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Dr. Kristin Sinclair

@ksinclair04.bsky.social
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Asst Teaching Prof in Education Advocacy & Policy at Georgetown | DC | place & community-based education, youth activism, police-free schools | I like to read & consume delicious things | "Where life is precious, life is precious" - Ruth Wilson Gilmore

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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy labor day, y’all! Grabbed @prof-deleon.bsky.social’s “Freedom Train” off the shelf for a little afternoon porch read. Power to the people! ✊🏻
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
1. AFM, the labor union representing professional musicians in North America, is paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who was a member of its Nashville Local 257 for 58 years. AFM says that for decades, Dolly consistently filed union contracts for her recording sessions, live gigs and tours.
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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Went to the Great American State “Fair” yesterday so you don’t have to. Not a funnel cake, corn dog, bucket lemonade, or fried Snickers in sight. The only ride is the Ferris Wheel. It’s not that kind of state fair, y’all. Saxophones were not added to this recording.
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alex @nonmodernist.com · 24/06/2026
i wrote about my friends, two of whom were sentenced yesterday to 50 years in prison each. hotel-florida.ghost.io/the-seeds-of... if you read it, or even if you don't, please donate to @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social
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The Seeds of Prairieland
The first time I met Savanna, Liz, and Ines, they gave me seeds for my garden. I don’t actually have a garden, but I love plants, and so I took the seeds in the hope that I’d get to plant them before ...
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Electoral politics alone will not save us, but damn if I’m not a little emotional over @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social’s seeming victory yday. I’ve been so proud to have her as my W4 council rep & can’t wait to see what she does as mayor as we continue to hold her accountable to the people. LFG JLG!!
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
There were some ugly claims on X that Janeese was the candidate of white “transplants” while McDuffie was the choice of longtime Black residents. But it looks like McDuffie will only win ward 3 (wealthy, white) while Janeese will carry every other ward (including majority-Black wards 7 and 8).
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Absolutely unnecessary and heartbreaking. You know what would be a better world? One where parents had all the supplies they needed and we could solve problems without murdering one year olds.
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Lina Srivastava @linasrivastava.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
My god. They killed a baby. Over diapers.
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NPR @npr.org · 04/06/2026
A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks. n.pr/3PWDxqK
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National Guard has done little to reduce violent crime in D.C., a new study finds
A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
WATCH: New footage from a home security camera in shows National Guard soldiers tackle a woman to the ground, put her in handcuffs, and detain her seemingly without any justification or provocation🧵
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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 06/05/2026
AI really has a lot of power to 1) force itself into school and work because it is inevitable, 2) force layoffs or making workers do more, 3) force climate change acceleration, 4) force worker exploitation for those who train it. I wonder who is doing all this forcing. 🧐
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thrilled to see this *finally* in the world and hope it provides inspiration and entry points for social studies scholars interested in taking up spatial justice in their research. As always, a pleasure to work with @timmonreal.bsky.social and Kaitlin Popielarz 💛 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The possibilities and potentials of spatial justice and social studies education research: An invitation to space
Grounded in the assumption that our worlds are inherently spatial, this conceptual article offers an invitation to meaningful dialog about how critical approaches to, and understandings of, space i...
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
If I have to work on a Friday night, I want to be learning from and inspired by these amazing DC parent organizers Vanessa R., @theecrinerbrown.bsky.social, & Katrice F. @dcpave.bsky.social. So many nuggets of wisdom for our Educational Transformation students. I love DC. Power to the people! ✊🏻
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This is so vital. AI — like the internet — benefits when we refuse to consider its materiality.
