EJ Nielsen
@direjackalope.bsky.social
Academic looking at pop culture, gender, fans, and monsters. They/them. Sometimes I make stuff. Frequently fannish. Retweets & likes =/= endorsements.
I'm available for indexing academic volumes. Areas of specialization include fan studies, media studies, gender studies, visual culture, art history. DM if interested!
Please share if you know someone who may need their monograph or edited collection indexed!
Please share if you know someone who may need their monograph or edited collection indexed!
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I'm available for indexing academic volumes. Areas of specialization include fan studies, media studies, gender studies, visual culture, art history. DM if interested!
Please share if you know someone who may need their monograph or edited collection indexed!
Please share if you know someone who may need their monograph or edited collection indexed!
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FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
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All of these senators pushing "reforms" need to explain how they will enforce them given the fact that ICE is a lawless band of Klansmen that breaks the law constantly.
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
All of these senators pushing "reforms" need to explain how they will enforce them given the fact that ICE is a lawless band of Klansmen that breaks the law constantly.
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
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very generous of zoe, and as always, all agitprop i've drawn is available to print for whoever wants it
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
June 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
very generous of zoe, and as always, all agitprop i've drawn is available to print for whoever wants it
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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I'm not sure Democrats in D.C. are aware that their base's rage against ICE has reached a level of blinding white-hot intensity.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
January 24, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I'm not sure Democrats in D.C. are aware that their base's rage against ICE has reached a level of blinding white-hot intensity.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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Don't call it a "bubble."
OpenAI, Microsoft, & Alphabet are just fine with that term because they get to tell you that all the dot-com bubble or the railroad bubble or the whatever bubble was, was a shaking out the greats after an intense period of mania. This isn't a bubble. This is a time bomb.
OpenAI, Microsoft, & Alphabet are just fine with that term because they get to tell you that all the dot-com bubble or the railroad bubble or the whatever bubble was, was a shaking out the greats after an intense period of mania. This isn't a bubble. This is a time bomb.
Opinion from Alphaville: OpenAI is a money pit with a website on top. That much we know already, but since OpenAI is a private company, there’s a lot of guesswork required when estimating the depth of the pit. on.ft.com/44xy39L
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Don't call it a "bubble."
OpenAI, Microsoft, & Alphabet are just fine with that term because they get to tell you that all the dot-com bubble or the railroad bubble or the whatever bubble was, was a shaking out the greats after an intense period of mania. This isn't a bubble. This is a time bomb.
OpenAI, Microsoft, & Alphabet are just fine with that term because they get to tell you that all the dot-com bubble or the railroad bubble or the whatever bubble was, was a shaking out the greats after an intense period of mania. This isn't a bubble. This is a time bomb.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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If you are cishet I NEED you to read this thread and do your best to understand the overlapping tragedies that Claire is describing here.
the spectrum of queer experience is vast and complex, and none of us know what's going on inside families that are not our own
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
January 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
If you are cishet I NEED you to read this thread and do your best to understand the overlapping tragedies that Claire is describing here.
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Just look how gorgeous, how hopeful and uplifting good people and their art are!! Thanks to this artist, and people with spare cash go give some to marginalised creatives who are doing so much to get us all through!!
A pair of reminders for this moment, courtesy of Audre, Angela & the birds 🪶
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Just look how gorgeous, how hopeful and uplifting good people and their art are!! Thanks to this artist, and people with spare cash go give some to marginalised creatives who are doing so much to get us all through!!
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keep thinking of a vocally anti-woke reporter who insisted that the term "environmental racism" was nonsense
After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
keep thinking of a vocally anti-woke reporter who insisted that the term "environmental racism" was nonsense
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London book talk on HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY!
I'll be speaking on Thursday 5th May, 6pm, at @linneansociety.bsky.social
More info and registration below. A free exhibition, "Wonder" is now on and ends the next day.
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
I'll be speaking on Thursday 5th May, 6pm, at @linneansociety.bsky.social
More info and registration below. A free exhibition, "Wonder" is now on and ends the next day.
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
HUMANS: A Monstrous History
Monsters aren’t fantasy. They built our ideas of race, gender, nations, and ‘normal.’
This is history through monsters.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
London book talk on HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY!
I'll be speaking on Thursday 5th May, 6pm, at @linneansociety.bsky.social
More info and registration below. A free exhibition, "Wonder" is now on and ends the next day.
1/2
💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
I'll be speaking on Thursday 5th May, 6pm, at @linneansociety.bsky.social
More info and registration below. A free exhibition, "Wonder" is now on and ends the next day.
1/2
💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
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From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
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This looks like a fantastic new book (includes some chapters on fandom and participatory cultures too)
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#TrueCrime: Digital Culture, Ethics and True Crime Audiences
The book considers the large and varied true crime community, outlining their at times contradictory needs and desires
link.springer.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
This looks like a fantastic new book (includes some chapters on fandom and participatory cultures too)
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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My final newsletter of 2025 just posted and in it I talk about archives and archiving [two of my favorite topics]. I also talk about Solange Knowles making a zine.
"Some people say zines function as a community archive. I also think that they can be mini-exhibits that include archival materials, visual art, text, & anything else you want to assemble, as shown by the Meredith publication." @prisonculture.bsky.social
prisonculture.substack.com/p/prisons-pr...
prisonculture.substack.com/p/prisons-pr...
Prisons, Prose & Protest - #33
Rants, Musings and More
prisonculture.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My final newsletter of 2025 just posted and in it I talk about archives and archiving [two of my favorite topics]. I also talk about Solange Knowles making a zine.
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This “trap” is often what admin wants. They put the onus onto individual instructors, tell them it’s their responsibility to meet the student/handle the situation, and they refuse to offer clear guidance/support. Then admin is insulated from blowback & the instructor bears the burden.
This is a terrible story--both because of the trap that was set (either in advance or ret-conned to seize a moment) for this graduate student but also because the student's department failed her. The 1st problem is easy to see, but I want to explain the 2nd one. 1/x
btw, every "reasonable" person who's own posting stuff like "well, the prompt was unclear," or "she actually kind of did the assignment OK so maybe the TA overreacted"--you are also part of the problem! You're laundering the deliberate targeting of a TA and a blatant abrogation of academic freedom!
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This “trap” is often what admin wants. They put the onus onto individual instructors, tell them it’s their responsibility to meet the student/handle the situation, and they refuse to offer clear guidance/support. Then admin is insulated from blowback & the instructor bears the burden.
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Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
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the onion newspaper is worth it for the ads alone they always kill me
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
the onion newspaper is worth it for the ads alone they always kill me
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idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
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"Mark my words, one wrong step in this town’ll land you in a whole heap of social services."
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Mark my words, one wrong step in this town’ll land you in a whole heap of social services."
Excited to report that two new Cryptids have been sighted at my location. This is the best photo evidence we have collected so far. Research (and cuddles) are ongoing.
October 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Excited to report that two new Cryptids have been sighted at my location. This is the best photo evidence we have collected so far. Research (and cuddles) are ongoing.
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Helicopter view of Chicago #NoKings in Grant Park via @cbschicago.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Helicopter view of Chicago #NoKings in Grant Park via @cbschicago.bsky.social