Mike Massey
@mikemassey.bsky.social
Social worker, Educator, Critical Race Scholar, Surprisingly Sporty Person, Raised on Prince and Velvet Underground
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Even this orange man agrees we’re going to make DC a state ✊✊
Trump: "They're gonna make DC a state and they're gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They're gonna pick up electoral votes. It's gonna be a very, very bad situation. Now, if we do what I'm saying, they'll most likely never obtain power."
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Even this orange man agrees we’re going to make DC a state ✊✊
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October is Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM)! We'll be spending the month raising awareness about the unique challenges young individuals face within the justice system and advocating for fair, effective, and developmentally appropriate responses.
Learn more: youthjusticeactionmonth.org
Learn more: youthjusticeactionmonth.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
October is Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM)! We'll be spending the month raising awareness about the unique challenges young individuals face within the justice system and advocating for fair, effective, and developmentally appropriate responses.
Learn more: youthjusticeactionmonth.org
Learn more: youthjusticeactionmonth.org
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Yesterday was incredible — and today, we keep organizing.
Tomorrow we're headed to the Senate and will host a teach-in about juries with @harrietsdreams.bsky.social. Tuesday, college students walk out. Later this week get trained on non-cooperation, and more. Details at FreeDCproject.org/events.
Tomorrow we're headed to the Senate and will host a teach-in about juries with @harrietsdreams.bsky.social. Tuesday, college students walk out. Later this week get trained on non-cooperation, and more. Details at FreeDCproject.org/events.
September 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Yesterday was incredible — and today, we keep organizing.
Tomorrow we're headed to the Senate and will host a teach-in about juries with @harrietsdreams.bsky.social. Tuesday, college students walk out. Later this week get trained on non-cooperation, and more. Details at FreeDCproject.org/events.
Tomorrow we're headed to the Senate and will host a teach-in about juries with @harrietsdreams.bsky.social. Tuesday, college students walk out. Later this week get trained on non-cooperation, and more. Details at FreeDCproject.org/events.
Great work from social work scholars at Columbia U. Yet another example of the wicked classism and perverse cruelty that defines the GOP's and, of course, has deep roots in U.S. policy. #socialwork
wapo.st/4leLmC2
wapo.st/4leLmC2
Opinion | The GOP wants to expand the child tax credit — but not for poor kids
Even a proposal meant to benefit children would cut out low-income households.
wapo.st
June 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Great work from social work scholars at Columbia U. Yet another example of the wicked classism and perverse cruelty that defines the GOP's and, of course, has deep roots in U.S. policy. #socialwork
wapo.st/4leLmC2
wapo.st/4leLmC2
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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The Dems problem is not “wokeness” or that they are too left. The problem is they chase public opinion rather than shaping it, implying they don’t belive in anything.
Dems that don’t do this (AOC, Bernie, and Warren) are popular.
And this is why Booker’s speech was so moving—it seemed genuine.
Dems that don’t do this (AOC, Bernie, and Warren) are popular.
And this is why Booker’s speech was so moving—it seemed genuine.
People who have principles and a moral core do not have to convene a fucking committee every time a political issue arises. They know what they believe and they fight for it.
That -- the value of decisiveness, of knowing who you are -- never shows up in polls, so Dems are blind to it.
That -- the value of decisiveness, of knowing who you are -- never shows up in polls, so Dems are blind to it.
April 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Dems problem is not “wokeness” or that they are too left. The problem is they chase public opinion rather than shaping it, implying they don’t belive in anything.
Dems that don’t do this (AOC, Bernie, and Warren) are popular.
And this is why Booker’s speech was so moving—it seemed genuine.
Dems that don’t do this (AOC, Bernie, and Warren) are popular.
And this is why Booker’s speech was so moving—it seemed genuine.
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Anyway, a good brief background article on Ozturk's situation. Read the op ed, linked within. Build & leverage support for basic civil rights & resist thesr fascist politics. Challenge the disinfo & propaganda that still defines what is "acceptable" discourse on the war.
www.vox.com/donald-trump...
www.vox.com/donald-trump...
ICE’s viral arrest of a Tufts University student, briefly explained
A foreign student who coauthored an op-ed was arrested and put in deportation proceedings.
www.vox.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Anyway, a good brief background article on Ozturk's situation. Read the op ed, linked within. Build & leverage support for basic civil rights & resist thesr fascist politics. Challenge the disinfo & propaganda that still defines what is "acceptable" discourse on the war.
www.vox.com/donald-trump...
www.vox.com/donald-trump...
