José Manuel Santillana Blanco
@santillanajm.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in American Studies at UC Davis | Environmental Justice | Critical Race and Ethnic Studies | Feminist Studies | Queer and Trans Studies. More: https://linktr.ee/jmsantillanablanco
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NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants
(RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
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Here it is: the Trump Administration "draft proposal" to the University of California. Published bc faculty sued for its disclosure.
Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.
EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.
EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
ucop.edu
October 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Here it is: the Trump Administration "draft proposal" to the University of California. Published bc faculty sued for its disclosure.
Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.
EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.
EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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I was born and raised in CAs Central Valley and I'm voting #YesOnProp50. Farm workers and people of color are suffering under this administration's racial profiling. Prop 50 gives us the opportunity to fight back on the power grab that TX Republicans and Trump are attempting.
October 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I was born and raised in CAs Central Valley and I'm voting #YesOnProp50. Farm workers and people of color are suffering under this administration's racial profiling. Prop 50 gives us the opportunity to fight back on the power grab that TX Republicans and Trump are attempting.
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New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract
404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.
www.404media.co
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
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NEW: Immigration Detainees Revolt at Notorious Florida Detention Camp, Report Says
unicornriot.ninja/2025/immigra...
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Immigration Detainees Revolt at Notorious Florida Detention Camp, Report Says - UNICORN RIOT
Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, Everglades, FL – According to reporting by Noticias 23/Univision, an uprising took place on or about Thursday, August 28 at the notorious immigrant detent...
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August 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
NEW: Immigration Detainees Revolt at Notorious Florida Detention Camp, Report Says
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June 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Judge shuts down “Alligator Alcatraz.”
A sweeping ruling gives Florida 60 days to dismantle the Everglades migrant mega-facility.
Turns out, you can’t bulldoze wetlands and human rights overnight. 🌴⚖️
www.bbc.com/news/article... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
A sweeping ruling gives Florida 60 days to dismantle the Everglades migrant mega-facility.
Turns out, you can’t bulldoze wetlands and human rights overnight. 🌴⚖️
www.bbc.com/news/article... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
'Alligator Alcatraz': Judge orders closure of Trump's migrant detention centre
The order gave the Trump administration 60 days to wind down operations at the site, with no new detainees allowed.
www.bbc.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Judge shuts down “Alligator Alcatraz.”
A sweeping ruling gives Florida 60 days to dismantle the Everglades migrant mega-facility.
Turns out, you can’t bulldoze wetlands and human rights overnight. 🌴⚖️
www.bbc.com/news/article... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
A sweeping ruling gives Florida 60 days to dismantle the Everglades migrant mega-facility.
Turns out, you can’t bulldoze wetlands and human rights overnight. 🌴⚖️
www.bbc.com/news/article... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
New publication out this week! Grateful to be able to share this work that reflects the fierce voices of the women and mothers I interviewed who have been committed to environmental liberation for decades! Also, it’s open access!
Link here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Link here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
July 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
New publication out this week! Grateful to be able to share this work that reflects the fierce voices of the women and mothers I interviewed who have been committed to environmental liberation for decades! Also, it’s open access!
Link here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Link here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Master's in Gender Studies at UCD is open for applicants to its 2025-2026 programme. It offers an interdisciplinary approach encompassing feminism, masculinities, queer and sexuality studies, social justice & activism. Learn more & apply here hub.ucd.ie/usis/!W_HU_M...
#genderstudies #speirgorm
#genderstudies #speirgorm
July 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Master's in Gender Studies at UCD is open for applicants to its 2025-2026 programme. It offers an interdisciplinary approach encompassing feminism, masculinities, queer and sexuality studies, social justice & activism. Learn more & apply here hub.ucd.ie/usis/!W_HU_M...
#genderstudies #speirgorm
#genderstudies #speirgorm
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Kristi Noem must resign now.
July 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Kristi Noem must resign now.
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We strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor Jonathan Caravello in Camarillo. These abductions are an attack on our constitutional rights. We do not tolerate retaliation against any person who speaks out against injustice.
