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shaaren
@shaaren.bsky.social
· Jul 17
We're trying to get this collaborative documentary off the ground. Hoping #adopteesky has some connections! 🥚
Please and thank you! maidenindiafilm.wordpress.com
Please and thank you! maidenindiafilm.wordpress.com
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Want to make that appreciative email even better? cc their principal/admin team!
Please listen to @heymrsbond.com and take a moment to affirm your kid’s teachers. Teaching has gotten so much harder under this administration. If you see a teacher showing up for your kid, show up for them, even in a small way.
Hey home adults,
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
January 17, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Want to make that appreciative email even better? cc their principal/admin team!
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“The entire operation is becoming slower and more resource-intensive. There is good reason to believe that more immigrants are with their families tonight because of ICE Watch.”
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
“The entire operation is becoming slower and more resource-intensive. There is good reason to believe that more immigrants are with their families tonight because of ICE Watch.”
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How many times have I argued that Trump was using white identity politics to consolidate power only to be told by the pundit class and “objective” journalists that the failing of the left was its continuous embrace of identity politics while they were completely blind to whiteness as an identity?
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
How many times have I argued that Trump was using white identity politics to consolidate power only to be told by the pundit class and “objective” journalists that the failing of the left was its continuous embrace of identity politics while they were completely blind to whiteness as an identity?
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ICE surveillance is directly connected to ICE violence. One of the most concrete things that progressive leaders can do in cities targeted by ICE is work to roll back surveillance ASAP:
-Cancel contracts with Flock
-Ban facial recognition
-End private camera registries
-Data privacy protections
-Cancel contracts with Flock
-Ban facial recognition
-End private camera registries
-Data privacy protections
January 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
ICE surveillance is directly connected to ICE violence. One of the most concrete things that progressive leaders can do in cities targeted by ICE is work to roll back surveillance ASAP:
-Cancel contracts with Flock
-Ban facial recognition
-End private camera registries
-Data privacy protections
-Cancel contracts with Flock
-Ban facial recognition
-End private camera registries
-Data privacy protections
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Like ICE, but on MDMA.🇨🇦
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Like ICE, but on MDMA.🇨🇦
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Or, hear me out, you're doing it right and indicating the limitations of their allegiance.
The term BLM was attacked by people who were outside the movement. They were basically white supremacists, so obviously they didn’t like the term.
“Defund the police” otoh alienated people who were fundamentally in favor of police reform. If you are pissing off your allies, you’re doing it wrong.
“Defund the police” otoh alienated people who were fundamentally in favor of police reform. If you are pissing off your allies, you’re doing it wrong.
January 8, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Or, hear me out, you're doing it right and indicating the limitations of their allegiance.
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Non-adoptees don't know the racial violence people will say to another white person in front of a POC adoptee. Whatever you are imagining, make it worse and more aggressive.
January 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Non-adoptees don't know the racial violence people will say to another white person in front of a POC adoptee. Whatever you are imagining, make it worse and more aggressive.
Teaching kindergarten ON CAPITOL HILLL virtually the day after Jan 6 - the kids were so...quiet. When are kids ever quiet?!
What collective trauma we all experienced - but especially those of us who live and work and learn and play here.
What collective trauma we all experienced - but especially those of us who live and work and learn and play here.
These fucks are really having a January 6 rioter reunion today in #DC at noon. See what happens when you let traitors go home 🏡—just like the Civil War.
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Teaching kindergarten ON CAPITOL HILLL virtually the day after Jan 6 - the kids were so...quiet. When are kids ever quiet?!
What collective trauma we all experienced - but especially those of us who live and work and learn and play here.
What collective trauma we all experienced - but especially those of us who live and work and learn and play here.
Any #adopteesky #formerfosteryouth watch Run Away? 🥚
January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Any #adopteesky #formerfosteryouth watch Run Away? 🥚
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD
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Foster parents in Massachusetts want to unionize.
Bill H229 exposes the truth: Money exists. It’s just not given to families before separation.
Why fund separation when you could fund support?
(Source: OnLabor, 2025)
#adopteesky
Bill H229 exposes the truth: Money exists. It’s just not given to families before separation.
Why fund separation when you could fund support?
(Source: OnLabor, 2025)
#adopteesky
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Foster parents in Massachusetts want to unionize.
Bill H229 exposes the truth: Money exists. It’s just not given to families before separation.
Why fund separation when you could fund support?
(Source: OnLabor, 2025)
#adopteesky
Bill H229 exposes the truth: Money exists. It’s just not given to families before separation.
Why fund separation when you could fund support?
(Source: OnLabor, 2025)
#adopteesky
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Every adoption reveals so many politics. I’ve grown to apply the idea of abolition (of slavery) to prisons & policing, ie: I stopped asking how prison & police could be improved, but ask how conditions of societies can change so that they’re unnecessary.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.
