Liza Grandia
@lizagrandia.bsky.social
Activist anthropologist & ally to Maya food sovereignty, agrarian, and environmental justice movements; cancer survivor and toxic buster; chair of Native American Studies at UC-Davis; author of "Kernels of Resistance" (2024)
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Liza Grandia
@lizagrandia.bsky.social
· Dec 16
I'm delighted to announce the "open access" release of my newest book --a David and Goliath story about how Mesoamerican food movements faced down Monsanto, one of the most powerful corporations on the planet. . . and won.
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Congratulations to @lizagrandia.bsky.social, winner of the LACS-SHA 2025 Murdo J. Macleod Book Prize!
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Congratulations to @lizagrandia.bsky.social, winner of the LACS-SHA 2025 Murdo J. Macleod Book Prize!
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Their idea of “can’t afford it.”
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Their idea of “can’t afford it.”
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If you want a grimly poetic illustration of what scholars of fascism and imperialism call the 'Boomerang Effect', look no further than the emblematic vehicles of the Global War on Terror, hulking MRAPs and BEARCATs, that now stalk the streets of the US Capitol to securitise civilian populations.
August 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
If you want a grimly poetic illustration of what scholars of fascism and imperialism call the 'Boomerang Effect', look no further than the emblematic vehicles of the Global War on Terror, hulking MRAPs and BEARCATs, that now stalk the streets of the US Capitol to securitise civilian populations.
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Sign up for ICE?
August 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Sign up for ICE?
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Los invitamos a la presentación del libro: "Semillas de resistencia" de la Dra. Liza Grandia,(@lizagrandia.bsky.social) en compañía de Byron Garonz el miércoles 6 de agosto a las 9:30 a.m. en el Fondo de Cultura Económica. La entrada es libre.
July 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Los invitamos a la presentación del libro: "Semillas de resistencia" de la Dra. Liza Grandia,(@lizagrandia.bsky.social) en compañía de Byron Garonz el miércoles 6 de agosto a las 9:30 a.m. en el Fondo de Cultura Económica. La entrada es libre.
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A good thing to keep in my pocket today.
Who knows, I might have the opportunity to do some dramatic reading.
Who knows, I might have the opportunity to do some dramatic reading.
June 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A good thing to keep in my pocket today.
Who knows, I might have the opportunity to do some dramatic reading.
Who knows, I might have the opportunity to do some dramatic reading.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS YOLO” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS YOLO · No Kings
**In Yolo County, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
As part of the NO KINGS national day of action and mass mobilization we will march and rally in response to increasing authoritarian excesses a...
www.mobilize.us
June 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS YOLO” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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For those of us in America......that actually READ some of the books they want destroyed......
May 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
For those of us in America......that actually READ some of the books they want destroyed......
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If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all.
Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action
I was the closing speaker at the ebullient San Francisco Hands Off rally, and when I got home later I scoured the news for reports on the more than one thousand other rallies. Of course people would ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all.
Largest protest ever in our sleepy town! Five blocks on both sides of the street and town square full, full!!!
April 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Largest protest ever in our sleepy town! Five blocks on both sides of the street and town square full, full!!!
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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
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Dictators of all stripes hate solidarity. They’d prefer that we cower alone. They want us to feel powerless.
This is why I encourage you to participate in the peaceful demonstrations planned for today across America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare
This is why I encourage you to participate in the peaceful demonstrations planned for today across America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare
April 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dictators of all stripes hate solidarity. They’d prefer that we cower alone. They want us to feel powerless.
This is why I encourage you to participate in the peaceful demonstrations planned for today across America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare
This is why I encourage you to participate in the peaceful demonstrations planned for today across America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare
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This has to be the most incredible chyron I've ever seen.
We often talk about how corrupt this administration is. What we don't talk about enough is how they're also wildly incompetent.
We often talk about how corrupt this administration is. What we don't talk about enough is how they're also wildly incompetent.
April 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This has to be the most incredible chyron I've ever seen.
