Wilmari Jamil Richardson (She/They)
@decolonialblack.com
PhD Candidate @ Northwestern studying urban settler colonialism, spatial claims, and Black-Native solidarity. Also writing decolonial sci-fi and fantasy novels. Autistic/Girlie Pop/Disabled/Long Covider
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some sociology student somewhere is going to write their thesis on how we all collectively agreed to call it the gay hockey show and I think that’s beautiful
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
some sociology student somewhere is going to write their thesis on how we all collectively agreed to call it the gay hockey show and I think that’s beautiful
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LA Teen Embarrassed by Elon’s ‘Crazy’ Public Lusting Over Her. It shows how the ultra-rich think they’re above the law and many of them availed of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘services’.
www.thedailybeast.com/la-teen-emba...
www.thedailybeast.com/la-teen-emba...
LA Teen Embarrassed by Elon’s ‘Crazy’ Public Lusting Over Her
The billionaire turned a 19-year-old’s deportation predicament into a debate about “hotness.”
www.thedailybeast.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
LA Teen Embarrassed by Elon’s ‘Crazy’ Public Lusting Over Her. It shows how the ultra-rich think they’re above the law and many of them availed of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘services’.
www.thedailybeast.com/la-teen-emba...
www.thedailybeast.com/la-teen-emba...
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Requiring masks for only certain areas of the hospital is as useful as the smoking sections we used to have on planes and in restaurants.
The smoke didn't stay in its section and neither will airborne viruses.
The smoke didn't stay in its section and neither will airborne viruses.
December 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Requiring masks for only certain areas of the hospital is as useful as the smoking sections we used to have on planes and in restaurants.
The smoke didn't stay in its section and neither will airborne viruses.
The smoke didn't stay in its section and neither will airborne viruses.
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What’s amazing about this story is that they *reversed* it. It’s not just a treatment that can stave it off or delay it. It *cures* Alzheimer’s. I know lots of research initially seems hopeful in mice and then doesn’t go anywhere, but this could be momentous.
I cried.
I cried.
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
What’s amazing about this story is that they *reversed* it. It’s not just a treatment that can stave it off or delay it. It *cures* Alzheimer’s. I know lots of research initially seems hopeful in mice and then doesn’t go anywhere, but this could be momentous.
I cried.
I cried.
Using generative AI/LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc) is anti-Black and anti-Indigenous.
December 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Using generative AI/LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc) is anti-Black and anti-Indigenous.
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James Cameron lamenting about Native youth suicide rates saying we should have “fought harder” while he is actively exploiting our cultures & history for profit is sick. What is he giving back to Lakota & other Native communities to improve conditions? #AvatarFireAndAsh
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
James Cameron lamenting about Native youth suicide rates saying we should have “fought harder” while he is actively exploiting our cultures & history for profit is sick. What is he giving back to Lakota & other Native communities to improve conditions? #AvatarFireAndAsh
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I went through all of my old Medium posts today & removed the paywall so they're free to read for anyone now! From nerding out over Mars to discussing the pyramid scheme of academia to what it's like being a queer+disabled scientist, check out the archives here:
tanyaofmars.medium.com
tanyaofmars.medium.com
Dr. Tanya Harrison – Medium
Read writing from Dr. Tanya Harrison on Medium. Professional Martian who's worked on rocks and robots on the Red Planet, now thinking about curiosity closer to home.
tanyaofmars.medium.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I went through all of my old Medium posts today & removed the paywall so they're free to read for anyone now! From nerding out over Mars to discussing the pyramid scheme of academia to what it's like being a queer+disabled scientist, check out the archives here:
tanyaofmars.medium.com
tanyaofmars.medium.com
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I don't doubt that short term video isn't *helping* but I'd like to remind everyone that trauma fucks up your short term memory and most of the planet recently had a vascular illness that affects brain function.
