Dr. Helena Mica
@drlenam.bsky.social
Aro/Ace/Genderflux
JEDI education and trainer, working predominantly in Higher Education settings. Always looking to learn and grow.
Avid knitter and all around general geeky nerd.
JEDI education and trainer, working predominantly in Higher Education settings. Always looking to learn and grow.
Avid knitter and all around general geeky nerd.
2:45am thoughts: Is the Charlie Kirk shooting a "false flag" operation? Here's a walking/talking POS who made his living driving up division and stoking violence against anyone who wasn't white, cis, het, male (and generating grievance by the score if you were a white, cishet, non-wealthy guy)
September 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
2:45am thoughts: Is the Charlie Kirk shooting a "false flag" operation? Here's a walking/talking POS who made his living driving up division and stoking violence against anyone who wasn't white, cis, het, male (and generating grievance by the score if you were a white, cishet, non-wealthy guy)
I still say that MEI just translates as "My Ego Increases"... medium.com/@fazer4541/m...
Meritocracy, DEI, and the Death Slide: How Two Unqualified White Men Built a Guillotine in a Water…
The Myth of Meritocracy
medium.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I still say that MEI just translates as "My Ego Increases"... medium.com/@fazer4541/m...
www.advocate.com/news/scotus-...
I know the end goal is essentially just get trans kids to kill themselves so the christo-facists don't have deal with trans adults that challenge their world view, but WHY? Seriously, why?
I know the end goal is essentially just get trans kids to kill themselves so the christo-facists don't have deal with trans adults that challenge their world view, but WHY? Seriously, why?
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules states can ban gender-affirming care for youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti
The case challenged a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth in the state.
www.advocate.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
www.advocate.com/news/scotus-...
I know the end goal is essentially just get trans kids to kill themselves so the christo-facists don't have deal with trans adults that challenge their world view, but WHY? Seriously, why?
I know the end goal is essentially just get trans kids to kill themselves so the christo-facists don't have deal with trans adults that challenge their world view, but WHY? Seriously, why?
We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
I shouldn't like this as much as I do.
Tank vs Tesla www.badchoices.us/p/tank-vs-te...
Tank vs Tesla www.badchoices.us/p/tank-vs-te...
Tank vs Tesla
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" -WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
www.badchoices.us
May 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I shouldn't like this as much as I do.
Tank vs Tesla www.badchoices.us/p/tank-vs-te...
Tank vs Tesla www.badchoices.us/p/tank-vs-te...
I'm actively looking for a job. This is beyond horrifying. The one thing my supervisor keeps saying is "we're a private institution, we're not totally safe, but we're safer than most". I say, if you're in Iowa and you actually care about people GET OUT.
www.kcrg.com/2025/04/02/i...
www.kcrg.com/2025/04/02/i...
Iowa Senate subcommittee passes bill to bar DEI offices at state entities, private colleges
An Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced legislation Tuesday to ban DEI offices and officers in certain public and private entities while noting there are proposed changes in the bill still to come.
www.kcrg.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I'm actively looking for a job. This is beyond horrifying. The one thing my supervisor keeps saying is "we're a private institution, we're not totally safe, but we're safer than most". I say, if you're in Iowa and you actually care about people GET OUT.
www.kcrg.com/2025/04/02/i...
www.kcrg.com/2025/04/02/i...
Congratu-fucking-lations Iowa. First in hate!
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Iowa lawmakers pass bill removing trans civil rights protections, sending it to governor
Protesters filled the Iowa Capitol on Thursday as lawmakers passed a bill removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
www.desmoinesregister.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Congratu-fucking-lations Iowa. First in hate!
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
In Defense of DEI in Higher Education: Higher Education either limits or expands the knowledge of people. We should be expanding to benefit everyone, not just a few: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
A Dear Colleague letter in defense of DEI, by Shaun Harper
Shaun Harper identifies 11 specific actions higher ed institutions can take to uphold their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
www.insidehighered.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In Defense of DEI in Higher Education: Higher Education either limits or expands the knowledge of people. We should be expanding to benefit everyone, not just a few: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
Oh... but we were overreacting when we said they were coming from same-sex marriage after killing Roe
AmeriKKKa
Nine states are now seeing Republican efforts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized marriage equality in all 50 states
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/repu...
Nine states are now seeing Republican efforts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized marriage equality in all 50 states
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/repu...
Republicans in 9 states are pushing measures to end same-sex marriage rights - LGBTQ Nation
Republicans at the state level are urging the Supreme Court to overturn same-sex couples' right to marry.
www.lgbtqnation.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Oh... but we were overreacting when we said they were coming from same-sex marriage after killing Roe
Reposted by Dr. Helena Mica
AmeriKKKa
Nine states are now seeing Republican efforts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized marriage equality in all 50 states
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/repu...
Nine states are now seeing Republican efforts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized marriage equality in all 50 states
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/repu...
