tamara nopper
@tamaranopper.bsky.social
Ruth Wilson Gilmore's definition of the prison-industrial complex (PIC) is so useful.
As Gilmore and Craig Gilmore note, equating industrial with profit can disappear the state, and "the outcome of capitalist activity stands in for the complicated relationships that enable or change that outcome."
As Gilmore and Craig Gilmore note, equating industrial with profit can disappear the state, and "the outcome of capitalist activity stands in for the complicated relationships that enable or change that outcome."
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ruth Wilson Gilmore's definition of the prison-industrial complex (PIC) is so useful.
As Gilmore and Craig Gilmore note, equating industrial with profit can disappear the state, and "the outcome of capitalist activity stands in for the complicated relationships that enable or change that outcome."
As Gilmore and Craig Gilmore note, equating industrial with profit can disappear the state, and "the outcome of capitalist activity stands in for the complicated relationships that enable or change that outcome."
Back at it. View from today’s gym. Much more exhilarating than the stair climber.
November 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Back at it. View from today’s gym. Much more exhilarating than the stair climber.
Did the Rocky Run. I ended with a run up the museum steps. I love Philly, the city that played such a big part in making me who I am. Yo, Adrian, I did it!
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Did the Rocky Run. I ended with a run up the museum steps. I love Philly, the city that played such a big part in making me who I am. Yo, Adrian, I did it!
Today’s energy.
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Today’s energy.
I read an interview Alexis De Veaux had about Soldier with June Jordan in which she made this point about the fairness of fighting and how it informs how she practices politics.
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I read an interview Alexis De Veaux had about Soldier with June Jordan in which she made this point about the fairness of fighting and how it informs how she practices politics.
Btw, June Jordan, for your critique of how conciergification impacts organizing.
Says to “undertake collective political action,” we need “a coming out of our perverted enthusiasm for whatever keeps us apart: home computers, answering machines, VCRs…”
Says to “undertake collective political action,” we need “a coming out of our perverted enthusiasm for whatever keeps us apart: home computers, answering machines, VCRs…”
October 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Btw, June Jordan, for your critique of how conciergification impacts organizing.
Says to “undertake collective political action,” we need “a coming out of our perverted enthusiasm for whatever keeps us apart: home computers, answering machines, VCRs…”
Says to “undertake collective political action,” we need “a coming out of our perverted enthusiasm for whatever keeps us apart: home computers, answering machines, VCRs…”
Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 essay in defense of public libraries.
October 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 essay in defense of public libraries.
Here it is! Octavia E. Butler’s "Free libraries: Are they becoming extinct?"
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Here it is! Octavia E. Butler’s "Free libraries: Are they becoming extinct?"
@prisonculture.bsky.social Was reading about June Jordan.
“Her mother suggested that they pray for those people. So Jordan prayed, but she also made a zip gun that could send zinging volleys of rubber bands at the culprits.”
“Her mother suggested that they pray for those people. So Jordan prayed, but she also made a zip gun that could send zinging volleys of rubber bands at the culprits.”
October 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
@prisonculture.bsky.social Was reading about June Jordan.
“Her mother suggested that they pray for those people. So Jordan prayed, but she also made a zip gun that could send zinging volleys of rubber bands at the culprits.”
“Her mother suggested that they pray for those people. So Jordan prayed, but she also made a zip gun that could send zinging volleys of rubber bands at the culprits.”
View from today’s gym. I love bridges, riding a bike during rush hour, and blue skies.
October 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
View from today’s gym. I love bridges, riding a bike during rush hour, and blue skies.
View from today’s gym.
September 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
View from today’s gym.
Too many people are getting caught up in debates about what the crime data "really" says and whether it justifies military takeovers.
This is losing the plot! It ignores the political function of crime data––copaganda and racial criminalization––and legitimizes crime data as the basis of politics.
This is losing the plot! It ignores the political function of crime data––copaganda and racial criminalization––and legitimizes crime data as the basis of politics.
September 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Too many people are getting caught up in debates about what the crime data "really" says and whether it justifies military takeovers.
This is losing the plot! It ignores the political function of crime data––copaganda and racial criminalization––and legitimizes crime data as the basis of politics.
This is losing the plot! It ignores the political function of crime data––copaganda and racial criminalization––and legitimizes crime data as the basis of politics.
A photo of white people protesting the 100th birthday celebration of W.E.B. Du Bois held at Carnegie Hall, where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech honoring Du Bois and defended his communism. Printed in the U.S. Anti-fascism Reader.
credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mu...
credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mu...
September 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A photo of white people protesting the 100th birthday celebration of W.E.B. Du Bois held at Carnegie Hall, where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech honoring Du Bois and defended his communism. Printed in the U.S. Anti-fascism Reader.
credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mu...
credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mu...
@prisonculture.bsky.social Good morning. Think you’ll appreciate this essay from Octavia E. Butler’s former teenage neighbor.
www.publicbooks.org/my-neighbor-...
www.publicbooks.org/my-neighbor-...
August 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
@prisonculture.bsky.social Good morning. Think you’ll appreciate this essay from Octavia E. Butler’s former teenage neighbor.
www.publicbooks.org/my-neighbor-...
www.publicbooks.org/my-neighbor-...
View from today’s gym. I love the sunshine.
August 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
View from today’s gym. I love the sunshine.
Toni Morrison was out here condemning student debt and medical debt 20 years ago. More of us should’ve listened to her.
August 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Toni Morrison was out here condemning student debt and medical debt 20 years ago. More of us should’ve listened to her.
@lukemessac.bsky.social Thought you might appreciate what Toni Morrison said about debt 20 years ago.
August 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
@lukemessac.bsky.social Thought you might appreciate what Toni Morrison said about debt 20 years ago.
Stuart Hall's discussion of authoritarian populism seems relevant to this political era.
August 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Stuart Hall's discussion of authoritarian populism seems relevant to this political era.
In 1995, Nikky Finney received "the most important postcard of my life."
It was from Toni Cade Bambara and said, "Do not leave the arena to the fools." Word.
It was from Toni Cade Bambara and said, "Do not leave the arena to the fools." Word.
August 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In 1995, Nikky Finney received "the most important postcard of my life."
It was from Toni Cade Bambara and said, "Do not leave the arena to the fools." Word.
It was from Toni Cade Bambara and said, "Do not leave the arena to the fools." Word.
Many corporations receive or are offered development subsidies from state and local governments. The screenshot includes details about types of subsidies.
For example, "New Jersey floats $400 million in tax breaks to lure 76ers."
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
For example, "New Jersey floats $400 million in tax breaks to lure 76ers."
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
July 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Many corporations receive or are offered development subsidies from state and local governments. The screenshot includes details about types of subsidies.
For example, "New Jersey floats $400 million in tax breaks to lure 76ers."
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
For example, "New Jersey floats $400 million in tax breaks to lure 76ers."
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...