Angela Taylor
@angieptaylor.bsky.social
Jersey-born. Currently a NC academic.
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This is what I’m talking about when I talk about technologies of liberation
This required careful measurement and design
This required careful measurement and design
“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
The Merchant's House is the first landmarked building in Manhattan.
ny1.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 AM
This is what I’m talking about when I talk about technologies of liberation
This required careful measurement and design
This required careful measurement and design
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HUGE: Democrat Elizabeth Bennett-Parker wins the special election for Virginia Senate District 39, protecting the Commonwealth’s Democratic trifecta.
Congratulations, Senator-elect Bennett-Parker!
Congratulations, Senator-elect Bennett-Parker!
February 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
HUGE: Democrat Elizabeth Bennett-Parker wins the special election for Virginia Senate District 39, protecting the Commonwealth’s Democratic trifecta.
Congratulations, Senator-elect Bennett-Parker!
Congratulations, Senator-elect Bennett-Parker!
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A good rule for life in general is not to know exactly the right person to hit up for rape-policy conference money
February 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
A good rule for life in general is not to know exactly the right person to hit up for rape-policy conference money
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Republicans just had a press conference showing photos of ICE arrests of "pedophiles, drug traffickers, murderers," and Democrats should do the same thing but with pictures of ICE agents who committed the same crimes.
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Republicans just had a press conference showing photos of ICE arrests of "pedophiles, drug traffickers, murderers," and Democrats should do the same thing but with pictures of ICE agents who committed the same crimes.
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Increasing autism rates over the last 25 years may just be kids with mild forms getting diagnosed. Rates of moderate to severe impairment due to autism have actually fallen slightly.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
![The autistic community is a large, growing, and heterogeneous population, and there is a need for improved methods to describe their diverse needs. Measures of adaptive functioning collected through public health surveillance may provide valuable information on functioning and support needs at a population level. We aimed to use adaptive behavior and cognitive scores abstracted from health and educational records to describe trends over time in the population prevalence of autism by adaptive level and co-occurrence of intellectual disability (ID). Using data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, years 2000 to 2016, we estimated the prevalence of autism per 1000 8-year-old children by four levels of adaptive challenges (moderate to profound, mild, borderline, or none) and by co-occurrence of ID. The prevalence of autism with mild, borderline, or no significant adaptive challenges increased between 2000 and 2016, from 5.1 per 1000 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.6–5.5) to 17.6 (95% CI: 17.1–18.1) while the prevalence of autism with moderate to profound challenges decreased slightly, from 1.5 (95% CI: 1.2–1.7) to 1.2 (95% CI: 1.1–1.4). The prevalence increase was greater for autism without co-occurring ID than for autism with co-occurring ID. The increase in autism prevalence between 2000 and 2016 was confined to autism with milder phenotypes. This trend could indicate improved identification of milder forms of autism over time. It is possible that increased access to therapies that improve intellectual and adaptive functioning of children diagnosed with autism also contributed to the trends.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j76trmiofvaxxpvx2vnb2vwf/bafkreibeoudvh2b4ifuiqq7pmnzwg6y6n3caschubukvo6kzqcfn2kdf5i@jpeg)
February 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Increasing autism rates over the last 25 years may just be kids with mild forms getting diagnosed. Rates of moderate to severe impairment due to autism have actually fallen slightly.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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@bakerdphd.bsky.social killing it as always in IHE! If you’re not following Dominique’s work yet you are missing out on wisdom
Loved the newest piece from @bakerdphd.bsky.social's Inside Higher Ed blog today, and appreciated its attention to both historical context and the current power dynamics which make "institutional neutraility" far from neutral.
How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares
Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.
www.insidehighered.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
@bakerdphd.bsky.social killing it as always in IHE! If you’re not following Dominique’s work yet you are missing out on wisdom
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The conversations where Ben Shapiro browbeats Gavin Newsom and he sheepishly concedes he doesn’t really believe in the things he says are an example of the conversations they have with the “liberals they know,”
Both these options sound objectively amazing, why do racists keep assuming everyone's racist?
