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Just saw NWS drop the warning, could have been a mistake

IUB just reupped their warning till 8:15. Any reason why they might given the threat is over?

Who knew little teal markings on a map otherwise indecipherable to me would be so anxiety reducing. Thanks for all your communication.

taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?

Happy Birthday, Angela Davis!

A flyer with the title "It's Warm In The Sun" at the top, "seeking volunteers" in the bottom right, and the contact methods for Cora in the bottom left. The background is a film camera with a pride flag as the background

A flyer with the title "It's Warm In The Sun" at the top, "contact me for more information" in the bottom right, and the contact methods for Cora in the bottom left. At the center the subtitle reads "telling the stories of queer lives, their interwoven identities, and what queer life is like beyond public perception through portrait photography and interviews" The center of the graphic in large text reads "VOLUNTEERS WANTED, LGBTQIA+ ADULTS (18+) MUST BE U.S. BASED"

📸VOLUNTEERS WANTED📸

I'm launching a portrait photography project centered around storytelling of queer identities from across the spectrum and all walks of life. I plan to make a book of interviews from each person and photos I take of them and need volunteers! DM me for more!

Well-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81 Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.

Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.

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fondly recalling how after Jan 6 Congress went home for a long weekend, didn't start impeachment proceedings for a week, which then took another month

I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.

landback everywhere iktr

Trump announces blanket tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico, and China

OPINION The Government has moved to dismiss the Superseding Indictment without prejudice. Government’s Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 281 (“Motion”). Defendant does not oppose the Motion, id. at 1, and the court will grant it. Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a) provides that before trial, the Government “may, with leave of court, dismiss an indictment.” The “‘principal object of the “leave of court” requirement’ has been understood to be a narrow one—‘to protect a defendant against prosecutorial harassment . . . when the [g]overnment moves to dismiss an indictment over the defendant’s objection.’” United States v. Fokker Servs. B.V., 818 F.3d 733, 742 (D.C. Cir. 2016) (quoting Rinaldi v. United States, 434 U.S. 22, 29 n.15 (1977)). FOOTNOTE: Some courts in this district have advanced a broader view of the “leave of court” requirement. For instance, one concluded that “a judge may deny an unopposed Rule 48(a) motion if, after an examination of the record, (1) she is not ‘satisfied that the reasons advanced for the proposed dismissal are substantial’; or (2) she finds that the prosecutor has otherwise ‘abused his discretion.’” United States v. Flynn, 507 F. Supp. 3d 116, 130 (D.D.C. 2020) (quoting United States v. Ammidown, 497 F.2d 615, 620–22 (D.C. Cir. 1973)). Even under that broader interpretation, however, the court finds no reason to deny leave here. Here, Defendant consents to the dismissal, Motion at 1, and there is no indication that the dismissal is “part of a scheme of ‘prosecutorial harassment’” or otherwise improper, Fokker Servs. B.V., 818 F.3d at 742 (quoting

Rinaldi, 434 U.S. at 29 n.15). Rather, the Government explains that it seeks dismissal pursuant to Department of Justice policy and precedent. Motion at 2–6. The court will therefore grant the Government leave to dismiss this case. Dismissal without prejudice is appropriate here. When a prosecutor moves to dismiss an indictment without prejudice, “there is a strong presumption in favor” of that course. United States v. Florian, 765 F. Supp. 2d 32, 34 (D.D.C. 2011). A court may override the presumption only when dismissal without prejudice “would result in harassment of the defendant or would otherwise be contrary to the manifest public interest.” Id. at 35 (quoting United States v. Poindexter, 719 F. Supp. 6, 10 (D.D.C. 1989)). As already noted, there is no indication of prosecutorial harassment or other impropriety underlying the Motion, and therefore no basis for overriding the presumption—and Defendant does not ask the court to do so. See Motion at 1. Dismissal without prejudice is also consistent with the Government’s understanding that the immunity afforded to a sitting President is temporary, expiring when they leave office. Id. at 6 (citing Memorandum from Randolph D. Moss, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, A Sitting President’s Amenability to Indictment and Criminal Prosecution, 24 Op. O.L.C. 222, 225 (Oct. 16, 2000)). Accordingly, the court will GRANT the Government’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 281, and DISMISS the Superseding Indictment without prejudice. A separate Order will accompany this Opinion. Date: November 25, 2024 Tanya S. Chutkan TANYA S. CHUTKAN United States District Judge

Judge Chutkan dismisses the DC criminal case against Donald Trump without prejudice, granting Jack Smith's motion storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I’m sad I missed you! I think I mighta seen you once in passing.

Just like that… I’m on my way home!

Doesn’t feel like I did much but I’m officially wiped out from #ASHE. Had a wonderful time connecting with people but I am READY to get on home.

Conference almost made me miss the Kendrick drop smh

Queer Studies in Education "Queer Studies in Education" published on 17 Apr 2023 by Brill.

If you have a book idea related to queer and trans studies in education, @sashelton.bsky.social and I would love to connect! We edit the Queer Studies in Education book series for Brill (brill.com/display/seri...), but are also happy to talk ideas and recommend paths to publication.

I was the one you bumped into in the elevator! Hope you have a good ASHE (and see you at the social?)!

A passage from an Audre Lorde essay is highlighted in pink. The text reads “ today, with the defeat of the ERA, the tightening economy, and increased conservatism, it is easier once again for white women to believe the dangerous fantasy that if you were good enough, pretty enough, quiet enough, teach the children to behave, hate the right people, and marry the right men, then you will be allowed to coexist with patriarchy in relative peace, at least until a man needs your job or the neighborhood rapist happens along.”

Resting with some reading and man, sad that Audre Lorde’s words ring true all these decades later.

White women, we gotta know the call is coming from inside the house and do something about it. And white queer and trans people, this applies to you too.

Having comforted trans friends coping with suicidality since the election, I have struggled to compose myself today in a manner that would allow me to respond reasonably to the idea that the vilification of trans folks that underlies bathroom bans is a "distraction."

I’m highlighting accounts from Palestine today and next is Mona. Mona is the 28 year old mother to three young children (Yazan, 7, Kenan, 5 and Kenzi, 2) and I’ve video called those sweet faces in her tent in Gaza. She is from North Gaza and has been displaced for almost a year. $5 would really help

Odessa, Texas has voted to pass a transgender bathroom bounty law that applies to PRIVATE bathrooms.

This means even in queer spaces.

If a cisgender person encounters a transgender person, they can sue them for $10,000 or more.

This is the first law of its kind in the nation.

As I attend ASHE in Minneapolis, in the wake of all kinds of trans-centric holidays/celebrations/rememberances, I hold this news as a reminder that even “blue” states aren’t safe.

Trans lives are endangered everywhere, and should be protected anywhere.

Could I have gone to socials and sessions today after flying? Yea I could have.

Did I instead grab food and hole up in my hotel, away from the cold instead? Yes, yes I did.

Gotta prioritize rest and recharge for two days of all kinds of being social!

Bloop day of*

I wore the one I got from the pop up shop today while traveling but probably will wear it again the night of!

Graphic of white and red text against the silhouette of a black skyline. Text in the center of the graphic reads “IU HESA at ASHE. Brit’s Pub, November 22nd at 7pm. Join IU HESA faculty, students, alums, and friends for a reception at Brit’s Pub. 1110 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis MN”. In the lower left corner is the IU school symbol in read.

Hope to see some of my newly minted IU network on this app at the social!!