Max Felker-Kantor
@mfkantor.bsky.social
historian of cities, race, policing, and carceral state | history prof. @ ball state u. | author of
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JPP books Policing Los Angeles and DARE to Say No | Arsenal fan | opinions mine | linktr.ee/mfkantor
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JPP books Policing Los Angeles and DARE to Say No | Arsenal fan | opinions mine | linktr.ee/mfkantor
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ASALH - The Founders of Black History Month | The ASALH Book Prize
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) awards an annual prize to recognize an outstanding book in the field of African American history and culture
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Exciting news! My @uncpress.bsky.social book “DARE to Say No” is a finalist for the @asalh-bhm.bsky.social book prize! Check out the announcement: asalh.org/awards/the-a...
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I have bad news for you about Democrats and policing *reform*
If these people are ever thrown out of power, I hope we all understand there is no reformist pathway for institutions like this as much as Dems might desperately wish and claim there is.
November 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I have bad news for you about Democrats and policing *reform*
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For those that have not been following what's happening in San Francisco--an unelected cryptocurrency billionaire just gave millions to the city to expand and consolidate its massive surveillance apparatus (which has just been discovered to be leaking data to ICE) and found a police foundation.
San Francisco Gets An Invasive Billionaire-Bought Surveillance HQ
San Francisco billionaire Chris Larsen once again has wielded his wallet to keep city residents under the eye of all-seeing police surveillance. The San Francisco Police Commission, the Board of Super...
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September 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
For those that have not been following what's happening in San Francisco--an unelected cryptocurrency billionaire just gave millions to the city to expand and consolidate its massive surveillance apparatus (which has just been discovered to be leaking data to ICE) and found a police foundation.
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Absolutely ludicrous to think you can call the cops on ICE. Cops = ICE - citylimits.org/local-police...
Local Police Agreements With ICE Have Exploded in New York—and Nationwide - City Limits
Over the last eight months in New York State alone, local law enforcement agencies have signed nine partnership agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the federal 287(g) progr...
citylimits.org
September 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Absolutely ludicrous to think you can call the cops on ICE. Cops = ICE - citylimits.org/local-police...
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How to record ICE:
1) Record from a safe distance. DO NOT INTERVENE.
2) Put the DATE, TIME, & LOCATION on the video.
3) Ask for NAMES & BIRTHDAYS
4) CONTEXT, how many people were taken? What happened? How?
5) If possible, document vehicles used and agents, even if masked.
@eltragon.bsky.social
1) Record from a safe distance. DO NOT INTERVENE.
2) Put the DATE, TIME, & LOCATION on the video.
3) Ask for NAMES & BIRTHDAYS
4) CONTEXT, how many people were taken? What happened? How?
5) If possible, document vehicles used and agents, even if masked.
@eltragon.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
How to record ICE:
1) Record from a safe distance. DO NOT INTERVENE.
2) Put the DATE, TIME, & LOCATION on the video.
3) Ask for NAMES & BIRTHDAYS
4) CONTEXT, how many people were taken? What happened? How?
5) If possible, document vehicles used and agents, even if masked.
@eltragon.bsky.social
1) Record from a safe distance. DO NOT INTERVENE.
2) Put the DATE, TIME, & LOCATION on the video.
3) Ask for NAMES & BIRTHDAYS
4) CONTEXT, how many people were taken? What happened? How?
5) If possible, document vehicles used and agents, even if masked.
@eltragon.bsky.social
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Readers, @uncpress.bsky.social has a new website and is celebrating with a 48-hour 50% flash sale (US only, use code 01NEWSITE50) so I thought I'd do a 🧵of some of my favorite American modern history titles available at uncpress.org
August 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Readers, @uncpress.bsky.social has a new website and is celebrating with a 48-hour 50% flash sale (US only, use code 01NEWSITE50) so I thought I'd do a 🧵of some of my favorite American modern history titles available at uncpress.org
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Another favorite is DARE to Say No, by @mfkantor.bsky.social, an insightful critical study of something often remembered as a joke that bridges the fields of education history, carceral history, and political history: uncpress.org/978146967904...
DARE to Say No
With its signature “DARE to keep kids off drugs” slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was the most popular drug education p...
