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(he/they/🧐)
educator / poetic writer / artist
more than some titles
black scholar planted in the grassroots
baltimore/oakland/philly/providence
art shit. gender shit. black shit. get free shit.
hobby shit (🏀, 🧗🏿, 🥾, 📚, 🖋️, 📸, ⚾️)
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· Jan 28
Donate to Supporting Chris After His Mom's Unexpected Passing, organized by Chris Roberts
Dear Friends, Family, Community, and More
I am writing to let yo… Chris Roberts needs your support for Supporting Chris After His Mom's Unexpected Passing
gofund.me
gofund.me/2576c66f
Please share/circulate as you are able:
I am facing tough times after the sudden loss of my mom in June.
I am managing a lot on my own and need help with expenses. Please consider donating or sharing his GoFundMe.
It means a lot.
Please share/circulate as you are able:
I am facing tough times after the sudden loss of my mom in June.
I am managing a lot on my own and need help with expenses. Please consider donating or sharing his GoFundMe.
It means a lot.
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Michelle Zauner, Amber McBride, Youngmi Mayer, Corinne Bailey Rae and more share their favorite page-to-screen adaptation on the National Book Awards carpet 📚
See even more picks: boxd.it/dDq
The National Book Awards were held November 19.
See even more picks: boxd.it/dDq
The National Book Awards were held November 19.
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Michelle Zauner, Amber McBride, Youngmi Mayer, Corinne Bailey Rae and more share their favorite page-to-screen adaptation on the National Book Awards carpet 📚
See even more picks: boxd.it/dDq
The National Book Awards were held November 19.
See even more picks: boxd.it/dDq
The National Book Awards were held November 19.
just finished liberal arts finals day, one of my busiest work day of the year.
a woman in a blue dress is standing in front of a bed with an alarm clock on the nightstand that says 4:20
Alt: Tiana from “Princess and the Frog” falling exasperatedly on the bed; going to sleep.
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
just finished liberal arts finals day, one of my busiest work day of the year.
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Every time I think about the Dreamcast, I remember what it felt like when gaming still surprised me.
Big swings. Weird ideas. Pure soul.
It was lightning in a box.
It gave us arcades in our living rooms and a glow we’re still chasing.
The Dreamcast didn’t live long…
but the memories did 💙💙
Big swings. Weird ideas. Pure soul.
It was lightning in a box.
It gave us arcades in our living rooms and a glow we’re still chasing.
The Dreamcast didn’t live long…
but the memories did 💙💙
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Every time I think about the Dreamcast, I remember what it felt like when gaming still surprised me.
Big swings. Weird ideas. Pure soul.
It was lightning in a box.
It gave us arcades in our living rooms and a glow we’re still chasing.
The Dreamcast didn’t live long…
but the memories did 💙💙
Big swings. Weird ideas. Pure soul.
It was lightning in a box.
It gave us arcades in our living rooms and a glow we’re still chasing.
The Dreamcast didn’t live long…
but the memories did 💙💙
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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This is coming up fast. @annakornbluh.bsky.social, @bakerdphd.bsky.social, & I, sponsored by UIC Faculty United.
And, YES! 🥳, it will be an episode of Vandal Live.
I will also be…
And, YES! 🥳, it will be an episode of Vandal Live.
I will also be…
December 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is coming up fast. @annakornbluh.bsky.social, @bakerdphd.bsky.social, & I, sponsored by UIC Faculty United.
And, YES! 🥳, it will be an episode of Vandal Live.
I will also be…
And, YES! 🥳, it will be an episode of Vandal Live.
I will also be…
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In Gaza, where universities lie in rubble and classrooms have been replaced by screens, education has refused to die.
Gaza’s Students Kept Studying Amid the Rubble. Now Universities Hope to Rebuild.
Palestinian students learned remotely, with flickering internet, through two years of Israel’s genocide. Now universities need funding to rebuild.
interc.pt
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
In Gaza, where universities lie in rubble and classrooms have been replaced by screens, education has refused to die.
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The journey of Detroit’s own Black arts movement — from responding to historical disenfranchisement to representing the complexity of the Black experience — paved the way for the city to become the mecca of Black art that it is today.
How Detroit Became a Hub for Black Art
A decade before the mainstream Black Arts Movement, Detroit underwent a transformation of its own, driven by Black artists who recognized a need for opportunities and community.
hyperallergic.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The journey of Detroit’s own Black arts movement — from responding to historical disenfranchisement to representing the complexity of the Black experience — paved the way for the city to become the mecca of Black art that it is today.
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it's hard to process how “AI girlfriends” that engage in full-on porn are now normalised and readily available in app stores
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
it's hard to process how “AI girlfriends” that engage in full-on porn are now normalised and readily available in app stores
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Don't miss your chance to see our documentary tomorrow! baltimorebeat.com/watch-the-ba...
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Don't miss your chance to see our documentary tomorrow! baltimorebeat.com/watch-the-ba...
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‘The Surrealists saw colonialism and imperialism as intrinsic to fascism, and from start to finish they campaigned against both.’
Hal Foster on the Surrealists and anti-fascism.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Hal Foster on the Surrealists and anti-fascism.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Hal Foster · Tightrope of Hope: Surrealism v. Fascism
The Surrealists saw colonialism and imperialism as intrinsic to fascism, and from start to finish they campaigned...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘The Surrealists saw colonialism and imperialism as intrinsic to fascism, and from start to finish they campaigned against both.’
Hal Foster on the Surrealists and anti-fascism.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Hal Foster on the Surrealists and anti-fascism.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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“TikTok’s reliance on attention-grabbing short-form video content, coupled with apps like Sora 2, has made it far easier for non-Black creators and bot accounts to adopt racialized stereotypical Black personas using deepfakes.”
The Viral ‘DoorDash Girl’ Saga Unearthed a Nightmare for Black Creators
A delivery driver posted a TikTok alleging she had been sexually assaulted by a customer. The deepfakes that followed reveal a growing digital blackface problem.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“TikTok’s reliance on attention-grabbing short-form video content, coupled with apps like Sora 2, has made it far easier for non-Black creators and bot accounts to adopt racialized stereotypical Black personas using deepfakes.”
This a great point. One of the consequences of our exorbitant celebrity culture is that we see famous people primarily through the lens of their fame. *Why* they are famous has become largely irrelevant when compared with the fact of their fame.
Hence, the celebrity is above all, a “famous” person.
Hence, the celebrity is above all, a “famous” person.
I actually think it’s okay to take a ridiculous scandal seriously when it involves a wingnut conspiracy theorist in charge of things like vaccine policy and pandemic preparedness
Sorry to be a wet blanket 🤷🏻♀️
Sorry to be a wet blanket 🤷🏻♀️
She never misses a beat, of course, but Marina's first paragraph this week is *chef's kiss*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This a great point. One of the consequences of our exorbitant celebrity culture is that we see famous people primarily through the lens of their fame. *Why* they are famous has become largely irrelevant when compared with the fact of their fame.
Hence, the celebrity is above all, a “famous” person.
Hence, the celebrity is above all, a “famous” person.
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An Iranian professor for the University of Oklahoma was released by ICE after spending three days in detention for what the agency has deemed “standard questioning.” Vahid Abedini was on his way to the Middle East Studies Association’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. when he was arrested.
ICE Detains Iranian Professor for 3 Days for “Standard Questioning”
“It was a deeply distressing experience, especially seeing those without the support I had,” the scholar said.
truthout.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
An Iranian professor for the University of Oklahoma was released by ICE after spending three days in detention for what the agency has deemed “standard questioning.” Vahid Abedini was on his way to the Middle East Studies Association’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. when he was arrested.
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It is with sadness that we learned that Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa racist massacre, has died at the age of 111. Learn more about this event here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1038...
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It is with sadness that we learned that Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa racist massacre, has died at the age of 111. Learn more about this event here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1038...
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Metaferia is an Ethiopian American interdisciplinary and research-based artist. Her solo exhibition “Syntropy” is on view at Praise Shadows Art Gallery through Dec. 19. It will also be the final exhibition in the gallery’s Brookline space.
Artist Helina Metaferia infuses solo exhibit 'Syntrophy' with research and activism
Metaferia is an Ethiopian American interdisciplinary and research-based artist. Her solo exhibition “Syntropy” is on view at Praise Shadows Art Gallery through Dec. 19. It will also be the final exhib...
www.wbur.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Metaferia is an Ethiopian American interdisciplinary and research-based artist. Her solo exhibition “Syntropy” is on view at Praise Shadows Art Gallery through Dec. 19. It will also be the final exhibition in the gallery’s Brookline space.
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Full disclosure: I’ve lost nearly 40 paid subscribers since leaving Substack and this newsletter is 2/3 of my income. If you want to support an independent trans journalist, this is a great way to do so. bit.ly/ooylsagseaso...
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Full disclosure: I’ve lost nearly 40 paid subscribers since leaving Substack and this newsletter is 2/3 of my income. If you want to support an independent trans journalist, this is a great way to do so. bit.ly/ooylsagseaso...
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If you’ve been waiting to upgrade to a paid subscription to Out of Your League, now’s your chance! It’s my annual birthday-season sale! Also makes a great gift for your queer, sports-loving pal. bit.ly/ooylsagseaso...
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If you’ve been waiting to upgrade to a paid subscription to Out of Your League, now’s your chance! It’s my annual birthday-season sale! Also makes a great gift for your queer, sports-loving pal. bit.ly/ooylsagseaso...
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I took the K-12 student certification to see how it works. Sample question.
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I took the K-12 student certification to see how it works. Sample question.
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women in an SF jail were forced to strip while sheriff’s deputies watched and filmed on body cameras missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-s...
‘Nauseated’: S.F. supervisors demand action after alleged mass strip search of women in jail
Supervisors want action after Mission Local reported that women held in a San Francisco jail were allegedly strip searched en masse.
missionlocal.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
women in an SF jail were forced to strip while sheriff’s deputies watched and filmed on body cameras missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-s...
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If you missed the screening of the @baltimorebeat.bsky.social documentary last week, you have another chance coming up at Lexington Market! baltimorebeat.com/watch-the-ba...
Watch the Baltimore Beat Documentary with From Baltimore With Love
On November 29 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Lexington Market (112 N. Eutaw Street), watch an encore screening of Baltimore Beat’s documentary, “The Beat Goes On: The Story of Baltimore Beat” and celebrat...
baltimorebeat.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you missed the screening of the @baltimorebeat.bsky.social documentary last week, you have another chance coming up at Lexington Market! baltimorebeat.com/watch-the-ba...
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What I've been noticing lately in convos with students is that they *despise* the AI-slopification of everything as much or even more than I do. And yet our universities & their admin seem to believe that students for some reason want it integrated into everything. THEY DON'T.
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What I've been noticing lately in convos with students is that they *despise* the AI-slopification of everything as much or even more than I do. And yet our universities & their admin seem to believe that students for some reason want it integrated into everything. THEY DON'T.