Sahar D. Sattarzadeh (سهر/سحر د. ستارزاده/Səhər)
@speckadust.bsky.social
Asst Prof & Research Assoc @Chair for Critical Studies in Higher Ed Transformation (CriSHET) @Nelson Mandela University
Comparative global Indigenous, ethnic & racial studies of: higher ed•knowledge•sci & tech•human rights•activism•research methodologies
Comparative global Indigenous, ethnic & racial studies of: higher ed•knowledge•sci & tech•human rights•activism•research methodologies
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I look forward to the day when descriptors such as "expert," "intellectual," and "genius" refer to mastery of the heart and soul—not solely the mind. 🫶🏼
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This is not the first US imperial atrocity for oil —let’s not exceptionalize it— but wow is is it awful. And the violation of Venezuelans domestically in the name of a sovereign borders they actually dgaf about.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
January 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This is not the first US imperial atrocity for oil —let’s not exceptionalize it— but wow is is it awful. And the violation of Venezuelans domestically in the name of a sovereign borders they actually dgaf about.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
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I wrote a piece about the farce of “state sovereignty” and how the UN was always designed to engender a new imperial order to take the place of the original colonial one but it never found a home.
If this sounds like something your pub wants hit me up. Might be time to dig it up…
If this sounds like something your pub wants hit me up. Might be time to dig it up…
This is not the first US imperial atrocity for oil —let’s not exceptionalize it— but wow is is it awful. And the violation of Venezuelans domestically in the name of a sovereign borders they actually dgaf about.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I wrote a piece about the farce of “state sovereignty” and how the UN was always designed to engender a new imperial order to take the place of the original colonial one but it never found a home.
If this sounds like something your pub wants hit me up. Might be time to dig it up…
If this sounds like something your pub wants hit me up. Might be time to dig it up…
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Bombing another country and kidnapping its leader would also be wrong with Congressional approval. The outrage, and call for impeachment, should be over the evil and illegal outcome not merely the failure to follow the prescribed process.
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Bombing another country and kidnapping its leader would also be wrong with Congressional approval. The outrage, and call for impeachment, should be over the evil and illegal outcome not merely the failure to follow the prescribed process.
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Again I'm seeing "they need to boycott the World Cup, the Olympics etc..." but who will organize these things to happen???? Do people know how much it would take for this to happen? Are people in the U.S. planning to co-lead the effort?
I know everyone is just venting. I get it. Yet...
I know everyone is just venting. I get it. Yet...
January 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Again I'm seeing "they need to boycott the World Cup, the Olympics etc..." but who will organize these things to happen???? Do people know how much it would take for this to happen? Are people in the U.S. planning to co-lead the effort?
I know everyone is just venting. I get it. Yet...
I know everyone is just venting. I get it. Yet...
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How democratic is your water utility? It turns out that those with elected leaders perform better.
This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
The safety of your water could be related to how your water utility is run
Some water utilities are run by elected leaders, others aren't. Research shows utilities with elected managers tend to deliver more affordable drinking water.
www.latimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How democratic is your water utility? It turns out that those with elected leaders perform better.
This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
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#Introduction: Theoretical physicist. Black Feminist theorist. Writer. I do: dark matter, neutron stars, & science studies.
Web: chanda.science
Newsletter: news.chanda.science
Insta: chanda.prescod.weinstein
Author of award-winning #DisorderedCosmos and now #EdgeOfSpaceTime, coming 4/7/26.
Web: chanda.science
Newsletter: news.chanda.science
Insta: chanda.prescod.weinstein
Author of award-winning #DisorderedCosmos and now #EdgeOfSpaceTime, coming 4/7/26.
The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...
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July 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#Introduction: Theoretical physicist. Black Feminist theorist. Writer. I do: dark matter, neutron stars, & science studies.
Web: chanda.science
Newsletter: news.chanda.science
Insta: chanda.prescod.weinstein
Author of award-winning #DisorderedCosmos and now #EdgeOfSpaceTime, coming 4/7/26.
