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Maria Cristina Garcia
@ithacamcg.bsky.social
Historian of (im)migration at Cornell
San Antonio Spurs fan 🏀
Tired of reading book proposals (and books) that claim an interpretation is “new” when it isn’t. How about reading widely first to see where that interpretation fits in the larger field? This used to be a given but the rush to publish has hurt us all.
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I wish half the attention that's being absorbed by the Nazi-tattoo guy and rape apologist in ME would be expended on the AK race instead.

Peltola, if she decides to run, has a real chance of taking a senate seat from Dan "Who?" Sullivan, a B-list Trump toady w/ all the charisma of a wet noodle.
October 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Murders per 100k residents:
* Houston 19.0
* Dallas 16.6
* San Antonio 15.9
* Ft. Worth 10.8
* NYC 4.6
October 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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ℹ️ The information in this thread is from the Migration & Asylum Lab’s Nicaragua Country Conditions Bulletin.

The Lab is an initiative by MiSC scholars @elliottyoung.bsky.social and Ana Raquel Minian.

🔻 Click on the link below to learn more 🔻

sites.google.com/lclark.edu/m...
Lewis & Clark Migration & Asylum Lab - Country Bulletins
Country Conditions Bulletins
sites.google.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Bravo to this wonderful woman who is stepping up and using her voice. Let’s all be brave like her, shall we?
The Texas House Committee on Redistricting held a session in Arlington tonight. @mentack.bsky.social stepped to the mic and let forth 🔥🔥🔥

Shameless Power Hungry Bootlickers kinda says it all
#texas #redistricting #seeitnameitfightit #txlege
July 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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As I say here, “This document was written for the American people, paid for by the taxpayers, and it contains vital information we need to keep ourselves safe in a changing climate, as the disasters that continue to mount demonstrate so tragically and clearly.”

More by @borenbears.bsky.social here:
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised
The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.
apnews.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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The official DHS account is now tweeting about “your homeland’s heritage”
July 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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The SOB identifies himself as a self-employed "Civil Rights Activist" on his filings with the OR Secretary of State.
July 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration has been important to my scholarship as a historian of immigration. This administration is closing it down, the latest attempt to censor information that challenges the administration’s lies.
July 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It’s refreshing to see that even the pope has that one crazy relative in Florida. 😏
May 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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A few years ago, I drew 3 maps for a book on climate refugees & US policy for @ithacamcg.bsky.social, including a cool map of Montserrat. I wrote about it over on my patreon page.

It's free, so check it out! And sign up for a free membership while you're there!
www.patreon.com/posts/vulcan...
Vulcanism: It’s Not Just for Star Trek Anymore | Surprised Eel Maps
Get more from Surprised Eel Maps on Patreon
www.patreon.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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If you're looking for a concrete action to take today--and you're a Visa cardholder--take 2 min and send an email to them today. 👇
If you’re a Visa cardholder you can let them know you won’t be any longer if they do business with fElon. I called and they said they’re taking comments at askvisa@visa.com. Maybe if enough of us complain they’ll pull the deal.
Elon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal
Visa will enable X users to move funds between traditional bank accounts and their digital wallet and make instant peer-to-peer payments, like Zelle or Venmo.
www.cnbc.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Shut down the Senate: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
January 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Since WaPo and NYT are pissing me off, I'm going to give this new publication a try for a few months [https://contrarian.substack.com/?r=2xw1g&utm_campaign=subscribe-page-share-screen&utm_medium=web](contrarian.substack.com?r=2xw1g&utm_...)
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contrarian.substack.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
January 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Bottom line: This analysis confirms for me that Bluesky is a more reliable platform for seeing the content you want, especially on climate topics. Its lack of algorithm means that engagement here depends on YOU!

What’s it been like for you on these platforms? Does ⬆️ track with your experience?
January 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@mcuban.bsky.social ok, you’ve won me over. I forgive you for dissing San Antonio in 2014 😜
#GoSpursGo
January 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Post-doc job!
I’m inviting applications for an Urban Philadelphia Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with me at Penn. See the position description and application portal here:
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December 24, 2024 at 2:20 AM