No. Libraries.

Matt Binder@mattbinder.bsky.social · 2w ago

the tech industry is about to invent books

Stabs this whole interview with a copy of The Caliban and The Witch.

Marty Lederman@martylederman.bsky.social · 2w ago

Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests. Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade. Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."

The last sentence of my review of Eddie Glaude's recent work: "Seeing the nation as an entity capable of loving, as opposed to a nation-state that oscillates between democracy and antidemocracy, renders one far less capable of committing oneself to the realities of long-term political struggle."

Whose Fourth of July?

What 250 years of American commemorations reveal about our racial divide.

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1/ here to blurb all 13 essays from @bulaw.bsky.social “The University & Democracy” special issue. Incisive, sharp, provocative analysis abt why universities keep cowering & colluding w segregationists & authoritarians. @aaup.org #CLC #SNDHE long 🧵w highlights from each. www.bu.edu/bulawreview/...

Wednesday, May 20th (6-8 PM): "Black Studies and Internationalism." 🌍✊ A dialogue between Robbie Shilliam and Erica Caines exploring how grassroots work in Baltimore intersects with worldwide anti-imperialist movements. 📍 Enoch Pratt Library Central Branch 🔗 RSVP here: bit.ly/2526bsdc

This week in Baltimore! Join us for a critical conversation about community institution building and black archive development in Baltimore, featuring CAS archivist Tonika Berkley and community historian Betty Bland-Thomas.

Hive mind ask: Looking for political science/social science articles on how to successfully change minds, as well as articles on political science related public interventions.

Most political science still treats authoritarianism and racial politics as separate subjects. That's a problem. The 2026 JHU Racial Politics Summer Institute is dedicated entirely to the study of race and authoritarianism. Grad students and faculty — apply by April 11. forms.gle/RYALxK89d5dz...

So great to reconnect with Astra Taylor and Mark Bray on the inaugural episode of the new @thenation.com podcast, @fightingfascismpod.bsky.social - check it out!

Fighting Fascism@fightingfascismpod.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Fighting Fascism's inaugural episode is up! We talked with @astra.bsky.social and @mark-bray.bsky.social about why it shouldn’t actually be that hard to build a majoritarian coalition around the idea that like 25 creepy billionaires shouldn’t own literally everything on the planet. Check it out!

I don't see it being unanimous. I'm interested in seeing who supports ending it and what arguments they muster.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It's good that Trump showed up at the Supreme Court today. The effect is to stamp his face all over this vile effort to end the constitutional birthright of equality and restore hierarchy by blood. Let him be associated with this project forever. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2084...

This Wednesday!

Black Studies in a Dark Conjuncture. In conversation with Eric Jackson of Black Yield Institute on March 25 at the main branch of the Enoch Pratt Library.

In an overlooked decision this week, the Supreme Court ruled that the post office can refuse to deliver your mail, which is KIND OF SIGNIFICANT if you choose to mail your ballot. To do this work, the anti-democracy wing turned to their favorite “black friend,” Clarence Thomas.

Clarence Thomas Just Struck Another Blow to Black Power

In his majority ruling in a sleeper case about mail delivery, Thomas opened the door to a new way for Republicans to suppress the Black vote.

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Not sure. But pretty sure I'll DJ "a party for no reason."

maura quint@mauraquint.bsky.social · 8mo ago

what's the first song you're gonna blast when It Happens

The dystopian realities of the moment make it hard to see a path towards a better future. But we must insist on imagining & illuminating that path. The Futures Forum is a new space to dream, reflect, & envision better futures. Check it out👇🏾 equitablefutures.cornell.edu/introducing-...

Introducing the Futures Forum: A Place to Envision Equitable and Just Futures - Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures

In a time of deep inequality and uncertainty, imagining equitable and just futures is both urgent and unfinished work. This post introduces the Futures Forum, a new space created by the Center for Rac...

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ICE Tracker today 1/28

you know it's bad when george will brings up race and the civil rights movement to make a case against the administration. "minneapolis is today's birmingham."

They're minions of Darkseid.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 9mo ago

these people hate human beings and human life. cult worshippers of anti-life

So as someone who “actually *DID* conduct COIN at the battalion level, I have to speak on this because there’s so much bullshit here. Beyond all this being written by AI, there’s so much wrong here that I refuse to believe this guy is legit. Let’s make a thread.

I didn't understand how helpful the literature on inter-personal abuse (sexual assault, domestic assault, parental abuse) was in understanding meso- and macro-level violence until 2024. Shout out to Nikol Alexander Floyd.

ellie lockhart (she/they)@eleanor.lockhart.contact · 9mo ago

I cannot emphasize enough: if you grew up with an abusive dad, you recognize the escalation pattern the federal government is using you say no to dad on something that even he thinks is relatively minor. he hurts you. you object to that, he hurts you more. you ask mom for help, he hurts you both

1/4. The U.S. continues to be a place where people’s life experiences and outcomes differ dramatically by social positioning. How does that affect the way people make meaning of what is happening around them? Those questions guided this new paper. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net

Where Can I Run by Run for Something

Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for

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My new Intercept piece on the NYPD’s targeting of MLK is up today, with never-before-published police surveillance photos of King.

I just donated.

Autonomy News@autonomynews.co · 11mo ago

We have some incredible news to share: thanks to generous offline donations, we have surpassed our initial EOY campaign goal and raised more than $56,000 so far! We’re blown away by the support—and are raising our total goal to $75,000. Can you help us bridge this final gap of $18,562?

For those of you who don't know, author @sarahkendzior.bsky.social coined "transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government" in her 2020 book, "Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America" It's a powerful read, as are all of Sarah's works. Buy/Read.

Conner Kerrigan@connerkerrigan.substack.com · 12mo ago

Every day the Trump admin proves that @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was right to call them a "transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government." They're about to pull off their biggest heist yet. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

What's mandate of Black Studies during this moment. What's our responsibility? Join us as we host the first of a series of public conversations in Baltimore, at the Baltimore Unity Hall. We'll be in dialogue with Paul Coates and Olakekan Kamau-Nataki. Next Wednesday from 6-8pm.

This is such a useful resource from @penamerica.bsky.social "What To Do If You’ve Been Doxed Or Placed On A Watchlist" Please consider letting others know that this exists. pen.org/what-to-do-i...

What To Do If You’ve Been Doxed Or Placed On A Watchlist

We map out steps you can take right away, and steps you can take to build resilience longer term against doxing.

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