Elizabeth Majerus
@emajerus.bsky.social
Teacher, poet, punk, feminist; author of Songs Are Like Tattoos, co-editor of Can I Teach That; anti-white-supremacy; pro-climate action, -reproductive justice, and -preserving democracy; 1/3 of Motes; private citizen, She/her, opinions my own
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Elizabeth Majerus
@emajerus.bsky.social
· Oct 27
Art Works: Mixtapes and Modernism with Elizabeth Majerus - Arts
We planned to meet at Urbana’s Caffé Paradiso, but with Paradiso’s truncated summer hours, we ended up a block away at Caffé Bene, its wide-open tables offering the perfect setting for an unhurried co...
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Honored by Amy Penne's beautiful profile––deft & lovely readings of the poems in Songs Are Like Tattoos & great snapshot of interwoven strands of an utterly enjoyable cafe conversation! #SongsAreLikeTattoos www.smilepolitely.com/arts/art-wor...
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Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
December 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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1. First, let's talk about the elephant in the room that he doesn't mention explicitly but haunts the whole piece: climate change is real, we've overshot the goal and the only way to turn the corner is to leave fossil fuel in the ground. To ignore that is to talk about rocketry and ignore gravity.
December 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
1. First, let's talk about the elephant in the room that he doesn't mention explicitly but haunts the whole piece: climate change is real, we've overshot the goal and the only way to turn the corner is to leave fossil fuel in the ground. To ignore that is to talk about rocketry and ignore gravity.
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3. Leadership is about doing what is necessary, not just what is popular. Read literally anything our founders wrote about virtue, and the inherent risks to a society based on democratic processes to sustain the rule of law to the extent that unvirtuous people gain power.
December 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
3. Leadership is about doing what is necessary, not just what is popular. Read literally anything our founders wrote about virtue, and the inherent risks to a society based on democratic processes to sustain the rule of law to the extent that unvirtuous people gain power.
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So we found out today in San Francisco that autonomous cars don't work in a blackout (Waymos shut down, wherever they were, all over city)
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So we found out today in San Francisco that autonomous cars don't work in a blackout (Waymos shut down, wherever they were, all over city)
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
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Cool experiment tho!
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Cool experiment tho!
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(something that autonomous vehicle researchers discuss actually quite a lot is how so much of driving is encountering edge cases, and how much better human brains are at handling them than machines; but, that does not make for great marketing copy)
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
(something that autonomous vehicle researchers discuss actually quite a lot is how so much of driving is encountering edge cases, and how much better human brains are at handling them than machines; but, that does not make for great marketing copy)
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i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
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Rick Steves reminding us what real generosity looks like—investing in dignity and care for his community
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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🧵 1 of 9
December 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Rick Steves reminding us what real generosity looks like—investing in dignity and care for his community
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One of the things we discussed is how important it is to keep in conversation with each other. When there are problems or disagreements in our communities, we can't retreat from dialogue. Public schools and unions provide that space for people of all walks of life to engage with each other
December 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
One of the things we discussed is how important it is to keep in conversation with each other. When there are problems or disagreements in our communities, we can't retreat from dialogue. Public schools and unions provide that space for people of all walks of life to engage with each other
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@pinetreeactivism.org
Yarmouth Maine. 25 degrees F with ~30 people, live music, coffee and donuts at our 6th month anniversary of weekly protest. Fierce warm hearts and cold feet.
Yarmouth Maine. 25 degrees F with ~30 people, live music, coffee and donuts at our 6th month anniversary of weekly protest. Fierce warm hearts and cold feet.
December 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
@pinetreeactivism.org
Yarmouth Maine. 25 degrees F with ~30 people, live music, coffee and donuts at our 6th month anniversary of weekly protest. Fierce warm hearts and cold feet.
Yarmouth Maine. 25 degrees F with ~30 people, live music, coffee and donuts at our 6th month anniversary of weekly protest. Fierce warm hearts and cold feet.