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August 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Another favorite is DARE to Say No, by @mfkantor.bsky.social, an insightful critical study of something often remembered as a joke that bridges the fields of education history, carceral history, and political history: uncpress.org/978146967904...
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Say it again for those in the back: HUMANITIES USUALLY SUBSIDIZE STEM at most R1s. Yes we have receipts.
What an absolutely pathological thing to say when the humanities subsidize the sciences and all the science funding is getting cut to the bone. Like just look at the vaccine stuff and the cancer research that’s disappearing. They hate science as much if not more than the humanities
In which a Yale prof calls for jettisoning humanities to make way for science-only universities.
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
August 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Say it again for those in the back: HUMANITIES USUALLY SUBSIDIZE STEM at most R1s. Yes we have receipts.
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genuinely brings me pleasure that no one respects this guy (least of all himself)
Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, UK....
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance
The vice president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, weeks after the venue hosted Kamala Harris.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
genuinely brings me pleasure that no one respects this guy (least of all himself)
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August 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Instead of abandoning the public realm — which is what it feels like LA has done! — our leaders need to prioritize the places we can find community and confluence, solidarity and solace. The same places that, with a little more foresight, can also become our best defense to tackle those crises
Civic promise
What Angelenos need right now, more than ever, is a commitment to the spaces that we share with each other
www.torched.la
July 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Instead of abandoning the public realm — which is what it feels like LA has done! — our leaders need to prioritize the places we can find community and confluence, solidarity and solace. The same places that, with a little more foresight, can also become our best defense to tackle those crises
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Check out the newest episode of #LAPodcast from #ThinkForwardLA. On SMOKES AND SMEARERS, @awalkerinla.bsky.social and @mikebonin.bsky.social sit down for a full assessment of recovery efforts six months after the January fires — and discuss why a key rebuilding effort went off the rails. Plus...
LA Podcast - Smoke and Smearers
Alissa and Mike sit down for a full assessment of recovery efforts six months after the January fires — and discuss why a key rebuilding effort went off the rails. Plus, we check in on the accomplishm...
www.thinkforward.la
July 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Check out the newest episode of #LAPodcast from #ThinkForwardLA. On SMOKES AND SMEARERS, @awalkerinla.bsky.social and @mikebonin.bsky.social sit down for a full assessment of recovery efforts six months after the January fires — and discuss why a key rebuilding effort went off the rails. Plus...
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NEW LA Podcast -- updates on LA under siege as at least 500 people are brutally taken in federal raids, the massive No Kings rally in DTLA ends in police violence, how CHIRLA’s rapid response team is monitoring detention centers, widespread fear fuels economic crisis across a city of immigrants...
June 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
NEW LA Podcast -- updates on LA under siege as at least 500 people are brutally taken in federal raids, the massive No Kings rally in DTLA ends in police violence, how CHIRLA’s rapid response team is monitoring detention centers, widespread fear fuels economic crisis across a city of immigrants...
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Listen to today's "ICE GUYS FINISH LAST" episode featuring @awalkerinla.bsky.social @mikebonin.bsky.social @rachelreyes.bsky.social and Oscar Zarate at Think Forward, on Apple Podcasts, via Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
LA Podcast - ICE Guys Finish Last
Alissa, Mike, Rachel, and Oscar give an update on LA under siege as at least 500 people are taken from their families in federal raids. Plus, the massive No Kings rally in Downtown LA ends in police v...
www.thinkforward.la
June 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Listen to today's "ICE GUYS FINISH LAST" episode featuring @awalkerinla.bsky.social @mikebonin.bsky.social @rachelreyes.bsky.social and Oscar Zarate at Think Forward, on Apple Podcasts, via Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
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"At least 1,260 people were killed by police in 2024. More people were killed by police in 2024 than any other year in the past decade. ... Officers were charged with a crime in only 9 of these cases. Less than one percent of all killings by police."
June 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"At least 1,260 people were killed by police in 2024. More people were killed by police in 2024 than any other year in the past decade. ... Officers were charged with a crime in only 9 of these cases. Less than one percent of all killings by police."
