Esther
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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If you're curious about Theatre of the Oppressed and want to train with Julian Boal in NYC, Register for Nov 1-2. Early bird price until 9/30
www.tonyc.nyc/events
www.tonyc.nyc/events
Events
Events happening at Theatre of the Oppressed NYC. RSVP for a show, learn about how to get involved!
www.tonyc.nyc
September 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you're curious about Theatre of the Oppressed and want to train with Julian Boal in NYC, Register for Nov 1-2. Early bird price until 9/30
www.tonyc.nyc/events
www.tonyc.nyc/events
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I tried to write about empathy and ended up writing about fascism again
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I tried to write about empathy and ended up writing about fascism again
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Dear young people, you are allowed to enjoy when horrible people lose for at least a few hours. Revel in it. Tomorrow is soon enough to start picking everything apart. lol.
June 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Dear young people, you are allowed to enjoy when horrible people lose for at least a few hours. Revel in it. Tomorrow is soon enough to start picking everything apart. lol.
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I'm so glad that I had mentors and touchstones who reminded me to celebrate small victories. I would have burned out on organizing in my 20s if I hadn't heeded their advice.
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I'm so glad that I had mentors and touchstones who reminded me to celebrate small victories. I would have burned out on organizing in my 20s if I hadn't heeded their advice.
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[1/5] We're launching a new thing @ the Metro NY Library Council: The Cross-Reference Coalition is an experimental school tracing exuberantly🤗 interdisciplinary links btw NYC's libraries + archives; connecting its knwldg workers, grad students, artists + designers. We'll also make a rad book...
METROCrossReferenceCoalition_Students
The Cross-Reference Coalition An Experimental School
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May 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
[1/5] We're launching a new thing @ the Metro NY Library Council: The Cross-Reference Coalition is an experimental school tracing exuberantly🤗 interdisciplinary links btw NYC's libraries + archives; connecting its knwldg workers, grad students, artists + designers. We'll also make a rad book...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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McCarthy “introduced a whole new political style. As a noun, McCarthyism was a mode of politics rather than an ideology. It meant hitting hard, moving fast, telling lies, and grabbing headlines along the way.”
How the Red Scare Reshaped American Politics
At its height, the political crackdown felt terrifying and all-encompassing. What can we learn from how the movement unfolded—and from how it came to an end?
www.newyorker.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
McCarthy “introduced a whole new political style. As a noun, McCarthyism was a mode of politics rather than an ideology. It meant hitting hard, moving fast, telling lies, and grabbing headlines along the way.”
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By popular demand, we are offering an online resistance lab for journalists and media makers about making and distributing media under surveillance. @interruptcrim.bsky.social www.interruptingcriminalization.com/events/all/r...
Resistance Lab: Making and Distributing Media Under Surveillance — Interrupting Criminalization
In this two-hour session, we will think through and skill-share ways of keeping our communities and sources safer when reporting in a context of criminalization and surveillance. (All times in EST.)
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
By popular demand, we are offering an online resistance lab for journalists and media makers about making and distributing media under surveillance. @interruptcrim.bsky.social www.interruptingcriminalization.com/events/all/r...
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Scientists collecting water, air and soil samples in Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by fires say they’re concerned about long-term health risks for residents.
L.A.’s Clear Skies Conceal a ‘Toxic Soup’
Scientists collecting water, air and soil samples in neighborhoods ravaged by fires say they’re concerned about long-term health risks for residents.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Scientists collecting water, air and soil samples in Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by fires say they’re concerned about long-term health risks for residents.
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Cornell University’s Critical Inquiry into Values, Imagination, and Culture initiative seeks a postdoc with exp in data-driven or computational methods in the humanities. INFO academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29746, contact @lindsaythomas.net
Cornell University, English
Job #AJO29746, Postdoctoral Associate in Digital Humanities, English, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
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February 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Cornell University’s Critical Inquiry into Values, Imagination, and Culture initiative seeks a postdoc with exp in data-driven or computational methods in the humanities. INFO academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29746, contact @lindsaythomas.net
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Thrilled to have Jason Stanley (Yale University) join us this week for a talk about "Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future about"
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 12:10PM-1:30PM - SLB 128
DM for Zoom details
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 12:10PM-1:30PM - SLB 128
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March 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Thrilled to have Jason Stanley (Yale University) join us this week for a talk about "Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future about"
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 12:10PM-1:30PM - SLB 128
DM for Zoom details
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 12:10PM-1:30PM - SLB 128
DM for Zoom details
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2025 is budget year in Wisconsin. Not sure how the process works or why it matters? Reporter Hallie Claflin explains it all in this 2-minute read.
Here’s how Wisconsin’s state budget process works
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers unveiled his 2025-27 biennial state budget proposal. The nearly year-long process is now picking up speed, but the next two-year budget is still far from being finalized.
buff.ly
March 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
2025 is budget year in Wisconsin. Not sure how the process works or why it matters? Reporter Hallie Claflin explains it all in this 2-minute read.
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if your state or city doesn't have a digital services group or office of innovation, one thing you can do is start advocating for one.
