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Disrupting whiteness in outdoor recreation since 1986.🌲🎣
PhD candidate👩🏽💻
•Outdoor Education NZ (article)
•WERO -working to end racial oppression (conf.)
•AISW interview series
•Routledge book (Ch.)
📍Aotearoa New Zealand
✌🏽Sacramento, CA
PhD candidate👩🏽💻
•Outdoor Education NZ (article)
•WERO -working to end racial oppression (conf.)
•AISW interview series
•Routledge book (Ch.)
📍Aotearoa New Zealand
✌🏽Sacramento, CA
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Children turn war-shattered ruins into makeshift skateparks as mental health crisis deepens.
Skateboarding helps Gaza children with trauma amid ruins, adds rare joy
Children turn war-shattered ruins into makeshift skateparks as mental health crisis deepens.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Children turn war-shattered ruins into makeshift skateparks as mental health crisis deepens.
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
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Try these novels if you want to read more about the Black bourgeoisie.
Five novels to read if you’re fascinated by the Black bourgeoisie.
In a recent piece for Cultured, novelist Rob Franklin observed “a surge” in recent depictions of the Black bourgeoisie. This milieu, defined by a lifting as we climb ethos and certain c…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Try these novels if you want to read more about the Black bourgeoisie.
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zohran is mayor and vine is back. the message is clear: millennials are winning
Vine reboot called diVine has been launched 📱
• Funded by Jack Dorsey
• Includes over 100K videos from Vine's archive
• Users can upload 6-second videos
• AI-generated content is not allowed
• Funded by Jack Dorsey
• Includes over 100K videos from Vine's archive
• Users can upload 6-second videos
• AI-generated content is not allowed
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
zohran is mayor and vine is back. the message is clear: millennials are winning
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NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
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Congratulations Adelita! www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
Rep. Adelita Grijalva is finally sworn in as the House’s newest Democrat, paving way for Epstein files vote | CNN Politics
After 50 days of waiting, Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress Wednesday, bringing an end to a contentious chapter in the US House of Representatives that included a lawsuit and rising tensio...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Congratulations Adelita! www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
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But what alarms me in all this is how the girls who were victimized by these men are largely forgotten. I want us to find ways of centering them in the discourse.
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
But what alarms me in all this is how the girls who were victimized by these men are largely forgotten. I want us to find ways of centering them in the discourse.
Nobody Can Save Me by LINKIN PARK on Apple Music
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November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
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To all those who think Zohran Mamdani will force NYC to be Muslim: A Muslim has never knocked on my door trying to convince me to convert…
Just saying.
Just saying.
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To all those who think Zohran Mamdani will force NYC to be Muslim: A Muslim has never knocked on my door trying to convince me to convert…
Just saying.
Just saying.
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@eleshepp.bsky.social on connecting with her Cuban grandfather through archival research: “I saw quickly and clearly that in many ways our minds were stuck in the same loops.”
How I Came to Know My Cuban Grandfather Through Archival Research
My grandfather died when I was 10. He was 85 years old, which to little-kid-me meant that he was ancient. I remember him creaking barefoot around the kitchen with a box of diabetic cookies in his h…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@eleshepp.bsky.social on connecting with her Cuban grandfather through archival research: “I saw quickly and clearly that in many ways our minds were stuck in the same loops.”
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do bitches just complain a lot? or are they busy shopping? ross douthat investigates.
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
do bitches just complain a lot? or are they busy shopping? ross douthat investigates.
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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“Turn the volume up” is just insane contemporary speech work.
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
“Turn the volume up” is just insane contemporary speech work.
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Another world is possible, if we fight for it
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Another world is possible, if we fight for it
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
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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…
www.404media.co
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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At 66, Judi Oyama would be considered a senior citizen by Japan’s official standards, but nothing about her life fits that description. This Japanese American skater has had a long ride to recognition.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
At 66, Judi Oyama would be considered a senior citizen by Japan’s official standards, but nothing about her life fits that description.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Absolutely crushed to bear about the purge of political reporters at Teen Vogue.
It's like I'm watching our own iron curtain form in real time.
It's like I'm watching our own iron curtain form in real time.
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Absolutely crushed to bear about the purge of political reporters at Teen Vogue.
It's like I'm watching our own iron curtain form in real time.
It's like I'm watching our own iron curtain form in real time.
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“It is more vital than ever to consider this history in order to understand what could happen next.” Anne Irfan explains how the 1956 Israeli occupation of Gaza informs the present and future.
How Israel’s “Forgotten” 1956 Occupation of Gaza Echoes In Its Actions Today
As the Trump administration continues to fete the supposed success of the Gaza ceasefire, the Israeli occupation of Gaza is ongoing. And while the scale of the last two years’ violence is unprecede…
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November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“It is more vital than ever to consider this history in order to understand what could happen next.” Anne Irfan explains how the 1956 Israeli occupation of Gaza informs the present and future.
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The American government has revoked the visa of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian author who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in literature.
The U.S. has revoked the visa of Nobel winner Wole Soyinka.
The American government has revoked the visa of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian author who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in literature, according to Al Jazeera. The writer received what he called a “rather c…
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November 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The American government has revoked the visa of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian author who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in literature.
Trumps ignorance will kill us all 💔💔
Citing a Trump order about “restoring biological truth,” the VA is making it more difficult for male veterans with breast cancer to get their care covered by the government.
The disease is deadlier than for women and “notably higher among veterans,” research shows.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
The disease is deadlier than for women and “notably higher among veterans,” research shows.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Trumps ignorance will kill us all 💔💔
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FINAL: Seahawks improve to 6-2, keep their road win streak alive!
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
FINAL: Seahawks improve to 6-2, keep their road win streak alive!
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“If you can’t get a vote on your record, don’t play us against each other.”
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“If you can’t get a vote on your record, don’t play us against each other.”
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
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“The zombie is a spiritual vessel for unspeakable anguish. A repository of hopelessness. No peace even in death.” On ants, parasitic mushrooms, and how the origin of zombies relates to historical anti-Blackness.
Why Do Countless Cultures Believe the Dead Walk Among Us?
How can whole societies come to believe that the dead walk among them? Understanding that requires moving beyond theoretical approaches and engaging with tangible human communities and their world-…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“The zombie is a spiritual vessel for unspeakable anguish. A repository of hopelessness. No peace even in death.” On ants, parasitic mushrooms, and how the origin of zombies relates to historical anti-Blackness.