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Lesley Bartlett
@lesleybartlett.bsky.social
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Prof @UW-Madison. Ed Policy, Anthro, Multilingual literacies, Migration. Açaí enthusiast.

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 1d
NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com

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Ann Elizabeth @diggybaby.bsky.social · 1d
North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.

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Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...
TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d
New via MS NOW:

Corey Lewandowski raised alarm inside DHS when he sought approval to carry a federally-issued firearm while working for the agency.

Lewandowski's pursuit of a weapon became so contentious that a veteran attorney for ICE was escorted from the building after refusing the request.
Noem adviser Lewandowski sought to carry a firearm at DHS, alarming officials
A lawyer who refused the request was reassigned, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.ms.now

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 2d
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com

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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 3d
TOMORROW!! Stop by!
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Join Education Policy Studies @uwmadison.bsky.social to hear Prof. Ranita Ray @ranitaray1.bsky.social talk about her new book Slow Violence: Confronting Dark Truths in the American Classroom on Friday, February 13th at 12pm online at go.wisc.edu/epsevents!

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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 3d
so so so tired of hearing people who think they are reasonable debate my trans daughter's right to health care, safety, and (more broadly) existence. Every. Damn. Day.

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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 4d
and her smirk at the end

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.

BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned

NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 4d
Very excited about this new @knightcolumbia.org project, both because it gives us the chance to look beyond the current democratic crisis and because so many super people have already agreed to participate. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...
New Knight Institute Initiative to Focus on “Reconstructing Free Expression” After Trump
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 4d
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Lesley Bartlett, Michael D. McDonald

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended

"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"

"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies

Reposted by Jessica E. Tierney, Jamie Morgan, Smith , and 9 more

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 7d
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 7d
SOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD!!!

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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · 7d
AERA is saddened by the passing of Dr. Ernest Morrell, AERA Fellow and former at-large member of Council. A distinguished scholar of English and Africana studies, he made enduring contributions to education research. We extend our heartfelt condolences.

Read more: news.nd.edu/news/in-memo...
Head shot of Dr. Ernest Morrell. He is smiling and wearing a gray suit jacket, white shirt with light blue checker board pattern, and tie with diagonal yellow, blue, and white stripes.

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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 7d
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"

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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 8d
Each one somehow better than the last. I try to read them all in rotation every few years

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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 8d
I’d have to agree with her. The way Beloved changed my life….

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8d
BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard BLOCKED an NSA report of a call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump. I will sit down with the whistleblower lawyer TOMORROW at 12 PM PT on @meidastouch.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Whistle-Blower Report Involved Intelligence About a Trump Contact
www.nytimes.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8d
you mean to tell me kid rock does’t actually care about faith and family??
Kid Rock lyrics about underage girls draw questions ahead of ‘faith and family’-based TPUSA show
“I like ’em underage, see some say that’s statutory (but I say that’s mandatory),” Kid Rock sings on the 2001 song, which was also for a children’s movie.
ktla.com

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 8d
In praise of librarians

Reposted by Lesley Bartlett, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Jeannette Sutton

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 8d
Martin, an 18-year-old citizen and soccer player, traveled with his Madison-area team to Minneapolis for a Futsal tournament (which my kid's team was going to play in, then opted out). While there, ICE stopped Martin and took his mom, who has been detained since.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
Mother's immigration arrest leaves Madison soccer standout reeling
Federal immigration agents detained a Madison soccer player's mother while she was in Minnesota for her son's games. Now, he's struggling.
www.jsonline.com

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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 8d
Join Education Policy Studies @uwmadison.bsky.social to hear Prof. Ranita Ray @ranitaray1.bsky.social talk about her new book Slow Violence: Confronting Dark Truths in the American Classroom on Friday, February 13th at 12pm online at go.wisc.edu/epsevents!

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 9d
She thought ICE agents were taking her to school. The 10-year-old ended up 1,200 miles away at a detention facility www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/u...
She thought ICE agents were taking her to school. The 10-year-old ended up 1,200 miles away at a detention facility | CNN
As a mother drove her 10-year-old girl to the bus stop, they were intercepted by federal agents. The fourth-grader thought the officers were going to take her to school. Instead, she was put on a plan...
www.cnn.com

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David Naimon @davidnaimon.bsky.social · 9d
"I was wondering why I was put in prison for working in an African language when I had not been put in prison for working in English. So really, in prison I started thinking more seriously about the relation between language and power."
Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o : The Language of Languages | Milkweed Editions
Today’s guest, novelist, storyteller, essayist, playwright, scholar, translator, and perennial front-runner for the Nobel Prize in Literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, is an iconic figure in postcolonial tho...
milkweed.org

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10d
I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Jonathan A. Eisen, Tom Clark , and 13 more

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 10d
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 10d
SCOOP: ICE has done more than 60 secret flights on Air Wisconsin since mid-January, according to @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social. I watched one load this afternoon.
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Air Wisconsin has done 60+ ICE flights since mid-January
Dozens of secret flights carrying shackled migrants follow Air Wisconsin’s sale to ICE’s flight broker.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 10d
Q: Why will football be featured during the Bad Bunny concert?*

A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
FAQs for This Weekend’s Bad Bunny Concert Featuring Football
What time is kickoff? The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. f...
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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 11d
A gut punch with today's ICE Air flight at MSP - I thought we were going to make it the whole day without a flight for the first time since January 5th, but one popped up this evening.

66 detainees boarded today - the most we've seen in the last ten days.

3,137 are represented on this graph.