Dr. Karen Carr
@quatrus.bsky.social
anarchafeminist archaeologist PhD Michigan, Prof. Emer. Portland State (((she/elle))) Fuck ICE. Articles and (award-winning!) books at http://linktr.ee/karen.eva.carr. Coming soon: a history of gender and money, and a new take on ancient slavery.
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Dr. Karen Carr
@quatrus.bsky.social
· Nov 15
My most recent book that has actually been published is Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming (Reaktion 2022). (available here: a.co/d/7rCKdSL)
Shifting Currents explores centuries-old global tensions around race, class, and power through people's changing experiences with swimming.
Shifting Currents explores centuries-old global tensions around race, class, and power through people's changing experiences with swimming.
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You can't call every step of creeping fascism a distraction from kitchen-table issues and then punt whenever you have a chance to address the kitchen-table issues.
WA Democrats consider retreat on estate tax, fearing wealth exodus
Democrats in the state Legislature are moving to roll back a big increase in the estate tax rate, acknowledging it may be causing some very wealthy people to move.
www.seattletimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
You can't call every step of creeping fascism a distraction from kitchen-table issues and then punt whenever you have a chance to address the kitchen-table issues.
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
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ICE/CBP have gone unfunded for 3 days; how about 3 years? The best way to claw back the $170 billion immigration enforcement surge in the Big Beautiful Bill is to just claw it back. The 2nd-best way is to slowly drain it by never funding the underlying appropriation. @ryanlcooper.com makes the case:
The Case for Keeping ICE and CBP Defunded - The American Prospect
Democrats should not provide one thin dime to MAGA storm troopers.
prospect.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:25 PM
ICE/CBP have gone unfunded for 3 days; how about 3 years? The best way to claw back the $170 billion immigration enforcement surge in the Big Beautiful Bill is to just claw it back. The 2nd-best way is to slowly drain it by never funding the underlying appropriation. @ryanlcooper.com makes the case:
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”This is a world of compensations; and he who would *be* no slave, must consent to *have* no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”
February 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
”This is a world of compensations; and he who would *be* no slave, must consent to *have* no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”
Re: people stopping posting about ICE for fear of having their socials subpoenaed:
Fuck you, make me.
Fuck you, make me.
February 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Re: people stopping posting about ICE for fear of having their socials subpoenaed:
Fuck you, make me.
Fuck you, make me.
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They want to scare people out of posting ICE-critical content, because they know these posts are turning even their supporters against them. But the better option is to take a page out of their playbook and flood the zone.
Posting about ICE on Instagram is now enough to get you an “administrative subpoena.” 👀
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
They want to scare people out of posting ICE-critical content, because they know these posts are turning even their supporters against them. But the better option is to take a page out of their playbook and flood the zone.
"“it is one thing for conservative universities to tamp down on free speech. It is quite another for one of the country’s most outspoken bastions of leftist thought to crumble under the weight of neoliberal cowardice.”
The New School Cancelled Their Class on Soccer and World Politics. We Are Going To Teach it Anyway.
When institutions abandon critical thinking, we build our own classrooms.
karenattiah.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"“it is one thing for conservative universities to tamp down on free speech. It is quite another for one of the country’s most outspoken bastions of leftist thought to crumble under the weight of neoliberal cowardice.”
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Work has been slow for day laborers at Voz in PDX. One theory is that people are worried about ICE showing up to their home if they hire day laborers. If you have home repairs, yard work etc that would take at least 4 hours, considering hiring someone from Voz
portlandvoz.org/hire-a-worke...
portlandvoz.org/hire-a-worke...
Request a Worker
Voz is a worker-led organization that empowers diverse day laborers and immigrants to improve their working conditions and protect civil rights through leadership development, organizing, education an...
portlandvoz.org
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Work has been slow for day laborers at Voz in PDX. One theory is that people are worried about ICE showing up to their home if they hire day laborers. If you have home repairs, yard work etc that would take at least 4 hours, considering hiring someone from Voz
portlandvoz.org/hire-a-worke...
portlandvoz.org/hire-a-worke...
Really enjoyed the play You Stupid Darkness! now playing at 21ten theater in SE; if you're in #Portland in the next 2 weeks, I heartily recommend. Cheaper than going out to a nice lunch, too.
21ten Theatre | Performing Arts Theatre | 2110 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR, USA
21ten Theatre is a professional theatre company located in SE Portland dedicated to building community, fostering artists, and producing excellent work in our intimate 40 seat blackbox.
www.21ten.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Really enjoyed the play You Stupid Darkness! now playing at 21ten theater in SE; if you're in #Portland in the next 2 weeks, I heartily recommend. Cheaper than going out to a nice lunch, too.
