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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 5d

This is who @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is. Brilliant. Fearless. I fucking hate typing this shit out: Free Eman.

Amplify amplify amplify please.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d

@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social tells these cops about themselves.

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 5d

Fresh example of trash research for my research methods class.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d

Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

www.independent.co.uk

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 11d

Sobbing at these Italians being happy to be stuck in traffic during a strike for Palestine

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 9d

This type of policy deepens the use of naturalization to discipline military labor. For ex., you might not report discrimination or abuse, or not get an injury or condition treated, because you are worried about the consequences that might lead to an uncharacterized or other disqualifying discharge.

Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 9d

New USCIS policy regarding military naturalization further limits access to naturalization for immigrants in the military by limiting the types of separations eligible for citizenship. Raises questions about what happens to those naturalized before they are discharged.
www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 14d

Take action! You have just a handful of days left to make your voice be heard on the proposed DHS rule that will eliminate Duration of Status & have a detrimental effect on international students. Use ASA’s Action Center to submit your public comment by 9/29. https://bit.ly/ASAaction

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 15d

i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 15d

Much prefer Indi Samarajiva: "Fuck your citizenship. It’s barbed wire around an indigenous graveyard. It’s a moat around a colonial crime scene." indi.ca/abolish-citi...

Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 15d

With the re-implementation of the revised naturalization test first tried out under Trump pt. 1, pondering this quote from USCIS spokesperson: "American citizenship is the most sacred citizenship in the world." www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Notice of Implementation of 2025 Naturalization Civics Test

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reimplementing the 2020 Naturalization Civics Test, which was originally announced on ...

www.federalregister.gov

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 15d

With the re-implementation of the revised naturalization test first tried out under Trump pt. 1, pondering this quote from USCIS spokesperson: "American citizenship is the most sacred citizenship in the world." www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Notice of Implementation of 2025 Naturalization Civics Test

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reimplementing the 2020 Naturalization Civics Test, which was originally announced on ...

www.federalregister.gov

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PSC-CUNY @psc-cuny.org · 28d

We are proud co-sponsors of the "New Yorkers Against ICE" rally on Thursday, 9/25 at 6pm in Foley Square.

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 26d

Timely and eye opening episode of the excellent @americancampus.bsky.social, especially on TurningPoint's business model. www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...

TurningPointUSA and the Professor Watchlist with Matthew Boedy - American Campus Podcast

Are you on the Professor Watchlist?References mentioned this episode:Matthew Boedy. 2025. The Seven Mountains Mandate: Inside the Sweeping Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy. WJK Books...

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 27d

On the difference between cops and the National Guard, @rtfanning.bsky.social reminds us that Guard members "have very little training, and lack much of the discipline that the police have." - they have been moved historically and can be moved now to resist their order.

Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 27d

Great interview by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social with @rtfanning.bsky.social. Helpful for understanding the deployment of National Guard to cities, how to respond, and how to fight ICE recruitment. organizingmythoughts.org/what-do-we-s...

What Do We Say When the Soldiers Come?

"There is no honor in this mission," says counter-recruiter Rory Fanning.

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 27d

Great interview by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social with @rtfanning.bsky.social. Helpful for understanding the deployment of National Guard to cities, how to respond, and how to fight ICE recruitment. organizingmythoughts.org/what-do-we-s...

What Do We Say When the Soldiers Come?

"There is no honor in this mission," says counter-recruiter Rory Fanning.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Albert S. Fu @novumsimulacrum.com · 29d

I wrote a piece on tech contracts in higher ed. for Jacobin. The endless outsourcing is troubling for a variety of reasons. Not helping is vendors jumping on the AI hype to offer ever-more-advanced and expensive programs to universities. #CheatGPT

Universities Are Selling Themselves Off Piece by Piece

American higher ed has become a mesh of corporate contracts and outsourced services. From dining halls to student records, private vendors now run many institutions’ most basic operations — atomizing workers and undermining the university’s public mission.

