap
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
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And I've been doing politics for long enough to know clearly that the entire Senate Democratic caucus agreed to this decision to fold. Open your eyes. The 8 who "broke" did so with the complete blessing of Schumer and their colleagues. You don't have to play along because this is not a game. The end
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And I've been doing politics for long enough to know clearly that the entire Senate Democratic caucus agreed to this decision to fold. Open your eyes. The 8 who "broke" did so with the complete blessing of Schumer and their colleagues. You don't have to play along because this is not a game. The end
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COMPLICITY NOT COWARDICE. COMPLICITY.
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
COMPLICITY NOT COWARDICE. COMPLICITY.
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The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
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“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
@bloomberg.com $HD
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November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
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Once the government reopens, precedent has already been set, if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva, the newly elected representative from Arizona’s 7th District, someone else will. In Powell v. McCormack (1969), the
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Once the government reopens, precedent has already been set, if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva, the newly elected representative from Arizona’s 7th District, someone else will. In Powell v. McCormack (1969), the
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Supreme Court ruled that a duly elected member cannot be denied their seat, meaning a judge could step in to administer the oath or order the House to allow it. In other words, once the government reopens, Johnson will no longer be able to act as the gatekeeper.
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Supreme Court ruled that a duly elected member cannot be denied their seat, meaning a judge could step in to administer the oath or order the House to allow it. In other words, once the government reopens, Johnson will no longer be able to act as the gatekeeper.
If they have their way, survival will be stratified by caste with the poorest folks starving and having no medical assistance. These are human rights violations. They are inhumane and despicable.
Don't stop talking about it.
Don't stop talking about it.
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
If they have their way, survival will be stratified by caste with the poorest folks starving and having no medical assistance. These are human rights violations. They are inhumane and despicable.
Don't stop talking about it.
Don't stop talking about it.
This is the longest government shutdown in history. It continues due to the greed of the wealthiest Americans, people who care little about the most vulnerable among us. The social safety net they are actively dismantling has been in place for more than 90 years, since the Great Depression.
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is the longest government shutdown in history. It continues due to the greed of the wealthiest Americans, people who care little about the most vulnerable among us. The social safety net they are actively dismantling has been in place for more than 90 years, since the Great Depression.
The Trump Administration has demanded that states halt any SNAP payments to beneficiaries. They have referred to these payments as "unauthorized." The USDA has threatened to end federal funding for any states who fail to comply.
Every new day feels like we are waking up in the Sunken Place.
Every new day feels like we are waking up in the Sunken Place.
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Trump Administration has demanded that states halt any SNAP payments to beneficiaries. They have referred to these payments as "unauthorized." The USDA has threatened to end federal funding for any states who fail to comply.
Every new day feels like we are waking up in the Sunken Place.
Every new day feels like we are waking up in the Sunken Place.
Telling states NOT TO feed people is vile.
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Telling states NOT TO feed people is vile.