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@thrasherxy.bsky.social
Inaugural Renberg Chair of Social Justice. Pulitzer Center Global Reporting & Fund for Investigative Journalism Fellow. Traveling the world writing on HIV/AIDS & LGBTQ health. Author of THE VIRAL UNDERCLASS & THE OVERSEER CLASS (pre-order now!) He/him
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Coming May 19, 2026 from Amistad Books and HarperCollins
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
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Don't appreciate the most prominent socialist mayor in the country's spokesperson using the phrase "achieving efficiencies and cutting waste" when it comes to THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES that his budget did not even fund sufficiently to keep up with inflation.
gothamist.com/news/taking-...
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Taking page from Adams, Mayor Mamdani proposes NYC library cuts
Library advocates called the mayor’s proposed budget “terrible.”
gothamist.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Don't appreciate the most prominent socialist mayor in the country's spokesperson using the phrase "achieving efficiencies and cutting waste" when it comes to THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES that his budget did not even fund sufficiently to keep up with inflation.
gothamist.com/news/taking-...
gothamist.com/news/taking-...
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fucking monsters.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 19 HRC
Kansas legislature quickly overrides Gov Kelley's veto of public bathroom bounty bill SB 244. State Rep. Abi Boatman, who is trans, spoke out against its inhumanity. The bill allows lawsuits for “damages” of at least $1k by private citizens.
Kansas legislature quickly overrides Gov Kelley's veto of public bathroom bounty bill SB 244. State Rep. Abi Boatman, who is trans, spoke out against its inhumanity. The bill allows lawsuits for “damages” of at least $1k by private citizens.
Kansas Lawmakers Override Gov. Kelly’s Veto of Horrific “Bathroom…
Bill Includes $1,000 Bounty-Style Lawsuits Against Transgender Kansans
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February 20, 2026 at 12:14 PM
fucking monsters.
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New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF
A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors
A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.
wapo.st
February 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF
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It's kind of mad to recall there was a v brief time when Blair was a genuine persona non grata bc his demented religious ferver for monstering entire nations of non-white people to hoover up profits for the world's worst white people was recognised as a terrifying throbbing danger & moral perversion
Tony Blair at the so called Board of Peace summit blaming conditions in Gaza on the Palestinians.
No mention of Israels decades long occupation, 20 year siege & regular attacks (mowing the lawn) that turned Gaza into an open air prison.
No mention of Israels decades long occupation, 20 year siege & regular attacks (mowing the lawn) that turned Gaza into an open air prison.
February 20, 2026 at 8:17 AM
It's kind of mad to recall there was a v brief time when Blair was a genuine persona non grata bc his demented religious ferver for monstering entire nations of non-white people to hoover up profits for the world's worst white people was recognised as a terrifying throbbing danger & moral perversion
I actually *dreamed* last night about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's homeless sweep approach. In the dream, DHS was selling his plan (I'd ead about this right before going to sleep) + my subconscience wasn't buying it.
Like library funding, this is a good, productive fight to have w the new mayor!
Like library funding, this is a good, productive fight to have w the new mayor!
You cannot ethically do this @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social — not even after 7 days, not even with Dept of Homeless Services leading instead of the NYPD. There is no ethical way to harass and steal from people who have been so failed by society. The only ethical thing you can do is to give them a home.
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
February 20, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I actually *dreamed* last night about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's homeless sweep approach. In the dream, DHS was selling his plan (I'd ead about this right before going to sleep) + my subconscience wasn't buying it.
Like library funding, this is a good, productive fight to have w the new mayor!
Like library funding, this is a good, productive fight to have w the new mayor!
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Labour lost three council seats last night. 1 each to the Greens, Lib dems and Plaid. Reform were 2nd or 3rd in each.
The Greens also won and beat Reform in another local election.
So when they say vote Labour to stop Reform, they couldn't be more wrong. Vote almost anyone but Labour to beat Reform.
The Greens also won and beat Reform in another local election.
So when they say vote Labour to stop Reform, they couldn't be more wrong. Vote almost anyone but Labour to beat Reform.
February 20, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Labour lost three council seats last night. 1 each to the Greens, Lib dems and Plaid. Reform were 2nd or 3rd in each.
The Greens also won and beat Reform in another local election.
So when they say vote Labour to stop Reform, they couldn't be more wrong. Vote almost anyone but Labour to beat Reform.
The Greens also won and beat Reform in another local election.
So when they say vote Labour to stop Reform, they couldn't be more wrong. Vote almost anyone but Labour to beat Reform.
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If you have a problem with Newsom doing this, you should have a problem with Mamdani doing this.
I don't give a fuck how cute or charming or adorable he is. This is unconscionable.
I don't give a fuck how cute or charming or adorable he is. This is unconscionable.