We often talk about how corrupt this administration is. What we don't talk about enough is how they're also wildly incompetent.
We often talk about how corrupt this administration is. What we don't talk about enough is how they're also wildly incompetent.
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Agreed, and the more we amplify what Booker is doing, the more we make it matter, in public perception and as an example to other elected officials. On the other hand, the more we disparage and tear it down, the more we make it not matter. It's not all up to him.
I've come along to this take after kneekerk cynicism. Doing stuff that grabs attention is good. Not every action has to accomplish everything. You can praise and be happy about a step forward. We're going to need many steps forward.
yall we can’t collectively screech that “no one’s doing anything!” and then say “no not like that” when someone actually does something.
is Booker’s filibuster gonna save the world? of course not. but since courage begets courage it could lead to more. I’m fucking cynical as hell but come on.
is Booker’s filibuster gonna save the world? of course not. but since courage begets courage it could lead to more. I’m fucking cynical as hell but come on.
April 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Agreed, and the more we amplify what Booker is doing, the more we make it matter, in public perception and as an example to other elected officials. On the other hand, the more we disparage and tear it down, the more we make it not matter. It's not all up to him.
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If you live in Wisconsin or in the 6th congressional district of Florida you’ll have a chance to do something the rest of us only dream about doing...
[It's also an election day in many other parts of the country, too.] https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-you-live-in-wisconsin-or-floridas
[It's also an election day in many other parts of the country, too.] https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-you-live-in-wisconsin-or-floridas
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you live in Wisconsin or in the 6th congressional district of Florida you’ll have a chance to do something the rest of us only dream about doing...
[It's also an election day in many other parts of the country, too.] https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-you-live-in-wisconsin-or-floridas
[It's also an election day in many other parts of the country, too.] https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-you-live-in-wisconsin-or-floridas
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Someone explain to me why it's illegal to give an old lady a bottle of water as she's waiting on line for hours in the sun to vote, but it's totally cool for an ultra-billionaire to bribe voters with million dollar checks in Wisconsin.
March 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Someone explain to me why it's illegal to give an old lady a bottle of water as she's waiting on line for hours in the sun to vote, but it's totally cool for an ultra-billionaire to bribe voters with million dollar checks in Wisconsin.
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I never understand why people insist on laying sod to get a “perfect lawn,” when they can leave well enough alone & have Glory of the Snow, Fig Buttercups, Periwinkle, Speedwell, Dandelion, & Starflowers. They are hardier, require less water, & way more beautiful.
March 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I never understand why people insist on laying sod to get a “perfect lawn,” when they can leave well enough alone & have Glory of the Snow, Fig Buttercups, Periwinkle, Speedwell, Dandelion, & Starflowers. They are hardier, require less water, & way more beautiful.
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It isn’t just about the national security implications— it’s about the law.
The law says records of gov’t decision making must be kept.
Even P2025 knew using Signal is unlawful for gov’t work.
If you want to set disappearing messages to decide on a lunch spot— fine.
But NOT official business.
The law says records of gov’t decision making must be kept.
Even P2025 knew using Signal is unlawful for gov’t work.
If you want to set disappearing messages to decide on a lunch spot— fine.
But NOT official business.
BREAKING NEWS: A high level source at the DOD has informed me that the Trump Administration authorized deployment of Signal onto government phones last month and it is a primary means of communicating with the White House. Read my exclusive story: open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
EXCLUSIVE: DOD has deployed Signal on government devices overriding their own policy
A high level source in DOD has confirmed that they were ordered to approve installation of Signal on government devices by Trump officials last month
open.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It isn’t just about the national security implications— it’s about the law.
The law says records of gov’t decision making must be kept.
Even P2025 knew using Signal is unlawful for gov’t work.
If you want to set disappearing messages to decide on a lunch spot— fine.
But NOT official business.
The law says records of gov’t decision making must be kept.
Even P2025 knew using Signal is unlawful for gov’t work.
If you want to set disappearing messages to decide on a lunch spot— fine.
But NOT official business.
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White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.