Every defense of intercountry #adoption into the USA is a defense of what the other sending country *will* eventually call a “shameful chapter in our history.” Bank on that.
December 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Every adoption reveals so many politics. I’ve grown to apply the idea of abolition (of slavery) to prisons & policing, ie: I stopped asking how prison & police could be improved, but ask how conditions of societies can change so that they’re unnecessary.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.
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As an adoptee and abolitionist, this 🧵 is powerful. Read Dorothy Roberts. You can learn how the system of adoption is built on racial capitalism, colonialism, and slavery. You can change the questions you ask. There are so many ways to reimagine the world.
Every adoption reveals so many politics. I’ve grown to apply the idea of abolition (of slavery) to prisons & policing, ie: I stopped asking how prison & police could be improved, but ask how conditions of societies can change so that they’re unnecessary.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.
Every defense of intercountry #adoption into the USA is a defense of what the other sending country *will* eventually call a “shameful chapter in our history.” Bank on that.
December 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM
As an adoptee and abolitionist, this 🧵 is powerful. Read Dorothy Roberts. You can learn how the system of adoption is built on racial capitalism, colonialism, and slavery. You can change the questions you ask. There are so many ways to reimagine the world.
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It is legal to buy a baby.
It's illegal to buy an adult.
It's illegal to buy body parts or organs.
It is legal to buy sperm, eggs and to rent a womb.
It's illegal to buy an adult.
It's illegal to buy body parts or organs.
It is legal to buy sperm, eggs and to rent a womb.
Right?!!! I’ve had ppl who bought sperm or eggs say it’s well regulated, and they fervently want to believe it. Thén I show them the reality. Plus the logic-you can’t buy organs but you can buy potential peoole? And not disclose the names of the providers of the material?
December 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It is legal to buy a baby.
It's illegal to buy an adult.
It's illegal to buy body parts or organs.
It is legal to buy sperm, eggs and to rent a womb.
It's illegal to buy an adult.
It's illegal to buy body parts or organs.
It is legal to buy sperm, eggs and to rent a womb.
pssst! Costco in DC has @athleticbrewingco.bsky.social!
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
pssst! Costco in DC has @athleticbrewingco.bsky.social!
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Chances are, most platforms have support (free and paid) to help you switch platforms.
Ask yourself whether S*bst*ck's "social features" are worth supporting n*zis.
Ask yourself whether S*bst*ck's "social features" are worth supporting n*zis.
Can you all stop using Substack already? If you were mad about Bari Weiss becoming editor-in-chief of CBS News, why are you willing to hand over actual substantial support — your time, money, and energy — to the platform that literally partnered with her in December? www.theverge.com/2024/12/17/2...
Substack partners with Bari Weiss to launch an ‘enterprise offering’ website builder.
[Link: The new media, powered by Substack | https://on.substack.com/p/the-new-media-powered-by-substack? | on.substack.com]
This expansion is described as capable of supporting a “fully-fledged ...
www.theverge.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Chances are, most platforms have support (free and paid) to help you switch platforms.
Ask yourself whether S*bst*ck's "social features" are worth supporting n*zis.
Ask yourself whether S*bst*ck's "social features" are worth supporting n*zis.
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It feels really performative at this point, but a reminder that it’s National Day of Mourning for Native folks
Relatedly, thousands of Native women are still disappearing and agencies are doing fuck all about it
Learn more here:
www.niwrc.org/mmiwr-awaren...
And here:
notournativedaughters.org
Relatedly, thousands of Native women are still disappearing and agencies are doing fuck all about it
Learn more here:
www.niwrc.org/mmiwr-awaren...
And here:
notournativedaughters.org
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) | NIWRC
www.niwrc.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It feels really performative at this point, but a reminder that it’s National Day of Mourning for Native folks
Relatedly, thousands of Native women are still disappearing and agencies are doing fuck all about it
Learn more here:
www.niwrc.org/mmiwr-awaren...
And here:
notournativedaughters.org
Relatedly, thousands of Native women are still disappearing and agencies are doing fuck all about it
Learn more here:
www.niwrc.org/mmiwr-awaren...
And here:
notournativedaughters.org
🥚#adopteesky who also work in schools: Have any of you read "H3lp For Billy"? Thoughts? Do you have an alternative?
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🥚#adopteesky who also work in schools: Have any of you read "H3lp For Billy"? Thoughts? Do you have an alternative?
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all #adopted people were forced as children, with no guidance from anyone, to write parts for themselves in other people’s plays.
i’m finally beginning to understand all the ways that this was *the* formative influence on the person i have become.
i’m finally beginning to understand all the ways that this was *the* formative influence on the person i have become.
March 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
all #adopted people were forced as children, with no guidance from anyone, to write parts for themselves in other people’s plays.
i’m finally beginning to understand all the ways that this was *the* formative influence on the person i have become.
i’m finally beginning to understand all the ways that this was *the* formative influence on the person i have become.
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And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
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When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...