Web: chanda.science
Newsletter: news.chanda.science
Insta: chanda.prescod.weinstein
Author of award-winning #DisorderedCosmos and now #EdgeOfSpaceTime, coming 4/7/26.
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We know more about the massive military-style raid on a Chicago housing complex thanks to the reporting of @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @blockclubchi.bsky.social, and neighborhood resident Eboni Watson who chronicled the event. Among the emerging questions: what's real estate's role in this?
October 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We know more about the massive military-style raid on a Chicago housing complex thanks to the reporting of @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @blockclubchi.bsky.social, and neighborhood resident Eboni Watson who chronicled the event. Among the emerging questions: what's real estate's role in this?
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162,000 doctors strong: The American College of Physicians demands RFK Jr. be removed as HHS Secretary, warning he is undermining vaccines, science, and public health.
www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom...
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #SciSky
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#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #SciSky
American College of Physicians Calls for Removal of Secretary Kennedy at HHS | ACP Online
Statement attributable to:Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACPPresident, American College of Physicians
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September 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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The AAUP calls on Texas A&M & Texas State to reverse the ideological firings of faculty members. We condemn the removal of the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences & the chair of the English department at Texas A&M for supporting the academic freedom of an instructor as a draconian abuse of power.
AAUP President Condemns Political Firings of Texas Faculty, Calls for Reinstatements
The sudden firings of faculty members this week at two Texas universities are serious violations of well-established standards and principles of academic freedom and tenure and set a dangerous new pre...
www.aaup.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The AAUP calls on Texas A&M & Texas State to reverse the ideological firings of faculty members. We condemn the removal of the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences & the chair of the English department at Texas A&M for supporting the academic freedom of an instructor as a draconian abuse of power.
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DAILY MEMO: Another Death and A New Prison as ICE Continues its Unhinged Assaults From Inglewood to San Bernardino
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
DAILY MEMO: Another Death and A New Prison as ICE Continues its Unhinged Assaults From Inglewood to San Bernardino
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
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yet opposing the integration of genAI into the classroom and other critical societal infrastructure somehow makes one a 'pessimist', 'anti-progress' & 'anti-innovation'
Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
September 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
yet opposing the integration of genAI into the classroom and other critical societal infrastructure somehow makes one a 'pessimist', 'anti-progress' & 'anti-innovation'
"The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press." —Ida B. Wells
I mourn my fellow journalists murdered by Israel.
AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say
Among the victims was Mariam Dagga, a freelancer for the Associated Press. Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also killed in the strike. Reuters reported that its contractor c...
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August 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press." —Ida B. Wells
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Inspired by @prisonculture.bsky.social's model, Georgetown students developed a campus-specific list of hyperlocal activities that can be added to & revised —something to consider on your own campus if you're on one
Georgetown University: Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting
Georgetown University: Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR FUTURE TEACH INS / ACTIONS The below list is inspired by that of Mariame Kaba. Her list was adapted ...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Inspired by @prisonculture.bsky.social's model, Georgetown students developed a campus-specific list of hyperlocal activities that can be added to & revised —something to consider on your own campus if you're on one
". . . meaningful UN Security Council action is effectively impossible in a body dominated by the U.S. veto.
"But here is the point: the world need 𝒏𝒐𝒕 surrender in the face of that veto."
"But here is the point: the world need 𝒏𝒐𝒕 surrender in the face of that veto."
As a key deadline approaches in the United Nations General Assembly, a little-used UN mechanism, immune from the US veto, could bring military protection to the Palestinian people - if we demand it.
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/how-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/how-...
#Palestine #Israel
How the UN could act today to stop the genocide in Palestine
As a key deadline approaches in the United Nations General Assembly, a little-used UN mechanism, immune from the US veto, could bring military protection to the Palestinian people - if we demand it.
mondoweiss.net
August 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
". . . meaningful UN Security Council action is effectively impossible in a body dominated by the U.S. veto.
"But here is the point: the world need 𝒏𝒐𝒕 surrender in the face of that veto."
