Elizabeth Majerus
@emajerus.bsky.social
Teacher, poet, punk, feminist; author of Songs Are Like Tattoos, co-editor of Can I Teach That; anti-white-supremacy; pro-climate action, -reproductive justice, and -preserving democracy; 1/3 of Motes; private citizen, She/her, opinions my own
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Elizabeth Majerus
@emajerus.bsky.social
· Oct 27
Art Works: Mixtapes and Modernism with Elizabeth Majerus - Arts
We planned to meet at Urbana’s Caffé Paradiso, but with Paradiso’s truncated summer hours, we ended up a block away at Caffé Bene, its wide-open tables offering the perfect setting for an unhurried co...
www.smilepolitely.com
Honored by Amy Penne's beautiful profile––deft & lovely readings of the poems in Songs Are Like Tattoos & great snapshot of interwoven strands of an utterly enjoyable cafe conversation! #SongsAreLikeTattoos www.smilepolitely.com/arts/art-wor...
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American journalists should be so bold!
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
American journalists should be so bold!
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The Trump regime wants to make us less healthy and more dead.
Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on p...
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Trump regime wants to make us less healthy and more dead.
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ICE agents involved in another vehicle collision, this time in Mesa azmirror.com/briefs/ice-a...
ICE agents involved in another vehicle collision, this time in Mesa | Arizona Mirror
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents collided with a car driven by a person they were attempting to apprehend in a Mesa neighborhood.
azmirror.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
ICE agents involved in another vehicle collision, this time in Mesa azmirror.com/briefs/ice-a...
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The training/socialization of men starts instantly and goes hard. Everything you might like is too gay, too feminine. You are required to hate yourself for being insufficiently masculine, to blame others for that feeling, and to hate everyone who doesn't "respect" your manliness.
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The training/socialization of men starts instantly and goes hard. Everything you might like is too gay, too feminine. You are required to hate yourself for being insufficiently masculine, to blame others for that feeling, and to hate everyone who doesn't "respect" your manliness.
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Imagine going through life like this
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Imagine going through life like this
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So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
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In a more sensible and serious world, Mark Kelly would take Pete Hegseth’s job as secretary of defense, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
Senator Mark Kelly Is in the Wrong Job
He should be secretary of defense.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In a more sensible and serious world, Mark Kelly would take Pete Hegseth’s job as secretary of defense, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
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Trump's 2020 Georgia state prosecution for election interference has now been dropped by Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the state’s prosecutor council, who was assigned after DA Fani Willis was disqualified from the prosecution.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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www.documentcloud.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Trump's 2020 Georgia state prosecution for election interference has now been dropped by Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the state’s prosecutor council, who was assigned after DA Fani Willis was disqualified from the prosecution.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
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When I see a jounalist named Kerem Yucel got hit with a "less lethal munituon", I naturally assume it is a story of Turkish police abuse.
But, nope, it happened right here in the good ol' US of A.
But, nope, it happened right here in the good ol' US of A.
MPR News photojournalist Kerem Yücel was hit by less-lethal munition during the operation in St. Paul today. Other photojournalists were hit as well.
More on what unfolded at the chaotic scene: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
More on what unfolded at the chaotic scene: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
When I see a jounalist named Kerem Yucel got hit with a "less lethal munituon", I naturally assume it is a story of Turkish police abuse.
But, nope, it happened right here in the good ol' US of A.
But, nope, it happened right here in the good ol' US of A.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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what a coinkydink www.wsj.com/finance/cant...
Howard Lutnick’s Former Wall Street Firm Is Having Its Best Year Ever
Now run by three co-CEOs and Lutnick’s two elder sons, the firm is reaping rewards from early bet on crypto.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
what a coinkydink www.wsj.com/finance/cant...
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For more than 104 years, Viola Fletcher lived without ever receiving justice for the crimes committed against her and her community during the Tulsa Race Massacre.
May the shame of that failure forever stain our nation.
And may Mrs. Fletcher rest in eternal power and paradise.
May the shame of that failure forever stain our nation.
