Nimisha Barton
@nimishabarton.bsky.social
Writer, Educator, DEI Practitioner. Lecturer at CSU Long Beach. Author of Reproductive Citizens & A Just Future w/Cornell University Press. Co-President of Coordinating Council for Women in History. Rogue scholar. Rage writer.
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Nimisha Barton
@nimishabarton.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Each year I update this table which surveys scholars programs at the top 10 colleges and unis. Were schools that cared so much about DEI in 2020 still committed 5 years later?
Here's what I found:
Here's what I found:
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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Seattle in November
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Seattle in November
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
I remember seeing a story years ago where a prison cook was caught having stolen $1.2 million of fajitas over 9 years.
One week he took off sick, someone else answered the order call and was like "what are you talking about? We don't serve fajitas."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
One week he took off sick, someone else answered the order call and was like "what are you talking about? We don't serve fajitas."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Texas man sentenced to 50 years for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas
Gilberto Escamilla had stolen more than $1.2 million worth of fajitas over the course of approximately nine years.
www.nbcnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
Yes yes yes to this!
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November 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Yes yes yes to this!
Dear Lord, please let this mean something
According to a new Economist/YouGov poll, Trump's approval rating is underwater in the majority of states — including 20 states he won last year.
He's flailing on the economy and his party's odds for 2026 are crumbling.
Do not let him convince you he is all powerful.
He's flailing on the economy and his party's odds for 2026 are crumbling.
Do not let him convince you he is all powerful.
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Dear Lord, please let this mean something
Do I even want to know what a lizza is. No. No, I do not want to know anything anymore.
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Do I even want to know what a lizza is. No. No, I do not want to know anything anymore.
I would like One Good Day in America.
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I would like One Good Day in America.
idk probably all the gun violence and fascism but yeah school is tuff too
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
idk probably all the gun violence and fascism but yeah school is tuff too
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
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Notice Mamdani charmed Trump on live TV without backing down on any stances. He didn't water himself down, he didn't even take back calling Trump a fascist. Moderates would say butter him up, or try to appear more right-wing. Voters can see through that—and evidently so does he!
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Notice Mamdani charmed Trump on live TV without backing down on any stances. He didn't water himself down, he didn't even take back calling Trump a fascist. Moderates would say butter him up, or try to appear more right-wing. Voters can see through that—and evidently so does he!
*taps democracy*
Is this thing on?
Is this thing on?
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
*taps democracy*
Is this thing on?
Is this thing on?
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The Atlantic speaks with one of the jurors in the case of the man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal agent.
The juror says that, despite two initial holdouts, it was ultimately pretty easy to acquit: "a clear majority felt it was nonsensical, like, don't waste our time or money."
The juror says that, despite two initial holdouts, it was ultimately pretty easy to acquit: "a clear majority felt it was nonsensical, like, don't waste our time or money."
Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations
Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
www.theatlantic.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Atlantic speaks with one of the jurors in the case of the man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal agent.
The juror says that, despite two initial holdouts, it was ultimately pretty easy to acquit: "a clear majority felt it was nonsensical, like, don't waste our time or money."
The juror says that, despite two initial holdouts, it was ultimately pretty easy to acquit: "a clear majority felt it was nonsensical, like, don't waste our time or money."
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I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
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The Democrats called out racist shitbags and serial sex offenders.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
Dems didn't brand "white dudes" as the "bad guy" as Portnoy suggests. We branded people who support a toxic, hate-filled convicted felon who abuses women and lies constantly about everything as the bad guys, and they just happen to be disproportionately white men.
www.mediaite.com/politics/dav...
www.mediaite.com/politics/dav...
Dave Portnoy Says He Turned on Dems Because They Branded 'White Dudes' Society's 'Bad Guy'
Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy said he flipped to supporting Republicans because Democrats branded "white dudes" as the "bad guy" in America during the Biden Administration
www.mediaite.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Democrats called out racist shitbags and serial sex offenders.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
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the left AND the right? BOTH sides? wow! he doesn't care WHO he cheeses off! what a fresh take!
Bill Maher Buries the Left AND the Right in Searing CNN Interview: Why Can’t They Just ‘Be Normal?’
Bill Maher Buries the Left AND the Right in Searing CNN Interview: Why Can’t They Just ‘Be Normal?’
Bill Maher bashed both Democrats and Republicans during a CNN interview on Sunday, saying Republicans like Trump go "too far" while Dems push "revolutionaries"
The post Bill Maher Buries the Left AND the Right in Searing CNN Interview: Why Can’t They Just ‘Be Normal?’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
the left AND the right? BOTH sides? wow! he doesn't care WHO he cheeses off! what a fresh take!
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(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men
I do this too! But everyday
Sunday screamies. It’s when you just start screaming and don’t stop until Monday 🤷♀️
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I do this too! But everyday
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
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epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
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Holy shit reverse MeToo is wild
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Holy shit reverse MeToo is wild
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admitting to statutory rape to own the libs
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
admitting to statutory rape to own the libs