Leah
@profleah.bsky.social
Liberation, speculative fiction, anthropology, abolition, free Palestine, gender/sexuality/queer+, mutual aid, West Africa, transformative justice, Madison, memes. they/she
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As a Sociologist, I need to tell you
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
January 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As a Sociologist, I need to tell you
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
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If you have a smidge of power and you catch yourself thinking:
Maybe we'll be safe if we:
- tone this justice program a bit
- take that 'decolonization' reference off the website
- nix that grant for decarbonization...
know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly.
1/2
Maybe we'll be safe if we:
- tone this justice program a bit
- take that 'decolonization' reference off the website
- nix that grant for decarbonization...
know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly.
1/2
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you have a smidge of power and you catch yourself thinking:
Maybe we'll be safe if we:
- tone this justice program a bit
- take that 'decolonization' reference off the website
- nix that grant for decarbonization...
know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly.
1/2
Maybe we'll be safe if we:
- tone this justice program a bit
- take that 'decolonization' reference off the website
- nix that grant for decarbonization...
know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly.
1/2
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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"The researchers concluded that the death toll from Israel’s aerial bombardment and military ground operation in Gaza between October 2023 and the end of June 2024 was about 64,300, rather than the 37,900 reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/h...
Death Toll in Gaza Likely 40 Percent Higher Than Reported, Researchers Say
Analysis found that more than 64,000 Palestinians may have been killed by traumatic injury in the first nine months of the war.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"The researchers concluded that the death toll from Israel’s aerial bombardment and military ground operation in Gaza between October 2023 and the end of June 2024 was about 64,300, rather than the 37,900 reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/h...
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"falling short, as we all do from time to time"
NO. Rape is not a normal act all men do. Reject that EVERY time.
Don't allow Hegseth to get the Kavanaugh Narrative Redux. If you need a reminder, here's my 2018 @truthout.org piece on this misogynist debacle in the last alleged rapist's hearings:
NO. Rape is not a normal act all men do. Reject that EVERY time.
Don't allow Hegseth to get the Kavanaugh Narrative Redux. If you need a reminder, here's my 2018 @truthout.org piece on this misogynist debacle in the last alleged rapist's hearings:
January 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"falling short, as we all do from time to time"
NO. Rape is not a normal act all men do. Reject that EVERY time.
Don't allow Hegseth to get the Kavanaugh Narrative Redux. If you need a reminder, here's my 2018 @truthout.org piece on this misogynist debacle in the last alleged rapist's hearings:
NO. Rape is not a normal act all men do. Reject that EVERY time.
Don't allow Hegseth to get the Kavanaugh Narrative Redux. If you need a reminder, here's my 2018 @truthout.org piece on this misogynist debacle in the last alleged rapist's hearings:
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57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
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academeblog.org/2025/01/10/s...
This statement made me both immensely sad (at what happened to an esteemed scholar, activist, and ally), and outraged at #Columbia (and other universities like #NYU) for abandoning its principles and values.
This statement made me both immensely sad (at what happened to an esteemed scholar, activist, and ally), and outraged at #Columbia (and other universities like #NYU) for abandoning its principles and values.
Statement by Professor Katherine Franke
BY KATHERINE FRANKE The following is the text of a statement issued on January 10, 2025 by Katherine Franke, formerly the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia University. It is posted here w…
academeblog.org
January 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
academeblog.org/2025/01/10/s...
This statement made me both immensely sad (at what happened to an esteemed scholar, activist, and ally), and outraged at #Columbia (and other universities like #NYU) for abandoning its principles and values.
This statement made me both immensely sad (at what happened to an esteemed scholar, activist, and ally), and outraged at #Columbia (and other universities like #NYU) for abandoning its principles and values.
