Ximena
@ximenamamdani.bsky.social
Librarian. Researching international libraries, archives in Mexico. Actually Indigenous.
LA <—> Jiquilpan. Remember Uvalde.
LA <—> Jiquilpan. Remember Uvalde.
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I can’t remember who said it, but like 10 years ago someone said “if public libraries didn’t already exist, the concept would be treated today as preposterous left-wing gobbledygook,” and I think about that a lot
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I can’t remember who said it, but like 10 years ago someone said “if public libraries didn’t already exist, the concept would be treated today as preposterous left-wing gobbledygook,” and I think about that a lot
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Finally grabbed my copy of this new book. I’m incredibly honored to be part of this work, many thanks to those who came before me, and to those organizing all across the country (and beyond)! Go grab your copy now it’s on sale at @haymarketbooks.org
How to End Family Policing
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Finally grabbed my copy of this new book. I’m incredibly honored to be part of this work, many thanks to those who came before me, and to those organizing all across the country (and beyond)! Go grab your copy now it’s on sale at @haymarketbooks.org
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Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
www.krqe.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
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I will add that I discovered last week that UCLA IT administrators had brought Palantir to campus. When I pressed, the details were sparse and the leader who invoked it demurred. This is what Palantir thinks of higher ed. Why are they at UCLA?
www.wsj.com/business/pal...
www.wsj.com/business/pal...
Palantir Thinks College Might Be a Waste. So It’s Hiring High-School Grads.
Tech company offers 22 teens a chance to skip college for its fellowship, which includes a four-week seminar on Western civilization
www.wsj.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I will add that I discovered last week that UCLA IT administrators had brought Palantir to campus. When I pressed, the details were sparse and the leader who invoked it demurred. This is what Palantir thinks of higher ed. Why are they at UCLA?
www.wsj.com/business/pal...
www.wsj.com/business/pal...
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“When ICE grabbed Rodney, he was in the process of receiving new prosthetic legs. The detention centre is refusing to let him have a day pass to go get them, so his health is declining.”
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“When ICE grabbed Rodney, he was in the process of receiving new prosthetic legs. The detention centre is refusing to let him have a day pass to go get them, so his health is declining.”
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Few people care about this, I know. It's just another way that Black people are USED to grow the prison industrial complex by claiming that we do mainly want more cops. No nuance ever. Just more cops.
Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Few people care about this, I know. It's just another way that Black people are USED to grow the prison industrial complex by claiming that we do mainly want more cops. No nuance ever. Just more cops.
Day 4,586. My library manager called 911 because there were people across the street from the library smoking marijuana.
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Day 4,586. My library manager called 911 because there were people across the street from the library smoking marijuana.
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Solving the housing problem, one racist cop at a time
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Solving the housing problem, one racist cop at a time
Every time I talk to someone outside of the library profession about the outright racism from ⚪️s in libraries, their jaws always end up on the floor. But talking about it inside, even amongst coworkers who are also people of color, I just get a blank stare.
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Every time I talk to someone outside of the library profession about the outright racism from ⚪️s in libraries, their jaws always end up on the floor. But talking about it inside, even amongst coworkers who are also people of color, I just get a blank stare.
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Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’
Welteroth was just 29 when Anna Wintour made her editor-in-chief. Months later, the magazine shut down. What did she do next?
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Posting this from September now since Conde Nast is merging Teen Vogue into Vogue and cutting the politics section.
www.teenvogue.com/story/men-dr...
www.teenvogue.com/story/men-dr...
How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
www.teenvogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Posting this from September now since Conde Nast is merging Teen Vogue into Vogue and cutting the politics section.
www.teenvogue.com/story/men-dr...
www.teenvogue.com/story/men-dr...
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An anti-CRT movement targeted an accomplished educator — driving her out of two Georgia school districts.
The mission began inside a golf community clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon, where parents were coached on how to land a Fox News appearance.
(Published June 2022)
By @nicolefcarr.bsky.social
The mission began inside a golf community clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon, where parents were coached on how to land a Fox News appearance.
(Published June 2022)
By @nicolefcarr.bsky.social
White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.
Cecelia Lewis was asked to apply for a Georgia school district’s first-ever administrator job devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion. A group of parents — coached by local and national anti-CRT gr...
www.propublica.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
An anti-CRT movement targeted an accomplished educator — driving her out of two Georgia school districts.
The mission began inside a golf community clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon, where parents were coached on how to land a Fox News appearance.
(Published June 2022)
By @nicolefcarr.bsky.social
The mission began inside a golf community clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon, where parents were coached on how to land a Fox News appearance.
