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Dr. Cordova @forcommunities.bsky.social · Mar 16

“The United States is, after all, a white supremacist nation, built on genocide and chattel slavery. Racism has always been woven into its fabric.” - @gncordova.bsky.social

( 💗 your powerful writing! )

@thestranger.com

G Cordova @gncordova.bsky.social · Mar 13

This piece for @thestranger began w/ me speaking to an elder Black woman whose neighbor slashed her tire & put a “Trump: Take America Back” sticker on her car.

We must do more to address rampant racialized violence whether perpetuated by individuals or systems.
www.thestranger.com/race/2025/03...

When Will Seattle Reckon with Its Own Racism?

On a cold February night, Mary Jane Pepper Lawson was walking outside an apartment building on Union Street on Seattle’s First Hill. According to charging documents from the King County Prosecut...

www.thestranger.com

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Dreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · 6d

Exquisite...

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 8d

Evening lights 😊
Baltic Sea
Latvia 🇱🇻

#Latvia #Balticsea #Sea #Sunset #Evening

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 12d

I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵

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Dr. Cordova @forcommunities.bsky.social · 12d

…especially now, going through ICE, even with a 5 generation US family.

Dr. Cordova @forcommunities.bsky.social · 13d

😻Are there treats at your house, @likeacoastalshelf.bsky.social ? C 💕🐰

Crystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 13d

“I was told there would be treats..”

#cats #blueskycats #catsofbluesky

A cute gray tabby patterned cat with big white paws and green/yellow eyes looking intently into the camera

Dr. Cordova @forcommunities.bsky.social · 13d

Any of us. All of us.
🙏🏽💗🙏🏽

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 16d

It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences 😊

Nelson Mandela

#Character #Growth #Experience #Rose #Mandela

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Rabbi Jill Zimmerman @rabbijill.bsky.social · 21d

Friends it is so essential to find your people. Hang out as much as possible with people who have decent values, who do their best to be kind You should have a community where you will be welcomed just as you are. And where your soul will be nourished. My community’s doors are open.❤️

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Jules 🦋 @julesk.me · 21d

Does this help

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rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social · 21d

im on a social media break but just stopping in to share this

please open the doc at the link, there are lots of resources inside it for faculty experiencing censorship or harrassment

bye 💜
www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

Advisory to Academic Workers

In a moment when it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the consequences of our online speech and choices, the AAUP and Faculty First Responders are issuing guidance to AAUP members and othe...

www.aaup.org

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Dr. Cordova @forcommunities.bsky.social · 21d

“…evidence helps illuminate: ... If we want these drops in crime to continue, we need to double down on what’s working, including community-rooted, youth-centered strategies that build stability, belonging, and opportunity.” ~ @gncordova.bsky.social

southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/...

COLUMN | Despite Seattle Police Being 'Understaffed,' Crime Rates Are Decreasing. Here’s Why.

Despite years of fear-based narratives, Seattle crime rates are falling — even as police staffing remains low. Gennette Cordova argues it’s time to stop chasing myths and start investing in what actua...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21d

Everything is Going to be All Right
How should I not be glad to contemplate
the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window
and a high tide reflected on the ceiling?
There will be dying, there will be dying,
but there is no need to go into that.
The poems flow from the hand unbidden
and the hidden source is the watchful heart.
The sun rises in spite of everything
and the far cities are beautiful and bright.
I lie here in a riot of sunlight
watching the day break and the clouds flying.
Everything is going to be all right.

Derek Mahon, from Selected Poems

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 25d

The media will naturally focus on stoking clickbait in all directions. Stay focused on the day to day business of talking and listening to each other. Learn from past struggles, and not just in the US. We can endure if we nurture our strength and commitment. Show up as much as possible.

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Dr. Cordova @forcommunities.bsky.social · 22d

#mustread 🧵and download thanks to @mariajstephan.bsky.social @paxchristiusa.bsky.social #nonviolence #peoplespower #resistance

cc @peterdiganderson.bsky.social @robinpugh.bsky.social

The Horizons Project @horizonsprjt.bsky.social · Sep 2

🕊️ What does nonviolence look like in the face of authoritarianism?

At the @paxchristiusa.bsky.social Annual Conference, The Horizons Project's Co-Lead Maria J. Stephan delivered a powerful keynote on reclaiming the strategic and moral power of nonviolence in this moment.

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Dr. Cordova @forcommunities.bsky.social · 22d

Congrats on all! 🌺Have been a fan of your writing since way back when Twitter chanced to add us to a “followFriday” list. 🧘🏽‍♀️Looking forward to reading your academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...

Dr. Cordova @forcommunities.bsky.social · 22d

#whyiloveteaching 💗 this truly inspiring article! Gratitude for all.

Crystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 22d

Had a chance to reflect on teaching with conviction, empathy and joy in the midst of harrowing times with Smith colleagues.. check out our conversation here: www.smith.edu/news-events/...

Teaching with Conviction, Empathy, and Joy

As a new semester gets underway, Smith faculty members reflect on how teaching in uncertain times.

www.smith.edu

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Dr. Cordova @forcommunities.bsky.social · 22d

I 💗 Coltrane’s 🎶 and wrote my dissertation to his #LoveSupreme!

David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 23d

Jazz OTD: While John Coltrane's immense legacy is linked mostly to his post-bop innovations, his career as a hard bop genius was already bordering on legendary, as shown by the popularity of his sole Blue Note release as leader, "Blue Train," recorded September 15, 1957. #jazzsky

John Coltrane - Moment's Notice

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 24d

Violence only begets violence. Enduring change comes from building solutions, transforming minds, and cultivating what is good, in the human heart and in the world.

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 29d

The law of love knows no bounds of space or time 😊

Mahatma Gandhi

#Law #Love #Space #Time #Rose #Gandhi

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Juju Bee! @fireflyfox5.bsky.social · 24d

Postcards from Spring {purple is the most enchanting color}
#stunday #eastcoastkin #bloomscrolling

A color photo of a large flower with many long petals. The center is pale yellow. The background is green with leaves.

A color photo of two purple flowers with sunlight on them.

A color photo of a cluster of small purple flowers. Photo by me

An overhead photo of a flower with many frilly purple petals. There's yellow in the middle. Photo by me

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 24d

ICE threw me and other protestors to the ground on Friday because we dared to stand up for our neighbors. I’m okay, but our communities aren’t.

We can't afford apathy or inaction from our leaders right now. Abolishing ICE is a moral necessity.