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⬛️🟥🟨🟩🇨🇦
Honouring
EMMA STARK
One of Canada's🇨🇦
FIRST Black Teachers
www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackbrilliance
#BHMcanada
#BHM2026
#canada
Honouring
EMMA STARK
One of Canada's🇨🇦
FIRST Black Teachers
www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackbrilliance
#BHMcanada
#BHM2026
#canada
First Black Teacher on Vancouver Island: Emma Stark | British Columbia’s Black Pioneers
Emily Arabella Stark was born in California on February 17, 1856; the eldest daughter of Sylvia and Louis Stark; she was four years old when her family arrived […]
www.communitystories.ca
February 15, 2026 at 6:56 AM
⬛️🟥🟨🟩🇨🇦
Honouring
EMMA STARK
One of Canada's🇨🇦
FIRST Black Teachers
www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackbrilliance
#BHMcanada
#BHM2026
#canada
Honouring
EMMA STARK
One of Canada's🇨🇦
FIRST Black Teachers
www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackbrilliance
#BHMcanada
#BHM2026
#canada
I mean, maybe she has a point, but already in antiquity children were thought of as specially liking cakes, grapes, and other sweet things.
Opinion | There’s a Reason American Kids Are Such Picky Eaters
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM
I mean, maybe she has a point, but already in antiquity children were thought of as specially liking cakes, grapes, and other sweet things.
If you see this, post a rabbit.
February 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
If you see this, post a rabbit.
How about it, Oregon? A small payroll tax to fund childcare subsidies on a sliding scale?
Video: Watch | New York Times
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:01 AM
How about it, Oregon? A small payroll tax to fund childcare subsidies on a sliding scale?
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He is correct
Sen. Markey has been calling to abolish ICE since late January
“Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. . . We can stop this. Not one penny more for the Department of Homeland Security.”
truthout.org/articles/sen...
“Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. . . We can stop this. Not one penny more for the Department of Homeland Security.”
truthout.org/articles/sen...
Senator Calls to Abolish ICE, Says Voting to Fund DHS Supports “Murder”
“Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans,” said Sen. Ed Markey.
truthout.org
February 16, 2026 at 4:39 AM
He is correct
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these two young white guys on IG go to an NYC restaurant each week to try food from a different country. they posted a video bringing together the owners of their first 12 stops & it made me cry bc it was simple & beautiful. just people from all over the world hanging & being pals. how it should be.
February 16, 2026 at 4:55 AM
these two young white guys on IG go to an NYC restaurant each week to try food from a different country. they posted a video bringing together the owners of their first 12 stops & it made me cry bc it was simple & beautiful. just people from all over the world hanging & being pals. how it should be.
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I’ve seen this person get retweeted by MAGA influencers like Benny Johnson. He’s not kidding. This is a real political goal he is pursuing. He has 425,000 followers on Facebook.
February 16, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I’ve seen this person get retweeted by MAGA influencers like Benny Johnson. He’s not kidding. This is a real political goal he is pursuing. He has 425,000 followers on Facebook.
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Also, bluegrass and southern food: two things that are decidedly not just European in origin!
What the fuck is he talking about?
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
February 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Also, bluegrass and southern food: two things that are decidedly not just European in origin!
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WIN: The Virginia Supreme Court authorized an April special election in which voters will decide whether the state should redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
In victory for Democrats, Virginia Supreme Court says redistricting vote can go forward
Voters will get to decide on a proposed “10-1” map that could deliver four more Democratic seats in Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:28 PM
WIN: The Virginia Supreme Court authorized an April special election in which voters will decide whether the state should redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
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Michelle Haas did not seek to bring her case to the Texas Supreme Court. That's the end of the road. We won.
In 2024, I wrote a story for Texas Monthly about Michelle Haas, whose complaints resulted in the removal of books about slavery from historic Texas slave plantations. Haas sued us, alleging defamation, and was represented by the preferred lawyer of billionaire J.P. Bryan. Today, we won on appeal.
February 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Michelle Haas did not seek to bring her case to the Texas Supreme Court. That's the end of the road. We won.
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What the fuck is he talking about?
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
February 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
What the fuck is he talking about?
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
Am I right in thinking that no girl or woman except Nausicaa and her attendants eats or drinks anywhere in the Odyssey or Iliad? 🏺
February 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Am I right in thinking that no girl or woman except Nausicaa and her attendants eats or drinks anywhere in the Odyssey or Iliad? 🏺