Happy Juneteenth everyone! I’ll be in D.C. tonight talking with @geedee215.bsky.social at @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social if you’d like to join the conversation

"Why are you building this? Who exactly is it for? Wh-" Me. And there's a lot of me's. You'd be shocked at how many me's there are.

hey quick question, am I having a stroke

New York City, we have no excuse to be bored this summer. The map at Nyc.gov/summer is full of free and affordable stuff to do -- sports, music, arts, movies, video games and more -- in every borough.   The city is your backyard. Get out there and enjoy it.

Lawsuit says university and private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Josiah Walker

The robots are coming…

That part.

They didn’t “vote to eliminate DEI” they voted to re-segregate the legal profession.

MSM, some quick notes: 1. It’s not a settlement (the case was dismissed). 3. It’s not a ballroom (it’s a bunker). 3. It’s not a library (Trump said it will be a hotel). It matters that you get it right.

Good morning! A SECOND SIGHT made a publisherswkly.bsky.social Top 10 list omg! I am so honored by the company here including books by @esglaude.bsky.social, Ed Simon, Sharbreon Plummer, and more www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Cornell just released this statement from its committee of Trustees investigating the incident where the President ran over a student's foot with his car. The statement extols the President and blames the students.

Shared some thoughts about the continued attacks on medical school admissions. The DOJ seems to be going out of its way to not follow the SFFA ruling & willfully misinterpret what is allowed in holistic admissions reviews to project its own narrow interpretation that only GPAs & test scores matter.

New piece in Science: Sudden elimination of USAID grants triggered waves of violence in affected regions in Africa, undermining civic governance and fueling civic unrest. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"Fake-citation Matthew effect" has killed me, you're talking to my ghost now

“Chicago is the most important organizing city in the nation. I came here to learn from you.” -Robin D G Kelley at UChicago this evening!

In a historic moment, I was interviewed by fellow Black woman particle physicist Dr. Katrina Miller. Few people can understand my journey the way she does. We talked about my new book, why poetry matters, and yes, how the *fact* of non-trinary neutrinos challenges anti-trans rhetoric. #GiftLink

Good morning, as promised some info and thoughts on the NYC library budget. First, here's some background in case people are unaware of what came before: open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...

Two important things: 1. This means that this year's budget allocation doesn't keep up with inflation. 2. This allocation doesn't meet the Mayor's campaign promise to benchmark library funding at 0.5% of the city expense budget. It is $97 million short of that promise.

Save Black Studies at Birmingham City University c.org/WHPJzGKR

While I won't say that there's *never* a case for sending a child with an IEP to a private school, it's hard to believe that this money couldn't be used more equitably, more efficiently, and more inclusively by creating better supports in our public schools.

Think of all the special education teachers, therapists, and other special education staff we could hire to support many more students rather than paying for individuals to go to private schools!

White students make up 12.5% of NYC public school students with IEPs, but they are 71% of students receiving public school funding to attend private schools. These inequalities were anecdotally clear before - now we have this staggering data. Excellent reporting by @alexzimmerman.bsky.social.

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It's official! I'm *permanently* banned from X for tweeting "TLDR: Fascism." (appeal denied) What an honor—and a sign that the Silicon Valley billionaires feel threatened by my book. (One of my final viral posts featured this cover.) Pre-order here! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

This clip is good, the U of M's response was bad.

Prof. Derek Peterson, U of Michigan historian & MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, thanked “pro-Palestinian student activists” during a grad speech today, for “opening our hearts to the injustices and inhumanity of Israel’s war in Gaza.” His words, and the cheers that followed made my heart sing.

HAPPY MAY DAY! A little inspiration for today’s actions: Check out this episode of Unruly Subjects with AAUP Council member & NYU professor Chenjerai Kumanyika: “Getting Unruly on May Day: Education Workers, Labor Power, & the Fight Ahead." @chenjerai.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social

Hip hop was created within the intentional destruction of the Bronx in the 70s. Audio from my 2025 keynote lecture at Harvard’s Hutchins Center. If this interests you, take a look at my latest release, the 30th Anniversary eBook Edition of my book “Black Noise”. Learn more: triciarose.com

Today is a reminder that except for a brief period running roughly from Brown v. Board to Roe v. Wade, throughout its history the Supreme Court has been a reactionary force protecting the wealth of the wealthy and the power of the powerful, almost always hostile to equality and justice.

We now have 11 out of 51 City Council members supporting @nycplan.org's demand to benchmark public library funding at 0.5% of the city expense budget. We're over 20%. nycplan.org/scorecards/l... - Is your CM on this list? If not, you can help us to get them on record. Call script on our website.

I don’t understand why she was invited in the first place but I’m glad they corrected the error.

I think about this regularly when I send emails that no one responds to, lol.

Very important read

it is not judicial activism when it is going after what scalia called a “racial entitlement.” you know, voting rights.

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

George W. Bush has secured his legacy as the key figure in the demise of voting rights in the US.

Last night, after an hours-long public hearing, Monterey Park became the first city in California to pass an ordinance permanently banning data centers. The city council voted unanimously to declare data centers a public nuisance, and to "prohibit all data centers within city limits." My story:

Nobody who followed the turn toward “patriotic startup capital” for the past 5 years is surprised about THAT manifesto. It’s just the summary of key talking points swirling around in the new defence tech space. But please know that it forms part of the strategic capture of our collective attention.

Palantir's 'manifesto' has been described as an 'AI-driven threat to humanity's existence' and 'technofascism'.

Results are out and the left wing of the Michigan Democrats had a near total sweep today in Detroit. Out of 8 endorsements by the People’s Coalition, for instance, all but one won the party’s endorsement today. A victory like this for leftists & progressives was hard to imagine just a few years ago.

Huge news: Jordan Acker, who infamously pushed state to prosecute UM student protestors, loses bid for re-election to UM Regents. The winner: Amir Makled, who provided pro bono legal support to those same UM students. Enormous victory for the Palestine/student solidarity movement.

Today in Teaching in Higher Ed

Celebrating trans kids getting the right to be treated like every other fucking kid. Now it’s just got to be enforced. @mayor.nyc.gov I’m looking at you.

Morning Spew for Night Owls—If you have nothing to hide from James Dolan, you have nothing to fear. hellgatenyc.com/msg-deep-sta...

Cool interview about my latest work conducted with my "co-collaborator and husband, RTI International research analyst @chrisbennettedu.bsky.social." (never gets old) We talked about why this work matters, some of potential solutions, and what's next. 1/ www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

“Mekka Lekka Hi Mekka Hiney Ho” Pee Wee 3:16

The only way through any of this is together. Against the oligarchs and the fascists. Against borders. The only way.

Congrats to @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee @eneblett.bsky.social on delivering the Roberta Simmons Lecture at #SRA2026!

BREAKING: An all-time record number of US senators just voted to block bombs and bulldozers to Israel. Republicans and a handful of Democrats stopped the resolutions from passing, allowing $450 million worth of weapons to keep flowing to Israel. from @premthakker.bsky.social