As we boycott vile companies, a reminder that many US public libraries offer: 1) Ebooks & audiobooks via the Libby app. Pro tip: use the “notify me” tag to request your library add books by trans, disabled, & BIPOC authors! 2) TV & film streaming via Kanopy 3) Language learning via Mango 💙📚 And:

For anyone *still* wondering what is the difference between an “expat” and an immigrant…

Excuse me while I declare this day a holiday and take the extended week to celebrate

Earlier this summer, our Associate Dr. Marianna Poyares (@maripoyares.bsky.social) wrote a piece for our blog about Sam Altman’s new retina scanning tech. Now, as more companies are considering implementing this tech, it’s imperative to understand the trade offs. Read Marianna’s blog here:

"The political imagination of our elites raises the slogan “humanity first” only to display a barren concept of what it means to be human: to be a user, a consumer, and a source of data extraction."

Three years ago I was writing my PhD dissertation, and working with migrant’s rights. Folks on the ground had an anecdotal sense that enforcement had warrantless access to private migrant data. Then #AmericanDragnet came out and a suspicion turned into knowledge, supported by in-depth research.

Other worlds ARE possible! Let’s talk about privacy and data protection initiatives stemming from the global majority? Join us at @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social

If you have an Alexa device, now is a good time to throw it out of the window

Here I am diffracting the critical and talking about my research at #stshub2025 in Berlin

Two wishes I have (not unrelated): - to be as assertive as a mediocre white man - to go through airport security as smoothly as a Global North passport holder

A bit on the “it starts with immigrants, citizens are next” vibes. While most abuses suffered by immigrants do not/will never make their way to citizens, truth is that the corrosion of the rule of law and of democratic institutions does affect everyone ultimately.

Looking forward to be in conversation with critical STS folks from around the world.

Our postdoc Fritz Fellow @maripoyares.bsky.social is one of the panelists of the 2025 STS Hub, taking place at the @humboldtuni.bsky.social in Berlin March 11 - 14. For programming visit: sts-hub.de/25/

My thought precisely: “oh, wow, that was basically my yearly stipend”!

U.S. cities and counties challenging the Trump administration's targeting of sanctuary jurisdictions have escalated their legal battle to fend off federal funding cuts and civil or criminal prosecution, adding nearly a dozen more localities to the suit. www.law360.com/articles/230...

“Thies” chatbots shall take our jobs

One of the most overlooked and omnipresent aspects of internalized colonialist supremacy in US-American scholars (even in progressive circles) is their inability to speak a foreign language.

Yes, I could not agree more, but at this point, I'll take whatever argument gets people mobilized.

It is always kind of painful to have to make the argument that border militarization ends up affecting citizens too to get ppl to give a damn. Nonetheless it is true…

THIS!! The big question, which for so long sounded kind of reformist, but is now both urgent and radical is: WHO IS the subject of rights?

This is a very good read about how the promise of an open, global social sphere, was transformed by social media into a realm of extremist echo chambers.

As usual, an excellent, informative piece from @nickmiroff.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Heine’s message is right there in the Bebelplatz: “it was just the beginning, where books are burned, eventually people will be burned too”.

Come work with me this summer at @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social Feel free to DM with any questions!

'This change in what constitutes “mainstream” speech was necessary to prepare the ground for Trump’s new immigration policies, and it signals a convenient and profitable arrangement between those who control data and those who control borders.' www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...

My piece on Border Solidarity is out on Critical Times @dukepress.bsky.social !! Many thanks to the reviewers, and to @robin-c.bsky.social and Judith Butler for their feedback on previous versions of the paper.

Zombies, aliens, the Chinese, robots from the future… Nop! At the end, the US government was taken over by a handful of mediocre, entitled, white boys

Just one more example of how il/legality is fabricated by immigration governance.

The federal government has already been aggressively building this database for four years. See our in depth report: www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-tech...

My interview with the Brazil Unfiltered podcast is out! I spoke about the impact, in Brazil, of facebook’s recent announcement, (un)regulated social media, and the dangers to democracy. For those interested in dialogues beyond the global north: www.braziloffice.org/en/podcasts/...

We have been ringing the bell for years about how border and immigration enforcement concern ALL in a democracy. Well…

Here we go…