Ryan Fong
@rdfong.bsky.social
Increasingly wayward Victorianist becoming increasingly invested in Critical Indigenous Studies. Mixed Chinese Am settler living on Bodéwadmi land. Very queer. Very abolitionist. Very much not representing my employer. 🤘🏽🐵 l ♍️🌞♑️🌛♉️⬆️ I 2⛰️4🌱3🌳
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Guys!!!! You guys!!!!! The Introduction to *Speculative Relations* has dropped!!!!! You can read it here: www.dukeupress.edu/speculative-...
Speculative Relations
www.dukeupress.edu
June 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Guys!!!! You guys!!!!! The Introduction to *Speculative Relations* has dropped!!!!! You can read it here: www.dukeupress.edu/speculative-...
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‘Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation’ features some 90 works of art by more than 60 artists from the Great Lakes region.
Detroit Institute of Arts to host first major Native American art exhibition in 30 years
‘Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation’ features some 90 works of art from more than 60 artists from the Great Lakes region
www.metrotimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
‘Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation’ features some 90 works of art by more than 60 artists from the Great Lakes region.
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On the left is a post today from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. On the right is literal Nazi propaganda from the 1930s.
![@DHSgov on X: Remember your Homeland’s Heritage.
New Life in a New Land - Morgan Weistling
[Painting of a family]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreifufhjor4i5ijjyh2cuswhmtmoybnr7rzjg3pdi6ow3udhtbuxhnu@jpeg)
![Nazi propaganda: "The Nazi Party secures the national community"
[Painting of a German family]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreidjr6b3w65abp2xtc5qax7rxhupvocfkvdvh23gfwlrnr7f555nmu@jpeg)
July 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
On the left is a post today from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. On the right is literal Nazi propaganda from the 1930s.
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a king salmon sign
WA State, I love you
WA State, I love you
June 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
a king salmon sign
WA State, I love you
WA State, I love you
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The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT
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From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video.
Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
June 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video.
Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
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Empire always comes home.
All the sins we have committed abroad were always destined to find us in our homes, on our streets.
We're being haunted by the violence we allowed to thrive.
All the sins we have committed abroad were always destined to find us in our homes, on our streets.
We're being haunted by the violence we allowed to thrive.
NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed.
It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:
It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:
The High-Flying Escalation of CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA
Custom and Border Protection flying powerful Predator B drones over Los Angeles further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters typically handled by state or local authorities.
www.wired.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Empire always comes home.
All the sins we have committed abroad were always destined to find us in our homes, on our streets.
We're being haunted by the violence we allowed to thrive.
All the sins we have committed abroad were always destined to find us in our homes, on our streets.
We're being haunted by the violence we allowed to thrive.
I should have predicted that my first real time conversation with @zugenia.bsky.social would have been two hours of 🔥✨💥🌈💫. Look out world, because the witchy Chinese kids are starting to join forces!
June 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I should have predicted that my first real time conversation with @zugenia.bsky.social would have been two hours of 🔥✨💥🌈💫. Look out world, because the witchy Chinese kids are starting to join forces!
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Masking discourse is on again and I’ll just say if you see people masking when few others are it’s likely because they’ve determined that for them, in that setting, the benefit of not catching (or spreading) whatever’s going around is worth the cost of masking. It’s rarely more complicated than that
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Masking discourse is on again and I’ll just say if you see people masking when few others are it’s likely because they’ve determined that for them, in that setting, the benefit of not catching (or spreading) whatever’s going around is worth the cost of masking. It’s rarely more complicated than that
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From WaPo:
“Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday — coming after the announcement of a ceasefire deal — killed at least 19 people across Gaza, according to the enclave’s Civil Defense service. The rescue agency said in a statement that many of the strikes targeted residential areas.”
“Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday — coming after the announcement of a ceasefire deal — killed at least 19 people across Gaza, according to the enclave’s Civil Defense service. The rescue agency said in a statement that many of the strikes targeted residential areas.”
January 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
From WaPo:
“Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday — coming after the announcement of a ceasefire deal — killed at least 19 people across Gaza, according to the enclave’s Civil Defense service. The rescue agency said in a statement that many of the strikes targeted residential areas.”
“Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday — coming after the announcement of a ceasefire deal — killed at least 19 people across Gaza, according to the enclave’s Civil Defense service. The rescue agency said in a statement that many of the strikes targeted residential areas.”
Standing in solidarity with those protesting at MLA today and over the whole conference. I resigned from the committee I was serving on and will not be renewing my membership. It’s the least I can do in my stand against the genocide and scholasticide in Gaza.
January 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Standing in solidarity with those protesting at MLA today and over the whole conference. I resigned from the committee I was serving on and will not be renewing my membership. It’s the least I can do in my stand against the genocide and scholasticide in Gaza.
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Feeling tremendous guilt that I can’t contribute to every single Go Fund Me myself, as if I alone were meant to be the public safety net.
January 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Feeling tremendous guilt that I can’t contribute to every single Go Fund Me myself, as if I alone were meant to be the public safety net.
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This sort of thing simultaneously erases the work of indigenous and Native Americans, while ALSO reducing us to props in your own political psychodrama. We're not actually here to make you feel better or save you, we have our own mahi here at home.
Dear people of America: *this* is the kind of stuff you shouldn’t say in response to the Māori people and the US. You have Native and Indigenous people here, working *relentlessly* with our own practices and medicines that never go viral or get uplifted bc this culture refuses to give us the chance.
November 16, 2024 at 1:59 AM
This sort of thing simultaneously erases the work of indigenous and Native Americans, while ALSO reducing us to props in your own political psychodrama. We're not actually here to make you feel better or save you, we have our own mahi here at home.
It’s always, *always* connected to colonialism.
Here's a good article detailing how RFK Jr caused a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa:
How RFK Jr. Falsely Denied His Connection to a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Samoa
He also championed a Samoan anti-vaxxer tied to the 2019 lethal eruption that killed scores of children.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM
It’s always, *always* connected to colonialism.
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Defund the police gothamist.com/news/nypd-ov...
NYPD overtime pay in the subway went from $4 million to $155 million this year
Subway crime is down slightly. Fare evasion tickets and arrests are way up.
gothamist.com
March 8, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Defund the police gothamist.com/news/nypd-ov...
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Hi Bluesky friends, wanted to let you know I am writing a new book called THE OVERSEER CLASS. Picking up where THE VIRAL UNDERCLASS left off, THE OVERSEER CLASS will explore Black cops, gay managers, a Latino head of ICE + other marginalized ppl who amass power by cracking the skulls of their own.
February 29, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Hi Bluesky friends, wanted to let you know I am writing a new book called THE OVERSEER CLASS. Picking up where THE VIRAL UNDERCLASS left off, THE OVERSEER CLASS will explore Black cops, gay managers, a Latino head of ICE + other marginalized ppl who amass power by cracking the skulls of their own.
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“More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and some 700 others wounded after Israeli troops opened fire on hundreds waiting for food aid southwest of Gaza City, health officials say, as the besieged enclave faces an unprecedented hunger crisis.”
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/...
‘Cold-blooded massacre’: Israeli forces kill over 104 aid seekers in Gaza
Over 100 killed and 750 wounded after Israeli forces fired at Palestinians collecting food aid in Gaza City.
www.aljazeera.com
February 29, 2024 at 1:25 PM
“More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and some 700 others wounded after Israeli troops opened fire on hundreds waiting for food aid southwest of Gaza City, health officials say, as the besieged enclave faces an unprecedented hunger crisis.”
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/...
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"Over three days in February, cybersecurity firm CHEQ tracked the proportion of bot traffic from X...three-quarters of traffic from X was fake, compared to less than 3[%] of traffic from each of TikTok, Facebook and Instagram."
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
A 'great flood' of AI noise is coming for the internet and it's swallowing Twitter first
The internet is filling up with machine-generated "zombie content" designed to game algorithms and scam humans. Experts call it the "great AI flood".
www.abc.net.au
February 28, 2024 at 10:25 PM
"Over three days in February, cybersecurity firm CHEQ tracked the proportion of bot traffic from X...three-quarters of traffic from X was fake, compared to less than 3[%] of traffic from each of TikTok, Facebook and Instagram."
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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University recognizes “employee appreciation week” with “self-guided tours” of PR-friendly spots on campus.
Alternatives:
👉No univ spam for the whole week
👉A live-streamed seminar in which employees teach senior admin about workload, stretched resources, &c. With a test.
👉free N95s & better IAQ
Alternatives:
👉No univ spam for the whole week
👉A live-streamed seminar in which employees teach senior admin about workload, stretched resources, &c. With a test.
👉free N95s & better IAQ
February 26, 2024 at 8:37 PM
University recognizes “employee appreciation week” with “self-guided tours” of PR-friendly spots on campus.
Alternatives:
👉No univ spam for the whole week
👉A live-streamed seminar in which employees teach senior admin about workload, stretched resources, &c. With a test.
👉free N95s & better IAQ
Alternatives:
👉No univ spam for the whole week
👉A live-streamed seminar in which employees teach senior admin about workload, stretched resources, &c. With a test.
👉free N95s & better IAQ
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Most university administrators are looking for a better position elsewhere (at another university, private sector, whatever), and therefore they have to show how "bold" and "innovative" they are. And that involves shaking things up. Of course, if it goes poorly, they're not left holding the bag.
Chair of the BoT: "Although these findings are challenging, they clearly demonstrate that we need to change."
actually no my good suit, the whole point of Trustee Swanson's very pointed questions is that you *haven't* actually established there's a problem
actually no my good suit, the whole point of Trustee Swanson's very pointed questions is that you *haven't* actually established there's a problem
February 23, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Most university administrators are looking for a better position elsewhere (at another university, private sector, whatever), and therefore they have to show how "bold" and "innovative" they are. And that involves shaking things up. Of course, if it goes poorly, they're not left holding the bag.