Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 1hImpossible to read this post as anything but white nationalism. 010
Reposted by Erika WittekindDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 14h“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...startribune.comPerry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic... 15646249
Reposted by Erika WittekindAbby Sliva @abbysliva.bsky.social · 2hCampus rape is not just about the 7 men in the civil suit, it’s not even just about the 57 men in the Chi Pi group chat. It’s an entire culture and system that enables men to enact power over women and get away with it. I want Jane Doe to receive justice but I also want to see cultural change. 26010
Reposted by Erika WittekindLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 5h"There’s no moral or practical justification for the death penalty no matter how you do it. It’s cruel and arbitrary and it doesn’t act as a deterrent. It brutalizes the people who carry it out and traumatizes the families of victims, and the pattern of its application is openly racist."welcometohellworld.comWaiting for the next Mr. DeathI don’t want to see anybody hurt, anybody tortured 325052
Reposted by Erika WittekindBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 19hPete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time." 183441844
Reposted by Erika WittekindAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17hThe fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades 24669811855
Reposted by Erika WittekindMiles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 17hThe Boston Globe has given rape denier Richard Hanania 7 columns in the last 10 months, and that tells you A LOT about who owns & runs the Boston Globe 412250
Reposted by Erika WittekindElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 17hOne thing that i don’t see people noting about the Cornell Sun’s reporting on the rape case is that everyone who decided to take the risk and made the core decisions about what would be published is a woman 71027195
Reposted by Erika WittekindErika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 19hThere's something very master race-y about Hegseth's vision of "warriors." 002
Reposted by Erika Wittekind@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 19hHere's the NYT response to the right wing accusations. News outlets report the info they have when it's verified and typically update the story as more info comes in. That's what happened here. Good grief. 1102
Reposted by Erika WittekindRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 21hCowboys past and present are: Black, Indigenous, Latino, immigrant, queer, trans, radical, female (and the ones in rodeos rely on rodeo clowns to keep them safe). And that pro-democracy pro-Constitution patriots despise this dimwitted pile of hatreds. I've met cowboys and you, sir, are no cowboy. 571264249
Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 19hThere's something very master race-y about Hegseth's vision of "warriors." 002
Reposted by Erika Wittekindgeri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 21hMight as well light the Constitution on fire at this point. 831882450
Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 23hExcellent. Everyone should have access to affordable coverage. 010
Reposted by Erika WittekindErika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Clean energy and net zero should be the frontier we're racing toward with the enthusiasm of the 20th century space race. Instead, we've got dinosaurs like Tom Tiffany pushing to keep coal plants open at great expense.usatoday.comTom Tiffany's call for reliable energy includes nuclear power and coalRepublican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany is calling for more reliable energy and favors embracing nuclear power and maintaining coal production. 033
Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I remember a time in Trump's first term when he had the chance to help Ukraine prevent a Russian invasion and instead he withheld aid in an attempt to strong-arm Ukraine into smearing his political opponent. So if Ukraine is why diesel costs so much, that's arguably Trump's fault too. 020
Reposted by Erika WittekindAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Correct. A LOT of people deluded themselves into thinking that Trump's mass deportation pledge was "round up the criminals and gangbangers Biden let in," which was, of course, a completely false narrative. And now people who supported it because they believed in that goal have realized what's up. 2637479
Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Do Republicans know what data centers even are? 000
Reposted by Erika WittekindMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw 538139203583
Reposted by Erika WittekindDan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"what we need to demand from universities far and wide is clear: Cease to be a place where sexual assault is often subject to less punishment than protesting and plagiarism." Cornell philosophy prof @katemanne.bsky.social in The Cut:thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 09526
Reposted by Erika WittekindJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION????? 1454271436
Reposted by Erika WittekindKelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Cornell victim has been doxxed on X. So worried for her. I hate this planet. 794167525
Reposted by Erika WittekindErin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Posted this in 2018. Still remember the night that prompted it. Still so relevant today. 🐝 🐝 🐝 41300247
Reposted by Erika WittekindAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 4830321066
Reposted by Erika WittekindWarren Terra @warrenterra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Okay, seriously, what the fuck is this? 2965881
Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Clean energy and net zero should be the frontier we're racing toward with the enthusiasm of the 20th century space race. Instead, we've got dinosaurs like Tom Tiffany pushing to keep coal plants open at great expense.usatoday.comTom Tiffany's call for reliable energy includes nuclear power and coalRepublican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany is calling for more reliable energy and favors embracing nuclear power and maintaining coal production. 033
