KEW
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I read, tell stories, block early/often, mind my business, and write--I SAW DEATH COMING is now in paperback.
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@kidadaewilliams.com
· Nov 18
My girl made it to the Blacksonian, y'all! And she's in great company! ❤️🔥
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The journey through academia in a nutshell
They did not like being told they were wrong
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The journey through academia in a nutshell
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Super excited that we're hiring a senior writer to join @wired.com's culture team! If you're obsessed with internet culture and like our vibe, apply! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
Senior Writer, Culture
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Super excited that we're hiring a senior writer to join @wired.com's culture team! If you're obsessed with internet culture and like our vibe, apply! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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"Be careful who you let on your ship because some people will sink the whole ship just because they can't be the captain."
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Be careful who you let on your ship because some people will sink the whole ship just because they can't be the captain."
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It’s no coincidence that most of the aggressively obedient administrators, including those involved here (as well as those being hired into admin roles elsewhere), do not have a liberal arts and sciences background
Press Release: IU Administrators Are Using SEA 202 to Stifle Intellectual Diversity
The state law requires that university professors be disciplined or denied tenure and promotion if they fail to “foster a culture of free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity.” Howe…
iubaaup.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
It’s no coincidence that most of the aggressively obedient administrators, including those involved here (as well as those being hired into admin roles elsewhere), do not have a liberal arts and sciences background
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Yup, pretty much sums it up
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yup, pretty much sums it up
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Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
Cybersecurity breach at Congressional Budget Office remains a live threat
Library of Congress employees were informed to take caution when emailing the office of the congressional scorekeeper.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
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Media has become an endless river of oligarchic monopoly money. trib.al/8hb71XG
Public constraint has largely evaporated, and that doesn’t mean the system has been handed over to “the market.” Today, 40% of all local TV news stations are under the control of the 3 largest broadcast conglomerates.
Public constraint has largely evaporated, and that doesn’t mean the system has been handed over to “the market.” Today, 40% of all local TV news stations are under the control of the 3 largest broadcast conglomerates.
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Media has become an endless river of oligarchic monopoly money. trib.al/8hb71XG
Public constraint has largely evaporated, and that doesn’t mean the system has been handed over to “the market.” Today, 40% of all local TV news stations are under the control of the 3 largest broadcast conglomerates.
Public constraint has largely evaporated, and that doesn’t mean the system has been handed over to “the market.” Today, 40% of all local TV news stations are under the control of the 3 largest broadcast conglomerates.
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While a 50 year mortgage might lower monthly payments, it drastically increases total interest and slows equity growth. Stimulating demand without fixing supply would likely raise prices. The core issue in the housing market isn't financing; it's the lack of supply.
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
While a 50 year mortgage might lower monthly payments, it drastically increases total interest and slows equity growth. Stimulating demand without fixing supply would likely raise prices. The core issue in the housing market isn't financing; it's the lack of supply.
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“ A scholarship at UC San Diego — created to honor victims of Klan violence & help Black students — was forced open to white applicants after a legal challenge…A program meant to repair racial terror…has to include descendants of those who were never targets of it.”
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Opinion | Flipping fairness: California's "colorblind" laws fail Black students
A scholarship meant to repair racial terror now must include descendants of those who were never targets of it. But is it, and programs like it, truly discriminatory?
calmatters.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“ A scholarship at UC San Diego — created to honor victims of Klan violence & help Black students — was forced open to white applicants after a legal challenge…A program meant to repair racial terror…has to include descendants of those who were never targets of it.”
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
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In his Life Inside essay, Bobby Bostic discusses his writing workshops in juvenile detention centers.
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
Here’s How I Use My Story to Teach Incarcerated Kids That Writing Matters
At 18, Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years in prison. Now out on parole, he’s sharing the healing power of writing in juvenile detention centers.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In his Life Inside essay, Bobby Bostic discusses his writing workshops in juvenile detention centers.
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
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Jotaka Eaddy, founder of Win With Black Women, says it’s time for everyone to speak up for Black women, elect them, and uplift their organizations, because “when Black women win, we believe America wins.” Read more from “We Are the Resistance:” wordinblack.com/we-are-the-r...
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Jotaka Eaddy, founder of Win With Black Women, says it’s time for everyone to speak up for Black women, elect them, and uplift their organizations, because “when Black women win, we believe America wins.” Read more from “We Are the Resistance:” wordinblack.com/we-are-the-r...
