Chenjerai Kumanyika

March 3, 1873: Comstock Act Enacted This Reconstructon era anti-obscenity law made it a federal crime to disseminate birth control across state lines or through the mail.

#tdih 1873 Comstock Act enacted

"The Comstock Act defines obscenity so broadly that it can be used to go after not just people making pornography, but sex workers, brothel owners, activists, journalists, writers." - @chenjerai.bsky.social Empire City podcast ⬇️
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Unrelated, but remember in 2019 when the secret service at Mar-a-lago caught an intruder with a flash drive and *plugged that flash drive into one of their government computers* and it immediately downloaded a bunch of malware.

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I cannot wait to listen to this. As a fired fed who represents other fired feds, super excited for it.

Thanks! And yes several new shows since then!

Obvious to everyone here but If you really want to understand what's happening and how to fight it, you need to look at U.S. History and American policing.

And thanks!

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ppl on social media lie. You don't actually have a negative thing to say about every person being dragged on the internet. that's not possible. you can't possibly know or have interacted with every main character of the day. you just want to feel relevant in some way so you add your lies to the mix.

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Unruly Time! Trump’s attack on federal workers—and how workers are fighting back. Interview w/ Federal Unionist Network organizers Paul Osadebe + Chris Dols plus an excerpt from my live convo w/ Rep. Summer Lee on why history matters. Listen anywhere + support on Patreon.

Medical firm that posted NJ jobs linked to detention center says it won’t work with ICE Aspen Medical has a government contract that allows it to staff ICE detention centers, but the company’s president now says it won't aid the agency.

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We go deep on supermarkets because @chenjerai.bsky.social and Menelek Lumumba have thoughts! And it turns out, grocery stores make up for 90% of our opinion making capacity as human beings.. Listen to this episode #FakeTheNation for all your grocery takes!

"These faculty were terminated without the required process, without meaningful notice, and without the protections that tenure and university policy are supposed to guarantee.”

—Chenjerai Kumanyika, AAUP Council Member

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This helps! We will resume our once cream mission when it’s a bit warmer! Thanks for listening!

permanent destruction of higher ed - continuing to be a key tactic for economic sabotage

✊🏿 O brother @chenjerai.bsky.social , dos podcasts Empire City e Uncivil, lançou recentemente o seu Unruly Subjects e me contemplou como entrevistado. Eis o link: open.spotify.com/episode/2WFSRs

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I loved doing this pod with @citationspod.bsky.social and @chenjerai.bsky.social !!

It’s fantastic and I was also glad to hear you on it. @chenjerai.bsky.social always giving us the people’s history.

Shackled at 30,000 Feet: What You Don’t Know About ICE Flights—and Who’s Paying for Them | Unruly Subjects Get more from Unruly Subjects on Patreon

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I’ve admired @chenjerai.bsky.social’s work for many years. Grateful he had me on his podcast, and that we had such an in-depth conversation about ICE flights, humanity, and real actions we can take to help our immigrant neighbors.

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BREAKING on the Unruly Patreon, Chenjerai talks with Elisabeth Fay (NYU; CFU-UAW bargaining committee) about NYU’s stalled contract talks and CFU-UAW’s strike authorization vote this week—and why it matters to everyone. Patreon exclusive, but free to share. www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...

‼️ New Unruly Subjects is out now! @chenjerai talks policing in America with Mac Muir (@copcophq), co-author of Cop Cop and former Oakland CPRA / NYC CCRB investigator—inside stories + what real accountability takes.
+ a striking nurse/@unacuhcp negotiator!

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‼️ New Unruly Subjects is out now! I talk policing in the US with Mac Muir), co-author of & former Oakland CPRA / NYC CCRB investigator - NYPD update and what real accountability takes.
Plus: a nurse/ negotiator on the front lines of the Kaiser strike! @unacuhcp

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I highly recommend listening to this episode. We see it in LA, in Portland, in Minneapolis, we are more powerful when work together against the powers that be

This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.

Great @chenjerai.bsky.social interview with nurse & union negotiator re: the massive health care worker's strike that's happening right now.

They discuss a report that details Kaiser's unsafe staffing, "moral injury" & how they're fighting for a better deal.

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