Sami Schalk

Middle East live updates: 3 U.S. jets downed in ‘apparent friendly fire’; conflict spreads to Lebanon Three U.S. service members have been killed, and President Donald Trump said “there will likely be more” with U.S.-Israeli operations set to continue for weeks.

Breaking news: Three U.S. fighter jets went down over Kuwait in what U.S. Central Command called an “apparent friendly fire incident” amid active combat in which all six crew members safely ejected, while the Middle East conflict sharply escalated.

Covers of P FKN R, Ice Geographies, Unfurl, Occupied Refuge, Black Disability Politics, The Politics of Care Work, Puto, Ocean, as Much as Rain, The Sound of Feathers, Body Problems, My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio, Tension, Architecture and the Right to Heal, Gay Print Culture, and These Survivals, arranged in a 5x5x5 grid.

This month our authors, including @jcmezo.bsky.social, @hannobrankamp.bsky.social, @sprucehen.bsky.social, @robinjames.bsky.social and @drsamischalk.bsky.social, are giving book talks in the US, Canada, UK, & South Africa! See the full lineup of March author appearances on our blog: buff.ly/1hPFt1c

I’m at the hair salon. One woman getting her hair done brought her 2 month old with her and now that baby is getting passed around like a joint. Everybody wants a hit of baby smell and snuggles 😂

Hi guys I am so grateful for everyone of you. I just got out a little while ago. I am safe and okay. In an uber otw back home. I am so sorry but I am in complete shock over what happened and my phone is blowing up with calls from reporters. I need a little bit of time to process everything I will come back soon. But please don't worry I love you all Х

Columbia student Ellie Aghayeva, who was unlawfully detained by ICE earlier today, says she is “safe and okay”

The people who have billions of dollars & rule the world provide all the evidence you need that you don't need to be smart or a good person to have billions or dollars or rule the world.

The rich are fully aware of climate catastrophe. But their solution for climate catastrophe is to get rid of the rest of us by the way. That’s why tech bros are arguing robots are less resource consuming than humans so openly.

Never forgiving a single one of the fucks responsible for this

A white woman who is not a doctor & doesn’t believe in science is currently undergoing Senate confirmation hearings to be the US Surgeon General.

Black people, don’t EVER let these people tell you that you are a “diversity hire” or don’t deserve the roles you have so richly prepared for & earned.

Interview with Dr. Sami Schalk on Black Disability Politics JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Sami Schalk about her book Black Disability Politics, her creative process, her teaching, and her current research on pleasure activism.

JJ Pionke interviews @drsamischalk.bsky.social about her book Black Disability Politics, her creative process, her teaching, and her current research on pleasure activism.

[audio interview and written transcript]

My social media use is way down bc work takes up so much time & emotional capacity this year that all I wanna do is eat, sleep, have sex & make crafts. I don’t have thoughts about this BAFTA shit that hasn’t already been said, but feel free to go read my book.

library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

Black Disability Politics In Black Disability Politics Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the pre

Anyway, read Black Disability Politics by @drsamischalk.bsky.social (it’s free!)

read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/3...

Two Black Boys in Paradise: The queer film you might not know just won a BAFTA Sunday’s BAFTA ceremony was glaringly light on LGBTQ+ stories. But in the British Short Animation category, Two Black Boys in Paradise won.

Two Black Boys in Paradise: The queer film you probably don’t know that just won a BAFTA
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/23/two-black-boys-in-paradise-baftas-2026-queer-film/?utm_content=1771850400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Back of a wood frame with the following written in sometimes forwards and backward words in pink pen: “I love you to the moon and back and from your hair to a mouse and from a tree to the earth”

Today during auntie craft time, @laragerassi.bsky.social & @andrewbloomberg.bsky.social’s 7yo wrote this message on the back of a frame she decorated. May we all know love as deep & unusual as this! 😆

“I love you to the moon and back and from your hair to a mouse and from a tree to the earth”

Raise your hand if you're a Black disabled person who's been labeled ableist in the last 36 hours 🙋🏿‍♀️

YouTube video by American Masters PBS Brad Lomax: The forgotten Black Panther's revolutionary story | Short Documentary | RENEGADES

Disabled activists, Lomax among them, staged a sit-in in the San Francisco Federal Building. It lasted about 26-days.

