Deja Jontelle
@dejadukes.bsky.social
academic amongst other things. libra sun so prepare for justice grounded indecisiveness.
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“This isn’t a coincidence. It’s the result of federal policy choices — most immediately, sweeping job cuts across public-sector agencies where Black women have long held the strongest foothold in middle-class employment.”
300,000 Black women have left the labor force in 3 months. It’s not a coincidence.
For decades, the public sector has been a lifeline for Black women shut out of economic opportunity. It’s no surprise that Trump's federal downsizing targeted them first, explains gender economist Kat...
www.msnbc.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“This isn’t a coincidence. It’s the result of federal policy choices — most immediately, sweeping job cuts across public-sector agencies where Black women have long held the strongest foothold in middle-class employment.”
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"The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz."
Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz."
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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Sharing this for no special reason: In July 1933, a New York Times reporter toured Dachau and saw the entire camp "except possibly the disciplinary cells." According to the reporter, "it was an almost idyllic picture of a rest camp," though the inmates were "gloomy" (h/t @monospace.com)
TIMES WRITER VISITS REICH PRISON CAMP; Taken Through Entire Place at Dachau in Bavaria Except Possibly Disciplinary Cells. 2,000 INMATES GLOOMY Incautious Word Has Landed Many There -- Machine Guns an...
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sharing this for no special reason: In July 1933, a New York Times reporter toured Dachau and saw the entire camp "except possibly the disciplinary cells." According to the reporter, "it was an almost idyllic picture of a rest camp," though the inmates were "gloomy" (h/t @monospace.com)
writing abstracts is both my favorite type of writing (short, more structuring than substantiating, title play) and worst (new idea, can I actually follow through?, sometimes the word count is limiting).
June 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
writing abstracts is both my favorite type of writing (short, more structuring than substantiating, title play) and worst (new idea, can I actually follow through?, sometimes the word count is limiting).
Chicago Facebook Marketplace (and I'm sure most major cities) is just a treasure trove and I wish I had unlimited funds and space for all the beautiful pieces on there.
June 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Chicago Facebook Marketplace (and I'm sure most major cities) is just a treasure trove and I wish I had unlimited funds and space for all the beautiful pieces on there.
Karen Read not guilty verdict a bit of good news. Lemme go down a Tik Tok rabbit hole. I know the true crime girlies are hype.
June 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Karen Read not guilty verdict a bit of good news. Lemme go down a Tik Tok rabbit hole. I know the true crime girlies are hype.
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With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
June 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
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This is everywhere.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
A friend is getting involved in politics for the 1st time. Went to local mtg where guys in charge said: we want to have a concert in 6wks. She asked ?s They had no venue, no bands, etc. She made a PowerPoint on tasks needed & a realistic timeline. Them: You're too corporate, not progressive enough.
June 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This is everywhere.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
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Isaac Asimov on, "If God is Dead, Everything is Permitted?"
June 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Isaac Asimov on, "If God is Dead, Everything is Permitted?"
his DJ worked it out but Wiz shoulda had me singing the chorus on Mezmorized.
June 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
his DJ worked it out but Wiz shoulda had me singing the chorus on Mezmorized.
Need a BCC option for texts so I can group text without group texting.
May 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Need a BCC option for texts so I can group text without group texting.
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This is why we need to name their policies as color evasive. Color evasion is how white supremacy hoards power- by evading conversations, practices, and policies about racism while practicing re-segregation.
Even as this administration insists on colorblindness as a legal strategy to re-segregate institutions, it also explicitly engages in race-consciousness to elevate white privileges.
Q: There are many people who fit the criteria of fleeing persecution. Afghans for example. But they're being denied refugee status. So why such an exception for the Afrikaners?
TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIAL: One of the criteria is making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country
TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIAL: One of the criteria is making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country
May 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is why we need to name their policies as color evasive. Color evasion is how white supremacy hoards power- by evading conversations, practices, and policies about racism while practicing re-segregation.
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New Mexico made childcare free for most families, lifting 120,000 people out of poverty and cutting poverty among providers nearly in half.
Funded by oil/gas revenue, it’s a generational investment in kids, parents, and the economy. buff.ly/mKg3Ywj
#pedsky #edusky 🛟
Funded by oil/gas revenue, it’s a generational investment in kids, parents, and the economy. buff.ly/mKg3Ywj
#pedsky #edusky 🛟
New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line
The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families
buff.ly
May 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
New Mexico made childcare free for most families, lifting 120,000 people out of poverty and cutting poverty among providers nearly in half.