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Love how this administration talks about LA like it's fucking Dresden in 1945. Let me go instead, you babies. I've been craving a jalapeno egg burrito from the Tacos Por Favor on Olympic for like six months now.
EXCLUSIVE: VP Vance may visit L.A. this week. Source with knowledge of federal law enforcement operations tells @nbcnews.com planning underway. Guard units federalized by Trump involved in planning for visit by high-level official, another said. Plans not final, subject to change.
June 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Love how this administration talks about LA like it's fucking Dresden in 1945. Let me go instead, you babies. I've been craving a jalapeno egg burrito from the Tacos Por Favor on Olympic for like six months now.
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With protests like No Kings happening across the nation, we’ve curated a reading list on protest, immigration, and civic action to help you unpack the history behind today’s movements.
Explore the list on the blog 📚
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Explore the list on the blog 📚
uncpressblog.com/2025/06/16/p...
Protest, Immigration, and Civic Action Reading List - UNC Press Blog
As protests like No Kings continue to unfold across the country, they serve as powerful reminders of the long-standing struggles for justice, equity, and civic participation. In response to this momen...
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June 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
With protests like No Kings happening across the nation, we’ve curated a reading list on protest, immigration, and civic action to help you unpack the history behind today’s movements.
Explore the list on the blog 📚
uncpressblog.com/2025/06/16/p...
Explore the list on the blog 📚
uncpressblog.com/2025/06/16/p...
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Thanks to John Oliver for quoting my highly scientific analysis proving we don’t need federal troops in LA
June 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Thanks to John Oliver for quoting my highly scientific analysis proving we don’t need federal troops in LA
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44/141 2025 Official Submission #MAAHStoneAtoZ
June 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
44/141 2025 Official Submission #MAAHStoneAtoZ
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More people protested today than went to the president’s fascist parade. It’s incredibly important to remember that
June 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
More people protested today than went to the president’s fascist parade. It’s incredibly important to remember that
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Cannot stress enough that the protest in DTLA was completely nonviolent until the local police departments showed up
Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately
Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately
@melbuer.bsky.social posting for Sean as the situation has deteriorated rapidly. Lines of mounted police surged the crowd and began firing riot munitions directly into people. One person appeared to be trampled by the horses, another detained. Multiple videos incoming
June 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Cannot stress enough that the protest in DTLA was completely nonviolent until the local police departments showed up
Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately
Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately
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I started a form to collect tips about police misconduct toward press at ICE protests in Los Angeles.
Press rights groups are working to hold police accountable & restrain use of force. Evidence helps!!
Thank you for 50+ incidents identified so far. This community rocks.
forms.gle/rTiL1VYUfGCV...
Press rights groups are working to hold police accountable & restrain use of force. Evidence helps!!
Thank you for 50+ incidents identified so far. This community rocks.
forms.gle/rTiL1VYUfGCV...
forms.gle
June 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I started a form to collect tips about police misconduct toward press at ICE protests in Los Angeles.
Press rights groups are working to hold police accountable & restrain use of force. Evidence helps!!
Thank you for 50+ incidents identified so far. This community rocks.
forms.gle/rTiL1VYUfGCV...
Press rights groups are working to hold police accountable & restrain use of force. Evidence helps!!
Thank you for 50+ incidents identified so far. This community rocks.
forms.gle/rTiL1VYUfGCV...
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Keep in mind that these are local police who work for a Democratic mayor, who hates any form of disorder and loves police.
Just watched LAPD launch tear gas at peaceful protesters live
June 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Keep in mind that these are local police who work for a Democratic mayor, who hates any form of disorder and loves police.
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ICE has initiated 514 new agreements with local law enforcement agencies across 40 states since January — they empower local officers to question immigration status during traffic stops and other routine policing
With @propublica.org
With @propublica.org
Local police join ICE deportation force in record numbers despite warnings program lacks oversight - AZ Luminaria
ICE officials tout an unprecedented expansion of its 287(g) Program, driven by agreements that allow local officers to function as deportation agents during routine policing. Advocates warn such agree...
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June 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
ICE has initiated 514 new agreements with local law enforcement agencies across 40 states since January — they empower local officers to question immigration status during traffic stops and other routine policing
With @propublica.org
With @propublica.org