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eraldo.bsky.social
@eraldo.bsky.social
Writing a history of civil disobedience and the autobiography of my mother | Assistant Professor of Law and Society at UC Irvine | Previously: Cornell and Sorbonne | https://eraldosouzadossantos.com/
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My reply to the editors of Social Text.
I will be offering a graduate seminar during the winter quarter on the politics of civil disobedience, nonviolence, and civility (and its critics). If you know any graduate students who might be interested, please let them know!

www.humanities.uci.edu/critical/cte...
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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There’s a word for this and it is colonialism.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some personal news 🙏🏽
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Important finding: 18% of immigrant parents report they’re avoiding signing up for government health care and other programs

This is the “chilling effect” in action which will lead to more uninsured kids

1/4 kids in U.S. have an immigrant parent; most kids are citizens

www.kff.org/immigrant-he...
KFF/New York Times 2025 Survey of Immigrants: Health and Health Care Experiences During the Second Trump Administration | KFF
This report, based on a KFF/New York Times survey from fall 2025, provides data on health and health care experiences of immigrant adults ages 18 and over in the current policy environment. Four in te...
www.kff.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Join Prison Journalism Project for a special virtual gathering celebrating five years of powerful storytelling by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated writers. Will we see you there?
Voices From the Inside: A Celebration of PJP Writers & Five Years of Impact
Celebrate five years of powerful storytelling with Prison Journalism Project as we honor the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated writers.
www.eventbrite.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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i really like talking about philosophy but i hate talking about philosophy with philosophers
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Perhaps I'm taking this too seriously, but "There Is No Place Like Home" is an American exceptionalist anthem. I mean, "Oz is a promise"? I bet it will win the Oscar for Best Original Song.
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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The link if anyone wants to share on other platforms.
You can also subscribe to their newsletter & get involved!

www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
World Without Exploitation - End Human Trafficking
The movement to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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We won. Every union representing workers at the University of California sued the Trump administration in September. Today, judge Rita Lin issued a preliminary injunction barring Trump’s attempts to extort political leverage from public higher education. democracyforward.org/updates/cour...
Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Gain Leverage and Political Control Over University of California System - Democracy Forward
democracyforward.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Strange Horizons is open to fiction submissions from Indigenous authors!

The window will close after 500 stories are received.

More information: strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...

If you submitted in April or June, you CANNOT submit.

#fiction #shortstories #fantasy #sciencefiction #scifi
Fiction Submission Guidelines
How to submit a story to Strange Horizons.
strangehorizons.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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October 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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"'We the People' includes we the incarcerated. It’s long past time to allow all voting-age Americans the freedom to vote." Story co-published with Reckon News.
‘We the People’ Includes We the Incarcerated
It’s time to let all voting-age Americans influence their government.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Toni Morrison & Alice Walker in 1974, photo by Jill Krementz
November 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.

The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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And let’s think of all the people that were driven out of academia by them…
"nooo, their papers are good, you can't be mad at them for being creeps"

first all, no they are not, and second of all, yes we can
November 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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A Munduruku-led blockade and occupation at the entrance of the Blue Zone began this morning, on the fifth day of #COP30

instagram.com/p/DRCgoH3kaHM
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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⭕️Les gens continuent d’élever la voix pour la #Palestine à #Bruxelles, en #Belgique.
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Academic conferences are so surreal, you're seriously gonna tell me those freaks on bluesky/twitter are real people??
November 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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MONDAY! Looking forward to welcoming @rogerleejesus.bsky.social to the @ihr.bsky.social seminar for a talk on "Colonialism and Land: Rethinking Imperial and Local Agency in the Portuguese Empire in Asia

17 Nov, 5:30, hybrid (register for zoom link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...) #EarlyModern
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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This is bad. Some thoughts from a TAMU faculty member.

gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM