Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 16h2/“program. It flags anything that might violate new rules laid out by the university chancellor, including a prohibition on the ‘advocacy/promotion of race or sex-based prejudice,’ and a requirement—now Texas state law—that ‘only two sexes, male and female, are recognized.’ “ 010
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 16hSara spurgeon, an English professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, has been teaching literature for 20 years. But preparing for the spring 2026 semester was the first time she was forced to submit her course materials through a portal > www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comAll the Things You’re Not Allowed to Say In TexasThe state now controls what professors can teach. 113
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 16h2/“It flags anything that might violate new rules laid out by the university chancellor, including a prohibition on the ‘advocacy/promotion of race or sex-based prejudice,’ and a requirement—now Texas state law—that ‘only two sexes, male and female, are recognized.’” 000
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The #MACA (Make America Christian Again) movement is not confined to #MAGA folks. Lots of “liberal” #Catholics have a piece of that action. They’re helping their #Christfascist counterparts gain ground. 000
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ICE is terrorizing our city and our communities. They’ve just shot someone with a five-year-old in the car. There is no justification for this or their presence in New York. ICE out of NYC. #abolishice. Image via @gothamist.com 8627196
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 08/10/20263/“‘they have been able to receive some informal learning in makeshift classrooms or online classes.’ A unicef report warned that hundreds of thousands of children under five are at risk of ‘severe developmental delays because early childhood services have collapsed.’” Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker. 000
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 08/10/20262/“‘…collapse of basic services have severed years of schooling, weakening core skills like reading, mathematics, memory retention, and structured study,’ an independent U.N. commission said in a June, 2026, report. ‘Children in Gaza have effectively been “left behind” even if > 100
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“This time is different, though. This year is the fourth in a row in which Gaza’s children are being deprived of a fundamental human right.’ > Repeated bombardment, displacement, > 1/ x.com/newyorker/st...x.com 100
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Congratulations, Anne Carson! #NobelPrize #Poetry #AnneCarson poets.org/poem/o-small...  052
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herMichele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 28/09/20261/ On September 11, 2001, I wrote a long thing (poem) as fast as I could type. Over the past 25 years I returned to it. Now it’s a New Meridian Arts book. > 212
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 04/10/2026indietheology.substack.com/p/two-franks...indietheology.substack.comTwo Franks(poem) 000
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Thank you so much for reposting this, Rodolfo! 000
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herReuters @reuters.com · 02/10/2026Record numbers going hungry in Yemen amid escalating conflict, WFP says reut.rs/4htO6Lqreut.rsRecord numbers going hungry in Yemen amid escalating conflict, WFP saysHunger in Yemen is accelerating, with a record number of people unable to meet their food needs as conflict intensifies in the country, the World Food Programme said on Friday. 18849
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I, for one, am *not* convinced that Peter Thiel’s supposed criticism of the second Trump administration is sincere. His fingerprints are all over Trump 2.0, and it’s more than “just” JD Vance. 1/ 25663215
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 28/09/20263/Black Cloud, White Ash is also available through the bad place. www.amazon.com/Black-Cloud-...amazon.comBlack Cloud, White Ash: a poem: Madigan Somerville, Michele: 9798994859469: Amazon.com: BooksBlack Cloud, White Ash: a poem [Madigan Somerville, Michele] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Black Cloud, White Ash: a poem 000
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 28/09/20262/The publisher informs me that friends can order one at discounted rate by contacting them (via newmeridianarts1@gmail.comThey ask you to cite the number of books & pay via Zelle or check.) 100
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 28/09/20261/ On September 11, 2001, I wrote a long thing (poem) as fast as I could type. Over the past 25 years I returned to it. Now it’s a New Meridian Arts book. > 212
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 27/09/20262/“But Netanyahu has continuously refused to set up the kind of independent inquiry that followed past security failures…” 001
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 27/09/20261/“Many Israelis, including Netanyahu’s main rival, the former military chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, have demanded an independent state inquiry into the military and intelligence failures in the run-up to the October 7 attacks > www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...theatlantic.comEgypt’s Warning to IsraelCairo’s intelligence chief visited Tel Aviv shortly before October 7 with a dire message about Gaza. 101