Republicans in 9 states are pushing measures to end same-sex marriage rights - LGBTQ Nation
Republicans at the state level are urging the Supreme Court to overturn same-sex couples' right to marry.
www.lgbtqnation.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
AmeriKKKa
Nine states are now seeing Republican efforts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized marriage equality in all 50 states
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/repu...
Nine states are now seeing Republican efforts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized marriage equality in all 50 states
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/repu...
It is entirely possible that by the end of this week, Iowa will be the first state to REVOKE civil rights protections. They are targeting trans people. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Over fierce objections, Iowa GOP moves closer to ending trans civil rights protections
Iowa Republicans are moving closer to removing gender identity from Iowa's civil rights law as transgender Iowans pleaded with them to reconsider.
www.desmoinesregister.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It is entirely possible that by the end of this week, Iowa will be the first state to REVOKE civil rights protections. They are targeting trans people. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
I need to get the hell out of Iowa. This place is rapidly turning into a shitstorm. I mean, it never felt "great" but now it's really getting awful.
February 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I need to get the hell out of Iowa. This place is rapidly turning into a shitstorm. I mean, it never felt "great" but now it's really getting awful.
Today's episode of Stacey Abrams' "Assembly Required" is vital to understanding how Elon Musk is staging a governmental coup: crooked.com/podcast/how-...
How Trump Is Selling Out America to Elon Musk | Crooked Media
crooked.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Today's episode of Stacey Abrams' "Assembly Required" is vital to understanding how Elon Musk is staging a governmental coup: crooked.com/podcast/how-...
Sure, let's just make sure married women who have taken their husband's names can't vote...
carlynbeccia.medium.com/the-save-act...
carlynbeccia.medium.com/the-save-act...
The SAVE Act Will Prevent One-Third of Women From Voting
And yet, no one is talking about it.
carlynbeccia.medium.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Sure, let's just make sure married women who have taken their husband's names can't vote...
carlynbeccia.medium.com/the-save-act...
carlynbeccia.medium.com/the-save-act...
See, this is the issue with White Supremacy. It makes for a Lot of stupid white people who'd rather have mediocre white people in charge.
Mediocre people trying to run us all into the ground
January 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
See, this is the issue with White Supremacy. It makes for a Lot of stupid white people who'd rather have mediocre white people in charge.
Of course he's blaming DEI as opposed to actually investigating. That's much easier and less time-intensive than actually doing work. bsky.app/profile/nyti...
President Trump without evidence blamed FAA diversity programs and the Biden administration for the deadly midair aircraft collision in Washington, D.C., that took place Wednesday night. No cause has been determined yet.
President Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under Trump’s Watch
President Trump’s remarks, suggesting without evidence that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major e...
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Of course he's blaming DEI as opposed to actually investigating. That's much easier and less time-intensive than actually doing work. bsky.app/profile/nyti...
Watching and reading the news, the executive nightmare that is the 🍊 menace, I really have to wonder if so much of these attacks on trans kids is to get them to kill themselves so they don't become trans adults who can vote.
January 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Watching and reading the news, the executive nightmare that is the 🍊 menace, I really have to wonder if so much of these attacks on trans kids is to get them to kill themselves so they don't become trans adults who can vote.
Reposted by Dr. Helena Mica
“Nepo baby who inherited more than $400M of untaxed money in the 1970s & 80s and still managed to declare bankruptcy 3x thinks affirmative action is bad, actually”
January 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“Nepo baby who inherited more than $400M of untaxed money in the 1970s & 80s and still managed to declare bankruptcy 3x thinks affirmative action is bad, actually”
Reposted by Dr. Helena Mica
What Trump plans to do today... a big look via @motherjones.com reporters. Expect him to (try to, in some cases):
➡️ End birthright citizenship
➡️ Impose tariffs, causing prices to skyrocket
➡️ Issue pardons to insurrectionists
➡️ Eliminate trans rights across gov't
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
➡️ End birthright citizenship
➡️ Impose tariffs, causing prices to skyrocket
➡️ Issue pardons to insurrectionists
➡️ Eliminate trans rights across gov't
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What Trump promises to do on day one of his return to power
Our reporters track the president-elect's sweeping list of Day One pledges.
www.motherjones.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What Trump plans to do today... a big look via @motherjones.com reporters. Expect him to (try to, in some cases):
➡️ End birthright citizenship
➡️ Impose tariffs, causing prices to skyrocket
➡️ Issue pardons to insurrectionists
➡️ Eliminate trans rights across gov't
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
➡️ End birthright citizenship
➡️ Impose tariffs, causing prices to skyrocket
➡️ Issue pardons to insurrectionists
➡️ Eliminate trans rights across gov't
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Checking out BlueSky and learning how it works. I was never on Twitter/X so this is going to be a little bit of a learning curve.
January 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Checking out BlueSky and learning how it works. I was never on Twitter/X so this is going to be a little bit of a learning curve.