Dr. Laina Dawes
@lainad.bsky.social
Post-Doctoral scholar @CWRU. Music Critic. Metalhead. Author, "What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal: https://www.amazon.com/What-Are-You-Doing-Here/dp/1935950053
When he gets released, I hope Garcia sues the fuck out of Noem and the Dept. of Homeland.
Here’s Abrego Garcia’s amended complaint.
It alleges that Abrego Garcia “was subjected to severe mistreatment upon arrival at CECOT, including but not limited to severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation,
inadequate nutrition, and psychological torture..”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It alleges that Abrego Garcia “was subjected to severe mistreatment upon arrival at CECOT, including but not limited to severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation,
inadequate nutrition, and psychological torture..”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
When he gets released, I hope Garcia sues the fuck out of Noem and the Dept. of Homeland.
Finally watched SINNERS last night. It is an ethnomusicologist's wet dream. Wow.
June 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Finally watched SINNERS last night. It is an ethnomusicologist's wet dream. Wow.
Finishing up my postdoc at Case Western. Pleased that Case wrote a nice piece on my research: artsci.case.edu/news/laina-d...
Laina Dawes plays the final notes for her postdoctoral fellowship - College of Arts and Sciences
The Murphy Postdoctoral Fellow reflects on her career, CWRU experience and her teaching a love for metal!
artsci.case.edu
May 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Finishing up my postdoc at Case Western. Pleased that Case wrote a nice piece on my research: artsci.case.edu/news/laina-d...
Is it audacity, or sheer stupidity? The way how Trump is speaking to the president South Africa is fucking unbelievable. For those who think that what he is saying is the "truth," please for the love of christ do your research.
May 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Is it audacity, or sheer stupidity? The way how Trump is speaking to the president South Africa is fucking unbelievable. For those who think that what he is saying is the "truth," please for the love of christ do your research.
ROFL!!!!
🔥 DAMN! — @benniegthompson to @kristinoem: “I’m glad you found time among your many photo ops and costume changes to testify.”
May 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
ROFL!!!!
I agree.
Alsobrooks to RFK Jr: "You are the wrong person for this job. And you had in this hearing today the unmitigated gall to say at the beginning of your testimony that China is ahead of the United States in healthcare because China does not have DEI."
May 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I agree.
*Smashes head on desk*
CASSIDY: How will the NIH successfully do more with less and compete with geopolitical rivals?
RFK Jr: The Chinese are not spending a lot of money on DEI, and we are cutting those studies
RFK Jr: The Chinese are not spending a lot of money on DEI, and we are cutting those studies
May 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
*Smashes head on desk*
Nice! Sprinkling a dash of homophobia ontop of his mountain of racism.....
Trump says Pete Buttigieg "has no clue. You know, he drives to work on his bicycle with his, in all fairness, with his husband on the back."
May 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Nice! Sprinkling a dash of homophobia ontop of his mountain of racism.....
Wow. Never thought that I'd agree with Piers Morgan. All I have to say to that white girl is "fuck around and find out."
Piers Morgan is a POS but man is this interview wild - based on the way her tone changes I don't think she realized the implications of what she said until after she said it.
If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.
If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.
May 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Wow. Never thought that I'd agree with Piers Morgan. All I have to say to that white girl is "fuck around and find out."
I mean, I assumed that Musk would only take white folks to Mars, but this is pretty extreme.......
1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️
May 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I mean, I assumed that Musk would only take white folks to Mars, but this is pretty extreme.......
So this explains the weird text message I just received......
Columbia students in a standoff with campus police, after occupying Butler Library and declaring it a liberated zone, dubbed the Basel Al-Araj Popular University.
May 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
So this explains the weird text message I just received......
Reposted by Dr. Laina Dawes
Imagine being a white boomer/Gen X'er screaming about affirmative action, DEI and "merit" in schools and jobs...
Meanwhile, their kids and grandkids are using ChatGPT to write essays, date, and are becoming functionally illiterate...
