Jess Schomberg
@schomj.bsky.social
Librarian, disability, union member 🏳️🌈
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Contact info and various socials: https://linktr.ee/schomj
(they/them)
Contact info and various socials: https://linktr.ee/schomj
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“The claim that Republican anti-trans ads and rhetoric are winning over Democratic and independent voters is simply not true. Moreover, the assumption that abandoning trans rights will have no negative ramifications for Democrats is mistaken.” @juliaserano.bsky.social
Trans rights aren’t tanking the Democrats.
Julia Serano responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”
www.bostonreview.net
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“The claim that Republican anti-trans ads and rhetoric are winning over Democratic and independent voters is simply not true. Moreover, the assumption that abandoning trans rights will have no negative ramifications for Democrats is mistaken.” @juliaserano.bsky.social
So I was browsing through my library's physical audiobook collection looking for some non-streaming listening options during my commute, and saw a Faulkner anthology and thought "perfect!"
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
So I was browsing through my library's physical audiobook collection looking for some non-streaming listening options during my commute, and saw a Faulkner anthology and thought "perfect!"
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Check out this list! Based on how much I valued Unkindness of Ghosts, Chain-gang All-stars and No Gods, No Monsters I can not wait to dig into the rest of these titles.
28 Black Speculative Fiction Books For Black History Month
What is Black Speculative Fiction, anyway? For me, speculative fiction has two definitions. One overarching definition includes texts that use unreal elements in a story. This includes fantasy, alternative histories, magical realism,…
What is Black Speculative Fiction, anyway? For me, speculative fiction has two definitions. One overarching definition includes texts that use unreal elements in a story. This includes fantasy, alternative histories, magical realism,…
28 Black Speculative Fiction Books For Black History Month
What is Black Speculative Fiction, anyway? For me, speculative fiction has two definitions. One overarching definition includes texts that use unreal elements in a story. This includes fantasy, alternative histories, magical realism, science fiction, some mysteries, and some horror. The second definition is more genre-specific and involves texts that propose a "what-if" scenario. I typically think of it as a literary experiment in which the author poses a question to society and uses variables to conduct the experiment.
theblerdlibrary.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Check out this list! Based on how much I valued Unkindness of Ghosts, Chain-gang All-stars and No Gods, No Monsters I can not wait to dig into the rest of these titles.
I am learning how to crochet and it is both humbling and encouraging to watch my own progress. You don't get to self-efficacy without frogging an entire project
Do not make art if you don't enjoy the process of slowly getting better at making art. That is the gate. Consider yourself kept.
February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I am learning how to crochet and it is both humbling and encouraging to watch my own progress. You don't get to self-efficacy without frogging an entire project
I really hate the moving goalposts GFM uses. I know their reasoning, but if I see a sm post saying they're trying to raise $15k and by the time I click on it the bar has been raised to $45k? My kneejerk reaction is not positive.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I really hate the moving goalposts GFM uses. I know their reasoning, but if I see a sm post saying they're trying to raise $15k and by the time I click on it the bar has been raised to $45k? My kneejerk reaction is not positive.
Going through environmentalist children's books from the early 1990s and being reminded of how completely co-opted that movement had become by that time.
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Going through environmentalist children's books from the early 1990s and being reminded of how completely co-opted that movement had become by that time.
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again: you can openly pursue a policy of ethnic cleansing and be received as engaging in "racially charged rhetoric" so long as you are not sufficiently rude about it. and yet the present administration cannot manage even this
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
again: you can openly pursue a policy of ethnic cleansing and be received as engaging in "racially charged rhetoric" so long as you are not sufficiently rude about it. and yet the present administration cannot manage even this
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Good. "But DHS isn't just ICE, it's also..." nope, wrong. DHS no longer serves any useful functions, the whole thing has been reassigned to repression. FEMA isn't even paying out to states. All DHS does is shooting, teargassing, facial recognition, and administrative warrants. Shut it down.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Good. "But DHS isn't just ICE, it's also..." nope, wrong. DHS no longer serves any useful functions, the whole thing has been reassigned to repression. FEMA isn't even paying out to states. All DHS does is shooting, teargassing, facial recognition, and administrative warrants. Shut it down.
(Yes, I know, the horrors, but the horrors will be easier to deal with once I get some of this other stuff dealt with as well.)
February 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
(Yes, I know, the horrors, but the horrors will be easier to deal with once I get some of this other stuff dealt with as well.)
In PT for reasons and one of my assignments is to walk regularly, so it was a real delight to be able to go outside for a short walk in the sun this afternoon. I'm ready to shake off seasonal depression and get back to a regular walking routine.
February 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
In PT for reasons and one of my assignments is to walk regularly, so it was a real delight to be able to go outside for a short walk in the sun this afternoon. I'm ready to shake off seasonal depression and get back to a regular walking routine.
