Annette Rodríguez
@alacranita.bsky.social
I write about violence and terror—their persistent use and function. I respond to ever-present despair with love, farming, and kittens. #hypewoman
A film about narcissistic parenting, or a film about the enduring and unholy alliance between the carceral state and medical research? A little from column A, a little from column B, @realgdt.bsky.social?
“Frankenstein” is a moving and brilliant symphony to suffering as the longing for connection.
“Frankenstein” is a moving and brilliant symphony to suffering as the longing for connection.
Guillermo del Toro (@realgdt.bsky.social)
I make movies. I watch movies. I love movies.
realgdt.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A film about narcissistic parenting, or a film about the enduring and unholy alliance between the carceral state and medical research? A little from column A, a little from column B, @realgdt.bsky.social?
“Frankenstein” is a moving and brilliant symphony to suffering as the longing for connection.
“Frankenstein” is a moving and brilliant symphony to suffering as the longing for connection.
2024 was a bear of a year. So grateful to be awarded the Mellon—especially along with some of my fave historians and theorists. What a cohort! Thank you all for your continuing support and encouragement. Whoa hoa! 🥳 citizensandscholars.org/2025-mellon-...
July 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
2024 was a bear of a year. So grateful to be awarded the Mellon—especially along with some of my fave historians and theorists. What a cohort! Thank you all for your continuing support and encouragement. Whoa hoa! 🥳 citizensandscholars.org/2025-mellon-...
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Are you in love with Jesse Reyez’s single “Goliath” yet? Just like old school girl group love song that makes me wanna crawl into your velvet upholstered lowrider. youtu.be/Doe-Q7Q3-vA?...
GOLIATH
YouTube video by Jessie Reyez - Topic
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February 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Are you in love with Jesse Reyez’s single “Goliath” yet? Just like old school girl group love song that makes me wanna crawl into your velvet upholstered lowrider. youtu.be/Doe-Q7Q3-vA?...
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#OTD on March 17, 1919 the Texas Legislature significantly restructured the Texas Rangers by passing House Bill No. 5, originally authored by Rep. J. T. Canales. This was one of the most important outcomes of Canales’ activism. /1
March 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#OTD on March 17, 1919 the Texas Legislature significantly restructured the Texas Rangers by passing House Bill No. 5, originally authored by Rep. J. T. Canales. This was one of the most important outcomes of Canales’ activism. /1
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All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
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Private prison company CoreCivic has inked a deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expand detention capacity for immigrants at four of its prisons www.axios.com/2025/02/27/p...
Private prison company CoreCivic signs deal with ICE to expand detention capacity
CoreCivic CEO Damon T. Hininger says he expects to sign more expansion with ICE
www.axios.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Private prison company CoreCivic has inked a deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expand detention capacity for immigrants at four of its prisons www.axios.com/2025/02/27/p...
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The one she shared is a new program this year, but I happen to have a copy of the digital humanities institute NOFO downloaded in December. Here’s the relevant section in the December version and today.
February 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The one she shared is a new program this year, but I happen to have a copy of the digital humanities institute NOFO downloaded in December. Here’s the relevant section in the December version and today.
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NEH has posted updates to the funding restrictions for some grant programs.
February 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
NEH has posted updates to the funding restrictions for some grant programs.
Are you in love with Jesse Reyez’s single “Goliath” yet? Just like old school girl group love song that makes me wanna crawl into your velvet upholstered lowrider. youtu.be/Doe-Q7Q3-vA?...
GOLIATH
YouTube video by Jessie Reyez - Topic
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Are you in love with Jesse Reyez’s single “Goliath” yet? Just like old school girl group love song that makes me wanna crawl into your velvet upholstered lowrider. youtu.be/Doe-Q7Q3-vA?...
not me buying this vintage “Set It Off” tee in faith 🙏🏽🤲🏽🙌🏽
February 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
not me buying this vintage “Set It Off” tee in faith 🙏🏽🤲🏽🙌🏽
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#OTD on February 5, 1919, the sixth day of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House in the Investigation of the Texas State Ranger Force (hereafter, “Canales Hearings”) took place in the Texas state capitol. /1
February 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#OTD on February 5, 1919, the sixth day of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House in the Investigation of the Texas State Ranger Force (hereafter, “Canales Hearings”) took place in the Texas state capitol. /1
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On this day, evidence documenting some of the worse state violence, including the Porvenir Massacre, was introduced in affidavits and testimony. Canales pressed for consequences not just for Rangers in the field, but for their leaders in Austin. /2
www.tshaonline.org/handbook/ent...
www.tshaonline.org/handbook/ent...
Porvenir Massacre
The Handbook of Texas is your number one authoritative source for Texas history. Read this entry and thousands more like it on our site.
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February 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
On this day, evidence documenting some of the worse state violence, including the Porvenir Massacre, was introduced in affidavits and testimony. Canales pressed for consequences not just for Rangers in the field, but for their leaders in Austin. /2
www.tshaonline.org/handbook/ent...
www.tshaonline.org/handbook/ent...
