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Brie Gettleson
@briemarina.bsky.social
Latin American Studies bibliotecaria @Penn interested in contemporary political ephemera, post-custodial digital archival collaboration, Central America, and pictures of cute animals. she/ella/ela
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Just published my latest newsletter of Latin American collections at Penn Libraries! mailchi.mp/572ab9a2c481...
New in Latin American Studies from Penn Libraries!
mailchi.mp
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Next Monday, 11/24, two celebrated writers and scholars explore the craft and influence of Octavia E. Butler. Join @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social for an evening dedicated to the revered SFF author’s luminous imagination. RSVP for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-radica...
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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I went home to Southeast L.A. to cover the immigration raids there. And this week I've covered the raids in my adopted home of NC. Nothing--and I mean NOTHING--will give you hope like speaking to immigrant organizers and locals fighting back.
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment

The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV

www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
www.wbtv.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Just heard about this huge (49 state) long covid trial using tirzepetide (aka zepbound) one of the newer glp meds. It’s run by researchers at scripps, funded by the eric & wendy schmidt foundation. It looks like it is still enrolling, fully remote participation:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
LoCITT-T - Long COVID Treatment Trial
The Long COVID Treatment Trial-Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is investigating the efficacy of repurposing this drug to treat Long COVID.
longcovid.scripps.edu
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Hurricane Melissa: a real-time case study of colonialism’s legacies which shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice via Natricia Duncan

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies
Destruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.

Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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💡 En Guatemala, hay comunidades que no solo resisten al impacto de las industrias extractivas: también crean sus propias soluciones.. Energía comunitaria, semillas nativas y producción sostenible son parte de estas historias. 🌾

📍 Este jueves 13 de noviembre conoce nuestro especial #AsíSeResuelve.
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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CFP: special issue of Women’s Studies Quarterly on Testimonio/s
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Job Opportunity!

Associate Lecturer (Teaching) Gender, Politics & Society

UCL - Institute of the Americas

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK119/a...
Associate Lecturer (Teaching) Gender, Politics & Society at UCL
Recruiting now: Associate Lecturer (Teaching) Gender, Politics & Society on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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In a union survey earlier this year, some security guards reported that the job didn’t pay enough to cover their basic needs and that they received little to no recent training for the job.

🔗 www.inquirer.com/business/32-...
3,000 security guards in Philadelphia get a new union contract with raises
In a union survey earlier this year, some security guards reported that the job didn’t pay enough to cover their basic needs and that they received little to no recent training for the job.
www.inquirer.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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People of all ages should know about this man [especially white people because some of you continue to pretend that people didn't know that enslaving Africans WAS WRONG at the time].
We will hold the launch of our children’s book, *Fearless Benjamin* (PM Press), this evening, Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 6:00 pm at the Abington Quaker Meeting House, where Benjamin Lay worshipped and where he is buried. See the flyer below for more info. Please join us!
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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EVENT

VI COIMI - Abya Yala: Histórias, Territorialidades e Saberes Indígenas

📍UNEB - Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil
🗓️February 25-28, 2026
👥Coordinators: Guillaume Candela (@cardiffuni) & Carlos Paz (FCH-UNCPBA)
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Season 7 launches 🔥 by reflecting on "What Zohran Can Learn from Latin America's Pink Tide" - with some insightful analyses on the challenges for the Zohran administration , and what leftist-governed cities in Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil +Ecuador have to teach us open.spotify.com/episode/75Oo...
What Zohran can learn from Latin America's Pink Tide
open.spotify.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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all of this is also true for sexism. you tell me you think women are biologically less smart and i’ll suspect that i could probably convince you to drink your own piss
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
This whole🧵!
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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"In less than 36 hours since we announced that we will be sending payments to disabled SNAP recipients in the South—$100 to individuals and $250 to households—we have received more than 12,400 applications, totaling $2.7 million in requests." - they have to close the form tomorrow... no way to cover
We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.

If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate

We take care of each other ❤️
October 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Happening today!
October 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM