ejk
@tounsettle.bsky.social
writing, dreaming, scheming feminist, for free Palestine. for liberation. host of A Revolutionary Love Letter Podcast https://migrantloveletters.cargo.site/ assistant prof is my day job
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Once again, please support/follow independent newsrooms and non-billionaire-owed local news. Starter packs to follow...
a recent BBC study found that "AI" couldn't even generate news story synopses with any accuracy, and this billionaire clown thinks it will magically be able to identify partisan bias
LA Times to display AI-generated political rating on opinion pieces
Los Angeles paper’s ‘Insights’ tool comes after months of public debate between opinion staff and billionaire owner
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Once again, please support/follow independent newsrooms and non-billionaire-owed local news. Starter packs to follow...
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A NY state court memo, unreported until now, directs court officers to stand back if ICE or other federal agencies try to take someone into custody without a valid judicial warrant in a New York courthouse. hellgatenyc.com/ny-courts-me...
Statewide Memo Tells Court Officers to Let ICE Make Arrests in Courthouses
If federal officers try to execute an arrest without a warrant in a courthouse, the February 6 memo states, “UCS uniformed personnel should neither obstruct nor assist in any way.”
hellgatenyc.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A NY state court memo, unreported until now, directs court officers to stand back if ICE or other federal agencies try to take someone into custody without a valid judicial warrant in a New York courthouse. hellgatenyc.com/ny-courts-me...
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Israeli-made surveillance technologies and “training expeditions” are accelerating the militarization of campus police departments across the US.
Campus Police Are Using Israeli Spy Tech to Crack Down on Student Protest
Israeli-made surveillance technologies are accelerating the militarization of campus police departments across the US.
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Israeli-made surveillance technologies and “training expeditions” are accelerating the militarization of campus police departments across the US.
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"Plantations are 'diverse' places, but we would never say they're 'progressive'. Diversity and domination can go hand in hand. Honestly, many of the institutions people are currently working on continue this plantation ethos."
—@ruha9.bksy.social
—@ruha9.bksy.social
WHAT NOW? With Trevor & Christiana: youtu.be/1VRCfuKEGdo?...
RIP… D.E.I. with Ruha Benjamin | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
YouTube video by What Now? with Trevor Noah
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Plantations are 'diverse' places, but we would never say they're 'progressive'. Diversity and domination can go hand in hand. Honestly, many of the institutions people are currently working on continue this plantation ethos."
—@ruha9.bksy.social
—@ruha9.bksy.social
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I'm getting the sense that we're going to need to do a South Korea.
February 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I'm getting the sense that we're going to need to do a South Korea.
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“We are not going to be intimidated by those acts of terror to radically shift our way of living. That’s what individuals who stoke fear into people want to see happen.” @wttw.bsky.social
Johnson Brushes Off Threat of Arrest for Failing to Help Trump’s Mass Deportation Effort
“We are not going to be intimidated by those acts of terror to radically shift our way of living,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “That’s what individuals who stoke fear into people want to see happen.”
news.wttw.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“We are not going to be intimidated by those acts of terror to radically shift our way of living. That’s what individuals who stoke fear into people want to see happen.” @wttw.bsky.social
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First Stop & Shop charges MORE in less affluent neighborhoods.
"Prices may be higher at a store in Jamaica Plain or Grove Hall, where the typical household income is $41,000. But prices for the same products are less expensive in Dedham, where the median income is about $119,000."
Now, even worse…
"Prices may be higher at a store in Jamaica Plain or Grove Hall, where the typical household income is $41,000. But prices for the same products are less expensive in Dedham, where the median income is about $119,000."
Now, even worse…
Stop & Shop prices vary store to store, and Mass. lawmakers want to know why
A study found that some Stop & Shop locations in Massachusetts charged higher prices in areas with a lower median income and now state lawmakers are demanding answers about the company’s practices. U....
www.nbcboston.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
First Stop & Shop charges MORE in less affluent neighborhoods.
"Prices may be higher at a store in Jamaica Plain or Grove Hall, where the typical household income is $41,000. But prices for the same products are less expensive in Dedham, where the median income is about $119,000."
Now, even worse…
"Prices may be higher at a store in Jamaica Plain or Grove Hall, where the typical household income is $41,000. But prices for the same products are less expensive in Dedham, where the median income is about $119,000."
Now, even worse…
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UNC Chapel Hill will allow ICE on campus to hunt down “illegal” immigrants. 😳🤬
Yes I said HUNT because what else would you call it..
Yes I put illegal in quotes because no person should be considered illegal just because they were born outside of this country.
