Jstheater
@jstheater.bsky.social
Author of some books & more, professor, translator, artist+ 🏳️🌈 🖤💚❤️ 🏳️⚧️ (Avatar: c/o I.D. Mag/photo © Mario Sorrenti)
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You can sign the petition to release Rodney below!
He’s being denied disability accommodations.
He’s been placed in solitary confinement.
His health is deteriorating.
He’s been locked up for a year.
It’s beyond cruel and unusual punishment.
It’s eugenics.
www.change.org/p/demand-the...
He’s being denied disability accommodations.
He’s been placed in solitary confinement.
His health is deteriorating.
He’s been locked up for a year.
It’s beyond cruel and unusual punishment.
It’s eugenics.
www.change.org/p/demand-the...
Sign the Petition
Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention
www.change.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:49 AM
You can sign the petition to release Rodney below!
He’s being denied disability accommodations.
He’s been placed in solitary confinement.
His health is deteriorating.
He’s been locked up for a year.
It’s beyond cruel and unusual punishment.
It’s eugenics.
www.change.org/p/demand-the...
He’s being denied disability accommodations.
He’s been placed in solitary confinement.
His health is deteriorating.
He’s been locked up for a year.
It’s beyond cruel and unusual punishment.
It’s eugenics.
www.change.org/p/demand-the...
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This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
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This month isn't even over yet. Jesus Christ.
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 AM
This month isn't even over yet. Jesus Christ.
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"MacArthur Awards $10 Million to Strengthen the Humanities" www.macfound.org/press/press-...
MacArthur Awards $10 Million to Strengthen the Humanities
www.macfound.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"MacArthur Awards $10 Million to Strengthen the Humanities" www.macfound.org/press/press-...
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"Fees are a paywall on opportunity, and paywalls do not measure merit. They measure means. When a field built on ideals of access and expression charges for the act of showing up, the rhetoric of equity collapses into the economics of endurance."
Why Are We Paying for the Privilege of Rejection?
Application fees are one of the least examined but most pervasive forms of class stratification in the arts.
hyperallergic.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"Fees are a paywall on opportunity, and paywalls do not measure merit. They measure means. When a field built on ideals of access and expression charges for the act of showing up, the rhetoric of equity collapses into the economics of endurance."
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The world order as we’ve known for the last century is disappearing.
And in its place, a new order shaped by the private interests of individual men and their fiercest allies, not the interests, private or public, fair or foul, good or bad, of a nation.
And in its place, a new order shaped by the private interests of individual men and their fiercest allies, not the interests, private or public, fair or foul, good or bad, of a nation.
A new theory explains why Trump keeps threatening global takeovers
Neo-royalism challenges us to look beyond a century-old paradigm and see the hierarchical lens through which Trump justifies domination.
www.motherjones.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The world order as we’ve known for the last century is disappearing.
And in its place, a new order shaped by the private interests of individual men and their fiercest allies, not the interests, private or public, fair or foul, good or bad, of a nation.
And in its place, a new order shaped by the private interests of individual men and their fiercest allies, not the interests, private or public, fair or foul, good or bad, of a nation.
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I want to highlight the Black voter number here because I’ve lived through decades of efforts to engineer and/or assert an antagonistic relationship, when, for the most part, Black people are more supportive of immigration than others.
*Another* new YouGov / Economist poll shows continuing mounting support for abolishing ICE:
45% support abolishing ICE
45% oppose abolishing ICE
Black voters in favor 60-20
Moderates in favor 45-41
Independents in favor 44-34
12% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE as well
45% support abolishing ICE
45% oppose abolishing ICE
Black voters in favor 60-20
Moderates in favor 45-41
Independents in favor 44-34
12% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE as well
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I want to highlight the Black voter number here because I’ve lived through decades of efforts to engineer and/or assert an antagonistic relationship, when, for the most part, Black people are more supportive of immigration than others.
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If adults are missing work due to long COVID, don’t we think children are missing school from it too?
This is really a very conservative estimate of people missing work because long COVID is also going to affect general productivity as well,” said Dr. Arch Mainous…
www.mainstreetdailynews.com/health/uf-he...
www.mainstreetdailynews.com/health/uf-he...
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 PM
If adults are missing work due to long COVID, don’t we think children are missing school from it too?
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Yes, Ds should offer a resolute unified front - Congress, Govs, Mayors - against the European tariffs, the threats to the Western alliance, and Trump's plan to seize Greenland. Every person in America should know where we stand on this. Today. It's the right thing to do and good politics too. 3/
January 20, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Yes, Ds should offer a resolute unified front - Congress, Govs, Mayors - against the European tariffs, the threats to the Western alliance, and Trump's plan to seize Greenland. Every person in America should know where we stand on this. Today. It's the right thing to do and good politics too. 3/
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In October, we sent four trans journalists to five different No Kings rallies to report on trans representation at No Kings.
