Jess A. Goldberg 🇵🇸
@jessagoldberg.bsky.social
Abolitionist | anti-imperialist | academic
PhD in American Literature
Black Studies, Queer Studies, Carceral Studies
they/them 🏳️⚧️ | my views, not employer's |
book:
https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517917890/abolition-time/
PhD in American Literature
Black Studies, Queer Studies, Carceral Studies
they/them 🏳️⚧️ | my views, not employer's |
book:
https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517917890/abolition-time/
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It looks like copies of my book are sold out at the @uminnpress.bsky.social table at #2024ASA but you can order it at this link with the code MN92070 for 30% off!!
If you order it, let me know when you get your copy! ☺️
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791789...
If you order it, let me know when you get your copy! ☺️
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791789...
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And autism was never something to be so terrified of that you avoid vaccines for preventable childhood diseases that could disable or kill you and others
The inherent ableism of this strain of anti-vaccinationism has always been acute
The inherent ableism of this strain of anti-vaccinationism has always been acute
FYI, vaccines do not cause autism.
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
And autism was never something to be so terrified of that you avoid vaccines for preventable childhood diseases that could disable or kill you and others
The inherent ableism of this strain of anti-vaccinationism has always been acute
The inherent ableism of this strain of anti-vaccinationism has always been acute
If you're at the American Studies Association conference, this is at 9:45 this morning!
If you're attending the American Studies Association conference this week, come join us for a roundtable on my @uminnpress.bsky.social book! I'm excited to be in conversation with these brilliant scholars & everyone who attends!
Thurs Nov 20th
9:45 to 11:15 AM
Convention Center Ballroom A
Salon A
Thurs Nov 20th
9:45 to 11:15 AM
Convention Center Ballroom A
Salon A
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If you're at the American Studies Association conference, this is at 9:45 this morning!
The police and ICE are on the same side, guys.
Organize and call your neighbors, not agents of the state.
Organize and call your neighbors, not agents of the state.
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The police and ICE are on the same side, guys.
Organize and call your neighbors, not agents of the state.
Organize and call your neighbors, not agents of the state.
A student said I look "gothic" today.
I was going for anarcho-socialist ❤️🖤😂
I was going for anarcho-socialist ❤️🖤😂
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A student said I look "gothic" today.
I was going for anarcho-socialist ❤️🖤😂
I was going for anarcho-socialist ❤️🖤😂
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SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
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C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
If you're attending the American Studies Association conference this week, come join us for a roundtable on my @uminnpress.bsky.social book! I'm excited to be in conversation with these brilliant scholars & everyone who attends!
Thurs Nov 20th
9:45 to 11:15 AM
Convention Center Ballroom A
Salon A
Thurs Nov 20th
9:45 to 11:15 AM
Convention Center Ballroom A
Salon A
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
If you're attending the American Studies Association conference this week, come join us for a roundtable on my @uminnpress.bsky.social book! I'm excited to be in conversation with these brilliant scholars & everyone who attends!
Thurs Nov 20th
9:45 to 11:15 AM
Convention Center Ballroom A
Salon A
Thurs Nov 20th
9:45 to 11:15 AM
Convention Center Ballroom A
Salon A
The world has lost a tremendous light in Alice Wong. May she rest peacefully and may her memory be a blessing 💙
November 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The world has lost a tremendous light in Alice Wong. May she rest peacefully and may her memory be a blessing 💙
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
I'm at the "feeling burnt out" part of the semester, which I feel like pretty regularly happens right around weeks 12-14 (we have 16wk sems here). But my online American Lit survey students did a WONDERFUL job discussing the first eight chapters of *Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl* yesterday.
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I'm at the "feeling burnt out" part of the semester, which I feel like pretty regularly happens right around weeks 12-14 (we have 16wk sems here). But my online American Lit survey students did a WONDERFUL job discussing the first eight chapters of *Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl* yesterday.
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@muhammadshehada.bsky.social chronicles the history of the decades-long siege on the people of Gaza.
The History of the Relentless, Decades-Long Siege on the People of Gaza
My first memory of Gaza is an airstrike. My second is an Israeli checkpoint. My third is of frequent demonstrations. And my fourth is of my overcrowded UNRWA school for Palestinian refugees. Gaza i…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@muhammadshehada.bsky.social chronicles the history of the decades-long siege on the people of Gaza.
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🔔 NEW: “The Texas State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-TXST) has issued a formal appeal urging the Texas State University System Board Regents to abide by its own rules and reverse the summary dismissal of tenured history professor Dr. Thomas Alter.”
AAUP-TXST Calls on Texas State University System Regents to Defend Academic Freedom and Due Process
A Union of Professionals
www.texasaft.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🔔 NEW: “The Texas State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-TXST) has issued a formal appeal urging the Texas State University System Board Regents to abide by its own rules and reverse the summary dismissal of tenured history professor Dr. Thomas Alter.”
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This, to me, is the most remarkable news of the night
NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This, to me, is the most remarkable news of the night
My NY heart is sad I can't be voting for Mamdani today but I did vote in my local elections here in northern New Mexico!
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My NY heart is sad I can't be voting for Mamdani today but I did vote in my local elections here in northern New Mexico!
I better not read a single damn word of hagiography from anyone who fancies themself as "pro-democracy" or "anti-fascist" for Dick Cheney this week.
General reminder that you have no obligation to "not speak ill of the dead" when the dead were monstrously murderous in life!
General reminder that you have no obligation to "not speak ill of the dead" when the dead were monstrously murderous in life!
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I better not read a single damn word of hagiography from anyone who fancies themself as "pro-democracy" or "anti-fascist" for Dick Cheney this week.
General reminder that you have no obligation to "not speak ill of the dead" when the dead were monstrously murderous in life!
General reminder that you have no obligation to "not speak ill of the dead" when the dead were monstrously murderous in life!
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
I have not reached at least six hours of sleep once in the last ten days and I'm stressed as hell but I'm feeling prettier and more trans every day so there's that
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I have not reached at least six hours of sleep once in the last ten days and I'm stressed as hell but I'm feeling prettier and more trans every day so there's that
Any policy position short of "Abolish ICE" is a non-starter at this point.
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Any policy position short of "Abolish ICE" is a non-starter at this point.
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Sorry native-borns, now that ANYONE can have their actual birth certificate cancelled by a cellphone photo taken on a busy street... Do you still think this is about the immigrants who are murderers and rapists?
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Sorry native-borns, now that ANYONE can have their actual birth certificate cancelled by a cellphone photo taken on a busy street... Do you still think this is about the immigrants who are murderers and rapists?
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This is one of the best analyses of the total grift and scammery of AI in education I’ve seen, and it is a MUST Read: “Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI - defector.com/higher-eds-r...
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into th...
defector.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is one of the best analyses of the total grift and scammery of AI in education I’ve seen, and it is a MUST Read: “Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI - defector.com/higher-eds-r...
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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lol Matty Y's latest is on how any big coalition will have bigots in the big tent and buddy, we know. When I say letting bigots into the big tent will shrink it, it's shorthand for courting bigots by treating their bigoted positions as valuables.
There are issues we can compromise on! But if you let bigots into the “big tent” you’re actually shrinking it because you’ve just told whole demographics that they’re not really welcome.
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
lol Matty Y's latest is on how any big coalition will have bigots in the big tent and buddy, we know. When I say letting bigots into the big tent will shrink it, it's shorthand for courting bigots by treating their bigoted positions as valuables.
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It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.