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
Yes I said HUNT because what else would you call it..
Yes I put illegal in quotes because no person should be considered illegal just because they were born outside of this country.
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
UNC-Chapel Hill will ‘comply’ if ICE seeks students on campus, chancellor says
Schools and colleges are no longer considered “sensitive” spaces protected from immigration officials, under a new directive from the Department of Homeland Security.
www.newsobserver.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
UNC Chapel Hill will allow ICE on campus to hunt down “illegal” immigrants. 😳🤬
Yes I said HUNT because what else would you call it..
Yes I put illegal in quotes because no person should be considered illegal just because they were born outside of this country.
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
Yes I said HUNT because what else would you call it..
Yes I put illegal in quotes because no person should be considered illegal just because they were born outside of this country.
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
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"How many of our colleagues have died, been imprisoned, or been prevented from being here with us? Could any scholar of Palestinian literature or culture be expected to set foot in the MLA after this?" Read @TAlessandrini on walking out of the MLA for good. utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/01/why-...
Why I Walked Out of the MLA for Good--And Why You Should Too (Guest Post)
MLA Convention New Orleans on January 11, 2025 by Anthony Alessandrini 'On the second day, we held signs with the names of scholars martyred...
utotherescue.blogspot.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"How many of our colleagues have died, been imprisoned, or been prevented from being here with us? Could any scholar of Palestinian literature or culture be expected to set foot in the MLA after this?" Read @TAlessandrini on walking out of the MLA for good. utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/01/why-...
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I resigned my MLA forum committee role because of the undemocratic actions of the Executive Council.
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I resigned my MLA forum committee role because of the undemocratic actions of the Executive Council.
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Everyone can organize.
Everyone can contribute to social movements.
Everyone can do something, from somewhere.
None of this is about "professionalism" or policy"expertise. That is counterinsurgency, demobilizing logic.
Everyone can organize and has something to offer.
Everyone can contribute to social movements.
Everyone can do something, from somewhere.
None of this is about "professionalism" or policy"expertise. That is counterinsurgency, demobilizing logic.
Everyone can organize and has something to offer.
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Everyone can organize.
Everyone can contribute to social movements.
Everyone can do something, from somewhere.
None of this is about "professionalism" or policy"expertise. That is counterinsurgency, demobilizing logic.
Everyone can organize and has something to offer.
Everyone can contribute to social movements.
Everyone can do something, from somewhere.
None of this is about "professionalism" or policy"expertise. That is counterinsurgency, demobilizing logic.
Everyone can organize and has something to offer.
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When you claim “quorum was maintained,” but👇🏽 before / after of room @MLAforPalestine
& allies incredible action at #MLA25 Delegate Assembly.
Then again MLA leadership has shown a penchant for cruelest calculus, “fiduciary responsibility” in exchange for abandoning Palestinians.
& allies incredible action at #MLA25 Delegate Assembly.
Then again MLA leadership has shown a penchant for cruelest calculus, “fiduciary responsibility” in exchange for abandoning Palestinians.
January 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
When you claim “quorum was maintained,” but👇🏽 before / after of room @MLAforPalestine
& allies incredible action at #MLA25 Delegate Assembly.
Then again MLA leadership has shown a penchant for cruelest calculus, “fiduciary responsibility” in exchange for abandoning Palestinians.
& allies incredible action at #MLA25 Delegate Assembly.
Then again MLA leadership has shown a penchant for cruelest calculus, “fiduciary responsibility” in exchange for abandoning Palestinians.
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See y'all Monday
@kellyhayes.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social @atenaoyadi.bsky.social @wonkicorn.bsky.social @truthout.org
@kellyhayes.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social @atenaoyadi.bsky.social @wonkicorn.bsky.social @truthout.org
January 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.
Local 2179's Strand Booksellers on Strike
After months of stalled negotiation and three separate contract extensions, UAW Local 2179 members at the Strand Bookstore walked off the job today, December 7, marking the first strike at the iconic ...
region9a.uaw.org
December 8, 2024 at 4:03 PM
As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.
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Did we all decide to translate “내란죄“ as “treason”?
I see that’s what the Korean press is doing—they are notoriously bad at translating Korean—and all the pundits are kind of going along with it.
I’m also more of a “vibe” translator than a academic one but not when it comes to legal terms.
I see that’s what the Korean press is doing—they are notoriously bad at translating Korean—and all the pundits are kind of going along with it.
I’m also more of a “vibe” translator than a academic one but not when it comes to legal terms.