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remarkable to me that far from seeming cool or masculine zuck seems like an even bigger loser — the kind of nerd who preemptively gives his lunch money to the bully and thanks him for the opportunity
January 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
remarkable to me that far from seeming cool or masculine zuck seems like an even bigger loser — the kind of nerd who preemptively gives his lunch money to the bully and thanks him for the opportunity
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The Laken-Riley Act will lead to many more people being detained without access to bond and will have a disproportionate impact of Black and brown immigrants. DWN demands that Congress reject this bill. Learn more about why we oppose this bill from @nilc.org. 2/2
NILC Opposes the Laken Riley Act
The Laken Riley Act exploits personal tragedy to fuel anti-immigrant rhetoric and undermines constitutional protections without improving public safety.
www.nilc.org
January 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Laken-Riley Act will lead to many more people being detained without access to bond and will have a disproportionate impact of Black and brown immigrants. DWN demands that Congress reject this bill. Learn more about why we oppose this bill from @nilc.org. 2/2
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An accurate headline would read:
"In a blow to consumers, federal appeals court substitutes its judgment for FCC expertise and rule-making authority to allow internet providers to manipulate access to information for greater profit."
wapo.st/4gyjdnw
"In a blow to consumers, federal appeals court substitutes its judgment for FCC expertise and rule-making authority to allow internet providers to manipulate access to information for greater profit."
wapo.st/4gyjdnw
In blow to Democrats, federal appeals court strikes down net neutrality
The Biden administration’s FCC had considered its reinstatement of the rules on internet service providers a signature accomplishment.
wapo.st
January 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
An accurate headline would read:
"In a blow to consumers, federal appeals court substitutes its judgment for FCC expertise and rule-making authority to allow internet providers to manipulate access to information for greater profit."
wapo.st/4gyjdnw
"In a blow to consumers, federal appeals court substitutes its judgment for FCC expertise and rule-making authority to allow internet providers to manipulate access to information for greater profit."
wapo.st/4gyjdnw
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All she needs now is for her healthcare to be denied for surgery and it will be a great illustration of the American experience.
An Alabama mom hit by the Bourbon Street attacker's truck then shot in the attack, who still has a bullet lodged in her foot, told a @nolanews.bsky.social reporter that the Amazon warehouse where she works denied her request for a leave of absence.
Alabama mom hit by truck, then shot in Bourbon Street attack: 'It's just so disturbing'
A night of revelry was coming to a close for Alexis Scott-Windham and her friends in the early hours of New Year's Eve after they came from Mobile, Alabama to
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January 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
All she needs now is for her healthcare to be denied for surgery and it will be a great illustration of the American experience.
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well played, sir. well played.
December 29, 2024 at 10:48 PM
well played, sir. well played.
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We are on strike in FORTY-THREE states, including both the NYC and Seattle Roasteries🔥☕️🔥☕️🔥
🪧✊🪧✊🪧THE WORKERS UNITED WILL NEVER BE DIVIDED🪧✊🪧✊🪧
🪧✊🪧✊🪧THE WORKERS UNITED WILL NEVER BE DIVIDED🪧✊🪧✊🪧
December 24, 2024 at 6:38 PM
We are on strike in FORTY-THREE states, including both the NYC and Seattle Roasteries🔥☕️🔥☕️🔥
🪧✊🪧✊🪧THE WORKERS UNITED WILL NEVER BE DIVIDED🪧✊🪧✊🪧
🪧✊🪧✊🪧THE WORKERS UNITED WILL NEVER BE DIVIDED🪧✊🪧✊🪧
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At some point liberals are going to start saying, okay there was a genocide but it’s really the fault of the left for how annoying they were about pointing it out
December 24, 2024 at 6:51 PM
At some point liberals are going to start saying, okay there was a genocide but it’s really the fault of the left for how annoying they were about pointing it out
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NEW: We interviewed women behind bars who exposed the widespread sexual abuse of US prison officers, but who have struggled to get relief. They are pleading with Biden for clemency.
“After everything I’ve been through, I deserve to be protected. Give me a chance … Let me see my granddaughters”
“After everything I’ve been through, I deserve to be protected. Give me a chance … Let me see my granddaughters”
Survivors of prison sexual abuse scandal ask Biden for clemency: ‘Give us a chance’
Incarcerated women seek relief after exposing harassment, retaliation and assault by staff
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:12 PM
NEW: We interviewed women behind bars who exposed the widespread sexual abuse of US prison officers, but who have struggled to get relief. They are pleading with Biden for clemency.