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Black Marxism demonstrates that efforts to understand black people's history of resistance solely through the prism of Marxist theory are incomplete and inaccurate
Available in person at #HMLondon2025 or online ⬇️
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@histmat.bsky.social
@uncpress.bsky.social
Available in person at #HMLondon2025 or online ⬇️
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@histmat.bsky.social
@uncpress.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Black Marxism demonstrates that efforts to understand black people's history of resistance solely through the prism of Marxist theory are incomplete and inaccurate
Available in person at #HMLondon2025 or online ⬇️
buff.ly/qcBV60f
@histmat.bsky.social
@uncpress.bsky.social
Available in person at #HMLondon2025 or online ⬇️
buff.ly/qcBV60f
@histmat.bsky.social
@uncpress.bsky.social
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The thing about the "I voted against this" position Schumer is taking is that either he is trying to mislead Dem voters by implying he didn't support reopening right now, or he has no control over his caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The thing about the "I voted against this" position Schumer is taking is that either he is trying to mislead Dem voters by implying he didn't support reopening right now, or he has no control over his caucus.
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From harnessing the power of Black joy to organizing like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, activist and poet @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social reminds us that resisting anti-Black policy looks like collective action. Read more from “We Are the Resistance:” wordinblack.com/we-are-the-r...
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From harnessing the power of Black joy to organizing like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, activist and poet @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social reminds us that resisting anti-Black policy looks like collective action. Read more from “We Are the Resistance:” wordinblack.com/we-are-the-r...
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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well, doncha know, they should be so grateful they get to work menial jobs for megacorps run by white overseers
Microsoft and Google say data centers will create thousands of jobs in Chile, but an analysis of permit filings by @restofworld.org shows only a small number of potential positions — and most are not skilled IT jobs, but those in security and cleaning. restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise
Chile and tech giants promise economy-wide impact but permits show fewer onsite jobs after construction.
restofworld.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
well, doncha know, they should be so grateful they get to work menial jobs for megacorps run by white overseers
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The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
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I loved this conversation with Andi, and tried to get at something important that I think has been lost: feminism is a discrete ideology, and has a more specific meaning than “anything any woman ever says about gender.”
![The vagueness and nonspecificity that characterize “Did women ruin the workplace?” are hallmarks of right-wing rhetoric, says Moira Donegan, a Guardian columnist and writer-in-residence at Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research who co-hosts the podcast “In Bed With the Right.” “One revealing thing about the conversation is that you can tell these people are in an epistemic bubble where they’re not being challenged on what they’re saying. [They] presume a kind of intellectual entitlement where these are not words you have to make your audience understand. It’s one thing to do that when you’re at the National Conservatism Conference; it’s another when you’re in The New York Times.” Donegan adds one more term to the list, pointing out that the conversation “uses ‘feminism’ as a euphemism for ‘women,’ rather than defining feminism as a set of political commitments or ideals. [When] it’s espoused by a woman and is about gender, that’s presumed to be sufficient to define it as feminism.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sdu4rudzew7rtf26u5o4bdf7/bafkreiewwm3xmwvvxkqspo6ao6seoro5bcmynxh4imtcfhtbr54gxb7bgm@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I loved this conversation with Andi, and tried to get at something important that I think has been lost: feminism is a discrete ideology, and has a more specific meaning than “anything any woman ever says about gender.”
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In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
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And I've been doing politics for long enough to know clearly that the entire Senate Democratic caucus agreed to this decision to fold. Open your eyes. The 8 who "broke" did so with the complete blessing of Schumer and their colleagues. You don't have to play along because this is not a game. The end
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And I've been doing politics for long enough to know clearly that the entire Senate Democratic caucus agreed to this decision to fold. Open your eyes. The 8 who "broke" did so with the complete blessing of Schumer and their colleagues. You don't have to play along because this is not a game. The end
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#tdih 1898 in Wilmington, NC:
-- massacre of African Americans by white supremacists
-- Black press & businesses burned
-- coup d’etat of elected, interracial Reconstruction era government #terrorism
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🧵including Reconstruction lessons & @pbs.org doc ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/wi...
-- massacre of African Americans by white supremacists
-- Black press & businesses burned
-- coup d’etat of elected, interracial Reconstruction era government #terrorism
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🧵including Reconstruction lessons & @pbs.org doc ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/wi...
Nov. 10, 1898: Wilmington Massacre
The elected and interracial Reconstruction era local government was deposed in a coup d’etat in Wilmington, North Carolina.
www.zinnedproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#tdih 1898 in Wilmington, NC:
-- massacre of African Americans by white supremacists
-- Black press & businesses burned
-- coup d’etat of elected, interracial Reconstruction era government #terrorism
💔
🧵including Reconstruction lessons & @pbs.org doc ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/wi...
-- massacre of African Americans by white supremacists
-- Black press & businesses burned
-- coup d’etat of elected, interracial Reconstruction era government #terrorism
💔
🧵including Reconstruction lessons & @pbs.org doc ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/wi...