Julia Faisst
@juliafaisst.bsky.social
Prof American Studies & the Media @TU Dortmund: lit/photography/film/digital media - (home)space, race, (child)migration, intersectionality, ecocrit, memory cultures - feminist mama, forest lover, failed artist
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Wie die Organisator*innen schreiben: “The implications of this [visa] refusal are deeply concerning. … When professional records, prior compliance, and institutional support are not enough to overcome a presumption of ‘migration risk,’ it raises serious questions.“
Drei sudanesische Filmemacher nehmen nicht an der Berlinale teil, weil der deutsche Staat ihnen Visa verweigert - sie könnten ja versuchen, danach einfach hier zu bleiben.
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Acclaimed Sudanese filmmakers pull out of Berlinale Co-Pro Market after visa rejection over “migration risk”
EXCLUSIVE: The director and producer of 'Blue Card' previously produced Cannes award-winner 'Goodbye Julia'.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Wie die Organisator*innen schreiben: “The implications of this [visa] refusal are deeply concerning. … When professional records, prior compliance, and institutional support are not enough to overcome a presumption of ‘migration risk,’ it raises serious questions.“
Just to know she’s gracing my town right now makes my 💙 beat
AOC on Donald Trump stating that he couldn’t understand Bad Bunny: “I barely know what Trump is saying half the time, so… I feel him.”
February 14, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Just to know she’s gracing my town right now makes my 💙 beat
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Mindestens eines davon bis Mitternacht:
- monströses menschliches Verhalten keine Sekunde lang als gesellschaftliche Gegebenheit akzeptieren
- wie einen Muskel trainieren, Gewaltbetroffenen zu glauben
- alles fühlen
- eine Kerze anzünden
- crispy Tofu
#MindestensEines
- monströses menschliches Verhalten keine Sekunde lang als gesellschaftliche Gegebenheit akzeptieren
- wie einen Muskel trainieren, Gewaltbetroffenen zu glauben
- alles fühlen
- eine Kerze anzünden
- crispy Tofu
#MindestensEines
February 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Mindestens eines davon bis Mitternacht:
- monströses menschliches Verhalten keine Sekunde lang als gesellschaftliche Gegebenheit akzeptieren
- wie einen Muskel trainieren, Gewaltbetroffenen zu glauben
- alles fühlen
- eine Kerze anzünden
- crispy Tofu
#MindestensEines
- monströses menschliches Verhalten keine Sekunde lang als gesellschaftliche Gegebenheit akzeptieren
- wie einen Muskel trainieren, Gewaltbetroffenen zu glauben
- alles fühlen
- eine Kerze anzünden
- crispy Tofu
#MindestensEines
“and I believe he felt that he would never be caught.” —this central moment in the first part of the 2020 Epstein documentary “Filthy Rich” on Netflix explains so much - about the past & the ongoing present.
February 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM
“and I believe he felt that he would never be caught.” —this central moment in the first part of the 2020 Epstein documentary “Filthy Rich” on Netflix explains so much - about the past & the ongoing present.
This image is so incredibly powerful. World Press Photo 2026 material.
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This image is so incredibly powerful. World Press Photo 2026 material.
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Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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read that again
The location, which was built as an Amazon distribution center, was chosen because of its proximity to railroad tracks. It can house up to 10,000 beds (not people -- beds), and will be equipped with a medical incinerator.
A warehouse in south Kansas City could be sold to the federal government to become an ICE detention center. That warehouse, owned by Platform Ventures, had received a $21 million tax incentive from the Port Authority of Kansas City.
February 11, 2026 at 7:11 AM
read that again
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This is the kind of plan you would develop if you wanted to intentionally kill thousands through neglect and disease. Which, if you know history, was how large proportions of people in concentration camps died
The malnutrition and disease killed millions.
The malnutrition and disease killed millions.
February 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
This is the kind of plan you would develop if you wanted to intentionally kill thousands through neglect and disease. Which, if you know history, was how large proportions of people in concentration camps died
The malnutrition and disease killed millions.
The malnutrition and disease killed millions.
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These buildings do not have the infrastructure to hold this many people. They are not built for this. From plumbing to HVAC to electrical. This is going to be a humanitarian disaster. One must assume it's intentional. They have no plans for sewage, showers, clean water, or even basic food.