“After everything I’ve been through, I deserve to be protected. Give me a chance … Let me see my granddaughters”
“After everything I’ve been through, I deserve to be protected. Give me a chance … Let me see my granddaughters”
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“Donald Trump’s plan for the mass deportation of undocumented people and a related expansion of US detention facilities is getting an unexpected head start from Joe Biden”
It shouldn’t be unexpected. Despite lies of “open borders” there’s been near continuity of Trump’s policies under Biden.
It shouldn’t be unexpected. Despite lies of “open borders” there’s been near continuity of Trump’s policies under Biden.
Revealed: Biden lays groundwork to expand immigration jails as Trump readies for office
Revealed: Biden lays groundwork to expand immigration jails as Trump readies for office
In the past year, the Biden administration has extended contracts for private sector jails before Trump’s plan for mass deportations
Donald Trump’s plan for the mass deportation of undocumented people and a related expansion of US detention facilities is…
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:42 PM
“Donald Trump’s plan for the mass deportation of undocumented people and a related expansion of US detention facilities is getting an unexpected head start from Joe Biden”
It shouldn’t be unexpected. Despite lies of “open borders” there’s been near continuity of Trump’s policies under Biden.
It shouldn’t be unexpected. Despite lies of “open borders” there’s been near continuity of Trump’s policies under Biden.
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Once again I say to you all, as a lawyer-but-not-your-lawyer: STOP POSTING STUFF THAT COULD GET YOU IN LEGAL TROUBLE.
This goes double if you're in America or have you forgotten what's happening in January? *Especially* if you're a minority. You're already a target. Don't make yourself arrestable!
This goes double if you're in America or have you forgotten what's happening in January? *Especially* if you're a minority. You're already a target. Don't make yourself arrestable!
December 5, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Once again I say to you all, as a lawyer-but-not-your-lawyer: STOP POSTING STUFF THAT COULD GET YOU IN LEGAL TROUBLE.
This goes double if you're in America or have you forgotten what's happening in January? *Especially* if you're a minority. You're already a target. Don't make yourself arrestable!
This goes double if you're in America or have you forgotten what's happening in January? *Especially* if you're a minority. You're already a target. Don't make yourself arrestable!
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Great thread here
December 4, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Great thread here
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Every academic right now
November 29, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Every academic right now
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I have started teaching Sara Ahmed’s the organization of hate routinely as I deal with a decidedly more right wing student body post Covid and nothing has been more effective. To explain that love- of a sovereign community abstract, unreal and narrowly defined- is the beginning of hate is effective.
November 29, 2024 at 2:16 AM
I have started teaching Sara Ahmed’s the organization of hate routinely as I deal with a decidedly more right wing student body post Covid and nothing has been more effective. To explain that love- of a sovereign community abstract, unreal and narrowly defined- is the beginning of hate is effective.
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The entire interview is worth reading if you want to know where Elon Musk comes from. Part of me is surprised his father gave over these intricate details of their lives, their relationship to Nazism, and their family’s support of hate so willingly. But given the arrogance, it’s not that shocking.
in other "look at where this guy comes from" news, Elon Musk's father just did a lengthy podcast episode that opens with the host saying "I bet the last time you had this many black people in your house someone was trying to rob you"
youtu.be/KH1U5x8LXgs?...
youtu.be/KH1U5x8LXgs?...
EPISODE 613 | ERROL MUSK On Growing Up in SA, Elon Musk,Donald Trump,Dating Step Daughter,Ex Wife’s
YouTube video by MacG
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November 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM
The entire interview is worth reading if you want to know where Elon Musk comes from. Part of me is surprised his father gave over these intricate details of their lives, their relationship to Nazism, and their family’s support of hate so willingly. But given the arrogance, it’s not that shocking.
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another woman is dead because doctors refused to give her standard medical care AFTER SHE ALREADY MISCARRIED. abortion bans are killing women even if they don’t need one. porsha ngumezi should be alive.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 1:52 PM
another woman is dead because doctors refused to give her standard medical care AFTER SHE ALREADY MISCARRIED. abortion bans are killing women even if they don’t need one. porsha ngumezi should be alive.