Reposted by Erika WittekindMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The underlying theory Senate Republicans are going with is that Joe Biden secretly ordered DOJ to investigate Trump, something they have produced no evidence to support and also they're all fine with Trump publicly ordering DOJ to investigate his enemies. 25599169
Reposted by Erika WittekindJessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026An INCREDIBLY kind review of "Paper Trail": "@propublica.org proves their importance in every episode, not just by way of the prestigious prizes they’ve won or the laws that they’ve changed, but in the way they are willing to stick up for the little guy – us." podcastreview.org/review/paper...podcastreview.orgPaper Trail Is the Antidote to Your Slop-Filled News FeedWith trust in news institutions faltering, ProPublica's podcast supplies robust journalism that rejects the short-form attention economy. 36618
Reposted by Erika WittekindEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Lanae Erickson at Third Way said “practice saying ‘I trust parents in my district to make decisions for their kids more than politicians.’ Practice saying, ‘sure, we need rules but politicians aren’t the right ones to make it.’” This is basically how Democrats talk about abortion rights post Dobbs 718949
Reposted by Erika Wittekindryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 29/09/2026Norway has solution to this actually, stay at home parents can get their share of the public daycare subsidy as cash, that way parents are not pushed one way or the other. the problem of course is virtually no one on the center or right actually gives a shit about parents 382458525
Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So, continuing to enable all of Trump's craziest whims, worst excesses, and literal crimes. 020
Reposted by Erika WittekindKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message." 13349021038
Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I never get tired of hearing Jack Smith spell this out. 000
Reposted by Erika WittekindGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/09/2026If/when the "Bari fired" scoop comes, it'll be from @status.news—to whom nearly everyone at CBS News as been leaking for months—and not some content farm with "likely" in quotes in the hed, which is never sourced to anyone in the "article." I know we want it, friends, but let's stick with reality.💛 333545
Reposted by Erika WittekindCNN @cnn.com · 29/09/2026Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. cnn.it/4huSk5M 68451274
Reposted by Erika WittekindSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21175122458
Reposted by Erika WittekindA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hard to imagine what that would be like 23875091261
Reposted by Erika WittekindJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I would like to see more men talking about how to and peer pressuring each other into calling out misogyny and rape culture. Going against social norms is hard, and it helps to share tips and support. 592207403
Reposted by Erika WittekindClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I remember a really frustrating conversation with a generally decent cishet white guy about a news story where a woman was roofied. he went off about wishing he could beat that guy up to avenge her, and I was like "how about start with calling out your friends' sexist tweets?" and he was like 😳 12158420
Reposted by Erika WittekindMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s indeed possible to write a headline that says “Trump lies again.” It doesn’t violate any rule of journalism or shatter the laws of nature. it just tells the truth. 15484133
Reposted by Erika WittekindJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders. Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 141120307
Reposted by Erika WittekindAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it. 537159644440
Reposted by Erika WittekindJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Obviously none of this is true, but incidentally: It is wild to talk about tax revenue as “profits.” 201223232
Reposted by Erika WittekindShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For 9 years this cat has attempted to get me to feed him at 4 am every day and for 9 years he has not succeeded one time and his only takeaway has been well it's certainly not happening if I don't try again, and I'm starting to find him quite inspirational 482105207
Reposted by Erika WittekindRen Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It’s what ‘Promising Young Woman’ was all about. It seems we can’t be allowed to ruin the career chances of some male students because they incapacitated, raped & degraded one of their fellow female students, ‘just hi-jinx’ say the authorities. But who cares how badly HER life might be affected? 14715
Reposted by Erika WittekindMrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 28/09/2026JCO is defending furries fyi 552414375
Reposted by Erika WittekindWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...inquirer.comWe need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will BunchThe media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy. 901818705
Reposted by Erika WittekindErika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Lead poisoning. Older generations were exposed to more lead, leading to higher levels of emotional instability and diminished empathy. Literally the kinds of traits that damage familial bonds. 001
Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Lead poisoning. Older generations were exposed to more lead, leading to higher levels of emotional instability and diminished empathy. Literally the kinds of traits that damage familial bonds. 001
Reposted by Erika WittekindNome @nome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026TIL that Central America has been hiding a smaller, cuter raccoon from us. 918033