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · Sep 6

Whatever it’s named and whoever renames it, the Department of Defense, which houses the U.S. military, is the largest employer in the world.

Its name is not the issue. And abolition involves dealing with labor and what work is government work.

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About Face: Veterans Against the War @vetsaboutface.bsky.social · Aug 7

If you’re a member of the military who is morally conflicted by your service or know someone who is, you’re not alone. bit.ly/MilOptions

#dutytodisobey #military #veterans

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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · Sep 2

For a labour movement that understands the power of a strike..

For a labour movement that stands with, not against, Indigenous blockades

For a labour movement that stops the flow of weapons & the whole world for Palestine

For a labour movement with migrant workers, and against policing & borders

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · Aug 30

Great episode of @theborderchronicle.bsky.social podcast with @nancyhiemstra.bsky.social and Dierdre Conlon discussing their new book, Immigration Detention, Inc. Including subcontractors and the sham oversight/inspections castbox.fm/vb/840657927

Best free podcast app for Apple iOS and Android | Let words move you

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · Aug 15

I've been bookmarking story after story of veterans and family members of veterans being detained and deported. This piece is my attempt to make sense of the fight against military deportations within the larger migrant justice and antiwar struggles.

In These Times @inthesetimes.com · Aug 14

“Parsing between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ immigrants leaves the deportation system intact in its brutality.”

@sofaptekar.bsky.social on how deported vets reveal the cruelty of Trump’s war on all immigrants.

Don’t Single Out Military Deportations, Dismantle the Deportation Machine

Military veterans and their families should not be deported. But neither should other immigrants. Let’s reject a politics of “deservingness” and protect everyone.

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Sam Carliner @saminthecan.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Appeals to deservingness based on proximity to the U.S. military leave the deportation machine intact — and they are not working. More than that, the liberal embrace of these appeals is harmful to the larger social justice project."

This piece by @sofaptekar.bsky.social is a must-read.

In These Times @inthesetimes.com · Aug 14

“Parsing between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ immigrants leaves the deportation system intact in its brutality.”

@sofaptekar.bsky.social on how deported vets reveal the cruelty of Trump’s war on all immigrants.

Don’t Single Out Military Deportations, Dismantle the Deportation Machine

Military veterans and their families should not be deported. But neither should other immigrants. Let’s reject a politics of “deservingness” and protect everyone.

inthesetimes.com

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thanks, Sam!

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · Aug 14

“Parsing between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ immigrants leaves the deportation system intact in its brutality.”

@sofaptekar.bsky.social on how deported vets reveal the cruelty of Trump’s war on all immigrants.

Don’t Single Out Military Deportations, Dismantle the Deportation Machine

Military veterans and their families should not be deported. But neither should other immigrants. Let’s reject a politics of “deservingness” and protect everyone.

inthesetimes.com

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Aug 13

In "Green Card Soldiers," by @sofaptekar.bsky.social, we learn that #citizenship proves harder-than-advertised to achieve through enlistment, but it matters for immigrants’ #military service and the lives they lead afterward. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
#sociology #immigration

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Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is what I most wish Pete Buttigieg had said when asked about trans kids playing sports. It's all JUST LIKE homophobia of the 80s and 90s, being used in just the same ways.

Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · Aug 7

Or "I understand some parents worry about trans girls playing with cis girls. If you don't know anyone trans, you might not get it. When I was growing up, people worried about letting their kids socialize with gay people. A lot of those people know better now, I hope we get there soon on trans ppl."

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jul 29

Does this include all the Jewish students and educators who have been sanctioned for defending Palestinian lives

Why aren’t you writing op-eds about the importance of Palestinian safety, Randi

Too busy partnering with Microsoft on AI?

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · Jul 28

The safety of the Jewish community is intimately connected with a strong public education system, a thriving labor movement, and an inclusive democracy that protects the rights and freedoms of all.

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