One of our reporters was in attendance when senator @edmarkey.bsky.social addressed the crowd wrapped in a trans pride flag.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
One of our reporters was in attendance when senator @edmarkey.bsky.social addressed the crowd wrapped in a trans pride flag.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
‘Arms Locked in Solidarity,’ Markey and Millions Stand Up for What’s Right — Assigned
Senator Ed Markey spoke powerfully in Boston, reflecting the deep support for transgender rights at the No Kings protests across the U. S.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
In October, we sent four trans journalists to five different No Kings rallies to report on trans representation at No Kings.
One of our reporters was in attendance when senator @edmarkey.bsky.social addressed the crowd wrapped in a trans pride flag.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
One of our reporters was in attendance when senator @edmarkey.bsky.social addressed the crowd wrapped in a trans pride flag.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Jawdropping reporting here from @juddlegum.bsky.social......
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Jawdropping reporting here from @juddlegum.bsky.social......
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Came in from winter break on this snowy 18F morning to discover someone opened the windows while we were gone. Lord knows how many days or weeks.
January 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Came in from winter break on this snowy 18F morning to discover someone opened the windows while we were gone. Lord knows how many days or weeks.
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NYC: this Sunday is your chance to come hear me and bestie Jarrett talk about the new book! Hope to see you there.
Events for January 2026 – BGSQD share.google/jJdRuuDadixH...
Events for January 2026 – BGSQD share.google/jJdRuuDadixH...
January 20, 2026 at 1:06 PM
NYC: this Sunday is your chance to come hear me and bestie Jarrett talk about the new book! Hope to see you there.
Events for January 2026 – BGSQD share.google/jJdRuuDadixH...
Events for January 2026 – BGSQD share.google/jJdRuuDadixH...
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I went ahead and published this tonight, because it feels urgent.
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I went ahead and published this tonight, because it feels urgent.
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thinking back to how Ta-Nehisi Coates anticipated this moment in 2017
January 20, 2026 at 3:56 AM
thinking back to how Ta-Nehisi Coates anticipated this moment in 2017
The real upside-down world....
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The real upside-down world....
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I think about this exchange a lot and figure others might find it interesting too. Happy MLK Day.
January 20, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I think about this exchange a lot and figure others might find it interesting too. Happy MLK Day.
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The autobiography concludes its section on this conversation interestingly:
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The autobiography concludes its section on this conversation interestingly:
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
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The sentence right before the "burning house" quote: We fought hard and long, and I have never doubted that we would prevail in this struggle. Already our rewards have begun to reveal themselves. Desegregation ... the Voting Rights Act..."
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The sentence right before the "burning house" quote: We fought hard and long, and I have never doubted that we would prevail in this struggle. Already our rewards have begun to reveal themselves. Desegregation ... the Voting Rights Act..."
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the famous quote is from the end of his reply to Young. from the middle:
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
the famous quote is from the end of his reply to Young. from the middle:
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
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Young replies: ""Well, I don't know, Martin. It's not the entire system. It's only part of it, and I think we can fix that."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Young replies: ""Well, I don't know, Martin. It's not the entire system. It's only part of it, and I think we can fix that."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
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King elaborated: I feel their rage. I feel their pain. I feel their frustration. It's the system that's the problem, and it's choking the breath out of our lives."
this is what starts the conflict.
this is what starts the conflict.
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
King elaborated: I feel their rage. I feel their pain. I feel their frustration. It's the system that's the problem, and it's choking the breath out of our lives."
this is what starts the conflict.
this is what starts the conflict.
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King had just arrived from Newark, where he'd had a contentious meeting with Amiri Baraka and comrades - he had tried to talk them out of pursuing a more militant, uprising based strategy there. King was frustrated: "...I wholly embrace everything they feel! It's just the tactics we can't agree on."
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
King had just arrived from Newark, where he'd had a contentious meeting with Amiri Baraka and comrades - he had tried to talk them out of pursuing a more militant, uprising based strategy there. King was frustrated: "...I wholly embrace everything they feel! It's just the tactics we can't agree on."
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the last member of the group: Andrew Young, eventual mayor of Atlanta. According to Harry Belafonte (who gives this account of the conversation in his autobiography), the quote about the burning house was the outcome of a conflictual back and forth between Young and King.
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
the last member of the group: Andrew Young, eventual mayor of Atlanta. According to Harry Belafonte (who gives this account of the conversation in his autobiography), the quote about the burning house was the outcome of a conflictual back and forth between Young and King.