Funded by oil/gas revenue, it’s a generational investment in kids, parents, and the economy. buff.ly/mKg3Ywj
#pedsky #edusky 🛟
Funded by oil/gas revenue, it’s a generational investment in kids, parents, and the economy. buff.ly/mKg3Ywj
#pedsky #edusky 🛟
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As a Black femme it can be exhausting being the smartest person in the room. We are always the smartest in the room and are forced at times to be in conversation with people unwilling to learn and disrupt their harmful ways of thinking.
a woman is standing in a bedroom with the words `` today drained me '' written above her .
ALT: a woman is standing in a bedroom with the words `` today drained me '' written above her .
media.tenor.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
As a Black femme it can be exhausting being the smartest person in the room. We are always the smartest in the room and are forced at times to be in conversation with people unwilling to learn and disrupt their harmful ways of thinking.
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"I will no longer be able to continue teaching."
Hyeongseon Jeon, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, said he had his foreign visa unexpectedly terminated and now must return to Korea immediately.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Hyeongseon Jeon, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, said he had his foreign visa unexpectedly terminated and now must return to Korea immediately.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
University of Houston confirms math assistant professor had visa revoked
A University of Houston assistant professor is among the foreign scholars whose visas were revoked in recent weeks, officials at the institution confirmed.
www.houstonchronicle.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"I will no longer be able to continue teaching."
Hyeongseon Jeon, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, said he had his foreign visa unexpectedly terminated and now must return to Korea immediately.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Hyeongseon Jeon, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, said he had his foreign visa unexpectedly terminated and now must return to Korea immediately.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Little something about me, I LOVE visually stunning images. Especially of Black people. I knew I was in for a treat when they announced Black Dandyism as the theme for this year’s Met Gala.
What Vogue and GQ have done with their May Met Gala collaboration issues made my whole morning!! 🧵
What Vogue and GQ have done with their May Met Gala collaboration issues made my whole morning!! 🧵
April 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Little something about me, I LOVE visually stunning images. Especially of Black people. I knew I was in for a treat when they announced Black Dandyism as the theme for this year’s Met Gala.
What Vogue and GQ have done with their May Met Gala collaboration issues made my whole morning!! 🧵
What Vogue and GQ have done with their May Met Gala collaboration issues made my whole morning!! 🧵
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All right I got fed up and had to write this.
And I’m sure after reading it carefully, Trump will stop saying this
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
And I’m sure after reading it carefully, Trump will stop saying this
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
All right I got fed up and had to write this.
And I’m sure after reading it carefully, Trump will stop saying this
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
And I’m sure after reading it carefully, Trump will stop saying this
www.propublica.org/article/hist...
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I think its time for an escort system. If you are a student who is active on Palestine and who is not a citizen, or if your friend is, you need to walk with them so that if this happens someone is there to advocate and witness at least.
This is vicious.
This is vicious.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I think its time for an escort system. If you are a student who is active on Palestine and who is not a citizen, or if your friend is, you need to walk with them so that if this happens someone is there to advocate and witness at least.
This is vicious.
This is vicious.
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UPDATE: Mahmoud Khalil is being held by ICE in the Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility in Louisiana, per ICE detainee tracker
Khalil was detained Saturday night from his New York apartment building
Khalil was detained Saturday night from his New York apartment building
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
UPDATE: Mahmoud Khalil is being held by ICE in the Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility in Louisiana, per ICE detainee tracker
Khalil was detained Saturday night from his New York apartment building
Khalil was detained Saturday night from his New York apartment building
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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 4:46 PM
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:
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Bro I wanted to BE Harriet the Spy! All those tomato sandwiches I hated but ate anyway. Wanting Rosie O’Donnell to be my babysitter. KEEPING A JOURNAL FULL OF OTHER PEOPLE’S SECRETS. She should’ve gotten more time!
Michelle Trachtenberg, the star of 'Harriet the Spy' who went on to have memorable roles in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Gossip Girl,' has died at age 39.
Obit: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Obit: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
February 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Bro I wanted to BE Harriet the Spy! All those tomato sandwiches I hated but ate anyway. Wanting Rosie O’Donnell to be my babysitter. KEEPING A JOURNAL FULL OF OTHER PEOPLE’S SECRETS. She should’ve gotten more time!
we’ve been in the middle of making some big life decisions and i kept saying i was waiting for a sign - welp, our landlords are selling the house we’ve been living in for the past three years so there it is.
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
we’ve been in the middle of making some big life decisions and i kept saying i was waiting for a sign - welp, our landlords are selling the house we’ve been living in for the past three years so there it is.