Kendra Salois
@ksalois.bsky.social
Ethnomusicologist, parent, incorrigible lurker. Author of Values that Pay: Complicity, Sincerity, and Hip Hop in Contemporary Moroccan Life (April 2025, UC Press).
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Kendra Salois
@ksalois.bsky.social
· Apr 22
Someone who is not me holding a copy of my book?! (Those are my dear friend @rachelmcohen.bsky.social’s nails.) There are no words.
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"Given that the Big Ten is about to create 'a for-profit company using what are essentially public dollars,' [a Penn State trustee] argued, boards need to know more in order to be able to advise their institutions accordingly."
www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Secretive Big Ten Deal Riles Trustees
The Big Ten is weighing a $2.4 billion private equity deal. But multiple trustees at member institutions say they aren’t getting enough information and the proposal has been rushed.
www.insidehighered.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Given that the Big Ten is about to create 'a for-profit company using what are essentially public dollars,' [a Penn State trustee] argued, boards need to know more in order to be able to advise their institutions accordingly."
www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
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Our legal victory in AAUP v. Trump ensures that the Trump administration cannot use civil rights laws to pull federal research funds from universities, which undermines our 1st and 10th amendment rights.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Our legal victory in AAUP v. Trump ensures that the Trump administration cannot use civil rights laws to pull federal research funds from universities, which undermines our 1st and 10th amendment rights.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.
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Video of intertribal dance at @ncmuseumhistory.bsky.social 30th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration. The event is being held this year at the @ncartmuseum.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Video of intertribal dance at @ncmuseumhistory.bsky.social 30th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration. The event is being held this year at the @ncartmuseum.bsky.social
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A federal court said this week Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C. was likely unlawful and harmed the District’s right to govern itself. The court rejected Trump’s claim that he can independently mobilize the Guard for local policing.
https://bit.ly/43JFQRz
https://bit.ly/43JFQRz
Trump’s D.C. National Guard Deployment Was Unlawful, Federal Court Finds
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A federal court said this week Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C. was likely unlawful and harmed the District’s right to govern itself. The court rejected Trump’s claim that he can independently mobilize the Guard for local policing.
https://bit.ly/43JFQRz
https://bit.ly/43JFQRz
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In Rhode Island, ICE arrested an intern who worked for a court, and then a judge intervened to say they had the wrong person.
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In Rhode Island, ICE arrested an intern who worked for a court, and then a judge intervened to say they had the wrong person.
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
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This case shows how Maryland's image as a refuge for trans people does not extend to marginalized trans women.
This April, Trans News Network reported on a lawsuit by trans women in Maryland prisons who had been tortured, intentionally placed in danger of rape, and denied hormones.
This April, Trans News Network reported on a lawsuit by trans women in Maryland prisons who had been tortured, intentionally placed in danger of rape, and denied hormones.
"Absolute Terror”: Lawsuit Alleges Maryland Trans Prisoners Face Rape, Medical Detransition, Defied Court Orders, Retaliation, and Torture, Despite AG Brown’s Condemnation of Trump Prison Policy
Gov. Moore's prisons defied a judge’s order to follow standards to keep a woman safe from rape, as AG Brown has mounted "vigorous" defense against her lawsuit and lawmakers sideline meaningful reform
transnews.network
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This case shows how Maryland's image as a refuge for trans people does not extend to marginalized trans women.
This April, Trans News Network reported on a lawsuit by trans women in Maryland prisons who had been tortured, intentionally placed in danger of rape, and denied hormones.
This April, Trans News Network reported on a lawsuit by trans women in Maryland prisons who had been tortured, intentionally placed in danger of rape, and denied hormones.
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the christofascism has been here for a while for us
While Maryland Gov. Moore posted about Trans Day of Rememberance, his state was torturing a trans woman by denying her hormones and housing her with men--according to her lawyer--for 2 months.
All of this for "hate crime" charges from alleged vandalism of a trans symbol near a Catholic school.
All of this for "hate crime" charges from alleged vandalism of a trans symbol near a Catholic school.
November 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
the christofascism has been here for a while for us
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Local Boycott Target DC Coalition has been picketing the Target store in Columbia Heights for over six months straight urging consumers to spend their dollars elsewhere outside of Target. They are inviting folks in the area to join them on 11/29.
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Local Boycott Target DC Coalition has been picketing the Target store in Columbia Heights for over six months straight urging consumers to spend their dollars elsewhere outside of Target. They are inviting folks in the area to join them on 11/29.
