ok now that we are done making fun of haley s., everyone can go back to not paying attention to MI politics for a while, thanks.
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too bad i have deadlines so that i cannot just walk away from the computer to sew my oxford shirt! for the fiber nerds: yesterday i finished my first set of flat-felled seams, which included the arm tubes. i am super proud of this. next up are the cuffs.
"When people question why it's important to educate prisoners, I remind them that to see change, we must support change. We must give individuals the opportunity to see themselves as more than the[ir] harm ... , more than what was once broken within them. And who knows what is inside of each of us?"
The Marshall Project@themarshallproject.org · 20h ago“My college degree taught me that anything is possible when you show someone how to love themselves, through accountability, vulnerability and education.”
it's almost like... the point is to scare girls out of sports (and public life). almost.
Kit O'Connell (🏳️🌈Big & Bright Queerdo👽)@kitoconnell.com · 2h agoAdvocates for both cis and trans girls call foul on a new right-wing proposal that would force school-age female athletes to undergo invasive physical exams to "prove" their gender.
i am agitated today with no patience so i'm going to make the worst choice and post through it.
proud to be in a union with Norma Bowe and proud of my union for standing by Bowe!
Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union@ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social · 4h agoWe stand in solidarity with Norma Bowe, union member, registered nurse, and professor from Kean University who was assaulted by ICE outside of Delaney Hall while operating a mobile health clinic. Read more here: https://loom.ly/kvtF3bA
No matter the margin the story is that Haley Stevens got $70M of support, more than $30M of it from a single organization, and still lost.
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 16h ago30,000,000 dollars
I watched cable news... I thought that less than 2% wins = complete mandate... We were told that this constituted a vibe shift and that the left should get with the fascist program.... What's changed? [OK offline again, lol]
Freep called it! i'm trying not to get excited about an election because it will always break my heart but it feels like something.
Detroit Free Press@freep.com · 4h agoBREAKING: Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, reports say 📷 by Robin Buckson, Reuters and Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press
just gonna share this again this morning since people are of course trying to do this again. things change, past doesn't dictate future, etc., but the "purpleness" is being way overstated.
october "pre-order The Struggle Is Always Worth It now!" krausch@octoberk.bsky.social · 24h agoabout all this "can El Sayed win the general" & "Michigan is a purple state": we haven't elected a Republican Sen since 2001 & that was pretty much an outlier. just more ppl trying to scare us into helping them keep their $ + influence en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
i am not a big fan of jocelyn benson but it is funny that the sheriff got whooped.
where are people seeing election results that El Sayed won? I see his post, and lots of people talking about it, here, but when I check local news sources, it's not called yet.
Fellow academics: I know a Haitian PhD student who due to TPS termination needs another institutional affiliation not in the USA. Do you or someone you know have an avenue for them? If so, DM me.
Which one of you was looking for book recs about adoption the other day?
Kristen Martin@kwistent.bsky.social · 23h agoIt’s my birthday! Perhaps you’d like to buy my book THE SUN WON’T COME OUT TOMORROW, or check it out from your library, or add/rate/review it on Goodreads or Storygraph! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
in a big sprawling system, there are also so many weak points and ways to fight back
Kerry Kennedy@kerrykennedy.bsky.social · yesterday(1/3) Government contracts aren’t a blank check for abuse. Last year, airline companies CSI Aviation and GlobalX worked alongside the Trump administration to illegally fly hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador - even as a federal judge ordered them to turn the planes around.
My friend is doing a book, please pre-order! Full disclosure, I have a chapter in it this but I assure you that the rest of the book will be good!!
october "pre-order The Struggle Is Always Worth It now!" krausch@octoberk.bsky.social · 2w agoI am so excited to announce the pre-sale for my forthcoming book, The Struggle Is Always Worth It! This is also the first reveal of the table contents, and let me tell you, there are some superstars who contributed to this book. givebutter.com/SIAWI-presale
about all this "can El Sayed win the general" & "Michigan is a purple state": we haven't elected a Republican Sen since 2001 & that was pretty much an outlier. just more ppl trying to scare us into helping them keep their $ + influence en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of United States senators from Michigan - Wikipedia
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prisons are terrible and re-opening prisons is truly terrible and i don't care if the prisons are for profit because every prison is a hellhole.
112 coffins were recovered in Gaza today after 986 days under the rubble, out of 308 people who disappeared after a bombing in November 2023. Many more martyrs remain under the rubble.
what do you do when you wake up still tired and need to do some work?
yes, and if you are feeling unsure about doing this in your family just think about who you know that's likely to report you to cops (or give info if asked) and what you'd like them to know about you!
A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · yesterdayEverywhere should be a hostile place for Republicans. They should not be able to find a friend anywhere. They should lose all their professional and familial relationships. They should be blocked from signing up to social media platforms, clubs, and yard sales. They should be ejected from fairs.
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this is what happens when you work overtime to rescue the reputation of middling, already-famous people in order to benefit from some sort of proximity:
jj skolnik@supremenothing.myatproto.social · 2d agomeanwhile the trans woman who gently criticized him gets targeted by the right wing media ecosystem and opened up for some truly vicious harassment and she … gets nothing, no apology, not even the chance to say her piece alongside him here
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cait (and adonis)@cait.bsky.social · 2d agohere's a fun lil exercise for cis people: how many articles would a publication have to print calling for your extermination before you would expect people who care about you to stop giving them money? and how would you feel if their excuse for still supporting them is some fuckass crossword puzzle?
trying to figure out if my loved ones in prison are in the path of wildfires is so activating to my nervous system. things don't need to be this way. we don't need to lock human beings in cages and trap them in front of a fire.
Immigrant rights advocates say more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations
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