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Sami Schalk

@drsamischalk.bsky.social
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Academic. Pleasure activist. Author of Bodyminds Reimagined & Black Disability Politics. Both open access from Duke University Press. She/her. linktr.ee/samischalk

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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 19h
Watching Lil Nas X return to making music brings me so much pleasure. I get teary eyed seeing his new video. All I want for him is freedom, safety and joy forever
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey yall! Here are my upcoming appearances this fall: October 2 - Michigan State Disability Summit civilrights.msu.edu/ada_coordina...
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News 3 Now / Channel3000 @channel3000.com · 26/09/2026
UW-Madison will launch the Badger Caregiving Clinic next week, offering free support and resources to address the growing needs of unpaid caregivers.
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UW-Madison launching free clinic for caregivers
MADISON, Wis. — UW-Madison will launch the Badger Caregiving Clinic next week, offering free support and resources to address the growing needs of unpaid caregivers.
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Ace @cozyace.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
8. Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements. bookshop.org/a/126295/978...
"Community Book List" with July's theme: "Disability Pride." The cover of Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk and the text for the title and author. The description of the book: "In Black Disability Politics Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement."
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libby, ur friendly neighborhood haunted house @1ibby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
i too avoided all things “girly” as a kid and then grew up & learned things can be girly, girly isn’t bad, & girly things are for everyone! like this purse (discovered thanks to @drsamischalk.bsky.social a few years ago). And yes, the phone actually works (via a bluetooth connection to a cell phone)
A Barbie-pink phone purse against a white background. The purse is shaped like the part of a house phone you’d hang in the kitchen, and has black buttons with white numbers in the middle beneath the receiver. The receiver is the same pink but also bedazzled. There is no cord and it is attached the the purse with two straps at the top and bottom, which each have a heart shaped button closure
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
orlandosentinel.com
Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have a giant sensory ick around touching chalk and all the classrooms in my new building have chalkboards. Why would they do that to me?!?
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Overdid it in my Pilates class yesterday and now it hurts when I cough or move too fast. Great way to start leading day one of new grad student orientation for my department. 😅
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Work inbox zero for the first time in over a month 😮‍💨
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Brian Hill @brianhill53703.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
They brought snipers. Why are they so afraid of us? We haven't shot back in decades. COWARDS (Pics from Brenda Konkel's facebook account)
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Brian Hill @brianhill53703.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Statement from Former Alderperson Brian Benford:
My letter to the mayor this morning.
What Have You Done?
Satya
While we might have had illusions in the past that we knew each other, if only casually, I know that you could care less about what I might have to say.  Today, I write to urge you to resign immediately so that more Black and brown people do not get traumatized or killed.  This morning was a prime example of the lack of leadership abilities on your part that is vitally needed during these racially charged times. In the past, I thought of you as someone that would always put people before profits; I and many others were wrong.  It appears that in your discomfort to communicate with angry Black people, you have unleashed a city in turmoil and anger.  Seeing riot clad State Patrol and MPD brutalizing the most marginalized in our community sickened me to the core and I hold you responsible.
When you were first elected and I complained to you about the F-35's, I will never forget your words. "Brian, now that I am mayor, I have to play things down the middle." It appears to me that you think that ducking and dodging issues around racial and social justice is playing down the middle. That is why I am calling on you to resign.
Respectfully submitted
Brian Benford
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Brian Hill @brianhill53703.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Hearing 17 arrests, 1 hospitalization from this morning's police action.
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The city of Madison is clearing the Ruiz memorial site right now with cops. Many unhoused folks are sleeping there right now and at risk for harm. If you are local and can get down there, please do ASAP. Help people clear their stuff out and de-escalate. Document the harm. Whatever you can do.
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Teha @tehaswaggirl.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
SUPPORT VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY NOW! Help them!!!
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I’m posting on behalf of a Black mom organizer from Milwaukee who is staying in Madison to support protest work. As a family member of a previous victim of police murder in Madison, she has been vocal about police violence here for years. She needs financial support to cover a hotel.
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hey Midwesterners, you have suggestions for a campsite within 4hrs of Madison WI with drive up/pull in tent sites and access to a swimmable lake with public fishing allowed? Hiking trails a bonus.
