wow it really *has* been about a decade!!❤️🎉

yay!!❤️

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such a lovely conversation with such brilliant humans Jina Kim and (not-pictured) Natalia Duong! it was a real honor.

yay thank you!! I'm pretty proud of this year's care table. we frantically threw it together just the evening before and morning of. it definitely felt a little stressful--ah the irony. please note my 12yo's contribution: an emotional support capybara (that I crocheted for him!) for petting.

new review of dear elia!! ❤️

everything is awful. so hoping this brings some cheer: Open in Emergency is officially open access!! all pieces--the hacked Asian American DSM, Asian American Tarot, daughter to mother letters, PPD pamphlet, tapestry of unwellness--now available on my website. ❤️ www.mimikhuc.com/projects/ope...

Rep. LaMonica McIver: "We are at war!"

OPM is planning to fire all employees on probation (less than one year of employment). Agencies have until noon on Wednesday to submit a list of probationary employees to the OPM and indicate whether they wish to retain them—though it has been stated that this will not make a difference.

Memos have been distributed to instill fear, warning federal employees that layoffs will begin if not enough people accept Elon’s buyout. This no longer feels voluntary.

Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out. This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.

A witch hunt has begun at the FBI. Employees are required to provide information by Tuesday and are being encouraged to report on their coworkers. The FBI questionnaire asks agents about their roles in various cases, including whether they made arrests or appeared in court, among other details.

Billionaire Elon Musk has stated that work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency, USAID. Officials have been instructed not to report to work and have been locked out of the building.

An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.

Education Department employees have been placed on leave for attending diversity training. Meanwhile, Republicans have introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education.

It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office. Here’s a recap of what’s happening:

Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

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dear elia makes this @msmagazine.com list of best books of 2024!! 🥰

grad students, come hang out with me during my drop-in office hours this Monday!

the university's violence just becomes clearer and clearer. thank you again @amyrwong.bsky.social for such a deep and generous read of dear elia ❤️

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"Institutions of higher education see productivity as a sign of success and wellness, but that pressure to be productive is actively making students unwell... I’m beginning to realize that being a good student isn’t worth sacrificing my own wellness." -student op-ed on dear elia and mental health ❤️

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Lena Khalaf Tuffaha began her National Book Award acceptance speech, "Good evening everyone and Good morning to beloved Gaza, where it is the 411th day of the genocide.. We are now living in the second November of the American-funded genocide in Palestine: t.ly/DV2K9

We flipped 37 votes but HR 9495 passed the house and will go to the senate. Where it hopefully dies. Call your senators but also please make sure to tell your congress person whether you approved or disapprove of their vote. We have to let people know we are watching. clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024477

"the fundamental question we all must face (or try to hide from) in the context of contemporary literature is not so much how our work will reshape the world but how the world must shape our work"

thank you for lifting up this dream with me @saltysicky.bsky.social

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so many amazing comments at the Fordham panel on *dear elia* today!!! I die. 😭 such gratitude to the panelists and organizers who are clearly dreaming alongside me for new ways through our collective unwellness.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "There has been no oppression for the white man in this country ... it is white men on this side of the aisle telling us, people of color on this side of the aisle, that y'all are the ones being oppressed."

it me! ❤️

see you tomorrow Fordham! looking forward to being unwell together ❤️

really great resource to directly address bathroom bans and the general trope of the queer/trans predator

It's always good to be prepared besties. Here's what to do before the Trump Administration takes office in January: www.teenvogue.com/story/what-t...

we did it! 🥳

I believe many disabled people could thrive if they weren’t forced to exist in dangerous situations and/or below the poverty line. The crip tax is very real. Being unwell is punishingly expensive - and we need better social supports and benefits to ensure people are taken care of. /end

Congratulations to Sony Coráñez Bolton, whose book "Crip Colony" has won the Lora Romero First Book Prize from the American Studies Association! www.dukeupress.edu/c...

I feel so honored by this panel discussion. the range of who dear elia is reaching and feels meaningful for is just blowing my mind ❤️😭❤️

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As promised, updated scripts here for HR 9495, which will be headed back to the floor around Wednesday. Yes, this is the bill that gives the Sec. Treasury powers to strip non-profits of their C3 status. 1. For House members, 2. For Senators, 3. For New Yorkers to call Schumer. Please call.

"Get active or get out of the fucking way"

🦋NAVIGATING THE BLUESKY 101 We've been Sky Geeking so you hopefully don't have to. Our first (proper) thread will cover: CULTURE; ACCESSIBILITY; ALGORITHM; ENGAGEMENT; FINDING YOUR TRIBE; TWEAKS; COOL TOOLS; FUNKY BISCUITS 🧵1/18

For the @nytimes.com I wrote about how Enough is Enough with the incumbent president and his cabinet of folly and let’s stop coddling Trump voters and be real clear-eyed about what lies ahead. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...