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Karen Tongson

@inlandemperor.bsky.social

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Author of NORMPORN, WHY KAREN CARPENTER MATTERS, and RELOCATIONS. Food motivated. Expert Homosexual. Prof by day. Cohost of The Art of Grief and The Gaymazing Race podcasts, formerly of Waiting to X-Hale. #Gaylor curious. ACFC ⚽️ & Dodgers ⚾️

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #sfba friends -- here are a couple of posters for you, created by the same artist who made them for Chicago. Print and share with everyone who needs them!

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 15h

If you would like to support some of the families of people who have been abducted by ICE in my area during the recent federal attacks on our community that I've written about, local organizers have put together this trusted list of crowd funds.

Rogers Park Immigrant Families Need Your Support

Please give as you are able AND share this page! If you have friends and family asking how they can support Chicago in this difficult time, this is a way to directly support families. Go FundMe Link...

docs.google.com

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 1d

In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday.
It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conservatism at it’s finest 🙄🤡‼️

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US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.

apnews.com

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Karen Tongson @inlandemperor.bsky.social · 14h

When you realize the song you’re whistling at the airport is TS’s “Wood” 😳🫩

Karen Tongson @inlandemperor.bsky.social · 1d

In college I took out an emergency student loan to see Barbra’s 1995 farewell concert at the Pond in Anaheim (I paid it back! And Barbra had a few more farewell shows after that.) Needless to say, becoming the Barbra Streisand Professor in Contemporary Gender Studies is kind of a dream come true.

A collage of Yentl hovering over a dish at dinner and a letter informing Karen Tongson she will be the Barbra Streisand Professor of Contemporary Gender Studies on January 6, 2026.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1d

people seriously underplay the strength of elected leaders, influential people and the like just saying a thing.

just... like... say a thing and repeat it. its the core of politics and communications. you say a thing and say it over and over and it becomes the story. it works.

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Pam Thurschwell @pamthur.bsky.social · 1d

What are they going to do, rename the West Wing "The Wing"? On the plus side, we all have a front row seat for primitive accumulation and destruction in action. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

www.nytimes.com

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Karen Tongson @inlandemperor.bsky.social · 6d

469.

Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 6d

holy fuck, the pitcher's second home run of the night was 116.9 mph and 469 feet

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 17d

Got yelled at by my university for posting on LinkedIn that I'm open to jobs abroad because things are looking bleak in the US. Somehow this was interpreted as a bad look for the university? I'm just saying what everyone recognizes as reality.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 17d

Dodgers bullpen and dodger fans trying to enjoy the game

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Crash Outstein @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · 19d

Cubs best chance here is to get the Dodgers bullpen involved somehow

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Karen Tongson @inlandemperor.bsky.social · 16d

And this is the conundrum for all Dodgers fans this postseason…nay for YEARS.

Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 17d

I want the Dodgers to win but I want Treinen to get shellacked.

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Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 19d

Stephen Miller-founded legal group filed a federal complaint against the Los Angeles Dodgers in July over their commitments to DEI. Filed just days after the Dodgers expelled ICE agents from their parking lot.

The Dodgers maintain their stated commitment to DEI.

#MLB #Dodgers

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Boycott Citizens Bank @boycottcitizens.bsky.social · 17d

Because whenever the Phillies are trending, I know Citizens Bank is getting loads of free advertising.

The Phillie Phanatic is my favorite mascot in baseball, and I'm pretty sure he would never condone Citizens Bank's financing of ICE detention facilities.

Boycott Citizens Bank @boycottcitizens.bsky.social · Jul 20

Learn about Citizens Bank's ties to GEO Group and CoreCivic at boycottcitizens.org

A graphic featuring a photo of the Phillie Phanatic mascot looking dismayed, wearing a red Phillies cap and pinstriped jersey. The large bold headline text reads: "WHEN YOU REALIZE YOUR BALLPARK IS NAMED AFTER A BANK THAT FINANCES GEO GROUP & CORECIVIC." Below, smaller text says: "GEO Group and CoreCivic are private prison operators with a long history of human rights abuses, and they’re two of the companies set to profit most from the mass detention of our neighbors. Though many banks have pledged to stop financing them, Citizens Bank has deepened its ties to the industry in recent years. For more information and to join in urging Citizens Bank to help build communities instead of cages, visit boycottcitizens.org."

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Karen Tongson @inlandemperor.bsky.social · 16d

You can just tell from all his Goebells-esque pump up the Gestapo speeches that St*phen Mill*r thinks he looks like a tough, badass MFer. Fortunately for us, and perhaps the fate of this entire country, he looks like a ridiculous dweeb with ZERO RIZZ who absolutely no one would follow to the death.

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nerdydodger @nerdydodger.bsky.social · 26d

Kiké is like Gilmore Girls, something for fall

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Sep 20

What’s more astonishing: 1) that the president clearly believes, and repeatedly suggests, that asylum seekers are people from mental asylums, or 2) that no journalist has ever challenged him on this and no mainstream media outlets have done any deep dives on this story?