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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 1h

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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K R @kringelberg.bsky.social · 1h

Erica Moiah James is just so good at these, y'all. Humble, curious, passionate--and I learned new things about pastel as a medium (e.g., having a lively music program in your museum is a risk!). Check it! (Also: I find it *soothing* in between the other things we have to work hard on right now).

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The Clark offers an independent Research and Academic Program (RAP) designed to encourage fresh approaches to the production of knowledge about all periods and genres of art, and particularly the obje...

www.clarkart.edu

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K R @kringelberg.bsky.social · 1d

If you ever had a YikYak account, none of this is remotely surprising.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Guerin @blkchimera.blacksky.app · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Cu...

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - The Charade (Audio)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

www.youtube.com

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K R @kringelberg.bsky.social · 1d

just got a book after hearing the author, Nafis Hasan, talk about the shift from prevention to cure (and thus from addressing environmental causes to individualist health industrial complex shit)
www.commonnotions.org/metastasis

Metastasis — Common Notions Press

A bold rethinking of cancer as a biological phenomenon, a science that serves capitalism, and a radical vision of liberated health and well-being.

www.commonnotions.org

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K R @kringelberg.bsky.social · 1d

all about money/business/colonizer bs

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K R @kringelberg.bsky.social · 1d

just have so many thoughts about environmental causes and how we don't really address those

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K R @kringelberg.bsky.social · 1d

Hard same.

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 1d

But mostly, this week? I really, really, really love my students.

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Annalise Ophelian @dr-ophelian.bsky.social · 1d

The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

vimeo.com

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Black Trans Archives™️ @blacktransarchives.bsky.social · 3d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy known for her incredible resilience she survived homelessness, police brutality, and systemic oppression, yet kept fighting for the community she loved.

Image courtesy of Miss Major/Beck Witt 📸

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

Miss Major has passed away. We've lost an icon for the ages. Rest in power.

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Miss Major with long wavy gray hair sits outdoors in a chair, wearing a brightly colored geometric-patterned dress. She looks thoughtful and serene, with her hands resting in her lap. Trees and plants surround her in the background, giving the scene a peaceful setting. The image appears as a social media post with text and engagement icons below.

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 1d

We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social

An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like the news is out. May her memory be a blessing. Miss Major, Presente!

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in power, Miss Major.

www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Eliel Cruz @elielcruz.com · 1d

Miss Major 💘🕊️

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Indigenous Women Rising @iwrising.bsky.social · 2d

Everyday is Indigenous Peoples Day but today we say FUCK COLUMBUS just a little louder.

Non-natives, a great way to acknowledge this day is to donate to Indigenous Led organizations that support and benefit Indigenous People directly.

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naylandblake @naylandblake.bsky.social · 3d

Harlem Renaissance's LGBTQ legacy featured in new exhibit

The New York Historical’s “Gay Harlem Renaissance” exhibition highlights the contributions of LGBTQ writers, artists and performers to one of history’s most important cultural eras.

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 3d

please contact the president of Texas State University, Kelly Damphousse, and urge him to respect academic freedom and the first amendment and restore Professor Tom Alter to teaching.

[email protected], 512-245-2121.

aaup-texas.org/blog?blog=y

Texas Conference of American Association of University Professors

AAUP champions academic freedom, advances shared governance, and organizes faculty and staff to promote economic security and quality education.

aaup-texas.org

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j-salvo.bsky.social @j-salvo.bsky.social · 2d

Word to the wise: do not fly internationally into Logan. All of the major public detainments of Legal Residents and Citizens at airports have been out of Logan.

Kat Stuart @luckykatstuart.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone in Boston an immigration lawyer or know one who can help this woman? Her husband is detained at Logan over a dismissed misdemeanor from 2017. He’s a legal resident of the US. She just asked for help an hour ago.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

It would be interesting for someone to run for US president on the platform of firing every one hired to work for ICE over the past 4 years. Firing all of them on day 1.

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K R @kringelberg.bsky.social · 3d

porque no los dos?

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Lisa Sorg @lisasorg.bsky.social · 3d

Scientists found PFAS in fresh vegetables & fish, eggs & beer. Pine needles, honey & house dust. Landfills, compost and sewage sludge.  Blood of horses. Blood of dogs. Their own blood.
 1st in a series re: NC's PFAS crisis under Trump @cleancapefear.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1210202...

A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals - Inside Climate News

For seven years N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to enact PFAS regulations in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quash...

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RKK @ronakkapadia.bsky.social · 3d

100+ of us scholars in Asian American Studies signed this open letter. Please read and circulate. www.criticalethnicstudiesjournal.org/blog/2025/10...

The Dan David Prize Amid a Genocide? — Critical Ethnic Studies

October 4, 2025 Headquartered at Tel Aviv University, the Dan David Prize is one of many Israel-based awards that attempt to legitimize the Israeli state and its policies on a world stage. Along wit...

www.criticalethnicstudiesjournal.org

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

You can save yourself a lot of time by never arguing with people who don't protest *ever* about protest. Keep it moving and reclaim your time.

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Chris Slaby @cjslaby.bsky.social · 4d

But the problem is that AI gets invoked as an answer to this problem, when what we really need to do is address the root causes of these problems and give teachers more money, time, resources, respect, etc. The AI/edutech/tech industry is predicated on making the problem worse, not fixing it.

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