Masha Raskolnikov
@profmasha.bsky.social
Femme former-Soviet Jewish immigrant dyke professor of medieval literature and queer studies, otherwise known as a pile of books in a trenchcoat.
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And that's the News From Omelas.
Dying kid does more for city than any useless politician in history
December 18, 2024 at 2:47 PM
And that's the News From Omelas.
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This is such a big and important story. And it needs much more coverage.
December 4, 2024 at 1:29 PM
This is such a big and important story. And it needs much more coverage.
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An appeals court has ruled that Idaho can enforce most of its anti-abortion travel ban, making it the first state in the nation to do so.
An appeals court has ruled that Idaho can enforce most of its anti-abortion travel ban, making it the first state in the nation to do so.
Idaho Will Enforce Abortion Travel Ban
12.2.24
jessica.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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An appeals court has ruled that Idaho can enforce most of its anti-abortion travel ban, making it the first state in the nation to do so.
An appeals court has ruled that Idaho can enforce most of its anti-abortion travel ban, making it the first state in the nation to do so.
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Agree AND this is the kind of thing that my imagined/proposed billion-dollar left/dem civic infrastructure/community organizing program would communicate to all the folks not reading op-eds.
I honestly don’t think Americans understand how much their day to day lives depend on federal civil servants and now is the time for professional commentators to write op-eds explaining
November 17, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Agree AND this is the kind of thing that my imagined/proposed billion-dollar left/dem civic infrastructure/community organizing program would communicate to all the folks not reading op-eds.
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So so so much now was used then. Bathrooms. Conversion therapy/detransitioners. Groomer accusations.
It is easier to be gay, queer, bi, pan, lesbian in the US now than it was 30 years ago.
I would know—that’s how long I’ve been out.
But it got better because we fought for it. And we fight now.
It is easier to be gay, queer, bi, pan, lesbian in the US now than it was 30 years ago.
I would know—that’s how long I’ve been out.
But it got better because we fought for it. And we fight now.
It's good to have a reminder that it was only a couple decades ago that media outlets would publish "ex-gay" movement nonsense as front page stories. It puts the current obsession with "detransitioners" in perspective. It's the same panic, same tactic.
August 17, 2023 at 11:45 PM
So so so much now was used then. Bathrooms. Conversion therapy/detransitioners. Groomer accusations.
It is easier to be gay, queer, bi, pan, lesbian in the US now than it was 30 years ago.
I would know—that’s how long I’ve been out.
But it got better because we fought for it. And we fight now.
It is easier to be gay, queer, bi, pan, lesbian in the US now than it was 30 years ago.
I would know—that’s how long I’ve been out.
But it got better because we fought for it. And we fight now.
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They want you taking extreme positions. The path to Palestinian freedom and peace for everyone requires seeing everyone’s humanity. That’s the way out. That’s the only way through.
October 12, 2023 at 1:11 PM
They want you taking extreme positions. The path to Palestinian freedom and peace for everyone requires seeing everyone’s humanity. That’s the way out. That’s the only way through.
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I have a lot more to say about all of this that I don’t feel like typing out here but suffice to say Bibi Netanyahu and Hamas have quite the symbiotic relationship. Look up how both parties tanked the path to Pal self-determination in ‘95-96. How Bibi has enabled Hamas to get $ from Qatar now.
October 12, 2023 at 1:10 PM
I have a lot more to say about all of this that I don’t feel like typing out here but suffice to say Bibi Netanyahu and Hamas have quite the symbiotic relationship. Look up how both parties tanked the path to Pal self-determination in ‘95-96. How Bibi has enabled Hamas to get $ from Qatar now.
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It is possible to have a nuanced political analysis, to decry terrorism and war crimes, to understand power imbalances and abuses, both current and historic, and to still not root for human rights, safety, and lives like sports teams.
Everyone should be safe. No children should be killed. None.
Everyone should be safe. No children should be killed. None.
October 12, 2023 at 1:04 PM
It is possible to have a nuanced political analysis, to decry terrorism and war crimes, to understand power imbalances and abuses, both current and historic, and to still not root for human rights, safety, and lives like sports teams.
Everyone should be safe. No children should be killed. None.
Everyone should be safe. No children should be killed. None.
Hivemind! I am designing a course on Trans and Genderqueer SciFi/Fantasy to be taught in 2025-2026. FUN (and sort of a gesture of resistance, which I'm also into). WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD TEACH?!
November 14, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Hivemind! I am designing a course on Trans and Genderqueer SciFi/Fantasy to be taught in 2025-2026. FUN (and sort of a gesture of resistance, which I'm also into). WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD TEACH?!
Here now. Wondering about the here and the now quite a bit.
November 12, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Here now. Wondering about the here and the now quite a bit.