“Homeless encampment sweeps are ineffective, they are costly and they don’t actually solve the problem of homeless,” said Jeremy Saunders, an executive director of VOCAL-NY.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/n...
Mamdani to Reinstitute Homeless Encampment Sweeps
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:18 PM
If you have a problem with Newsom doing this, you should have a problem with Mamdani doing this.
I don't give a fuck how cute or charming or adorable he is. This is unconscionable.
I don't give a fuck how cute or charming or adorable he is. This is unconscionable.
You cannot ethically do this @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social — not even after 7 days, not even with Dept of Homeless Services leading instead of the NYPD. There is no ethical way to harass and steal from people who have been so failed by society. The only ethical thing you can do is to give them a home.
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
projects.propublica.org
February 20, 2026 at 7:08 AM
You cannot ethically do this @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social — not even after 7 days, not even with Dept of Homeless Services leading instead of the NYPD. There is no ethical way to harass and steal from people who have been so failed by society. The only ethical thing you can do is to give them a home.
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You know I love Mamdani. But this is a Schumer post. Please announce some kind of sanction against NYU Langone and/or some specific help for trans kids. Concern is not enough.
This is yet another example of a private institution capitulating to the federal government’s assault on transgender rights. In the face of these attacks, New York City will continue to be a refuge for the LGBTQIA+ community.
February 20, 2026 at 6:11 AM
You know I love Mamdani. But this is a Schumer post. Please announce some kind of sanction against NYU Langone and/or some specific help for trans kids. Concern is not enough.
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This quote from Damon Young captures how I feel about Dr Thrasher: inspired to aspire to his level of integrity and character. (Even when I don't expect to reach it.)
Can't wait to read his latest, "The Overseer Class."
Pre-order your copy.
Can't wait to read his latest, "The Overseer Class."
Pre-order your copy.
February 19, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This quote from Damon Young captures how I feel about Dr Thrasher: inspired to aspire to his level of integrity and character. (Even when I don't expect to reach it.)
Can't wait to read his latest, "The Overseer Class."
Pre-order your copy.
Can't wait to read his latest, "The Overseer Class."
Pre-order your copy.
1/2 “Reading Steven Thrasher's urgent and incandescent The Overseer Class—which exposes and explores the myriad instruments and skeletons of multiracial facism— reminded me that longing to be as fearless, rigorous, and conscientious as him is like wishing to sing like Stevie or shoot like Steph… “
February 19, 2026 at 8:22 PM
1/2 “Reading Steven Thrasher's urgent and incandescent The Overseer Class—which exposes and explores the myriad instruments and skeletons of multiracial facism— reminded me that longing to be as fearless, rigorous, and conscientious as him is like wishing to sing like Stevie or shoot like Steph… “
Relieved it wasn’t a gender reveal bomb inside. Congrats @ajbauer.bsky.social! bookshop.org/p/books/maki...
February 19, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Relieved it wasn’t a gender reveal bomb inside. Congrats @ajbauer.bsky.social! bookshop.org/p/books/maki...
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How to Make the Liberal Media
Step 1: Receive a box from your local postal worker.
Step 1: Receive a box from your local postal worker.
February 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM
How to Make the Liberal Media
Step 1: Receive a box from your local postal worker.
Step 1: Receive a box from your local postal worker.
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Faculty must also exclude “unrelated controversial or contested matters” from syllabi and only follow the contents of the syllabus for each course. buff.ly/TpvEBjs
UT System votes to limit ‘controversial topics’ in class, raising concerns about academic freedom
It’s the latest move in the Texas higher education systems for the state to have more control over what is taught at public universities.
txst.us
February 19, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Faculty must also exclude “unrelated controversial or contested matters” from syllabi and only follow the contents of the syllabus for each course. buff.ly/TpvEBjs
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DOCTOR Rümeysa Öztürk has earned her PhD!!
Hi everyone,
I earned my PhD from the Department of Child Study and Human Development.
My studies, research, and professional work focus on how positive media use among children and young people… |...
Hi everyone,
I earned my PhD from the Department of Child Study and Human Development.
My studies, research, and professional work focus on how positive media use among children and young people ca...
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February 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
DOCTOR Rümeysa Öztürk has earned her PhD!!
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"When a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty, a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents become the target of a mysterious assassin"
Enough with cops as main characters! Especially as sympathetic targets of a conspiracy/assassin gimme a break
Enough with cops as main characters! Especially as sympathetic targets of a conspiracy/assassin gimme a break
Peter Krause to Star in NBC Drama Pilot ‘Protection’ variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Peter Krause to Star in NBC Drama Pilot ‘Protection’
Peter Krause is set to star in the NBC drama pilot "Protection," Variety has learned.
variety.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"When a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty, a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents become the target of a mysterious assassin"
Enough with cops as main characters! Especially as sympathetic targets of a conspiracy/assassin gimme a break
Enough with cops as main characters! Especially as sympathetic targets of a conspiracy/assassin gimme a break
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Excited to be showing our film @sexworkfilm.bsky.social in Cambridge next month.