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I'm not sure what to make of it, but every Somali I represent in immigration court currently (8 of them) have today had their hearings cancelled and their judges reassigned. They're now all assigned to a video judge from Louisiana and scheduled for court hearing in one month. 🧵
February 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I'm not sure what to make of it, but every Somali I represent in immigration court currently (8 of them) have today had their hearings cancelled and their judges reassigned. They're now all assigned to a video judge from Louisiana and scheduled for court hearing in one month. 🧵
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Suburban observers say ICE has only been more aggressive since Homan: “I think they’re getting angry that we’re winning and the country is rallying around us. We’re so organized and we act with such integrity. They don’t want to admit they feel threatened by us.”
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Suburban observers say ICE has only been more aggressive since Homan: “I think they’re getting angry that we’re winning and the country is rallying around us. We’re so organized and we act with such integrity. They don’t want to admit they feel threatened by us.”
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Yes. They also “lost” in Los Angeles last summer and just yesterday they carried out a record number of kidnappings here in the city.
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 29, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Yes. They also “lost” in Los Angeles last summer and just yesterday they carried out a record number of kidnappings here in the city.
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saying it louder:
WOMEN ARE GIVING BIRTH WITHOUT HELP AT HOME
This Mobile Clinic needs financial support to get to them, and to others too afraid to go to the hospital.
WOMEN ARE GIVING BIRTH WITHOUT HELP AT HOME
This Mobile Clinic needs financial support to get to them, and to others too afraid to go to the hospital.
Minnesota request:
People too scared to leave home for medical care. Kids getting very sick. Women missing prenatal & delivering at home w/o support. Mobile Clinic treating people in safety of their homes (under dropdown, click "other,” type "Mobile Health")
hennepinhealthcare.org/donate-suppo...
People too scared to leave home for medical care. Kids getting very sick. Women missing prenatal & delivering at home w/o support. Mobile Clinic treating people in safety of their homes (under dropdown, click "other,” type "Mobile Health")
hennepinhealthcare.org/donate-suppo...
hennepinhealthcare.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
saying it louder:
WOMEN ARE GIVING BIRTH WITHOUT HELP AT HOME
This Mobile Clinic needs financial support to get to them, and to others too afraid to go to the hospital.
WOMEN ARE GIVING BIRTH WITHOUT HELP AT HOME
This Mobile Clinic needs financial support to get to them, and to others too afraid to go to the hospital.
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Hey y'all! While the fight in Minnesota is FAR from over, I have been keeping an eye on Maine as well. I connected with the awesome folks over at No ICE for ME and got some links to share!
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
Maine Solidarity Fund
When Our Neighbors are Under Attack, We Stand TogetherRight now, immigrant and Trans Mainers are facing unprecedented threats to their safety, dignity, and basic rights. Families are afraid to leave t...
www.zeffy.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Hey y'all! While the fight in Minnesota is FAR from over, I have been keeping an eye on Maine as well. I connected with the awesome folks over at No ICE for ME and got some links to share!
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Everything they learned in Minnesota they’re applying in Maine from day one. They started off doing fast-moving snatch and grabs on the street, recording and using facial id on observers, and threatening observers directly. They’ll do it all where you live too.
Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Everything they learned in Minnesota they’re applying in Maine from day one. They started off doing fast-moving snatch and grabs on the street, recording and using facial id on observers, and threatening observers directly. They’ll do it all where you live too.
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"Drawing on critical theory and ethnographic methods, the paper uncovers pervasive, oppressive experiences and challenges within library environments."
Lived Patron Experiences of Dysconscious Ableism in Public Library Spaces by William N. Myhill
Lived Patron Experiences of Dysconscious Ableism in Public Library Spaces – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"Drawing on critical theory and ethnographic methods, the paper uncovers pervasive, oppressive experiences and challenges within library environments."
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"Food banks" was right there.
Public safety means stopping violent crime — not weaponizing ICE against our communities.
That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
"Food banks" was right there.
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Look, we all knew the TRO wouldn’t be enforced and that ICE would just brutalize people anyway, but this an open invitation for them to do it without even a veneer of “respecting protestors’ rights.” It’s a signal to ICE they can do whatever they want.
8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order on Wednesday that had restrained federal immigration agents' use of force against peaceful protesters.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Look, we all knew the TRO wouldn’t be enforced and that ICE would just brutalize people anyway, but this an open invitation for them to do it without even a veneer of “respecting protestors’ rights.” It’s a signal to ICE they can do whatever they want.
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This is CRITICAL. I know you’re all putting your back into mutual aid & a thousand other great things, but if there’s anything left here, so many folks depend on these front-line lawyers right now.
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This is CRITICAL. I know you’re all putting your back into mutual aid & a thousand other great things, but if there’s anything left here, so many folks depend on these front-line lawyers right now.
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"