In the latest series of Anti-Trans Hate Machine, we investigated the systematic deconstruction of the public education system. The rabbit hole of how deep the plot goes led to a substantial amount of research into the network of far-right movements and their coordinated attacks.

As wave after wave of hospitals turn their back on trans youth, the Boston Children's Hospital is doing the opposite: doubling down on its care. The hospital stated it's decision is "both a medical obligation and a moral one". 🔗 https://gayety.com/boston-hospital-trans-youth-care

The affordability crisis isn’t individual choices—it’s about concentrated corporate power & underinvestment. To lower ⬇️ costs, raise wages 💸, and deliver real security, we need bold, public-minded interventions. Our new fact sheet outlines solutions: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

I'm excited to facilitate a session on deep canvass organizing as part of the NYC Anti-Criminalization Communiversity this fall. Check out these amazing sessions being offered and share with NYC folks. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/communiversity

Anti-Criminalization Communiversity kicks off on Saturday with my Introduction to Restorative Justice Workshop. After months of planning we are here. I'm grateful to our small planning team and to Women Building Up for their partnership in this. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/events/all/c...

The criminals are taking over cities to “prevent crime.” The neo-Nazis are crushing the universities to “fight antisemitism.” The misogynists are eliminating trans rights to “protect women.” The free speech billionaires are taking over media to “end cancel culture.” I think they’re lying!

I wonder if the Columbia leadership realizes (or cares) how much blowback there might be from *within* the academy. This post, from a Cornell Law professor, is worth reading: 3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...

Also people previously convicted of felonies are people who have already been held responsible for whatever they are accused of doing Deportation is basically second punishment It does not matter whether folks are former “criminals” or not No deportations!!

There have been claims that NOAA/NWS did not foresee catastrophic TX floods--but that's simply not true. This was undoubtedly an extreme event, but messaging rapidly escalated beginning ~12 hrs prior. Flood Watch mid PM, "heads up" outlook late PM, flash flood warnings ~1am.

In every part of the US, incarceration is out of step with the rest of the world. Even “progressive” states–like California & Illinois–have higher incarceration rates than countries with authoritarian governments. So much for the "land of the free."

I’d argue the main question for American democracy is if the people can organize a powerful enough mass civil resistance movement to make this all possible.

Why must I calculate how worth it it is to save a $1.50 candle based on how many years it will sit in the drawer til next use? 0 - that would be 6 years, too much, throw it out. But a 7?! Just 3 years in the drawer, somehow worth keeping….

Just one more reminder that universities are not brave places. And if you’re part of a marginalized group, don’t count on your interests being protected when it really matters. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...

I've covered race for two decades. I knew the 2nd Trump Admin would be dangerous for civil rights. Yet the collapse of the federal civil rights architecture and national will to address racial inequality and work on integration is stunning. Here's my latest. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...

This is great analysis and I’d love to see it broken down within swing states too

"The Trump administration...is now offering relief from some of that illegally imposed hardship in exchange for Harvard’s adoption of policies that are aligned with the government’s ideology. This is not a 'negotiation.' It is extortion. It’s like negotiating the terms of a mugging."

"Your clothing should tell a story about you! Just not who you are or that you are acting in any kind of official capacity." @petridishes.bsky.social on the ICE dress code:

Our resource We Must Fight in Solidarity with Trans Youth situates the criminalization of gender-affirming care within a larger web, draws connections across our movements, provides historical context, and talks about the groups that are behind this trans eliminationist, white supremacist agenda:

This is a gift to everyone in academia. And a lot of the rest of us. zenodo.org/records/1569...

Good for her! What a fuckin badass.

“You don’t have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial warrant,” he added. Lander is then led into an elevator with his hands behind his back as an aide can be heard asking, “Where are you taking the Comptroller of the city of New York?” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

When I train on civil resistance, one of the most important distinctions we make is between the popularity of the movement (which is almost always low) and the popularity of the proposition they’re advancing. The protesters themselves are almost never popular—which is totally fine.

Proud to show up for #NoKings 3 generations strong. Continuing the fight for a multiracial democracy.

“Agents told the family they did not have any water to provide during the family’s first day in detention; on the second day, all five were given a single bottle to share. The one fan in the room was pointed directly towards a guard, rather than towards the families in confinement”

Thankful that so many people understand that mass protest is an important backstop against authoritarianism

Insurrection Act being called over LA, masked agents kidnapping, Palantir creating mass minority report database on all Americans, tanks rolling into DC for authoritarian military parade… Be for real. The transition has happened. Time to stand up for our country.

It’s giving Keystone Cops vibes… 👀

That Democrats, even now, insist on focusing on and blaming the progressive wing of their party for Trump is exactly how we entered the Nadir a century ago. White Americans and those who wanted to politically ascend abandoned Black people and oppressed groups to reunite politically with each other.

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First peas!

There is something quite nice about cracking open a fresh book to learn about a new (to me) academic theory

Fascism keeps growing

Looking forward to attending #MacroUnited in St Louis this week! I’ll be facilitating a workshop on deep canvassing and asking for research design feedback for a new project about social service agencies as civic engagement hubs. Excited to be in community with macro #SocialWorkers

All plants are now in the soil!

Today I learned about this stalked scarlet cup fungus helping things decay in my yard - attached to other plant roots under the soil!

One thing I love about gardening is how it creates more connection with the natural ebb and flow of seasons. I’ve rarely ever bought radishes or mustard greens at the store, but now am so appreciative of them for their quick, easy grow, spring harvest abilities

The challenge is to ACT. YOU, in courageous concert, are the something or someone.

New essay up on my Substack! Thinking about the racist anti-intellectual movements of the past 5 years. open.substack.com/pub/partandp...

I’m reading a bunch of work on autocracy and democratic backsliding. I’m struck that scholars in this tradition don’t get called “political” or “biased” despite their clear normative stance. Yet, race and gender scholars—who were the canaries in the coal mine for backsliding—do.

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Mustard greens fresh from the garden

It is too horribly perfect that Musk's Grok is spewing racist inanities while fueled by huge methane generators that are menacing the health of Memphis's Black communities.

Welcome news and “a lesson in the power of grass-roots activism and how it can prod institutions to push back on Trump” — how protesting and keeping up the pressure on institutions that comply in advance can have an impact. Keep pushing.

As a writer, I am interested in talking to folks who aren't meeting the political moment in ways they feel good about. I want to talk about what you're not doing and why; what you think you ought to be doing, and what's stopping you. I want to talk about feeling politically/spiritually stuck.