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Prof of English*Africana Prof at a college that’s a fascist bellwether.Blk Feminist. Quilter. Uses more tech than is good for her. Views my own.

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ProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 1d

Want a taste of *Sweet Taste of Empire*? See this pre-launch discussion w/ a former student about the book, my relationship to writing and to food -- and why it's not just about the early modern. #booksky #RaceB4Race #ShakeRace #writing #foodhistory #history
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“Brown Sugar Makes the World Go ‘Round”: A Conversation with Kim F. Hall on The Sweet Taste of Empire | Barnard Center for Research on Women

Tomisin Fasosi interviews Kim F. Hall on her new book, The Sweet Taste of Empire

bcrw.barnard.edu

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2h

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⛴️ The MaryEllenCarter⛴️ @flyaway.bsky.social · 1d

I was about to quote the same sentence but with a different comment.

It's more than just indifference—it's straight up eugenics. Having weak people die off improves the race (🙍🏻). That's a *good* thing in their eyes. That's what's behind the anti-vax push—they *want* the weak (especially🙍🏾) to die.

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Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 1d

Appreciating the lovely cool weather today in Queens

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h

I'm on the record saying that Russ Vought will do things during the shutdown that will make his illegal rescissions visible in the way they otherwise weren't. And boy howdy, threatening to ignore the law on backpay is a great example. [corrected]

Shaheen, a retiring Dem Rs are looking to flip on shutdown, says of OMB threats on back pay:

“It would be a lot easier to resolve the situation if Russ Vought would stop talking.”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 12h

Discussing this phenomenon w/ a group of profs. Someone morbidly joked, “& northern profs are fleeing the country.” The next person said…”even if we were all willing & able to abandon this place there are not enough jobs for us globally and the U.S. employs a huge # of international scholars too.”

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

www.theguardian.com

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 17h

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.

American citizens are being detained & brutalized.

This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

www.pbs.org

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 1d

The Gestapo was caught using FAKE 911 calls to harass in Chicago.

ICE CAUGHT Using FAKE 911 Calls to HARASS in Chicago

ICE accused of filing fake 911 calls in Chicago — police, journalists, and investigators say federal agents are weaponizing emergency services to intimidate and spread chaos.

thetonymichaels.substack.com

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

“I told them that I probably wouldn’t be able to make my appointments anymore, well, because I’m really afraid given what happened to my husband.”

Harrowing reporting from @shefali.bsky.social and Mel Leonor Barclay at @19thnews.org.

ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk

Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for their health — and the health of their pregnancies.

19thnews.org

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Tim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 52m

I see NYCPS HS admissions grievance season has started—some reminders!

• ~20% of students have a default zoned school

• every single MC/UMC family has a nearby college-prep option to which they are guaranteed admission

• NYCPS runs a few dozen HS that are off-limits to 80% of its students 1/2

A table showing NYC screened admissions groups and their demographics

Fall 2024 Main Round High School Admissions: Screened Admissions Group Demographics
Screened Group
Number of Students in
Screened Group
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi Racial
Native American
Unknown
White

Group 1 (GPA 94+)
13,246
4,160
1,323
3,051
412
128
1,096
3,076

Group 2 (GPA 90+)
12,285
2,386
2,358
4,619
209
146
674
1,893

Group 3 (GPA 83+)
15,072
2,044
3,338
6,781
181
147
638
1,943

Group 4 (GPA 76+)
Group 5
11,728
1,132
3,023
5,870
113
131
285
1,174

18,476
1,423
5,083
9,632
136
207
574
1,421

70,807
11,145
15,125
29,953
1,051
759
3,267
9,507

Screened Group
Non-English
Language Learner
English Language Learner
ELLS
% of All
Group % of ELLs in This
Group

Screened
Group
Not in
Temporary
Housing
In
Temporary
Housing
Group % In Temporary
Housing
% of All In Temporary Housing in This Group
Group 1
13,061
185
1.4%
2.0%

