Lisa Fink
@tralalisa.bsky.social
Poet & scholar of environmental humanities, political ecology, & public humanities. Author of Her Disco (dancing girl press, 2013).
“Alienated Species & Unsettled Ecologies,” American Quarterly (2023) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/913523/figure/fig03
“Alienated Species & Unsettled Ecologies,” American Quarterly (2023) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/913523/figure/fig03
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I found this a really illuminating thread on what demonstrations do and why they matter.
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I found this a really illuminating thread on what demonstrations do and why they matter.
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Inside the program cuts, workforce purges, and secretive reorganization of the USDA.
As the Trump administration shrinks the Department of Agriculture, rural farming communities are left to pay the price.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#USDA #Climate #Food #Agriculture #Farming #Farms #Farmers
As the Trump administration shrinks the Department of Agriculture, rural farming communities are left to pay the price.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#USDA #Climate #Food #Agriculture #Farming #Farms #Farmers
Inside the program cuts, workforce purges, and secretive reorganization of the USDA
As the Trump administration shrinks the Department of Agriculture, rural farming communities are left to pay the price.
grist.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Inside the program cuts, workforce purges, and secretive reorganization of the USDA.
As the Trump administration shrinks the Department of Agriculture, rural farming communities are left to pay the price.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#USDA #Climate #Food #Agriculture #Farming #Farms #Farmers
As the Trump administration shrinks the Department of Agriculture, rural farming communities are left to pay the price.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#USDA #Climate #Food #Agriculture #Farming #Farms #Farmers
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“Able-bodied” may sound like a medical determination, but, as disability activist @imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
How the idea of “able-bodied” is abused
www.motherjones.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Able-bodied” may sound like a medical determination, but, as disability activist @imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
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“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” one professor told the New York Times.
www.jezebel.com/texas-univer...
www.jezebel.com/texas-univer...
Texas University System Bans Talking About Trans & Nonbinary Identities
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” one professor told the New York Times.
www.jezebel.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” one professor told the New York Times.
www.jezebel.com/texas-univer...
www.jezebel.com/texas-univer...
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In today’s completely unsurprising news, the ICE officer very briefly, taken off duty for shoving a woman to the ground in New York is back on the job not even a week later.
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...
ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty
An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News...
www.cbsnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In today’s completely unsurprising news, the ICE officer very briefly, taken off duty for shoving a woman to the ground in New York is back on the job not even a week later.
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...
New ICE agents are now eligible for student loan forgiveness. theintercept.com/2025/08/02/s...
Guess Who’s Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness: New ICE Agents
Thanks to the Supreme Court and the Trump administration, student loan forgiveness is out of reach for many — unless you work for ICE.
theintercept.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New ICE agents are now eligible for student loan forgiveness. theintercept.com/2025/08/02/s...
“The site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot is now owned by one of the country's largest private prison companies.”
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
'It's erasure': One of San Francisco's most celebrated sites is at a crossroads
"This is part of an extraordinary case."
www.sfgate.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“The site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot is now owned by one of the country's largest private prison companies.”
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Are you attending ASLE this year? Consider signing up for the pre-conference "Wikipedia, Academia, and ASLE: Research Methodology for Combating Injustice & Harm in Online Knowledge Repositories" workshop at ASLE 2025
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May 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Are you attending ASLE this year? Consider signing up for the pre-conference "Wikipedia, Academia, and ASLE: Research Methodology for Combating Injustice & Harm in Online Knowledge Repositories" workshop at ASLE 2025
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Happy news! I'll be starting this fall as an Asst Prof in Lyman Briggs College & the Dept of English at Michigan State University.
Deep gratitude to the many people who laughed & cried with me along the way! Special thanks to @sarahdwald.bsky.social (dissertation advisor extraordinaire).
Deep gratitude to the many people who laughed & cried with me along the way! Special thanks to @sarahdwald.bsky.social (dissertation advisor extraordinaire).
May 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Happy news! I'll be starting this fall as an Asst Prof in Lyman Briggs College & the Dept of English at Michigan State University.
Deep gratitude to the many people who laughed & cried with me along the way! Special thanks to @sarahdwald.bsky.social (dissertation advisor extraordinaire).
Deep gratitude to the many people who laughed & cried with me along the way! Special thanks to @sarahdwald.bsky.social (dissertation advisor extraordinaire).
