Nic Johnson, PhD

If you have ever been told you are "too much" (as I have), we need you now. We need all the muchness, all the too-much-ness, when so much is being taken. It is how we get through and thrive.

"NO ONE WAY WORKS, it will take all of us

shoving at the thing from all sides

to bring it down." - Diane di Prima’s poem Revolutionary Letter #8 - theanarchistlibrary.org/mirror/d/dd/...

My mom has sent me this card for my birthday more than once, I think she’s trying to say something. Any idea what?! :)

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

My grants were terminated.

Accusations of antisemitism are going to be the tip of the spear for much of the fascist takeover of the United States.

Those who care about antisemitism must vociferously push back. They want us to be complicit so they have a justification for their actions as well as have a group to blame it on.

Question for community. I have a colleague in the States who was told that for her grant to continue she could only ask about biology sex with 2 options (male/female). How would folks navigate this in the least harmful and most affirming way possible?

What we pay attention to grows and right now “the man” is trying to pull us into despair and helplessness. Don’t let them. Sending warmth and resistance.

It also provides a call to action and steps forward, centering the importance of relationships and attention to individual, structural, and colonial violence (and their interconnections).

It demonstrated the great need to attend to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/Girls and 2SLGBTQ+ folks. It also provides a clear definition/history of the term genocide, if folks still need further evidence that what we are witnessing in Palestine is genocide.

I strongly enourage everyone to take the time to read “Reclaiming Power and Place” especially as the DOJ has removed the reports on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in the US. www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/u...

My tummy is in constant knots now…this is scary, yall. Sending warmth, love, and resistance.

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If you're trying to find your way in these times and want to take action, don't forget that @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote a book for you. ❤️

Managing Overwhelm Amid Trump's Chaos To fight the inhumanity of our enemies, we must nurture our own humanity, and cherish what makes our existence meaningful and worthwhile.

I wrote about managing overwhelm during these times and about practices that can help us regulate our emotions on our own and in our organizing groups.

Go Birds! Philly will always have my ❤️

List of universities that will see the largest cuts from shifts in indirect funding instituted by Musk. Johns Hopkins is at the top.

Johns Hopkins is set to be crippled by the cuts at NIH. These cuts start tomorrow. Thread below.

i know ppl here do not enjoy screenshots of X but this one is such a great encapsulation of what it's become

YouTube video by UBC Equity and Inclusion Office Beyond the Binary at UBC

This was a part of my general orientation at UBC ❤️ happy to be at university that at seemingly supports gender diversity/education youtu.be/lDbSsoyje3o

YouTube video by Logo 2022 LGBTQ State of the Union | Logo

Need this, right now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olz_...

ICYMI — ICE protests across 🇺🇸

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

archive.org/details/2025...

The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey has monitored the wellbeing of America’s high school students since 1991.

Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.

As of this morning, it’s gone.