Kathryn Tomasek
@kathryntomasek.bsky.social
Digital scholarly editing, TEI/XML. Histories of women & gender. Opinions my own. My grandparents were children of immigrants—birthright citizens. Against erasure. For human rights, kindness, joy. Protect immigrants. Due process.
There is virtue, I believe, in the protection of the collective. Safeguarding the community is so much harder than lifting the ego. Anyways, join a union, fight inequality & reject the idea that any 1 is better than the health of the many. You know who taught us that? Plato (and later Rousseau).
Ruffalo: Keep the bastards away from our most vulnerable people, our beloved, beloved immigrants. Because if you ain’t Native American, you’re an immigrant, a beautiful immigrant.
TODAY is the last day to register to vote in several states. I urge you to double check your state's deadline, verify that you are registered, and make changes to your registration if needed. Then contact three friends or family members and have them do the same. https://whenweallvote.org/
Early voting is already underway in some states. From now until Nov 3, I urge you all to... 1) Help get out the vote 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism We are the only ones who can end this nightmare.
i don’t think ppl truly grasp that, if Bolsonaro Jr. wins in Brazil, the Amazon rainforest is definitely FUCKED, just when we’re reaching a point of no-return in the climate crisis. this affects literally everybody on earth. Post Anything Here: InteractInk.com
Read banned books. If anyone tells you not to read something, that’s your first clue. Find it. Read it. Tell your friends. The Bluest Eye, Beloved, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451, 1984.
Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.
The SE Michigan Public Historical Museum Authority, which includes the Wright Museum, Detroit Historical Museum, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and other public historical museums in Wayne and Oakland counties, is seeking funding to sustain its institutions. www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/27/n...
New museum authority asking for dedicated funding for variety of locations
Funding is shared between the two institutions and pays for free admission for every Oakland and Wayne county resident and the care of nearly 300,000 publicly-owned artifacts.
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It’s not just the 7. Or the 57. It’s the whole system.
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · last wk.The law isn’t helping. New York’s voluntary intoxication loophole makes it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they drank or used substances prior to an assault. Because of this loophole, Jane Doe’s assailants may never be held accountable under the law.
Good news: Wilber Garces Perez finally had surgery to remove the bullet that was in his back for 11 days. It took far too long, and it's more proof of ICE cruelty. But we kept up the pressure, and Wilber got the care he needed. Speaking up for our neighbors works.
Billionaires are pouring millions of dollars into our state to buy this senate seat. Big Money is powerful, but it’s nothing compared to People Power. Sign up to knock doors during our Weekend of Action: www.mobilize.us/texasdemocra...
October is #breastcancerawareness month. Did you know: Mary Claire King discovered the BRCA1 gene. In the 70s, she told people that one gene might be responsible for inherited breast cancer. No one believed her. In 1990, she found proof. It created a paradigm shift. It saved millions of lives.🧪
ICE arrested the mom of a 9-year-old at a school bus stop in Austin, leaving him alone and crying. The video has profanity and is heartbreaking to watch, but it shows the fear/pain of what happened. This is evil. This is wrong. And it has to stop.
TW lynching. Important thread.
Eddie Smith@eddsmitty.bsky.social · last wk.⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 Nov. 11, 1909, Cairo, Illinois was the site of one of the most violent lynchings in American history. A mob not only lynched William James—a White man was lynched as well. Yep. A double lynching. Pull up a seat🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Interesting thread on a Texas past of which I can be proud. Getting harder and harder to recall the progressive pasts of the state of my birth. High hopes for Gina Hinajosa and James Talarico.
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · last wk.Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
“Protect your daughters.” NO. Raise sons who intervene. Raise sons who understand consent. Raise sons who DO NOT protect their friends when their friends harm women.
Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.
neofascism rooted in deep distrust, bordering on hate, of people who seem weak or feminine — people who were born as, or have become, women. robertreich.substack.com/p/cornell-ra...
Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
Seems like this is a terrific post at Penn State for American political historians: careers.historians.org/jobs/2257321...
She is not a name in a case file. She is a human being. She deserves justice, dignity, and to be heard. 🩵 #Pinks 🌸 #IAmJaneDoe #Cornell7
REMINDER: Project 2025 calls for the total elimination of the Dept of Education, including ALL Title IX processes. Again, this disgusting Cornell University fiasco took place under the ✨current✨ Title IX landscape. The current higher edu system fails women. The P2025’s regime exacerbates it all.
Peter Hotez is a good guy. Would make a great Secretary of Health
Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon)@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · last wk.