“The only power we have is collective.” aje.io/tzame1
Democracy doesn’t exist in the United States: Chris Hedges
Marc Lamont Hill speaks with the former war correspondent about liberal democracy and Trump’s second term.
aje.io
February 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“The only power we have is collective.” aje.io/tzame1
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Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
January 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
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Federal agents are racially profiling Navajo Nation tribal members, detaining them on suspicion of being undocumented.
“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Jackson said. “People have to understand that this is not the way to live or to be honorable and neighborly with each other.”
“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Jackson said. “People have to understand that this is not the way to live or to be honorable and neighborly with each other.”
Over 15 Navajo Nation Members Wrongly Detained or Questioned in Trump Immigration Raids
One Navajo Nation official said that “many fear for the threat of being deported.”…
truthout.org
January 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Federal agents are racially profiling Navajo Nation tribal members, detaining them on suspicion of being undocumented.
“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Jackson said. “People have to understand that this is not the way to live or to be honorable and neighborly with each other.”
“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Jackson said. “People have to understand that this is not the way to live or to be honorable and neighborly with each other.”
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For reasons, sharing my @motherjones.com blog on RFK Jr attacking like every childhood vaccine in his most recent book. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Which vaccines will RFK Jr. come for?
Trump promised him free rein over health. Here's what he could do with it.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
For reasons, sharing my @motherjones.com blog on RFK Jr attacking like every childhood vaccine in his most recent book. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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When Trump took office in 2017, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office was projecting federal budget deficits would be 2% to 3% of our gross domestic product during Trump’s term.
Instead, the deficit reached nearly 4% of gross domestic product in 2018 and 4.6% in 2019. propub.li/3Q1Harz
Instead, the deficit reached nearly 4% of gross domestic product in 2018 and 4.6% in 2019. propub.li/3Q1Harz
Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.
propub.li
January 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
When Trump took office in 2017, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office was projecting federal budget deficits would be 2% to 3% of our gross domestic product during Trump’s term.
Instead, the deficit reached nearly 4% of gross domestic product in 2018 and 4.6% in 2019. propub.li/3Q1Harz
Instead, the deficit reached nearly 4% of gross domestic product in 2018 and 4.6% in 2019. propub.li/3Q1Harz
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When Smith brought up Kennedy’s controversial plan to treat SSRI “addicts” at wellness farms, he attempted to distance himself from it.
As @kieraevebutler.bsky.social reported, he did lump users of those meds with people who are dependent on opioids, referring to that broad group as “addicts.”
As @kieraevebutler.bsky.social reported, he did lump users of those meds with people who are dependent on opioids, referring to that broad group as “addicts.”
RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms"
The farms will "reparent" them.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
When Smith brought up Kennedy’s controversial plan to treat SSRI “addicts” at wellness farms, he attempted to distance himself from it.
As @kieraevebutler.bsky.social reported, he did lump users of those meds with people who are dependent on opioids, referring to that broad group as “addicts.”
As @kieraevebutler.bsky.social reported, he did lump users of those meds with people who are dependent on opioids, referring to that broad group as “addicts.”
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6/ Vought says his team drafted legal rationales for executive actions like using the Insurrection Act.
“We want to be able to shut down the riots & not have the legal community or the defense community come in and say, ‘That’s an inappropriate use of what you’re trying to do.’”
“We want to be able to shut down the riots & not have the legal community or the defense community come in and say, ‘That’s an inappropriate use of what you’re trying to do.’”
November 26, 2024 at 8:05 PM
6/ Vought says his team drafted legal rationales for executive actions like using the Insurrection Act.
“We want to be able to shut down the riots & not have the legal community or the defense community come in and say, ‘That’s an inappropriate use of what you’re trying to do.’”
“We want to be able to shut down the riots & not have the legal community or the defense community come in and say, ‘That’s an inappropriate use of what you’re trying to do.’”
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4/ If Vought gets confirmed as OMB director, he'll wield real power. So what does he believe?
In the videos we obtained, Vought describes “shadow” planning to
- use the military on American soil
- defund agencies like the EPA
- put civil servants “in trauma”
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
In the videos we obtained, Vought describes “shadow” planning to
- use the military on American soil
- defund agencies like the EPA
- put civil servants “in trauma”
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda
Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2024 at 8:05 PM
4/ If Vought gets confirmed as OMB director, he'll wield real power. So what does he believe?
