Amelia Frank-Vitale

CFP: A Time of Monsters The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.

Jane Goodall, Who Befriended and Studied Chimpanzees, Dies at 91 Jane Goodall, who made startling discoveries about chimpanzee behavior and worked tirelessly to protect their habitats during a life dedicated to animals and environmental conservation, has died. She was 91.

Jane Goodall, who made startling discoveries about chimpanzee behavior and worked tirelessly to protect their habitats, has died. She was 91.

“i’m still required to laugh at my own humiliation”

What the Trump regime doesn’t want you to know about Dallas ICE shooting The Trump regime's refusal to say the names of the Dallas ICE victims exposes the inhumanity of American fascism.

#SayTheirNames

Wounded: Jose Andres Bordones-Molina

On life support: Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez

Dead: Norlan Guzman-Fuentes

What the Trump regime desperately wanted to keep secret about the Dallas ICE shooting, and why

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...

New York City mayor candidate Curtis Sliwa says he was offered money to quit race President Trump has suggested that Curtis Sliwa and Mayor Eric Adams drop out as candidates to allow a showdown between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo.

The best part: "Sliwa warned that if he receives one more such offer, he will begin revealing names of the wealthy New Yorkers who have made them." www.cnbc.com/2025/09/24/c...

Trump administration fires more immigration judges Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.

"And the DOJ made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge — effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience."

www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...

Immigration History Manuscript Workshop IHRC seeks authors finishing a US immigration history book (colonial era–present) for feedback from experts at the Organization of American Historians conference.

***2025-2026 Immigration History Research Center ( @ihrc-umn.bsky.social ) Immigration History Manuscript Workshop***

Authors writing their first book-length publication addressing any aspect of US immigration history are welcome to apply.

Details: cla.umn.edu/ihrc/researc...

Residents of Chicago’s most violent block don’t want Trump to send the National Guard O Block, made infamous by rappers like Chief Keef, has seen more shootings than any other block since 2010. But, with crime falling, residents say they feel safer and scoff at the idea a military inte...

“The money that Trump is using to bring the National Guard here, he should use it to make more activities and more programs…And then he should use it to give us better job opportunities. That would help with safety.” - Maya Thompson, 16

www.wbez.org/public-safet...

Judge Issues Ruling Helpful to Harvard in Case Against Trump

This is a HUGE win for American higher education!

#DefendHigherEd

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...

My and Dr. Leal’s policy report on enforced disappearances of migrants in CBP custody is up! If you don’t have time to read our article in J. on Migration & Human Security, our policy brief provides recommendations for ending enforced disappearance in CBP custody: bmi.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...

Important News about SAPIENS

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THREAD: It’s with deep regret we share the news that SAPIENS will halt publication of new content by the end of this year. We are so proud of everything SAPIENS has achieved and for our role in furthering public anthropology. Wenner-Gren’s letter to our community. wennergren.org/important-ne...

SAPIENS to Cease Publication

This is really sad news. Sapiens was a fantastic medium to share, promote and diversify anthropology and the platform where many people (like me) learnt and developed skills in science communication. Times are tough, but Sapiens’ niche is now left empty ☹️ wennergren.org/article/sapi...

We're continuing to report.

If you have information about the deportation operation or the Venezuelan immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you. You can reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201, on WhatsApp at 917-327-4868, or fill out the form below ⤵️

Volunteer with FFI’s national immigration detention hotline! Support the movement to abolish detention by advocating alongside people inside ICE detention. Swipe to learn more.

FFI’s National Immigration Detention Hotline is a vital tool used to build power with people inside detention, expose abuse, and move us closer to our goal of abolishing the detention system.

More information We’re looking for Haitian Kreyol, French, Russian, Arabic, and Vietnamese speakers; Volunteers work a consistent 2-3 hour shift weekly Role description Respond to calls to the hotline from people in immigration detention; Monitor detention conditions, report abuses, and request support on behalf of callers; Commit an additional 30 minutes after your shift for follow-up on your calls; Looking for volunteers who can project their empathy and understanding over the phone and reassure people in detention, as well as set boundaries.

📞 Calling all volunteers, organizers, and freedom fighters!

Want to support the fight to abolish immigration detention? Become a hotline volunteer!

Hotline volunteers further our mission of creating a world without cages by providing critical support & solidarity to people inside ICE detention.

George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award Visit the post for more.

***Graduate students studying migration and/or ethnic history***

Apply to the Pozzetta Dissertation Award! IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations.
More information is available here:

iehs.org/awards/georg...

🚨 Trump's border "invasion" declaration was just ruled unlawful

"nothing in the INA or the Constitution grants the President or his delegees the sweeping authority asserted in the Proclamation and implementing guidance."

one-year lecturer position in environmental studies and the social studies of science and technology:

puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

US signs agreements with Guatemala and Honduras to take asylum-seekers, Noem says Guatemala and Honduras have signed agreements with the U.S. to accept asylum-seekers from other countries. U.S.

apnews.com/article/guat...

Ghoul Stephen Miller warns NYC is what happens when a society “fails to control migration”

Careful guys, if you don’t control migration you might turn out like <checks notes> the greatest, wealthiest city in the world.

This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.

Mr. Reuveni's disbelief following the meeting with Bove is now a relic of a different time. Overthe next three weeks, Mr. Reuveni was involved in three separate cases involving the legality ofthe Administration's immigration removal operations under its newly implemented priorities during which time he directly witnessed and reported: • DOJ officials undermining the rule of law by ignoring court orders; DOJ officials presenting “legal” arguments with no basis in law; • • high-ranking DOJ and DHS officials misrepresenting facts presented before courts; and DOJ officials directing Mr. Reuveni to misrepresent facts in one ofthese cases in violation of Mr.Reuveni's legal and ethical duties as an officer ofthe court.2. 22 Mr. Reuveni'sinternalreporting and ultimately his refusal to obey this illegal order directly resulted in his suspension and termination.

Top Justice Department officials consistently lied to federal courts and ignored their orders as part of a willful campaign to deport migrants without due process. Just a shocking series of allegations, especially about Bove.

And Bove's Senate hearing is tomorrow. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time

Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...

🚨🚨🚨 In the last two hours, the Trump admin:

- Banned all immigrant visas from 19 countries, including Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela
- Banned all student and researcher visas to Harvard
- Colluded with Texas to kick 20,000 undocumented college students off of in-state tuition.

How ICE Is Seeking to Ramp Up Deportations Through Courthouse Arrests

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

Office of the Chief Immigration Judge

Some big moves at EOIR. The Acting Chief Immigration Judge is now Anna C. Little (a NY IJ). Jeffrey Miller who was hired as Acting Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge in January appears to be out. Miller was also ACIJ over the Houston courts. More... www.justice.gov/eoir/office-...

🚨 The Bukele regime has arrested Ruth Eleonora López, a prominent human rights defender and the head of the anti-corruption and justice unit at Cristosal, a leading Salvadoran human rights organization.

Cristosal has denounced her detention as an enforced disappearance.

Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

It would reduce the rule of law to lawlessness
and tarnish the very values for which Americans of diverse views and persuasions have always stood."