Catherine Brown
@cbrown206.bsky.social
PhD student. Past high school principal. Founder/principal @ justschoolscollaborative.com. Here for all the things that help us imagine and build the world we deserve.
Grateful to the organizers who developed this strategy to defend our neighbors, and to @wawhistles.bsky.social who is bringing it to Washington state and Seattle. Head to their Linktree to learn more.
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Grateful to the organizers who developed this strategy to defend our neighbors, and to @wawhistles.bsky.social who is bringing it to Washington state and Seattle. Head to their Linktree to learn more.
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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This is important context from Julie K. Brown.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is important context from Julie K. Brown.
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With alt text.
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So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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"An important lesson we can draw from the new report is that our failure in higher education to defend, without giving any ground, pro-Palestinian speech has proven to be not just costly, but nothing less than an existential threat." Dan Segal on the AAUP-MESA Report. wp.me/p8xr4h-dit
The New AAUP-MESA Report on Our Moment’s Campus Repression
BY DANIEL SEGAL It is the rare faculty member who today is unaware of the significant increase in attacks on speech rights and academic freedom protections on U.S. campuses over the past two years.…
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November 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"An important lesson we can draw from the new report is that our failure in higher education to defend, without giving any ground, pro-Palestinian speech has proven to be not just costly, but nothing less than an existential threat." Dan Segal on the AAUP-MESA Report. wp.me/p8xr4h-dit
SAY THAT! As an educator and a scholar I have no bigger beef than these post-COVID studies that a) measure learning with flawed tools and b) posit that learning should have progressed as usual when mass death and uncertainty was impacting all of us, including children in schools.
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
SAY THAT! As an educator and a scholar I have no bigger beef than these post-COVID studies that a) measure learning with flawed tools and b) posit that learning should have progressed as usual when mass death and uncertainty was impacting all of us, including children in schools.
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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Release the documents because the victims have been demanding this for years. That should really be the bottom line here. RELEASE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS (including photos and videos)
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Release the documents because the victims have been demanding this for years. That should really be the bottom line here. RELEASE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS (including photos and videos)
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Daughters of The Dust is a must see movie
You ever heard of Julie Dash? Some of you undoubtedly have,but quite a few I'd imagine not.
Julie Dash is the first Black woman (ever) to have a full-length film with a theatrical release in the United States.
In 1991.
There's a book as well.
Julie Dash turns 73 years old today
Julie Dash is the first Black woman (ever) to have a full-length film with a theatrical release in the United States.
In 1991.
There's a book as well.
Julie Dash turns 73 years old today
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Daughters of The Dust is a must see movie
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Starbucks strike begins TOMORROW—don’t cross the picket line!
Don't forget to NOT BUY STARBUCKS while we're on ULP strike, tomorrow and beyond!
Pledge to not cross a picket line - nocontractnocoffee.org
Pledge to not cross a picket line - nocontractnocoffee.org
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
nocontractnocoffee.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Starbucks strike begins TOMORROW—don’t cross the picket line!
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I’m thankful for brave women like Lindsey Boylan in NY and Monisha Harrell in Seattle.
They stood up to men in power, held them accountable, didn’t relent, and helped defeat them. All at great personal cost.
They stood up to men in power, held them accountable, didn’t relent, and helped defeat them. All at great personal cost.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I’m thankful for brave women like Lindsey Boylan in NY and Monisha Harrell in Seattle.
They stood up to men in power, held them accountable, didn’t relent, and helped defeat them. All at great personal cost.
They stood up to men in power, held them accountable, didn’t relent, and helped defeat them. All at great personal cost.
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Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
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Reminder! Don’t cross that picket line!
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Reminder! Don’t cross that picket line!
Today I fought despair by putting up signage from @wawhistles.bsky.social throughout my local park. Also talked to some businesses about hosting a “whistle stop.” I appreciate the organizing that made this easy to do.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Today I fought despair by putting up signage from @wawhistles.bsky.social throughout my local park. Also talked to some businesses about hosting a “whistle stop.” I appreciate the organizing that made this easy to do.
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Do not be misled into passivity either by a false security (they don't mean me) or by despair (there's nothing we can do). Each of us must find our work and do it. —Audre Lorde
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Do not be misled into passivity either by a false security (they don't mean me) or by despair (there's nothing we can do). Each of us must find our work and do it. —Audre Lorde
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@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov I hope this is just a rumor because this would be disrespectful to the people Democrats say they’re fighting for.
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov I hope this is just a rumor because this would be disrespectful to the people Democrats say they’re fighting for.
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Applications for the @spl.org 2026 Writers' Room Residency open on November 1 at 10 a.m. and will close November 14 at 5 p.m. No late applications will be accepted. Applicants will be notified of decision on February 1, 2026.
Writers' Room
Writers can apply to use our Writers' Room to work on their projects.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Applications for the @spl.org 2026 Writers' Room Residency open on November 1 at 10 a.m. and will close November 14 at 5 p.m. No late applications will be accepted. Applicants will be notified of decision on February 1, 2026.
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Go Fund Me for the teacher who was kidnapped in front of children in her classroom today: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
Donate to Help support our teacher illegally detained by ICE, organized by Erin Horetski
Our beloved teacher, who was not just an educator but a central part … Erin Horetski needs your support for Help support our teacher illegally detained by ICE
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November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Go Fund Me for the teacher who was kidnapped in front of children in her classroom today: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
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Just to remind ppl that zohran campaigned as unapologetically pro-Palestine so stop saying it’s an untenable position
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Just to remind ppl that zohran campaigned as unapologetically pro-Palestine so stop saying it’s an untenable position
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When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
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November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
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