Mikey Jane
@mikeyelster.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Anthropology, CUNY GC. North America, gender/sexuality, medical anthropology. Bummed about capitalism.
Pictured: two students who tied for 5th place with a trans peer
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Pictured: two students who tied for 5th place with a trans peer
Oh and obvi it mostly fucks with kids rather than protect them.
S03E11 of Buffy, “Gingerbread,” is such a good allegory about moral panics. Concern for the wellbeing of children results in the persecution of women and queer people, cops confiscate books from the library, all spurred by the town’s reactionary hallucinations.
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Oh and obvi it mostly fucks with kids rather than protect them.
S03E11 of Buffy, “Gingerbread,” is such a good allegory about moral panics. Concern for the wellbeing of children results in the persecution of women and queer people, cops confiscate books from the library, all spurred by the town’s reactionary hallucinations.
December 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
S03E11 of Buffy, “Gingerbread,” is such a good allegory about moral panics. Concern for the wellbeing of children results in the persecution of women and queer people, cops confiscate books from the library, all spurred by the town’s reactionary hallucinations.
My favorite part of Pluribus so far was when Rhea Seehorn looked into the camera and said “it’s Plurbin’ time”
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
My favorite part of Pluribus so far was when Rhea Seehorn looked into the camera and said “it’s Plurbin’ time”
Reposted by Mikey Jane
JD Vance Begins To Suspect There Another Group Chat
JD Vance Begins To Suspect There Another Group Chat
PALM BEACH, FL—Noticing everyone else’s phone simultaneously buzzing throughout a meeting, Vice President-elect JD Vance began to suspect there was another group chat among Trump’s senior staff that h...
theonion.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
JD Vance Begins To Suspect There Another Group Chat
the war on Xmas is a distraction from the real war: class struggle.
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
the war on Xmas is a distraction from the real war: class struggle.
A cop just called me ma’am is this what Althusser meant by interpellation?
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A cop just called me ma’am is this what Althusser meant by interpellation?
Reposted by Mikey Jane
Reposted by Mikey Jane
Very similar to the trans-kids panic, where the prestige media narrative is that it's far too easy but you talk to any trans person, expert or parent and it's obvious that it's way too hard.
Once again, no one making these claims seems to understand the enormous hurdles in the way of getting a kid the help they need - in this case - I dare anyone suggesting this to go through an IEP process.
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Very similar to the trans-kids panic, where the prestige media narrative is that it's far too easy but you talk to any trans person, expert or parent and it's obvious that it's way too hard.
Alternatively, if you tell your professor that they’re a demon and you don’t even cite a source while doing so, why would you expect a passing grade? What segment of the US other than white evangelicals feels such entitlement??
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Alternatively, if you tell your professor that they’re a demon and you don’t even cite a source while doing so, why would you expect a passing grade? What segment of the US other than white evangelicals feels such entitlement??
Smarterchild ass economy
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Smarterchild ass economy
🫡
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Car-hating Transportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate and infrastructure – and his agenda is a nightmare for the city's drivers.
nypost.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
🫡
Everybody always talks about the Foucault introduction, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find that after the intro Herculine Barbin is 100+ pages of yearning.
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Everybody always talks about the Foucault introduction, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find that after the intro Herculine Barbin is 100+ pages of yearning.
Reposted by Mikey Jane
Put another way, the most illiberal Democrat in Congress is not AOC or Bernie Sanders. By any definition of liberalism or illiberalism, it's John Fetterman
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Put another way, the most illiberal Democrat in Congress is not AOC or Bernie Sanders. By any definition of liberalism or illiberalism, it's John Fetterman
I’m v upset but at least Charli xcx released House around the same time I’m having a Crohn’s flare
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’m v upset but at least Charli xcx released House around the same time I’m having a Crohn’s flare
Reposted by Mikey Jane
NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
Chi Ossé files paperwork to challenge Hakeem Jeffries from the left
The NYC City Council member said in a statement that Democratic leadership is "failing to effectively fight back against Donald Trump."
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
Reposted by Mikey Jane
you can tell trans rights are human rights because americans hate them
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
you can tell trans rights are human rights because americans hate them
Meanwhile, Jello Biafra furiously writes a new rendition of California Uber Alles
By all measures, whether it's name ID, fundraising, media profile or polling, Gavin Newsom is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president. If any other Democrat is to win, they'll need to knock him off his perch.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Admit It. Gavin Newsom Is the 2028 Front-runner.
For years, Democrats and pundits have rolled their eyes at Gavin Newsom. But he’s positioned better than anyone else for the future of politics.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Meanwhile, Jello Biafra furiously writes a new rendition of California Uber Alles
I’m having a Crohn’s flare bc the US healthcare system is falling apart. Unfortunately this means I’m missing AAAs this week :(
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I’m having a Crohn’s flare bc the US healthcare system is falling apart. Unfortunately this means I’m missing AAAs this week :(
The real question is whether there’s Bill Clinton/Trump fic on AO3 yet
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The real question is whether there’s Bill Clinton/Trump fic on AO3 yet
Reposted by Mikey Jane
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
Reposted by Mikey Jane
Thinking about how one of the first Epstein victims was trans and got relentlessly mocked in the media when she spoke up www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/when...
When a trans woman first accused Jeffrey Epstein of rape, the media mocked her - LGBTQ Nation
The New York Post called her a "man" and a "gender-bend shocker."
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thinking about how one of the first Epstein victims was trans and got relentlessly mocked in the media when she spoke up www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/when...
Militarized and unaccountable law enforcement is a nationwide problem, but there has been almost no attempt to seriously address it, and both major parties lack the will/courage/moral clarity to do so.
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Militarized and unaccountable law enforcement is a nationwide problem, but there has been almost no attempt to seriously address it, and both major parties lack the will/courage/moral clarity to do so.
Reposted by Mikey Jane
now that i’ve been a teacher for a good few years i’d like to tell anyone who’s in any kind of class rn: they don’t give a shit if you get it wrong, whatever it is. truly. they aren’t lying when they say they only want you to give it a try
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
now that i’ve been a teacher for a good few years i’d like to tell anyone who’s in any kind of class rn: they don’t give a shit if you get it wrong, whatever it is. truly. they aren’t lying when they say they only want you to give it a try