Meanwhile, their kids and grandkids are using ChatGPT to write essays, date, and are becoming functionally illiterate...
May 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Imagine being a white boomer/Gen X'er screaming about affirmative action, DEI and "merit" in schools and jobs...
Meanwhile, their kids and grandkids are using ChatGPT to write essays, date, and are becoming functionally illiterate...
Meanwhile, their kids and grandkids are using ChatGPT to write essays, date, and are becoming functionally illiterate...
I'm a soccer fan, but I hope the stands are empty.
What better way to attract tourists, vistors and bolster the US economy than threatening to deport those very same people?
Must have been a deleted chapter from ART OF THE DEAL.
Must have been a deleted chapter from ART OF THE DEAL.
At the FIFA Meeting, Vance joked about deporting World Cup visitors
May 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I'm a soccer fan, but I hope the stands are empty.
Thank you so much for posting @atrupar.com !
Carney on Trump talking about annexing Canada and slagging on Canadian officials during their press event today: "I'm glad you couldn't tell what was going through my mind."
May 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Thank you so much for posting @atrupar.com !
C'mon, now. Really?
The nonprofit group behind the SummerStage concerts has canceled a Central Park performance by Kehlani under pressure from Mayor Eric Adams. The singer, a vocal critic of Israel, had been scheduled to perform in June as part of Pride festivities.
Kehlani Concert in Central Park Is Canceled After Pressure From Mayor
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
C'mon, now. Really?
The worst part about all of this shit is that despite all the advancements that society has made, the power of white opinion overrides the narratives of the marginalized people who speak from experience. But when you negate one's humanity for generations, this is what you get, I guess.
Kristi Noem on Abrego Garcia's wife: "Is she still scared? So many people and victims I've worked with over the years, they say one thing in public because they have to to survive or to protect their children. So I wouldn't say that what she's saying today is how she really feels."
May 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The worst part about all of this shit is that despite all the advancements that society has made, the power of white opinion overrides the narratives of the marginalized people who speak from experience. But when you negate one's humanity for generations, this is what you get, I guess.
Love this!!!!
May 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Love this!!!!
WTF
Trump on imams: "I said, 'Do you want to die?' They said, 'We don't want to die.' I said, 'What about the 38 virgins?' They said, 'That's nonsense! We don't know anything about it.' And we won the state of Michigan."
May 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
WTF
OMG.
RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."
April 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
OMG.
Yep! I remember working in law offices and whites getting mad when all the black employees would go to lunch together. Nuts.
The thing I don't think a lot of people accept is that a lot of these white people deputize themselves to harass, attack, kidnap, and murder Black and brown people with the full support of police and other agencies.
April 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Yep! I remember working in law offices and whites getting mad when all the black employees would go to lunch together. Nuts.
Best news all day! #Liverpool
Breaking News from @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Liverpool was crowned the Premier League champion after defeating Tottenham Hotspur 5-1. This brings them level with Manchester United as the most successful side in English top-flight history with 20 titles.
Liverpool win Premier League title in Arne Slot’s debut season
The triumph for Liverpool secures the club's 20th English league title, bringing them level with Manchester United
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Best news all day! #Liverpool
What happened to abolishing DEI?
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What happened to abolishing DEI?
Yep.
Black Americans are always told their issues are less pressing than others.
April 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Yep.
I was thinking of writing about this issue because it drives me mad. Maybe I need a few days to cool down.....
After spending decades *accusing* Black women of having babies to get payments from the government, they want to encourage white women to have babies to get payments from the government.
April 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I was thinking of writing about this issue because it drives me mad. Maybe I need a few days to cool down.....
As an alumni, I know that we are getting into activist season, but is this a good idea?
NEW: A group of protesters is planning to set up tent encampments on Columbia University campuses this week in protest of the war in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the planning and a recording of a meeting to plan the action shared with NBC News.
Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say
Plans were discussed in a meeting Tuesday night in Brooklyn, where participants wore masks and only identified themselves by their Signal handles.
nbcnews.to
April 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
As an alumni, I know that we are getting into activist season, but is this a good idea?