Even though he knew I was leaving academia, Oliver was kind enough to include me in this grant. He used it to help fund a trans student at UCI who was being abused by the faculty there. The work was GOOD. The NSF's capitulation here is shameful and cowardly. The loss of this work is heartbreaking.

Our team (a collaboration across four universities) was researching and creating a trans-centered augmented reality face filter app. But in today’s anti-trans, anti-science political climate, the NSF abruptly cut our funding before we could finish it. (early prototype by @katbamkapow.bsky.social)

One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse

Have been offline all day sorry. Jewish students at Columbia are now locked to another gate on the Broadway side of campus, continuing their demands for information about possible involvement by members the University’s Board in the detention of Mahmoud Khalil.

Keep in mind that for every instance of a lawyer's obtaining due process for one of these unlawful deportations, there are absurdly many deportees who aren't represented, who couldn't contact counsel, and whose families and friends don't know where they are.

The only light in Gaza right now is from Israeli bombs. Israel has cut off electricity and water to 2.1 million Palestinians — resuming its genocidal war and pushing Gaza toward total humanitarian collapse.

Distressing that people would teach a workshop for us and go on to be a JUDGE for the pen literary awards, which is the easiest boycott to adhere to in the history of boycotts. Except maybe Columbia University.Shame.

Had a wonderful time at @haimson.bsky.social’s Trans Technologies book launch event (with Kishonna Gray and @hibby.bsky.social) today! Had fun helping coordinate the Zoom Q&A 😄 (thank you to @noorhindi.bsky.social for helping me take photos!)

Israel has suspended the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and resumed targeting Palestinian civilians, bringing the ceasefire with Hamas the closest it has even been to collapse. Read more at our website: mondoweiss.net/2025/03/isra... Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.

"Trans Technologies," the radical new book by @haimson.bsky.social from @mitpress.bsky.social. "[It's] sure to expand your imagination about what tech can achieve when we think bigger than the internet oligarchs want us to." In this new briefing up on ESC KEY .CO: www.esckey.co/trans-techno...

💛 COMING SOON new season of Wander with fantastic poets Noor Hindi @noorhindi.bsky.social // Chandrika Naryanan-Mohan @chandrikanm.bsky.social // Amano @amanoanseo.bsky.social Helen Hutchinson @skeinpress.bsky.social // Lavie Olupona, Fionnuala O'Connell & Dean Oke.

Israel has suspended the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and resumed targeting Palestinian civilians, bringing the ceasefire with Hamas the closest it has even been to collapse. buff.ly/Abgg0PQ #Palestine #Israel

New book alert! 🚨 Haimson’s TRANS TECHNOLOGIES researches how trans people are navigating online spaces, building community, and finding resources for themselves and each other. I can’t wait to pick up my copy ❤️

@m7md.bsky.social يسلموا ايديك Everyone go read this book immediately then read it again @haymarketbooks.org #PerfectVictims

Life expectancy at birth dropped in the Gaza Strip by 35 years between October, 2023, and September, 2024. Here’s the study in The Lancet. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Preorder "Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetry" Ed. George Abraham and Noir Hindi thru our online bookstore with Open Books, and all proceeds will be sent to the Sameer Project's North and Central Gz initiative. open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/...

The image of the night.

During Kendrick's halftime show a man unfurled a Palestinian flag and was chased off stage and eventually tackled and removed by security.

During the Super Bowl halftime show, a protester stormed the field waving a Palestinian and Sudanese flag, demanding the world’s attention on genocide and oppression. He was later tackled by security.

PERFECT VICTIMS Mohammed El-Kurd book tour dates

Get Perfect Victims through us, all proceeds to Sameer Project’s North Gaza project, which provides food, water, and other aid to Palestinians trying to rebuild their lives after returning home: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g...

Very interesting article co-published by @propublica.org and @nytimes.com wrestling with climate change, home valuations, insurance changes and population migration. "The implications are staggering." Worth a 5-minute read. www.propublica.org/article/clim...

Academics and researchers are receiving emails from their higher-ups, explaining that rules are changing and their institutions are carefully monitoring the situation. Have any university higher-ups sent emails saying "We continue to be unwavering in our support for the rights of all human beings?"

Hey so FYI this is why a lot of us believe billionaires should not exist. Because no one should be rich enough to topple a government

Students and faculty got arrested and put their careers on the line protesting genocide. I want to see some Democratic officials getting arrested to protect democracy.

Guys, I'm not saying don't call your senators, but I am saying faith in government isn't going to save us. Pool your resources. Organize with your friends and neighbors. Find ways of helping each other. If you didn't start already, now is the next best time.

The Sameer Project and Translating Palestine are supporting people returning North today. They are paying for cars transporting people, provide snacks and water. The need for funds are immense as people rebuild but donations have slowed. Please support generously: chuffed.org/project/help...

The redness of my beloved is such wherever I look, I see red When I went in search of redness I too became red. — Kabir

Maybe watching a live and online genocide was so overwhelming I don’t feel that overwhelmed right now. The storm blowing over Gaza has simply turned around and we Americans are feeling the blowback. Racism, colonialism, capitalism, patriarchy, and transphobia are all part of the same storm system.

Getting a library card is punk as fuck and free!

Thinking of whoever it was who posted on the other app “you don’t need a new app, you need a revolution.”

The vibes are still a little milquetoasty over here. Need more degenerates

I’m just here to shout for a Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Excited to release HEAVEN LOOKS LIKE US: Palestinian Poetry with @haymarketbooks.org, coming to your nearest bookstore in May 2025. The cover is from Palestinian artist Jumana Manna & features brilliant poetry from Palestinian comrades all over the world. @intifadabatata.bsky.social