R.I.P. Assata Shakur 🙏🏽❤️✊🏽

In addition to HBCUs being threatened today, Black students at NYU were also threatened. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S6v8Sh/

For example, when men demand empathy but only women are socialized to have empathy, it becomes a demand for accommodation.

I said something last week that is more broadly applicable today: Calling for empathy is not neutral or apolitical when only one group of people have been socialized and brutalized into having empathy.

At least seven historically Black colleges and universities across the South received threats Thursday that caused lockdowns and closures. via @wwno.org

The left was blamed almost immediately for the attempted shooting of Trump, within hours it was known to be the exact opposite and then they barely had interest in his background besides some cursory research and interviews with classmates.

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023 www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...

🚨🚨So excited that the Barnard Center for Research on Women is hosting the virtual launch for *Sweet Taste of Empire,* published by ‪@pennpress.bsky.social‬. We have an incredible lineup!!!!!! #RaceB4Race #ShakeRace 10.30.2025 | 6:30pm EST| register here! bcrw.barnard.edu/event/the-sw...

📢Hybrid launch for #EmergentGenders @dukepress.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️co-sponsored by Rutgers University Women's #Gender and #Sexuality Studies and CLAGS @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social🌈special thanks to Martin Manalansan and @mattbrim.bsky.social! 📅Sept 17 (Wed) ⏰4-5:10pm ET 🔗 tinyurl.com/rutgersclags...

Save 30% on #NewBook "After Caliban" by Erica James, which examines the rise of global Caribbean artists in the 1990s and their production of a decolonized art history for the Caribbean. buff.ly/YJkZzd9

We also wrote recently about the rise of Sanseitō and anti-foreigner sentiment in Japan, which you can read here: buff.ly/msRiQsj

Some good Japan election news: Bigot Sugita Mio, who's called LGBTQ people "unproductive" and referred to Ainu people as "cosplayers," has lost her bid for a seat in Japan's Upper House. Seems voters have had enough of her hateful theatrics. #japan

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

good thing I have already let my subscription lapse

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One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad is very much worth your time.

[Review] Loulan always knew it had to end this way.

Aimer AND LiSA return to Demon Slayer next month!

📍The letter draft: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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We call on the people of Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the wider Caribbean, to act in solidarity with us.

We call on the press to urge transparency to ensure that the public is consistently and adequately informed of the measures taken to address this egregious breach of international law.

We call on Caribbean feminist groups and civil society organisations to organize by sharing resources, contacting your governments, protesting, and reaching out to media outlets to continue agitating against this genocide and ensure international law is upheld.

We call on the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to maintain its stated position and take immediate action to ensure accountability, uphold international law, and prevent any future breaches of this prohibition.

Intersect has reached out to government officials and local media organisations — including Antigua & Barbuda’s Prime Minister, the Hon. Gaston Browne, and the Antigua & Barbuda Broadcasting Services (ABS) — to promptly address and report on this crucial matter.

“A single MK84 bomb can level a whole residential building, killing entire Palestinian families.“

According to Dr. Shir Hever, Military Embargo Campaign Coordinator with the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) Movement, “All of this cargo is in fact raw material for making artillery shells and air-to-surface bombs.”

A vessel sailing under the flag of Antigua & Barbuda, the HC Opal, was confirmed to have delivered military explosives to i$rael – a violation of both international law and a directive issued by the Antiguan & Barbudan government on May 29, 2025.

Intersect Antigua-Barbuda calls on the Caribbean to act in solidarity with Palestine as we urge for action and accountability to be taken regarding the vessel bearing Antigua and Barbuda’s flag. 🇦🇬🧵

MEMPHIS VS. MUSK: “XAI & Elon Musk have never included the community in decisions… our elected officials haven’t been doing anything.” @keshaunpearson.bsky.social talks to @aaronparnas.bsky.social about XAI “choking” Memphis — not enough attention on this. Full: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Just your friendly neighborhood English teacher turned librarian here to remind you that literacy has always been political.

In the 19th century, a New Orleans doctor sent the skulls of 19 Black Americans to a doctor in Germany, where they were used as part of now discredited racial science. The remains were recently returned to the city, where they will be laid to rest on Saturday.

Tomorrow marks the 104th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The white supremacist faction doesn’t want you to know about this history. But we’re coming together this summer to reckon with the truth and stand for repair and true equality.

While we wait for #Katabasis to drop, I decided to finally read and review #ThePoppyWar by R.F. Kuang. It's not a very flattering reflection, I'm afraid. Still looking forward to "Katabasis." Here are my thoughts!

Excited to be back in Tokyo to present at this inaugural symposium! Please drop by/tune into our panel on 05/29: “Whose Japan Is It Anyway?: Navigating the Competing Desires and Crossed Thresholds as Japan Studies Scholars and More.” I’ll be presenting with Junnan Chen and Sachi Schmidt-Hori! ✨

Frieren won anime of the year at the Tokyo Anime Awards 💗 👏🏽 it still deserves to sweep every award in this category that comes its way. #CrunchyrollAnimeAwards

Friends don’t let friends read Steven Pinker’s op-eds.

“A democratic genocide isn’t any more agreeable to its victims.” 👏🏽 Join #projectfulcrum and take action via @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social!

Recently started watching #Frieren and really didn't expect it to leap right into my top favorite #anime of all time 😸

Hearing Solo Leveling mostly swept the Crunchyroll Awards beating Frieren, Apothecary Diaries, Delicious in Dungeon and Dan Da Dan doesn't surprise me. I said it after Frieren ended that it was a masterpiece and that it deserved AOTY but would inevitably lose to the shonen hype de jour

We live in a world in which booktokers say that ACOTAR, Fourth Wing, & other similar books are “god tier” & the among best texts they’ve ever read. Same energy among those who chose that anime for the top award.

Frieren is the best anime of the past DECADE+. It’s beyond excellent on every metric. Its emotional resonance seeps into every pore. Frieren is eternal & will stay with us long after we’ve forgotten the cheap thrills & potboilers that characterize other contemporary anime 💗✨ #CrunchyrollAnimeAwards

This excerpt comes from her chapter, “𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝗪𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬,” which we explored in her teach-in with us earlier this year.

Today, sharing we’re sharing a quote on the practice of obeah from Dr. Natasha Lightfoot’s book, “Troubling Freedom” 🧵🌿

Some folks just thought it was trite when people warned if they come for the most marginalized, sooner or later they are coming for you.

I don't understand why every single person in the USA isn't in the streets