To anybody in leadership at the state or municipal level: 18F’s destruction makes this *the perfect time* to hire experienced technologists, which you all need very badly. Most 18Fers would love to stay in public service. They are spread throughout the country.
Go go go!
Go go go!
March 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
if your state or city doesn't have a digital services group or office of innovation, one thing you can do is start advocating for one.
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"It is no longer enough to say, 'The other side is really bad, so vote for us because we’re slightly less bad.'"
In this op-ed, Angelita Morillo calls on fellow Democrats to stand up to Trump. ⤵️
In this op-ed, Angelita Morillo calls on fellow Democrats to stand up to Trump. ⤵️
This Young Lawmaker Went Viral on TikTok for Calling Out Dems Voting for Trump’s Agenda
Angelita Morillo wants Democrats to grow a spine.
www.teenvogue.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"It is no longer enough to say, 'The other side is really bad, so vote for us because we’re slightly less bad.'"
In this op-ed, Angelita Morillo calls on fellow Democrats to stand up to Trump. ⤵️
In this op-ed, Angelita Morillo calls on fellow Democrats to stand up to Trump. ⤵️
Can't wait ⚡
Full draft submitted to my editor. Racked up a lot of airline miles on this one. Learned more than I could have ever imagined.
February 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Can't wait ⚡
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Call for papers: A special upcoming issue of Social Text invites critical and cultural theorists of the colonial era to engage the ways in which their scholarship is foundational for tackling the problems of this digital era. Abstracts due March 1. socialtextjournal.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: Colonial Studies of the Platform – Social Text
socialtextjournal.org
February 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Call for papers: A special upcoming issue of Social Text invites critical and cultural theorists of the colonial era to engage the ways in which their scholarship is foundational for tackling the problems of this digital era. Abstracts due March 1. socialtextjournal.org/call-for-pap...
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Dangerously, I've also discovered that small presses have book clubs!
@haymarketbooks.org has a $10 monthly subscription for every new Haymarket title released *and* 50% off all other titles.
I got "Can't Pay Won't Pay" from @debtcollective.bsky.social for free today, and a couple others 🥳
@haymarketbooks.org has a $10 monthly subscription for every new Haymarket title released *and* 50% off all other titles.
I got "Can't Pay Won't Pay" from @debtcollective.bsky.social for free today, and a couple others 🥳
February 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Dangerously, I've also discovered that small presses have book clubs!
@haymarketbooks.org has a $10 monthly subscription for every new Haymarket title released *and* 50% off all other titles.
I got "Can't Pay Won't Pay" from @debtcollective.bsky.social for free today, and a couple others 🥳
@haymarketbooks.org has a $10 monthly subscription for every new Haymarket title released *and* 50% off all other titles.
I got "Can't Pay Won't Pay" from @debtcollective.bsky.social for free today, and a couple others 🥳
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NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend who died in D.C. plane crash
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
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Hey, @teenvogue.com has launched a sustainability series—featuring vintage and thrifted finds, a sustainable fashion glossary, and more. Wish every fashion publication could do this. www.teenvogue.com/the-last-sto...
Welcome to Teen Vogue’s The Last Stop
As we head into fashion month, we’re taking a step forward to also highlight the impact of our clothing with The Last Stop, a package emphasizing the long journey of our discarded clothing and their o...
www.teenvogue.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hey, @teenvogue.com has launched a sustainability series—featuring vintage and thrifted finds, a sustainable fashion glossary, and more. Wish every fashion publication could do this. www.teenvogue.com/the-last-sto...
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Nex Benedict’s death was confirmation that anti-trans policies and rhetoric have a body count. Is anyone listening?
Read more here ⤵️
Read more here ⤵️
A Year Without Nex Benedict
"We are saying that the rhetoric is just as damaging as the bullet or the blow."
www.teenvogue.com
February 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Nex Benedict’s death was confirmation that anti-trans policies and rhetoric have a body count. Is anyone listening?
Read more here ⤵️
Read more here ⤵️
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For more on the Compton's Cafeteria Riot and the legacies of anti-carceral activism at the intersection of Turk & Taylor Streets, this essay by @susanstryker.bsky.social is worth a close read:
"The crossroads of Turk and Taylor challenge us to envision — and build — a future where justice dwells."
"The crossroads of Turk and Taylor challenge us to envision — and build — a future where justice dwells."
February 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
For more on the Compton's Cafeteria Riot and the legacies of anti-carceral activism at the intersection of Turk & Taylor Streets, this essay by @susanstryker.bsky.social is worth a close read:
"The crossroads of Turk and Taylor challenge us to envision — and build — a future where justice dwells."
"The crossroads of Turk and Taylor challenge us to envision — and build — a future where justice dwells."
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📢 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is under attack. Trump and Big Tech friends don’t like the CFPB and its work to protect consumers and their rights so they're trying to take it down.
Take action now to help save it fftf.link/cfpb
Take action now to help save it fftf.link/cfpb
Save the CFPB
Supporters
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February 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
📢 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is under attack. Trump and Big Tech friends don’t like the CFPB and its work to protect consumers and their rights so they're trying to take it down.
Take action now to help save it fftf.link/cfpb
Take action now to help save it fftf.link/cfpb