Joya Scott
@joyascott.bsky.social
Theater artist, educator, etc. (Opinions expressed are my own and do not represent the views of my employer.)
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This is worth watching for Coates’ clear-eyed, thoughtful arguments, but it’s SO infuriating to watch Klein conflate/confuse values with political strategies over & over. He says he doesn’t know what his role is anymore, & that is the closest he gets to a breakthrough… (1 of 3)
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
open.spotify.com/episode/4jQE...
youtu.be/UaeoDlLNnok?...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
open.spotify.com/episode/4jQE...
youtu.be/UaeoDlLNnok?...
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein Hash Out Their Charlie Kirk Disagreement
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This is worth watching for Coates’ clear-eyed, thoughtful arguments, but it’s SO infuriating to watch Klein conflate/confuse values with political strategies over & over. He says he doesn’t know what his role is anymore, & that is the closest he gets to a breakthrough… (1 of 3)
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We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
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September 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
Attacks on due process, rule of law, checks & balances grow louder every day. Democracy can’t defend itself—it needs us. We call on every citizen to stand with us: defend democracy. empower voters. Protect free and fair elections open to all. #DemocracyMatters @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The 11th Covid wave is here…. And the Trump administration is determined to make this (and everything else) worse.
August 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The 11th Covid wave is here…. And the Trump administration is determined to make this (and everything else) worse.
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Horrific. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives and could save millions more.
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
August 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Horrific. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives and could save millions more.
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
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These higher education concessions aren't even reasonable acts of self-preservation because the demands won't end, and their institutions will continue to be targets. Each concession will lead to more demands, and what they try to save will eventually meet the same fate of that which they conceded.
July 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
These higher education concessions aren't even reasonable acts of self-preservation because the demands won't end, and their institutions will continue to be targets. Each concession will lead to more demands, and what they try to save will eventually meet the same fate of that which they conceded.
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Holy shit we’re legitimately at “some cancer screenings are too woke.”
July 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Holy shit we’re legitimately at “some cancer screenings are too woke.”
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It’s Abu Ghraib all over again.
But inside our borders.
But inside our borders.
Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs”, per a report from Human Rights Watch
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied of one succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It’s Abu Ghraib all over again.
But inside our borders.
But inside our borders.
Summer Covid wave is a little later than the past few years, but appears to now be kicking off, alas... A good time to remember those trusty precautions like masking — and if you didn’t get a shot last winter, get one asap b/c who knows what RFK Jr will do with this winter’s vax 😡
July 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Summer Covid wave is a little later than the past few years, but appears to now be kicking off, alas... A good time to remember those trusty precautions like masking — and if you didn’t get a shot last winter, get one asap b/c who knows what RFK Jr will do with this winter’s vax 😡
Please sign: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...
Free Yari! Stop ICE’s Injustice Against LGBTQ+ Migrants
Sign this petition to demand the immediate release of Arbella “Yari” Rodríguez Márquez Yari must be freed before it's too late. Arbella Rodríguez Márquez—known as Yari—is a lesbian woman with legal ...
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July 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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What she said.
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
What she said.
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‼️ Republican leadership is calling members back to the floor. They think they have to votes to pass the Rule in the next hour.
If it passes, the final vote on passage of H.R. 1 will follow.
Gotta pass the largest robbery of the poor and working class in the middle of the night so no one can see...
If it passes, the final vote on passage of H.R. 1 will follow.
Gotta pass the largest robbery of the poor and working class in the middle of the night so no one can see...
July 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
‼️ Republican leadership is calling members back to the floor. They think they have to votes to pass the Rule in the next hour.
If it passes, the final vote on passage of H.R. 1 will follow.
Gotta pass the largest robbery of the poor and working class in the middle of the night so no one can see...
If it passes, the final vote on passage of H.R. 1 will follow.
Gotta pass the largest robbery of the poor and working class in the middle of the night so no one can see...
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to this, I would add that if Mamdani wins, this crass attempt to bury his campaign might have something to do with it. people don’t like being told what to do!
June 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
to this, I would add that if Mamdani wins, this crass attempt to bury his campaign might have something to do with it. people don’t like being told what to do!
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Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his beautiful wife and newborn son.
Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.
From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.
Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.
From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.
Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.
June 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his beautiful wife and newborn son.
Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.
From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.
Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.
From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.
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There are no distractions. It's all bad. Systematically stripping trans people of their rights, guys in balaclavas shoving any brown person with a tattoo into a ummarked vans, ending healthcare for millions. It's all in service of fascism and technofeudalism. It's all one thing. That's the point.
June 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There are no distractions. It's all bad. Systematically stripping trans people of their rights, guys in balaclavas shoving any brown person with a tattoo into a ummarked vans, ending healthcare for millions. It's all in service of fascism and technofeudalism. It's all one thing. That's the point.
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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.
Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
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This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
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Are you attending a protest sometime soon? Here are EFF’s tips for how best to prepare one’s digital devices and oneself while exercising your First Amendment rights.
Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download).
Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountab...
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June 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Are you attending a protest sometime soon? Here are EFF’s tips for how best to prepare one’s digital devices and oneself while exercising your First Amendment rights.
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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
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RFK is going to be responsible for a lot of death and suffering
BREAKING: RFK Jr. names Martin Kulldorff and Robert Malone and six others to ACIP.
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Secretary Kennedy on X: "On Monday, I took a major step towards restoring public trust in vaccines by reconstituting the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP). I retired the 17 current members of the committee. I’m now repopulating ACIP with the eight new members who will attend ACIP’s" / X
On Monday, I took a major step towards restoring public trust in vaccines by reconstituting the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP). I retired the 17 current members of the committee. I’m now repopulating ACIP with the eight new members who will attend ACIP’s
x.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
RFK is going to be responsible for a lot of death and suffering
COVID is SO much less deadly than it used to be, which is wonderful! But it still exists & still kills tens of thousands of people every year (& causes Long COVID in many more). This is why it’s so important we maintain up-to-date annual vaccines & one of the many reasons why RFK Jr is so dangerous.
With a larger and more complete data set through spring 2025thaf includes flu, we can see the excess caused by Covid last summer and Flu+Covid last winter.
Modeling out Covid and flu, I arrive at 62,000 Covid deaths in the past 12 months, vs 36,000 recorded.
Modeling out Covid and flu, I arrive at 62,000 Covid deaths in the past 12 months, vs 36,000 recorded.
June 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
COVID is SO much less deadly than it used to be, which is wonderful! But it still exists & still kills tens of thousands of people every year (& causes Long COVID in many more). This is why it’s so important we maintain up-to-date annual vaccines & one of the many reasons why RFK Jr is so dangerous.
We open @heyghosteater ‘s new Vanya in 10 days, and rehearsals are looking gooooood. Do you have your ticket yet?? 👉 ghosteater.org
June 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
We open @heyghosteater ‘s new Vanya in 10 days, and rehearsals are looking gooooood. Do you have your ticket yet?? 👉 ghosteater.org