Tatiana Walk-Morris
@tatiwm.bsky.social
She/her. Award-winning journalist. Mein Deutsch ist sehr schlecht. Use your words wisely. The keyboard is mightier than the sword. Tips: tatianawalkmorris@protonmail.com
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Tatiana Walk-Morris
@tatiwm.bsky.social
· Sep 11
Trump’s Tariffs Are Hurting Women of Color’s Businesses - Dame Magazine
Last year, Sherrill Mosee, inventor and designer of the multipurpose bag line MinkeeBlue, purchased enough inventory to last the year. She’d originally come up with the idea for the bag line in 2012 —...
www.damemagazine.com
For @damemagazine.bsky.social, I wrote about the impact President Trump's tariffs are having on women of color entrepreneurs. For some, the tariffs pose a threat to their ability to stay in business.
www.damemagazine.com/2025/09/11/t...
www.damemagazine.com/2025/09/11/t...
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Just looked at my spreadsheet and I now have 14 articles in varying degrees of progress.
There is simply too much news.
There is simply too much news.
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Just looked at my spreadsheet and I now have 14 articles in varying degrees of progress.
There is simply too much news.
There is simply too much news.
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“A lot of students have to make these daily tough decisions where they’re wondering, ‘Where am I going to get my next meal from?’ instead of focusing on homework, on classwork."
@nadrakn.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.
@nadrakn.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.
The overlooked SNAP recipients: 1.1 million college students
With benefits suspended, college students — especially those with children — have been distracted by a battle over food they never expected to fight.
19thnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“A lot of students have to make these daily tough decisions where they’re wondering, ‘Where am I going to get my next meal from?’ instead of focusing on homework, on classwork."
@nadrakn.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.
@nadrakn.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.
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"Among their demands: That federal agents be banned from [University of Chicago] property without judicial warrants and that the university's emergency alert system be used to notify people of immigration enforcement on or near campus."
#Illinois #USA #Education #Labour #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#Illinois #USA #Education #Labour #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
UChicago Workers Want University To Take Stronger Stance Against Feds On Campus
Unions of UChicago faculty, nurses and Lab School teachers called for the university to ban warrantless immigration operations.
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Among their demands: That federal agents be banned from [University of Chicago] property without judicial warrants and that the university's emergency alert system be used to notify people of immigration enforcement on or near campus."
#Illinois #USA #Education #Labour #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#Illinois #USA #Education #Labour #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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"From 1996 to 2018, the state prison system did not allow incarcerated individuals to take photos. The only pictures taken of us were yearly prison ID photos — mug shots placed on the state prison system website."
The Surprising Power of Getting Your Picture Taken in Prison
Illinois River Correctional Center allowed incarcerated people to have their photo taken in 2024. The change has brought hope to the prison.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"From 1996 to 2018, the state prison system did not allow incarcerated individuals to take photos. The only pictures taken of us were yearly prison ID photos — mug shots placed on the state prison system website."
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UPDATE: The administration's appeal to the high court over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program comes despite new efforts to end the federal shutdown, which would render the issue moot.
Trump administration again asks Supreme Court intervene on order for full SNAP benefits
The administration's appeal to the high court over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program comes despite new efforts to end the federal shutdown, which would render the issue moot.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
UPDATE: The administration's appeal to the high court over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program comes despite new efforts to end the federal shutdown, which would render the issue moot.
What happened to Kathy Griffin was a precursor to a lot of what we're seeing.
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What happened to Kathy Griffin was a precursor to a lot of what we're seeing.
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In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
This essay by @winterjessica.bsky.social is so important: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This essay by @winterjessica.bsky.social is so important: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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As one chapter closes in the nearly three-year battle to hold someone accountable in the case of a Virginia first-grader shooting his teacher, another will open in the weeks ahead.
A Son Shot His Teacher. His Mother’s Prison Sentence Raises Questions.
As the administrator awaits trial, the child’s mother remains in prison until May 2026.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
As one chapter closes in the nearly three-year battle to hold someone accountable in the case of a Virginia first-grader shooting his teacher, another will open in the weeks ahead.
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Climate change is the single biggest threat to life humanity has ever faced. Where is the political right on the “right to life” when it comes to climate—when the effects of carbon dioxide & methane are anything but figurative?
ray levy uyeda unpacks the youth-led Lighthiser v. Trump climate case.
ray levy uyeda unpacks the youth-led Lighthiser v. Trump climate case.