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today I used the remaining donations I had to purchase food, folding wagons, & solar power banks for the Ruiz memorial site. Thank you to all who contributed. If there is another specific supply request I need help fulfilling, I will let folks know. Jazzman Brown on FB is posting daily vigil needs.
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I’ve received $205 in support for supplies and will be purchasing those this morning. Thank you to those who donated. I will let people know if/when I’m helping out with another vigil/protest
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Tomorrow Sunday July 26 Freedom Inc is hosting a Mother’s Healing Circle at the Ruiz memorial site. I am helping get supplies for this. If you want to chip in, I’m @/$ SamiSchalk on PayPal and CashApp.
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Pup Haiiro @puphaiiro.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Sami is a professor and community activist in Madison, so this crowdfunding is going to a trusted place. Also, if you would like to support the community, donating to Urban Triage and Freedom, Inc would also be helpful, as these are two orgs doing social justice work in the city.
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
If you are not in Madison and would like to donate I will post a thread of things to support, first and foremost this GoFundMe for Corey Ruiz’s family. www.gofundme.com/f/justice-fo...
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Donate to Justice for Corey: Telling His Story, organized by Antonio Lopez
Our beloved Corey was murdered in the street by a Madison Police Department officer… Antonio Lopez needs your support for Justice for Corey: Telling His Story
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Madison continues to gather all weekend at the site of Corey Ruiz’s murder. It has been very peaceful & emotional. Last night after 1am a car attempted to drive through the barricade and hit people. Please be careful if you are there after dark.
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Some updates from Madison: Protesters interrupted Concerts on the Square last night & the local orchestra cancelled their performance in solidarity. Another vigil (that may turn to a march) is set for tonight 7/23 at 5 at the location of Corey Ruiz’s police murder.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/07/2026
Protests have taken place in Madison, Wisconsin, after a man was shot and killed by a police officer on Wednesday as a bystander captured graphic video of the incident, which was widely shared on social media and is fueling tensions in the city.
washingtonpost.com
Man fatally shot by police officer in Madison, prompting protest in city
The shooting in the Marquette neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin, was filmed by people nearby and shared online.
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Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Here is an account of the police shooting in Madison today that does not directly contain any video but does contain eyewitness accounts, if that's something anyone is looking for www.wpr.org/news/man-sho...
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MPD: Man shot, killed by police on Madison's east side after officer was injured with knife
A person was shot by police on Madison's near east side Wednesday.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
*turn off autoplay on your videos right now*
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ETX Gov @etxgov.myatproto.social · 22/07/2026
Heads up to everyone to turn off auto play on your settings.
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Dave Against The Machine🏴 @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I’ve seen the video. It’s awful. Straight up execution. Solidarity with the Black community in Madison, WI right now.
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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
My god. Just saw the video and yeah, it looks like the fucking cops executed a man right on the street. 4-5 cops were trying to subdue the man and at least one unloads 4-5 shots into his upper body/head? Terrible, terrible!
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.
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AZ Obsesses (too broke to donate) @azobsesses.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I started listening to the audiobook of Black Disability Politics by the incomparable Dr. Sami Schalk and read by the brilliant Imani Barbarin on Juneteenth, and I'm continuing to listen to it for Disability Pride Month. I seriously cannot recommend this book enough.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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NPR @npr.org · 22/07/2026
Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot by an ICE agent two months into President Trump's second term. His mother says her family has yet to receive justice. n.pr/4ffCfAV
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Her son was killed by ICE at a traffic stop. She says she's still waiting for justice
Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot by an ICE agent two months into President Trump's second term. His mother says her family has yet to receive justice.
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Risa Wolf / Killerpuppytails @risawolf.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
July 19th's disabled writer is Dr. Sami Schalk! Also known as @drsamischalk.bsky.social Deets at samischalk.com Dr. Schalk is an extraordinary interdisciplinary researcher & writer, whose work delves into disability, race, & gender. More links in replies. #DisabilityPrideMonth
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Dr. Sami Schalk – Gender and Women’s Studies
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/07/2026
Exclusive: Investigators have linked shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by Taylor Farms as a potential source of contamination in the outbreak of a parasitic illness that has sickened thousands in United States.
