Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The AC is out at ICE's detention facility in Newark, where it currently feels like 107 degrees. Detainees say not even the ventilation is working, and that the water is dirty. Health inspectors recently tried to inspect the facility. They were turned away. www.nj.com/politics/202...nj.comDelaney Hall’s air conditioning goes out during N.J.’s worst heat wave in 15 yearsAir conditioning failed at Delaney Hall during a major heat wave, prompting concerns for detainees as advocates cite ongoing complaints and inspection disputes. 471086738
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoCarole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Best argument ever. 1094172454045
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/06/2026In January, Zohran Mamdani took action against bankrupt landlord Pinnacle, which was responsible for over 5,000 housing violations. Thanks to his intervention, Pinnacle's new owners have forgiven millions in tenants' back rent. This is what governing for the people looks like. 223189504524
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoMFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Happy Pubday to faculty member @mononoke97 Vanessa Hua for COYOTELAND! Head to our Bookshop and pick up a copy! bookshop.org/shop/warrenw... 094
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/05/2026The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. 776224277185
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026May Day Marches across the US yesterday! Such a beautiful day to celebrate and to fight against the oligarchy and the patriarchy. 13472552194
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The world’s ten richest people — all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $260 billion in April. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.7 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, 66 million in total, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control? 25867162518
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoNiko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026By gutting the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court is killing the Second Reconstruction. The first Reconstruction shows how Congress should respond. Me and Daphna Renan in the NYT on the tools we have to save democracy from a hostile Court.nytimes.comOpinion | Ruling by Ruling, the Supreme Court Is Undoing the Civil Rights Movement 412126688
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Hey, hey, it's MAY DAY. You know what to do... No School! No Work! No Shopping! #TaxTheOligarchs 365113752917
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. 394126685691
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..." azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i... 789163207757
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoBony 🦴 Skeletino 💀 @notalegalrecord.net · 09/04/2026@thesusanito.bsky.social ‘s beautifully told story of being a server at a Japanese restaurant when she was a teenager, as a biracial adopted child of a Japanese American couple, taught me so much about the problems of identity and authenticity adopted kids face. 161
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoMary Hilton @maryhilt.bsky.social · 21/03/2026I think it's time we call them by their rightful name: Concentration camps. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comRecord deaths in US immigration custody expose systemic failuresFamilies, advocates and lawmakers say poor care, opaque investigations and bureaucracy leave deaths unexplained 30787233456
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoKathryn Kysar @darklake.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Come hear about the joys, challenges, and freedom of being an mature writer: we promise we will be honest, truthful, and fun. Saturday. Noon. @awpwriter.org #AWP2026 @thesusanito.bsky.social @deniselow9.bsky.social 192
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoCity Lights Booksellers & Publishers @citylightsbooks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Listen to this week's episode of the LIVE! From City Lights podcast on Spotify, Soundcloud, and Apple Podcasts. We feature a conversation between @jasminiolani.bsky.social and @thesusanito.bsky.social about Hakes' novel, THE PŌHAKU. soundcloud.com/livefromcity... open.spotify.com/episode/54pb... 041
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Nurul Amin Shah Alam's violent arrest, by police who saw his walking stick as a weapon—and who, like the Border Patrol officers who dumped him, apparently made no attempt to reckon with his disability or his mental state—set off events that ended in his death. www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...motherjones.comNurul Amin Shah Alam, Blind Rohingya refugee dumped by CBP, dies in cold"They just left him." 5585318
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoVaJenell Hugh-Briss @finalgirlboss.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Yeah, this is the year I get back to analog everything. 0225
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoShannon Gibney @shannongibney.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Please contribute if you can…every dollar matters! Even though we have raised a lot of money, we have used almost all of it to pay family’s rent the past two months. March rent is coming due, as are utilities bills, and we are down to just $10K. 021
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoCitizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Yes, there have been all sorts of studies, including in linked article. But course everyone, and every brain, is different and even changes over time. Study below is about paper vs and electronic calendar. I use both, same with notebooks. 173
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoAW Ohlheiser @abbyohlheiser.bsky.social · 04/02/2026WaPo laid off: -- A journalist covering protest movements and extremism -- A Pulitzer-winning local enterprise reporter -- the race and ethnicity beat reporter -- ... the Amazon beat reporter In addition to so many others 093
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoThe Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 03/02/2026Today, as Gaza continues to be stuck in a bloody limbo, we are turning our website over to Gaza and its people in an initiative we are calling “A Day for Gaza.” There will be no pieces published on our website today that do not come directly from Gaza.thenation.comA Day for GazaToday, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why. 11599340
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.tpr.orgProtest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam RamosA protest broke out Saturday at the ICE-run South Texas family detention complex in Dilley, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained. 181398790
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10/01/2026Such a good quote! 141340230
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoLiterary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 25/12/2025December Writing Prompt from our blog editors:literarymama.com"Mama And . . . Gift Wrapping" December 2025 PromptPhoto by J. Francis I spoke with my sister earlier this week and she told me she had spent four hours wrapping presents. Needless to say, she was exhausted. This got me thinking about when I ... 021
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22/12/2025It looks like it's been scrubbed from every official 60 Minutes page now. It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it. 5537961887
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12/12/2025As lawyers, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett were involved in bringing this travesty of a case to SCOTUS, and they have now all joined Clarence Thomas—who voted with the majority here—as justices of the court. 819292
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10/12/2025It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end. 5203362010651
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoDr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 07/12/2025🥚 An adoptee scriptwriter calls it: Hollywood stories reinforce damaging tropes of adopted people as imposters/ devil children with trauma used as a plot device for evil [Marvel’s Loki] OR as the grateful waif who graces the lives of others [Roald Dahl’s Matilda] www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comHollywood must stop writing harmful stereotypes, says adopteeWriters who use adopted children as plot devices for evil characters are "lazy", say adoptees. 56016
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoOuaquaga on Chenango @jnxouaquaga.bsky.social · 06/12/2025$120/2000 Thank you everybody!! 🙏💚💚 If we can get $500 in a chunk, I can lower this goal to $1500 total, so please keep boosting and sharing- new eyes help!! 11922
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoAnxious Rage @anxiousrage.blacksky.app · 01/12/2025It’s unreal that we take children from their families and pay strangers to care for them, when the majority of removals are due to poverty in the first place 110341
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Thinking about shopping on Amazon for Cyber Monday? Watch this first. www.youtube.com/shorts/FaRBjqYsXREyoutube.comShould You Boycott Amazon?Robert Reich 22223041044
Reposted by Susan Kiyo Itoviolet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author. 82075392
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoAmanda Weaver @amandaweavernovels.com · 27/11/2025ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...seattletimes.com‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she saysIndigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake. 22467263127
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 26/11/2025As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients. 21081572783
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/11/2025I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority. 977134774407
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/11/2025The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool. The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code. They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated. 591389931
Susan Kiyo Ito @thesusanito.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Ughhh I wish I’d done this the past 15 years 😭 265
Susan Kiyo Ito @thesusanito.bsky.social · 25/11/2025It’s just cruel to students and faculty that colleges only give Thursday and Friday off this week. 😫 130
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoOur Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 22/11/2025"I’m thinking about the bleached bones O’Keeffe collected as her symbols of the desert. I’m remembering that, like O’Keeffe, my parents initially came to the desert from the East Coast hoping for a kind of renewal." @jennyqi.bsky.social therumpus.net/2025/11/18/p...therumpus.netPicking Up Bones - The Rumpus“During all the years I’d lived in Las Vegas as a child, I’d felt like an animal trying to escape the harsh environs. In addition to the physical harshness, the desert represented, for me, the city’s ... 0114
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoLouie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 22/11/2025This colonial horror is happening now in Denmark. 12635357
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoT. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 20/11/2025I tried to do what my good friend LP is doing and finish my bachelors degree as a working professional. I failed, but if I’d had this community back then, it would have meant everything to have this happen. It would mean everything now to see my friend get to do this. Let’s share far and wide, ok? 01617
Susan Kiyo Ito @thesusanito.bsky.social · 20/11/2025In a mad attempt to stave off the AI beast, i introduced my students to letterpress printing this week. 4316
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoBony 🦴 Skeletino 💀 @notalegalrecord.net · 16/11/2025it’s been a while since I mentioned that i created a feed for posts by people who are adopted/trafficked/purchased out of their original families. please consider adding it. And if you would like to post to it, please let me know in a reply. 🥚 33215
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoGregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 17/11/2025US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l... 552109971
Reposted by Susan Kiyo ItoHypatia L.A. Seneschale @femiyahtzee.bsky.social · 16/11/2025There is no such thing as unskilled labor, only devalued labor. 17933