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1/ RFK Jr is determined to kill more children. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
December 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
1/ RFK Jr is determined to kill more children. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
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2/ The Danish head of its CDC is like: are you fucking crazy? We are a small country with universal healthcare. You shouldn't do what we do. We should do what you used to do.
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
2/ The Danish head of its CDC is like: are you fucking crazy? We are a small country with universal healthcare. You shouldn't do what we do. We should do what you used to do.
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Got a feeling this will be the year when the consensus on Wonderful Christmastime flips to “it’s good”
December 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Got a feeling this will be the year when the consensus on Wonderful Christmastime flips to “it’s good”
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Get ready for the “Trump was a young playboy” propaganda even though he was 50 and the girls were 14.
December 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Get ready for the “Trump was a young playboy” propaganda even though he was 50 and the girls were 14.
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Clear evidence that at universities conservatives don't face higher obstacles than liberals to establish student groups + invite outside speakers.
"These results fail to offer support for the view that conservative students encounter more difficulty in efforts to access campus resources."
"These results fail to offer support for the view that conservative students encounter more difficulty in efforts to access campus resources."
December 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Clear evidence that at universities conservatives don't face higher obstacles than liberals to establish student groups + invite outside speakers.
"These results fail to offer support for the view that conservative students encounter more difficulty in efforts to access campus resources."
"These results fail to offer support for the view that conservative students encounter more difficulty in efforts to access campus resources."
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My second chapbook of poetry came out this summer from @robmclennan.bsky.social 's above/ground press
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-...
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-...
December 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My second chapbook of poetry came out this summer from @robmclennan.bsky.social 's above/ground press
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-...
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-...
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Since there seems to be files getting deleted from the Epstein release, I've made all four dataset zip files available for download. These are the files as they were originally released. (Downloaded within minutes of them being made public)
~3GB in size
drive.proton.me/urls/P0XVG30...
~3GB in size
drive.proton.me/urls/P0XVG30...
Proton Drive
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December 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Since there seems to be files getting deleted from the Epstein release, I've made all four dataset zip files available for download. These are the files as they were originally released. (Downloaded within minutes of them being made public)
~3GB in size
drive.proton.me/urls/P0XVG30...
~3GB in size
drive.proton.me/urls/P0XVG30...
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Congressional investigation now.
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Congressional investigation now.
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I try not to be a “you must study [such and such]” guy because people have their own processes, but I realllllly think people resisting ICE need to read up on Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act in the 1850s.
The parallels are staggering, and strongly support @jamellebouie.net’s claim.
The parallels are staggering, and strongly support @jamellebouie.net’s claim.
i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
December 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I try not to be a “you must study [such and such]” guy because people have their own processes, but I realllllly think people resisting ICE need to read up on Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act in the 1850s.
The parallels are staggering, and strongly support @jamellebouie.net’s claim.
The parallels are staggering, and strongly support @jamellebouie.net’s claim.
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I think often of Charles Beecher's sermon on the Fugitive Slave Act:
"In conclusion, therefore, my application of the subject is — DISOBEY THIS LAW. If you have ever dreamed of obeying it, repent before God and beg forgiveness."
archive.org/details/duty...
"In conclusion, therefore, my application of the subject is — DISOBEY THIS LAW. If you have ever dreamed of obeying it, repent before God and beg forgiveness."
archive.org/details/duty...
The duty of disobedience to wicked laws. A sermon on the fugitive slave law. By Charles Beecher : Beecher, Charles, 1815-1900 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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December 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I think often of Charles Beecher's sermon on the Fugitive Slave Act:
"In conclusion, therefore, my application of the subject is — DISOBEY THIS LAW. If you have ever dreamed of obeying it, repent before God and beg forgiveness."
archive.org/details/duty...
"In conclusion, therefore, my application of the subject is — DISOBEY THIS LAW. If you have ever dreamed of obeying it, repent before God and beg forgiveness."
archive.org/details/duty...