December 9, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Did we all decide to translate “내란죄“ as “treason”?
I see that’s what the Korean press is doing—they are notoriously bad at translating Korean—and all the pundits are kind of going along with it.
I’m also more of a “vibe” translator than a academic one but not when it comes to legal terms.
I see that’s what the Korean press is doing—they are notoriously bad at translating Korean—and all the pundits are kind of going along with it.
I’m also more of a “vibe” translator than a academic one but not when it comes to legal terms.
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For the record, the official translation of the Korean criminal code has 내란죄 as “insurrection” (87). Which I guess the argument here is that it’s a form of treason?
I know I’m being pedantic but it would be nice if newspapers at least used the official wording within the article itself at least?
I know I’m being pedantic but it would be nice if newspapers at least used the official wording within the article itself at least?
December 9, 2024 at 12:36 AM
For the record, the official translation of the Korean criminal code has 내란죄 as “insurrection” (87). Which I guess the argument here is that it’s a form of treason?
I know I’m being pedantic but it would be nice if newspapers at least used the official wording within the article itself at least?
I know I’m being pedantic but it would be nice if newspapers at least used the official wording within the article itself at least?
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Wild stuff
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Cornell president accused of violating academic freedom
A professor’s accusation that another’s course is antisemitic and dangerous spilled out into public after the interim president weighed in and his private email was shared.
www.insidehighered.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Wild stuff
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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A coalition of frontline nations have brought the largest climate case ever before the ICJ demanding that larger polluting nations be held to account under international law for causing “significant harm to the climate system” with runaway fossil fuel emissions over recent decades.
Frontline Nations Demand Climate Accountability at the ICJ
Countries like Vanuatu hope that a forthcoming opinion will accelerate action around the climate emergency.
truthout.org
December 2, 2024 at 8:46 PM
A coalition of frontline nations have brought the largest climate case ever before the ICJ demanding that larger polluting nations be held to account under international law for causing “significant harm to the climate system” with runaway fossil fuel emissions over recent decades.
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I mention this all the time in conversations and no one I speak to seems to have heard about it. theconversation.com/ai-is-a-mult...
November 30, 2024 at 12:47 AM
I mention this all the time in conversations and no one I speak to seems to have heard about it. theconversation.com/ai-is-a-mult...
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“It’s much more difficult to pass a liberal immigration policy in New York today than it was three years ago because the politics of immigration has radically changed.”
The Fight to Stop New York Cops From Conspiring With ICE
Immigration advocates want to pass laws to make sure Trump can’t weaponize New York law enforcement to help ICE with mass deportation.
interc.pt
November 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM
“It’s much more difficult to pass a liberal immigration policy in New York today than it was three years ago because the politics of immigration has radically changed.”
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I’ve created a Puerto Rican Studies starter pack to foster community in the cielos azules. Please share, join, and invite others!!! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
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go.bsky.app/42oxEXL
November 26, 2024 at 1:33 PM
I’ve created a Puerto Rican Studies starter pack to foster community in the cielos azules. Please share, join, and invite others!!! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
go.bsky.app/42oxEXL
go.bsky.app/42oxEXL
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On November 29-30, 2024, a coalition of independent presses, poets, writers, and translators will hold a Global Reading for Freedom of Expression & Solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon for 24 straight hours.
Organized by Pamenar Press.
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxJN...
Organized by Pamenar Press.
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxJN...
Global Reading for Freedom of Expression and Solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon (2nd Iteration)
YouTube video by Pamenar Press
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:41 PM
On November 29-30, 2024, a coalition of independent presses, poets, writers, and translators will hold a Global Reading for Freedom of Expression & Solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon for 24 straight hours.
Organized by Pamenar Press.
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxJN...
Organized by Pamenar Press.
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxJN...
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"These images of women at work in military bases radically challenge the silence of the textual archive, which referred to the people who constructed them simply as 'native labour' or 'coolies'. That deliberate vagueness extends in some ways to this photographic record too." – Urvi Khaitan
November 28, 2024 at 4:13 PM
"These images of women at work in military bases radically challenge the silence of the textual archive, which referred to the people who constructed them simply as 'native labour' or 'coolies'. That deliberate vagueness extends in some ways to this photographic record too." – Urvi Khaitan
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BREAKING: Autonomous anti-genocide activists bring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a grinding halt after blockading the McDonald’s float for a second year in a row.
“Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.
“Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.
November 28, 2024 at 3:07 PM
BREAKING: Autonomous anti-genocide activists bring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a grinding halt after blockading the McDonald’s float for a second year in a row.
“Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.
“Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.