Kauweloa, Ph.D.

for my folks

So if Kamala Harris had been elected do you think the United States would be in a war with Iran? Just asking...

Cats love “What if I stepped on you?”

UT Austin Closing Ethnic, Gender and Area Studies Departments Social: X @TexasAaup and Bluesky @texasaaup.bsky.social

aaup-texas.org/blog/f/ut-au...

It was confusing enough when Tyson decided to get the tattoo (a Maori inspired version of the tā moko). This is straight up sickening.

Holding Our Ground: Voices and Strategies Against Self-Indigenization Hosted by the Department of American Indian Studies, this symposium responds to the global phenomenon known as self-Indigenization, pretendianism, or ethnic fraud.

Registration open, in-person & online. Reduced student rates & community members can request complimentary registration; limited & will be vetted. We prioritize actual tribal/Indigenous voices in resisting #pretendianism, + recognize that our community includes non-Indigenous allies. Please share.

Lo Que Le Paso a Hawaii

South Korean short-track speed skating is giving me an escape away from the hellscape we are in. So looking forward to this. #Olympics2026

It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.

TWL: Epstein was actually preemptively banned from #Xbox Live in 2013.

Had the tremendous pleasure of hearing from @kimtallbear.bsky.social discuss the different forms, threats of self-indigenization last night at UHM. The panel talk was some of the most intellectually satisfying, nuanced, and raw expositions on identity (esp. from our Kanaka folks).

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

RIP Johannes Fabian (1937-2026).

For my fellow American academics/researchers, etc: those who have international (EU) speaking engagements plans for this year, how are you planning to preface your talks - feeling it necessary to have an apology script ready to go. #AcademicSky

Once again, islands are getting all the right, and now wrong attention in the world. Sigh...

interestingly, you'll catch him in a mask

Doing some end-of-year cleaning and happened upon my first #Digra (Scotland) games conference swag back in 2015. 10 years ago...where has the time gone.

Yes.

Amazing what you get in clearance sales

A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women? Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done

www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...

Is there a way to reclaim the word "generative." I swear, it's as if people only happened upon the term from 2024-2025.

stunning, ty for sharing

lol

Dwanye "The Rock" Johnson speaks about now actively pushing himself into a entirely new roles. I had no idea that meant turning into Michel Foucault

Who Wants to Work for ICE? They Do. At a busy hiring expo in Texas, new recruits answer Trump’s call.

When your esports stadium doubles as an ICE recruitment center. I have my week 2 lesson plans for my esports & society course all laid out. omfg. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

I will never get over the fact that #Derrida taught at UC Irvine. Like, did he also stop by Wholesome Choice grocery store on the way back home from campus?