"But here is the point: the world need 𝒏𝒐𝒕 surrender in the face of that veto."
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The prison has taken back the second demand they had originally conceded to T Hoxha! We need ppl to be emailing and calling all day and contacting any media platforms they can 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
CALL TO ACTION!! Email and call the contacts below and tell HMP Peterborough to restore ALL of T. Hoxha’s mail! T and Casey’s lives are on the line!CALL TO ACTION!! Email and call the contacts below and tell HMP Peterborough to restore ALL of T. Hoxha’s mail! T and Casey’s lives are on the line!
August 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The prison has taken back the second demand they had originally conceded to T Hoxha! We need ppl to be emailing and calling all day and contacting any media platforms they can 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
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"Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16 y/o Palestinian American, has been held in Israeli prison without contact with his family since being illegally detained in February. His relatives&rights groups are calling for his release, citing his worsening health&lack of due process."
www.youtube.com/shorts/G4psS...
www.youtube.com/shorts/G4psS...
Calls for the release of Palestinian American boy in Israeli detention | AJ#shorts
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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August 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16 y/o Palestinian American, has been held in Israeli prison without contact with his family since being illegally detained in February. His relatives&rights groups are calling for his release, citing his worsening health&lack of due process."
www.youtube.com/shorts/G4psS...
www.youtube.com/shorts/G4psS...
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Are you thinking about or planning to run for or seek appointment to your local library board? For The People is currently inviting you to join our 2026 cohort. We've offered two cohorts in 2024 & 2025. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - ALSO SAVE THE DATE 10/9 for an event you'll want to join.
FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort
Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...
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August 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Are you thinking about or planning to run for or seek appointment to your local library board? For The People is currently inviting you to join our 2026 cohort. We've offered two cohorts in 2024 & 2025. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - ALSO SAVE THE DATE 10/9 for an event you'll want to join.
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On another note, if you are a university employee I strongly recommend that you in no way link any of your university accounts to any of your past, present, or future personal accounts or devices. Especially this.
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"University giving campus-wide access to premium chatgpt accounts to all students, staff and faculty. What are they getting out of it?"
"University giving campus-wide access to premium chatgpt accounts to all students, staff and faculty. What are they getting out of it?"
August 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On another note, if you are a university employee I strongly recommend that you in no way link any of your university accounts to any of your past, present, or future personal accounts or devices. Especially this.
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That the UAE is positioning itself as peace maker in relation to the war in Ukraine is ludicrous as they fuel the war in Sudan by arming the RSF.
August 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
That the UAE is positioning itself as peace maker in relation to the war in Ukraine is ludicrous as they fuel the war in Sudan by arming the RSF.
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Hey y'all, check out my latest publication... it's a fun one about race/gender/age and educational attainment. I'll do a thread another day, but for now, here it is!
It’s so cool reading “I don’t dream of labor: Black millennial women with PhDs talk about work” in QSE & seeing my work grounding the lit review & @srtoliver.bsky.social’s genius in the methodology.
The UGA qual dept exec produced a lot of genius in the 2010s.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The UGA qual dept exec produced a lot of genius in the 2010s.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I don’t dream of labor: Black millennial women with PhDs talk about work
In the wake of the pandemic, discussions of burnout, rest, and work-life balance have animated public discourse. While experiences vary by race, sex, and educational attainment, few studies have ex...
www.tandfonline.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Hey y'all, check out my latest publication... it's a fun one about race/gender/age and educational attainment. I'll do a thread another day, but for now, here it is!
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If you work in higher ed, you need to get your folks together and end the use of course evals or at least bar their consideration in evaluation, promotion, and hiring. This needed to happen yesterday because they don't measure learning, they measure instructor gender, but now it's a snitch pool.
July 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
If you work in higher ed, you need to get your folks together and end the use of course evals or at least bar their consideration in evaluation, promotion, and hiring. This needed to happen yesterday because they don't measure learning, they measure instructor gender, but now it's a snitch pool.