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M. Faye

@m-faye.bsky.social
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Sociologist. Political Scientist. Adjunct Assistant Professor. Systems of poverty and power. Public media supporter, fur babies are family, sketch & stand-up comedy fan, Gen X, WNBA, Women’s Pro Volleyball, Prince ☔️. She/her. 🦋 Justice is a verb.

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Texas Civil Rights Project @txcivilrights.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The TX DMV passed a new rule requiring proof of legal presence to register a vehicle. Read the rule: link.txcivilrights.org/dmv
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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 10/09/2026
San Francisco Ballet reimagines the myth of Pandora for the AI age ft.trib.al/dHtcwjf
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San Francisco Ballet reimagines the myth of Pandora for the AI age
Aszure Barton’s ‘Mere Mortals’ brings dazzling visuals and music by Floating Points to Sadler’s Wells, but its story gets lost in the spectacle
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ken Paxton’s former top cop: What motivates someone like Ken Paxton? I’ve been around him enough. He has two motivations in life: Money and power. I cannot accurately describe the amount of commitment Ken Paxton had to continue to participate in this criminal enterprise. He was obsessed with it.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10/09/2026
40% more kids are eating breakfast and 15% more are eating lunch since we launched free school meals in Minnesota. Now we’re making sure 100% of kids eat their broccoli.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years... ...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.
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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 04/07/2026
We can decide what the next chapter of our country can be. It's never too late to take the first step. Join us to make a better world: bit.ly/4p1ZUb9
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 03/07/2026
A newly released report underscores how cryptocurrency has become the most profitable arm of the president's business empire.
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Everything Trump Has Done to Boost Crypto as Records Show $1.4B Profit
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/06/2026
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is closing, claiming that it has, in his words, "served its purpose." At a press conference on Thursday, DeSantis said at least 21,000 people were deported through the facility since it opened in 2025.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/05/2026
NEW: A group of activists have built an awesome new tool to help immigration attorneys and the general public know when an ICE flight is headed to their area. gillianbrockell.com/habeas-fligh...
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Habeas Flight Watch: New tool helps track ICE flights to your city
Activists have been quietly piloting a live map of ICE flights to help immigration attorneys with habeas filings. Now they say it's ready for everyone to use.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I, for one, am shocked— SHOCKED! — that despite insurers’ promises, Americans are still experiencing delays and denials of coverage. And for a comprehensive treatment of this subject, read my book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality. a.co/d/0isrVObS www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/b...
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Medical Care Delays for Approval Persist, Despite Insurers’ Promises
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 18/05/2026
In any democracy, this would be considered illegal state funding of the president' s political supporters
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social in Montgomery: “We’re here united to take on this new confederacy, 60 years after the Selma March… because we know their intent is to dismantle everything gained during the civil rights movement.”
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Lady Queet @ladyqueet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
May 30 in Atlanta come meet me at Apache! Picture perfect entertainment will be there May 30 at Apache in Atlanta
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Amazon AMD Axon Boeing Microsoft Nvidia Palantir Just a few of the major corporations and government contractors Trump has bought stock in lately. Many of his trades directly coincided with regulatory decisions his administration made that affected their profits. Insider trader-in-chief.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
It’s 2026, in Oklahoma has finally made child marriage illegal. Congratulations? Also WTF.
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WNBA @wnba.com · 14/05/2026
Two must watch games ‼️ The Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings each look for their second win of the szn as they face-off at 8pm/ET. The action continues between the New York Liberty and Portland Fire at 10pm/ET. Don’t miss the action live on Prime #WNBASeason30
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Americans are facing the highest jump in healthcare costs in 15 years, as millions struggle to cover increased costs. Meanwhile, the top six health insurers just reported $15.4 billion in first quarter earnings. Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
NEW: We've spent 10 months tracking the outcomes in tens of thousands of lawsuits brought by ICE detainees amid an unprecedented detention push. It's not a cose call: judges have ruled more than 10,000 times against ICE, a 9-1 ratio. See the database: www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 11/05/2026
They’re used to false facts. How about Citizens United’s “no need to worry about corruption, all the political money we just released is going to be transparent: you’ll know who the donors are”?
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Samuel Alito Cited Fudged Data in His Ruling Gutting Voting Rights Act
Alito cited data provided by the Department of Justice that used faulty methodology.
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WNBA @wnba.com · 11/05/2026
I meannn...the girlies were EATING 🤏 Swipe for some of the best fit checks from opening weekend! WNBA Tip-Off 2026 presented by @carmax.com
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Shutdown Dilley. Free our Children.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 11/05/2026
"This is the moment to be honest about what has to come next," writes @jamilsmith.bsky.social. "Democrats must pass a new Voting Rights Act. In that new bill, whenever it arrives, there must be a federal ban on gerrymandering in congressional districts."