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Wheatpasted outside the Metro in #OccupiedDC
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Wheatpasted outside the Metro in #OccupiedDC
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Here's the #AMS petition, which outlines the problems in the Program, Ethics, and Accessibility committees (with links to testimonial accounts). It is calling for transparency. 412 current and former members have signed, against membership of 2508 (as of Nov 2023). docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AMS Petition 2025
Petition to Restore Transparent Governance and Accountability in the American Musicological Society To add your signature to the petition, please fill out the following form: https://bit.ly/Sign_AMS_2...
docs.google.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Here's the #AMS petition, which outlines the problems in the Program, Ethics, and Accessibility committees (with links to testimonial accounts). It is calling for transparency. 412 current and former members have signed, against membership of 2508 (as of Nov 2023). docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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In October, AG Pam Bondi demanded that companies like Apple remove apps that allow users to document immigration activity in their community. We're suing to get the underlying communications. www.eff.org/press/relea...
EFF Demands Answers About ICE-Spotting App Takedowns
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) today to uncover information about the federal government demanding that
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In October, AG Pam Bondi demanded that companies like Apple remove apps that allow users to document immigration activity in their community. We're suing to get the underlying communications. www.eff.org/press/relea...
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They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.
Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for "deportation judges." join.justice.gov
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.
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Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
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Solange made a zine and it's sold out. But the Schomburg Library in NYC will have few that folks can borrow on December 2 apparently.
"Azurest Blue: The Life & Legacy of Amaza Lee Meredith, from Saint Heron, is a marriage between archive & narrative, filled w/ personal correspondence, annotated documents, blueprints, photographs, & commissioned essays from contemporary voices of design" www.architecturaldigest.com/story/solang...
Solange and Saint Heron’s Book About Pioneering Black Architect Amaza Lee Meredith Is Here
“Her spirit is demanding to be resurrected in the nowness,” the multi-hyphenate tells AD
www.architecturaldigest.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Solange made a zine and it's sold out. But the Schomburg Library in NYC will have few that folks can borrow on December 2 apparently.
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“This is a wake-up call for leaders: Flock (ALPR) technology is a threat to our core democratic values,” EFF’s @Maassive.bsky.social told @404media.co. www.404media.co/cops-used-f...
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“This is a wake-up call for leaders: Flock (ALPR) technology is a threat to our core democratic values,” EFF’s @Maassive.bsky.social told @404media.co. www.404media.co/cops-used-f...
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The all-white make-up of this Tennessee county board is by design. In 2021, the county drew a map with no majority-Black district, even after the board’s own counsel warned this would illegally dilute the power of Black voters.
Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS.
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
boltsmag.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The all-white make-up of this Tennessee county board is by design. In 2021, the county drew a map with no majority-Black district, even after the board’s own counsel warned this would illegally dilute the power of Black voters.
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HAPPENING NOW: DC community members are outside MPD headquarters to demand independent investigations of and release of all officer names and body cam footage in the three deaths in police custody this week, as well as the termination of Trump’s “DC Safe and Beautiful” Task Force.
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
HAPPENING NOW: DC community members are outside MPD headquarters to demand independent investigations of and release of all officer names and body cam footage in the three deaths in police custody this week, as well as the termination of Trump’s “DC Safe and Beautiful” Task Force.
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This woman, Florence Reese, wrote the protest song "Which Side Are You On?" on the back of the calendar off the kitchen wall after seeing her husband, union organizer Sam Reece, dragged away by sheriff JH Blair's mercenaries during the Harlan War in 1931
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This woman, Florence Reese, wrote the protest song "Which Side Are You On?" on the back of the calendar off the kitchen wall after seeing her husband, union organizer Sam Reece, dragged away by sheriff JH Blair's mercenaries during the Harlan War in 1931
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Solidarity with the faculty at The New School, one of the most important institutions for humanistic research in the US over the past 75 years.
The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Solidarity with the faculty at The New School, one of the most important institutions for humanistic research in the US over the past 75 years.
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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
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read up on our work here: bsky.app/profile/oliv...
CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
read up on our work here: bsky.app/profile/oliv...
Much needed intervention!
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Much needed intervention!
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By getting rid of federal data about Black and brown children, women, and families, this administration is making it impossible to see the harm they are wreaking—harm to a generation, harm that will have lifelong effects.
Trump's Data Deletions Will Make It Harder to See How His Policies Harm Children
Without this data, the impacts of manifest Trump administration policies on vulnerable children are hidden from view.
www.commondreams.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
By getting rid of federal data about Black and brown children, women, and families, this administration is making it impossible to see the harm they are wreaking—harm to a generation, harm that will have lifelong effects.
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These two men chased a disabled homeless woman out of a mostly empty industrial area parking lot where she parked her car to try to sleep.
The face of evil doesn’t look like a movie villain. It just looks like people like this. Laughing, smug, self-assured, as they attack people trying to survive.
The face of evil doesn’t look like a movie villain. It just looks like people like this. Laughing, smug, self-assured, as they attack people trying to survive.
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
These two men chased a disabled homeless woman out of a mostly empty industrial area parking lot where she parked her car to try to sleep.
The face of evil doesn’t look like a movie villain. It just looks like people like this. Laughing, smug, self-assured, as they attack people trying to survive.
The face of evil doesn’t look like a movie villain. It just looks like people like this. Laughing, smug, self-assured, as they attack people trying to survive.