Wagatwe Wanjuki
@wagatwe.com
antirape activist turned theorist and educator. I make and analyze media. proud bunny mama. she/hers
🇰🇪🇧🇸
twitter.com/wagatwe
wagatwe.com
🇰🇪🇧🇸
twitter.com/wagatwe
wagatwe.com
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
meat is so expensive in the US now that I have gotten sooooo sick of chicken. loving the variety of meat I'm eating in Kenya
February 9, 2026 at 11:31 AM
meat is so expensive in the US now that I have gotten sooooo sick of chicken. loving the variety of meat I'm eating in Kenya
yo I can't even go on Home Depot's or Michael's website?!
it's so annoying how much American websites assume any traffic from Africa is fraud 😭 once my apartment building blocked all traffic from the page where I'd pay rent like wtf
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
yo I can't even go on Home Depot's or Michael's website?!
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
Head of humanitarian group urges nations to step up Sudan aid to prevent ‘biblical’ famine
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Head of humanitarian group urges nations to step up Sudan aid to prevent ‘biblical’ famine
The United Nations says Sudan’s civil war is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. For a look at the effect this war has had on the people, as well as next steps, Nick Schifrin speaks with Jan...
www.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Head of humanitarian group urges nations to step up Sudan aid to prevent ‘biblical’ famine
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
now why would I leave
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 AM
now why would I leave
I love how every audience member is vibing to a different beat and they're all the wrong one 😂
guys. the kid rock performance is uh. well it’s exactly what you’d expect
February 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I love how every audience member is vibing to a different beat and they're all the wrong one 😂
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
A number of abolitionists have worked for years to successfully close a number of jails and prisons in the US. Too bad *reformers* have nothing to learn from them especially in this moment.
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A number of abolitionists have worked for years to successfully close a number of jails and prisons in the US. Too bad *reformers* have nothing to learn from them especially in this moment.
it's so annoying how much American websites assume any traffic from Africa is fraud 😭 once my apartment building blocked all traffic from the page where I'd pay rent like wtf
February 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
it's so annoying how much American websites assume any traffic from Africa is fraud 😭 once my apartment building blocked all traffic from the page where I'd pay rent like wtf
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been
The violence, racial profiling and disregard for the Constitution that have burst into public view in Minneapolis are not new or unusual for the Border Patrol ..
The violence, racial profiling and disregard for the Constitution that have burst into public view in Minneapolis are not new or unusual for the Border Patrol ..
"If you are uncomfortable with what the Border Patrol is doing in Minneapolis, you are uncomfortable with the Border Patrol, full stop."
Shocking but not really surprising. Horrific from way back.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
February 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been
The violence, racial profiling and disregard for the Constitution that have burst into public view in Minneapolis are not new or unusual for the Border Patrol ..
The violence, racial profiling and disregard for the Constitution that have burst into public view in Minneapolis are not new or unusual for the Border Patrol ..
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
Folks say this to also excuse behavior against Black health workers who care for the elderly. Someone said, how you forgetting everything except the fact you hate Black people? 🙃
Just want to say, I see all the comments saying it’s a sign of his senility or mental decline. You could be right but I have a thing about linking racism to mental acuity. Not sure it needs to be, most of the time, and I don’t like the idea of racism as deviant, for a lot of reasons.
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Folks say this to also excuse behavior against Black health workers who care for the elderly. Someone said, how you forgetting everything except the fact you hate Black people? 🙃
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
The FDA recently approved the birth control implant Nexplanon for use up to five years, instead of three. But to providers' surprise, it also placed the device under a special monitoring protocol called REMS, which is infamous for the way it has limited access to medication abortion.
The FDA Quietly Slapped More Restrictions on the Birth Control Implant
The agency recently approved Nexplanon for up to five years of use—but it also imposed extra regulations that leave some providers worried.
www.autonomynews.co
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The FDA recently approved the birth control implant Nexplanon for use up to five years, instead of three. But to providers' surprise, it also placed the device under a special monitoring protocol called REMS, which is infamous for the way it has limited access to medication abortion.