February 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Excited to be showing our film @sexworkfilm.bsky.social in Cambridge next month.
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I cannot wait for this book. The Viral Underclass was excellent, and this new book is a critical meditation on the failures of representation, which a lot of people still refuse to recognize. Preorder this one if you can!
Publishers Weekly gives a ⭐STARRED REVIEW⭐ to The Overseer Class: a "blistering follow-up to The Viral Underclass...By turns maddening and inspiring, this shines a harsh light on a political dead end in order to illuminate real possibilities for change." (I am now 4/4 for ⭐stars from the trades)
February 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I cannot wait for this book. The Viral Underclass was excellent, and this new book is a critical meditation on the failures of representation, which a lot of people still refuse to recognize. Preorder this one if you can!
So @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @newyorkstateag.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
what say you about NYU Lagone cancelling trans care for people 19 & under in violation of New York State law?
what say you about NYU Lagone cancelling trans care for people 19 & under in violation of New York State law?
February 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
So @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @newyorkstateag.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
what say you about NYU Lagone cancelling trans care for people 19 & under in violation of New York State law?
what say you about NYU Lagone cancelling trans care for people 19 & under in violation of New York State law?
I've never used Grok or ChatGPT or any of these things but "talking" to them sounds an awful lot like talking to a Furby
Checking in on the status of Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele, and.... 🤦♀️
February 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I've never used Grok or ChatGPT or any of these things but "talking" to them sounds an awful lot like talking to a Furby
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I wrote about how there are no pure platforms or publishers and how there are very few ethical media diets. Which leaves those of us who know we can’t consume ethically but still want to try, left to navigate what feels right, or, at least, less bad. lithub.com/what-do-you-...
What Do You Do When the Biggest Platforms For Readers Are Kind of Evil?
Last week a number of popular authors published an open letter to the leadership team of RELX. RELX is the parent company of Reedpop, which is the organizer of many conventions including BookCon, w…
lithub.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I wrote about how there are no pure platforms or publishers and how there are very few ethical media diets. Which leaves those of us who know we can’t consume ethically but still want to try, left to navigate what feels right, or, at least, less bad. lithub.com/what-do-you-...
“Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and our service to you all”
February 19, 2026 at 2:40 PM
“Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and our service to you all”
Thank you to @agrogankaylor.bsky.social for becoming my 20,000th follower! Check out their book from Oxford
My new book, Multilevel Thinking, is now published in Electronic version by Oxford University Press: academic.oup.com/book/60530. #stata #rstats #julialang
Multilevel Thinking: Discovering Variation, Universals, and Particulars in Cross-Cultural Research
Abstract. This book introduces the ideas of multilevel modeling. Chapters cover: the cross-sectional model; the longitudinal model; models for binary outco
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February 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Thank you to @agrogankaylor.bsky.social for becoming my 20,000th follower! Check out their book from Oxford
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I‘ve read a draft and this book deserves all the praise that’s already rolling in and the accolades to follow when it’s released. @thrasherxy.bsky.social wrote a brilliant and brutal account of complicity with white supremacy.
Publishers Weekly gives a ⭐STARRED REVIEW⭐ to The Overseer Class: a "blistering follow-up to The Viral Underclass...By turns maddening and inspiring, this shines a harsh light on a political dead end in order to illuminate real possibilities for change." (I am now 4/4 for ⭐stars from the trades)
February 19, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I‘ve read a draft and this book deserves all the praise that’s already rolling in and the accolades to follow when it’s released. @thrasherxy.bsky.social wrote a brilliant and brutal account of complicity with white supremacy.
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And to add the perhaps obvious: The only reason they're attacking trans youth healthcare is they're going to try to end adult healthcare too ...
and the only reason they're doing all that is they don't want any of us to exist.
and the only reason they're doing all that is they don't want any of us to exist.
NYU Langone ending trans youth care feels like the end is neigh for trans youth care in the US & I’m in a rage that it’s not Trump or Republicans forcing the end of this care, it’s private “liberal” universities in blue cities/blue states voluntarily doing this (also Northwestern Lurie in Chicago).
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 18 NYT
Citing the “current regulatory environment” NYC's NYU Langone Health announces it will discontinue its gender medicine program for trans minors.
Citing the “current regulatory environment” NYC's NYU Langone Health announces it will discontinue its gender medicine program for trans minors.
February 19, 2026 at 11:57 AM
And to add the perhaps obvious: The only reason they're attacking trans youth healthcare is they're going to try to end adult healthcare too ...
and the only reason they're doing all that is they don't want any of us to exist.
and the only reason they're doing all that is they don't want any of us to exist.