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 25/09/20262/“‘Not nearly long enough.’ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also downplayed the grim conditions aboard the Lincoln, saying the situation had been ‘misrepresented.’” 000
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 25/09/20261/ “Last month, President Trump dismissed concerns about difficult conditions reported aboard the ship. Asked whether he was concerned about the crew’s mental health and whether he thought the deployment had gone on too long, the president said: “No. No. No…> www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.com8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy SaysThe aircraft carrier with its crew of about 5,000 sailors has spent more than 300 days at sea. 111
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herLissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What if your boss told you to disappear for a while because of a controversy you created by dressing down a colleague in public? Watch @johnwfarrell.bsky.social on the Cowboy State Daily Show at 1:31:15 discussing his novel, AN UNCOMMON DESCENT: bit.ly/4d08geP @servinghousebooks.bsky.social 144
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herMiddle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Flock cameras are the latest weapon of America's post-9/11 surveillance state - www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/flock…middleeasteye.netFlock cameras are the latest weapon of America's post-9/11 surveillance stateBipartisan outrage over roadside tracking will do little to undo decades of government spying and the lucrative trade in technologies tested on Palestinians 087
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 18/09/20263/Heritage Foundation pres. Kevin Roberts is an #OpusDei #Catholic . 021
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 18/09/20262/Also, the promise of school choices as expressed in #Project2025 appealed to Roman #Catholic & Orthodox Christians as well as to fundamentalist #Christians . I believe it made quite a difference in (US presidential) election 2024. 121
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 18/09/20261/ This is tertifying. This focuses on Christian schools with so-called “Classical” focus — (Many homeschooling parents useChristian Classical materials unknowingly, btw.) > civildefenseinstitute.org/features/her...civildefenseinstitute.orgHow the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil DefenseTracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way. 132
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#VaticanCrimeSyndicate U.S., #Chicago territory $400 million ! Quite a #Catholic #ClergySexAbuse & child r*pe tariff ! www.osvnews.com/national-cre...osvnews.comNational credibly-accused clergy database unveiled as Chicago Archdiocese abuse payouts exceed $400M - OSV NewsThe Archdiocese of Chicago said it has paid out more than $400 million to abuse survivors, with the announcement coming on the heels of a St. Paul, Minnesota-based firm's recent settlement announcemen... 101
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 15/09/20262/There’s no excuse for ⬆️ this vile cooperation w/ t Rump. 010
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 15/09/20261/“Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, which owed its reputation to its work for civil rights…Today, the firm’s culture has changed; gone from its website are pages that once described its work on voting rights, reproductive rights and immigrant rights.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...nytimes.comOpinion | They Could Afford to Stand Up to Trump. Why Didn’t They?The more the logic of capitalism pervades the rest of life, the less room there is for compassion, honor or heroism. 100
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“I don’t care.” Got once, he’s telling the truth. 000
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herRodolfo Soriano-Núñez @rsnunez.bsky.social · 12/09/2026And yet, their royal highnesses at @usccbofficial.bsky.social would rather die in their hill of arrogance and pride, supporting that dude Vance, before endorsing this guy... That is where the Catholic Church in the US is nowadays... www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...youtube.comJimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To SeeYouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live 022
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herRodolfo Soriano-Núñez @rsnunez.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Sadly, their royal highnesses at @usccbofficial.bsky.social do not give a rat's tail about these numbers... They are as dumb as that dumb Nicaraguan Cardinal Obando... www.propublica.org/article/ecto...propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 121
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Been talking to friend on the beat of rising tide of Islamophobia. At first I thought it was just ghouls nostalgic for post-911, trying to play to crowd w/ greatest hits. Now I think it’s red alert. GOP in freefall, RW Dem comrades, 10 yrs in to anything goes. These are terribly dangerous days. 918325
