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@jgieseking.bsky.social
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Environmental psychologist, geographer, and a gregarious good time about all things queer trans dyke https://queergeographies.ghost.io/
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#Taipei marches in support of trans rights tonight 🏳️‍⚧️
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Announcing SEQC50, a conference and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1st Southeastern Gay Conference, held at UNC in 1976. Join us April 10-11, 2026. We invite community members, activists, and academics to propose a panel, performance, or discussion! carolinapride.unc.edu/event/seqc50/
SEQC50 - Carolina Pride Alum Network
FIFTY YEARS OF QUEER ACTIVISM AT UNC-CHAPEL HILL APRIL 10-11, 2026 | CHAPEL HILL, NC SIGN UP FOR UPDATES ON SEQC50
carolinapride.unc.edu
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Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
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NEW: With the great Nina Martin, I wrote about bombshell allegations about a Planned Parenthood chapter in the South that has been taken over by new leaders with conservative connections. One new leader has even described herself as "pro-life." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Scoop: Staffers fear a southern Planned Parenthood faces a “dangerous threat from within”
One new leader called herself “pro-life” and another asked about partnering with anti-abortion groups.
www.motherjones.com
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after “it can happen here,” there is the work of recognizing people know it’s happening here
New from @prri.org:

"A majority of Americans (56%) agree that “President Trump is a dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy"

Majorities of Americans Say Trump’s Policies Have Gone Too Far

open.substack.com/pub/prri/p/b...
Breaking Research: Majorities of Americans Say Trump’s Policies Have Gone Too Far
56% of Americans now view Trump as a “dangerous dictator” according to the American Values Survey
open.substack.com
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Financially Burdened:
A Rapid Review of the Impact of Financial Stress on University
Students and Their Coping Strategies
Guided by Lazarus and Folkman’s stress and coping theory, this review synthesizes findings from 19 studies published 2014-2024 and focuses on coping strategies.
helda.helsinki.fi
See y'all there!!
Join us at the New York #LESBIANLIVES Conference 2025 edition. Thank you 🙏 sinister_wisdom for all the organizing (we know how much work it is 😛😗).

From 23 to 25 October
At the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan 🗽
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Do not accept the question "But how do we pay for it?" about social programs ever again. That talking point is done forever.
Oh my gosh, what an honor. Thank you. And, truly, thank you for all you do.
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Immigration enforcement *is* a public health crisis, and a longstanding one at that. It harms both physical and mental health, and its effects burden immigrants and the U.S. born alike.
🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.

Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
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I was wondering who’s responsible for the ongoing demolition of NSF. Aside from Chief Management Officer Cheatham, whose resignation the staff union seeks, it appears to be 3 DOGE agents: Farritor (23), Terrell (25), and Riley (33). None appear to have any familiarity with scientific research.
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
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NEW: Trump’s takeover of the Library of Congress is about taking control of the legislative branch.

One expert says it’s “dangerous,” given agencies within the Library provide legal advice to lawmakers and police their misconduct.
Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library
Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.
www.rollingstone.com
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what the actual fuck
In a first for the Ivy League school, Columbia's new officers have the same powers of warrantless search and arrest as any other police officer under New York law. The state law permits the officers to use "physical force and deadly physical force in making an arrest or preventing an escape."
Columbia University's new campus patrol officers appointed by New York Police Department
The 36 new special patrol officers announced last month by Columbia University were appointed by the New York Police Department and will be subject to the orders of the police commissioner, an arrangement confirmed by a Columbia spokesperson this week.
www.reuters.com
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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
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Two new *very exciting* #handsoff events came in today: American Samoa and Puerto Rico. Send them some love tonight, y'all.

And in case you hadn't zoomed out on the map, let me do it for you, because multiple cities in Portugal, France, the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany are showing up.
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NEW: Two-thirds of NYC voters support creating municipal grocery stores to bring down prices.

"The concept is imminently feasible. In fact, publicly owned grocery stores are quite common and already exist at scale—in the US military."
New York City Voters Support Municipal Grocery Stores - Climate and Community Institute
Read our Substack piece on why municipal grocery stores can bring down costs and repair food supply chains.  The rising cost of groceries has driven nearly 50 …
climateandcommunity.org