Dr. Ashanka Kumari

This might be his best commentary yet. Well said, @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social 

A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

- make boycott your default practice
- tell your friends and family (esp those not on social media or connected to movement) why you’re boycotting - ask them to join you!

- from here out, shop as rarely as possible, for what’s needed, as locally as possible
- send customer feedback to those companies and tell them why they lost your commerce! call your congresspeople and tell them why you’re divesting from oligarchy and what you want to see from them!

YES BEYONCÉ FINALLY

Tomorrow is still January?! This is the longest month to month in a long time.

Attacks on higher ed are also attacks on the economy. Pass it on.

Interested! 😃

Saaame! I have read so much on it already.

Now that TikTok has officially gone dark, I’m re-upping my post from a few days ago to remind folks that this praise for Trump is wrong.

Pop up message on tiktok that reads: Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!

The learn more section: Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned! In the meantime, you can still log in to download your data.

Democrats are so fucked…

Now 170 million Americans who saw Biden sign the bill banning the app will watch as Trump “saves” it.

Sam & Devorah Foundation for Trans Youth Connect to Community: Nurture relationships with your mentor and with trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse folks across the country. Share Your Euphoria: Allow your mentor and community to celebrate y...

just found out about this—the Sam and Devorah Foundation is pairing trans youth 13-24 with trans mentors for weekly video chats. Youth can apply to get a mentor, adults 23 and over can apply to become a mentor (background check required).

Seems like a great idea.

samanddevorah.org

“Call for Contributors” flyer

Hey, Bluesky friends! We hope you’re having a great holiday.🎄One last reminder that the deadline to submit proposals for our 2025 Possibilities Hub is a week away! (December 31st) Looking forward to reading all the amazing proposals 😉

Sending you good energy! Here if you wanna chat about it—just went through that process last year. 😮‍💨

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Nikki Giovanni, “Balances” In life one is always balancing like we juggle our mothers against our fathers or one teacher against another (only to balance our grade average) 3 grains of salt to one ounce truth our sweet black essence or the funky honkies down the street and lately i've begun wondering if you're trying to tell me something we used to talk all night and do things alone together and i've begun (as a reaction to a feeling) to balance the pleasure of loneliness

RIP Nikki Giovanni, a giant.

send all your positive, victorious, brave, strong energy towards @chasestrangio.bsky.social today as he makes history arguing for trans rights before the supreme court.

Subtitles aren’t just for deaf or hard of hearing players. They’re important for players in loud environments (who can’t use headphones), non-native speakers who rely on text to follow dialogue, and many neurodivergent folks who struggle to focus or process audio quickly. Just to mention few.

I'm teaching an undergraduate course next semester on Technical Communication and Cultural Studies. There's a lot of content to pull from. What are your favorite reads? And if you have time, why?
#TechCommSky #TechComm #TPC #TeamRhetoric

This has niche nerdy resonance for Deluzians & Emergent Strategy folks. Rhizomic models of politics & communication? Why yes, you are singing my tune.

Calling all youth studies, media literacy PhD students: this might be up your alley. (And @lanalanalana.bsky.social is awesome!)

Here's some numbers just in case anyone needs them. I know it doesn't feel like it but there's so much to live for. Reach out if you need it.

Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860

Trevor project 1-866-488-7386

SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428

H/t to @gavyj.bsky.social for helping me brainstorm and play with some ideas!

It just keeps getting worse. 🤡

Absolutely! I’m drawing from Valarie Kaur’s revolutionary love project, adrienne maree brown’s Loving Corrections, bell hooks’ work on love, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha on care among others

Happy to share once it’s a thing!

I’m excited! Hope it makes 🤞🏽 Need a few more registrants but there’s time!

♥️

I’m designing a “Love as Rhetorical Revolution” grad class for our winter mini right now, and I’m grateful for a processing space in the chaos.