Historian/archivist/writer now at @swatlibrary. Ex-teacher educator. Prev.: @umnlib’s Tretter Collection; @LaMaMaETC; @XFR_collective; Aftselokes. she/they
Philadelphia, PA
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Now available: the first 20 interviews from the 2nd phase of the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project (viewable at z.umn.edu/TTOHP-Phase2). In essence, a collection of thoughtful conversations betw @BeamMyrl & 20 incredible activists. More here: continuum.umn.edu/2020/10/hi…
New! Seeking applicants for the 2023-2024 Moore Research Fellowship (to conduct research in Swarthmore College's Peace Collection or Friends Historical Library). Applications due April 1, 2023. Please share widely! More info: swarthmore.edu/friends-histo…
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For voters in any county in Pennsylvania:
If you’ve messed up a mail ballot, even if you already submitted it, you have options. Start by calling your county elections office.
Our guide:
inquirer.com/politics/electi…
moving toward leaving twitter. find me on instagram @captain_maybe and on mastodon (though i haven't really been there in a while) at the same
Do I know anyone who lives in Stamford, CT? My friend Versha Munshi-South is running for school board, I wish I could vote for her. instagram.com/vershaforboe?i…
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Creating a different future starts small. As the MPD150 collective sunsets, one of our final projects centers on the wild lupine as a metaphor for some abolitionist principles.
More to come, but for now, here's more info + where/when to get a packet: mpd150.com/lupine-project/
ALT a graphic featuring the text "plant the seeds of a police-free future: mpd150.com/lupine + an illustration of a lupine
ALT a photograph of six seed packets; text on them says "pollination, not police nation: the wild lupine: planting a police-free future" + an image of a lupine
Once again realizing I was a teenaged boy (in the late 80s tho)
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HOLY SHIT. Working night court tonight and I just watched Judge Melissa Lewis set bail on an HIV+ trans woman whose life is now in danger at Rikers, even over the Manhattan DA’s recommendation for supervised release. Absolutely abhorrent.
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Damn guuuurl, is your ass declassified? 'Cause I was just thinkin' about it.
“NARA is a radical left group of people.” 😂🤣😭
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wow well bummer for me but awesome for @archivalagents –– Smith College just announced that @swatlibrary's current provost Sarah Willie-LeBreton is going to be its next President. cc @mazarines
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Breaking: Sheriff’s deputies are taking boxes from Civilian Oversight Commissioner Patty Giggin’s Los Angeles home, part of a sprawling investigation that includes Metro and Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. The COC has held a series of investigative hearings into alleged gangs in LASD. – at Los Angeles, CA
this country is truly barbaric
Pieper Lewis was 15 years old when, according to court documents, the man sheltering her forced her to have sex for money. She stabbed one abuser 30 times, killing him. On Tuesday, she was sentenced and ordered to pay his family $150,000. nyti.ms/3ddHuUA
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"I wish I could get [X] data from [Y Federal Agency] broken down by [race/ ethnicity/ sexual orientation / gender/ disability status/ veteran status/ small area geography/ etc] so I can [Z]"
Have you ever had that thought? If so, please tell us about it: whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upd…
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We’re seeing an uptick in community arrests in Philadelphia by ICE. Strongly believed they’re linked to the nearly 1,000 empty beds at Moshannon detention center which is just four hours from the city. (1/#)
welp, at least everytime i hear "god save the queen" on the radio (already happening a lot), i'll be thinking of church ladies for choice (hi @roszarosza!)
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this is hilarious
Cards Against Humanity is donating 100% of their profits to the National Network of Abortion Funds if the order comes from a state restricting abortion access.
If someone selects “I didn’t agree to this” an additional $5 donation is added to their cart. 😂
