Toni Salazar L., PhD 🧿🇲🇽
@mexhistorian.bsky.social
Historian, Modern Mexico. 🇲🇽 MLIS 📚
Chicagoan
Disgruntled Metroplexual
Tavern-style only🍕
White Sox ⚾️
Sheltie lover🐶
Cat lady🐈⬛
ADHD 💊
BC survivor 🎀 FCK CNCR
D&D 🎲 🐉 🗡️
MST3K 🛰️❤️
DayZ 🎮
Chicagoan
Disgruntled Metroplexual
Tavern-style only🍕
White Sox ⚾️
Sheltie lover🐶
Cat lady🐈⬛
ADHD 💊
BC survivor 🎀 FCK CNCR
D&D 🎲 🐉 🗡️
MST3K 🛰️❤️
DayZ 🎮
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My cousin had her naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall nine years ago and it was one of the highlights of her adult life. The cruelty this administration demonstrates is reprehensible. These people completed the requirements, they should have their ceremony and citizenship granted.
December 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My cousin had her naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall nine years ago and it was one of the highlights of her adult life. The cruelty this administration demonstrates is reprehensible. These people completed the requirements, they should have their ceremony and citizenship granted.
More concerning changes afoot at UTAustin:
"The School of Information and the College of Natural Sciences announced plans to consolidate the computer science, statistics and data science, and information degree programs into one school, according to a Nov. 18 email..."
"The School of Information and the College of Natural Sciences announced plans to consolidate the computer science, statistics and data science, and information degree programs into one school, according to a Nov. 18 email..."
School of Information, College of Natural Sciences plan consolidation of some areas of study
The School of Information and the College of Natural Sciences announced plans to consolidate the computer science, statistics and data science, and information degree programs into one school, accordi...
thedailytexan.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
More concerning changes afoot at UTAustin:
"The School of Information and the College of Natural Sciences announced plans to consolidate the computer science, statistics and data science, and information degree programs into one school, according to a Nov. 18 email..."
"The School of Information and the College of Natural Sciences announced plans to consolidate the computer science, statistics and data science, and information degree programs into one school, according to a Nov. 18 email..."
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I discovered this book via @annaleen, but it went to my mom’s house who started reading the essays, found it “pretty deep” and “after reading a few…felt overwhelmingly emotional”, crying, missing her husband, and sent me a message saying “what a book, written […]
[Original post on mastodon.world]
[Original post on mastodon.world]
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I discovered this book via @annaleen, but it went to my mom’s house who started reading the essays, found it “pretty deep” and “after reading a few…felt overwhelmingly emotional”, crying, missing her husband, and sent me a message saying “what a book, written […]
[Original post on mastodon.world]
[Original post on mastodon.world]
@tapirtrouble.bsky.social What an awful situation. Incidentally, I have a phobia around the fear of encountering rabid animals and I will turn around and go home if I see a bat flying around at dusk when I'm out with the dog. There was a rabid bat found in the next town over last fall. NOPE
This is extremely rare and extremely awful. “The report said that organ donations are not routinely tested for rabies “because of its rarity in humans in the United States and the complexity of diagnostic testing.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Kidney Recipient Dies After Transplant From Organ Donor Who Had Rabies
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@tapirtrouble.bsky.social What an awful situation. Incidentally, I have a phobia around the fear of encountering rabid animals and I will turn around and go home if I see a bat flying around at dusk when I'm out with the dog. There was a rabid bat found in the next town over last fall. NOPE
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Normalize the dismantling of intrusive, nonconsensual surveillance technologies
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Normalize the dismantling of intrusive, nonconsensual surveillance technologies
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For those keeping track, we are at the sitting member of congress being pepper sprayed by federal agents while trying to protect her constituents stage of fascism.
AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid
"When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed-aside and pepper sprayed."
www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
Video from @repgrijalva on Instagram.
"When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed-aside and pepper sprayed."
www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
Video from @repgrijalva on Instagram.
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
For those keeping track, we are at the sitting member of congress being pepper sprayed by federal agents while trying to protect her constituents stage of fascism.
"Morning" and "hope" stand out. Still depressed with "Texas."
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Morning" and "hope" stand out. Still depressed with "Texas."
December 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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When everyone knows it's probably Grandpa's last Christmas so everyone makes a big deal about him
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When everyone knows it's probably Grandpa's last Christmas so everyone makes a big deal about him
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As New Orleans braces for the arrival of ICE, there is a particular stain that comes with hunting Mexicans and Central Americans in that city. These are the same folks who arrived en masse to help rebuild the city after Katrina and have since become a vibrant part of its renewal.
Fuck ICE to hell.
Fuck ICE to hell.
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
As New Orleans braces for the arrival of ICE, there is a particular stain that comes with hunting Mexicans and Central Americans in that city. These are the same folks who arrived en masse to help rebuild the city after Katrina and have since become a vibrant part of its renewal.
Fuck ICE to hell.
Fuck ICE to hell.
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I talk a lotta shit for someone who still chokes back tears when Rudolph sets out on that ice floe all alone
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I talk a lotta shit for someone who still chokes back tears when Rudolph sets out on that ice floe all alone
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This is constantly happening. A paramilitary force is violently enforcing second-class status for nonwhite people the United States with the support of police forces across the country. Sure, ICE must be abolished, but so must every institution that supports such brutality. & this cannot be reformed
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is constantly happening. A paramilitary force is violently enforcing second-class status for nonwhite people the United States with the support of police forces across the country. Sure, ICE must be abolished, but so must every institution that supports such brutality. & this cannot be reformed
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
Cold, rainy days mean snuggles and naps on the couch.
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Cold, rainy days mean snuggles and naps on the couch.
What a dope.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What a dope.
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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JUST IN: Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in Roswell, Georgia, in tonight's runoff.
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
JUST IN: Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in Roswell, Georgia, in tonight's runoff.
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
defector.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
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2/2 Part of the pain in watching that response is knowing how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US servicemembers.
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
Killing Shipwrecked Survivors is Not Just Illegal—It Endangers U.S. Servicemembers
If the United States chooses a path where killing defenseless survivors becomes acceptable, American servicemembers will pay the price for that choice.
www.justsecurity.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
2/2 Part of the pain in watching that response is knowing how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US servicemembers.
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
If you were wondering how things are going in Lubbock:
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If you were wondering how things are going in Lubbock:
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Translation: Pete may well go down for this. But I’m not going with him.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Translation: Pete may well go down for this. But I’m not going with him.
Insomnia yet again.
a cartoon character is laying in bed with his eyes closed and his mouth open .
Alt: a cartoon character is laying in bed with his eyes closed and his mouth open .
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Insomnia yet again.