February 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The conversations where Ben Shapiro browbeats Gavin Newsom and he sheepishly concedes he doesn’t really believe in the things he says are an example of the conversations they have with the “liberals they know,”
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I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Gov Sherrill has endorsed Mejia now that the special election primary is over. We do still need her to beat Hathaway in the general election before we anyone even gets to the possibility that someone else runs in the June primary for the full term.
Andy Kim has also backed her for the special.
Andy Kim has also backed her for the special.
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Gov Sherrill has endorsed Mejia now that the special election primary is over. We do still need her to beat Hathaway in the general election before we anyone even gets to the possibility that someone else runs in the June primary for the full term.
Andy Kim has also backed her for the special.
Andy Kim has also backed her for the special.
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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OPM proposes regulations to strip MSPB of jurisdiction over RIFs and suitability determinations. The result would be that no impartial body could ever hear a RIF.
February 10, 2026 at 1:15 AM
OPM proposes regulations to strip MSPB of jurisdiction over RIFs and suitability determinations. The result would be that no impartial body could ever hear a RIF.
Never step out of the boat. Need to remember that…
February 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Never step out of the boat. Need to remember that…
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"Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not" is exactly right. (This op-ed from Arne Duncan and David Pressman is excellent; I hope university leaders will read it.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not" is exactly right. (This op-ed from Arne Duncan and David Pressman is excellent; I hope university leaders will read it.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Congrats, lady! 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
February 10, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Congrats, lady! 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
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"Binance—Whose Founder Was Pardoned—Now Holds 87% Of Trump’s Stablecoin"
New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
"Binance—Whose Founder Was Pardoned—Now Holds 87% Of Trump’s Stablecoin"
A lot of Native Americans refer to themselves as Indian. In current times.
February 10, 2026 at 12:23 PM
A lot of Native Americans refer to themselves as Indian. In current times.
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The 2020 Super Bowl half-time show was led by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, joined by a Spanish-language guest rapper named... Bad Bunny. Less political content (no LatAm flags) but you did not see this RW influencer "how dare these people invade OUR sport" reaction.
Honestly, if you told me this was an SNL sketch, I’d say, “Wow. When did they get funny writers?”
Megyn Kelly: Bad Bunny performing his Super Bowl halftime show in Spanish was “a middle finger to the rest of America”
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The 2020 Super Bowl half-time show was led by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, joined by a Spanish-language guest rapper named... Bad Bunny. Less political content (no LatAm flags) but you did not see this RW influencer "how dare these people invade OUR sport" reaction.
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Florida A&M: Barring ‘Black’ from Black History Month flyer was an error
Florida A&M: Barring ‘Black’ from Black History Month flyer was an error
A law student said she was told using words like ‘Black’ and ‘women’ could run afoul of state DEI laws.
www.tampabay.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Florida A&M: Barring ‘Black’ from Black History Month flyer was an error
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The inability to replace the best athletes in the world, and their role as the star attraction for any sports fan, gives them leverage to benefit from their own labor. At least, most of the time. buff.ly/SaAEScW
Baselines and Picket Lines
Superstar athletes are close to American royalty, but they still have to fight like other workers for fair pay.
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The inability to replace the best athletes in the world, and their role as the star attraction for any sports fan, gives them leverage to benefit from their own labor. At least, most of the time. buff.ly/SaAEScW
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Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......
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These are my people.
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 AM
These are my people.
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You are the company you keep.
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 AM
You are the company you keep.
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and another thing: im not mad about the fascism. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad about the fascism.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 11:12 AM
and another thing: im not mad about the fascism. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad about the fascism.
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Fingal County Council has decided to stop using X for its communications, except for emergency communications, @michaellanigan.bsky.social points out to me, after watching the meeting.
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Fingal County Council has decided to stop using X for its communications, except for emergency communications, @michaellanigan.bsky.social points out to me, after watching the meeting.