Noriko Nakada
@nnakada.bsky.social
author of books, essays, & poems
teacher, parent, politics, & sports
Oregon ➡️ Los Angeles
teacher, parent, politics, & sports
Oregon ➡️ Los Angeles
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JUST NOW — Ben from Ben & Jerry’s interrupts the RFK JR. hearing: “Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza and paying for it by kicking kids off Medicaid! They need to let food in to starving kids in Gaza!”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DJpRn4B...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DJpRn4B...
May 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
JUST NOW — Ben from Ben & Jerry’s interrupts the RFK JR. hearing: “Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza and paying for it by kicking kids off Medicaid! They need to let food in to starving kids in Gaza!”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DJpRn4B...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DJpRn4B...
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While investigating Nike’s claims about sustainability, I started collecting paystubs from its suppliers. It’s been almost 27 years since Phil Knight acknowledged that Nike products had become synonymous with “slave wages.” I wanted to know what people in Asia earned producing Nike apparel. (thread)
April 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
While investigating Nike’s claims about sustainability, I started collecting paystubs from its suppliers. It’s been almost 27 years since Phil Knight acknowledged that Nike products had become synonymous with “slave wages.” I wanted to know what people in Asia earned producing Nike apparel. (thread)
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It is! I'm donating a character name in my WIP: Are you Amber Lloyd? is a fun and escapist upmarket suspense novel about an identity thief whose past catches up to her, the woman whose identity she stole, and the unsuspecting cop investigating the murder of Amber Lloyd. But which one?
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I repeat
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I repeat
THE AUCTION IS LIVE ✨🏳️⚧️
240+ amazing items from some incredible authors in crime writing and beyond!
Help support the #TransLawCenter today!
❤️🔥 Auction runs til Tuesday April 1 ❤️🔥
Join now to bid:
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March 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It is! I'm donating a character name in my WIP: Are you Amber Lloyd? is a fun and escapist upmarket suspense novel about an identity thief whose past catches up to her, the woman whose identity she stole, and the unsuspecting cop investigating the murder of Amber Lloyd. But which one?
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Roses are red, violets are blue, it's raining acid at the end of the world, and I'd love to share my umbrella with you. ☔️
Be my creepy Valentine tomorrow with Jean Chen Ho at
@barnesandnoble.com Americana? ♥️
Be my creepy Valentine tomorrow with Jean Chen Ho at
@barnesandnoble.com Americana? ♥️
After two postponements due to natural disasters, Jean Chen Ho and I are back this weekend at @barnesandnoble.com Americana in Glendale, CA to soothe your post-Valentine's Day blues. Catch us for a reading & conversation on Saturday, 2/15 at 2 PM!
February 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Roses are red, violets are blue, it's raining acid at the end of the world, and I'd love to share my umbrella with you. ☔️
Be my creepy Valentine tomorrow with Jean Chen Ho at
@barnesandnoble.com Americana? ♥️
Be my creepy Valentine tomorrow with Jean Chen Ho at
@barnesandnoble.com Americana? ♥️
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
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Fourteen hours before the crash. 👇
January 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Fourteen hours before the crash. 👇
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I've been feeling hopeless, but since I starting using @5calls.org to make calls to my governor, senators & representatives to oppose some of the *waves hands vaguely* THIS going on, I feel a little better. Posting on social media isn't enough. Give is a try!
January 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I've been feeling hopeless, but since I starting using @5calls.org to make calls to my governor, senators & representatives to oppose some of the *waves hands vaguely* THIS going on, I feel a little better. Posting on social media isn't enough. Give is a try!
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Langston Hughes
February 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Langston Hughes
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Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,
February 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,
Bluesky is the place! I’ll be celebrating all the loved ones, showing up with joy and creativity, compassion and connection as resistance!
February 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Bluesky is the place! I’ll be celebrating all the loved ones, showing up with joy and creativity, compassion and connection as resistance!
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I don't have any reach at all on social media but if you happen to see this, can you please repost? It's a displaced Black family gofundme directory for people impacted by the California wildfires. If you can't donate, please share; any little bit helps. Thank you!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Displaced Black Families GoFundMe Directory
docs.google.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I don't have any reach at all on social media but if you happen to see this, can you please repost? It's a displaced Black family gofundme directory for people impacted by the California wildfires. If you can't donate, please share; any little bit helps. Thank you!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Google will also live-stream the swearing-in ceremony on YouTube and include a direct link on its homepage.
Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs, said in a statement Thursday that the company is “pleased” to support Trump’s inauguration.
Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs, said in a statement Thursday that the company is “pleased” to support Trump’s inauguration.
Google donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee
Like other Silicon Valley behemoths, search and advertising giant has worked to make nice with the president-elect ahead of his second term.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Google will also live-stream the swearing-in ceremony on YouTube and include a direct link on its homepage.
Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs, said in a statement Thursday that the company is “pleased” to support Trump’s inauguration.
Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs, said in a statement Thursday that the company is “pleased” to support Trump’s inauguration.
