Nelson Flores
@nelsonlflores.bsky.social
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Professor researching race and language in education Check out my book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/becoming-the-system-9780197516829

Communication & Media Studies 28%
Art 22%
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oregonian.com
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
donmoyn.bsky.social
This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical
thedailyshow.com
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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nposegay.bsky.social
If this ceasefire happens - and I hope it does - Western media will talk about 'peace'. This will be inaccurate. What they will mean is 'quiet', a reversion to the background level of violence that Palestinians have faced for decades. Peace can only come with the end of the occupation and apartheid.
thedailyshow.com
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
Don’t Look Up was a satirical movie where an Elon-like character convinced everybody that an asteroid coming to earth was actually a huge economic opportunity. Who could have predicted a few years later it would no longer be satire. Also *mild spoiler* the movie did not end well for anybody but Elon

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nelsonlflores.bsky.social
The NYT has also been citing Trump and anonymous sources “familiar with the negotiations” for over a month now saying a deal was imminent and that Harvard was agreeing to pay $500 million dollars which makes me wonder if they are now just a mouthpiece for Trump’s “art of the deal” pressure campaign
ryanenos.bsky.social
Nothing shows the dangerous tendency to normalize authoritarianism like the New York Times coverage of the extortion of Harvard. One could read this article and think it is about a free agent inking a contract with the Yankees. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Harvard Seeks Assurances as Talks Restart in Washington
www.nytimes.com
lkfazio.bsky.social
"American civil society has more than enough financial and organizational muscle to stop this authoritarian offensive. But it requires collective resolve. And it requires leadership, which has been in painfully short supply."

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump’s Compact | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard, rather than quietly pursuing its own appeasement strategy, should lead the way to preserve academic freedom and democracy.
www.thecrimson.com
ryanenos.bsky.social
Nothing shows the dangerous tendency to normalize authoritarianism like the New York Times coverage of the extortion of Harvard. One could read this article and think it is about a free agent inking a contract with the Yankees. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Harvard Seeks Assurances as Talks Restart in Washington
www.nytimes.com

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
People looking back at this time of history in the future will no doubt applaud the bravery of GOP senators who consistently expressed mild anxiety about Trump’s fascist takeover of our government
A headline that reads”GOP senators increasingly anxious about Trump’s aggressive use of National Guard”

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
“So yes—when Bad Bunny takes that stage, we’ll celebrate him. We’ll defend Title III. We’ll keep teaching, organizing, and speaking out. But more than that, we’ll keep listening for the world we’re fighting for—the one that sounds like music, laughter, and a thousand accents refusing to disappear.”

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christianilbury.bsky.social
HI. It's me.

WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.

Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
So according to SCOTUS it would seem that states have the right to ban gender affirmative care that professional organizations support but do not have the right to ban conversion therapy that professional organizations condemn. Professional expertise literally has no legitimacy anymore.

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jimmckinley.bsky.social
Open Access! Our study shows how structured, identity-focused peer feedback can help doctoral L2 writers refine their authorial voice, build rhetorical confidence, and resist the homogenising effects of GenAI-assisted prose. Watch this space. More to come from this project! doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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strictlychristo.bsky.social
Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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acharityhudley.bsky.social
It is the honor of my lifetime to share that @universitypress.cambridge.org will publish the @lingsocam.bsky.social's new Journal of Black Language & Culture. www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...

JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation on Black language & culture through a global, diasporic lens.

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
What this case shows is that for many immigrants a pathway to legalization is essentially impossible providing incentives to lie as a survival strategy. These lies can then take on a life of their own. A more sensible immigration policy could have prevented this.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.
www.nytimes.com

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hauntedpumpkin.bsky.social
Oh crap, it's back at #1 in movies again today on Netflix too. That's awesome!

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
A foundational assumption of the capitalist logic shaping US social policy is that something needs to be a problem to justify people getting support. This means human services professionals have to pathologize their clients. Just imagine if we lived in a world where people just got what they needed.
respexy.bsky.social
This is a great jumping-off point for something that I think a lot of people don't understand when we talk about adding certain things to the DSM or ICD.
A post from Ashley Annestedt, LCSW reading "Therapists, help me out. What's the ICD code for: Nothing is clinically 'wrong,' patient is experiencing basic human emotions due to racism, sexism, homophobia, removal of rights, and a pandemic?"

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
Puerto Rican swag and unassuming I don’t give a fuck attitude is unmatched by anyone in the world 🥰
phillewis.bsky.social
Bad Bunny responds to his Super Bowl critics in Spanish, and then English: “And, if you didn’t understand know what I just said, you have four months to learn!”
phillewis.bsky.social
Bad Bunny responds to his Super Bowl critics in Spanish, and then English: “And, if you didn’t understand know what I just said, you have four months to learn!”

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
As a millennial I will say that the idea that your career is your life is toxic and will never lead you to feel a peace

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rweingarten.bsky.social
Taking Trump’s loyalty oath would be a profound betrayal of students, staff, faculty, the public, higher education, & our shared democracy. We urge schools not to capitulate & not to negotiate but to unite now in defense of democracy and higher ed.

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
The strongest allies are not always in your face. Often they are quietly working behind the scenes with little to no recognition.

The test of a true ally is not only what people say and do when everybody is looking but also what they say and do with few people looking.

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respexy.bsky.social
This is a great jumping-off point for something that I think a lot of people don't understand when we talk about adding certain things to the DSM or ICD.
A post from Ashley Annestedt, LCSW reading "Therapists, help me out. What's the ICD code for: Nothing is clinically 'wrong,' patient is experiencing basic human emotions due to racism, sexism, homophobia, removal of rights, and a pandemic?"
karenattiah.bsky.social
Columbia canceled my class on race and media, but I'm teaching the people anyway.

Oct. 5 is the *last day* to register for my online live + recorded classes on Race, Media & International Affairs!

We have more than 500 students enrolled. Let's gooo!

www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
Once again we see that for MAGA every accusation is an admission of guilt
jsweetli.bsky.social
SCOOP: PA prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parent's address in Pennsylvania for years. Me with @marisakabas.bsky.social

slate.com/news-and-pol...
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com