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Also, our Mayor-Elect just called out Israel's genocide, and US support for it, by name, in the Oval Office. With little push back.

Likely a first, under any president.

i guess this is the appropriate video to wrap up today in upside down world eh

But... What was it?

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Wait. They're not the same?!

I like that analysis. I think you're right.

Of note: Bsky left response to the press conference leans positive, while FB left leans disgusted by the "sanewashing."

Just an observation. Don't know what to make of that either.

Still not claiming to understand that meeting or press conference, but I can already distinguish a qualitative difference between your average Dem finding corporate common ground with fascists, and the one Mamdani used as leverage. Don't know what to make of it, but this is a different risk.

Ok, I'm gonna go with this one for now. 😂

He stood next to evil and understood the assignment better than I can.

I need to understand, and I don't yet. We all know this peace won't last, and yet, there he was practical and steadfast.

I still can't believe the Democrats fell for that stupid red scare vote. Like, how dumb can you get. It boggles the mind.

No, House Democrats should not vote for a resolution that cynically conflates communism and socialism.

For one thing, don't give the GOP the power to define important terms. For another, pay attention to your voters. news.gallup.com/poll/694835/...

I get it, Mamdani. Delivering results is a win for socialism, and can have ramifications, and Ossé seems a bit rushed, but... I don't know... this Jeffries guy and these Democrats you need to collaborate with seem to be more ready to collaborate with fascists. Just saying.

Oh, neat. A handy list of useful idiots in the Democratic party.

Most sugar you consume from the Dominican Republic comes from plantations where Haitian migrant workers are kept prisoners in a sort of indenture we call the 'over,' named after the overpricing that forces workers to borrow from company-owned stores to meet needs, and fall into debt.

Did you know I'm the only Dominican faculty at Yale?*

*That I know of, or that Yale's Dominican Student Association knows of.

you're cooked

I'm with Chris on this.

Quite an opening.

Screenshot of Wax 2.0 mock. Header on the top. Item page. Title below header. Image on the left, and metadata on the right.

Uber early preview of Wax 2.0. Just to let y'all know that little by little...

YES!! Finally got a reader who doesn't agree with me!! Jack Frost for the win! It's a very generous review too. It's legit pushing back with elegant and surprising receipts. Been waiting for this for a really long time. You don't know how much it means to me. More, please!

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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.

Yay! 🥳

You coming? 🙏🏼

Ditto!!

Poster announcement for the Digital Humanities Caucus digital award. The top part has a picture of the team for K4BL. The bottom part has a picture of Melanie Walsh, winner of Digital Project Award (Newcomer) category. Honorable mention to Miriam Posner and team for "Keeping Watch."

Yesss! The Keywords for Black Louisiana just won the Digital Project Award at the ASA. Proud to have contributed to this amazing team. Some of the best DH students I've trained up in there. Congrats too for @mellymeldubs.bsky.social & @miriamposner.com. Read all about it in the poster. 🥳🥳🥳

ICE's Enforcement Blitz in Chicago Shows Familiar Pattern: 78% of Arrests are "Low Risk" According to Government's Own Data New federal disclosures through ongoing Castañon Nava Settlement reveal that Chicago’s immigration crackdown overwhelmingly targeted people who pose little to no public safety risk.

Important write-up on the data re: ICE arrests in Chicago from @austinkocher.com

open.substack.com/pub/austinko...

#TCDXII Our twelfth conference dedicated to Caribbean digital studies. Jamaica, 2025.

And we're back! Join us December 4–5, 2025 at Northeastern University in Boston for our 12th annual The Caribbean Digital Conference. Our schedule is packed with wonders and amazing colleagues. Check it out! As always, attendance is free, whether zoom or live. Hope to see you there!

I agree that there is no point in having a reporter on that plane if you're running a serious outfit. The theater of asking this man questions has run its course.

...thinking how sexual abuse is not a separate realm than power at this particular juncture when everything revolves around the idea of clubs and networks of influence. Time of monsters indeed.