Dr. Miye Nadya Tom
@miyentom.bsky.social
Educator. Censored author. Uncensored woman. Decoloniality nerd. Still debating being professor, but forever a guerilla academic and feminist to my core...
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Tear down all academic idols!
"If Chomsky’s defining intellectual contribution was the naming of structural violence — the unseen forms of harm produced by political and economic systems — then what we see here is its fraternal twin: structural silence"
uniliterate.com/2025/12/stru...
"If Chomsky’s defining intellectual contribution was the naming of structural violence — the unseen forms of harm produced by political and economic systems — then what we see here is its fraternal twin: structural silence"
uniliterate.com/2025/12/stru...
Structural Silence: Chomsky, Epstein, and the Architecture of Elite Immunity
Yesterday was Chomsky's 96th birthday. Since his stroke in 2023 he's not been out in public or made any speeches. According to his publicly listed biography, he suffered a stroke in 2023 and “can no l...
uniliterate.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tear down all academic idols!
"If Chomsky’s defining intellectual contribution was the naming of structural violence — the unseen forms of harm produced by political and economic systems — then what we see here is its fraternal twin: structural silence"
uniliterate.com/2025/12/stru...
"If Chomsky’s defining intellectual contribution was the naming of structural violence — the unseen forms of harm produced by political and economic systems — then what we see here is its fraternal twin: structural silence"
uniliterate.com/2025/12/stru...
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What happens when progressive theory collapses under everyday practice? This new post revisits the Boaventura de Sousa Santos case and proposes a feminist counter-manual on harassment, power, and institutional responsibility in academia.
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
What Not To Do If You Are Accused Of Harassment: The Case Of Boaventura de Souza Santos | Platypus
In this text, we intend to revisit the well-known case of the Portuguese sociologist Boaventura de Souza Santos, following its unfolding since the accusations that surfaced after the publication of th...
blog.castac.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What happens when progressive theory collapses under everyday practice? This new post revisits the Boaventura de Sousa Santos case and proposes a feminist counter-manual on harassment, power, and institutional responsibility in academia.
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
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Shared, with permission, from a federal employee:
“This has left many federal workers fearful that their personal data or sensitive agency information could be mishandled or weaponized against them…The only reason it appears they want access is for nefarious or personal reasons.”
“This has left many federal workers fearful that their personal data or sensitive agency information could be mishandled or weaponized against them…The only reason it appears they want access is for nefarious or personal reasons.”
February 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Shared, with permission, from a federal employee:
“This has left many federal workers fearful that their personal data or sensitive agency information could be mishandled or weaponized against them…The only reason it appears they want access is for nefarious or personal reasons.”
“This has left many federal workers fearful that their personal data or sensitive agency information could be mishandled or weaponized against them…The only reason it appears they want access is for nefarious or personal reasons.”
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The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.
February 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.
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Murray: "It is unlawful for a president to say 'I am going to decide where the money goes that Congress appropriated' ... you can't pass a law and then say, 'it doesn't apply to me.' That's what they are doing here."
February 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Murray: "It is unlawful for a president to say 'I am going to decide where the money goes that Congress appropriated' ... you can't pass a law and then say, 'it doesn't apply to me.' That's what they are doing here."
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Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.
By me at @wired.com:
By me at @wired.com:
Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server
Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.
By me at @wired.com:
By me at @wired.com:
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ICE may show up at your day care. This is how your teachers are preparing
How Maryland day cares are preparing for a potential ICE crackdown
Child care is no longer a sanctuary from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But day care owners and teachers say they're ready to protect their students and families.
buff.ly
February 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ICE may show up at your day care. This is how your teachers are preparing
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‘I feared I would die’: Inside Uganda’s cervical cancer crisis
‘I feared I would die’: Inside Uganda’s cervical cancer crisis
Women in rural Uganda are dying as patriarchal violence and misinformation drive cervical cancer cases
bit.ly
February 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
‘I feared I would die’: Inside Uganda’s cervical cancer crisis
Who's just tired? We need to mobilize at the same time, this of overwhelming. Shock and awe is what is expected. I'm amazed at the journalists on this platform. Overwhelm enters, and it's shocking and real. But we seriously have to act.