BAIL FUND 🔗
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BAIL FUND 🔗
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- California Faculty Association
We strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor, member and activist Jonathan A. Caravello, Ph.D. and other community
share.google
July 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor Jonathan Caravello in Camarillo. These abductions are an attack on our constitutional rights. We do not tolerate retaliation against any person who speaks out against injustice.
BAIL FUND 🔗
share.google/b9QK2GavogJC...
BAIL FUND 🔗
share.google/b9QK2GavogJC...
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The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
1/
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
1/
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The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were a response to masked violent men who terrorized Black communities, violating their civil rights.The deployment of violent masked ICE ofcrs are tapping into this unique form of terror.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Masked Terror
At this point, we have all seen the videos.
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were a response to masked violent men who terrorized Black communities, violating their civil rights.The deployment of violent masked ICE ofcrs are tapping into this unique form of terror.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
I am excited to share the Call for Abstracts for the upcoming book Jotería Studies: A Radical Reader in both English and Spanish! Please share with interested folks! We welcome submissions in English, Spanish and other languages! #JoteríaStudies #Queer&TransStudies 💖🌈✨🏳️⚧️
July 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I am excited to share the Call for Abstracts for the upcoming book Jotería Studies: A Radical Reader in both English and Spanish! Please share with interested folks! We welcome submissions in English, Spanish and other languages! #JoteríaStudies #Queer&TransStudies 💖🌈✨🏳️⚧️
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Defunding universities to build concentration camps.
July 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Defunding universities to build concentration camps.
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When I met Ryan Coogler several years ago, we were standing in a group of people chatting, when a woman with visible hearing aids walked up, and he casually began to sign the whole conversation so she could participate. She mouthed “thank you”. He nodded and just kept doing his thing.
‘Sinners’ on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version
‘Sinners’ on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version
Max will debut Sinners in the U.S. on Friday July 4, when viewers will be able to watch it two ways: by 1) streaming the exact theatrically-released version, and 2) choosing Sinners in Black American Sign Language (BASL). It’s the first time a streaming service has interpreted a film into BASL, Warner Bros. says.
bit.ly
June 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
When I met Ryan Coogler several years ago, we were standing in a group of people chatting, when a woman with visible hearing aids walked up, and he casually began to sign the whole conversation so she could participate. She mouthed “thank you”. He nodded and just kept doing his thing.
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New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
www.404media.co
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
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June 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Already infuriating, but the fact that he looks like my younger brother just makes it worse.
June 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Already infuriating, but the fact that he looks like my younger brother just makes it worse.
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We're now 8 points away from sending Andrew Cuomo back to the suburbs.
May 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We're now 8 points away from sending Andrew Cuomo back to the suburbs.
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The past few months have been tough, and we just want to say thank you. In the beginning, it felt like we were yelling into the wind, no one was listening. But then you all showed up. You raised your voices, shared the truth, and made the media pay attention.
May 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The past few months have been tough, and we just want to say thank you. In the beginning, it felt like we were yelling into the wind, no one was listening. But then you all showed up. You raised your voices, shared the truth, and made the media pay attention.
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an excerpt from my new book, In Theory, Darling, is up at @literaryhub.bsky.social!
lithub.com/walking-thro...
lithub.com/walking-thro...
Walking Through Jose Esteban Muñoz’s New York City
More than a decade after his death, Jose Esteban Muñoz’s faculty page is still up on NYU’s website. It lists his former office address, 721 Broadway, 6FL, marking an absence that is now someone els…
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May 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
an excerpt from my new book, In Theory, Darling, is up at @literaryhub.bsky.social!
lithub.com/walking-thro...
lithub.com/walking-thro...
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This guy is like one of 4 Americans who actually went and got their REAL ID and immediately they said it was a fake.
Just so everyone knows when they toss your ass in a truck it won't matter what passport or identification you have they'll throw it in the street and you're gone
Just so everyone knows when they toss your ass in a truck it won't matter what passport or identification you have they'll throw it in the street and you're gone
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
nbcnews.to
May 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This guy is like one of 4 Americans who actually went and got their REAL ID and immediately they said it was a fake.
Just so everyone knows when they toss your ass in a truck it won't matter what passport or identification you have they'll throw it in the street and you're gone
Just so everyone knows when they toss your ass in a truck it won't matter what passport or identification you have they'll throw it in the street and you're gone