Citizen of Somewhere Else

As I get older I’m coming to increasingly radical views like “mean what you say and say what you mean” and “it’s better to hope than despair”

Just ONE DAY TO GO till Stand Up For Science hosts rallies NATIONWIDE to complete three goals: Save Science, Protect Health, Defend Democracy!

Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to find your local rally!

(1/2🧵) *Check below for a fun science fact!*

Middle East situation is 'major humanitarian emergency', UN refugee agency says The U.N. refugee agency said on Friday that nearly 100,000 people ​have been displaced within Lebanon and tens of ‌thousands of Syrian refugees there have fled back over the border, calling the situation in the region a "major humanitarian ​emergency".

Middle East situation is 'major humanitarian emergency', UN refugee agency says reut.rs/4ldPYJW

At $1B a day you would get more bang for your buck by fully funding public higher education in every state! Imagine if it were distributed by student FTE….

If you took $1 billion and gave it to the endowment of a different small college each day, they could each provide a free college education to several hundred students per year in perpetuity. Instead we are using that money to bomb schools and kill students in Iran, for no clearly stated purpose.

Picture of me presenting my book The Double Shift: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work at Space Gallery.

Today is the day at SUNYGeneseo! Join the #HannamLab and others to Rally for Science, our Health & Democracy, and for a Teach-In later in the afternoon! #standupforscience

With just 1 day to go, let's CHECK IN!

* What rally are you attending?
* What's your sign going to say? What t-shirt will you wear?
* What is YOUR biggest issue? #Research, #healthcare, #education, #climatechange, all of the above...

▶️ We want to hear from you: Smash that "reply" button! ◀️

Queer British History – 1714 to 1785 YouTube video by HistoricalAssocUK

Really pleased that my video lecture on queer British history, 1714-1785 is now on YouTube: youtu.be/nTrxX28_dKw?... #HistoricalAssociation #LGBTHistoryMonth #QueerHistory #18thcentury

I really encourage everyone to spend some time with the DHS Flickr page, which in one year posted thousands and thousands of glamour shot propaganda photos of Kristi Noem and little else. Our tax dollars! www.flickr.com/photos/dhsgov/

Virginia moves to forbid schools from teaching that Jan. 6 was peaceful In what appears to be a first in the country, legislation headed to the desk of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) would prohibit public schools from teaching that the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capit...

“Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill that prohibits schools from teaching that the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was peaceful or that there was massive fraud in the 2020 presidential election, the 1st Democratic state to try to shape how such events are taught” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Demand Reinstatement of Dr. Keith Jones Targeted and Terminated, But Not Intimidated! In a brazen act of retaliation, Africana Studies Professor Keith Jones has been slated for termination this May (2026). Over the last five years at UMas...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Demand Reinstatement of Dr. Keith Jones. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...

City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries! In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...

There are many ways that NYC residents can fight to fund our public libraries:
1. Send a letter to your city council member (30 seconds): actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

Once again, a federal court affirms that Members of Congress have the right to conduct unannounced oversight visits of ICE detention facilities. The American people demand oversight, accountability and reform of the administration's inhumane immigration practices.

We need better Democrats.

Not a single dollar more for Trump’s illegal war.

A lot of people say AI isn't very good for the world and its outputs are routinely unreliable, but these haters fail to see how it's revolutionizing how we incinerate schoolchildren.

Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Constitution's grant of birthright citizenship was limited to "newly freed slaves and their children."

This 🧵⬇️from @sam-breidbart.bsky.social explains how the amicus brief from @marthasjones.bsky.social and @katemasur.bsky.social demolishes that argument...

Today, the VSU Fired Six brought the fight to the Virginia Capitol to advocate for higher ed workers to be included in collective bargaining legislation so that VA workers can be empowered to negotiate for workplace protections so illegal terminations without due process end.

#reinstatethefiredsix

Collective bargaining for faculty = fair treatment = job security = protection from political interference = a fearless faculty pursuing the truth = a world-class education for Virginia's students 💯💯💯 @donscott757.bsky.social @vasenatedems.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social

Reinstate The Fired Six!

Reinstate The Fired Six!

RIGHT NOW: The VSU ‘Fired Six’ are standing w/ the Virginia Public Sector Labor Coalition calling for all public service workers, including higher ed & home care workers, to
be included in historic collective bargaining legislation being debated at the Virginia General Assembly.
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#academicsky

So much solidarity as @aaup.org @aaupmason.bsky.social @aft.org @local6741.bsky.social @unitehere.org @seiu.org fight for the rights of ALL public sector workers to collectively bargain in VA.

Thank you for joining us @ssurovell.bsky.social @salimforva.bsky.social @helmerva.bsky.social!!

RIP Baudrillard you would've loved this episode of imperial decline

Here’s an overview!

www.suny.edu/smarttrack/f...

HESC too!

hesc.ny.gov/get-help/fin...

SUNY is making FAFSA completion a high priority! Here’s one way they’re helping support students and families:

engage.suny.edu/portal/fafsa...

Much respect to @sunyofficial.bsky.social meme game #jjk

Solidarity to the NYU faculty members as they prepare to strike.

University leadership must offer a deal that meets the moment: Stronger job security, higher wages, and academic freedom protections.

NYU, it’s time to give CFU-UAW a fair contract and also pay your RAs!