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Senior lecturer at Fordham. Digital tech studies. NYC. Writing on fashion & theory at: substack.com/@karamary

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Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

Trans ppl under attack from the govt could be identified and outed w/o their consent.

Undocumented immigrants would be cut off from the ability to communicate w advocates.

Young ppl seeking abortions won't be able to access info safely and anonymously.

This is what congress is advancing today πŸ‘‡πŸ»

05.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 687 πŸ” 433 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 26

1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

06.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 27699 πŸ” 8152 πŸ’¬ 432 πŸ“Œ 300

Also why I am suspicious of private schools in general!!

05.02.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is Larry Summers Ruining the Workplace? Yes
- By Elizabeth Warren

17.11.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 366 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Capitalism is now illegal

05.11.2025 02:37 πŸ‘ 2244 πŸ” 357 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 8

Omg hell yes!!

05.11.2025 02:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Justice Kavanaugh: β€œIf the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

28.09.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 10128 πŸ” 4298 πŸ’¬ 429 πŸ“Œ 173

Academia never ceases to amaze me with its twisted forms of gatekeeping.

30.08.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow is resistbot still running?!? I loved it back in 2017

01.07.2025 23:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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50 Years Later: Laura Mulvey's "male gaze" in 1975, Mulvey changed film theory. what does her lens offer today?

this is a great recap: raechelannejolie.substack.com/p/50-years-l...

11.06.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

10000% agree

08.05.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Srsly had the same thoughts, the hugs, the cooking for each other, the envelopes of cash!

08.05.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice! Where can we get these stickers?

26.04.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I wanted to know how Democrats can do a better job of appealing to working class voters in the Midwest. So I read a book by Ezra Klein and a guy who writes for the Atlantic

22.03.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 1690 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 12

Srsly, miss me with the shock that academia is capitulating to this admin. Ask an adjunct if they are surprised the admin/tenured faculty lack a spine

28.03.2025 01:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it over yet?

05.03.2025 02:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just so we're clear was it not a crisis when it was the other way around?

01.03.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 9225 πŸ” 1790 πŸ’¬ 188 πŸ“Œ 36

wtf. he has no chance...right?!?

01.03.2025 18:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been thinking lately that in various franchise relaunches (sex & the city, Bridget Jones) the main love interest guy just drops dead suddenly. As opposed to what I think happens more frequently: the until now ok partner is suddenly acting like @lastpositivist.bsky.social describes.

01.03.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIn that story, the beneficiaries of the AI coup will announce the perfect solution to government failures and their reviled commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. The solution will be a "centralized data repository" hooked to a chatbot and a suite of promises”

26.02.2025 23:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anatomy of an AI Coup | TechPolicy.Press DOGE is gutting federal agencies to install AI across the government. Democracy is on the line, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio.

β€œThis tactic is well-known in Silicon Valley, where technical innovation is increasingly rare, but regulatory evasion is common.”

27.02.2025 00:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, I lived there for 10 years! Love it. Are you at KU?

24.11.2024 04:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can feel the Midwest vibes. What part of Midwest if you don’t mind me asking. Reminds of where my grandparents lived in Lincoln Nebraska

24.11.2024 01:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Enough To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.

β€œThese are adults, so let us treat them like adults. Let us acknowledge that they want to believe nonsense and conjecture. They want to believe anything that affirms their worldview. They want to celebrate a leader who allows them to nurture their basest beliefs
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...

17.11.2024 15:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kara | Substack Sociologist. PhD. Senior Lecturer in Media Studies. NYC. Currently writing about digital media, fashion, feminism here and also at: https://auxetoiles.substack.com/ Professor, fashion lover, mom

Find me on substack too. It’s a pretty nice digital space. substack.com/@karamary?in...

16.11.2024 04:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Phew, did it.

16.11.2024 04:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes add me!

15.11.2024 21:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0