The more and more I saw that video of the exercise class in front of an ICE building the more irritated I got that people actually think its a helpful protest. It's not. It's basically just dancing in front of a concentration camp open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

Lord have mercy the Supreme Court is hearing oral argument rn in an appeal from a case I wrote about last year it's undisputed that Damon Landor suffered a *brazen* violation of his legal rights, yet the GOP justices sound skeptical that he can actually sue the prison guards who violated his rights

I know everyone is saying the court will just take up a different case to overturn obergefell & thats likely but the court allowed SB8 out of Texas & some other truly bizarre things so I think we are allowed to be happy gay marriage is safe for another term

I desperately need to pitch article ideas to bring in some money and my mind is just blank. I can’t think of anything fresh. I can barely form a general idea

I’m an extremely public non Zionist Jew and this is a response to my saying many Jews are fighting the bad faith weaponization of antisemitism but still experience real antisemitism. Y’all can’t help outing yourselves. I’m not the one confusing antisemitism w/ antiZionism here

Christians do not face oppression in the US. Jews dealing with antisemitism is not actually the same as people on bluesky discussing the way Christian nationalism supports Trump! But I know Christians have to center themselves in everything

The daily onslaught of actual antisemitism side by side w/ bad faith weaponization of antisemitism really is impacting Jews standing against the genocide. We are fighting the weaponization but we’re fighting antisemitism directed at us too. Please stop saying antisemitism isn’t an issue in the US

I know everyone is struggling right now but I’m in a really tough spot financially so if anyone has any freelance work please keep me in mind!

A shocking piece of good news!!! SCOTUS isn’t taking the case to reconsider Obergefell! Gay marriage won’t be revisited this term!

was looking into @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social & realized that their campaign director is the same guy who stole my coat purse keys phone etc at a birthday party in january 2019, resulting in my reluctantly sleeping with a stranger to have a roof that night. affordable housing indeed 🥴

SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants. This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

SCOTUS just granted an emergency order to let an anti trans Trump policy go into effect while the case goes through the courts. The policy requires passports reflect sex assigned at birth. This is very dangerous for trans people & should not be ignored

Offering my services to discuss combatting antisemitism without prioritizing Israel as the ADL continues to abandon American Jews & good faith (but nervous) NY Jews want to feel safe in this new moment!

First time an anonymous harasser has found my phone number. A new line has been crossed for me

Hiding from all tvs covering the election in the east village with @mistresssnowphd.bsky.social

This Brooklynite votes early, in the rain, and for Mamdani!

I just wrote a personal plea to Jews who are scared of Zohran Mamdani to look beyond the fearmongering and see that he is truly the best choice for all New Yorkers including Jews open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

Y'all my mom is publishing her first book of poetry and she's using a picture of me from my early 20s as the cover

The “aren’t people allowed to change” question is so dismissive of the issue & tries to force ppl to ignore issues based on a vague promise of change. Of course ppl can change! But real change comes with accountability & action and you’re not entitled to a senate seat

Does anyone have a link that Platner voted for Collins in 2020? I realized I’ve been repeating it and I can’t remember where I saw it

I’m sick on my couch so Tchotchke and I are digging in to hate watch the second season of #NobodyWantsThis. So far he is not amused

I’m binging this silly Tracker show which is mostly pretty standard procedural in which a hot loner guy finds a different missing person each episode. Except! Despite the premise none of the found women are damsels in distress & he has yet to carry a single one! It’s amazing!

The Maine primary is in what, June? People really wanna die on the unrepentant Nazi tattoo hill instead of, idk, using the next eight months to support somebody else?

Only very very white peoples could seriously say “everyone has a Nazi phase.” You really think your Jewish and Black neighbors all went through an edgelord Nazi phase?

I know it’s a silly thing to irritate me but ppl posting pointless “scotus is corrupt” memes in response to an article I spent hours writing and explaining nuance is just so grating

Wow I didn’t know expressing a little bit of frustration about the constant navel gazing over Dem strategy was divisive! I never said criticism shouldn’t be tolerated & my post specified STRATEGY not policy bec republicans win because of racism & voter suppression. No strategy for that

Multiple elected democrats across the country are actively standing up to Trump. Governors are making their own healthcare compacts, standing up to ICE, passing abortion shield laws. Support that work

Honestly some days I just want to launch every strategic dem criticism into the sun. I have a million issues with dem politicians. Some of them might even help win elections. But voter suppression, racism & ppl using their vote to troll are the issues here

I have a huge pet peeve for when tv and movies are talking about someone being a great artist and then show some Thomas Kinkade bullshit.

The Voting Rights Act is yet again in danger! The current SCOTUS case is trying to use the VRA's prohibition against racial gerrymanders to claim a fixed map is discriminatory against white people. Read my latest (w/ a link to @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social article) open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

Israel isn’t “testing” the ceasefire with strikes. It’s violating the ceasefire

But I have so much to do

Oh look the anti-theists are advocating genocide again

Every single academic institution should be standing up to the Trump admin compact. Especially if it’s one with a large endowment

This is such a bizarre response to saying states don't have inherent rights

Nation states do not have inherent rights to exist. Ethnonationalism should never exist (this applies to European countries, Middle Eastern countries, ALL countries). Saying a state doesn't have a right to exit doesnt mean it should be abolished

I didn’t complain Israel has a Jewish star on its flag. I pointed to it as an example of ethnonationalism. And trust me I’ve spent a lot more time criticizing the Christian nationalism of the US & Europe

It’s amazing to me when people call Jewish experts discussing the issues in Israel antisemitic. Israeli law & society privileges Jews. That’s not a controversial statement. The flag is a Jewish star, the government claims to speak for Jews, calls itself a Jewish state. I oppose all ethnonationalism

Mamdani is correct. No state has a right to ethnonationalism. I’d go further and say no state has an inherent right to exist but we can have that conversation later

my main takeaways from listening to the Supreme Court oral argument today are -the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act -the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

I have a phd in history specializing in legal constructions in race & whiteness

Kavanaugh Voted To Overturn ‘Roe’—But His Words Could End Up Helping to Protect Abortion Access

With SCOTUS back in session we're all terrified of all the horrible decisions coming from the conservative wing but I think Kavanaugh opinions might offer a winning argument to protect abortion access across state lines. My latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/14/b...

With SCOTUS back in session we're all terrified of all the horrible decisions coming from the conservative wing but I think Kavanaugh opinions might offer a winning argument to protect abortion access across state lines. My latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/14/b...

I made a delicious soup and chicken entree from scratch today. Please clap

There are so many lies associated with Columbus Day. He didn't discover America, he wasn't "a man of his time," and the holiday is not a response to "the largest mass lynching in US history." All these lies serve to whitewash US history. open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

As someone who is horrible at closing umbrellas this is the silliest thing ever. Not sure how it helps us fight fascism

Missing Diane Keaton already

It’s actually completely unnecessary to quibble over the word we use for a genocide. I don’t think we actually need to tell Palestinians not to use the term Holocaust right now