keefe murren
@keefemurren.bsky.social
Storytelling 🎥, narrative power, and coalition building with displaced and immigrant youth in the US and East Africa. Also ⚽️
Formerly FilmAid, UNICEF, SundanceTV, HRW. Always Barça
Formerly FilmAid, UNICEF, SundanceTV, HRW. Always Barça
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"A year later, I sense that many people I know who live in the U.S. feel a little disappointed in themselves. Somehow, if we imagined living under full-blown fascism at the Federal level, we believed we would be different." open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
We Don’t Know Where We Will End Up…
A Year Since the 2024 Election
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"A year later, I sense that many people I know who live in the U.S. feel a little disappointed in themselves. Somehow, if we imagined living under full-blown fascism at the Federal level, we believed we would be different." open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Many people they are detaining for deportation are asylum seekers, people who fled violence, or fear violent repression in their home country
The admin has fired nearly 4 dozen immigration judges who refused to dismiss asylum cases to give legal cover to DHS deportations
The law they're breaking👇
The admin has fired nearly 4 dozen immigration judges who refused to dismiss asylum cases to give legal cover to DHS deportations
The law they're breaking👇
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Many people they are detaining for deportation are asylum seekers, people who fled violence, or fear violent repression in their home country
The admin has fired nearly 4 dozen immigration judges who refused to dismiss asylum cases to give legal cover to DHS deportations
The law they're breaking👇
The admin has fired nearly 4 dozen immigration judges who refused to dismiss asylum cases to give legal cover to DHS deportations
The law they're breaking👇
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"Today, hunger and starvation are used by the RSF and army as a strategic weapon of war...But these deadly tactics of obstruction, displacement, and starvation alone cannot account for the crisis levels of hunger people are currently facing."
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
The Politics of Hunger in Sudan – Transition Magazine
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Today, hunger and starvation are used by the RSF and army as a strategic weapon of war...But these deadly tactics of obstruction, displacement, and starvation alone cannot account for the crisis levels of hunger people are currently facing."
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
Kenyan Workers Get Abused Abroad. The President’s Family and Allies Profit.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Sudan can seem like two well-armed egos battling it out while the Sudanese people starve, but this excellent article by @nisrinelamin.bsky.social gives essential context for - "A hunger crisis triggered by the current war but decades in the making"
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sudan can seem like two well-armed egos battling it out while the Sudanese people starve, but this excellent article by @nisrinelamin.bsky.social gives essential context for - "A hunger crisis triggered by the current war but decades in the making"
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
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Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
"Their government encouraged workers like them to find jobs in Saudi Arabia & send their savings back to Kenya... they faced abuse, exploitation and neglect...They had children outside of marriage. & now they are trapped."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w... By Vivian Nereim and @lattif.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w... By Vivian Nereim and @lattif.bsky.social
Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Their government encouraged workers like them to find jobs in Saudi Arabia & send their savings back to Kenya... they faced abuse, exploitation and neglect...They had children outside of marriage. & now they are trapped."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w... By Vivian Nereim and @lattif.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w... By Vivian Nereim and @lattif.bsky.social
In personal news, I nailed it with Arepa de Huevo this morning. 🇨🇴🇻🇪😋
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
In personal news, I nailed it with Arepa de Huevo this morning. 🇨🇴🇻🇪😋
Hammurabi's Code's clearly demands a rye for rye for sandwich guy.
Hambarrassing.
Hambarrassing.
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Hammurabi's Code's clearly demands a rye for rye for sandwich guy.
Hambarrassing.
Hambarrassing.
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Mamdani's victory wasn't only a repudiation of an old and exhausted political establishment in the city, it was also a triumph over the framing power of the political press, and none more so than the New York Times, whose coverage and editorials worked relentlessly to dampen his appeal.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Mamdani's victory wasn't only a repudiation of an old and exhausted political establishment in the city, it was also a triumph over the framing power of the political press, and none more so than the New York Times, whose coverage and editorials worked relentlessly to dampen his appeal.
This just sucks.
RIP Teen Vogue, long live Lex McMenamin!
RIP Teen Vogue, long live Lex McMenamin!
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This just sucks.
RIP Teen Vogue, long live Lex McMenamin!
RIP Teen Vogue, long live Lex McMenamin!
Kenyan clean sweep at the New York Marathon today
November 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Kenyan clean sweep at the New York Marathon today
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My new essay in the WSJ about the essential role that enslaved labor played in America's capitalist takeoff. Born in Blackness. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
The Complex Role of Slavery in Building America’s Wealth
It was a crucial factor in the country’s economic takeoff well beyond what’s commonly assumed.
urldefense.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My new essay in the WSJ about the essential role that enslaved labor played in America's capitalist takeoff. Born in Blackness. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
Great piece: What Is Collective Narrative Infrastructure and Why Does It Matter?
"Put culture at the center. - Support artists, storytellers, and cultural production as a primary vehicle for shaping public imagination and policy debates.
nonprofitquarterly.org/what-is-coll...
"Put culture at the center. - Support artists, storytellers, and cultural production as a primary vehicle for shaping public imagination and policy debates.
nonprofitquarterly.org/what-is-coll...
