Courtney Gildersleeve
@clgildersleeve.bsky.social
adjunct instructor in comparative literature & cultural studies. wrote dissertation on haitian & cuban writers. community member & organizer. auntie. lover of animals, plants, water, nature. pedestrian. ambivalent user of social media.
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"An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good" - by Danez Smith
"Neighbor, you should have made it home to your child, to the bright warmth of his laughter, but our country is at war with its people, and your goodness makes you an enemy, a citizen insurgent."
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"Neighbor, you should have made it home to your child, to the bright warmth of his laughter, but our country is at war with its people, and your goodness makes you an enemy, a citizen insurgent."
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An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good
Fellow poet Danez Smith memorializes the Minneapolis mother's call to witness
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January 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good" - by Danez Smith
"Neighbor, you should have made it home to your child, to the bright warmth of his laughter, but our country is at war with its people, and your goodness makes you an enemy, a citizen insurgent."
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
"Neighbor, you should have made it home to your child, to the bright warmth of his laughter, but our country is at war with its people, and your goodness makes you an enemy, a citizen insurgent."
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
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For those wondering what this was referencing. I posted a thing over on the meta platforms.
Outside is the good place.
Outside is the good place.
January 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
For those wondering what this was referencing. I posted a thing over on the meta platforms.
Outside is the good place.
Outside is the good place.
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In order for our neighbors and communities to feel safe we need to get ICE out of our city and state. I call on elected leaders at every level of government to work alongside the City Council and community leaders towards this goal.
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
In order for our neighbors and communities to feel safe we need to get ICE out of our city and state. I call on elected leaders at every level of government to work alongside the City Council and community leaders towards this goal.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
"All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience"- Michelle Goldberg
"All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience"- Michelle Goldberg
Opinion | By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All
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January 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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"All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience"- Michelle Goldberg
"All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience"- Michelle Goldberg
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Wednesday’s shooting happened a day after the Department of Homeland Security announced that “the largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota.” (via
@mprnews.org)
@mprnews.org)
Live updates: Officials confirm ICE-involved shooting in south Minneapolis
Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Wednesday’s shooting happened a day after the Department of Homeland Security announced that “the largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota.” (via
@mprnews.org)
@mprnews.org)
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One of my uncles was kidnapped by ICE yesterday. He was always there for my family and even helped my family afford my graduation party when I graduated college. 💔
Anything helps. ICE has no humanity. Hard workers literally being torn from their families.
gofund.me/d84e22b46
Anything helps. ICE has no humanity. Hard workers literally being torn from their families.
gofund.me/d84e22b46
Donate to Help Bring Jesus Martinez Home, Ayuden nos a traer a mi papa, organized by Marisol Sandoval
Hi, my name is Luis Mendoza Martinez. On Monday, January 5th,… Marisol Sandoval needs your support for Help Bring Jesus Martinez Home, Ayuden nos a traer a mi papa
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January 7, 2026 at 12:47 AM
One of my uncles was kidnapped by ICE yesterday. He was always there for my family and even helped my family afford my graduation party when I graduated college. 💔
Anything helps. ICE has no humanity. Hard workers literally being torn from their families.
gofund.me/d84e22b46
Anything helps. ICE has no humanity. Hard workers literally being torn from their families.
gofund.me/d84e22b46
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So: I have this hypothesis: and to be clear it is a hypothesis, as there is tremendous uncertainty here. But I would not be surprised to see that the 21st century is one of inversion
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
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Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
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December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
So: I have this hypothesis: and to be clear it is a hypothesis, as there is tremendous uncertainty here. But I would not be surprised to see that the 21st century is one of inversion
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
"Across the United States, someone is missing..."- article by Lydia DePillis & Campbell Robertson
"Across the United States, someone is missing..."- article by Lydia DePillis & Campbell Robertson
What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration
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December 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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"Across the United States, someone is missing..."- article by Lydia DePillis & Campbell Robertson
"Across the United States, someone is missing..."- article by Lydia DePillis & Campbell Robertson
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This, to me, is a crucial part of the antidote to these atomized times. We are fundamentally social creatures and thrive best in community with others. When we deny ourselves connection, we deny ourselves a key ingredient to our health and happiness
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
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Opinion | A Practical Guide to Living Together and Not Losing Your Mind
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December 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This, to me, is a crucial part of the antidote to these atomized times. We are fundamentally social creatures and thrive best in community with others. When we deny ourselves connection, we deny ourselves a key ingredient to our health and happiness
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
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Always love re-reading/re-listening to this poem by Joy Harjo this time of year...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49622/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49622/...
Perhaps the World Ends Here
The world begins at a kitchen table. The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. We have given birth on this table, and have prepared our parents for burial here. Perhaps the world ...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Always love re-reading/re-listening to this poem by Joy Harjo this time of year...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49622/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49622/...
Opinion | What Started as Affordability Politics Has Become Something Deeper
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November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I've learned a lot from Marianne Hirsch's work over the years, and respect her a great deal. It was affecting to hear this recent conversation she did with M. Gessen...It lays out a number of critical things to think about.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
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Opinion | We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust
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November 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I've learned a lot from Marianne Hirsch's work over the years, and respect her a great deal. It was affecting to hear this recent conversation she did with M. Gessen...It lays out a number of critical things to think about.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
A new-ish take on one of the most powerful justice-focused songs of all time. Long live the memory of Victor Jara. <3
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El Derecho de Vivir en Paz (Video Oficial 2019)
YouTube video by Musicxs De Chile
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October 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A new-ish take on one of the most powerful justice-focused songs of all time. Long live the memory of Victor Jara. <3
youtu.be/wlfAf2AibA8?...
youtu.be/wlfAf2AibA8?...
An insightful article by Andreas Reckwitz on facing the limits of the ideology of "modernity and/as progress" in our current era: "If we once dreamed of abolishing loss, we must now learn how to live with it..." This helped me work through some things.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
Opinion | The West Is Lost
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October 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
An insightful article by Andreas Reckwitz on facing the limits of the ideology of "modernity and/as progress" in our current era: "If we once dreamed of abolishing loss, we must now learn how to live with it..." This helped me work through some things.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?
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October 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Statement on what I'm hearing on the doors about Gaza:
September 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Statement on what I'm hearing on the doors about Gaza:
Some good news in the midst of everything...here's to the well-being of our beautiful oceans and all the creatures who call them home 💙
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/c...
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Hard-Fought Treaty to Protect Ocean Life Clears a Final Hurdle
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September 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Some good news in the midst of everything...here's to the well-being of our beautiful oceans and all the creatures who call them home 💙
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/c...
Heartbreak for the loss of young lives here in Minneapolis. Thinking about all the children and so many others whose lives have been stolen in Gaza. None of this horror should be happening.
August 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Heartbreak for the loss of young lives here in Minneapolis. Thinking about all the children and so many others whose lives have been stolen in Gaza. None of this horror should be happening.