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
Folks can stay mad, we recognize and remember still ❤️🖤💚
"US mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers to contribute to this key technology." 👇🏾
"US mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers to contribute to this key technology." 👇🏾
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Folks can stay mad, we recognize and remember still ❤️🖤💚
"US mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers to contribute to this key technology." 👇🏾
"US mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers to contribute to this key technology." 👇🏾
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
US police arrested 12 anti-ICE protesters at Columbia University in New York. The demonstrators accuse the university of cooperating with immigration enforcement agents and are demanding the campus be declared a sanctuary.
February 6, 2026 at 10:07 AM
US police arrested 12 anti-ICE protesters at Columbia University in New York. The demonstrators accuse the university of cooperating with immigration enforcement agents and are demanding the campus be declared a sanctuary.
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
Basically there was a time when the media was the strongest pillar of democracy in Kenya. But that changed when the main broadcasters began to cluster around some local billionaires most of whom were high profile politicians. Kenya’s media looks free but it’s complicated.
February 6, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Basically there was a time when the media was the strongest pillar of democracy in Kenya. But that changed when the main broadcasters began to cluster around some local billionaires most of whom were high profile politicians. Kenya’s media looks free but it’s complicated.
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
Been thinking a lot about these Washington Post layoffs, and the parallels to what happened to the media in Kenya in the 2000s. For context, Kenya had one state owned broadcaster until 1992 but we have always had at least two newspapers (often more). We had one radio broadcaster in two languages.
February 6, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Been thinking a lot about these Washington Post layoffs, and the parallels to what happened to the media in Kenya in the 2000s. For context, Kenya had one state owned broadcaster until 1992 but we have always had at least two newspapers (often more). We had one radio broadcaster in two languages.
"If you are uncomfortable with what the Border Patrol is doing in Minneapolis, you are uncomfortable with the Border Patrol, full stop."
Shocking but not really surprising. Horrific from way back.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 AM
"If you are uncomfortable with what the Border Patrol is doing in Minneapolis, you are uncomfortable with the Border Patrol, full stop."
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
British colonists committed genocide against Australia's Indigenous population in Victoria, a landmark Aboriginal-led inquiry has found www.bbc.com/news/article...
Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians - BBC News
It is the country's first formal "truth-telling" inquiry that ran for four years from 2021.
www.bbc.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 AM
British colonists committed genocide against Australia's Indigenous population in Victoria, a landmark Aboriginal-led inquiry has found www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
“Diversity trainings were annoying” okay, name a work training that you loved to do?
February 6, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Diversity trainings were annoying” okay, name a work training that you loved to do?
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
Daily bunny no.3221 is a night owl
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Daily bunny no.3221 is a night owl
is that a bug or spice in my tea? — a morning memoir
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 AM
is that a bug or spice in my tea? — a morning memoir
lol lmao
In New Jersey, AIPAC went on the attack against a moderate Dem & former member of Congress, a longtime supporter of Israel who'd offered some criticism. They tried to help another Dem.
The result appears to be fueling a 3rd candidate, the one who ran on the most left wing lane.
The result appears to be fueling a 3rd candidate, the one who ran on the most left wing lane.
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 AM
lol lmao
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
free them all
February 6, 2026 at 4:39 AM
free them all
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
February 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
By the way, Gelerntner has been a longtime critic of women in the workforce and also a longtime favorite of the tech-right; in 2016, Peter Thiel nominated him for the role of Science Advisor to the President, although his influence in Silicon Valley long predates that.
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
By the way, Gelerntner has been a longtime critic of women in the workforce and also a longtime favorite of the tech-right; in 2016, Peter Thiel nominated him for the role of Science Advisor to the President, although his influence in Silicon Valley long predates that.
Reposted by Wagatwe Wanjuki
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:48 AM
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI