Lisa Stampnitzky 🤷🏻♀️
@lisastampnitzky.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, cat lady, etc. Thinking about truth, knowledge, secrecy, speakability, torture, “terrorism”, etc.
Book
https://www.cambridge.org/universitypress/subjects/sociology/political-sociology/disciplining-terror-how-experts-invented-terrorism
Book
https://www.cambridge.org/universitypress/subjects/sociology/political-sociology/disciplining-terror-how-experts-invented-terrorism
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quick, someone help, we've got a vegetable situation
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
quick, someone help, we've got a vegetable situation
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Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
So what new horrors are we about to find out ?
February 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
So what new horrors are we about to find out ?
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Normal people are out there doing extraordinary things. My mom's health aide emailed me: ICE took 2 of her neighbors; when she told them they weren't welcome, she was met w/a rifle. Now she's driving a neighbor to work hidden in the back of her car & escorting the neighbor's kids to the bus stop.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Normal people are out there doing extraordinary things. My mom's health aide emailed me: ICE took 2 of her neighbors; when she told them they weren't welcome, she was met w/a rifle. Now she's driving a neighbor to work hidden in the back of her car & escorting the neighbor's kids to the bus stop.
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The Epstein Files ultimately show that the world is basically a big fancy restaurant for 500 or so people; and the rest of us are either staff or on the menu.
February 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The Epstein Files ultimately show that the world is basically a big fancy restaurant for 500 or so people; and the rest of us are either staff or on the menu.
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again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
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You just have to keep doing your work. There's a lot to do.
February 4, 2026 at 7:58 PM
You just have to keep doing your work. There's a lot to do.
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Incredible news. This is why craven corrupt, irreparably dirty Labour wants to kill jury trials: realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
THE FILTON TRIAL - THE VERDICTS - NO CONVICTIONS - Real Media - The View From Below
Following our detailed coverage of this long trial, we bring you the verdicts as they have just been announced in court.
realmedia.press
February 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Incredible news. This is why craven corrupt, irreparably dirty Labour wants to kill jury trials: realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
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Hiring surge for right wing professors driven by legislative mandate, federal pressure (and pro-Israel counterparts though this article doesn’t go into that part of it). Would be easy for desperate job seekers to game this if they had no morals, standard, or shame.
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
The Strange New Job Market for Conservative Scholars
Right-leaning academics are in demand. Does that amount to intellectual diversity?
www.chronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Hiring surge for right wing professors driven by legislative mandate, federal pressure (and pro-Israel counterparts though this article doesn’t go into that part of it). Would be easy for desperate job seekers to game this if they had no morals, standard, or shame.
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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we say this guy chases polls or the Baileys or whatever, but the reality is that he’s just misaligned with Democrats. the polling is clear that this is not what Democrats want.
Chuck is an ideological, pro-cop centrist. He’s saying this because it’s his policy preference. It’s what he wants.
Chuck is an ideological, pro-cop centrist. He’s saying this because it’s his policy preference. It’s what he wants.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:43 PM
we say this guy chases polls or the Baileys or whatever, but the reality is that he’s just misaligned with Democrats. the polling is clear that this is not what Democrats want.
Chuck is an ideological, pro-cop centrist. He’s saying this because it’s his policy preference. It’s what he wants.
Chuck is an ideological, pro-cop centrist. He’s saying this because it’s his policy preference. It’s what he wants.
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Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano, 11 years old. In dreadful ICE detention for nearly a month.
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano, 11 years old. In dreadful ICE detention for nearly a month.
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Stickers seen in the wild
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Stickers seen in the wild
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The federal government is afraid of your whistles and your emails.
February 3, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The federal government is afraid of your whistles and your emails.
I really appreciate that this piece links the domestic and international use of the label of terrorism to justify state violence.
“If we’re going to say it’s OK to kill so-called terrorists in the Caribbean, for actions that have traditionally been dealt with as a criminal matter, using due process — what’s to say you can’t do the same in an American city?” asked
@scanlon.house.gov
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
@scanlon.house.gov
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
February 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I really appreciate that this piece links the domestic and international use of the label of terrorism to justify state violence.
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Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a macabre practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a macabre practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...
Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
theintercept.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a macabre practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a macabre practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...
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I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
This will come as no surprise to any women in academia
Here’s what they found:
Women are interrupted more often than men—by about 10–20% in economics seminars.
Those interruptions are more likely to:
- Cut women off mid-sentence
- Come from men
- Be adversarial rather than clarifying in nature
Women are interrupted more often than men—by about 10–20% in economics seminars.
Those interruptions are more likely to:
- Cut women off mid-sentence
- Come from men
- Be adversarial rather than clarifying in nature
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This will come as no surprise to any women in academia
It’s like a twisted game of choose your own adventure! The order of the path may vary, but there are no good outcomes. The only winning move is not to play (management’s game).
In the UK academic recession, you will be at one of these stages since many unis buy the same cuts model from the same consultancies. It is always the same process:
*Talk of belt-tightening
*Incidental savings (e.g. printing, refreshments)
*Travel budgets cut
*Promotion freeze (1/4)
*Talk of belt-tightening
*Incidental savings (e.g. printing, refreshments)
*Travel budgets cut
*Promotion freeze (1/4)
February 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
It’s like a twisted game of choose your own adventure! The order of the path may vary, but there are no good outcomes. The only winning move is not to play (management’s game).
This is great
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
This is great
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Violence is all they have. But violence is a brittle strategy. It will not work in the face of massive peaceful resistance. They cannot shoot all of us and the more they kill, the more resistance will grow. Eventually, politicians will get a spine infusion. Midterms, thank god, are coming soon!
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Violence is all they have. But violence is a brittle strategy. It will not work in the face of massive peaceful resistance. They cannot shoot all of us and the more they kill, the more resistance will grow. Eventually, politicians will get a spine infusion. Midterms, thank god, are coming soon!
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I am not saying they won’t shoot another person. I am saying that if they Kent State this shit, it won’t just be college students that care or existing progressives that protest. Huge swaths of the country are unconvinced by the admin rhetoric. They have painted themselves into a corner.
February 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I am not saying they won’t shoot another person. I am saying that if they Kent State this shit, it won’t just be college students that care or existing progressives that protest. Huge swaths of the country are unconvinced by the admin rhetoric. They have painted themselves into a corner.
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I really want people to take in the amount of support the people of Minnesota have all over the country. Our representatives will have to answer to mass demonstrations and strikes. This is not Germany at the rise of Hitler. We have power here.
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I really want people to take in the amount of support the people of Minnesota have all over the country. Our representatives will have to answer to mass demonstrations and strikes. This is not Germany at the rise of Hitler. We have power here.
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An important point: The American people are not ambivalent. They may think they want a shooting war in MSP but they are not prepared for the level of backlash if they murder another observer.
it's grim, but the reality is that Trump wants more innocent people to die here in the Twin Cities and the GOP majorities in both chambers of Congress are either ambivalent about more lives being taken or outright support it
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
An important point: The American people are not ambivalent. They may think they want a shooting war in MSP but they are not prepared for the level of backlash if they murder another observer.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.