Takami (TAH-kah-mee) 貴美

Chinese memes on American re-industrialization. Put on the sound ... ah ah ah !!!!

As always, not a lawyer, but one thing that leaps out at me about how things are going down in the courts right now is that the US court system is not designed to be responsive to a crisis like this one. A crisis like this one is not what it's FOR.

Opinion | A college president offers a class in standing up to Trump Wesleyan University’s president is advocating for values in higher education while others stay silent.

He'll destroy them anyway. Amazing how foolish leaders with multi-million-$ salaries can be.
Wesleyan University pres Michael Roth is one of the only academic leaders in the US who understands what capitulation will mean; no coincidence that he's an historian.
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Exclusive | Columbia Is Nearing Agreement to Give Trump What He Wants The school faces a deadline to yield to administration demands, with $400 million in federal funding at stake.

Holy cow.

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someone told me to get back on linked in coz it's better than other social media platforms plus it's going to help me professionally, but then 1 of the 1st things i see on there is 20 white faces of profs out of 20 who got teaching awards at my alma mater and i said fuck it and closed the website

Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States

Been a real long while since I went to the “communities” but had to check something there and of course ran into Herb Lewis’ post about his newly published book which of course made me mumble #wtfanthro

we need a revolution

BREAKING: Mexican President Sheinbaum argues that if cartels are deemed terrorist orgs, then the suppliers of weapons—over 74% of which come FROM the U.S.—should ALSO face accountability for enabling terrorism.

As a result, Mexico is expanding its lawsuit targeting U.S gun manufacturers. 🇲🇽

I admire Dr. Snyder and use his work in a talk I'm giving tomorrow. But I sincerely wish people on the left would stop using "affirmative action" or "DEI" as metaphors for unearned. This helps the bad guys by reinforcing an association between ameliorative policy and a supposed lack of merit.

Not to mention these super last min requests are ableist

Oh wait, do I hear you mumbling “well I thought these (junior) WOC scholars would feel good to be needed, so yeah…”? You’re dead wrong coz the fact that you expect them to say yes to your very last min request is DISRESPECTFUL

A quick reminder: don’t ever go to (junior) WOC scholars asking them to do you last min favors. we already do enough emotional & intellectual labors in white academia. plus, we ain’t here for your charity opportunities or for your last resort. Like, just don’t fucking ever do it

Some higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI.

I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.

Haiti and the World: Global Encounters of the Past, Present, and Future Rice University, Houston, February 7-8, 2025

I am participating in this conference at @riceuniversity.bsky.social
You can participate virtually. Please see below for the link for ZOOM registration.
The title of my presentation is "Anti-Haitianism in Paradise: Marginalization, Stigma, and Anti-Blackness in the Bahamas" and it is this Friday.

Photo of workers harvesting strawberries amid eerie orange glow from wildfire smoke with the text overlay "Scary Times: Farm workers need your help!"

We are in scary times with immigration sweeps, executive orders & farmworkers laboring in thick wildfire smoke. We're scrambling to do everything at once & our resources are stretched thin. Be there for farmworkers. Make a donation today ufw.org/scarytimes or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou

Migrants left in despair at the border as asylum system shuts down The CBP One app has provided nearly 900,000 people with asylum appointments since January 2023, contributing to a drop in illegal border crossings.

The CBP One app has provided nearly 900,000 people with asylum appointments since January 2023, contributing to a drop in illegal border crossings.

CBP One app goes offline as Trump returns to power The CBP One app went offline as President Donald Trump returned to power. The move is likely a precursor to Trump's immigration policies.

To those white liberals who quickly changed their tone & became so eager to “give him a chance”— go fuck yourself www.lex18.com/politics/imm...

My first 5K since my cancer diagnosis ✌️

If someone follows you and you don't get a good vibe from their profile, do not feel bad blocking them. You don't owe anyone a follow or easy access to you.

Block early, block often, it's the Bluesky way.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | United Nations The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women aims to create awareness of the fact that violence against women is a human rights violation that impedes progress in many areas, in...

Today, November 25th, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women. www.un.org/en/observanc...

the use of the history of Japanese internment as a manual rather than as a cautionary tale really sums up where we're at politically

UNC Asheville's pitcher throwing a fastball to an Appalachian State hitter, a beautiful blue sky in the background

Baseball season isn't quite over... exhibition doubleheader between UNC Asheville and App State at the Kannapolis minor league park, all proceeds going to Western NC relief efforts. Great day for a ball game! #LetsPlayTwo

Eli Capilouto is a spineless coward

look at all these anti-zionism anti-genocide actions on college campuses going on across the US! I'm so proud of these students! this is how and when you know which universities have a powerfully intellectual student body, and kentucky is certainly not one of them

As I work on my book ms, surprisingly i'm pulling out the books I haven't opened for a while. This book is one of them & the last chapter "The Stake" is so powerfully & beautifully written & continues to be useful more than 30 decades after its publication.

The U.S. has again vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza Tuesday's vote marked the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The Arab nations behind the plan hoped to show broad support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.

The U.S. has vetoed another U.N. Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, rejecting calls for an immediate cease-fire for the third time.

Yt ppl say to us, “I’m afraid to say things to you coz I never know when you get upset.”

The correct way to say that is “I’m afraid of myself saying racist stuff.”

Phrasing matters.

My spouse got me a fluffy warm hat & cool shades for running for my birthday, so I may as well wear them while eating my birthday 🎂