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Lettuce supplier is potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak, investigators say
Thousands have been sickened in the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which has been largely concentrated in southeastern Michigan.
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
If a right wing news outlet writes an article about my nudes I’m gonna print & frame it. Hilarious! They hate that I’m a professor at a public university & act so free. You can’t control the pleasure of a freeass muthafucker who doesn’t believe her job is her identity. Here’s bonus booty for ya!
Fat Black woman standing nude in front of a beach with hands on her head, facing away from the camera
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I don’t know when I will ever finish these two books I’m writing but holy shit am I having a fun summer avoiding that labor lmao
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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I got to see Kathleen Cleaver speak about 20 years ago. Just incredible. Definitely recommend @drsamischalk.bsky.social Black Disability Politics and @afrolez.bsky.social No! documentary for folks who are interested in some more perspectives on these dynamics.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
What's happening with old people in Congress is really EGREGIOUS. The public is being kept in the dark: people.com/mitch-mcconn...?
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Mitch McConnell, 84, Found 'Unconscious' After Possible Heart Attack Last Month: Reports
Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was reportedly found unconscious at his Washington, D.C., home on June 14 after a possible heart attack, multiple outlets reported, citing emergency servi...
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The polycule is polyculing today and my heart is so full. My bestie is driving with my partner to Chicago so they can catch their flights for my birthday trip. All but 2 of my inner circle folks will be joining me and I’m just so grateful to be so loved.
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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 23/06/2026
In case anyone wanted to join me in going down the Octavia E. Butler rabbit hole on what would have been her 79th birthday (or after), this chapter from @drsamischalk.bsky.social was illuminating in terms of her work as part of the canon of disability literature!🔥🔥🔥 samischalk.com/wp-content/u...
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 12/06/2026
A society with one trillionaire and millions of people in poverty is something to be deeply ashamed of, actually
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This is an outrageous story. A farmer donated 87 acres to a small Texas city on the condition it be used as a public park. Years later, the farmer has passed away, the city sold the land to a developer, and now it will be the site of a 135,000 square foot data center www.404media.co/a-farmer-don...
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A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead
In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas town to use as a park. The town sold to a data center developer for $10 million.
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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Imagine being so unable to love your child that you set fire to the whole damn world instead.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/06/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “A durable peace agreement might emerge in the Middle East soon, but flight schedules could remain disrupted through next winter,” R. Michael Baiada and Robert W. Mann Jr. write.
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Opinion | Why This Summer Travel Season Will Be a Nightmare
Air travel could be disrupted into next year because of high jet fuel prices.
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
GIVE ME MONEY TO FIX THINGS I AM SHALLOW I DON’T EVEN WANT ALL OF THE CREDIT I SWEAR ITS CHEAPER THAN WHATEVER WE ARE DOING stop telling me im right about things and put me someplace where being right has power So when I go “hey maybe watch the racist” YOU LISTEN THE FIRST 32 TIMES
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Vilissa Thompson @vilissathompson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Quote from Advisor @drsamischalk.bsky.social about #Pleasure Activism. Learn more about the importance of play, pleasure, and rest - join us on Friday, June 5 at 11:30 AM ET. rampyourvoiceconference2026.eventbrite.com #2026RYVConference #RampYourVoiceConf #PleasureActivism #Disability
Quote:  "If activism is about liberation and freedom, then you also have to work on accessing your own liberation and freedom by being able to feel pleasure and provide yourself pleasure in order for this work to be sustainable."
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Vilissa Thompson @vilissathompson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
@drsamischalk.bsky.social explains that when Black #disabled people lead, we make sure that ALL OF US get free; not just a privileged few. REGISTER! rampyourvoiceconference2026.eventbrite.com #2026RYVConference #RampYourVoiceConf #NarrativeShift #BlackDisabledLeadership #Disability
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Academic Audio Transcription Ltd @aat-transcribes.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
We've been really privileged to transcribe Jess Schomberg @schomj.bsky.social's brilliant co-produced series of DisLis (Disability in Library & Information Studies) interviews. Here's a recent episode with the fantastic Dr Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social on Black Disability Politics:
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu
Interview with Dr. Sami Schalk on Black Disability Politics
JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Sami Schalk about her book Black Disability Politics, her creative process, her teaching, and her current research on pleasure activism.
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