And may Mrs. Fletcher rest in eternal power and paradise.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
For more than 104 years, Viola Fletcher lived without ever receiving justice for the crimes committed against her and her community during the Tulsa Race Massacre.
May the shame of that failure forever stain our nation.
And may Mrs. Fletcher rest in eternal power and paradise.
May the shame of that failure forever stain our nation.
And may Mrs. Fletcher rest in eternal power and paradise.
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U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028
As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028
As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
theintercept.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028
As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
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Democracy dies in dampness
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Democracy dies in dampness
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Reith Lecture of Rutger Bregman www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... includes realist utopias, UBI and tech regulation
The Reith Lectures - Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution - 1. A Time of Monsters - BBC Sounds
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Reith Lecture of Rutger Bregman www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... includes realist utopias, UBI and tech regulation
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🩺 Open Enrollment is underway!
The Republican-manufactured health care crisis continues to create uncertainty for families across the Central Coast. Don’t wait — evaluate coverage options before the January 31st deadline at healthcare.gov.
The Republican-manufactured health care crisis continues to create uncertainty for families across the Central Coast. Don’t wait — evaluate coverage options before the January 31st deadline at healthcare.gov.
Welcome to the Health Insurance Marketplace®
Welcome to the Health Insurance Marketplace®. Official government website.
healthcare.gov
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🩺 Open Enrollment is underway!
The Republican-manufactured health care crisis continues to create uncertainty for families across the Central Coast. Don’t wait — evaluate coverage options before the January 31st deadline at healthcare.gov.
The Republican-manufactured health care crisis continues to create uncertainty for families across the Central Coast. Don’t wait — evaluate coverage options before the January 31st deadline at healthcare.gov.
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i got rid of Amazon, Target, Hulu / Disney, Spotify. Who’s next?
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
i got rid of Amazon, Target, Hulu / Disney, Spotify. Who’s next?
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
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The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in private companies it deems essential to national security. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
Trump Administration Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel
The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in private companies it deems essential to national security. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
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Well, well, well, imagine this:
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Well, well, well, imagine this:
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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6/ The federal shelter system was set up to house and help reunite "unaccompanied" immigrant children with family in the U.S., usually after the kids crossed the border alone.
Now the system has been turned on its head. The administration is “creating unaccompanied children," one advocate told us.
Now the system has been turned on its head. The administration is “creating unaccompanied children," one advocate told us.
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
6/ The federal shelter system was set up to house and help reunite "unaccompanied" immigrant children with family in the U.S., usually after the kids crossed the border alone.
Now the system has been turned on its head. The administration is “creating unaccompanied children," one advocate told us.
Now the system has been turned on its head. The administration is “creating unaccompanied children," one advocate told us.
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7/ Once kids are in federal shelters, they're increasingly stuck there.
The average length of stay has grown from one month under Biden to nearly six months under Trump as the administration has increased vetting of sponsors. Lengthy stays are leading some children to lose hope.
The average length of stay has grown from one month under Biden to nearly six months under Trump as the administration has increased vetting of sponsors. Lengthy stays are leading some children to lose hope.
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
7/ Once kids are in federal shelters, they're increasingly stuck there.
The average length of stay has grown from one month under Biden to nearly six months under Trump as the administration has increased vetting of sponsors. Lengthy stays are leading some children to lose hope.
The average length of stay has grown from one month under Biden to nearly six months under Trump as the administration has increased vetting of sponsors. Lengthy stays are leading some children to lose hope.
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8/ So why are children being left to languish in federal shelters?
Advocates for immigrant kids believe it's to pressure them to self-deport. Last week, lawyers obtained a document the government provides to kids in the shelter system:
Advocates for immigrant kids believe it's to pressure them to self-deport. Last week, lawyers obtained a document the government provides to kids in the shelter system:
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
8/ So why are children being left to languish in federal shelters?
Advocates for immigrant kids believe it's to pressure them to self-deport. Last week, lawyers obtained a document the government provides to kids in the shelter system:
Advocates for immigrant kids believe it's to pressure them to self-deport. Last week, lawyers obtained a document the government provides to kids in the shelter system: