Dr. Tara L. Conley
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media and journalism prof | made a film about my hometown | trekkie 🖖🏾
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Key Takeaway (from travel group):
“Your passport isn't cancelled en masse, but specific policy shifts and potential legal changes mean you should verify your document's validity, especially if it has an 'X' marker or you're concerned about recent political actions.”
“Your passport isn't cancelled en masse, but specific policy shifts and potential legal changes mean you should verify your document's validity, especially if it has an 'X' marker or you're concerned about recent political actions.”
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Key Takeaway (from travel group):
“Your passport isn't cancelled en masse, but specific policy shifts and potential legal changes mean you should verify your document's validity, especially if it has an 'X' marker or you're concerned about recent political actions.”
“Your passport isn't cancelled en masse, but specific policy shifts and potential legal changes mean you should verify your document's validity, especially if it has an 'X' marker or you're concerned about recent political actions.”
• Verify Your Passport's Status: Contact the National Passport Information Center (NPIC) for official status checks if you're traveling soon.
• Be Aware of Processing: Routine renewals are still happening, but potential delays exist. [2, 4, 6, 8, 9]
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• Be Aware of Processing: Routine renewals are still happening, but potential delays exist. [2, 4, 6, 8, 9]
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January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
• Verify Your Passport's Status: Contact the National Passport Information Center (NPIC) for official status checks if you're traveling soon.
• Be Aware of Processing: Routine renewals are still happening, but potential delays exist. [2, 4, 6, 8, 9]
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• Be Aware of Processing: Routine renewals are still happening, but potential delays exist. [2, 4, 6, 8, 9]
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from a travel group i’m part of on facebook:
WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE CONCERNED:
• Check Your Passport's Sex Marker: If you have an 'X' marker and haven't updated it, you might need to renew.
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE CONCERNED:
• Check Your Passport's Sex Marker: If you have an 'X' marker and haven't updated it, you might need to renew.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
from a travel group i’m part of on facebook:
WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE CONCERNED:
• Check Your Passport's Sex Marker: If you have an 'X' marker and haven't updated it, you might need to renew.
1/
WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE CONCERNED:
• Check Your Passport's Sex Marker: If you have an 'X' marker and haven't updated it, you might need to renew.
1/
fyi, more info about cancelled passports. it looks like there have been recent changes to passports, which may be the issue. but we should continue to pay attention to what’s going on travel.state.gov/content/trav...
Suspension of Visa Issuance to Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States
travel.state.gov
January 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
fyi, more info about cancelled passports. it looks like there have been recent changes to passports, which may be the issue. but we should continue to pay attention to what’s going on travel.state.gov/content/trav...
Reposted by Dr. Tara L. Conley
Reposted by Dr. Tara L. Conley
Not me personally but funny to see this on the skyline this morning as I was just posting about it yesterday bc I’ve seen *several* videos just this past week. bsky.app/profile/ally...
I haven’t seen this reported anywhere but I don’t think all these people are lying so, at a minimum, something fishy seems to be afoot whether targeted or due to incompetence of some sort. The passports show as reported “lost or stolen” but the passport holders say they didn’t report them as such.
January 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Not me personally but funny to see this on the skyline this morning as I was just posting about it yesterday bc I’ve seen *several* videos just this past week. bsky.app/profile/ally...
Reposted by Dr. Tara L. Conley
For the past week I’ve seen an uptick in videos from Americans who left on international trips and were deported back to the US upon arrival and were told their passports were invalid. Just saw an activist say she got an email from Global Entry saying it was revoked and she was flagged for terrorism
January 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
For the past week I’ve seen an uptick in videos from Americans who left on international trips and were deported back to the US upon arrival and were told their passports were invalid. Just saw an activist say she got an email from Global Entry saying it was revoked and she was flagged for terrorism
another reason why parable of the sower terrifies me is because events and discourse happening within the last week are mirrored in the book.
this excerpt is from wednesday march 5, 2025. octavia butler wrote this book in 1993.
today is march 9, 2025.
this excerpt is from wednesday march 5, 2025. octavia butler wrote this book in 1993.
today is march 9, 2025.