February 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
These buildings do not have the infrastructure to hold this many people. They are not built for this. From plumbing to HVAC to electrical. This is going to be a humanitarian disaster. One must assume it's intentional. They have no plans for sewage, showers, clean water, or even basic food.
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
“Since the day my mom and I get detained in Manhattan NY, my life was instanly paused,” Ariana wrote in her letter from detention after our meeting. “All kids are being damage mentally, they witness how the’ve been treated.”
www.propublica.org/article/life...
www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
“Since the day my mom and I get detained in Manhattan NY, my life was instanly paused,” Ariana wrote in her letter from detention after our meeting. “All kids are being damage mentally, they witness how the’ve been treated.”
www.propublica.org/article/life...
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:
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Einfach mal über min. 190 Jahre strategische Ungleichbehandlung von Frauen und nicht-weißen Menschen (to put it mildly) hinweg geonkelt.
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Einfach mal über min. 190 Jahre strategische Ungleichbehandlung von Frauen und nicht-weißen Menschen (to put it mildly) hinweg geonkelt.
🧵 Decrying the Super Bowl by supposedly “not understanding a word” amounted to an attack on Latinx superstars more specifically & Hispanic immigrants more generally, Spanish as anti-ICE language & activism, a commentary on the political dependence of places like Puerto Rico, maybe even a 1/2
February 10, 2026 at 5:37 AM
🧵 Decrying the Super Bowl by supposedly “not understanding a word” amounted to an attack on Latinx superstars more specifically & Hispanic immigrants more generally, Spanish as anti-ICE language & activism, a commentary on the political dependence of places like Puerto Rico, maybe even a 1/2
“Connect the dots: the history of sugar is the history of capitalism is the history of race is the history of electrical infrastructure is the history of ICE in our streets.”
Thinking about the Superbowl field turned into a sugar plantation. And what Bad Bunny had to say about who gets to eat cake.
Bad Bunny in the Sugar Cane and ICE on the Streets
From Santa Clara to Puerto Rico to Minneapolis
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February 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
“Connect the dots: the history of sugar is the history of capitalism is the history of race is the history of electrical infrastructure is the history of ICE in our streets.”
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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
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- the shared histories of the Americas through the study of the cultural production emerging out of historical periods without which the U.S. cannot be understood such as the Mexican-American war (a.k.a. la intervención estadounidense de México) and the cold war, among so many others 3/
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
- the shared histories of the Americas through the study of the cultural production emerging out of historical periods without which the U.S. cannot be understood such as the Mexican-American war (a.k.a. la intervención estadounidense de México) and the cold war, among so many others 3/
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It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
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The show opens with a Jibaro (countryside person in Puerto Rico) playing a guitar in a sugarcane field while wearing a pava (traditional hat worn by Puerto Rican farmers).
Sugarcane was a major cash crop that the US exploited as a colonial power (Domino Sugar)
Sugarcane was a major cash crop that the US exploited as a colonial power (Domino Sugar)
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The show opens with a Jibaro (countryside person in Puerto Rico) playing a guitar in a sugarcane field while wearing a pava (traditional hat worn by Puerto Rican farmers).
Sugarcane was a major cash crop that the US exploited as a colonial power (Domino Sugar)
Sugarcane was a major cash crop that the US exploited as a colonial power (Domino Sugar)
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For those interested in why Black & Caribbean people are going off about the sugar cane from last night's halftime show: sugar is a plantation commodity that fueled slavery & colonialism
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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
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February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
For those interested in why Black & Caribbean people are going off about the sugar cane from last night's halftime show: sugar is a plantation commodity that fueled slavery & colonialism
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That’s why people like Americanists teach visual literacy 😗
THANK YOU! An Latino artist friend enlightened me a few years back to the bloody history of sugar in PR, DR and much of the Carribean. When his performance started in sugarcane field shaped like a prison, I was like whoaaaaaaaboy! But it went over so many heads. Crazy
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
That’s why people like Americanists teach visual literacy 😗
The radio called today to talk about this in their evening news show, but once I finally got out of all the meetings, ‘twas too late. Dang, sometimes journalist & academic time don’t align!
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The radio called today to talk about this in their evening news show, but once I finally got out of all the meetings, ‘twas too late. Dang, sometimes journalist & academic time don’t align!