What Is Collective Narrative Infrastructure and Why Does It Matter? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Nonprofits and philanthropy are falling short in building the relationships, rituals, and alignment infrastructure that movements need today. But that can change.
nonprofitquarterly.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Great piece: What Is Collective Narrative Infrastructure and Why Does It Matter?
"Put culture at the center. - Support artists, storytellers, and cultural production as a primary vehicle for shaping public imagination and policy debates.
nonprofitquarterly.org/what-is-coll...
"Put culture at the center. - Support artists, storytellers, and cultural production as a primary vehicle for shaping public imagination and policy debates.
nonprofitquarterly.org/what-is-coll...
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The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
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This is the best analysis I've yet read on Raila Odinga's style of politics. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
Raila Odinga and the politics of power
Kenyan elites do not seek to build institutions to restrain power but rather movements to capture it.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This is the best analysis I've yet read on Raila Odinga's style of politics. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
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Bodø/Glimt showing support for Galatasaray fans' "Stop The Genocide" 🇵🇸 banner, via their official account.
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bodø/Glimt showing support for Galatasaray fans' "Stop The Genocide" 🇵🇸 banner, via their official account.
Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st-Century Social Movements
Great conversation with Radical Communicators Network (RadComms) founder Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukoska, editors and contributors to Liberation Stories
convergencemag.com/podcast/libe...
Great conversation with Radical Communicators Network (RadComms) founder Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukoska, editors and contributors to Liberation Stories
convergencemag.com/podcast/libe...
Liberation Stories w/ Marzena Zukowska and Shanelle Matthews
Building narrative power with co-editors of Liberation Stories, Shanelle Matthews & Marzena Zukowska
convergencemag.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st-Century Social Movements
Great conversation with Radical Communicators Network (RadComms) founder Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukoska, editors and contributors to Liberation Stories
convergencemag.com/podcast/libe...
Great conversation with Radical Communicators Network (RadComms) founder Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukoska, editors and contributors to Liberation Stories
convergencemag.com/podcast/libe...
Some important context - www.theparadiseprogressive.com/blog-the-par...
October 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Some important context - www.theparadiseprogressive.com/blog-the-par...
Literal dehumanization.
I work with young refugees in camps who earn money by taking photos & making videos for NGOs.
They are stealing vital income from the people they are supposedly raising money to help... just so they can post a “Photorealistic kid in refugee camp” without parental consent.
I work with young refugees in camps who earn money by taking photos & making videos for NGOs.
They are stealing vital income from the people they are supposedly raising money to help... just so they can post a “Photorealistic kid in refugee camp” without parental consent.
You already know this is bad, but I absolutely guarantee the details in this article are at least 12x as bad as you think they are
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
October 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Literal dehumanization.
I work with young refugees in camps who earn money by taking photos & making videos for NGOs.
They are stealing vital income from the people they are supposedly raising money to help... just so they can post a “Photorealistic kid in refugee camp” without parental consent.
I work with young refugees in camps who earn money by taking photos & making videos for NGOs.
They are stealing vital income from the people they are supposedly raising money to help... just so they can post a “Photorealistic kid in refugee camp” without parental consent.
No Kings in Connecticut. In Ridgefield, CT site of one of the first battles of the Revolution.
Also, at my old elementary school.
Also, at my old elementary school.
October 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
No Kings in Connecticut. In Ridgefield, CT site of one of the first battles of the Revolution.
Also, at my old elementary school.
Also, at my old elementary school.
I'm really curious what realignment Raila's passing will bring about.
GenZ is an emerging constituency for opposition politicians to court and the youth movement's commitment to being both "tribeless" and "leaderless" make it hard to predict what comes next.
@nanjala.bsky.social's question is key
GenZ is an emerging constituency for opposition politicians to court and the youth movement's commitment to being both "tribeless" and "leaderless" make it hard to predict what comes next.
@nanjala.bsky.social's question is key
A narrative vacuum now exists in Kenyan politics. Ruto has the least legitimacy of any president in democratic Kenyan history. He was in the process of buying legitimacy and political capital from figures like Raila. How will the political class respond to the vacuum? is my question of the day.
October 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm really curious what realignment Raila's passing will bring about.
GenZ is an emerging constituency for opposition politicians to court and the youth movement's commitment to being both "tribeless" and "leaderless" make it hard to predict what comes next.
@nanjala.bsky.social's question is key
GenZ is an emerging constituency for opposition politicians to court and the youth movement's commitment to being both "tribeless" and "leaderless" make it hard to predict what comes next.
@nanjala.bsky.social's question is key
"the United States should avoid “the concentration of non-native citizens” in order to promote assimilation."
The reason immigrants have historically adapted and integrated well is in VERY large part due to enclaves.
My people came to NYC b/c that's where they knew people who could get them work
The reason immigrants have historically adapted and integrated well is in VERY large part due to enclaves.
My people came to NYC b/c that's where they knew people who could get them work
asylum but only for racists apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"the United States should avoid “the concentration of non-native citizens” in order to promote assimilation."
The reason immigrants have historically adapted and integrated well is in VERY large part due to enclaves.
My people came to NYC b/c that's where they knew people who could get them work
The reason immigrants have historically adapted and integrated well is in VERY large part due to enclaves.
My people came to NYC b/c that's where they knew people who could get them work