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The next Voting Rights Act must outlaw gerrymandering | Jamil Smith
The supreme court has gutted one of the strongest federal tools we had against the most effective weapon in US politics
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WNBA @wnba.com · 11/05/2026
Join us in wishing Happy Birthday to 2x All-Star, Courtney Williams 🎉 #WNBABday
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WNBA @wnba.com · 11/05/2026
Opening weekend was a MOVIE...and we’re just getting started 🎬 Frames from the first weekend of Season 30 action around the W! WNBA Tip-Off 2026 presented by @carmax.com
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The national debt just crossed a once-unthinkable threshold: It now exceeds 100% of America’s GDP. But there's an important piece missing from the conversation about the debt that you should know about. Let me explain... robertreich.substack.com/p/what-no-…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/05/2026
Well this aged terribly
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WNBA @wnba.com · 09/05/2026
Day 2 of Season 30 is STACKED 🔥 Four key matchups loading and all the action starts at 1pm/ET on ABC! WNBA Tip-Off | @carmax.com
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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
There is no clearer case for the necessity of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 than how quickly southern states moved to eliminate Black-majority districts and dilute Black power after SCOTUS eroded Section 2. SCOTUS’s reasoning was immediately disproven by reality.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
These are actual Freedom Riders, now elderly, sitting together decades after risking their lives to challenge segregation in the American South. On May 4, 1961, they rode buses south to defy illegal segregation in terminal facilities.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/05/2026
A city that doesn’t care for its children will fail. Our City’s child care providers do enormously important and difficult work. They deserve our utmost respect and appreciation. This week and every week, we must stand up and support them.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Trump slashed funding for researching infectious diseases like hantavirus and made deep staffing cuts to the CDC and other agencies that coordinate outbreak response. His disastrous decision-making cost us during the last pandemic — and continues to put us in danger. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...
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Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/05/2026
NEWS: The Epstein files are now bound into 3,437 physical volumes in a new exhibition space in Tribeca. Millions of pages. Two stories tall. And yet only two people have ever faced accountability. Katie Phang discusses the rage she felt walking through the space.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
CEO pay rose 20 times faster than worker pay in 2025, per Oxfam. Overall, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025 — while CEO pay rose 54% during the same time. Trickle-down economics was always a sham. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay
Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
ICE agents are not all-powerful and immune from all consequences — no matter what Trump says. Kudos to these Minnesota officials for doing what they can to rein in this out-of-control agency. More states and cities should follow suit.
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ICE agent faces felony charges in February road rage incident in Minnesota
Hennepin County authorities on Thursday charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent with felony assault in conn
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/04/2026
JUST IN: Two days after saying the U.S. would NOT renew sanctions waivers on Russian or Iranian oil, Bessent’s Treasury quietly extended a license allowing Russian oil transactions for another month.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/04/2026
ALERT: Scott MacFarlane reveals new court filings showing Trump may receive a taxpayer-funded payout from his IRS lawsuit — while the DOJ also moves to return taxpayer money to pardoned January 6 defendants. Your tax dollars could be going directly to Trump and those involved in the Capitol attack.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 15/04/2026
"There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us," write @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
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Tax Day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it | Zohran Mamdani, Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz
There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/04/2026
Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. [Via @itep.org]
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Victor Orbán’s removal sends a timely signal. Corrupt kleptocratic Christian nationalism was on the ballot in Hungary today — just as it will be on the ballots that Americans will cast in November. It was repudiated abroad — may it be repudiated here in November (and beyond).
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Attorney Ben Crump @attorneybencrump.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Chicago turned every public school ID into a library card giving all 315,000 CPS students access to over 6 million resources. Foster youth, unhoused students, undocumented students, every child is included. This is what equity looks like. When we invest in our children, we invest in our future. ✊🏿
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Chicago Turns All Public School IDs Into Library Cards To Boost Student Access
Chicago Public Library and CPS announced the expansion of The 81 Club, building on a pilot launched in 2022 to give students access to the library system's vast collection and databases.
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M. Faye @m-faye.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Indeed. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Why Fascists Hate Sociology (opinion)
The anti-sociology politicians are on to something in grasping the field’s power.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/04/2026
Rough day for Trump in the courts today: - Ballroom halted - Order to stop NPR/PBS funding blocked - No immunity for civil cases related to J6
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 02/04/2026
A few thoughts ahead of the President’s speech tonight.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/03/2026
really striking how race science freaks seem to spend their every moment crowing about how superior they are versus actually doing anything socially useful that would demonstrate it.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Go make some good trouble today. 💚
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/03/2026
NEWS: Bette Midler just released a remake of Woody Guthrie’s classic protest song “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” updated to fit the current moment and urge action ahead of the midterms. You have to listen to this.
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