The disabled activists were in dire need of food, medicine and medical supplies, water, etc.

Enter, the Black Panther party

youtu.be/n-bLUETvuG4

This #BlackHistoryMonth, I am teaching Bean about Black heroes.

This week, the hero is Brad Lomax, a disabled member of the Black Panther Party who was also part of the 1977 504 Sit-in protest re disability rights. +

Front cover 'Black Disability Politics' book by Sami Schalk

Wall hanging which reads 'disabled people fight back,' 'powerlessness equals pain,' 'no cuts,' and 'nothing about us without us'

#Design and #Disability at the V&A was a lesson in creating disabled person-first museum experiences. Tactile, rich in colour, bold text and thoughtful allocation of space. 👏🏿
bit.ly/4tA23Nr

I’m really excited to be presenting new work at Brandeis next month! If you’re in the Boston area, come check it out. Also, since I’ll be in Boston for five days, I’m welcoming suggestions on cool things to do: feminist/queer bookstores, sex shops, cafes or art spaces, fun non-stuffy museums, etc.

Orange poster with a photograph of Sami Schalk with a beautiful smile (gorgeous red lipstick), fashionable glasses, and colorful half donut circle earrings, wearing a yellow top.

Join us for three amazing events on queer crip pleasure, art, and activism with @drsamischalk.bsky.social, our speaker for the prestigious Mandel Lecture in the Humanities.

A poster for the Critical Disability Studies Webinar "Introduction to Disability Justice and Accessible Pedagogy" with a brief description, date/time, and qr code to register.

A poster for the Critical Disability Studies Webinar "Understanding Neurodivergence and Neuroexpansiveness" with a brief description, date/time, and qr code to register.

Faculty: Join two Zoom webinars on critical disability studies

Feb 17, 6:30–8:30 pm — Dr. Sami Schalk, Disability Justice & Accessible Pedagogy
tinyurl.com/schalktalk

Feb 25, 6:30–8:30 pm — Dr. Nick Walker, Neurodivergence & Neuroexpansiveness
tinyurl.com/nickwalkertalk

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One thing that’s cool about our current system is how it creates things that people don’t want or need, and also those things are bad for us.

A four hour in person meeting feels like punishment no matter the reason for the meeting

lol Thanks. I’ve been really off social media bc this new admin gig is kicking my fucking ass and all I wanna do with my free time is have sex and bedazzle things 😆

But sure, waste the time of some well paid university lawyers and me, a moderately well paid scholar, so you can read all about the preliminary exam process for PhD Students in Gender & Women’s Studies. Sure. Great use of resources.

It’s not like I hide my beliefs. My social media is clear about my positions. There’s just no reason for me to be talking about it in work emails BECAUSE I ACTUALLY DO MY FUCKING JOB WHICH IS MOSTLY THE ACADEMIC VERSION OF MIDDLE MANAGEMENT!

Spoiler alert I don’t talk about the president in my work emails. My work emails are literally about grad admissions and PhD Program policy documents and department meeting evaluations of peers and who is gonna teach our classes next term. It’s boring AF yall. Please get a life.

Haven’t done on the ground organizing in nearly 2 years as I recover from being assaulted by police, but right wing bitches still be FOIAing my e-mails regularly, fishing for shit that doesn’t exist. Yall got pedos leading you but wanna know if I mention Trump in a work email?! MAKE IT MAKE SENSE

The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children

Aliya Rahman was on her way to a doctor's appointment when she was violently detained by ICE. She’s a U.S. citizen with a disability.

Listen to her powerful testimony.