Cassie Osei is Writing a Book
@tropigalia.bsky.social
Writer, historian, and assistant professor of Latin America, African Diaspora, and Brazil. Info + Inquiries: https://www.cassieosei.com
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So thrilled to share my co-authored article with @johnmundell.bsky.social on Gayl Jones's Palmares is out! We put Jones in conversation with Black Brazilian feminist giants Lélia Gonzalez and Beatriz Nascimento; perhaps we are the first to do so.
This was truly a labor of love and pleasure. Enjoy!
This was truly a labor of love and pleasure. Enjoy!
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Nearly half of the nation's college students attend community colleges (per DOE). This may not be true of Harvard, indeed of any school in the Ivy League.
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Nearly half of the nation's college students attend community colleges (per DOE). This may not be true of Harvard, indeed of any school in the Ivy League.
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FWIW, I celebrate ILL in this recent article :)
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
FWIW, I celebrate ILL in this recent article :)
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man i did not realize this had spread so quickly www.404media.co/missouri-age...
Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn
Missouri’s age verification law, enacted on November 30, is the halfway mark for the sweep of age verification laws across the country.
www.404media.co
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
man i did not realize this had spread so quickly www.404media.co/missouri-age...
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I was talking to some friends about living through the AIDS scare in the 80s and early 90s. Pretty much anyone younger than 40 will never know or comprehend what that was like (thankfully).
Were Duane a 22 year old diagnosed today, he would live to see his 59th birthday.
Were Duane a 22 year old diagnosed today, he would live to see his 59th birthday.
December 21, 2023 at 2:28 AM
I was talking to some friends about living through the AIDS scare in the 80s and early 90s. Pretty much anyone younger than 40 will never know or comprehend what that was like (thankfully).
Were Duane a 22 year old diagnosed today, he would live to see his 59th birthday.
Were Duane a 22 year old diagnosed today, he would live to see his 59th birthday.
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...on your work managed device.
We should assume no level of privacy from work on work managed devices. At least not us regular folk.
We should assume no level of privacy from work on work managed devices. At least not us regular folk.
Normal and great
> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
Warning — what happens on your Android phone, doesn’t stay on your Android phone.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
...on your work managed device.
We should assume no level of privacy from work on work managed devices. At least not us regular folk.
We should assume no level of privacy from work on work managed devices. At least not us regular folk.
Literally thought this was Adam Ant.
WHAT AM I LOOKING AT
Some of y’all afraid to be corny but I was born on the cob
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Literally thought this was Adam Ant.
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I am talking about K-12 urban schools where kids are drilled in 5 paragraph essays to increase test scores so that their schools don’t close down. Unfortunately, students are not encourage to develop writing voices unless they are privileged and/or possibly in college (though not even then often)
I wonder what schools he's speaking of though? During all the years I taught college composition, it was always about helping students discover and find confidence in their own voice. Every other teacher in my department would've said the same.
It is kind of ironic that schools have spent so many years trying to convince students that academic writing should be completely devoid of any personal voice and are now in a state of crisis trying to deal with students using generative AI to write assignments that completely take away their voice.
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I am talking about K-12 urban schools where kids are drilled in 5 paragraph essays to increase test scores so that their schools don’t close down. Unfortunately, students are not encourage to develop writing voices unless they are privileged and/or possibly in college (though not even then often)
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It is kind of ironic that schools have spent so many years trying to convince students that academic writing should be completely devoid of any personal voice and are now in a state of crisis trying to deal with students using generative AI to write assignments that completely take away their voice.
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It is kind of ironic that schools have spent so many years trying to convince students that academic writing should be completely devoid of any personal voice and are now in a state of crisis trying to deal with students using generative AI to write assignments that completely take away their voice.
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imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
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“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
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Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
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You can read more of Dr. Marquez's research on freedom suits in the South Atlantic world in HAHR here from @dukepress.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1215/0018...
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You can read more of Dr. Marquez's research on freedom suits in the South Atlantic world in HAHR here from @dukepress.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1215/0018...
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I love this for her. And I love this for Brazil. 🇧🇷 Get his ass.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I love this for her. And I love this for Brazil. 🇧🇷 Get his ass.
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X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The world is using American social media and American politics as a slot machine and social media companies are directly incentivizing this:
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The world is using American social media and American politics as a slot machine and social media companies are directly incentivizing this:
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
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MISSING: Emily Adusei, 17, was last seen on Nov. 14, 2025, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Have info? Call NCMEC at 1-00-THE-LOST or Worcester PD at 1-508-799-8600. https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/2068683/1
Have info? Call NCMEC at 1-00-THE-LOST or Worcester PD at 1-508-799-8600. https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/2068683/1
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
MISSING: Emily Adusei, 17, was last seen on Nov. 14, 2025, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Have info? Call NCMEC at 1-00-THE-LOST or Worcester PD at 1-508-799-8600. https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/2068683/1
Have info? Call NCMEC at 1-00-THE-LOST or Worcester PD at 1-508-799-8600. https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/2068683/1
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"Africana Studies Major Meets with President at the White House, Calls Him a Fascist To His Face While Towering Over Him"
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"Africana Studies Major Meets with President at the White House, Calls Him a Fascist To His Face While Towering Over Him"
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I know Stephen Miller is frothing at the mouth over Trumpet being “nice” to Zohran lmao
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I know Stephen Miller is frothing at the mouth over Trumpet being “nice” to Zohran lmao
Can the NYT even spin this?
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Can the NYT even spin this?
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this is a very important part of her legacy, her support for Palestine. one of the things i will always remember is that one of Dr. Refaat Alareer’s last liked posts on Twitter before it turned into x and removed like history is a photo of Alice.
The official obits are rolling in. I hear the NYT mentions nothing about Alice Palestine support ofc. When she won her MacArthur, Alice got death threats from Zionists. They ruined her joy on a HUGE accomplishment. She told me the MacArthur ppl took down her personal statement & when she complained
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
this is a very important part of her legacy, her support for Palestine. one of the things i will always remember is that one of Dr. Refaat Alareer’s last liked posts on Twitter before it turned into x and removed like history is a photo of Alice.
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🧵 Rest in power, Alice Wong. @sfdirewolf.bsky.social A trailblazer, a fierce advocate, and a relentless voice for disability rights. Her work changed the landscape for so many. /1
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🧵 Rest in power, Alice Wong. @sfdirewolf.bsky.social A trailblazer, a fierce advocate, and a relentless voice for disability rights. Her work changed the landscape for so many. /1
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We are sorry to learn of the death of Doris L. Garraway, author of "The Libertine Colony" and a contributor to the journal Small Axe. buff.ly/ttM0p1g
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We are sorry to learn of the death of Doris L. Garraway, author of "The Libertine Colony" and a contributor to the journal Small Axe. buff.ly/ttM0p1g
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Hi friends and colleagues! I will be participating in the Latin American History Seminar @ox.ac.uk on 100 years of Jose Vasconcelos' Raza Cósmica, and hope you can join. It is available online and in-person, and everyone is welcome 😊
www.lac.ox.ac.uk/event/histor...
www.lac.ox.ac.uk/event/histor...
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hi friends and colleagues! I will be participating in the Latin American History Seminar @ox.ac.uk on 100 years of Jose Vasconcelos' Raza Cósmica, and hope you can join. It is available online and in-person, and everyone is welcome 😊
www.lac.ox.ac.uk/event/histor...
www.lac.ox.ac.uk/event/histor...