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Kye
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· Jan 17
In Conversation with Kirstie - published on January 17, 2026
As former graduate students of Kirstie McClure (1951–2023), we offer these remembrances of our time with her at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Our hope is to put Kirstie’s contribut...
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The introduction for our symposium in honor of Kirstie McClure at Philosophy and Global Affairs is now online. I am grateful to have written this piece and organized the symposium with Arash Davari, Megan Gallagher, and Fred Lee and I hope that many will read it in remembrance of Kirstie.
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ICE spotted in Lawrence at the Iowa st. Burger King around 9:10 this morning. Reports I've heard so far (from my dad, who does immigration resettlement work locally) is 3-5 cars, 3 arrests made this morning.
Please share if you're able and be careful out there.
Please share if you're able and be careful out there.
February 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
ICE spotted in Lawrence at the Iowa st. Burger King around 9:10 this morning. Reports I've heard so far (from my dad, who does immigration resettlement work locally) is 3-5 cars, 3 arrests made this morning.
Please share if you're able and be careful out there.
Please share if you're able and be careful out there.
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
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The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84.
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
February 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84.
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
Frederick Wiseman was one of the best American artists ever. We will sorely miss his eye, which salvaged the possibility of social democracy out of our frayed and strained social institutions. No one ever saw the beauty of a meeting like him. No one knew the true meaning of democracy like him. RIP.
February 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Frederick Wiseman was one of the best American artists ever. We will sorely miss his eye, which salvaged the possibility of social democracy out of our frayed and strained social institutions. No one ever saw the beauty of a meeting like him. No one knew the true meaning of democracy like him. RIP.
One of the freakiest parts of Wood’s Creation of the American Republic is of Samuel Adams’ suggestion of forming a ‘Christian Sparta.’ Luckily such a possibility was quickly abandoned because it was both implausible and batshit crazy.
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM
One of the freakiest parts of Wood’s Creation of the American Republic is of Samuel Adams’ suggestion of forming a ‘Christian Sparta.’ Luckily such a possibility was quickly abandoned because it was both implausible and batshit crazy.
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My book—No Option But Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis—comes out today!
It's the result of 3+ years of research and 150+ interviews with 100+ activists and experts.
It's the result of 3+ years of research and 150+ interviews with 100+ activists and experts.
February 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM
My book—No Option But Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis—comes out today!
It's the result of 3+ years of research and 150+ interviews with 100+ activists and experts.
It's the result of 3+ years of research and 150+ interviews with 100+ activists and experts.
Gonna read Winstanley’s religious pamphlets and no one can stop me
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Gonna read Winstanley’s religious pamphlets and no one can stop me
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a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
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This was such a special interview to conduct: the first in two episodes with historian Peter Linebaugh on the long histories of commons and commoning, connections between enclosures in Europe and imperial conquest abroad, and writing history from below. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/the-...
The Commons w/ Peter Linebaugh
Featuring Peter Linebaugh on the long histories of commons and commoning, connections between enclosures in Europe and imperial conquest abroad, and writing history from below.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
This was such a special interview to conduct: the first in two episodes with historian Peter Linebaugh on the long histories of commons and commoning, connections between enclosures in Europe and imperial conquest abroad, and writing history from below. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/the-...
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One of the biggest wastes of academic productivity is the variation in page/word limits across journals in the same/related fields.
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
One of the biggest wastes of academic productivity is the variation in page/word limits across journals in the same/related fields.
The cornerstone of Trump's political life was birtherism, a racist lie. He is now, as he has always been, a white supremacist at the head of a neo-Redeemer movement.
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The cornerstone of Trump's political life was birtherism, a racist lie. He is now, as he has always been, a white supremacist at the head of a neo-Redeemer movement.
Seven (7) people just pulled out fiddles at the cafe where I’m working.
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Seven (7) people just pulled out fiddles at the cafe where I’m working.
The thing about ICE is that it should be abolished.
February 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The thing about ICE is that it should be abolished.
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In today’s episode, @nhold.bsky.social returns to discuss how deportation is unjustifiable state violence no matter one’s immigration status or citizenship, and how that violence is naturalized when demands are framed around who or what is “legal”
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
Deportation Is State Violence w/ Nate Holdren (Unlocked)
This episode was originally released December 1st for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a pa
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February 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
In today’s episode, @nhold.bsky.social returns to discuss how deportation is unjustifiable state violence no matter one’s immigration status or citizenship, and how that violence is naturalized when demands are framed around who or what is “legal”
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
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in our ongoing moment of awfulness, this symposium on Kirstie McClure can remind us how approach the intellectual life of democracy with fearlessness and rigor
Now that all of the pieces in our symposium in honor of Kirstie McClure are available online from Philosophy and Global Affairs, here's a little thread with each of the pieces. (1/8)
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
in our ongoing moment of awfulness, this symposium on Kirstie McClure can remind us how approach the intellectual life of democracy with fearlessness and rigor
I’m grateful for the experience of editing this symposium for our teacher Kirstie McClure with my friends @megangallagher.bsky.social, @arashdavar.bsky.social, and @fredleept.bsky.social. I am also grateful for the pieces by our contributors which I think do justice to Kirstie’s memory.
Now that all of the pieces in our symposium in honor of Kirstie McClure are available online from Philosophy and Global Affairs, here's a little thread with each of the pieces. (1/8)
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I’m grateful for the experience of editing this symposium for our teacher Kirstie McClure with my friends @megangallagher.bsky.social, @arashdavar.bsky.social, and @fredleept.bsky.social. I am also grateful for the pieces by our contributors which I think do justice to Kirstie’s memory.
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Dvora Yanow's contribution to our symposium on Kirstie McClure in 'Philosophy and Global Affairs' is now available! #poltheory
Thinking with Kirstie - published on January 28, 2026
What logic joins political theory and some circles of interpretive empirical research as members of the same category? Aren’t the two on opposite sides of a methodological and practice divide? The lat...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Dvora Yanow's contribution to our symposium on Kirstie McClure in 'Philosophy and Global Affairs' is now available! #poltheory
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The final piece of our symposium dedicated to Kirstie McClure, Vicki Hsueh's "On Narrative and Unruly Readers," is out! #poltheory
On Narrative and Unruly Readers - published on January 30, 2026
In this essay, I reflect on Kirstie McClure’s insights on historically-inflected political theory, the power and perils of narrative, and the formidable role of readers as agents of praxis. Her attent...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The final piece of our symposium dedicated to Kirstie McClure, Vicki Hsueh's "On Narrative and Unruly Readers," is out! #poltheory
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January 28, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
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Our initial analysis is up.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Our initial analysis is up.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.