Group 1
12,694
552
4.2%
7.4%
Group 2
11,710
575
4.7%
6.3%

Group 2
11,432
853
6.9%|
11.4%
Group 3
13,615
1,457
9.7%
15.9%

Group 3
13,681
1,391
9.2%
18.6%
Group 4
9,842
1,886
16.1%
20.5%

Group 4
10,367
1,361
11.6%
18.2%
Group 5
13,398
5,078
27.5%
55.3%

Group 5
15,160
3,316
17.9%
44.4%
Total
Screened Group
61,626
9,181

Total
63,334
7,473

Not FRL-Eligible
FRL-Eligible FRL-Eligible
Group %
% of All FRL-Eligible in
This Group

Screened
Group
GE
SWD
Group %
SWD
% of All SWD in This Group
Group 1
6,086
7,160
54.1%
13.6%

Group 1
12,836
410
3.1%
3.3%
Group 2
3,837
8,448
68.8%
16.0%

Group 2
11,134
1,151
9.4%
9.3%
Group 3
3,587
11,485
76.2%
21.8%

Group 3
12,311
2,761
18.3%
22.3%
Group 4
1,986
9,742
83.1%
18.5%

Group 4
8,808
2,920
24.9%
23.5%
Group 5
2,672
15,804
85.5%
30.0%

Group 5
13,317
5,159
27.9%
41.6%
Total
18,168
52,639

Total
58,406
12,401

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16h

I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17h

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

I’m shocked.

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 21h

I'm excited to be back in the world talking to readers about my book BLACK WOMEN TAUGHT US with the Dayton Metro Library on Nov 6 at 6pm ET.

This event aligns with Shirley Chisholm becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress in Nov 1968.

dayton.bibliocommons.com/events/67f81...

#booksky

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DC3 in the 'sky ✈️ @dc3inthesky.bsky.social · 14h

Presumably she has a folder like that for each Democratic Senator. Might be wise (necessary?) for one of those Senators to remind the Attorney General of her obligations under the Federal Records Act of 1950 in case she's unfamiliar. Those folders might need to be subpoenaed or requested under FOIA.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 14h

So Bondi plans her congressional hearings by bringing up dirt on the senators who questioned her rather than answering the questions. This is the lying schemer that is running the DOJ.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 14h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 56m

Trump today called for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to be locked up in jail.

The chilling announcement comes on the same day when former FBI Director James Comey is being arraigned on bogus criminal charges after Trump ordered his AG Pam Bondi to prosecute him.

www.reuters.com

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James Benton @jamesbenton.bsky.social · 2h

I live in Waco. The day they announced the food truck was shutting down was big news.

It took a bit longer, but ICE is slowly ramping up here. A single mother working at a restaurant. A hard working father beloved by his boss. Early morning arrests done in the most intimidating way possible.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4h

Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

A picture of Sergio Garcia and George W and Laura Bush. It is signed, To Sergio Garcia with best wishes.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13h

thank you brett kavanaugh!

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 13h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · 8h

💛💛💛 God save Dolly 💛💛💛

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 9h

DON’T SCARE US LIKE THIS, FREIDA www.wsmv.com/2025/10/08/i...

‘I didn’t mean to scare anyone’: Dolly Parton’s sister says after asking for prayers

Dolly postponed her first Las Vegas residency in more than 30 years late last month, saying she was dealing with health challenges.

www.wsmv.com

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 16h

Well, folks, personal news: After 7 years, today is my last day with @latimes.com.

It's been a privilege working with some of the world's best journalists at my hometown paper. Thank you to everyone who's read and supported my work.

I'm not done telling climate stories. More news to come.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 21h

INBOX: The Chicago News Guild joined others in suing ICE for attacking journalists at the Broadview facility.

“Our members have a right, protected by the First Amendment, to do their jobs and report the news. They should not be targeted, injured or arrested for doing their jobs.”

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