Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 10hI spoke to @usatoday.com about data on sexual violence at Cornell. Victimization rates are increasing and reporting rates are falling. “Together… those two trendlines tell me that all students, including victims and perpetrators, believe that there is impunity for sexual assault at Cornell.”usatoday.comCornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | ExclusiveA third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year. 6388142
Reposted by Jonathan W. Gray(Self) Regulators, mount up! @bankuei.bsky.social · 22hHere's the thing; they had toddlers signing away their rights to see their parents through the Bush & Obama years. These atrocities have been happening the whole time. 118991
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayArtisanal Misspokes @1uglyman.bsky.social · 22hbsky.app/profile/edsb... 0689
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Huge bummer when you’re just innocently trying to join and promote a movement that hates Black people, immigrants, and Jews — but then you discover that they have a dark side. apple.news/A9g-feRPSTme... 1133536562
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia — the oldest natural history museum in the U.S. — has closed its doors after nearly 200 years 6abc.com/post/philade... 22435273
Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Some folks get really incensed when people use the phrase "rape culture." But I'm not really sure how else you could possibly describe this convergence of events. newrepublic.com/post/215920/...newrepublic.comTrump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape InvestigationThe Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools. 27426
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayPaul Dawkins 🍉 @pdawkins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I am *shocked* that the same bigoted, mouth-breathing cretins that constantly bleat about "protecting women's sports" have either stayed silent about Aminata Seck being abducted by ICE agents, or are wildly cheering it. Fuck Kentucky State and the NCAA for allowing this to happen. And fuck ICE too. 03111
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayPortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Meet the Historic All-Black Surgery Team at Johns Hopkins" www.theroot.com/meet-the-his... 1957531138
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayExplicitly Anti-Vaxx @bellamyj.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026I bristle at the idea that men are more abusive because they're broke or the women they abuse make more money than them. I want Marxists to stop filtering everything through their 'material conditions' sieve. 4133
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayMekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 27/09/2026Becky Sullivan of NPR has written this terrible article about the cynical "protect college sports" bill, that frames as bipartisan the intentional attempt to undo what I and many other people accomplished: reducing the financial exploitation of some of the poorest, Blackest kids in the nation. 26934
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026These sound like non-trivial problems. 63940227
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayEbony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026I have got to start playing the lottery so that I can quit academia and open my Detroit stationery, journal, and fancy pen shop... These people are going to swallow academia whole, aren't they? Talk about capture! 17810
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026New York City is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and has long been a refuge for those seeking community, dignity, and a place to call home. 8580161224
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayJennifer Caroccio Maldonado, PhD @drcaromaldo.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026You can drop a single F-bomb into Shakespeare. Where are you putting it? "The Tempest" Caliban: You taught me language; and my profit on'tIs, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you For learning me your fucking language! 3144
Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026I suspect that Nathan Cofnas is going to win one of these awards, along with some TERF and a 20 year old who wrote their thesis on effective altruism 110224
Reposted by Jonathan W. Grayrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026think all straight people who discoursed at great and punishing length about a western mass lesbian bar should have to give equal airtime to this. it’s your own community this time! 102071407
Reposted by Jonathan W. GraySaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I hope that young woman bankrupts Cornell University. 554040545
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayOregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Most riveting thing I've seen all week 382112643029
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026fascism is not a response to the opposition becoming less antagonistic to the status quo. it is a response to the opposition becoming more antiracist and challenging a white supremacist status quo. 1306
Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026And this is why I won’t be updating to iOS27 on my devices or CPU. 0134
Reposted by Jonathan W. Graytru @thetrudz.photo · 25/09/2026Turning off Apple Intelligence isn’t a single button in iOS 27 or macOS 27 like in 26. iPhone: www.cnet.com/tech/service... | www.threads.com/share/_iFQxA... Mac: discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250...cnet.comDisabling Apple Intelligence Just Got Harder With iOS 27. Here's How to Opt Out - CNETSince Apple Intelligence is all about Siri AI now, here's what you need to know to de-AI your iPhone. 21821
Reposted by Jonathan W. Grayroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is a terrible ruling, but it is limited in scope. States will need to voluntarily participate in Trump’s voter purge scheme. So Republican run States will do it, most Democratic States will not. Now is the right time to yell at your State’s Secretary of State to not rig the election for MAGA.reuters.comSupreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification systemThe US Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump's administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens but critics contend could disenfranchise ... 42920
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayThe Listening Post @ajlisteningpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“As long as you don’t have the control of your own narrative, you are at the mercy of somebody else.” Cassava Republic Press founder @bibibakareyusuf.blacksky.app on the importance of black and African media ownership – alongside representation. Watch the full report ▶️ youtu.be/HmhpjZEhw3I 11810
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Netanyahu was booed as he began his United Nations General Assembly speech. Many delegations walked out of the hall. Netanyahu: “Before I begin, just a quick announcement: if there are any other moral cowards who haven't yet left this hall, please do so now.” 83640160
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026“On Tuesday, department chair Danielle Clealand told faculty in the Social and Cultural Analysis Department that the provost’s office rejected all women’s and gender studies courses from counting toward UT’s core, according to an email reviewed by the Statesman.”statesman.comUT cuts all women and gender classes from core curriculum, drops race classesThe provost’s office also eliminated dozens of courses on race from counting toward the core curriculum. 914589