January 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2026
“If it it happens that there are other people outside somewhere preaching my truth, I’ll join them. Otherwise, I’ll adapt where I must, take what opportunities I can find or make, hang on, gather students, and teach.”
Octavia E. Butler. Parable of the Sower (1993)
“If it it happens that there are other people outside somewhere preaching my truth, I’ll join them. Otherwise, I’ll adapt where I must, take what opportunities I can find or make, hang on, gather students, and teach.”
Octavia E. Butler. Parable of the Sower (1993)
January 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2026
“If it it happens that there are other people outside somewhere preaching my truth, I’ll join them. Otherwise, I’ll adapt where I must, take what opportunities I can find or make, hang on, gather students, and teach.”
Octavia E. Butler. Parable of the Sower (1993)
“If it it happens that there are other people outside somewhere preaching my truth, I’ll join them. Otherwise, I’ll adapt where I must, take what opportunities I can find or make, hang on, gather students, and teach.”
Octavia E. Butler. Parable of the Sower (1993)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2026
“I’m trying to speak—to write—the truth. I’m trying to be clear. I’m not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty.”
- Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower (1993)
“I’m trying to speak—to write—the truth. I’m trying to be clear. I’m not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty.”
- Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower (1993)
January 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2026
“I’m trying to speak—to write—the truth. I’m trying to be clear. I’m not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty.”
- Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower (1993)
“I’m trying to speak—to write—the truth. I’m trying to be clear. I’m not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty.”
- Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower (1993)
thanks:) we lost gary a few years back. i had another love, mimi. she was 11 years old. we lost her several days ago. i appreciate it ❤️
January 8, 2026 at 10:53 PM
thanks:) we lost gary a few years back. i had another love, mimi. she was 11 years old. we lost her several days ago. i appreciate it ❤️
i’m doing too much dot com dot org dot edu
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
i’m doing too much dot com dot org dot edu
and why am i sitting here trying to figure out how to bring in musical talent for the event 🤦🏽♀️
I AM NOT A PROMOTER. Go to sleep!
I AM NOT A PROMOTER. Go to sleep!
a woman in a white dress is sitting at a table with a glass of water .
ALT: a woman in a white dress is sitting at a table with a glass of water .
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January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
and why am i sitting here trying to figure out how to bring in musical talent for the event 🤦🏽♀️
I AM NOT A PROMOTER. Go to sleep!
I AM NOT A PROMOTER. Go to sleep!
i was all like, hmm 🤔 i should rent a sprinter for my fam and folks in elyria to shuttle them to the event bc that’s what good and decent people do.
then i saw the hourly price for a sprinter van and briefly considered driving the damn sprinter myself…
ENOUGH 😭
then i saw the hourly price for a sprinter van and briefly considered driving the damn sprinter myself…
ENOUGH 😭
a black and white photo of prince sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and the words lawd hammercy .
ALT: a black and white photo of prince sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and the words lawd hammercy .
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January 8, 2026 at 10:46 PM
i was all like, hmm 🤔 i should rent a sprinter for my fam and folks in elyria to shuttle them to the event bc that’s what good and decent people do.
then i saw the hourly price for a sprinter van and briefly considered driving the damn sprinter myself…
ENOUGH 😭
then i saw the hourly price for a sprinter van and briefly considered driving the damn sprinter myself…
ENOUGH 😭
i would love to delegate. believe me i would.
but i ain’t got delegation kinda money.
but i ain’t got delegation kinda money.
a man singing into a microphone with the words i ain t got no money
ALT: a man singing into a microphone with the words i ain t got no money
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January 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM
i would love to delegate. believe me i would.
but i ain’t got delegation kinda money.
but i ain’t got delegation kinda money.
“you need to delegate.”
me, an independent filmmaker planning multiple events and promo for my own film:
delegation costs money.
🫠
me, an independent filmmaker planning multiple events and promo for my own film:
delegation costs money.
🫠
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
“you need to delegate.”
me, an independent filmmaker planning multiple events and promo for my own film:
delegation costs money.
🫠
me, an independent filmmaker planning multiple events and promo for my own film:
delegation costs money.
🫠