Sarah J. Jackson
@sjjphd.bsky.social
Prof and researcher. Race, media, activism, feminism, tech and politics but not always in that order. Co-Director @miccenter.bsky.social
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Almost boring at this point to note the “who knew?!” that is entirely predicated on ignoring vulnerable groups who weren’t just saying this before the last election but before 2016. Trump is the man who tried hard to get a group of innocent black and brown teens executed in 1989. We told everyone.
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Almost boring at this point to note the “who knew?!” that is entirely predicated on ignoring vulnerable groups who weren’t just saying this before the last election but before 2016. Trump is the man who tried hard to get a group of innocent black and brown teens executed in 1989. We told everyone.
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
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If I ever teach social movements again (lol/cry), we'll read this: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 PM
If I ever teach social movements again (lol/cry), we'll read this: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Also the “I only meant me” in “don’t tread on me”
What’s happening in Minneapolis really drives home the absolute fakery of “brave stands against wokism” brand building pundits have been doing for the past decade
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Also the “I only meant me” in “don’t tread on me”
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I wonder how many people need to get killed in the street by masked agents of the state before conservatives stop pretending that they’re being oppressed by the existence of HR departments bsky.app/profile/shar...
fuck. off.
"Meanwhile, the modes through which Europe and Canada have sought to suppress populism involve harsh restrictions on speech, elite collusion and other expression of managerial illiberalism"
"Meanwhile, the modes through which Europe and Canada have sought to suppress populism involve harsh restrictions on speech, elite collusion and other expression of managerial illiberalism"
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I wonder how many people need to get killed in the street by masked agents of the state before conservatives stop pretending that they’re being oppressed by the existence of HR departments bsky.app/profile/shar...
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tfw when the imperialism is boomeranging
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
tfw when the imperialism is boomeranging
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A reminder that we can expect and must demand so more from political leaders—including moral clarity.
I was fortunate to have Ami, a great speechwriter, work with me on several White House speeches.
Read what he would have Schumer say in an alternate parallel universe of courage and conviction 🧵
I was fortunate to have Ami, a great speechwriter, work with me on several White House speeches.
Read what he would have Schumer say in an alternate parallel universe of courage and conviction 🧵
I wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is:
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
A reminder that we can expect and must demand so more from political leaders—including moral clarity.
I was fortunate to have Ami, a great speechwriter, work with me on several White House speeches.
Read what he would have Schumer say in an alternate parallel universe of courage and conviction 🧵
I was fortunate to have Ami, a great speechwriter, work with me on several White House speeches.
Read what he would have Schumer say in an alternate parallel universe of courage and conviction 🧵
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I need you all to understand something for those of you who think you know what this black woman who has lived in racist America really thinks. I know this is hard for you all, but some of us saw this coming for years, decades even. So understand, I am not being snarky. I am grieving.
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I need you all to understand something for those of you who think you know what this black woman who has lived in racist America really thinks. I know this is hard for you all, but some of us saw this coming for years, decades even. So understand, I am not being snarky. I am grieving.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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What's happening in MN bears some similarities to the New Orleans Massacre of 1866: an organized group of racists violently punishes a group of (mostly) Black and white folks for the supposed sin of trying to make multi-racial democracy a reality.
constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu....
constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu....
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
What's happening in MN bears some similarities to the New Orleans Massacre of 1866: an organized group of racists violently punishes a group of (mostly) Black and white folks for the supposed sin of trying to make multi-racial democracy a reality.
constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu....
constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu....
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History is happening now. If you are in law enforcement, the government, or are a resident or legal observer with any information or tips or incidents you want to share, please text me on Signal @ premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected.
Your anonymity will be protected.
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
History is happening now. If you are in law enforcement, the government, or are a resident or legal observer with any information or tips or incidents you want to share, please text me on Signal @ premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected.
Your anonymity will be protected.
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We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
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We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
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Assuming everyone is acting in good faith is one of the root causes of institutions failing to meet the moment
January 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Assuming everyone is acting in good faith is one of the root causes of institutions failing to meet the moment
Everything old being new again all at once is not a coincidence
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Everything old being new again all at once is not a coincidence
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Here's one of the panels that Trump just removed from the President's House site in Philadelphia. (I took this picture of it last March. A couple of weeks later I led a walking tour that included the site.) Does this information "disparage" the United States?
![MOUNT VERNON TO PHILADELPHIA:
A Path to Freedom-For Some
The nine enslaved men and women of the President's House were chosen by Washington to accompany him to Philadelphia. They were separated from their families back in Mount Vernon and rotated out of state regularly to prevent them from gaining freedom under Pennsylvania law.
CHARACTERS
Christopher Sheels, enslaved attendant to Washington
Hercules. enslaved cook
Richmond, Hercules' enslaved son
Giles, enslaved stable hand
Oney Judge, enslaved maid and seamstress to Martha
Austin, Ona's enslaved half brother, house servant
Paris. enslaved stable hand
Moll, enslaved maid to Martha
Joe Richardson, enslaved postillion for the presidential coach
[Floor plan]
SERVANTS' EATING HALL](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kok4aqdr3qnsj6ktfkq76kqz/bafkreibrargcgl4dng3rc2jltpsj32eaxyu7tgj3b6w36scpezni3ltm6m@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Here's one of the panels that Trump just removed from the President's House site in Philadelphia. (I took this picture of it last March. A couple of weeks later I led a walking tour that included the site.) Does this information "disparage" the United States?
We’ve been in WHO since 1948.
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 AM
We’ve been in WHO since 1948.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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my Blackest opinion is that the presumption of conflict between "America has a long and deeply rooted history of violence" and "we can and should fight against today's version of that, as did those who came before us" is less a philosophical debate about how to treat the past and more a skill issue
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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“Inside Trump’s Campaign to *Resegregate* Higher Education“ would be more accurate.
“Tame”? Like what you do with a wild animal that’s unfit to be around humans?
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“Inside Trump’s Campaign to *Resegregate* Higher Education“ would be more accurate.
There was a time on old Twitter when I would get online on MLK Day and write a long thread about his radicalism and the defanging and sanitization, his warnings and the quote misusage, and the collective not singular effort. I guess I am old or exhausted because by now I think folks should know.
January 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
There was a time on old Twitter when I would get online on MLK Day and write a long thread about his radicalism and the defanging and sanitization, his warnings and the quote misusage, and the collective not singular effort. I guess I am old or exhausted because by now I think folks should know.
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Incarcerated Americans are at the mercy of prison staff at every moment of their lives. For trans people, this means the attitudes of staff towards the trans community becomes a matter of life or death.
The latest in our series on trans life behind bars, by B Speaks is now live.
The latest in our series on trans life behind bars, by B Speaks is now live.
Law and Ignorance: The Enemies of Empathy in Prison — Assigned
When it comes to care for trans inmates, the empathy of individual officers and workers often comes into conflict with the law. A problem that is only worsened by a lack of understanding.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Incarcerated Americans are at the mercy of prison staff at every moment of their lives. For trans people, this means the attitudes of staff towards the trans community becomes a matter of life or death.
The latest in our series on trans life behind bars, by B Speaks is now live.
The latest in our series on trans life behind bars, by B Speaks is now live.
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Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly:
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
Senior Editor, Science
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly:
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social