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
NEWS: I'm told by Councilmember Brooke Pinto's office that D.C.'s expanded juvenile curfew law – which lets police enforce an earlier 8 p.m. curfew in designated areas – *does not* have the votes on the D.C. Council to be extended past its April 15 sunset or to pass on a permanent basis.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Here's a thread featuring clips of key moments from the DC Metropolitan Police body camera footage of the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace that I obtained as a result of my FOIA lawsuit:
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I find bookstores incredibly calming and soothing. Luckily for me one of my favorite bookstores, Politics and Prose, is having their member sale this weekend! Very excited about these new books by @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social @historianheather.bsky.social and Judith Resnik. All women all March! 🙌🏻
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Spring break for me is catching up on work, making progress on writing projects, reading, & trying a new coffee shop. The apple almond pastry from Seylou DC is 🤌🏻 (everything here is whole grain!). Also rec ⬇️ by Alina Das for a history of the “crime based deportation regime” currently in full swing 💔
Arrayed on an oak wood bar are an apple almond pastry, cortado, printed manuscript, and Alina Das’s book “No Justice in the Shadows: How America Criminalizes Immigrants.”
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
im starting to think the woke mind virus wasnt actually the biggest threat to civilization
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/02/2026
Hundreds of students from across Washington, D.C., walked out of school on Friday to protest actions taken during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Students held signs that read, “Keep Families Together” and “ICE Out Now!” wapo.st/4tZkXgP
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Just started Marie Gottschalk's new book, "Crime and No Punishment," @princetonupress.bsky.social. Her focus on corporate & elite crime & violence is increasingly important esp alongside with the abolitionist re-frame of harm & violence (vs crime). TY to @anbutler5.bsky.social for the on-brand mug!
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alisha butler @anbutler5.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I keep thinking about how AI-in-classrooms would exacerbate inequity. Upper-middle/elite parents won't stand for their kids not having human interaction/feedback in K-16 classrooms. See e.g.: parents' growing tech resistance (h/t @ksinclair04.bsky.social) www.instagram.com/reel/DSTOhxj...
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Nicki Petrossi of the Scrolling 2 Death Podcast on Instagram: "I just interviewed Julie Frumin @healthier.tech. She had a very startling experience with her children’s school-issued devices - and thro...
A mother's shocking experience with A.I. chatbots on her child's school device raises awareness about the potential dangers of these tools in education. Learn how to identify and demand the removal of...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Before you finalize your dinner plans with friends, make sure to stop by the CUFA reception on Wednesday at 6:00pm! Join us at DC History Center for a chance to fellowship with one another with light hors d'oeuvres, drink ticket for early arrivals (non alcoholic beverages will be available)
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I used to post pictures of books I’m reading & accompanying treats on the🐦 app, but lately that’s felt trite and silly. And, I decided this morning to start sharing again bc this is (some of what) brings me joy, grounds, and focuses me in dark times. And, maybe someone else will enjoy my book recs 😂
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
From the Conference Planning Team: It is with a heavy heart that we share our condolences for the passing of Dr. Jillian Carter Ford, a beloved member of the CUFA community and of the 2025 CUFA Planning Team...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.” It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
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Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
sharing some photos from yesterday’s incredible teach-in in dc. such a privilege to organize with @natedimeo.bsky.social, @jodyavirgan.com, and @kcarterjackson.bsky.social. Pictured: early morning brilliance from @jpygold.bsky.social, @joshuablevin.bsky.social & @elyssafeder.bsky.social
A photo just before sunrise outside the Smithsonian Museum of American History with Kellie Carter Jackson, Jody Avirgan, me, and Nate DiMeoPhoto of Jonathan Feingold of Boston University (#raceclass) talking about the courts with a red chair and a laptop in front of him.Photo of Kellie Carter Jackson and Josh Levin, who spoke about the resistance to David Duke (listen to season 4 of Slow Burn for his deep dive into Duke).Photo of Elyssa Feder of Rising Organizers speaking about the Hands Off Our History campaign, standing in front of the Washington Monument.
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Residents and activists have been pushing the council to do oversight on what MPD is doing with ICE. While nothing with police has been scheduled, tomorrow @brianneknadeau.bsky.social is holding a roundtable on human rights violations during the federal takeover: 51st.news/mpd-dc-polic...
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Questions remain about MPD’s work with ICE. Activists want lawmakers to step in
They say the D.C. Council should publicly question MPD about cooperation on immigration enforcement.
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Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Wrote for @thenation.com about how we're all gonna drown in hot oceans because we are air conditioning slop bots 💫 www.thenation.com/article/envi...
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AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How.
