Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz
@dros-s.bsky.social
Asst. Prof of EdTheory/Philosophy of Ed w/ focus on gender & sexuality at The University of Utah 🦅🎓🌈🏳️⚧️🪴 #JoteríaCrit #decolonialtransfeminism #transofcolorcritique 🦋’s in a personal capacity. Ph.D in Ed. B.A/M.A. in Sociology (U.C. Berkeley & Columbia U)🐻🦁
"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Faux Fur, Flimsy Data—HHS’s “Gender Dysphoria” dossier struts a catwalk of questionable conclusions, so I roast them in my blog. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎓 www.omisaddai.com/jotaescribe/...
Flimsy Data in Faux Fur: The Gender Dysphoria Report’s Questionable Catwalk. — Omi
When drag artists hit the runway, they dazzle with skill, satire, and unapologetic truth. When a government white paper tries the same sparkle, we get a costume malfunction in hi‑def. Grab your tea—we...
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On this Trans Day of Visibility, I’m honoring the kind of visibility that sustains. A student using my decolonial trans* feminism in their diss proposal. A talk on Trap Door and the limits of visibility. A workshop on QTBIPOC genealogies in education. This is the visibility I’m embracing. #TDOV
I want to push back on some discourse I've been seeing suggesting that universities cannot use endowment funds to make up gaps in research funding. For example, at Columbia, about one-third of our $15b endowment was unrestricted as of June 2024. Be careful not to preemptively justify austerity
Against Austerity: Why we must fight against Columbia cutting Ph.D. cohorts based on lies
The Student Workers of Columbia union recently learned that Columbia administrators quietly told faculty in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to cut incoming Ph.D. cohorts by up to 65 percent. ...
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I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 10–11:30 AM PST | Zoom (reg. req) How #decolonial feminist, #queer, and #materialist theories together offer urgent insights into power, gender, and liberation in a world in crisis. Hosted by: Department of Gender & Women’s Studies, UC Berkeley. Register via QR code.
Lesson learned: AI citation tools are a mess. Tried Microsoft Copilot and it changed authors and titles in my refs even if you provide the correct info. Never again—Zotero, I’m sorry for ever doubting you.
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1. Despite Republican attacks in recent years, America is queerer than ever before. LGBTQ+ identification has risen to 9.3% in the last Gallup Poll, a huge jump from 7.6% last year. I cover the latest numbers in my story. Subscribe to support my journalism.
Despite Republican Attacks, Americans Are Queerer Than Ever In Latest Poll
According to a Gallup Poll released on Thursday, more Americans identify as LGBTQ+ than ever before, despite heavy attacks from right-wing politicians.
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The White House’s “ASMR” video showcasing the shackling and deportation of migrants is a grotesque display of dehumanization. This administration’s perverse attempt to frame human suffering as soothing reflects a deeply disturbing and inhumane mindset. Reminder: The only felon is the President.
Oh my god. They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service. "Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights" WOW.
Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2y agoThe National Park Service has removed "T" and all mention of transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument. Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed. 3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened. Erasure.
Democrats love a good “we must” speech—“We must protect rights! We must act!” Umm, you are the elected officials. We already know we must, so go do it. Republicans sure don’t hesitate to handle their business.
The same administration that refuses to recognize trans people’s names and genders is now banning the AP for not using the name they gave a body of water. The hypocrisy writes itself. 🏳️🌈🎓 🏳️⚧️
Two words: Imperialist Feminism kohljournal.press/imperialist-...
Imperialist Feminism
Imperialist feminism is a critique of certain feminist perspectives that inadvertently support or align with imperialist ideologies under the guise of advocating for women’s rights. This term is used ...
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Stay calm and grounded. Protect your energy. What they are doing is called a shock doctrine—manufacturing crisis to push violent agendas while we are disoriented. Stay focused. Stay connected. We are not powerless. ✊🏽#ICE #Trans #Resist #StayGrounded #MigrantRights
Dear NYU faculty, you have the opportunity to provide this ONE particular student, which I won’t name, with a plethora of facts and a different view of life.
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White men rarely see themselves as DEI hires, yet Trump’s cabinet picks—stacked with unqualified loyalists—prove the point. The irony? Many benefited from systemic advantages while dismantling DEI initiatives.
They are coming for all of us even in “liberal” states
Aren Aizura@incommensurati.bsky.social · 2y agoDevastated to learn from my colleague Don Romesburg that the Sonoma State University Women’s and Gender Studies Department is being eliminated, and all its tenured faculty are being fired, as part of “budget reductions”. wgs.sonoma.edu
Pueden leer mi artículo sobre el feminismo trans* decolonial.
Patri Catalán@patriqueer.bsky.social · 2y agoComo personita que ha escrito sobre injusticia epistémica, me parece un concepto necesario y del que se debería hablar más
Cis white men are comfortable renaming a body of water, but when a trans person asks for their name and pronouns to be respected, they claim it’s a fantasy or imaginary construct they refuse to acknowledge. 🏳️🌈🎓
Students & educators: Protest is powerful, but be strategic. Avoid wearing anything that links you to your school or workplace—retaliation is real. This isn’t panic—it’s a reminder to organize smartly. Plan, protect yourselves, and resist with intention and care. 🌈🎓
Talia’s book is, i think, the best thing to happen in philosophy and/or trans studies for a long minute. If you’re in NYC, come through!
Our Lexicon for Bridging Decolonial Queer Feminisms and Materialist Feminisms is now published in Arabic & English. kohljournal.press/issue-11-1 🌈🎓
A Lexicon for Bridging Decolonial Queer Feminisms and Materialist Feminisms
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