Ethnomusicologist, introvert, freeze-head. Author of Values that Pay: Complicity, Sincerity, and Hip Hop in Contemporary Moroccan Life (UC Press).
@djbyrnes1.bsky.social live reporting on immigration jurisprudence is so valuable. I don’t want to know but now I will.
Dave ByrnesHappening now: Chicago immigrant advocacy groups are holding a presser outside the city's immigration court to address "mega master" hearings: These are first appearance hearings where 1 immigration judge can address 100s of cases at a time, as part of the Trump admin's push to rush deportations.
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Christopher Hale“Father, we are children, and we only ask not to be afraid of the dark. “War is a dark night that takes away our friends, our parents, our schools, and our homes. And no one can tell us why. “It is so hard for us to understand why grown-ups wage war.” — A girl from Bethlehem, praying before Leo
Yay to people willing to explain stuff! I admit I saw this conversation and rolled my eyes instead of even considering writing a similar thread from my own experience. Trying to learn from this generosity of spirit.
The Provost / سيدة الفتنة🧵 Quick Thread! 🧵 Orientalism, Islamophobia, and 'inshallah' -- how language translation today both reflects, and continues to transmit, the anti-Muslim stereotypes inherent to Western imperial logic and colonial domination in the so-called Middle East. 1/12
One perk of parenting re: mental health is that you can remember the legit wisdom for the ages in a Bluey cartoon you’ve seen a gazillion times
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba DennieIt's hard to remember to/make myself go outside when I'm in Low Mood times, but man once I do, I find that it really is nice to go outside! Writing this down for posterity lol