Reposted by Jonathan W. GraySolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026People don’t truly grasp how deeply drug addiction impacted the Black community 826440
Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026This is an important conversation to be having in an age of increasing media consolidation. @bibibakareyusuf.blacksky.app is a rarity: a BW that owns and operates a fully functioning and viable commercial press. 0156
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 24/09/2026On this week's Hell Gate Podcast, Nick discusses his new reporting on how NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch keeps transferring cops with misconduct on their records to the NYPD's most problematic and secretive unit. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xXc... 13317
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayBad History Takes @badhistorytakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Stavvy has always been the obvious “liberal Rogan” since he’s just shooting the shit with people and it isn’t an inherently political podcast, but nobody wanted to admit that. 421020
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayHyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 24/09/2026A retrospective traces the language of bookmaking in Alison Knowles's expansive work and its radical influence on American art.hyperallergic.comThe Book of Alison KnowlesA retrospective traces the language of bookmaking in her expansive work and its radical influence on American art. 085
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayEn Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is a fantastic brief essay in how news media & pundits turn upside down who is who is being punished for speaking freely--in the case of Kraft, Macklemore, & Sheeran--when rich elites want things to go one way, but unruly peasant masses refuse to go along. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...lrb.co.ukLorna Finlayson | Public PositionsIn much of the coverage of the Ed Sheeran-Macklemore debacle, the reality of the incident is turned on its head, as... 621672
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayODB @obitron.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026a lot of white queers don't understand what whiteness is, and that makes much of their interactions with queer folk of color suck, so I'll explain a little. The two facets of whiteness that are most important in this context are that it is a social and legal exemption from racial oppression. 51129510
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Georgia’s second-largest school district has abruptly banned Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” from school library shelvesgpb.orgGeorgia school system abruptly bans Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’Georgia’s second-largest school district is once again at the center of a political controversy over the appropriateness of school materials. 43511282
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970082248
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayPema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In destroying the Voting Rights Act and gutting the 14th and 15th amendments, the Roberts court is recycling legal arguments once advanced by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction. From me and @ariberman.bsky.socialmotherjones.comJim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past. 14803351
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayNaima Dahir @naimadahir.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Howdy! 🤠 We’re hiring two research technicians to study sensory physiology, feeding behavior, and body-weight regulation using slice electrophysiology and viral-mediated circuit manipulations. No prior ephys experience needed, we’ll train you! Please reach out if interested 😊 01110
Reposted by Jonathan W. Gray✪ Gray Skies Ahead ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026Bisexual Day of Visibility? ❌ Bisexual Day of Vengeance? ✅ 535088
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Hey so, if you use Waymo driverless car services, you are aiding and abetting fascism. Waymo helps ICE agents locate people to terrorize and abduct. The company willingly shares all facial recognition, license plate and GPS data with ICE and other law enforcement agencies—no subpoena required.static.klipy.comWaymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic LightALT: Waymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic Light 35264593440
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayFrankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 18/09/2026I'm really glad that Code Switch included this part of my interview, because I think these are the points that so often get lost in the discussion of trans panic and why the WNBA might be an ideal target for those anti-trans groups to latch onto. www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n... 9840326
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayJonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026Wow @malcolmferguson.bsky.social drops a gem on Jonathan Major's attempt at a comeback. I'm so glad he wrote this because I couldn't have stomached watching the film.newrepublic.comJonathan Majors Is Back. Yikes.Three years after a domestic violence conviction, the once lauded actor is starring in a Ben Shapiro–produced film in which terrorists infiltrate a campus Israel protest. It’s somehow even worse than ... 5237
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Not even a week later. Couldn't find a real Black woman I guess. stanforddaily.com/2026/09/23/u...stanforddaily.comUniversity confirms use of AI-edited photo amid controversyThe incident has caused national controversy, stemming from a now-viral Fizz post. 530048
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 23/09/20262. The price reached $6 a gallon two Fridays ago for the first time. Since then, every new day has smashed the previous day's record. I checked this morning. AAA says the national average was $5.57 this time last month. Last week, it was $6.23. Today, it's $6.52. gasprices.aaa.com?ref=editoria...gasprices.aaa.comAAA Fuel Prices 215429
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Welp. According to Semafor, David Ellison has discussed bringing Elon Musk on as an investor in Paramount's merger with Warner Bros., which could mean Musk could have a stake in CBS News and CNN. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...semafor.comExclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investmentA cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base. 2112086793
Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026Wow @malcolmferguson.bsky.social drops a gem on Jonathan Major's attempt at a comeback. I'm so glad he wrote this because I couldn't have stomached watching the film.newrepublic.comJonathan Majors Is Back. Yikes.Three years after a domestic violence conviction, the once lauded actor is starring in a Ben Shapiro–produced film in which terrorists infiltrate a campus Israel protest. It’s somehow even worse than ... 5237
Reposted by Jonathan W. GrayOrdinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Two headlines. Guardian (also trash) and BBC. You wouldn't even know these headlines referred to the same violence carried out by Thomas. 14716