Adam Lewis
@lewisac.bsky.social
Humanities librarian at Carleton College. “Do you suppose the public reads with a view to its own conversion?”
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
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Americans should accept that the US second republic (the one that lasted from the civil war until Trump) has come to an end and a new constitutional convention will be needed to found a third
January 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Americans should accept that the US second republic (the one that lasted from the civil war until Trump) has come to an end and a new constitutional convention will be needed to found a third
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Members of the UMN Twin Cities AAUP voted unanimously to endorse this Statement of Solidarity with Somali and Immigrant Communities drive.google.com/file/d/1WDWq...
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Members of the UMN Twin Cities AAUP voted unanimously to endorse this Statement of Solidarity with Somali and Immigrant Communities drive.google.com/file/d/1WDWq...
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The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country.
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country.
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
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Just simply amazing that Democrats can now clearly see on video that an unjustified killing has taken place...while denying what was clearly being shown on video from Gaza.
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Just simply amazing that Democrats can now clearly see on video that an unjustified killing has taken place...while denying what was clearly being shown on video from Gaza.
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I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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You African Studies majors out there: you too can become mayor of New York City!!!
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
You African Studies majors out there: you too can become mayor of New York City!!!
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The Palestine Book Forum in the new issue of Postmodern Culture, edited by Rashmi Varma, is now freely available, with short pieces on Ghassan Kanafani, Adania Shibli, Saree Makdisi, Haidar Eid and more.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
September 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Palestine Book Forum in the new issue of Postmodern Culture, edited by Rashmi Varma, is now freely available, with short pieces on Ghassan Kanafani, Adania Shibli, Saree Makdisi, Haidar Eid and more.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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Listening to @jwashing.bsky.social at @socialismconference.org describe what happened to the Venezuelan empanada vendor and pregnant mother of four Yesenia, earlier this year, and my blood is boiling... azluminaria.org/2025/02/16/v...
Venezuelan migrant mother and two children deported to México just hours after Tucson traffic stop - AZ Luminaria
After Arizona state troopers pulled her over in Tucson for driving under the speed limit, Yesenia begged to see her babies. The fear the migrant mother of four lived with — before and after fleeing th...
azluminaria.org
July 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Listening to @jwashing.bsky.social at @socialismconference.org describe what happened to the Venezuelan empanada vendor and pregnant mother of four Yesenia, earlier this year, and my blood is boiling... azluminaria.org/2025/02/16/v...
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I just want to respond to the apparently emerging global right wing consensus to the contrary: caring for child cancer patients is Good, Actually
BREAKING: The Israeli military has hit the Turkish Friendship Hospital for Cancer Patients in central Gaza, the only medical facility delivering cancer care in the besieged enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/81f3yk
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/81f3yk
March 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I just want to respond to the apparently emerging global right wing consensus to the contrary: caring for child cancer patients is Good, Actually
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Here's a more fulsome post from the Press. So sad.
Farewell to Jonathan Sterne dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/f...
Farewell to Jonathan Sterne dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/f...
Farewell to Jonathan Sterne
We are very sad to learn of the death of communication scholar Jonathan Sterne, after a long battle with cancer. He was 54 years old. Sterne was James McGill Professor of Culture and Technology at …
dukeupress.wordpress.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Here's a more fulsome post from the Press. So sad.
Farewell to Jonathan Sterne dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/f...
Farewell to Jonathan Sterne dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/f...
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What impact will the destruction of the @usedgov.bsky.social have on higher education? Vital services that support students and ensure equity in education will disappear. We can fight back when we come together! Join us on 4/1: tinyurl.com/Apr1HELU
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@aaup.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What impact will the destruction of the @usedgov.bsky.social have on higher education? Vital services that support students and ensure equity in education will disappear. We can fight back when we come together! Join us on 4/1: tinyurl.com/Apr1HELU
@aaup.bsky.social
@aaup.bsky.social
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Stupid and bad!
U of M Regents Pass Resolution Gagging Faculty - Racket
Plus the Wolves basketball boss, weird weed rulings, and don't drive like a dumbass in today's Flyover news roundup.
racketmn.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Stupid and bad!
Not good for libraries or academic research…
Library Database Providers Clash Over Subscription Models
Global information services provider Clarivate, which owns data and analytics resource ProQuest, announced it will “phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print, and digital bo...
www.publishersweekly.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Not good for libraries or academic research…
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Timely episode of The Dig: @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social & @itsmccarthy.bsky.social on MAGA/DOGE war on woke; complicity of bankrupt liberal identity politics; centrality of various oppressions to capitalist class domination and struggles against it thedigradio.com/podcast/woke...
Woke Wars w/ Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Mike McCarthy
Featuring Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Mike McCarthy on the MAGA and DOGE war on woke; the complicity of bankrupt liberal identity politics; and the centrality of various oppressions...
thedigradio.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Timely episode of The Dig: @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social & @itsmccarthy.bsky.social on MAGA/DOGE war on woke; complicity of bankrupt liberal identity politics; centrality of various oppressions to capitalist class domination and struggles against it thedigradio.com/podcast/woke...
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Two exes, one big news story & nonstop laughs—HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) is comedy gold! It's Public Domain Movie Night on Friday, with an intro by teen author Simone Elias.
📅 Feb. 28
🕢️ 7:30 pm
📍 300 Funston Ave. SF
🎟️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1259100315939
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
📅 Feb. 28
🕢️ 7:30 pm
📍 300 Funston Ave. SF
🎟️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1259100315939
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
February 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Two exes, one big news story & nonstop laughs—HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) is comedy gold! It's Public Domain Movie Night on Friday, with an intro by teen author Simone Elias.
📅 Feb. 28
🕢️ 7:30 pm
📍 300 Funston Ave. SF
🎟️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1259100315939
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
📅 Feb. 28
🕢️ 7:30 pm
📍 300 Funston Ave. SF
🎟️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1259100315939
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
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How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Fund Don't Freeze: National Higher Education Strategy Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join higher education workers from around the country on 2/13 at 8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central / 6 PM Mountain / 5 PM Pacific for a national strategy call on the federal attack on higher education and h...
us06web.zoom.us
February 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
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Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.