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The union reminding us that we can refuse to communicate with department chairs or administrators over non-college email cuz that could subject personal emails to public records requests. So many things to remember at work.
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Toni Morrison said, âArt does not cleanse you and make you morally superior... even when it has a very strong political content. The artist himself is not made any better. I still have to try to be the best person I can be.â Art, scholarship, or activismââthereâs the work and then thereâs the work.
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Toni Morrison noted that writing in a way that has a point and politics but doesn't come off like a lecture involves a lot of craftwork.
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I co-organized in 2023 this
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@lukemessac.bsky.social
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@kenyonfarrow.bsky.social
about Dr. Messac's book on medical debt. Such an informative and powerful dialogue! You can listen to "Medical Debt and Racial Justice" here.
open.spotify.com/episode/4wlz...
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Medical Debt and Racial Justice
Haymarket Books Live · Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wlzaxbgvPjpFhsKaT0r3r
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Philando Castile often paid for the lunches of students who couldnât afford them or had debt. After his murder, his mother, Valerie Castile, donated money to wipe out lunch debt and was part of getting Governor Tim Walz to implement free school lunch.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
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Zinn Education Project
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#tdih
2016 Philando Castile was shot to death đ by a police officer in a suburb of Saint Paul, Minn., at a traffic stop. Castile was known as âMr. Philâ to students at the elementary school where he was a nutrition supervisor.
#BlackLivesMatter
#TeachTruth
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ph...
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July 6, 2016: Philando Castile is Killed by Police
Philando Castile, an African American, was shot to death by a police officer at a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Castile had worked as a nutritional supervisor at an elementary school.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/philando-castile-killed-by-police/
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I feel bad for Folarin Balogun and the Black woman on the DC Metro in that photograph. Iâm worried for their wellbeing and safety. And disgusted by how theyâre treated as fungible.
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I had a terrific day.
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Free access (for now) to an article about W.E.B. Du Boisâs critiques of environmental racism and the privatization of natural resources.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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The Soils of Black Folk: W.E.B. Du Boisâs Theories of Environmental Racialization - Ankit Bhardwaj, 2023
Sociologists have canonized W.E.B. Du Bois as a theorist of race but have neglected his engagement with environmental themes. Not only was he concerned with eco...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/07352751231164999
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Tariq Panja
1 day ago
Updated story with full details of what will go down in the annals of sporting infamy, including how White House officials including commerce secretary Lutnick and Andrew Giuliani (son of), who leads the World Cup task force, engaged lawyers to ais US Soccer's appeal
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...
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Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Playerâs Suspension. Now Heâs Eligible to Play.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html?eafs_enabled=false
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Tariq Panja
2 days ago
Trump called Infantino on Wednesday to get Balogun's red card lifted. Nice to ride alon with Tyler Pager on what will be seen (and is) in many parts as one of the biggest scandals in World Cup history.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...
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Trump Asked FIFA to Review Balogunâs Suspension. He Is Now Eligible to Play.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-asked-fifa-to-review-baloguns-suspension-he-is-now-eligible-to-play.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vVA.-Etz.7Jrw_FsOGg3S&smid=bs-share
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Rode a bike from Harvard Square to South Station in 21.5 minutes.
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My dear friend, a major World Cup fan, told me that Folarin Balogunâs red card being rescinded is âHegelian,â lol.
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Two years ago, Vozinha told FIFA, âWe all share the goal of reaching the World Cup and weâre going to fight really hard to get there... Thatâs our objective and we know it wonât be easy, but I think that now is the time.â
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Disorganized abandonment at the National Mall.
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ââŠthinking that food is raised not to eat but to sell at good profit; that houses are built not to shelter the masses but to make real estate agents rich; and solemnly declaring that without private profit there can be no food nor homes. All this is ridiculous.â â W.E.B. Du Bois, 1953
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âWe have made Science the prisoner of Big Business.â W.E.B. Du Bois wrote this in 1950.
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For W.E.B. Du Bois, race pride and Pan-Africanism were ways combat the racism of labor unions and economic exclusion. Leftist critics of identity politics donât seem to talk about this much.
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Stuart Hall and Alan OâShea said that the left âmust take the struggle over common sense seriously.â âEach crisis provides an opportunity to shift the direction of popular thinking, instead of simply mirroring the rightâs populist touch or pursuing short-term opportunism.â
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Saw a post that said if youâre gonna lose, lose like Cabo Verde.
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Craig Gilmore
3 days ago
In her adjuncting days, pre-phd, RWG used to teach Johnson's Education of Mingo pretty regularly. Mingo thinks about "slaves are tools with life in them & tools are lifeless slaves," and takes appropriate action no longer to be the master's tool.
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Mike Hixenbaugh
6 days ago
One year after Trump signed his âbig, beautiful bill,â it has begun reshaping the country. At least 4 million people have lost food stamps. Millions more will lose healthcare. Refugees and other legal immigrants are getting kicked off the safety net. And the wealthiest Americans have gotten richer.
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How Trumpâs âbig, beautiful billâ changed America
President Donald Trump signed his âbig, beautiful billâ a year ago. It unleashed the biggest ever rollback of federal programs serving the poor, while extending trillions of dollars in tax breaks disp...
https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/trump-big-beautiful-bill-act-tax-medicaid-snap-one-year/
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I knew Cabo Verde scored by the cheers from the fan zone down the street.