(Published June 2022)
By @nicolefcarr.bsky.social
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Amazon’s Ring is partnering with Flock
• A network of AI-powered cameras used by ICE, federal agencies, and police
• Authorities can request users to share footage to assist with 'evidence collection and investigative work'
(via Techcrunch | 404 Media co)
• A network of AI-powered cameras used by ICE, federal agencies, and police
• Authorities can request users to share footage to assist with 'evidence collection and investigative work'
(via Techcrunch | 404 Media co)
October 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Amazon’s Ring is partnering with Flock
• A network of AI-powered cameras used by ICE, federal agencies, and police
• Authorities can request users to share footage to assist with 'evidence collection and investigative work'
(via Techcrunch | 404 Media co)
• A network of AI-powered cameras used by ICE, federal agencies, and police
• Authorities can request users to share footage to assist with 'evidence collection and investigative work'
(via Techcrunch | 404 Media co)
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Here is the proposed agreement the Trump admin sent to UCLA, which administrators fought tooth and claw to keep secret ucop.edu/communicatio...
ucop.edu
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Here is the proposed agreement the Trump admin sent to UCLA, which administrators fought tooth and claw to keep secret ucop.edu/communicatio...
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Reporter Lexis-Olivier Ray was targeted by an LAPD officer firing a crowd-control munition during a “No Kings” protest in downtown LA on Oct. 18.
While dodging the round, @shoton35mm.bsky.social, who was on assignment for @lataco.bsky.social, fell and sustained bruises.
While dodging the round, @shoton35mm.bsky.social, who was on assignment for @lataco.bsky.social, fell and sustained bruises.
Reporter injured while dodging police munition at LA protest
Lexis-Olivier Ray, an investigative reporter with L.A. Taco, was targeted by a police officer who fired a crowd-control round during …
pressfreedomtracker.us
October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Reporter Lexis-Olivier Ray was targeted by an LAPD officer firing a crowd-control munition during a “No Kings” protest in downtown LA on Oct. 18.
While dodging the round, @shoton35mm.bsky.social, who was on assignment for @lataco.bsky.social, fell and sustained bruises.
While dodging the round, @shoton35mm.bsky.social, who was on assignment for @lataco.bsky.social, fell and sustained bruises.
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This is not a joke. It actually happened.
The Pentagon announces they are replacing The New York Times’ press credentials with the MyPillow guy’s media outlet.
October 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is not a joke. It actually happened.
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I knew lawns were bad but I did not know they were *this* bad
America's Dumbest Crop
YouTube video by Climate Town
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I knew lawns were bad but I did not know they were *this* bad
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One of the hardest things to learn as a teacher is how to encourage students to stretch themselves intellectually. They need to know they won’t be ridiculed for experimenting with ideas, and fostering that environment takes deliberate work. Zero-sum “debate” strategies create the opposite setting.
"If Kirk interacted with students in a classroom the way he does in the videos I watched, he would be exposed immediately as a terrible teacher. At any college or university that cared about quality teaching & the intellectual growth of its students, Kirk would have been sent packing in a hurry."
October 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
One of the hardest things to learn as a teacher is how to encourage students to stretch themselves intellectually. They need to know they won’t be ridiculed for experimenting with ideas, and fostering that environment takes deliberate work. Zero-sum “debate” strategies create the opposite setting.
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DAILY MEMO: After No Kings Protests, Feds Wreak Havoc in Santa Ana and O.C.
Today's video is too long for BSKY, so you'll have to find it here, apologies.
lataco.com/daily-memo-a...
Today's video is too long for BSKY, so you'll have to find it here, apologies.
lataco.com/daily-memo-a...
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
DAILY MEMO: After No Kings Protests, Feds Wreak Havoc in Santa Ana and O.C.
Today's video is too long for BSKY, so you'll have to find it here, apologies.
lataco.com/daily-memo-a...
Today's video is too long for BSKY, so you'll have to find it here, apologies.
lataco.com/daily-memo-a...
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the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution
October 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution
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I gotta be honest, the association with monarchy is heretical and outrageous, but the thing that really sticks in my craw is how quickly and steadfastly they stood by "everyone I don't like is Mexican."
October 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I gotta be honest, the association with monarchy is heretical and outrageous, but the thing that really sticks in my craw is how quickly and steadfastly they stood by "everyone I don't like is Mexican."
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I love the base cam. Somebody was like you know, I watch a lot of baseball games and I demand to see more dirt.
October 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I love the base cam. Somebody was like you know, I watch a lot of baseball games and I demand to see more dirt.
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"In an environment where nothing is private, even the most basic aspects of personal care become luxuries. For incarcerated women, managing a menstrual cycle is not just a routine part of life — it is often a monumental struggle."
What It's Like to Have Your Period in Prison
Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.
prisonjournalismproject.org
October 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"In an environment where nothing is private, even the most basic aspects of personal care become luxuries. For incarcerated women, managing a menstrual cycle is not just a routine part of life — it is often a monumental struggle."
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Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
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The remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system. More than a thousand people are displaced. n.pr/48TiQ6f
What we know about the devastating storm in Western Alaska
The remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system. More than a thousand people are displaced.
n.pr
October 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system. More than a thousand people are displaced. n.pr/48TiQ6f