eli
@eeveekay.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Gender Studies ~ Star Trek nerd ~ mother nature's kid ~ neurodivergent ~ intersectional feminist ~ still masking ~
Abolish ICE | Free Palestine | Trans Rights are Human Rights
Abolish ICE | Free Palestine | Trans Rights are Human Rights
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
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Man alive. The contrast between the courage of voters and the absolute cowardice of Democratic leadership is just undeniable and the story of the moment.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Man alive. The contrast between the courage of voters and the absolute cowardice of Democratic leadership is just undeniable and the story of the moment.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
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Let’s clarify: the GOP is responsible for SNAP benefits NOT being paid when there is a $5B congressional appropriation within the USDA budget to pay SNAP benefits in case of government shut down. The both of these clowns are lying. 🤥
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Johnson steps in after cabinet member suggests both parties are responsible for SNAP
More than 40 million Americans who rely on SNAP, also known as food stamps, are at risk of losing benefits over the weekend
www.independent.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Let’s clarify: the GOP is responsible for SNAP benefits NOT being paid when there is a $5B congressional appropriation within the USDA budget to pay SNAP benefits in case of government shut down. The both of these clowns are lying. 🤥
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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I always point out—for a man who confidently speaks on the law everyday-that Stephen Miller, in fact, did not go to law school and very, often is profoundly wrong about the law.
Today's "One First" explains why Stephen Miller is wrong that ICE officers have "federal immunity" from prosecution for all actions they take in their official duties, and that anyone attempting to prosecute them is committing a felony.
Supremacy Clause immunity is a thing, but it's *not* absolute:
Supremacy Clause immunity is a thing, but it's *not* absolute:
186. When Can States Prosecute Federal Officers?
Stephen Miller claims that ICE officers have "immunity" for anything they do while enforcing immigration law. Even as an argument about *state* criminal prosecutions, that claim is overstated at best.
www.stevevladeck.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I always point out—for a man who confidently speaks on the law everyday-that Stephen Miller, in fact, did not go to law school and very, often is profoundly wrong about the law.
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They got Claudine Gay out of the Harvard presidency over a footnote.
Ngl, seeing “you’re holding the nazi tatted racist white man to impossible standards” as a Black woman, aka the demographic ACTUALLY held to impossible standards, pisses me off deeply. The bar is so low for them and they still can’t clear it, but we’re “ideological purists” for pointing that out.
October 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
They got Claudine Gay out of the Harvard presidency over a footnote.
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BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
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I'd love to know how many people learned today about
AWS (Amazon Web Services) and how many companies depend on it for service because they don't pay for their own servers/infrastructure. It's a scary reminder that big companies like Amazon can bring many things we see as important to a quick halt.
AWS (Amazon Web Services) and how many companies depend on it for service because they don't pay for their own servers/infrastructure. It's a scary reminder that big companies like Amazon can bring many things we see as important to a quick halt.
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'd love to know how many people learned today about
AWS (Amazon Web Services) and how many companies depend on it for service because they don't pay for their own servers/infrastructure. It's a scary reminder that big companies like Amazon can bring many things we see as important to a quick halt.
AWS (Amazon Web Services) and how many companies depend on it for service because they don't pay for their own servers/infrastructure. It's a scary reminder that big companies like Amazon can bring many things we see as important to a quick halt.
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These findings shouldn't surprise anyone, given the current political climate. But they should shame anyone who hasn't seen the need to protect queer and trans kids--and the family members, healthcare providers, and teachers supporting them--from dangerous political attacks.
The kids are not alright.
Longitudinal research shows that rates of mental health distress among LGBTQ+ youth have increased since 2023, that they're less able to access mental health care, and that nearly 1/4 have been threatened with conversion therapy.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
Longitudinal research shows that rates of mental health distress among LGBTQ+ youth have increased since 2023, that they're less able to access mental health care, and that nearly 1/4 have been threatened with conversion therapy.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
LGBTQ+ youth's mental health struggles are getting worse, according to a new survey
A new survey from the Trevor Project found that between 2023 and 2025, LGBTQ+ youth reported an increase in anxiety, depression and suicide ideation.
www.latimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
These findings shouldn't surprise anyone, given the current political climate. But they should shame anyone who hasn't seen the need to protect queer and trans kids--and the family members, healthcare providers, and teachers supporting them--from dangerous political attacks.
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If you were at #NoKings #NoKingsChicago yesterday & are looking to get more connected to ongoing efforts, I’m gonna share a few things that I frequently recommend to people. The first is obvious & timely, given the state of our city.
(I’ve learned I need to put 🧵 lol yay I’m learning the Internet)
(I’ve learned I need to put 🧵 lol yay I’m learning the Internet)
Block Club Chicago offers an extensive list of ways that you can support immigrant neighbors and families through rapid response and mutual aid.
Look For The Helpers: How Chicagoans Are Supporting Their Neighbors Amid ICE Raids
As President Donald Trump deploys federal agents in the city and suburbs, locals are finding ways big and small to help each other. Here's how you can help, too.
blockclubchicago.org
October 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you were at #NoKings #NoKingsChicago yesterday & are looking to get more connected to ongoing efforts, I’m gonna share a few things that I frequently recommend to people. The first is obvious & timely, given the state of our city.
(I’ve learned I need to put 🧵 lol yay I’m learning the Internet)
(I’ve learned I need to put 🧵 lol yay I’m learning the Internet)
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Top story when you go to The Guardian this AM. Which it is not when you go to the Washington Post or the NY Times. Apt language here, whereas WaPo describes the day as an airing of grievances as though we are a bunch of whining George Costanzas, not a vast public fearful of losing everything.
Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump
Crowds of Americans, many in costumes, aligned behind message that US is sliding into authoritarianism
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Top story when you go to The Guardian this AM. Which it is not when you go to the Washington Post or the NY Times. Apt language here, whereas WaPo describes the day as an airing of grievances as though we are a bunch of whining George Costanzas, not a vast public fearful of losing everything.
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
This is your reminder that small dick jokes are not only unfunny they're also transphobic. There are plenty of other insults available that don't play into patriarchal ideals of manhood.
October 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This is your reminder that small dick jokes are not only unfunny they're also transphobic. There are plenty of other insults available that don't play into patriarchal ideals of manhood.
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"Our dads & grandpas are being kidnapped for going to work to build American homes. Men with masks are breaking our windows & pointing machine guns..."
Erendira Rendon of The Resurrection Project describes the horror & heartbreak suffered by immigrants at the hands of ICE & tells what we can do. 🧵
Erendira Rendon of The Resurrection Project describes the horror & heartbreak suffered by immigrants at the hands of ICE & tells what we can do. 🧵
October 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Our dads & grandpas are being kidnapped for going to work to build American homes. Men with masks are breaking our windows & pointing machine guns..."
Erendira Rendon of The Resurrection Project describes the horror & heartbreak suffered by immigrants at the hands of ICE & tells what we can do. 🧵
Erendira Rendon of The Resurrection Project describes the horror & heartbreak suffered by immigrants at the hands of ICE & tells what we can do. 🧵
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In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
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The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem
October 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem
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I prefer “anti-fascist“ for a host of reasons and this is a nice practical one.
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
October 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I prefer “anti-fascist“ for a host of reasons and this is a nice practical one.
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My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books
A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.
www.pilsencommunitybooks.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
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Despicable. He seeks to win the votes of cowards who are willing to sacrifice trans people on the altar of political opportunism and indifference. Up to us to shatter his grandiose dreams.
Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Despicable. He seeks to win the votes of cowards who are willing to sacrifice trans people on the altar of political opportunism and indifference. Up to us to shatter his grandiose dreams.
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It would be incredible if folks coming into consciousness around the ICE raids were also able to make the connection the family policing. I highly recommend Dorothy Roberts book “Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World“
October 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It would be incredible if folks coming into consciousness around the ICE raids were also able to make the connection the family policing. I highly recommend Dorothy Roberts book “Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World“
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1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation.
It methodically goes through each problem in the review.
The latest from S. Baum.
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It methodically goes through each problem in the review.
The latest from S. Baum.
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New Journal Report: Cass Review “Echoes Fallacies Promoted By Anti-Trans Disinformation”
While American lawyers pushed the anti-trans Cass Review this week, Australia’s top scholars rebuked it.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation.
It methodically goes through each problem in the review.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism
It methodically goes through each problem in the review.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism
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If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow
How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
www.mibfc.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow
My friend Mark Helmsing is gone. He was an incredible human, brilliant scholar, and outstanding educator. I will miss so much about him but especially his deep thoughtfulness, his sense of humor, and his bear hugs.
Obituary for Mark Helmsing | Waskom Capitol Hill Chapel
Share memories & support the family
www.waskoms.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My friend Mark Helmsing is gone. He was an incredible human, brilliant scholar, and outstanding educator. I will miss so much about him but especially his deep thoughtfulness, his sense of humor, and his bear hugs.