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Trump and republicans (of course) blame democrats, but any place on earth would be a tinderbox under these conditions.
No one is immune.
No one is immune.
A reminder that Los Angeles had its hottest summer in history last year. Southern California has received just 2% of "normal" rainfall during the current "rainy" season.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
January 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Trump and republicans (of course) blame democrats, but any place on earth would be a tinderbox under these conditions.
No one is immune.
No one is immune.
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In January 2020 when wildfires were raging in Australia we gathered to write.
www.alexispauline.com/now/2025/1/9...
If you are in a safe enough space to write or read there is a free workshop, donation opportunity and group poem inside.💜
www.alexispauline.com/now/2025/1/9...
If you are in a safe enough space to write or read there is a free workshop, donation opportunity and group poem inside.💜
A Prayer for Rain In the Time of Fire — Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Four years ago Aisha sent me a message on Instagram while the continent burned around her. She told me she was reading M Archive and witnessing the end of the world while politicians refused to respo...
www.alexispauline.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
In January 2020 when wildfires were raging in Australia we gathered to write.
www.alexispauline.com/now/2025/1/9...
If you are in a safe enough space to write or read there is a free workshop, donation opportunity and group poem inside.💜
www.alexispauline.com/now/2025/1/9...
If you are in a safe enough space to write or read there is a free workshop, donation opportunity and group poem inside.💜
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🔥 TWAS THE STRIKE BEFORE CHRISTMAS! 🔥✊
Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵
Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵
December 20, 2024 at 1:58 AM
🔥 TWAS THE STRIKE BEFORE CHRISTMAS! 🔥✊
Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵
Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵
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Haymarket House has been such a crucial movement space for us here in Chicago! Consider becoming a sustainer to support this incredible space!
www.haymarkethouse.org/sustain/
www.haymarkethouse.org/sustain/
Become a Sustainer of Haymarket House - Haymarket House
Join us in building a vibrant, sustainable, independent home for culture, politics, and community by becoming a Haymarket House sustainer.
www.haymarkethouse.org
December 15, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Haymarket House has been such a crucial movement space for us here in Chicago! Consider becoming a sustainer to support this incredible space!
www.haymarkethouse.org/sustain/
www.haymarkethouse.org/sustain/
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The worker must have bread
but they must have roses too
solidarity with striking workers everywhere
especially the ones who fight the cops
but they must have roses too
solidarity with striking workers everywhere
especially the ones who fight the cops
December 19, 2024 at 7:55 PM
The worker must have bread
but they must have roses too
solidarity with striking workers everywhere
especially the ones who fight the cops
but they must have roses too
solidarity with striking workers everywhere
especially the ones who fight the cops
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We know we're just barely scratching the surface with our Starter Pack of Antioch MFA Current Students & Alumni, because we have over 1200 alums! Please share and comment and we'll add you! Hoping to find our people & make this the first Student/Alum Starter Pack of many 🤗https://go.bsky.app/2urN99N
November 19, 2024 at 3:11 AM
We know we're just barely scratching the surface with our Starter Pack of Antioch MFA Current Students & Alumni, because we have over 1200 alums! Please share and comment and we'll add you! Hoping to find our people & make this the first Student/Alum Starter Pack of many 🤗https://go.bsky.app/2urN99N
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Growing up in L.A. in the 80s/90s was hella traumatic. Violence, racism and misogynoir. Some of us ain’t make it. But there was also so much richness and beauty. Creativity and love. Kendrick Lamar reps the best of it, while embracing the roughness and loyalty needed to survive. Impeccable vision.
November 26, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Growing up in L.A. in the 80s/90s was hella traumatic. Violence, racism and misogynoir. Some of us ain’t make it. But there was also so much richness and beauty. Creativity and love. Kendrick Lamar reps the best of it, while embracing the roughness and loyalty needed to survive. Impeccable vision.
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THE OFFING has a new podcast and I’m so happy to be one of the show’s first guests! Thank you to Dr. Ashaki Jackson for the opportunity to read from my story “The Way We Fell Out of Touch” from the collection Light Skin Gone to Waste.
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FICTION: Toni Ann Johnson's
Podcast Episode · The Offing Podcast · 11/19/2024 · 16m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:09 PM
THE OFFING has a new podcast and I’m so happy to be one of the show’s first guests! Thank you to Dr. Ashaki Jackson for the opportunity to read from my story “The Way We Fell Out of Touch” from the collection Light Skin Gone to Waste.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
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another woman is dead because doctors refused to give her standard medical care AFTER SHE ALREADY MISCARRIED. abortion bans are killing women even if they don’t need one. porsha ngumezi should be alive.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 1:52 PM
another woman is dead because doctors refused to give her standard medical care AFTER SHE ALREADY MISCARRIED. abortion bans are killing women even if they don’t need one. porsha ngumezi should be alive.
@chetn.bsky.social welcome, hermano!
November 25, 2024 at 5:06 PM
@chetn.bsky.social welcome, hermano!