Ellen C. Bush
@iambicellen.bsky.social
Poet cat lady surviving capitalism so far as a scholarly publishing data nerd. queer she/her 🍉 I need alt text; please provide it
Taxing the rich is the only capitalist safeguard against tyranny. Capitalism protected us from tyranny and despotism when we taxed the rich at 50-90%. They built libraries, etc. When the rich have no incentive not to hoard resources, capitalism is as susceptible to tyranny as any other system
Excellent thread re socially hostile design
Steve Farrugia@fasterandworse.com · 4mo ago"design" is interesting here. They have designers working on parts at a time, UX, hardware, software, aesthetics, but these groups are not united by an overarching (marketable) purpose, they are detached from the bigger picture and designing for their domain purposes 1/x
Wow: In the early vote, it's a blow-out *so far*. Rodney Sadler, the progessive pastor and activist, leads state Representative Carla Cunningham 75% to 18%. (Stay tuned as we see how the Election Day vote compares, but that's an ominous start for the incumbent.) Context:
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 5mo ago1️⃣ Last summer, a Democratic lawmaker in North Carolina gave the GOP *the* decisive vote to pass a pro-ICE law. Now, she faces a primary from a local progressive pastor who has been part of the Moral Monday movement. (A few other Dems who helped the GOP also face challengers.)
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage. The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts. Follow along!
Firing Noem or even Miller won’t solve the problem when the president is an abuser in desperate mode. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Trump is Evil
It is time we stop lying to ourselves about the threat we face
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If you are doing last minute ice storm prep in #Durham, Li Ming's is still pretty stocked. Able to get some eggs!
I think I’m going to let my iPhone 8 just get dumber and dumber. Had to quit NYT games app cold turkey. Every upgrade means more surveillance. This is me opting out.
What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
I’m trying to teach my cats de-escalation. Primarily by sweetly injecting my face between two felines facing off with ears back, saying, “de-escalate!” It disrupts the attack vibe enough much of the time!
Here’s the recording of my conversation yesterday with some super smart friends about the US intervention in Venezuela 🗃️ @shafrhistorians.bsky.social
UNC Press@uncpress.bsky.social · 7mo agoWhat does US intervention in Venezuela mean for Latin America and how did we get here? Authors unpack the history, policy, and implications in this must-watch discussion. Watch it here👇 youtu.be/VGlfGplYdm4
The U.S. appears ready to reassess its tactics in carrying out Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza. The news vindicates the strategy Palestinians have used during the ceasefire to avoid the surrender Israel has demanded in exchange for ending the genocide. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pale...
Palestinian factions have come together to thwart Israeli plans in Gaza, for now
The U.S. appears ready to reassess its tactics in carrying out Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza. The news vindicates the strategy Palestinians have used during the ceasefire to avoid the surrender Israel…
mondoweiss.net
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
CNN@cnn.com · 7mo agoThe University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
The Durham community came together and raised 100K in 48 hours; hundreds of volunteers joined in to procure, package, and distribute food and necessities to immigrant DPS families - 655 families and 13000 meals. Thank you to local organizers who led us into startling food distribution efficiency 🫶🏼
Making a recurring donation to your local food bank is one of the easiest & most effective ways to help people in your community. Now is a great time to either set one up or increase your existing support. Find a food bank near you: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
feedingamerica.org
Reuters@reuters.com · 9mo agoUS Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
Dutch is a native New Yorker, he teaches kindergarten and he got his apartment through a housing lottery. Dutch is a good person.
ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · 9mo agocan someone please just run this as an ad?
My friend Joe asks for international boycott: “The U.S. is supposed to be my country, right or wrong. It's so wrong right now that I can hardly stand it.”
Joe Vilas@jhv.bsky.social · 10mo ago🧵 Thread: I know the USA has a reputation for, um, impolity: our citizens are sometimes considered rude or boorish abroad; our federal government is out of control. I like seeing No Kings protests internationally, but I think Canada & Mexico would be lining the borders w/ hate signs. I'm tired…
My poem “Also Accidental” gets some love from @rosswhite.com in the “Poem I Carry” series at Read a Little Poetry 💕 readalittlepoetry.com/2025/10/12/a...
Also Accidental by Ellen C. Bush • Read A Little Poetry
“the way you flinch / the way you guide someone's fingers to it / the way you stay still / the way that hand pulls back” — Ellen C. Bush
readalittlepoetry.com
I want to do a little breakdown of this investigation I published today for @prismreports.org about gender-based violence in the H-2A agricultural visa program.
She managed to get a farmworker visa. Once in the U.S., she endured abuse.
A Prism investigation reveals that women are routinely shut out of the H-2A program. Those who get in report doing non-agricultural labor and facing sexual violence and trafficking
prismreports.org
Flagging the deadline again: Nonprofits are urging people to submit comments by *Sept. 17* explaining how upending Public Service Loan Forgiveness would specifically impact their work and the communities they serve ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
The Trump White House Is Trying to Price Law Students Out of Public Service
A proposed Department of Education rule would make borrowers ineligible for loan forgiveness if the administration doesn’t approve of their work.
ballsandstrikes.org
Two ways to make the world less fascist today: 1) Use a public library to keep them funded & knowledge accessible. Libby for audio & ebooks, Kanopy for streaming! 2) Wear an n95 in public to reduce community illness, improve accessibility for disability communities, & resist eugenics! Free masks:
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
maskbloc.org
Save theatre, libraryes, parkes, indie bookestores, museums, cinema, local restaurantes, coffee shoppes, meetinge places, qualitye public educacioun, communitye marketes, lyve musique, weirde places, goode places. All the thinges that corporate logic ys so eager to distorte and remove.
A monograph I’d like to read (let me know if it already exists): post-WWII need in Allied countries to send empowered working women back out of workforce
