Dr. K. Mar
@drkmar.bsky.social
History, American Studies, & African American Studies.
Black Disability Studies • Black Midwifery • Health Humanities • Southern Studies
This is my private account ∴ These are my individual thoughts & views
Black Disability Studies • Black Midwifery • Health Humanities • Southern Studies
This is my private account ∴ These are my individual thoughts & views
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After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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His final phrase: ‘ Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.’ so important www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating
"I am no stranger to students trying to cut corners by copying and pasting from Wikipedia, but the introduction of generative AI has enabled them to cheat in startling new ways."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
His final phrase: ‘ Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.’ so important www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
Spotify must think pushing Black intellectual's audio books will save them 🤔
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Spotify must think pushing Black intellectual's audio books will save them 🤔
I'm at a conference states away from home. My panel is Saturday & it's my first time chairing. Today my grandma had "a light heart attack" 🥺
I no longer want to be here at this conference. I want to be there.
I no longer want to be here at this conference. I want to be there.
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I'm at a conference states away from home. My panel is Saturday & it's my first time chairing. Today my grandma had "a light heart attack" 🥺
I no longer want to be here at this conference. I want to be there.
I no longer want to be here at this conference. I want to be there.
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I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
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The Trump administration says it will withhold $350 million in grants to hundreds of colleges that serve large populations of minority students, calling the decades-old programs discriminatory.
Education Department ends grants for some minority college students
The Education Department is withholding millions of dollars in grant funding appropriated by Congress for colleges that serve large populations of minority students.
wapo.st
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Trump administration says it will withhold $350 million in grants to hundreds of colleges that serve large populations of minority students, calling the decades-old programs discriminatory.
Diamonds for Doulas is a Black-led doula consortium for Western Alabama's pregnant population. Diamonds for Doulas ensures everyone has access to an advocate during the birthing process, regardless of their financial status.
Let's support them! 100% of every donation goes straight to their team.
Let's support them! 100% of every donation goes straight to their team.
Diamonds for Doulas
Diamonds for Doulas
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August 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Diamonds for Doulas is a Black-led doula consortium for Western Alabama's pregnant population. Diamonds for Doulas ensures everyone has access to an advocate during the birthing process, regardless of their financial status.
Let's support them! 100% of every donation goes straight to their team.
Let's support them! 100% of every donation goes straight to their team.
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75% is insane
“ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows”
“The average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium, according to the analysis from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.”
“The average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium, according to the analysis from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.”
ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows
A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.
www.npr.org
July 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
75% is insane
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I've seen folks suggest that this isn't directly something to worry about, but part of a broader low-grade fuckery and grift on the part of RFK.
But I've also watched for years as people avoided diagnosis specifically because they didn't want to end up on a list like this one day.
But I've also watched for years as people avoided diagnosis specifically because they didn't want to end up on a list like this one day.
April 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I've seen folks suggest that this isn't directly something to worry about, but part of a broader low-grade fuckery and grift on the part of RFK.
But I've also watched for years as people avoided diagnosis specifically because they didn't want to end up on a list like this one day.
But I've also watched for years as people avoided diagnosis specifically because they didn't want to end up on a list like this one day.
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SHOT
Wanna guess my major ?
Wanna guess my major ?
March 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
SHOT
Wanna guess my major ?
Wanna guess my major ?
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We’re just $75 short of my person goal of raising $500 for the Wisconsin Abortion Fund. Can we exceed that goal today?
I’m helping to raise money for the Wisconsin Abortion Fund! If you have some discretionary income would you be willing to donate to support low income folks get financial help to have the abortions they want & need? If you can’t donate, please reshare!
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Wisconsin Abortion Fund 2025
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March 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We’re just $75 short of my person goal of raising $500 for the Wisconsin Abortion Fund. Can we exceed that goal today?
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NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
![I am the immigration attorney for Jerce Reyes Barrios, born in January 16, 1989 in Venezuela. 2. In February and March 2024, Mr. Reyes Barrios marched in two demonstrations in Venezuela protesting the authoritarian rule of Maduro. At the second demonstration, he was detained and taken to a clandestine building where he was tortured (electric shocks and suffocation) along with other demonstrators. 3. Shortly after his release, he fled Venezuela for the United States. He registered with CBP One in Mexico, then presented himself to CBP officials on the day of his appointment. He was taken into custody and detained at Otay Mesa Detention Facility in September 2024. 4. We applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection in December 2024. His final individual hearing is set for April 17, 2025 before Judge Robinson at the Otay Mesa Immigration Court. 5. On March 15, 2025, Mr. Reyes Barrios was deported to El Salvador with no notice to counsel or family. It was not until March 18, 2025 that counsel was able to reach an ICE official and learn that he had in fact been deported. 6. Mr. Reyes Barrios was/is a professional soccer player in Venezuela. He has never been arrested or charged with a crime. He has a steady employment record as a soccer player, as well as a soccer coach for children and youth. 7. Initially, Mr. Reyes Barrios was placed in maximum security at Otay Mesa and accused of being a Tren de Aragua gang member. The accusation is based on two things. First, he has a tattoo on his arm of a crown sitting atop a soccer ball with a rosary and the word "Dies." OHS alleges that this tattoo is proof of gang membership. In reality, he chose this tattoo, because it is similar to the logo for his favorite soccer team Real Madrid. See logo below. [pictures of the tattoo and the pictures of the logo]. 8. Second, OHS reviewed his social media posts and found a photo of Mr. Reyes Barrios making a hand gesture that they allege is proof of gang membership.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifncv2sfxob3h7ozdkoymku3wfpbknlroa6bric46v5y7asbrzrim@jpeg)
March 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
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it’s absolutely ridiculous that this situation is not receiving more attention:
two young black american twins found were found dead in the woods in georgia after disappearing suddenly — with cops declaring it a suicide early on without any evidence
two young black american twins found were found dead in the woods in georgia after disappearing suddenly — with cops declaring it a suicide early on without any evidence
Man Arrested After Twin Brothers Were Found Dead In Georgia Mountains
According to their family, the 19-year-old twins had booked a 7 a.m. flight to Boston but missed it.
www.huffpost.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
it’s absolutely ridiculous that this situation is not receiving more attention:
two young black american twins found were found dead in the woods in georgia after disappearing suddenly — with cops declaring it a suicide early on without any evidence
two young black american twins found were found dead in the woods in georgia after disappearing suddenly — with cops declaring it a suicide early on without any evidence
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Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."
March 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."
It is NOT business as usual.
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It is NOT business as usual.
It's Black History Month! Teach the truth, invest in Black youth, and take care of your Black family and Black selves!
February 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It's Black History Month! Teach the truth, invest in Black youth, and take care of your Black family and Black selves!
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If your institution isn’t completely blacklisting supporters of Palestine & you want to hear me talk about Black Disability Politics or accessible pedagogy or my new work on pleasure activism & pleasure spaces, please reach out via my agent CCMNT Speakers!
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January 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If your institution isn’t completely blacklisting supporters of Palestine & you want to hear me talk about Black Disability Politics or accessible pedagogy or my new work on pleasure activism & pleasure spaces, please reach out via my agent CCMNT Speakers!
ccmntspeakers.com/project/sami...
ccmntspeakers.com/project/sami...
January 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We need a new method, y'all.
January 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We need a new method, y'all.
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It's all about community care. Always has been. Always will be.
November 15, 2024 at 6:33 PM
It's all about community care. Always has been. Always will be.
It's all about community care. Always has been. Always will be.
November 15, 2024 at 6:33 PM
It's all about community care. Always has been. Always will be.