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I don't doubt that short term video isn't *helping* but I'd like to remind everyone that trauma fucks up your short term memory and most of the planet recently had a vascular illness that affects brain function.
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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Please read this & speak out.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Please read this & speak out.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
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As a building scientist that worked on the design of an award-winning hospital, I am telling you that our indoor air can be as safe as a hospital surgical room if corporations cared enough, and we wouldn’t have to mask indoors 99.99% of the time in order to stay healthy.
#OneoftheTwo
#OneoftheTwo
December 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
As a building scientist that worked on the design of an award-winning hospital, I am telling you that our indoor air can be as safe as a hospital surgical room if corporations cared enough, and we wouldn’t have to mask indoors 99.99% of the time in order to stay healthy.
#OneoftheTwo
#OneoftheTwo
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These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
December 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
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As one of the many Black femmes let go this year, I’m raising $500 to pay off debt/bills while I continue to apply for jobs in the Bay Area.
$75 of $500 needed
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December 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
As one of the many Black femmes let go this year, I’m raising $500 to pay off debt/bills while I continue to apply for jobs in the Bay Area.
$75 of $500 needed
cash.app/$lenadreamsi...
PayPal.me/lenadreamsin...
venmo.com/u/lenadreams...
#helpsky #BIPOCMutualAid #MutualAid #Crowdfunding
$75 of $500 needed
cash.app/$lenadreamsi...
PayPal.me/lenadreamsin...
venmo.com/u/lenadreams...
#helpsky #BIPOCMutualAid #MutualAid #Crowdfunding
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If you are running, hit me up for a logo. I’ve done like 60 candidate logos and I love giving a good deal to good candidates.
Even/especially if you won’t have the resources for a proper logo until after you launch.
Even/especially if you won’t have the resources for a proper logo until after you launch.
2026 is going to be a great year to run for office. It’s not too late in most places! runforwhat.net
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If you are running, hit me up for a logo. I’ve done like 60 candidate logos and I love giving a good deal to good candidates.
Even/especially if you won’t have the resources for a proper logo until after you launch.
Even/especially if you won’t have the resources for a proper logo until after you launch.
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*shouts* EVEN AS A JOKE
*whispers* stop reposting AI images you guys
December 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
*shouts* EVEN AS A JOKE
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I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
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There are so many reasons to vote for Mamdani, and many more reasons why one should not vote for Cuomo.
A huge, not insignificant one, is rewarding @lindseyboylan.bsky.social for the nonstop work she has done to make sure sexually abusive old men don’t get to lord over all of us anymore.
A huge, not insignificant one, is rewarding @lindseyboylan.bsky.social for the nonstop work she has done to make sure sexually abusive old men don’t get to lord over all of us anymore.
ELECTION DAY. Getting ready to go do poll visibility in Hell’s Kitchen. Come say hi if you see me.
And VOTE @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
And VOTE @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
There are so many reasons to vote for Mamdani, and many more reasons why one should not vote for Cuomo.
A huge, not insignificant one, is rewarding @lindseyboylan.bsky.social for the nonstop work she has done to make sure sexually abusive old men don’t get to lord over all of us anymore.
A huge, not insignificant one, is rewarding @lindseyboylan.bsky.social for the nonstop work she has done to make sure sexually abusive old men don’t get to lord over all of us anymore.
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We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
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REST IN PISS YOU DISGUSTING FUCKING WORM IT WILL BE CANABALISM WHEN THE EARTHWORMS DEVOUR YOUR BODY 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies | CNN Politics
Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, accordin...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
REST IN PISS YOU DISGUSTING FUCKING WORM IT WILL BE CANABALISM WHEN THE EARTHWORMS DEVOUR YOUR BODY 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
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I often think of what Mariame Kaba says:
“Praxis is knowing who to be mad at.”
“Praxis is knowing who to be mad at.”
