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Sarah McNamara
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Author of Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South (UNC Press) | Historian + Professor at Texas A&M | displaced Floridian + Tampa native | views mine | https://linkin.bio/sarah-mcnamara
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See you in 30 min! @carlygoodman.bsky.social + I are excited to chat!
carlygoodman.bsky.social Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · Apr 4
Excited to talk books with @drsarahmac.bsky.social tomorrow at #oah2025
April 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
WHOA. On March 15, a Cornell PhD student with UK and Gambian citizenship, here on a student visa, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's EO aimed at foreign students accused of "antisemitism.

Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.
Last night at 12:52 AM, the Department of Justice contacted the undersigned via email. Under the subject line “Momodou Taal et al v. Trump, 25-cv-335 (NDNY),” the government informed the undersigned for the first time that the government intended to serve Mr. Taal with a Notice to Appear (NTA), and that they intended to take Mr. Taal into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Given that this information confirms the factual basis for Plaintiffs’ request for an emergency temporary restraining order, ECF No. 23, and the increased urgency with which the Court’s intervention is needed, we respectfully request the Court construe this letter as any procedurally appropriate vehicle to obtain the same. Plaintiffs’ counsel is immediately available to follow up with any submissions the Court deems appropriate in this extraordinary situation. Attached to this letter is an affidavit from Counsel Eric Lee (Exhibit 4), the government’s 12:52 AM email (Exhibit 5), and Plaintiffs’ counsel’s reply (Exhibit 6). The email reads: My colleagues and I represent the United States in this matter. The applications for admission of Messrs. Stone, Moss, and myself to the bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York are pending, so we have not noticed our appearances yet. But we wanted to reach out to establish a line of communication, and relate some information concerning your client. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has asked us to convey to you the following. ICE invites Mr. Taal and his counsel to appear in-person at the HSI Office in Syracuse at a mutually agreeable time for personal service of the NTA and for Mr. Taal to surrender to ICE custody. Accordingly, if you are interested in proposing such a date and time, we will promptly forward it to ICE for consideration
March 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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vscharff.bsky.social
LFG
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Mar 21
This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society.

(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
March 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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agreenberg.bsky.social
"Musk will reinvent the US government in the way that the hyperloop reinvented trains, that the Boring company reinvented subways, that Juicero reinvented squeezing. Which is to say he will...offer no solutions beyond those that consolidate his own power and wealth."
www.wired.com/story/the-us...
The US Government Is Not a Startup
Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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propublica.org
House GOP members are figuring out which of Trump's promised tax cuts to propose into law and how to pay for them. Among their targets: slashing benefits for single mothers and the poor who rely on government health care.

By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & @justinelliott.bsky.social
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
www.propublica.org
January 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
Hey friends! We're seeing a lot of terrible things. We're not able to cover all of them, but we felt this latest one is a really big deal and needs much more awareness. Our summary is this: It's an administrative coup. Trump has ordered tens of billions (maybe up to $3 trillion) of budget halted indefinitely in a blatantly illegal move. He's claiming power to halt and potentially redirect funding that's already been authorized by Congress — a classic authoritarian move. Here's what we know. And we're doing our best to catch up with this story, because it's moving fast. There's a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget. (That's the same government entity who set-up the DEI "snitch" line, that's now been spammed by tens of thousands of our fellow residents.) In typical Trump-style, the memo gets its facts wrong. It claims in FY2024 the US government spent $10 trillion (actually it was $6.8 trillion). It says money should be used for the administration's priorities — "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve." (Again, it's very fact deficient.) The memo says a pause will begin at 5pm on January 28th where, "Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal." Anyone promised federal grants might have their money at risk, even states. This is Congressional directed spending and Trump is ordering people to not do it. This funding includes universities for education and research programs, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, disaster relief aid, e… So what can we do? It's been a lot. And the shock approach of this administration is to overwhelm us with nonsense and a state of paralysis. We continue to believe the best thing is to stay grounded and keep yourself sane amidst insanity. At this juncture, three actions we suggest that make sense to us: 1) Urge media to cover this story properly This is not "possibly illegal" — it's "patently illegal." You can read notes on that here. It's not "temporary" — it's "indefinite." There's no timetable for ending it. It's not just a memo — it's an administrative coup. 2) Urge your Representatives to act like this is a big deal If you know us, this isn't a knee-jerk action we suggest. We think this is a strategic because it's Congress that's being violated — their power is being directly undermined. 3) Continue to support ACLU and Democracy Forward These groups have been preparing litigation for some time. Unless Trump revokes this, this will certainly make its way through the courts. Our read is even the biased courts will have trouble swallowing this — so it may end up being shut down. Keep breathing. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again," Nelson Mandela. Warmly, - Choose Democracy
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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vscharff.bsky.social
Fight back.
January 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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herberthistory.bsky.social
Finally, check out the most dynamic city you’ve never learned about with @drsarahmac.bsky.social

uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Ybor City | Sarah McNamara | University of North Carolina Press
Decades before Miami became Havana USA, a wave of leftist, radical, working-class women and men from prerevolutionary Cuba crossed the Florida Straits, made ...
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December 29, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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laprofelgp.bsky.social
My article on the #latinx vote just came out today @hammerandhope.bsky.social hammerandhope.org/article/lati...
There Is No Such Thing as the “Latino Vote”
Colonialism and racism fueled the invention of “Latino” as a category and continue to distort U.S. politics today.
hammerandhope.org
December 21, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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npr.org
Most avocados consumed in the U.S. are grown in Mexico. Here's what Trump's proposed tariffs would mean for prices at the grocery store and for the avocado industry.
via @jamesdoubek.bsky.social
Why Trump's tariffs on Mexico would mean higher avocado prices at the grocery store
Most avocados consumed in the U.S. are grown in Mexico. Here's what Trump's proposed tariffs would mean for prices at the grocery store and for the avocado industry.
www.npr.org
December 23, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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uncpress.bsky.social
Labor History Today podcast talks with historian Sarah McNamara @drsarahmac.bsky.social about YBOR CITY: Crucible of the Latina South, which tells the story of immigrant and US-born Latinas and Latinos who organized strikes, marched against fascism, and criticized U.S. foreign policy.
We Rise Fighting; Reinventing Solidarity; Art and Labor; What Do We Want?; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Labor History Today; Green and Red | Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly…  The We Rise Fighting podcast interviews Madeline Topf, co-president of the graduate workers union in Madison, Wisconsin, about Act 10 and its reversal last ...
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December 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
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carlygoodman.bsky.social
It’s not across the board but there are so so many areas of life that are degraded versions of how things once were
sarahoconnorft.ft.com Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · Dec 3
This CD player was my birthday present in 1997 along with the incomparable Fresh Hits 1997. I found it recently and COULD NOT BELIEVE how rich the sound was, after years of streaming Spotify on my phone. My column today is about this phenomenon, which I’m calling “qualitynesia” on.ft.com/3ZlwHf5
December 3, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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herberthistory.bsky.social
For fiction, I’d say Hemingway.
My favorite nonfiction book last year was @drsarahmac.bsky.social’s book on Ybor City.

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Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South (Justice, Power, and Politics)
Amazon.com: Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South (Justice, Power, and Politics): 9781469668161: McNamara, Sarah: Books
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November 27, 2024 at 9:45 PM
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profceciliam.bsky.social
Made a starter pack for Latino/a/e/x History since I'm new here and trying to find all my people! Let me know if you want me to include you ✨ go.bsky.app/QYRnygL
November 12, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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uncpress.bsky.social
History Professor Sarah McNamara @drsarahmac.bsky.social Receives National Women’s Studies Association Book Award for Debut Monograph YBOR CITY: Crucible of the Latina South—via Texas A&M University College of Arts
& Sciences
artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/03...
History Professor Receives National Women’s Studies Association Book Award For Debut Monograph
Texas A&M History’s Dr. Sarah McNamara has been recognized with the Sara A. Whaley Book Prize for her monograph on women and labor.
artsci.tamu.edu
March 20, 2024 at 7:36 PM
drsarahmac.bsky.social
We often do not realize that we only get the awards to which we submit our work. If you or anyone you know published an article on US labor or political history in 2023, be sure you submit to the Robert Cherney Prize. Deadline, February 15 👇

www.pcb-aha.org/robert-w-che...
January 30, 2024 at 6:56 PM
drsarahmac.bsky.social
Come join SLSA in the mountains for the 2024 Bi-Annual Conference!

Be sure to submit your applications via bit.ly/SLSA2024 by March 15, 2024. Questions? Email SouthernLaborStudies2024@gmail.com.

See you in the mountains! ☀️
January 24, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
Cannot describe how much this piece is just a litany of petty personal grievances
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 13, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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robynm.bsky.social
Congratulations to @drsarahmac.bsky.social, whose wonderful book, YBOR CITY: CRUCIBLE OF THE LATINA SOUTH, won the 2023 Sara A. Whaley Book Prize from the National Women’s Studies Association!
December 20, 2023 at 6:11 PM
drsarahmac.bsky.social
It is definitely the end of the semester. I thought a meeting I had on Monday, took place two weeks ago. 😵‍💫
December 9, 2023 at 3:26 PM
drsarahmac.bsky.social
TAMU Latinx History students spent 7 wks working on a biography proj & created a class book + Insta page. If you are on Insta, your support of this student wrk would mean the 🌎 to them. All examined a unique figure & gave the project their all. Students named their Insta (& book): @La_Vida_Fuerte
December 7, 2023 at 4:13 PM
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draftingthepast.bsky.social
This will only work if enough people actually do it, so take a minute to give your favorite book some love! The author will definitely appreciate it, and so will all of our TBR piles.
draftingthepast.bsky.social Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · Nov 27
For the last episode of the year, I want to try something fun: I want to hear from YOU about the best history book you read this year. Click "send voicemail" at draftingthepast.com and leave me a brief message with your name, the book you loved, and why. Deadline is Dec. 6!
November 27, 2023 at 5:16 PM
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kawulf.bsky.social
If I was going to try to contextualize what's happening to the humanities in the US --also UK but esp the US context--I'd emphasize 4 things:
November 16, 2023 at 1:56 PM
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uncpress.bsky.social
Read an excerpt taken from YBOR CITY: Crucible of the Latina South by Sarah McNamara @drsarahmac.bsky.social in Southern Cultures, featuring photos both from and beyond the book. www.southerncultures.org/article/ybor...
Ybor City - Southern Cultures
www.southerncultures.org
November 6, 2023 at 4:21 PM