It’s all happening
February 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
It’s all happening
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“As a university press, we stand with our authors and remain committed to amplifying the voices of those who challenge, investigate, and illuminate pressing issues from the past and of our time.”
Recently, UNC Press authors have had their US visas revoked and talks canceled.
For over 100 years, we have stood for academic freedom and open discourse, and continue to do so. Read more on the UNC Press Blog ⬇️
For over 100 years, we have stood for academic freedom and open discourse, and continue to do so. Read more on the UNC Press Blog ⬇️
Academic Freedom and Open Discourse - UNC Press Blog
For over 100 years UNC Press has championed the principles of academic freedom, open discourse, and the free exchange of ideas—values essential to a democratic society and the pursuit of knowledge. R...
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February 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“As a university press, we stand with our authors and remain committed to amplifying the voices of those who challenge, investigate, and illuminate pressing issues from the past and of our time.”
So excited to be part of this special issue of The Moving Image—¡that loteria cover!
Available on those academic databases, or feel free to DM me for a copy. I loved writing about my collaborators and the cultural workers I admire so much.
Available on those academic databases, or feel free to DM me for a copy. I loved writing about my collaborators and the cultural workers I admire so much.
January 31, 2025 at 6:12 AM
So excited to be part of this special issue of The Moving Image—¡that loteria cover!
Available on those academic databases, or feel free to DM me for a copy. I loved writing about my collaborators and the cultural workers I admire so much.
Available on those academic databases, or feel free to DM me for a copy. I loved writing about my collaborators and the cultural workers I admire so much.
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#OTD, 106 years ago, the Canales Hearings began at the State Capital. Hearings lasted 12 days, producing evidence of violence by Rangers & others still used by scholars of policing, Mexican American, & border history more than a century later. Learn more here: refusingtoforget.org/canales-hear...
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#OTD, 106 years ago, the Canales Hearings began at the State Capital. Hearings lasted 12 days, producing evidence of violence by Rangers & others still used by scholars of policing, Mexican American, & border history more than a century later. Learn more here: refusingtoforget.org/canales-hear...
Our neighborhood. Our neighbors, students, families, and friends. www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
DEA confirms ICE raids in Austin area
A series of ICE raids were conducted in Austin on Sunday, according to sources from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
www.kxan.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Our neighborhood. Our neighbors, students, families, and friends. www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
This semester in my Social Movements class, I’ll be teaching using the volume dedicated to Tam Tran and Cinthya Felix, who we lost 15 years ago. Miss Tam terribly and also so very grateful for her enduring work. #StillDREAMing
January 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This semester in my Social Movements class, I’ll be teaching using the volume dedicated to Tam Tran and Cinthya Felix, who we lost 15 years ago. Miss Tam terribly and also so very grateful for her enduring work. #StillDREAMing
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Willy Chavarría closing his debut fashion show in Paris with Bishop Buddy’s “Have Mercy” sermon, pleading for our trans community, immigrants, and humanity as a whole, is a testament to his genius and a powerful reminder of how he is keeping fashion relevant. www.youtube.com/live/aUHbJlz...
TARANTULA | WILLY CHAVARRIA
YouTube video by WILLY CHAVARRIA
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January 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Willy Chavarría closing his debut fashion show in Paris with Bishop Buddy’s “Have Mercy” sermon, pleading for our trans community, immigrants, and humanity as a whole, is a testament to his genius and a powerful reminder of how he is keeping fashion relevant. www.youtube.com/live/aUHbJlz...
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Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
This brilliance shared in the opening pages of Nikky Finney‘s Head Off & Split. These poems have nourished me and helped to ensure my survival. I take my instructions from poets. nikkyfinney.net/headoff.html
January 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This brilliance shared in the opening pages of Nikky Finney‘s Head Off & Split. These poems have nourished me and helped to ensure my survival. I take my instructions from poets. nikkyfinney.net/headoff.html
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This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
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Thankful that my college (SB Valley College) offered all of us UndocuAdvocate training last week AND provided us guidelines that they now made into a helpful handout. I hope other colleges and universities are doing or will do similar.
January 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Thankful that my college (SB Valley College) offered all of us UndocuAdvocate training last week AND provided us guidelines that they now made into a helpful handout. I hope other colleges and universities are doing or will do similar.
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It will be easy to fall into a pattern of dunking & reacting in these times. Performing disapproval can be a consuming pastime & it is not enough. Refuse to abandon vulnerable people. Build a rebellious culture of care. If you need help, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote a book to assist you.
Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care a book by Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba, Harsha Walia, et al.
What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building powe...
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January 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It will be easy to fall into a pattern of dunking & reacting in these times. Performing disapproval can be a consuming pastime & it is not enough. Refuse to abandon vulnerable people. Build a rebellious culture of care. If you need help, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote a book to assist you.