New piece out where I had the honor or interviewing organizers in OKC about how they stopped an ICE warehouse proposal.

1. Missouri appears to be forging ahead with 3 bathroom bans in public buildings across the state. They heard 3 bills in a single night on the topic. Lawmakers are worried that we could see what happened to Kansas happen there too. The latest from our writer S. Baum.

I’m sorry, a law that prohibits discrimination against tenants using housing vouchers got struck down because the law’s requirement of safety inspections violates the rights of property owners!?!?! 🤯🤯 gothamist.com/news/new-yor...

Shame on the NIH for stripping fellows of collective bargaining rights! "The fellows at the NIH deserve the same voice, protections, and dignity on the job that academic workers across the country are fighting for every day." Read @proftwolf.bsky.social & @rweingarten.bsky.social's statement⬇️

The Maryland Democratic House majority leader says that he is well aware of the risks of federal retaliation for the state’s efforts to restrict local collaboration with ICE. “But nevertheless, we’ve got to do the right thing,” he says.

“have intersected frequently” is comically suggestive, today anyway

happy rosa day

I'm really glad that 404 Media correctly called out the "Proton did not provide any information to the FBI" line as disingenuous. It's not a good sign when a provider is more interested in playing semantic games than realistically explaining their threat model.

Child care workers earn less than 96% of jobs in New York State and it's Kathy Hochul's fault. There will never be enough child care for every family that needs it as long as this is the reality, but every year she does whatever she can during the state budget to keep them in poverty.

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

The House just defeated the Massie-Khanna War Powers Resolution on Iran. Crosses, reportedly, were- R's voting yes: Massie, Davidson (R-OH) D's voting no: Golden, Landsman, Cuellar, Vargas

🔑 EPISODE 240! 🔑 In today’s episode, we discuss the final piece in the “Abolitionist Lessons from the Prison Belts” series in @inquest.bsky.social called “Finding the Opportunity in Crisis” ft. a convo between @lydiajean.bsky.social, Judah Schept, Ruth Wilson Gilmore & @craiggilmore.bsky.social.

Watered-down ICE policy reforms do not serve as a break from the Democrats’ years-long rightward shift on immigration, but a repackaging of immigration enforcement to maintain the status quo.

@mayor.nyc.gov Just so you know, there is no humane way to do homeless encampment sweeps. Throwing away someone's belongings won't make them safer, and will shatter any future trust in homeless programs. This will lead to deaths. You still have time to reverse your decision.

Wrote a new piece for @truthout.org on avoiding the Democrats co-optation and watering down of people's demands to Abolish ICE based on what happened in the 2020 uprisings truthout.org/articles/ref...

Why do you even know that he was called "deporter in chief" if there weren't people him resisting his bullshit AT THE TIME who made that description stick???

I've been teaching Schoolhouse Rock's "Elbow Room" for almost 30 years. Generally start the U.S. survey with a group viewing and discussion. Here we go.

Appreciate @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social description here of how cold it was in Minneapolis. You can't really understand how huge of a moral victory January 23 was until you realize how painful it was to be outside.

Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...

How.tired.

READ THIS! Excellent overview of Jan 23 by @lfelizleon.bsky.social. These are times of extreme treachery and extreme solidarity, and it's captured here beautifully. "If they think they're going to ship people out in the middle of nowhere, we’re still going to go there and fight for them."

READ: Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism and procedural tricks to prevent her release. mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...

These two charts came up in back to back posts on my feed. First shows deaths in ICE custody. The second, deaths from measles. The two charts present data differently (bar chart vs overlaid year lines) but share one obvious thing in common: Trump’s policies are actively killing people

annual reminder: people (men) are still really writing letters of rec abt women grad applicants that focus on their "agreeability" and how they "never get angry" instead of their academic work. Not only is it sexist, it makes me distrust those letter writers forever and always.

every time i see a headline like this i think about how ICE takes billions of dollars FROM US that we should have in our communities to be building better infrastructure for impending climate disasters

💵 EPISODE 234! 💵 In today’s episode, we discuss “Following the Money” from the six-part series titled “Abolitionist Lessons from the Prison Belt” in @inquest.bsky.social ft. a convo between @lydiajean.bsky.social, Judah Schept, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, & @craiggilmore.bsky.social.

We need to raise $75,000 by December 31 to keep Palmetto State Abortion Fund open. Abortion seekers in the South are counting on us. Donate before midnight on Dec 31. donorbox.org/palmetto-sta...

THIS and also there are literally state funding streams tied to the number of stem majors at my institution (and i am sure others).

It /is/ a problem that the right has articulated a reactionary vision for the humanities and the left has pushed ROI analysis to boost tech and marketing degrees.

Didn’t set out to make Covid Year Six our longest yet but then again it’s not every year all your mortal enemies—people who’ve been subjects of the podcast’s ire for nearly its entire run—all get drafted into the government at once to take a sledgehammer to anything they can find

🔗 EPISODE 229! 🔗 In today’s episode, we discuss “Organizing the Already Mobilized” from the six-part series titled “Abolitionist Lessons from the Prison Belt” in @inquest.bsky.social ft. a convo between @lydiajean.bsky.social, Judah Schept, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, & @craiggilmore.bsky.social.

What an absolute creep. These men don't understand women (or normal humans, honestly) AT ALL. Also, "She was interested in my commentary on her outfits." Was she?

Voters in New Orleans elected a new sheriff who wants out of a consent decree that has placed tight restrictions on local control of the city’s jail. The decree was first implemented in 2012 after years of death and dysfunction at the jail.

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law! That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.

BREAKING: BERNIE SANDERS: “If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”

Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.

Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

Schumer needs to be ousted as Minority Leader asap.

Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them. Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in

Ghouls

I mean Trump is being vilified over the SNAP thing, people are starting to find out what healthcare costs will skyrocket to, and the Dems just overwhelming won last Tuesday on affordability, if they can’t hold the line here there is legitimately no lone they could hold

Whatever else is in the deal, agreeing to merely have a vote on ACA is a fig leaf. Even if it passes the Senate, it won't in the House, which also makes it an easy yes vote for the Senate Rs who might want to, defusing it as an attack on them. It is a stupid ask even on Team Schumer's own terms.