Former UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson on traitor Trump buying Russian oil: "The Ukrainians are fighting for their lives. And yet the White House is apparently determined to force American drivers to bankroll Putin’s slaughter."
AmandaRose V. PhD
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Associate Professor of Performance & Pedagogy. I think of myself as an Ethical Paladin but am known for intimacy choreography, larp, immersive theatre, laughing loudly, teaching teachers, adopting dogs, & editing the Journal of Consent-Based Performance
Canyon and Lazon are keeping me company while I read and grade papers today! Best work buddies there could be.
Come work with me at Cal State Fullerton! We’re hiring an Assistant Professor of Directing in the Theatre & Dance department… please share widely, and reach out with questions! #TheatreSky #theatre #directing #HigherEd #faculty careers.pageuppeople.com/873/fl/en-us...
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The kind of journalism we need. There's a GoFund me for these youths, linked in the story.
Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 5mo agoBIG STORY: ICE arrested, shackled and separated Israel and Max Makoka as they were about to board their school bus in Diamondhead, Miss. While one brother endured confinement and pressure to self-deport in a Louisiana prison, the other was sent to a youth home in Texas. Now, they tell their story.
Every day is the perfect day to support your local bookstore, café, theatre, bakery, and library.
danah boyd recently argued that social media (as we knew it) is mostly dead; what we have now is parasocial media: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... I agree. Networked social media is disappearing, replaced by a new logic/structure of content creator, creator-centered community, & algorithm.
Social Media Is Now Parasocial Media - danah boyd, 2026
When practitioners used the term “social media” to describe the internet tools that emerged in the mid-aughts, they were giving a name to the kinds of platforms...
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Chicago: My boldly artistic bestie has devised a new work abt identity in the face of colonialism: premiering in Chicago tonight (free)! If anti-racist MENA performance art in partnership with & response to museums is of interest to you, please consider going! www.eventbrite.com/e/heritage-e...
HERitage emBODYment presents: Sekhmet Unraveled
The culmination of Nubian Month is a theatrical performance by the touring company HERitage emBODYment.
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Called my Senators and Representative, urging them to cut their recess short, show up in DC, and prepare articles of impeachment against Trump for violating "18 US Code § 1091 prohibiting the crime of genocide," as so clearly explained by my @cipolicy.bsky.social colleague @dylanwilliams.bsky.social
I have read a statement that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” and as I read that statement and as I reread that statement I cannot shake the feeling that the civilization from which that statement comes is one that is already dead.
Yesterday in an interview for the National Alliance of Acting Teachers, interviewer Hugh said my work changed his perspective on the role of consent in his acting studio & classroom. I feel like this quote summarizes my opinion on the importance of consent: #theatre #Theatresky #edusky #pedagogy
We are living in a choreographed and ubiquitous litany of lies. Reminding yourself and one another of what is true has become a political act. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s strategy to get his way: declare one fake ‘emergency’ after another | Steven Greenhouse
The US president’s tactic could put this fall’s elections at risk. A supreme court decision could go far to protect them
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IT’S MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY!! We don’t celebrate commercialized americana-tinged christianity in this household. But we absolutely celebrate collective action overturning self-declared dictators.
friend, this is Marcus Junius Brutus CAESAR has declared himself DICTATOR FOR LIFE and MUST BE STOPPED can you rush a donation of ten denarii today to show that you STAND WITH THE REPUBLIC?
Donald Trump is notorious for filing lawsuits at the drop of a hat. He's filed over 4,000 of them. Many for defamation. But Donald *will not* sue Ted Lieu for defamation. Why? He's been told by lawyers that in defamation actions, truth is an absolute defense.
"Even when we believe we are free, we can still be haunted." This piece by @rosasparks.bsky.social is your food for the day.