Why doesn’t the ‘right to life’ apply to climate change?
The political right argues that fetuses have constitutional rights, while advocating for policies that spew carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, killing the Earth and harming humans
prismreports.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Climate change is the single biggest threat to life humanity has ever faced. Where is the political right on the “right to life” when it comes to climate—when the effects of carbon dioxide & methane are anything but figurative?
ray levy uyeda unpacks the youth-led Lighthiser v. Trump climate case.
ray levy uyeda unpacks the youth-led Lighthiser v. Trump climate case.
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being a brat is fun, i said no
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
being a brat is fun, i said no
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
Every day, another woman logs onto TikTok or some other app to tell strangers that her husband/boyfriend doesn't do the dishes, doesn't remember her allergies, doesn't care for his kids, doesn't know her birthday, etc. So yes, having a man is embarrassing. Nowhere near a controversial take.
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Every day, another woman logs onto TikTok or some other app to tell strangers that her husband/boyfriend doesn't do the dishes, doesn't remember her allergies, doesn't care for his kids, doesn't know her birthday, etc. So yes, having a man is embarrassing. Nowhere near a controversial take.
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Also if you're like, what what the heck is going on? I got you. I helped put together this timeline of the two dozen stories I've done about the work Trump has done to block funding to SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
A Timeline of the Legal Saga Surrounding SNAP Payments
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Also if you're like, what what the heck is going on? I got you. I helped put together this timeline of the two dozen stories I've done about the work Trump has done to block funding to SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
No one needs a trillion dollars. No one.
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
No one needs a trillion dollars. No one.
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They panic about fertility rates, say families need to be having more children, then they starve the kids and ensure health insurance is impossible to afford. Plus all the other things that would dissuade people from having kids: houses impossible to buy, diminishing middle class, ICE everywhere.
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
Trump Live Updates: Airport and SNAP Benefit Disruptions Amid Shutdown
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
They panic about fertility rates, say families need to be having more children, then they starve the kids and ensure health insurance is impossible to afford. Plus all the other things that would dissuade people from having kids: houses impossible to buy, diminishing middle class, ICE everywhere.
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A jury last month awarded a former California prison psychologist $16.8 million after she reported that an inmate threatened her life and that her superiors turned against her instead of protecting her, according to court records.
Jury Awards $16.8 Million to Psychologist Fired After She Reported Inmate’s Threat
A California jury found that Beth Fischgrund was wrongfully terminated and defamed after she reported an inmate’s violent threat at Salinas Valley State Prison in California.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A jury last month awarded a former California prison psychologist $16.8 million after she reported that an inmate threatened her life and that her superiors turned against her instead of protecting her, according to court records.
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“We have rarely witnessed such brutality erupt into public view like it has in Chicago,” writes Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston. “For me, this is a spiritual emergency, and it means putting our bodies on the line in order to stop deportations.”
I’m One of the Clergy ICE Assaulted. They Treat Immigrants Worse
I learned the hard way that my clerical collar doesn’t offer much protection from ICE. But immigrants have no protection at all.
sojo.net
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“We have rarely witnessed such brutality erupt into public view like it has in Chicago,” writes Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston. “For me, this is a spiritual emergency, and it means putting our bodies on the line in order to stop deportations.”
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Fellow Detroiter Iggy Pop inducted The White Stripes Saturday.
Jack White thanks Detroit, gives message from Meg White as duo inducted into Rock Hall
Fellow Detroiter Iggy Pop inducted The White Stripes Saturday.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Fellow Detroiter Iggy Pop inducted The White Stripes Saturday.
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And also why you should get your kids the chicken pox vaccine even though “oh we all had it as kids and were fine”!
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
And also why you should get your kids the chicken pox vaccine even though “oh we all had it as kids and were fine”!
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I appreciate the work of these authors to show that this problem not only is still here but has grown:
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
AI's capabilities may be exaggerated by flawed tests, according to new study
A study from the Oxford Internet Institute analyzed 445 tests used to evaluate AI models.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I appreciate the work of these authors to show that this problem not only is still here but has grown:
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
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There is a theme of folks believeing a black main character absolves movies of gross orientalism
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
There is a theme of folks believeing a black main character absolves movies of gross orientalism
This me, but with Reese's Cups
an important part of adulthood is coming to the realization that you can have shrimp cocktail literally any time you want
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
This me, but with Reese's Cups
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We should vote only for those who promise to make billionaires history.
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We should vote only for those who promise to make billionaires history.
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...