Brianna Suslovic, MSW
@bsuslovic.bsky.social
Critical/radical social work, social welfare/health policy, and abolitionist praxis. PhD candidate in Social Work at UChicago, yoga teacher, writer, psychoanalytic theory enthusiast.
I'm very moved to read this exchange from my friend Helena and her friend Heba in Gaza. analytic-room.com/corresponden...
Mothering Through Genocide by Helena Vissing and Heba Al-Turk
A psychologist and a mother in Gaza write across war and distance — witnessing love, trauma, and the collapse of Western clinical frameworks.
analytic-room.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'm very moved to read this exchange from my friend Helena and her friend Heba in Gaza. analytic-room.com/corresponden...
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Happily @adrianna.bsky.social and colleagues have this covered in @jhppl.bsky.social : read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
October 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Happily @adrianna.bsky.social and colleagues have this covered in @jhppl.bsky.social : read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
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BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
www.courtlistener.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Just two Barbies who hate mediocrity. #AngelReese
September 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Just two Barbies who hate mediocrity. #AngelReese
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This worksheet includes content adapted from our Mapping Community Ecosystems of Collective Care toolkit, and also incorporates lessons and ideas from activists and organizers from around the country, including LA and DC.
You can check out the toolkit on our website here:
You can check out the toolkit on our website here:
September 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This worksheet includes content adapted from our Mapping Community Ecosystems of Collective Care toolkit, and also incorporates lessons and ideas from activists and organizers from around the country, including LA and DC.
You can check out the toolkit on our website here:
You can check out the toolkit on our website here:
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Edward Said noted, "I want to communicate with clarity on as many levels as possible, to as many different audiences... I do not ever want to be accused of saying one thing to my people, and a totally different thing to others. I am trying to say the same thing everywhere." Mobility and strength!
September 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Edward Said noted, "I want to communicate with clarity on as many levels as possible, to as many different audiences... I do not ever want to be accused of saying one thing to my people, and a totally different thing to others. I am trying to say the same thing everywhere." Mobility and strength!
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Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists, or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
September 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists, or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
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In “Resisting Borders and Technologies of Violence,” Mizue Aizeki, Matt Mahmoudi, and Coline Schupfer offer “concrete discussions of strategy and analysis learned from activism.”
Jenna M. Loyd reviews, new at PB:
Jenna M. Loyd reviews, new at PB:
With Big Tech, the Border Is Everywhere
Given that the border is already mystified as a technology, new forms of computerized border technologies doubly fetishize the configurations of people, materials, force, and law that compose…
www.publicbooks.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In “Resisting Borders and Technologies of Violence,” Mizue Aizeki, Matt Mahmoudi, and Coline Schupfer offer “concrete discussions of strategy and analysis learned from activism.”
Jenna M. Loyd reviews, new at PB:
Jenna M. Loyd reviews, new at PB:
Excited to share that I am on the academic job market, looking for #assistantprofessor positions in social work, criminology/criminal justice, or interdisciplinary programs! My CV and relevant information are here: briannasuslovic.com. If you see any positions that might be a match, let me know!
brianna suslovic
social welfare policy researcher | organizational consultant | facilitator | social work educator
briannasuslovic.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Excited to share that I am on the academic job market, looking for #assistantprofessor positions in social work, criminology/criminal justice, or interdisciplinary programs! My CV and relevant information are here: briannasuslovic.com. If you see any positions that might be a match, let me know!
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NPR is among the news organizations that has signed an appeal calling for Israel to stop attacks on journalists in Gaza, and demanding foreign journalists' access to Gaza.
www.npr.org/2025/09/01/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/01/n...
Global media outlets protest Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza | CNN
Media outlets coordinated a large-scale editorial protest on Monday to demand Israel stop the killing of journalists in Gaza and call for international press to be allowed into the enclave to report f...
www.cnn.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
NPR is among the news organizations that has signed an appeal calling for Israel to stop attacks on journalists in Gaza, and demanding foreign journalists' access to Gaza.
www.npr.org/2025/09/01/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/01/n...
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Criminalization is the fuel of fascism.
NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
August 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Criminalization is the fuel of fascism.
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And that explains why the U.N. is moving out of the U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step the Palestinian Authority decried as against international law.
https://to.pbs.org/4naCsqj
https://to.pbs.org/4naCsqj
U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UN General Assembly
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step ...
www.pbs.org
August 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
And that explains why the U.N. is moving out of the U.S.
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When they say “crime is up,” they don’t mean actual violations of law.
By crime, they mean visible evidence of unsheltered homelessness. They mean immigrant communities that violate their assumptions about what languages & cultures should be present.
And they want to incarcerate both out of sight.
By crime, they mean visible evidence of unsheltered homelessness. They mean immigrant communities that violate their assumptions about what languages & cultures should be present.
And they want to incarcerate both out of sight.
August 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
When they say “crime is up,” they don’t mean actual violations of law.
By crime, they mean visible evidence of unsheltered homelessness. They mean immigrant communities that violate their assumptions about what languages & cultures should be present.
And they want to incarcerate both out of sight.
By crime, they mean visible evidence of unsheltered homelessness. They mean immigrant communities that violate their assumptions about what languages & cultures should be present.
And they want to incarcerate both out of sight.