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Prisonculture
4 days ago
The reframed how I understood the "master's tools" quote by Lorde. Ruthie reminds us to pay attention to the apostrophe.
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Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, âThe issue is not whether the master uses, or endorses the use of, some tool or another. Rather, who controls the conditions and the ends to which any tools are wielded? ... [Audre] Lorde proposes a decisive seizure whose strategy works toward multiple ends.â
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Frederick Douglass had a debate with the labor movement about its use of slavery as a metaphor and how the singularity of slavery and its impact on Black people were dismissed. It is a debate that has yet to be resolved as many of us struggle for a language to articulate the impact of big tech/AI.
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When you got a bunch of parts and start to figure out the story you're writing. Feels awesome.
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The most important thing to know about tomorrow's holiday is what time the gym closes early.
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Reparations.now
2 months ago
Queen Mother by Ashley D. Farmer: Black Nationalism,
#Reparations
, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
www.reparations.now/queen-mother...
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Queen Mother by Ashley D. Farmer: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
We are honored to have with us tonight Dr. Ashley D. Farmer joining us from Austin, Texas, where she teaches in the department of history and African and African Diaspora Studies at the UnivâŠ
https://www.reparations.now/queen-mother-by-ashley-d-farmer-black-nationalism-reparations-and-the-untold-story-of-audley-moore/
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Tamoor Hussain
4 days ago
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
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Aaron Rupar
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Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"
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All these Jalen Brunson workout videos circulating⊠dudeâs mobility and balance are winning me over and I donât appreciate that.
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W.E.B. Du Bois, known for being a very, very, very politically committed man, enjoyed the company of women, fought for the right to dance, defended sports, and went on vacation.
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Pope Leo is my nemesis. I think of him when Iâm struggling through a workout, how, at his age, he carried the cross for the entire Good Friday procession and it makes me keep going. Whatever it takes.
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Was talking to a Cape Verdean man about todayâs game and the curfews being imposed around the festivities. We talked about the double standard for them vs the Scotland fans. He said they get to do whatever they want âbut weâre Black.â
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Ran almost 5 miles in 90 degrees. I feel invincible.
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New month, new habits. As Octavia E. Butler wrote in her journal, âAll good things must begin.â
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âIâm not hurting anyone. We just donât want data centers.â âI just graduated from Stoklosa Middle School. I am the future.â
www.bostonherald.com/2026/06/30/l...
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Lowell Police remove 14-year-old from data center public forum
A 14-year-old Lowell Public Schools student was removed from a public forum and detained by Lowell police officers following the end of the hourlong discussion about the future of data centers in the ...
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/06/30/lowell-police-remove-14-year-old-from-data-center-public-forum/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSx8T9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR57BIb6SBvi1-oO7zYwigkxCDViffQbn8SmaETa5idj_jexTk9LOIm3nXT4UA_aem_bkpqRDnVTSHazKjN_fct8Q&utm_campaign=mrf-facebook-bostonherald&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202606306a3c05069d47ca023e812570
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From 2011: âCelebrity developer Donald Trump has revived the theory that President Barack Obama was born overseas⊠That theory first emerged in the spring of 2008, as Clinton supporters circulated an anonymous email questioning Obamaâs citizenship.â
www.politico.com/story/2011/0...
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Birtherism: Where it all began
The seed of the idea was planted back in 2008.
https://www.politico.com/story/2011/04/birtherism-where-it-all-began-053563
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Democratic Socialists of America
6 days ago
Another Democratic Socialist is going to Congress! Congratulations to DSA member
@melatkirosco.bsky.social
! Congresswoman Kiros will take the fight for a better world to D.C: to Abolish ICE, free Palestine, and win Universal Childcare and Medicare for All.
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More Perfect Union
7 days ago
BREAKING: Melat Kiros has won the Democratic primary in Coloradoâs 1st district. The democratic socialist has unseated the districtâs 29-year incumbent by running on Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, ending forever wars and more.
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Alitoâs Italian ancestors werenât barred from U.S. citizenship. And historians of whiteness have noted that Italians were âwhite on arrival.â So heâs not contradicting how his ancestors were treated. He's just got awful, racist politics.
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Prisonculture
7 days ago
It's been 2 straight years of organizing on this. We aren't going to stop.
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I don't care about Mamdani's workouts anymore. Just keep your word on your promised library budget, mayor.
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Prisonculture
7 days ago
FY27's library budget will leave public libraries UNDERFUNDED AGAIN. It doesn't keep up with inflation AND it absolutely does not meet the 0.5% the Mayor campaigned on and promised AFTER he was elected. 11 CMs also signed on. This budget looks to come in at 0.42% which is LOWER than 0.45% LAST YEAR
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Prisonculture
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What this press release from the Council is saying about the libraries is deeply misleading and y'all should stop doing this:
council.nyc.gov/press/2026/0...
"Library Support and Restoration: $34.7 million" - THIS IS MONEY THE MAYOR HIMSELF HAD CUT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET.
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Speaker Julie Menin and New York City Council Announce Agreement with Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
New York City Council
https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/06/30/3151/
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I might be starting to like Jalen Brunson. Saw a video of him doing a workout and his ability to do a toe stand without wobbling is impressive.
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The agenda for many of these politicians is you all die while I don't.
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maura quint
7 days ago
Rep. Tom Kean (R-N.J.) voted to give tax breaks to billionaires and pay for it through cuts to Medicaid -- cutting people's healthcare, increasing cost of medications including those that treat mental health issues, and closing hospitals.
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