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"Noise Up the World" is an exhibition exploring the archive of novelist, essayist, philosopher, and scholar Sylvia Wyntervwith special attention to her major projects on Man, and the Autonomy of Human Cognition.

Reception
Mar 2, 2026

Invocation: Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs @alexispauline.bsky.social

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

UNC-Chapel Hill scraps secret recording policy in surprise reversal Chancellor Lee Roberts announced Friday that the university is reversing course.

Glad this was reversed, but more to be done

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

These are “low enrollment” majors but the classes are regularly at capacity. They changed the funding structure a few years ago here, switching the allocation from course enrollments to majors then blamed these departments for a structural, top-down change. This is entirely a political choice.

IG Live, this Thursday, about 5 PM EST to discuss the documentary and what comes next.

Rio Police Chief & Congressman Convicted in Assassination of Socialist Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco The court found that the former Chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa, Brazilian Congressman Chiquinho Brazão, and his brother, Rio State Auditor General Domingos Brazão, were responsib...

"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts."

massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social

paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...

Remembering Kevin Mumford | Department of History | Illinois Imag

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kevin Mumford, author of NOT STRAIGHT, NOT WHITE: Black Gay Men from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues 💚

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OMG - Dr. Williams start with going hard about the founding of higher education is based on violence-based treaties that took Indigenous land. You should listen to this.

Billy Preston’s Music Was ‘Pure Joy.’ But His Life Ended in Tragedy.

Billy Preston’s Music Was ‘Pure Joy.’ But His Life Ended in Tragedy.

The Beatles’ beloved collaborator died at 59 in 2006. A new documentary, “That’s the Way God Planned It,” explores what he long kept hidden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/a...

The Misuses of the University - Public Books Have the funds that might have trained the next generation of scholars at the nation’s first research university have been blown on ostentatious new buildings?

Giant donations often increase university’s bills, new operating expenses for proj that may have only tenuous links to the core mission. New fixed costs cannibalize existing funding, increasing pressure to grow revenue... a quip from a former dean: “The endowment is the gift that keeps on taking.”

Police in Cameroon Arrest Journalists Probing Trump’s Secretive Deportation Campaign Press freedom groups are raising alarm over the arrest of four journalists in Cameroon, who attempted to investigate Trump’s secretive scheme to deport third-country immigrants to the African nation. ...

Four journalists in Cameroon were arrested for attempting to investigate Trump’s secretive scheme to deport third-country immigrants to the African nation.

The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.

There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.

East Asian Masculinities at the Collision of State, Capital, and Renqing - Jun Lei, Tristan Bridges, 2026

Men and Masculinities special issue (co-edited w Jun Lei) on East Asian masculinities coming!

Our intro proposes structural triangulation to examine how masculinities emerge where states, markets, and social obligations intersect.

We also argue for theory to travel from East Asia, not just to it.

One way to stop a prison? Return the land to Indigenous stewards The Appalachian Rekindling Project purchased land in Kentucky originally slated for the development of a federal prison

People in Appalachia have been doing the work.
prismreports.org/2025/02/20/k...

Here's what's surprising: This bill passed last Wednesday.

We are only the second news organization to report on it other than Magnolia Tribune.

No abortion rights organization has commented on it.

And @heatherharrison.bsky.social couldn't get any major pro-abortion rights groups to comment.

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How Israel arrests Palestinian women to pressure ‘wanted' people Israel regularly detains Palestinian women for being related to those the occupation is seeking to arrest, a practice experts say is unlawful

‘My only crime is being a mother’: How Israel arrests Palestinian women to pressure ‘wanted’ individuals, Fayha' Shalash reports. Israel regularly detains Palestinian women simply for being related to those the occupation is seeking to arrest, a practice experts say is unlawful.

An NBA investor in four teams profits from immigrant athletes — and immigrant megajails [eyeblack] identifies four NBA teams tied to an investor that made $120M selling property for a planned ICE detention center, and explains why more owners could follow.

I identified four (4) NBA teams part-owned by a firm that sold a property to the Department of Homeland Security for a planned ICE detention center. And I explain why more owners could follow in the warehouse to megajail business.

it's the new [eyeblack]:

As Helene Survivors Wait for State Help, Some Victims of Earlier Hurricanes Are Still Out of Their Homes North Carolina created a new housing recovery program to avoid the delays and cost overruns that plagued rebuilding efforts after hurricanes Florence and Matthew. The Assembly and ProPublica have foun...

After hurricanes Florence and Matthew, a NC home rebuilding program left hundreds of families waiting 7+ years to return home.

For those awaiting the state’s help after Helene, similar problems — like rigid rules and not enough staff — are already surfacing.

W/ @theassemblync.bsky.social

Disclose.tv @disclosetv NOW - EU Parliament votes to accept a report, that calls for "the full recognition of trans women as women" as part of the EU priorities for the UN CSW on "women's rights and gender equality." • • I| 0:14 12:31 pm • 12 Feb 2026 • 174K Views

The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!

Delayed and turned away: How access to abortion can depend on your weight Research shows abortion is safe across body sizes. But BMI limits at clinics are still pushing some patients into different care and higher costs.

Research shows abortion is safe across body sizes. But BMI limits at clinics are still pushing some patients into different care and higher costs.

This is a Labour government doing this. They're fully on board with pushing trans people out of public life and bringing back policies even worse than section 28.

Climate injustice made an appearance at the Super Bowl last night. Most don't know that Puerto Rico struggles with reliable electricity due to systemic racism. The government refuses to invest in any real grid improvements, so lights will be kept on at resorts while Puerto Ricans sit in the dark.

A real problem rn: as USAID has retreated from pub health & as WHO is being defunded & cutting back, the Gates foundation has gained MORE influence. Govts & NGOs around the world will be even less likely to criticize Gates bc his (ill gotten) wealth is the last thing between life & death for them

Eric Huntley obituary Activist and co-founder of Bogle-L’Ouverture, one of the most important black publishing houses in Britain

Eric Huntley, who has died aged 96, was the co-founder with his wife, Jessica, of the radical publishing house Bogle L’Ouverture, set up in London in 1968 to showcase black writing talent.

What's the Matter with Florida? An Interview with Zachary Levenson A discussion about Florida's censorship of sociology and teaching under authoritarianism

This week at Group Threat, I spoke with @grundrza.bsky.social about Florida's censorship regime, teaching under authoritarianism, and how folks are coping (or not).

Janet Jackson’s “Control”: A 35th Anniversary Retrospective The princess of American Pop royalty steps out from under the shadow of her famous family to find her true voice, forge her own identity…

I wrote this anniversary retrospective about Janet Jackson’s “Control” many years ago and Jimmy Jam thanked me for it…: festivalpeak.com/janet-jackso...

The Obscure Law Destroying Black Homeownership in America Predatory developers are using “Heir’s Property” laws to force sales of Black Americans’ homes, then buy them up cheap. We need a systematic change in policy to stop them.

Predatory developers are using “Heir’s Property” laws to force sales of Black Americans’ homes, then buy them up cheap. We need a systematic change in policy to stop them.

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That is so wonderful! Congratulations.