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 7mo agoTo fully understand "Sinners" and the world of the Smokestack twins, we need to explore the Rust Belt Gothik, the tradition of Black speculative survival strategies forged in response to the pressures of the Great Migration
will you brave THE DESCENT? More details from the ensemble behind Makers Dozen to come! Uncover those details here: discord.gg/74r2Nv9F9Y #larp #theDescent #Descent-larp #MakersDozen #theDescentLarp #DescentLatp
Sen. Warren: The Trump administration can’t explain why we entered this war or what the goals are. One thing is clear: while there’s no money for the 15 million Americans who lost their health care, there’s $1 billion a day to spend on bombing Iran.
“To make matters worse, the US crossed another red line… by attacking the water desalination plant at Qeshm Island. (This is incidentally a war crime according to Article 54 of the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions.)
Raw Story@rawstory.com · 7mo agoEven some conservatives are sounding the alarm after a report revealed that Donald Trump apparently threw away a "golden opportunity" to de-escalate a global conflict and bring an end to the Iran war.
Many artists are trained in their craft but not taught to teach. We’ve inherited an industry that uses shock & manipulation to direct performance, which trains young artists their boundaries are invalid. No more. We can’t help what we’ve inherited, but we can choose what to pass on from here.
I’m so proud of our little team! We spent so much time devising the narrative and dynamic experience that became MONSTROSITY. I never anticipated we’d be seen and recognized at this level of nomination. I’m floored 🧡🥰 #larp #games #theatre #immersive
AmandaRose V. PhD@amandarosevphd.bsky.social · 7mo agoHey #immersive & #larp friends, it’s time: if you’re a member (or are keen to be), I’d love your support in voting for MONSTROSITY in the mid-Atlantic category! I created a new suite of consent mechanics for this larp; please support our tiny team of designers! www.noproscenium.com/the-2026-nop...
“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor”—Tupac
More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe U.S. war on Iran is estimated to have already cost taxpayers over $2 billion dollars.
I was so happy to get the chance to see this (and in this lovely setting)! Final performance is March 8:
AmandaRose V. PhD@amandarosevphd.bsky.social · 9mo agoFacing today’s world, I falter in thinking that my work matters. But stories that call out sexism, explore fear & mourning & resilience & resistance around childbearing & career & miscarriage—in the face of authoritarian movements which seek to suffocate women—remains important.
Facing today’s world, I falter in thinking that my work matters. But stories that call out sexism, explore fear & mourning & resilience & resistance around childbearing & career & miscarriage—in the face of authoritarian movements which seek to suffocate women—remains important.
I always enjoy the proofing phase, getting to see the work tangibly for the first time. Here’s a sneak peek of today’s proofs: a collaboration with a new writing partner! As a side delight, I’m incredibly amused that the editors seem to have intuited my adoration for creamsicle coloring.
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innes mck@innes.bsky.social · 7mo agowow it works
I’m so proud of our little team! We spent so much time devising the narrative and dynamic experience that became MONSTROSITY. I never anticipated we’d be seen and recognized at this level of nomination. I’m floored 🧡🥰 #larp #games #theatre #immersive
AmandaRose V. PhD@amandarosevphd.bsky.social · 7mo agoHey #immersive & #larp friends, it’s time: if you’re a member (or are keen to be), I’d love your support in voting for MONSTROSITY in the mid-Atlantic category! I created a new suite of consent mechanics for this larp; please support our tiny team of designers! www.noproscenium.com/the-2026-nop...
Hey #immersive & #larp friends, it’s time: if you’re a member (or are keen to be), I’d love your support in voting for MONSTROSITY in the mid-Atlantic category! I created a new suite of consent mechanics for this larp; please support our tiny team of designers! www.noproscenium.com/the-2026-nop...
The 2026 NoPro Audience Award Nominees
It's award season and that means its time for The Immies – our annual No Proscenium Audience Awards. Like last year, this crop of nominees was put together by the globe spanning and globe trotting No...
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Trump’s Title IX regulation was explicitly designed to offer perpetrators impunity and punish victims who came forward. It isn’t a coincidence that we’re seeing an uptick in these cases.
EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
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