Ethel Tungohan
@tungohan.bsky.social
Host of academic aunties podcast, researcher, activist, avid reader, author of "Care Activism: Migrant Domestic Workers, Communities of Care and Movement-building." Canada Research Chair in Canadian migration policy, impacts & activism.
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literally everything i’ve seen this month makes me want to move to twin cities and build a life there
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
literally everything i’ve seen this month makes me want to move to twin cities and build a life there
Shame on UC for continuing to punish Dr Tiffany Willoughby-Herard for showing support for Palestine!!! Please consider contributing to this mutual aid fund below.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Shame on UC for continuing to punish Dr Tiffany Willoughby-Herard for showing support for Palestine!!! Please consider contributing to this mutual aid fund below.
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This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
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JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-
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#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
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#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS.
#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS.
#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
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A clip from our latest episode on #HeatedRivalry! @tungohan.bsky.social and JP Catungal, both gender + race + sexuality studies profs, dish on homonationalism and race, geopolitics, neurodivergence! Have a listen!
January 16, 2026 at 2:02 AM
A clip from our latest episode on #HeatedRivalry! @tungohan.bsky.social and JP Catungal, both gender + race + sexuality studies profs, dish on homonationalism and race, geopolitics, neurodivergence! Have a listen!
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New episode alert! 🚨
In @academicaunties.com this week, JP Catungal and I - both gender and race scholars - deep into Heated Rivalry! We talk about queer Asian male sexualities, homonationalism, geopolitics and Russia and many more. And we talk about love and yearning. www.academicaunties.com/episodes/hea...
Heated Rivalry
We’re just weeks into 2026, but it is already messed up. US imperial attacks on Venezuela, the ICE raids across the US and Renee Good’s murder, ...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
New episode alert! 🚨
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SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
In @academicaunties.com this week, JP Catungal and I - both gender and race scholars - deep into Heated Rivalry! We talk about queer Asian male sexualities, homonationalism, geopolitics and Russia and many more. And we talk about love and yearning. www.academicaunties.com/episodes/hea...
Heated Rivalry
We’re just weeks into 2026, but it is already messed up. US imperial attacks on Venezuela, the ICE raids across the US and Renee Good’s murder, ...
www.academicaunties.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
In @academicaunties.com this week, JP Catungal and I - both gender and race scholars - deep into Heated Rivalry! We talk about queer Asian male sexualities, homonationalism, geopolitics and Russia and many more. And we talk about love and yearning. www.academicaunties.com/episodes/hea...
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
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How you manufacture consent.
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM
How you manufacture consent.
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On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 12:44 AM
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
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America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
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It doesn’t actually matter what non-Venezuelans think of Maduro. It is totally irrelevant to the fact that the US kidnapped an elected, sitting President and bombed its capital primarily to gain access to Venezuela’s oil.
#HandsOffVenezuela
#HandsOffVenezuela
January 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It doesn’t actually matter what non-Venezuelans think of Maduro. It is totally irrelevant to the fact that the US kidnapped an elected, sitting President and bombed its capital primarily to gain access to Venezuela’s oil.
#HandsOffVenezuela
#HandsOffVenezuela
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shameful day to be canadian
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
shameful day to be canadian
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Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
LOL at pundits who earnestly say that this imperialist invasion is truly about democracy. Because we all know that Trump accepted the democratic will of the people when he lost in 2020 right?
(To be clear, this isn't just about Trump but about the ongoing violence of US imperialism).
(To be clear, this isn't just about Trump but about the ongoing violence of US imperialism).
January 4, 2026 at 5:10 AM
LOL at pundits who earnestly say that this imperialist invasion is truly about democracy. Because we all know that Trump accepted the democratic will of the people when he lost in 2020 right?
(To be clear, this isn't just about Trump but about the ongoing violence of US imperialism).
(To be clear, this isn't just about Trump but about the ongoing violence of US imperialism).
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And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Grieving is hard, and with 2026 looming, my mom, brother and I are facing another year without my dad. And yet I'm also grateful that I'm still here, with family and loved ones, enjoying the little things that seem mundane but are actually deeply meaningful. Happy new year everyone! #newyear
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Grieving is hard, and with 2026 looming, my mom, brother and I are facing another year without my dad. And yet I'm also grateful that I'm still here, with family and loved ones, enjoying the little things that seem mundane but are actually deeply meaningful. Happy new year everyone! #newyear
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This is the core project of Trumpism 2.0
Data is beginning to reveal the devastating cumulative effects of the Trump administration’s policies for workers of color.
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How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
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December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is the core project of Trumpism 2.0
In our last episode of @academicaunties.com for 2025, OG auntie Dr Rita Dhamoon, @nishanath.bsky.social and I talk about recalibration and about the terrain we traveled in 2025: what vexed us, what gave us joy, what we learned. www.academicaunties.com/episodes/aft...
After Hours Part 2
(Audio fixed) In our last episode for 2025, we welcome back the OG auntie, Dr. Rita Dhamoon, and Academic Aunties producer, Dr. Nisha Nath for the lates...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In our last episode of @academicaunties.com for 2025, OG auntie Dr Rita Dhamoon, @nishanath.bsky.social and I talk about recalibration and about the terrain we traveled in 2025: what vexed us, what gave us joy, what we learned. www.academicaunties.com/episodes/aft...
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GAZA IS DROWNING IN RAIN WATER AND THEY ARE ALL IN TENTS AND ISRAEL IS STILL FIRING ON PEOPLE AND THIS ISN'T A MAJOR NEWS STORY BECAUSE OF RACISM
December 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
GAZA IS DROWNING IN RAIN WATER AND THEY ARE ALL IN TENTS AND ISRAEL IS STILL FIRING ON PEOPLE AND THIS ISN'T A MAJOR NEWS STORY BECAUSE OF RACISM
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, residential school denialism is a loser movement: it’s anti-Indigenous content created by losers for losers who want to denigrate dead Indigenous children on the internet rather than put truth before reconciliation.
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, residential school denialism is a loser movement: it’s anti-Indigenous content created by losers for losers who want to denigrate dead Indigenous children on the internet rather than put truth before reconciliation.