Because of the National driver register, since their licenses are suspended, trans folks cannot move to another state and get a new license until they remove the suspension on their existing Kansas license. They can't even escape this by moving to another state.

There's only one party that likes to make voting harder, especially for women and minoritized voters... msmagazine.com/2026/02/23/s...

The worst figures on campus arguing that campuses had become overrun with wokeness were all best buddies with Epstein. Quelle surprise. www.salon.com/2026/02/19/j...

This is heartbreaking. As a young lesbian coming out in the 90s, lesbian bars were a safe space. An instant home. And not just NYC ones (Henri's, Wow Bar, C Club, Meow Mix). Anywhere I traveled in the U.S., I was home in that city's lesbian bar. www.them.us/story/gay-ba...

So QAnon spent years spreading conspiracy theories that the government was run by a cabal of elite pedophiles and it turns out they supported the actual cabal of elite pedophiles to get into power and destroy democracy.

Literally all of this is a lie. We are about to find out who is state media, because they will be the ones to parrot a justification for state-sanctioned murder.

REPUBLICAN 2026 PLATFORM: - Republicans hold the unfettered right to abduct, rape, and murder any American citizen and get away with it. 2026 CENTRIST DEMOCRAT PLATFORM: - ICE agents just need a little more training. Hugs! 🤗 WHAT AMERICANS WANT: - Stop murdering us - Abolish ICE - Nuremberg trials

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

"ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval. And... bystanders can quickly outnumber the ICE agents, who then have to decide if they want to escalate a situation or perhaps abandon their activity altogether." www.ms.now/opinion/minn...

I hate this timeline. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

This personal essay (from 2024, pre-print version) narrates a crucial bit of my grad school research that helped me unlearn some of my racism. Thanks to the Black people I learned to listen to, wish I could replicate this for every white person. academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_pubs/881

This is so cruel and vindictive. Trump's decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status from every Somali in the U.S. will put lives at risk, including here in Maine. Doing this with no grace period or automatic extension means hundreds of thousands are now vulnerable to detention and removal.

Civil rights activist Claudette Colvin dies at 86 19thnews.org/2026/01/civi... via @19thnews.org

This makes me sick.

In JD Vance’s world, Jonathan Ross is both the hero and the victim. The woman he killed? She’s the perpetrator, solely responsible for her own death. This is peak abuser language and a public battering of a woman killed by an abusive government agent. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...

What is everyone doing on their campuses to help immigrant students feel safe? #highered hechingerreport.org/opinion-coll...

He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

Because 2 lesbian women in an SUV going less than the average speed in a Costco parking lot are so threatening.

To be clear: Even if she was a protester, or agitator, or immigrant, or immigrant "thug." Even if she disobeyed ICE and told them to f*ck off. Even if she broke a law-- she did NOT deserve to have some guy high on fake power shooting her in the face.

Are there no journalists left willing to say "hey, that's not what the video shows" at a press conference, FFS? www.jezebel.com/after-ice-ki...

Today is very bad and we should all be very angry but I am here to remind us that the birthday we are celebrating this year is not for the Constitution but for our rebellion against monarchy. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation.

we know regime playbooks here: smear the deceased, target the family, valorize the murderer both as supposedly innocent and with a sadistic delight in the murder itself.

One thing that shouldn't be missed is that the woman murdered was queer and was murdered right in front of her wife. www.advocate.com/news/minneso...

"To forge a path toward lasting change, our movements must build from the ground up. Organized people have been the power behind every great expansion of our democracy, from abolition and women’s suffrage to civil rights and marriage equality." nonprofitquarterly.org/how-communit...

“We know our strength is in our solidarity as working people, and we have allies all over the world who have stepped up to back our cause.” truthout.org/articles/des...

This is great in theory, but not in practice. It ignores the fact that many of us are teaching larger classes and 4 courses a semester. Inserting more "human" elements into the writing process means an impossible amount of work for faculty. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/m...

I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

We absolutely need to have tough conversations and stop avoiding politics to keep the peace-- bc nothing is peaceful right now. These are some great tips. wagingnonviolence.org/2025/11/lets...

“This is a new paradigm,” she told me. “No one’s going to get out of this moment intact by keeping their head down.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Every day, people across the US are turning protests, boycotts, and mutual aid into a powerful groundswell of activism, a bridge to the future being built in real time. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Teen Vogue’s closure means the loss of a fearless, youth-driven platform for justice journalism and feminist media. When spaces like this disappear, young voices and vital perspectives go unheard. This is a massive blow to good reporting and democracy. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...

Please sign! Teen Vogue is invaluable. They cover a wide range of social issues and do excellent research on historical context. Their coverage of the labor movement and social activism has made them a go-to for assigned readings in my courses. @teenvogue.com actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider

Talked to @alivitali.bsky.social youtu.be/9O2CcYMRM54

Another reason to vote for Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social this Tuesday! newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/31/n...

I wrote about the 2025 cycle and women candidates and New Jersey www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...

"The current protest movement has already reached deeper into Trump country than at almost any point during the first Trump administration." wagingnonviolence.org/2025/10/resi...

"Faculty members describe heightened anxiety, sleepless nights & a persistent fear that a misstep could derail their careers. This psychological strain, compounded by workload & financial stress, leaves little space for creativity, innovation or joy in teaching." theconversation.com/college-facu...

"There’s a lot we can do. That’s what they want us to forget." www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...

"Federal policymakers could choose to spend their energy addressing these challenges. Instead, they’re putting college out of reach for students who come from poor families." hechingerreport.org/opinion-we-c...

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I would absolutely not be a professor if these limits were in place when I was a grad student. theconversation.com/new-student-...

“Workers, students, campus community members across this great country are coming together to fight for a higher education system that actually works for all — one that is affordable, strengthens freedom and democracy, and stands up to its public mission.” www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-...

Thou Shalt Not Declare War On Thine Own Country.

"This compact is a “reward” in exactly the same sense that it is “rewarding” to purchase protection from the Mafia. The compact is an open, explicit threat." balkin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

"The future of higher education in America requires that every university reject it. If any schools capitulate, the pressure will be enormous on all to fold. The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher ed." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

People are going to go back to reporting icy conditions on Waze