Michael Tristano Jr.
@mtrist2.bsky.social
director of cultural studies & assistant professor @ Towson｜radical queerness, brownness, & performance｜generally a curmudgeon｜he/him/his
Comm Studies folx: WSCA is now implementing what the LA voted on last year. BDS is now endorsed by the org and a boycott of Israeli institutions is in effect. Read the full adopted motion here: cdn.ymaws.com/www.westcomm...
December 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Comm Studies folx: WSCA is now implementing what the LA voted on last year. BDS is now endorsed by the org and a boycott of Israeli institutions is in effect. Read the full adopted motion here: cdn.ymaws.com/www.westcomm...
Ok this may not seem like much but after 16 (!!) months of relentless emails and calls, Baltimore city has finally removed the stump in front of our house and planted a new tree!!! It’s a true Christmas miracle 🌳🎄
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Ok this may not seem like much but after 16 (!!) months of relentless emails and calls, Baltimore city has finally removed the stump in front of our house and planted a new tree!!! It’s a true Christmas miracle 🌳🎄
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Being referred to as high risk on every medical document is my favorite part of being queer.
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Being referred to as high risk on every medical document is my favorite part of being queer.
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what it feels like to post on bluesky
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
what it feels like to post on bluesky
All of this and putting a TA on leave for a 0/25 on a reflection essay. Absolutely nasty work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
All of this and putting a TA on leave for a 0/25 on a reflection essay. Absolutely nasty work.
Léon (2019) remains as one of the greatest love albums of my generation. What a masterpiece in storytelling.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Léon (2019) remains as one of the greatest love albums of my generation. What a masterpiece in storytelling.
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Anyone remember that cease fire?
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue, medics say
‘Severe lack’ in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Anyone remember that cease fire?
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
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Local Boycott Target DC Coalition has been picketing the Target store in Columbia Heights for over six months straight urging consumers to spend their dollars elsewhere outside of Target. They are inviting folks in the area to join them on 11/29.
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Local Boycott Target DC Coalition has been picketing the Target store in Columbia Heights for over six months straight urging consumers to spend their dollars elsewhere outside of Target. They are inviting folks in the area to join them on 11/29.
A good writing day? In this economy? I’ll take it.
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A good writing day? In this economy? I’ll take it.
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
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A lot of people are going to walk away from the Ghislaine Maxwell coverage with the impression that our prison system isn’t punitive enough but I’d say it highlights how most everyone else is treated with *deliberate* cruelty.
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A lot of people are going to walk away from the Ghislaine Maxwell coverage with the impression that our prison system isn’t punitive enough but I’d say it highlights how most everyone else is treated with *deliberate* cruelty.
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People need to understand that Chicago is a preview, not a culmination.
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
People need to understand that Chicago is a preview, not a culmination.
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I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
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saw this thread on reddit about ice raids likely coming to baltimore next - helpful tips from folks doing good work in chicago
www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/...
www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
saw this thread on reddit about ice raids likely coming to baltimore next - helpful tips from folks doing good work in chicago
www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/...
www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/...
When I called out for help in the middle of the night because of sleep paralysis, neither of my cats came to help me 😾
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
When I called out for help in the middle of the night because of sleep paralysis, neither of my cats came to help me 😾
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A Baltimore cop used their cruiser to chase someone through a field and into traffic. This is insane. Watch the video, then ask the State’s Attorney what’s being done.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A Baltimore cop used their cruiser to chase someone through a field and into traffic. This is insane. Watch the video, then ask the State’s Attorney what’s being done.
www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/...
@baltimorebrew.bsky.social
@baltimorebeat.bsky.social
@thebaltimorebanner.com
www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/...
@baltimorebrew.bsky.social
@baltimorebeat.bsky.social
@thebaltimorebanner.com
Witnessing the students in my grad seminar encounter The Cultural Politics of Emotions for the first time during this moment is really wild, awesome, horrifying, and inspiring.
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Witnessing the students in my grad seminar encounter The Cultural Politics of Emotions for the first time during this moment is really wild, awesome, horrifying, and inspiring.
mentally I am here.
October 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
mentally I am here.
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Remington. Baltimore, MD. 2025.
October 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Remington. Baltimore, MD. 2025.
I think my pedagogy these days is mostly: make students curious.
October 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I think my pedagogy these days is mostly: make students curious.
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I've been told that this 2019 fundraiser for Miss Major started after her stroke is where anyone who might want to contribute to the expenses of her family in the immediate future should contribute: fundly.com/missmajor - It will stay open for the time being.
Click here to support Miss Major's Monthly Fundraising Circle by Friends of Miss Major
After Miss Major's 2019 stroke, donations go to continuing her rehab + her retirement fund, in addition to helping care for Asiah, the baby she and Beck ...
fundly.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I've been told that this 2019 fundraiser for Miss Major started after her stroke is where anyone who might want to contribute to the expenses of her family in the immediate future should contribute: fundly.com/missmajor - It will stay open for the time being.
rest easy. what a life. what a legacy.
Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.
October 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
rest easy. what a life. what a legacy.