It’s not hostile super robots you should worry about—it’s the heat they’ll generate.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/10/2025
MW correctly reading the room
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
No, my friends, this is not an @theonion.com headline 😩
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Mike the Mad Biologist and Trump's Press Corps Approver @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
How Congress Plans to Undermine D.C.’s Home Rule: A Story in Thirteen Bills Last week, House Republicans, which is to say, fascists, unveiled a set of fourteen proposed bills to further deny the residents of the mainland colony democracy. One of the bills, H.R. 2693, the District of Columbia…
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How Congress Plans to Undermine D.C.’s Home Rule: A Story in Thirteen Bills
Last week, House Republicans, which is to say, fascists, unveiled a set of fourteen proposed bills to further deny the residents of the mainland colony democracy. One of the bills, H.R. 2693, the District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act, is fine: because the mainland colony must have its budget approved by Congress, it needs to send its legislation to Congress.
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The CUFA 2025 Program Committee @kellyreneeallen.bsky.social @jjcarterford.bsky.social @drtmp.bsky.social and I & CUFA chair @drhawkman.bsky.social have been hard at work putting together a 🔥 program. Can't wait to welcome you to Washington, DC., my (beautiful, wonderful, vibrant) city ❤️ #CUFA2025
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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The Supreme Court bans affirmative action in university admissions but is okay with racial profiling on American streets. That pretty much sums up white supremacy--heads I win, tails you lose, all legal.
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The CUFA 2025 Program Committee @kellyreneeallen.bsky.social @jjcarterford.bsky.social @drtmp.bsky.social and I & CUFA chair @drhawkman.bsky.social have been hard at work putting together a 🔥 program. Can't wait to welcome you to Washington, DC., my (beautiful, wonderful, vibrant) city ❤️ #CUFA2025
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Julie Patton Lawson @srfrjulie.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
ICE and fed police at Coolidge football game
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
I will happily pay more taxes to make sure people have food, shelter, education, health care, etc. Happily! Take my money! Instead, our tax dollars are going to fund this monstrous enterprise. 😡
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 15/07/2025
1. End enforcement of rules to promote equity in education 2. End research that highlights inequities in education 3. Create a precarious workforce to fill the jobs they're taking from immigrants that someone must still do when most jobs gets AI-ed 4. Create a ready audience for propaganda campaigns
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Friday morning with @elizabethkai.bsky.social’s classic “From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime,” and a guava rose cruffin (?!?) from Lost Sock Coffee in Takoma. Trying to actually *finish* some of the books I’ve started this year. (Also, incredibly relevant piece of history).
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
more evidence to support my hard line stance that AI is
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a group of men standing next to each other with the words the wooorst
ALT: a group of men standing next to each other with the words the wooorst
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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Yes - people are and should be afraid. Sure - get out information. But are you? It's been painful silence and inaction from elected officials.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
If you are using chat bots, this is what you are choosing.
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'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...
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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
I couldn't miss #indiebookstoreday just bc I was in Denver for #AERA25! I went to the Shop at MATTER and LOVED it - incredibly friendly staff, impeccable vibes, and impressive selection. I picked up @roxanegay.bsky.social's feminist reader, Anarchism and the Black Revolution, & a kid's book for M.
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Come see @anbutler5.bsky.social & I alongside our amazing research assistants @kadenmiller.bsky.social & Kearsetyn Bargeron. We're presenting on our DC study, specifically about teacher advocacy and activism in district & city-level education policy decision making. Sat, 3:20, Meeting Room 302. ⬇️
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Dr. Kristin Sinclair @ksinclair04.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Starting off #AERA25 with a great session on school gentrification research. @anbutler5.bsky.social presents her and Jasmine Alvarado’s research agenda for school gentrification. Key recommendations for extending and growing this research!
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AERA Social Studies Research SIG @ssr-sig.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Welcome to Denver #aerassr #aera2025! Our SIG starts off the conference with some great sessions tomorrow (Weds!), including two amazing roundtables & an all-star symposium titled "Critical Inquiry in Social Studies Education: Clarifying Directions for Research and Practice." See below for details!
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