Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 5hICE agents fired into the back of a car with a 5 year old inside, trying to arrest a guy. Miraculously, she survived. If you're not furious about what happened in the Bronx yesterday, you're not paying attention. FUCK ICE. 37916283
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 1hI have an overdue journal review (I’m usually never late). And the funniest part is, I’m done with the review. I’ve just been too lazy to transfer it from my remarkable to my laptop. ☠️☠️☠️ 000
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.William A Owen @williamaowen.bsky.social · 13hOssoff and El-Sayed DROPPING bodies tonight. Goddamn. 14212
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Jenni @jennismovingcastle.bsky.social · 13hRIP Foucault you woulda loved writing about the government youtubing public executions. 04013
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 18hYou ever watch someone bomb a job interview so badly you get second hand embarrassment? 🫣 150
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.ceej @ceej.online · 08/10/2026waymos are driven by the ghosts of people who died in debt 402614402
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive. 231931487
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Not beating the eugenics accusations 17955296
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Brea Banks @bmbanks4.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is a major reason I stepped from a role I wanted to retire in. I had been asking for help for one thing for YEARS. I followed all the BS systemic requirements & I got tired. I don’t think they believed me when I expressed how detrimental it was to my ability to maintain bc I carried it “well.” 042
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 08/10/2026One of the weirdest things about being an accomplished Black woman, is no one believes you when you say you’re struggling because you don’t “look like it.” Why do I need to look like the hell and highwater I’m fighting to get support? Why can’t we just be believed? 4489
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I went on Instagram live yesterday and accidentally spilled so much tea lol. It was fun to get some shit off my chest about academia though. 160
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 07/10/2026Isaias is forecast to begin impacting the northern Gulf Coast by Friday afternoon with damaging winds, flooding rains, and deadly storm surge. TODAY is the time to make your preparations. www.noaa.gov/isaias 312160
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Every day, people find a way to use AI in a horrific new way I never thought of. 2216
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The thing politically active college students are taught is that you can get paid on one side for doing what the other side does out of conviction 311061217
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If we spent 1/4 the energy we spend on sex, sneaky links, and cheating on mobilizing and uniting our community, we could change the world. 162
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Sure www.michigandaily.com/news/governm...michigandaily.comConservative PAC offering College Republicans $200 to heckle at Abdul El-Sayed rally, group chat messages seem to showStudents affiliated with the College Republicans at the University of Michigan are being offered $200 each to travel to an Abdul El-Sayed town hall in Flint Saturday and target the Democratic U.S. Sen... 734376
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Brandon O’Brien, but wearing a wolf mask @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Black excellence is almost never self‑defined—it’s projected onto you, shaped by other people’s expectations rather than your own. It's a prison where your only solace is toxic gratitude for platitudes over self-affirmation." Lanterns has been top tier and this essay is absolutely on point. 112932
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026So... "cable"... we're just doing cable again. 1152360327
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.AAUP @aaup.org · 05/10/2026🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: The AAUP is suing the Trump administration over new policies that threaten green card applicants with family separation. 1/ 1300101
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 20956551
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/10/2026"Even if I got hit by a truck tonight,” RFK told a MAHA audience last week, “HHS will never go back to what it was before.”motherjones.comRFK is gloating that his changes to HHS are permanent“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what it was.” 4012245
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Russia has destroyed one-third of all books printed in Ukraine this year. lithub.com/russia-has-d...lithub.comRussia has destroyed “one third of all the books printed in Ukraine this year.”On September 25, The New York Times reported that Russian drones hit a plant on the edge of Kyiv. That plant was home to a printing press, and millions of children’s books. This attack is but… 17141
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️ 101159855
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The problem with this entire “talking across difference” approach to politics is that it assumes a shared consensus about democracy that no longer exists b/w the 2 main 🇺🇸 political parties. You don’t need to have lunch with people who don’t believe in free elections, equal rights, & the rule of law. 31700141
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I really want Black Americans to stop platforming Black people who hate US. Stop putting them in our films and shows. 2293
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I would have love to see what world we could have lived in , if the material effects it had on Black , Indigenious people were enough for people to change things Instead of needing “whistleblowing / asnissiks” When the actions alone were evidence enough 25213
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 04/10/2026@cathylutz.bsky.social and I wrote about this for @thenation.com last month.thenation.comElectric Shocks for Kids and the Push to Militarize SchoolsElectric-shock gloves used on students in Nebraska are the latest sign of how policing, surveillance, and military technology have entered American schools. 131
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I got one last year just because. Praise. 141
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Measles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years. Those who survive measles experience immune amnesia and an increased susceptibility to infections. I spoke to the reporter for this article as one of the many experts interviewed. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/meas...cidrap.umn.eduMeasles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years 2183103
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Because a failed college athlete wo “should” have gone pro taught them civics in high school. 130
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It’s cheaper in other places, but this one. www.kohls.com/product/prd-...kohls.com 120
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I was just at the U.S. conference on HIV / AIDS. And folx was sniffling. I was cussing up a storm. Cuz how you showing up sick to a place with immunocompromised people? I also still do rapid Covid tests. Annual shots (mine is Thursday) etc. I am fine being “weird” because I’m safe. 0196
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yeah. It works with my iPhone chord! 030
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Twin! But I was traveling for 15 flight hours & 7 time zones. 😭 120
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Dr. Zil Roars (Paul H. White, Ph.D.) @drzilwhite.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I believe it is now up to $14,000 promised to our White House between this & the tariffs. Some other family members will get more, due to their age & life situations. We may be able to get groceries & gas for a month or two! (sarcasm) #WorkingToFix2026 033
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The person next to me thought I was insane cuz I had a portable air purifier running with me on the plane… Then she was over there thankful. 381
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The airport is so gross right now. I N95 every trip anyway, but I’m about to order about 300 N95 masks. Cuz BABY NO. But, daddy picked me up. Mom is brewing my hot tea already. She pulled me out some vitamins & soup. And I’m going to shower and SLEEP for 11 hours. All preventative. 😭 3151
Reposted by Brit Williams, Ph.D.Mark Sarvas @marksarvas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I am a PEN America member and a Jew, and this is an essential read. 0148
Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My plane just hit some turbulence so crazy my best friend texted me asking if someone knocked off the autopilot. I def thought we was goners. I’m on the exit row and started looking for a plan. Keep in mind— WE ARE AT 38,000 ft. Lmao. Silly. 051