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Nicole and Letty need $10,000 more to reach their goal! If we can get 400 people to donate $25 we will have helped them be able to rebuild!
They lost their house, a car, and all of their possessions. Let’s help them out!
They lost their house, a car, and all of their possessions. Let’s help them out!
We have another amazing social work scholar who has lost their house. Consider donating to Nicole Vazquez’s go fund me. It’s been so many friends and colleagues in need but any amount you can spare will help!
gofund.me/ac647c3e
gofund.me/ac647c3e
Donate to Help Nicole & Letty Rebuild After House Fire, organized by Diana Cisneros
Hi, this is cousin Diana, better known to some as Dia. I have started this… Diana Cisneros needs your support for Help Nicole & Letty Rebuild After House Fire
gofund.me
January 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Nicole and Letty need $10,000 more to reach their goal! If we can get 400 people to donate $25 we will have helped them be able to rebuild!
They lost their house, a car, and all of their possessions. Let’s help them out!
They lost their house, a car, and all of their possessions. Let’s help them out!
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DO NOT COMPLY IN ADVANCE.
These things will be challenged and we will have time to find work arounds, new plans and build networks.
These things will be challenged and we will have time to find work arounds, new plans and build networks.
January 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
DO NOT COMPLY IN ADVANCE.
These things will be challenged and we will have time to find work arounds, new plans and build networks.
These things will be challenged and we will have time to find work arounds, new plans and build networks.
You are all great scholars, social workers, advocates, and leaders. Well deserved.
I do want to share some good news. At #SSWR2025
My colleagues @jenhirsch.bsky.social , @profmattdecarlo.bsky.social , @socialwkr99.bsky.social and I were awarded the 2025 Excellence in Research Award Honorable Mention!!
This is for our research on Alternative Pathways to Social Work Licensure.
My colleagues @jenhirsch.bsky.social , @profmattdecarlo.bsky.social , @socialwkr99.bsky.social and I were awarded the 2025 Excellence in Research Award Honorable Mention!!
This is for our research on Alternative Pathways to Social Work Licensure.
January 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
You are all great scholars, social workers, advocates, and leaders. Well deserved.
Good time at #SSWR2025. On my plane ride home, I watched David Sedaris’ Master Class on writing. Very enjoyable. But if I were an aspiring writer, I would have felt totally deflated.
January 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Good time at #SSWR2025. On my plane ride home, I watched David Sedaris’ Master Class on writing. Very enjoyable. But if I were an aspiring writer, I would have felt totally deflated.
If you don’t stand for anything, what’ll you fall for?
January 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you don’t stand for anything, what’ll you fall for?
If you're at #SSWR2025, check out this roundtable session w/ me, @bryan-victor.bsky.social, @profmattdecarlo.bsky.social, Janelle Goodwill, Jen Hirsch, and Sheryl Kubiak. Sun., 1/19 at 11:30. Prime Time! sswr.confex.com/sswr/2025/we...
Session: At the Intersection of Social Work Research, Practice, and Policy: Academic Advocacy Efforts to Eliminate the Association of Social Work Boards Exams from Professional Licensure Requirements ...
sswr.confex.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If you're at #SSWR2025, check out this roundtable session w/ me, @bryan-victor.bsky.social, @profmattdecarlo.bsky.social, Janelle Goodwill, Jen Hirsch, and Sheryl Kubiak. Sun., 1/19 at 11:30. Prime Time! sswr.confex.com/sswr/2025/we...
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We have another amazing social work scholar who has lost their house. Consider donating to Nicole Vazquez’s go fund me. It’s been so many friends and colleagues in need but any amount you can spare will help!
gofund.me/ac647c3e
gofund.me/ac647c3e
Donate to Help Nicole & Letty Rebuild After House Fire, organized by Diana Cisneros
Hi, this is cousin Diana, better known to some as Dia. I have started this… Diana Cisneros needs your support for Help Nicole & Letty Rebuild After House Fire
gofund.me
January 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We have another amazing social work scholar who has lost their house. Consider donating to Nicole Vazquez’s go fund me. It’s been so many friends and colleagues in need but any amount you can spare will help!
gofund.me/ac647c3e
gofund.me/ac647c3e
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I had the pleasure of being a special editor on this issue. I am so glad to have out in the world. The articles focus on doing anti-racist community practice
Journal of Community Practice
Necessary Interventions: “Racing” Community Practice. Volume 32, Issue 4 of Journal of Community Practice
www.tandfonline.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:10 AM
I had the pleasure of being a special editor on this issue. I am so glad to have out in the world. The articles focus on doing anti-racist community practice