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/09/2026We are opening 51 safe overnight locations for New Yorkers, especially those living in basement apartments or low-lying areas who need a safe place to stay. Locations are listed at on.nyc.gov/SafeLocations and are also available by calling 311. Service animals and pets are welcome. 5642891095
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Omnlooking forward to digging in/writing about thus Eucharistic Revival Shakedown Circus ringleader. #Catholic #Christofascism #NewEvangelization #OpusDei #MACA #MAGA #Jesus4Sale #AlwaysBeConvering #TheFishRotsFromTheHead www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/col...ewtnnews.comColumbia’s chaplain: Protests were pushed by ‘communist’ outsidersAccording to Father Roger Landry, nearly half of the approximately 300 protesters arrested at Columbia University were non-student activists. 010
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 13/09/2026t Rump is so fecking vile.. 000
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 12/09/20262/“Most of the 9/11 terrorists were Saudis, citizens of an oil kingdom that we helped to build, our ‘ally.’” 000
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 12/09/20261/“The basic American policy response to 9/11 should have been to liberate ourselves from fossil fuels. Without our dependence on oil, we would never have been entangled in the Middle East in the first place.> x.com/timothydsnyd...x.comTimothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) on XCommemoration is a singular chance to reflect. Americans in power will try to use this anniversary to say that everything happened exactly as it had to, and that we should bow our heads rather than us... 100
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 11/09/2026indietheology.substack.com/p/from-black...indietheology.substack.comFrom BLACK CLOUD, WHITE ASH(excerpts from a poem) 000
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/hersouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 30/01/2025JFK’s DOCA injections for Addison’s disease could not be reached for comment. lib.arizona.edu/hsl/material...lib.arizona.eduJohn F. Kennedy 852589
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herReuters @reuters.com · 10/09/2026School fire in Congo's rebel-controlled city of Bukavu kills at least 17, sources say reut.rs/4zX0JXUreut.rsSchool fire in Congo's rebel-controlled city of Bukavu kills at least 17, sources sayA fire at a school in Congo's rebel-controlled city of Bukavu has killed at least 17 people, including some children, medical sources said on Thursday. 0108
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herD. A. Powell @dapowell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Robo taxis are programmed to not kill us. For now. 0102
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Just watched an old woman holding two canes step off a bus. She wore a long skirt the hem of which was printed as a piano’s keys. Then the hydraulics that had lowered the bus’s front end exerted themselves & the bus rose. I thought, whoever invented that, the kneeling bus, what a great soul. 1234026
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herDiane Ravitch🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🗽🇨🇱🏳️🌈✡️🇨🇦 @dianeravitch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Gary Rubinstein exposes the games that Success Academy plays with data dianeravitch.net/2026/09/08/g...dianeravitch.netGary Rubinstein: Eva Moskowitz Sues NYSED for Inadvertently Exposing that They Have Been Gaming the U.S. News Rankings for YearsEva Moskowitz, founder of Success Academy charter chain, has been everywhere recently, promoting her brand. She has written op-Ed’s for major newspapers, she was interviewed by Margaret Hoove… 177
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herVati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 30/08/2026After hearing @fotoole.bsky.social talking on Empire pod with @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social I bought We Don’t Know Ourselves. And I used to think events described in Father Ted were outrageously implausible. A wonderful, detailed, account of a world of contradictions. 54111
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Before I was a politician, I was a proud union member. I’m honored to stand with my union brothers and sisters on Labor Day and every day. In the Senate, I’ll fight to raise pay, lower costs, and empower Texas workers. 255180404045
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 08/09/20262/“counterparts are told that men’s right-wing radicalization is somehow the fault of women in STEM …” Mighty writing. 000
Michele Somerville she/her @michelesomerville.bsky.social · 08/09/20261/“In the years since, our administration’s defunding of essential medical infrastructure has included targeted attacks on abortion, contraception, sex education, and gender affirming care. The men of my generation have grown more politically conservative, and their female > x.com/pastemagazin...x.com 101
Reposted by Michele Somerville she/herGerd Leonhard - For the Human Future @futuristgerd.com · 07/09/2026Europe wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany’s AfD gerd.fm/4hbYwAu I have to say I am disgusted with this election result. THIS is what happens when people are AFRAID of the future. Ouch. #thegoodfuture #thebadfuturebbc.comEurope wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany’s AfDThe BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties. 012