In the videos we obtained, Vought describes “shadow” planning to
- use the military on American soil
- defund agencies like the EPA
- put civil servants “in trauma”
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
In the videos we obtained, Vought describes “shadow” planning to
- use the military on American soil
- defund agencies like the EPA
- put civil servants “in trauma”
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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1/ I want to tell you about Russ Vought, the man Trump just named to run an obscure yet hugely influential gov't office.
It's called the Office of Management and Budget.
Vought could turn OMB into the tip of the spear for Trump's most far-reaching and extreme policies.
Here's how... 🧵🧵🧵
It's called the Office of Management and Budget.
Vought could turn OMB into the tip of the spear for Trump's most far-reaching and extreme policies.
Here's how... 🧵🧵🧵
November 26, 2024 at 8:05 PM
1/ I want to tell you about Russ Vought, the man Trump just named to run an obscure yet hugely influential gov't office.
It's called the Office of Management and Budget.
Vought could turn OMB into the tip of the spear for Trump's most far-reaching and extreme policies.
Here's how... 🧵🧵🧵
It's called the Office of Management and Budget.
Vought could turn OMB into the tip of the spear for Trump's most far-reaching and extreme policies.
Here's how... 🧵🧵🧵
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RFK Jr says Trump asked him to "study the safety of mifepristone."
Decades of use have demonstrated its safety.
Nearly 6 million women have used mifepristone. Only 32 deaths from those who'd used it were reported to the FDA through 2022, REGARDLESS of whether the drug played a role in the death.
Decades of use have demonstrated its safety.
Nearly 6 million women have used mifepristone. Only 32 deaths from those who'd used it were reported to the FDA through 2022, REGARDLESS of whether the drug played a role in the death.
How Do Abortion Pills Work? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
The FDA says abortion pills are safe if taken as directed. Here’s what patients should expect.
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
RFK Jr says Trump asked him to "study the safety of mifepristone."
Decades of use have demonstrated its safety.
Nearly 6 million women have used mifepristone. Only 32 deaths from those who'd used it were reported to the FDA through 2022, REGARDLESS of whether the drug played a role in the death.
Decades of use have demonstrated its safety.
Nearly 6 million women have used mifepristone. Only 32 deaths from those who'd used it were reported to the FDA through 2022, REGARDLESS of whether the drug played a role in the death.
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This is Phyllis Fong. I very much respect that she made them physically remove her from her office, which remains hers by right, because she hasn’t been legally terminated.
January 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is Phyllis Fong. I very much respect that she made them physically remove her from her office, which remains hers by right, because she hasn’t been legally terminated.
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Under questioning from senators, Kennedy said that he would instruct the NIH and FDA to study the safety of mifepristone—a medication that has been FDA-approved to end pregnancies for 25 years, with vast amounts of research supporting its safety and effectiveness.
RFK Jr. signals he’ll give the anti-abortion movement exactly what they want
The abortion pill has been FDA-approved for 25 years. Trump's HHS pick would reevaluate its safety.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Under questioning from senators, Kennedy said that he would instruct the NIH and FDA to study the safety of mifepristone—a medication that has been FDA-approved to end pregnancies for 25 years, with vast amounts of research supporting its safety and effectiveness.
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I hope folks understand what’s happening here. Some in the administration view concentration camps inside the US as *maybe* a bridge too far.
So they’re starting with Guantanamo Bay, away from prying eyes and 24/7 coverage.
So they’re starting with Guantanamo Bay, away from prying eyes and 24/7 coverage.
Trump: Today I'm also signing an executive order to instruct the departments of defense and homeland security to begin preparing the 30,000 person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay
January 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I hope folks understand what’s happening here. Some in the administration view concentration camps inside the US as *maybe* a bridge too far.
So they’re starting with Guantanamo Bay, away from prying eyes and 24/7 coverage.
So they’re starting with Guantanamo Bay, away from prying eyes and 24/7 coverage.
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"Trump and his Republican colleagues are readying a supersized set of high-end tax breaks that would make his 2017 legislation look like child’s play."
Trump Is Already Planning Colossal Tax Giveaways to Corporations and Billionaires
President Trump campaigned on lowering prices for Americans. Instead, his first priority is to cut taxes for the super rich while slashing social programs for working people.
inthesetimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"Trump and his Republican colleagues are readying a supersized set of high-end tax breaks that would make his 2017 legislation look like child’s play."