Capitalism is awesome because no one can afford groceries and instead of blaming anyone with wealth or power we get mad at people living on the street or trying to move to the country to work
October 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I often think of what Mariame Kaba says:
“Praxis is knowing who to be mad at.”
“Praxis is knowing who to be mad at.”
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No money in the red kettles. Mutual aid instead.
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)
Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.
It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
October 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
No money in the red kettles. Mutual aid instead.
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)
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It’s very important that you all know that mid-writing this article, I went upstairs for something and on my way back down, MISSED THE BOTTOM STAIR despite the fact it was all I was thinking about. Can only assume it was a warning. Pray for me.
The stair, which vanishes from your memory whenever you forget to actively concentrate on its existence, was ruled to be maliciously attempting to murder you, having deemed you unworthy of treading on it.
Read the full article on Patreon (if you dare): www.patreon.com/posts/139919...
Read the full article on Patreon (if you dare): www.patreon.com/posts/139919...
October 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It’s very important that you all know that mid-writing this article, I went upstairs for something and on my way back down, MISSED THE BOTTOM STAIR despite the fact it was all I was thinking about. Can only assume it was a warning. Pray for me.
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What can we learn from the political organisers who came before us?
Read an extract from the forthcoming collection, WE ARE EACH OTHER'S LIBERATION: BLACK AND ASIAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES, edited by Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and TD Tso (@haymarketbooks.org).
www.wasafiri.org/content/excl...
Read an extract from the forthcoming collection, WE ARE EACH OTHER'S LIBERATION: BLACK AND ASIAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES, edited by Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and TD Tso (@haymarketbooks.org).
www.wasafiri.org/content/excl...
Exclusive Extract — We Are Each Other's Liberation: Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities
We're delighted to share an exclusive extract from the forthcoming collection, We Are Each Other's Liberation:
www.wasafiri.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What can we learn from the political organisers who came before us?
Read an extract from the forthcoming collection, WE ARE EACH OTHER'S LIBERATION: BLACK AND ASIAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES, edited by Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and TD Tso (@haymarketbooks.org).
www.wasafiri.org/content/excl...
Read an extract from the forthcoming collection, WE ARE EACH OTHER'S LIBERATION: BLACK AND ASIAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES, edited by Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and TD Tso (@haymarketbooks.org).
www.wasafiri.org/content/excl...
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Deadline extended!!!
The Program Committee has decided to extend the deadline to October 12, 2025. Proposals can be 400-600 words. If you are submitting a symposium or workshop proposal, word limits are more flexible.
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions!
#decolonialconference
The Program Committee has decided to extend the deadline to October 12, 2025. Proposals can be 400-600 words. If you are submitting a symposium or workshop proposal, word limits are more flexible.
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions!
#decolonialconference
October 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Deadline extended!!!
The Program Committee has decided to extend the deadline to October 12, 2025. Proposals can be 400-600 words. If you are submitting a symposium or workshop proposal, word limits are more flexible.
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions!
#decolonialconference
The Program Committee has decided to extend the deadline to October 12, 2025. Proposals can be 400-600 words. If you are submitting a symposium or workshop proposal, word limits are more flexible.
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions!
#decolonialconference
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To write with urgency, to write poetically, to write with affect that moves the reader to action requires giving up the careerist and opportunist game academia loves to play as the world burns around its ivory towers.
www.insurgentthoughts.com/p/a-counteri...
www.insurgentthoughts.com/p/a-counteri...
A (Counter)Insurgent Craft
In his article, Notes on Craft: Writing in the Hour of Genocide, Fargo Tbahki asks in his “What does Palestine require of us, as writers writing in English from within the imperial core, in this momen...
www.insurgentthoughts.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
To write with urgency, to write poetically, to write with affect that moves the reader to action requires giving up the careerist and opportunist game academia loves to play as the world burns around its ivory towers.
www.insurgentthoughts.com/p/a-counteri...
www.insurgentthoughts.com/p/a-counteri...