Lee Gilmore
@leegilmore.bsky.social
Academic angst. Angry political re-posts. Religions from the margins. Theater in a Crowded Fire once upon a time. Kalapuya land.
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This, I think, was really the point.
Inasmuch as he dialed in the intersectional history of colonialism across the Americas (the diversity of performers wasn’t an accident and you can’t convince me otherwise) he REALLY dialed in the history joy as a revolutionary act.
Inasmuch as he dialed in the intersectional history of colonialism across the Americas (the diversity of performers wasn’t an accident and you can’t convince me otherwise) he REALLY dialed in the history joy as a revolutionary act.
I’m throwing “thriving” in there because that show was as much a celebration of all that we are as it was an indictment of everything that America thinks it is.
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
This, I think, was really the point.
Inasmuch as he dialed in the intersectional history of colonialism across the Americas (the diversity of performers wasn’t an accident and you can’t convince me otherwise) he REALLY dialed in the history joy as a revolutionary act.
Inasmuch as he dialed in the intersectional history of colonialism across the Americas (the diversity of performers wasn’t an accident and you can’t convince me otherwise) he REALLY dialed in the history joy as a revolutionary act.
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Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
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There are a lot of people who are going to complain about being unfairly vilified by that halftime show and it's because they know in their hearts they're on Team Hate.
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
There are a lot of people who are going to complain about being unfairly vilified by that halftime show and it's because they know in their hearts they're on Team Hate.
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Cause that's what heroes do.
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Cause that's what heroes do.
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"The border is a factory for making racism and racist violence."
Since there's been some conversation about historical analogies for the present stuff with ICE, I figured I'd share this. In it I argue the similarity between (opposition to) border enforcement and (the effort to abolish) slavery.
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Against The Border Power
As I’ve mentioned while back I wrote a letter to Little Village saying deportation as such is wrong, that we should think of it as something like slavery and...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
"The border is a factory for making racism and racist violence."
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Also universities.
hot take: newspapers should not be run by people who dislike reading and thinking
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Also universities.
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The “rules” that local police follow haven’t stopped them from executing Black and Brown folks.
Why the fuck would it stop ICE?
Why the fuck would it stop ICE?
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 AM
The “rules” that local police follow haven’t stopped them from executing Black and Brown folks.
Why the fuck would it stop ICE?
Why the fuck would it stop ICE?
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Religion in the U.S.
Church and State Violence
Church and State Violence
A San Fernando Valley community is outraged and devastated after feds forced their way onto the grounds of a church during a food giveaway and kidnapped a man, Carlos Chavez, who church officials say helps with children’s ministries, an incident they called “terror at a house of God.”
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February 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Religion in the U.S.
Church and State Violence
Church and State Violence
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alt text:
YOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT
lose paperwork
make food wrong decaf instead of regular overtighten lug nuts strip spark plugs delete jira tickets
IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES YOU CAN FIGHT ICE WITHOUT ANY RISKS
everything adds up you have no excuses anymore just do it
YOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT
lose paperwork
make food wrong decaf instead of regular overtighten lug nuts strip spark plugs delete jira tickets
IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES YOU CAN FIGHT ICE WITHOUT ANY RISKS
everything adds up you have no excuses anymore just do it
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 AM
alt text:
YOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT
lose paperwork
make food wrong decaf instead of regular overtighten lug nuts strip spark plugs delete jira tickets
IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES YOU CAN FIGHT ICE WITHOUT ANY RISKS
everything adds up you have no excuses anymore just do it
YOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT
lose paperwork
make food wrong decaf instead of regular overtighten lug nuts strip spark plugs delete jira tickets
IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES YOU CAN FIGHT ICE WITHOUT ANY RISKS
everything adds up you have no excuses anymore just do it
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Trump would probably have preferred to make the Kennedy Center into some kind of MAGA venue but closing it works just as well, because the important thing isn't for them to win, but for us to lose
February 2, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Trump would probably have preferred to make the Kennedy Center into some kind of MAGA venue but closing it works just as well, because the important thing isn't for them to win, but for us to lose
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
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For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
Spotted while out at local ICE OUT rally:
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Spotted while out at local ICE OUT rally:
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The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
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Sign this letter by @heavyredaction.bsky.social and Martha Kinney to support CSUs demands to divest from ChatGPTEdu
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
Cancel ChatGPT Edu. Invest in Humans.
In February 2025, the California State University system announced a $17 million contract with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Edu to all faculty, staff, and students on its 22 CSU campuses as part of a lar...
actionnetwork.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Sign this letter by @heavyredaction.bsky.social and Martha Kinney to support CSUs demands to divest from ChatGPTEdu
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
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"The opposite of Artificial Intelligence isn’t the human mind, the opposite of AI is a community"
The “human” we compare to AI, though, mistakes the dichotomy. It’s not that AI isn’t human — it is an automation of capitalism, a human imaginary. The opposite of Artificial Intelligence isn’t the human mind, the opposite of AI is a community.
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 AM
"The opposite of Artificial Intelligence isn’t the human mind, the opposite of AI is a community"
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The "ban whistles" stuff is how you know whistles are working incredibly well
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The "ban whistles" stuff is how you know whistles are working incredibly well
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This is amazing.
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 4:19 AM
This is amazing.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
This is amazing.
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 4:19 AM
This is amazing.
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professor and writer Anton Treuer gave us an Ojibwe version of “ICE OUT”
ikogaan mikwam=ice, go away!
ikogaan mikwam=ice, go away!
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 AM
professor and writer Anton Treuer gave us an Ojibwe version of “ICE OUT”
ikogaan mikwam=ice, go away!
ikogaan mikwam=ice, go away!