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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 03/01/2026

"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/01/2026

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

On this Trans Day of Visibility, I’m honoring the kind of visibility that sustains. A student using my decolonial trans* feminism in their diss proposal. A talk on Trap Door and the limits of visibility. A workshop on QTBIPOC genealogies in education. This is the visibility I’m embracing. #TDOV

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 12/03/2025

I want to push back on some discourse I've been seeing suggesting that universities cannot use endowment funds to make up gaps in research funding. For example, at Columbia, about one-third of our $15b endowment was unrestricted as of June 2024. Be careful not to preemptively justify austerity

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Against Austerity: Why we must fight against Columbia cutting Ph.D. cohorts based on lies

The Student Workers of Columbia union recently learned that Columbia administrators quietly told faculty in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to cut incoming Ph.D. cohorts by up to 65 percent. ...

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Sophie @anxi0usvirgo.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 10–11:30 AM PST | Zoom (reg. req) How #decolonial feminist, #queer, and #materialist theories together offer urgent insights into power, gender, and liberation in a world in crisis. Hosted by: Department of Gender & Women’s Studies, UC Berkeley. Register via QR code.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Lesson learned: AI citation tools are a mess. Tried Microsoft Copilot and it changed authors and titles in my refs even if you provide the correct info. Never again—Zotero, I’m sorry for ever doubting you.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 20/02/2025

1. Despite Republican attacks in recent years, America is queerer than ever before. LGBTQ+ identification has risen to 9.3% in the last Gallup Poll, a huge jump from 7.6% last year. I cover the latest numbers in my story. Subscribe to support my journalism.

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Despite Republican Attacks, Americans Are Queerer Than Ever In Latest Poll

According to a Gallup Poll released on Thursday, more Americans identify as LGBTQ+ than ever before, despite heavy attacks from right-wing politicians.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The White House’s “ASMR” video showcasing the shackling and deportation of migrants is a grotesque display of dehumanization. This administration’s perverse attempt to frame human suffering as soothing reflects a deeply disturbing and inhumane mindset. Reminder: The only felon is the President.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/02/2025

Oh my god. They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service. "Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights" WOW.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Democrats love a good “we must” speech—“We must protect rights! We must act!” Umm, you are the elected officials. We already know we must, so go do it. Republicans sure don’t hesitate to handle their business.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The same administration that refuses to recognize trans people’s names and genders is now banning the AP for not using the name they gave a body of water. The hypocrisy writes itself. 🏳️‍🌈🎓 🏳️‍⚧️

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Stay calm and grounded. Protect your energy. What they are doing is called a shock doctrine—manufacturing crisis to push violent agendas while we are disoriented. Stay focused. Stay connected. We are not powerless. ✊🏽#ICE #Trans #Resist #StayGrounded #MigrantRights

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Dear NYU faculty, you have the opportunity to provide this ONE particular student, which I won’t name, with a plethora of facts and a different view of life.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

White men rarely see themselves as DEI hires, yet Trump’s cabinet picks—stacked with unqualified loyalists—prove the point. The irony? Many benefited from systemic advantages while dismantling DEI initiatives.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

They are coming for all of us even in “liberal” states

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Pueden leer mi artículo sobre el feminismo trans* decolonial.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Cis white men are comfortable renaming a body of water, but when a trans person asks for their name and pronouns to be respected, they claim it’s a fantasy or imaginary construct they refuse to acknowledge. 🏳️‍🌈🎓

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Students & educators: Protest is powerful, but be strategic. Avoid wearing anything that links you to your school or workplace—retaliation is real. This isn’t panic—it’s a reminder to organize smartly. Plan, protect yourselves, and resist with intention and care. 🌈🎓

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Hil Malatino @hilmalatino.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Talia’s book is, i think, the best thing to happen in philosophy and/or trans studies for a long minute. If you’re in NYC, come through!

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Our Lexicon for Bridging Decolonial Queer Feminisms and Materialist Feminisms is now published in Arabic & English. kohljournal.press/issue-11-1 🌈🎓

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A Lexicon for Bridging Decolonial Queer Feminisms and Materialist Feminisms

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/01/2025

Erin In The Morning is hiring! Earlier this month, I made the decision to hire my first full time writer. I'm currently considering candidates. That said, if you or anyone in your network has experience writing and covering LGBTQ+ legislation, science, and more, please send in your resume!

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Summer funding for PhD students interested in the Audre Lorde Papers 🎓🌈

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AERA-Queer Studies @queersig-aera.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Deadline Jan 31 for Graduate Student Travel Awards – $250 to support travel to the AERA 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver. New QTBIPOC Opportunity Awards $250 for QTBIPOC scholars attending AERA. More info in our January newsletter. www.canva.com/design/DAGcD...

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Latino Book Review @latinobookreview.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

🚨🌍✨ Our international call for submissions is now OPEN! Writers, artists, and scholars, we invite YOU to contribute to our prestigious yearly issue, available in print & digital. Don't miss this chance to share your voice with the world! 🖌️📚 #CallForSubmissions #WritersLife

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Laura Portuondo @lauraportuondo.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Justice Alito today: judges should stay out of medicine! Justice Alito in a recent opinion: based on *my* read of the medical literature, abortions are never life-saving care.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/12/2024

Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

It’s not about being fake-nice or spreading sweetness everywhere. It’s about offering genuine care and authenticity to the ones who matter.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

🍯 My grandma used to say, “Se atraen más moscas con miel que con hiel” (You catch more flies with honey than vinegar). But she always added a twist: “Not all honey attracts the right people—it brings the flies too.” 🪰 Her point?

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Yes 🙌… Thinking about the multiple things trans folks do. On top of all the academic service and workload I also have to travel & mentally prepare for my deposition in my discrimination lawsuit against the University of California. Can trans people just exist without the world coming for us?

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The term “culture war” suggests two sides with cultural differences. But it actually has nothing to do with culture. Instead, it is a euphemism used by the media to describe situations where one side of a debate wants to deny rights to the other side of the debate based solely on their identities.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The idea that a ban on gender-affirming care could constitute anything *other* than discrimination on the basis of sex is an indictment of the legal system. This is exactly what such bans are designed to do.

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Manifesting this is me in 2025. But I’m on trans Latinx time so not sure it’s ever possible. 🤣

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Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj @csattinbajaj.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Come work with me and my fantastic colleagues in the Dept of Education @ UCSB. Quant methods position w/application details below. Reach out with q’s recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02883

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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Methods in Educational Research

University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Themes I explore include decolonial trans* feminism, colonial dysphoria, and the colonial gender continuum. These concepts come directly from my research, which centers racialized trans communities and their cultural and ethnic understandings of gender, often erased in dominant frameworks 🌈🎓

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Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz @dros-s.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

1.2k followers 😅 Hi! I’m a non-binary, masc-presenting Jotx who studies/teaches trans knowledge production, the curriculum and inclusion programs it shapes, and their impact on racialized trans communities whose cultural and ethnic understandings of gender are often left out of the conversation. 🌈🎓

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.

Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.

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