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Adam Lewis

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Humanities librarian at Carleton College. “Do you suppose the public reads with a view to its own conversion?”

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Anti-Colonial History @anticolonialhistry.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
On this night in 1791, the Haitian Revolution begins.
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"Artificial intelligence is not just a market product or a scientific achievement. It is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy." connect the dots! Dr. McMillan Cottom has homework! go to the library, host a reading group, organize your neighbors www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
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Opinion | A Reading List for Our Age of A.I. (Gift Article)
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
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Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
From Haymarket Books, in paper or as a digital download, with free live events around the country.
How to Close a Camp
Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention
by John WashingtonTuesday, July 21 - VIRTUAL 
5 PM ET 
Haymarket Books Live
with Silky Shah, Harsha Walia, and Daniel Denvir
hosted with Detention Watch Network and The Dig
Details & RSVP

Saturday, July 25 - MINNEAPOLIS MN
4 PM 
Moon Palace Books
with Kira Kelley and Fatima Insolucion
Details & RSVP

Friday, August 7 - TUCSON AZ 
7:30 PM
Slow Body Beer Co. with Antigone Books
Details & RSVP

Thursday, August 27 - TEMPE AZ 
7:00 PM 
Changing Hands
with Erika Andiola
Details & RSVP

September 4-7 - CHICAGO IL
Socialism Conference
Details & RSVP

Thursday, September 10 - OAKLAND CA
Local Economy with East Bay Booksellers
Details & RSVP
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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 25/03/2026
OH MY HEART...the Oberlin Luddites Reject "The Year of AI Exploration"! 💚
photograph or a poster on cream colored paper. "Dear President Ambar,
we are writing to you on a typewriter that is over 70 years old. This is a
machine that we all know well. With it, we misspell words without the crutch of spell check or generative AI and we think intently about every phrase we pound out. As we force ourselves, for once, to slow down, we engage in a cognitive dialogue with ourselves. We do not seek perfection because we know that education is about the growing and challenging of our young minds' potential, not the chasing of institutional 'gold-star' approval. We do not believe that your so-called 'Year of AI Exploration; providing enterprise ChatGPT and Google Gemini subscriptions to every Oberlin student aligns with our college's founding principles. You claim that this year will be one of experimentation, not adoption. But even just one semester of accepted (encouraged even) chat bot use will jettison our student body down a lazy and irredeemable tunnel of intellectual destruction. We are a college grounded in learning and labor, which now risks straying from these rooted ideals. With ChatGPT at the helm, our emails, essays,and discussion posts will be generated for us, not by us. And let's not fool ourselves. This is precisely what these platforms will be used for by our busy, anxious student body. We see your vision for this year as.advancing the college's 'businessification'--an alarming trend also seen in the takeover of our beloved library cafe by a 'bookstore' with no books in stock and an app replacing customer service. In one instance, the college assumes we want efficiency at all costs through automated rather than hand pulled coffee. In the other lies the false belief that we simply desire to turn in an essay, regardless of how little we've written of it." there's more that doesn't fit in the 2000 character limit :(
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 23/01/2026
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement.
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Tens of thousands gather in downtown Minneapolis for ‘ICE Out’ day • Minnesota Reformer
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement — demanding ci...
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Adam Lewis @lewisac.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Out out out!
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Adam Lewis @lewisac.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Good good good
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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help. The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later: thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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Adam Lewis @lewisac.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
@parapraxismag.bsky.social is not fucking around 😍😍😍
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C.M. Lewis 🦬⚔️ @thehousered.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Last night, The Minneapolis Federation of Educators Local 59 signed on to the call for a Jan 23 shutdown. That brings total labor support to: the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28, and the MFE 59
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Large crowds are converging to NW corner of Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis right now. People are walking from up to a mile away due to bad traffic. "ICE Out Of Minnesota" event called by MIRAC (@miracmn.bsky.social ) & Peoples Action Coalition (Video @unraveledpress.com )
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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
More than 5,000 people here in Powderhorn Park protesting ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis. #FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 07/01/2026
As always, Defector gets it right: defector.com/ice-agent-ki...
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ICE Agent Kills Woman, DHS Tells Obvious, Insane Lies About It | Defector
On Wednesday in Minneapolis, masked government agents apparently representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surrounded a stationary vehicle stopped in the middle of a residential street. O...
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Americans should accept that the US second republic (the one that lasted from the civil war until Trump) has come to an end and a new constitutional convention will be needed to found a third
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U of Minnesota Twin Cities AAUP @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Members of the UMN Twin Cities AAUP voted unanimously to endorse this Statement of Solidarity with Somali and Immigrant Communities drive.google.com/file/d/1WDWq...
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country. We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better. We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
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Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Just simply amazing that Democrats can now clearly see on video that an unjustified killing has taken place...while denying what was clearly being shown on video from Gaza.
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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
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Adam Lewis @lewisac.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Source: Common Dreams Sad to see my representative @repangiecraig.bsky.social vote for this.
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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
You African Studies majors out there: you too can become mayor of New York City!!!
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Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The Palestine Book Forum in the new issue of Postmodern Culture, edited by Rashmi Varma, is now freely available, with short pieces on Ghassan Kanafani, Adania Shibli, Saree Makdisi, Haidar Eid and more. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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Sophie Lewis @reproutopia.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Listening to @jwashing.bsky.social at @socialismconference.org describe what happened to the Venezuelan empanada vendor and pregnant mother of four Yesenia, earlier this year, and my blood is boiling... azluminaria.org/2025/02/16/v...
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Venezuelan migrant mother and two children deported to México just hours after Tucson traffic stop - AZ Luminaria
After Arizona state troopers pulled her over in Tucson for driving under the speed limit, Yesenia begged to see her babies. The fear the migrant mother of four lived with — before and after fleeing th...
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
I just want to respond to the apparently emerging global right wing consensus to the contrary: caring for child cancer patients is Good, Actually
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Ken Wissoker @kwissoker.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Here's a more fulsome post from the Press. So sad. Farewell to Jonathan Sterne dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/f...
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Farewell to Jonathan Sterne
We are very sad to learn of the death of communication scholar Jonathan Sterne, after a long battle with cancer. He was 54 years old. Sterne was James McGill Professor of Culture and Technology at …
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
What impact will the destruction of the @usedgov.bsky.social have on higher education? Vital services that support students and ensure equity in education will disappear. We can fight back when we come together! Join us on 4/1: tinyurl.com/Apr1HELU @aaup.bsky.social
4/1 How the Department of Education's Destruction Impacts Higher Ed, on Zoom, 8pm ET
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Racket @racketmn.com · 14/03/2025
Stupid and bad!
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U of M Regents Pass Resolution Gagging Faculty  - Racket
Plus the Wolves basketball boss, weird weed rulings, and don't drive like a dumbass in today's Flyover news roundup.
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Adam Lewis @lewisac.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Not good for libraries or academic research…
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Library Database Providers Clash Over Subscription Models
Global information services provider Clarivate, which owns data and analytics resource ProQuest, announced it will “phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print, and digital bo...
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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Timely episode of The Dig: @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social & @itsmccarthy.bsky.social on MAGA/DOGE war on woke; complicity of bankrupt liberal identity politics; centrality of various oppressions to capitalist class domination and struggles against it thedigradio.com/podcast/woke...
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Woke Wars w/ Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Mike McCarthy
Featuring Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Mike McCarthy on the MAGA and DOGE war on woke; the complicity of bankrupt liberal identity politics; and the centrality of various oppressions...
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 26/02/2025
Two exes, one big news story & nonstop laughs—HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) is comedy gold! It's Public Domain Movie Night on Friday, with an intro by teen author Simone Elias. 📅 Feb. 28 🕢️ 7:30 pm 📍 300 Funston Ave. SF 🎟️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1259100315939 #PublicDomain #InternetArchive
Promotional tile for Public Domain Movie Night for HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940), starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, directed by Howard Hawks. Friday, February 28th, 2025.
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Fund Don't Freeze: National Higher Education Strategy Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join higher education workers from around the country on 2/13 at 8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central / 6 PM Mountain / 5 PM Pacific for a national strategy call on the federal attack on higher education and h...
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CTU Librarians @ctulibrarians.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.
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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Federal judge just blocked Trump’s totally illegal and unconstitutional federal spending freeze! He’s just throwing spaghetti against the wall. apnews.com/article/dona...
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L.
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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
It seems like a very American thing to buy Costco membership as an act of political commitment
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” -Angela Davis Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis. "If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory." --Angela Davis
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Want to do something about Trump’s anti-immigrant executive orders? Download a community defense playbook at defendandrecruit.org, sign up for a training, and check out this op-ed in Teen Vogue today.
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