February 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Who's just tired? We need to mobilize at the same time, this of overwhelming. Shock and awe is what is expected. I'm amazed at the journalists on this platform. Overwhelm enters, and it's shocking and real. But we seriously have to act.
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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I need Americans to hate this administration the way Kendrick hates Drake so they can actually stand a chance of surviving
February 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I need Americans to hate this administration the way Kendrick hates Drake so they can actually stand a chance of surviving
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SCOOP: Many of the pages that went missing on Friday from the CDC website on Friday have reappeared — in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
‘Gender Ideology’ Ban is Already Harming Health, Experts Say (Gift Article)
Documents purged from government websites include guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP: Many of the pages that went missing on Friday from the CDC website on Friday have reappeared — in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
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In a period as short as 90 days, 136,000 babies could acquire HIV due to the US withholding humanitarian aid. I don’t know if we’re fully grasping the scale of destruction here.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In a period as short as 90 days, 136,000 babies could acquire HIV due to the US withholding humanitarian aid. I don’t know if we’re fully grasping the scale of destruction here.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump administration pauses all federal grants in the name of fighting "Marxist equity," a move that puts academics and other knowledge workers even more under fire.
January 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Trump administration pauses all federal grants in the name of fighting "Marxist equity," a move that puts academics and other knowledge workers even more under fire.
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an extremely long tweet from the President of Colombia roasting the United States and the Trump administration. "the US sucks except for Black people, Walt Whitman, Paul Simon, and Noam Chomsky" is just the beginning of what we in the business call a rich text
January 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
an extremely long tweet from the President of Colombia roasting the United States and the Trump administration. "the US sucks except for Black people, Walt Whitman, Paul Simon, and Noam Chomsky" is just the beginning of what we in the business call a rich text
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The labeler feature is the first TRULY AMAZING thing that Bluesky has brought.
Here are the corporations who give Chuck Schumer money.
The labeler can be found here:
bsky.app/profile/us-g...
Here are the corporations who give Chuck Schumer money.
The labeler can be found here:
bsky.app/profile/us-g...
January 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The labeler feature is the first TRULY AMAZING thing that Bluesky has brought.
Here are the corporations who give Chuck Schumer money.
The labeler can be found here:
bsky.app/profile/us-g...
Here are the corporations who give Chuck Schumer money.
The labeler can be found here:
bsky.app/profile/us-g...
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NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
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A very smart colleague just pointed out the grim truth that the U.S. leaving the WHO may ultimately be a win for the rest of the world. Why? Because without a vote, “the US can't block WHO actions like vaccine programs, disease surveillance, contraception, etc”. Man, that is daaaark, but accurate.
January 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A very smart colleague just pointed out the grim truth that the U.S. leaving the WHO may ultimately be a win for the rest of the world. Why? Because without a vote, “the US can't block WHO actions like vaccine programs, disease surveillance, contraception, etc”. Man, that is daaaark, but accurate.
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FINALLY we are seeing some pushback from SOMEBODY! Lawyer up, Donnie
January 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
FINALLY we are seeing some pushback from SOMEBODY! Lawyer up, Donnie
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First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
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"We must grapple with the reality that the current models we have for philanthropy are not up to the task of incubating, developing and supporting strategy on the left."
on the list of serious election post-mortems, highly worth your time to read
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
on the list of serious election post-mortems, highly worth your time to read
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Left Organizing Is in Crisis. Philanthropy Is a Major Reason Why.
Progressive philanthropy lacks good strategy, so too many of our organizations are hollow—and that left us unable to prevent a second Trump term.
www.thenation.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"We must grapple with the reality that the current models we have for philanthropy are not up to the task of incubating, developing and supporting strategy on the left."
on the list of serious election post-mortems, highly worth your time to read
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
on the list of serious election post-mortems, highly worth your time to read
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
I think it's time to go back to the era of zines, passing and pasting flyers, and teach-ins with phones off. Seriously.
January 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I think it's time to go back to the era of zines, passing and pasting flyers, and teach-ins with phones off. Seriously.
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in 2025, the most trustworthy media outlets of record are rolling stone, the onion, and approximately 42 worker owned cooperative digital papers cobbled together with freelancer blood, sweat, and tears
January 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
in 2025, the most trustworthy media outlets of record are rolling stone, the onion, and approximately 42 worker owned cooperative digital papers cobbled together with freelancer blood, sweat, and tears