Oh, this will be GOOD.
Join us on August 20th as we celebrate Black August with special guest Orsanmi Burton.
READ MORE & REGISTER: www.towardliberation.com/p/tl-commemo...
READ MORE & REGISTER: www.towardliberation.com/p/tl-commemo...
August 20, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Oh, this will be GOOD.
A very nerdy research dissemination milestone today: thanks to @prisonpolicy.org for helping to make this study more accessible to organizers and policymakers! We examine how racism and ableism might show up in disparities related to youth incarceration. www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2025/08...
New study finds confined neurodivergent youth of color are particularly vulnerable to physical assault by staff
A new study analyzing a national survey of youth in custody reveals stark disparities in rates of staff physical assault among Black and neurodivergent youth.
www.prisonpolicy.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
A very nerdy research dissemination milestone today: thanks to @prisonpolicy.org for helping to make this study more accessible to organizers and policymakers! We examine how racism and ableism might show up in disparities related to youth incarceration. www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2025/08...
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we’re so grateful for the strong reaction people are having to Vivian Wilson’s convo w Ella Yurman ❤️🔥 @teenvogue.com
it feels worth noting that Elon Musk spent a chunk of the day of his daughter’s first cover story tweeting anti-trans propaganda mixed with anti-journalist memes
it feels worth noting that Elon Musk spent a chunk of the day of his daughter’s first cover story tweeting anti-trans propaganda mixed with anti-journalist memes
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
www.teenvogue.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
we’re so grateful for the strong reaction people are having to Vivian Wilson’s convo w Ella Yurman ❤️🔥 @teenvogue.com
it feels worth noting that Elon Musk spent a chunk of the day of his daughter’s first cover story tweeting anti-trans propaganda mixed with anti-journalist memes
it feels worth noting that Elon Musk spent a chunk of the day of his daughter’s first cover story tweeting anti-trans propaganda mixed with anti-journalist memes
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On Wed. March 26 5-6:30 ET: Join us for a webinar on Transformative Justice Under Authoritarianism! We’ll be chatting with Yo No Fui about abolitionist organizing under authoritarianism, drawing on lineages to push back, and shared learning/solidarity. Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/transforma...
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
On Wed. March 26 5-6:30 ET: Join us for a webinar on Transformative Justice Under Authoritarianism! We’ll be chatting with Yo No Fui about abolitionist organizing under authoritarianism, drawing on lineages to push back, and shared learning/solidarity. Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/transforma...
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"The government has not announced that it relocated the men to one or more Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Louisiana, nor was the reason for the move clear. But the officials familiar with the matter...said it happened on Tuesday."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
ICE Returns All Migrants From Guantánamo to Stateside Facilities
A court filing described strip searches and the use of restraint chairs on some of the 290 migrants the Trump administration has cycled through the base.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"The government has not announced that it relocated the men to one or more Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Louisiana, nor was the reason for the move clear. But the officials familiar with the matter...said it happened on Tuesday."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
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Workshops4Sudan launches next week. You’re gonna wanna be there.
@williamcson.bsky.social will lead a teach in, “Black Beyond Borders.”
@williamcson.bsky.social will lead a teach in, “Black Beyond Borders.”
March 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Workshops4Sudan launches next week. You’re gonna wanna be there.
@williamcson.bsky.social will lead a teach in, “Black Beyond Borders.”
@williamcson.bsky.social will lead a teach in, “Black Beyond Borders.”
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One attorney warns of a “humanitarian crisis” in detention centers as a jail notorious for abuse reopens to ICE.
As Mass Incarceration of Immigrants Rises, Detention Centers Eye New Contracts
One attorney warns of a “humanitarian crisis” in detention centers as a jail notorious for abuse reopens to ICE.
buff.ly
March 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One attorney warns of a “humanitarian crisis” in detention centers as a jail notorious for abuse reopens to ICE.
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We really, really need journalists to highlight specific examples of the harms caused by these decisions.
@epopppp.bsky.social is right. These headlines blur together. We need details that someone who knows nothing about the NIH will be able to understand and remember.
@epopppp.bsky.social is right. These headlines blur together. We need details that someone who knows nothing about the NIH will be able to understand and remember.
The constant illegality is exhausting. And the extended nature of all this is going wear people down, as what was initially shocking becomes par for the course.
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We really, really need journalists to highlight specific examples of the harms caused by these decisions.
@epopppp.bsky.social is right. These headlines blur together. We need details that someone who knows nothing about the NIH will be able to understand and remember.
@epopppp.bsky.social is right. These headlines blur together. We need details that someone who knows nothing about the NIH will be able to understand and remember.
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Why haven't we seen more backlash against the GOP's proposed cuts to Medicaid? One reason is that people may not know they're on Medicaid, because Medicaid has different names in different states (see 🧵). Another is that some people may not realize that they (or their kids) could qualify.
Many Medicaid recipients do not know they receive it because Medicaid is called different things in different states. The public narrative of Medicaid focuses on a distant other, but 40% of US children and 60% of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. Just SOME of the names by state are below:
February 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Why haven't we seen more backlash against the GOP's proposed cuts to Medicaid? One reason is that people may not know they're on Medicaid, because Medicaid has different names in different states (see 🧵). Another is that some people may not realize that they (or their kids) could qualify.