@lydiajean
Wayward geographer. Abolition. Racial Capitalism. Collective liberation. Author Prison Capital: Mass Incarceration and Struggles for Abolition Democracy in Louisiana (UNC Press) and co-editor The Jail Is Everywhere (Verso). Dogs and carnival forever
1. Missouri appears to be forging ahead with 3 bathroom bans in public buildings across the state.
They heard 3 bills in a single night on the topic.
Lawmakers are worried that we could see what happened to Kansas happen there too.
The latest from our writer S. Baum.
I’m sorry, a law that prohibits discrimination against tenants using housing vouchers got struck down because the law’s requirement of safety inspections violates the rights of property owners!?!?! 🤯🤯
gothamist.com/news/new-yor...
Shame on the NIH for stripping fellows of collective bargaining rights!
"The fellows at the NIH deserve the same voice, protections, and dignity on the job that academic workers across the country are fighting for every day."
Read @proftwolf.bsky.social & @rweingarten.bsky.social's statement⬇️
The Maryland Democratic House majority leader says that he is well aware of the risks of federal retaliation for the state’s efforts to restrict local collaboration with ICE. “But nevertheless, we’ve got to do the right thing,” he says.
“have intersected frequently” is comically suggestive, today anyway
happy rosa day
I'm really glad that 404 Media correctly called out the "Proton did not provide any information to the FBI" line as disingenuous. It's not a good sign when a provider is more interested in playing semantic games than realistically explaining their threat model.
Child care workers earn less than 96% of jobs in New York State and it's Kathy Hochul's fault. There will never be enough child care for every family that needs it as long as this is the reality, but every year she does whatever she can during the state budget to keep them in poverty.
I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...
The House just defeated the Massie-Khanna War Powers Resolution on Iran.
Crosses, reportedly, were-
R's voting yes: Massie, Davidson (R-OH)
D's voting no: Golden, Landsman, Cuellar, Vargas
A doula for jails so they can feel better about confining pregnant people (why why why why this stuff makes me scream)
www.monroenews.com/story/news/2...
New episode announcement image for the Interdependent Study podcast featuring a gray background with black marks and stylized image renderings of the cohosts in each bottom corner of the image with episode title Turning Crises Into Opportunities With The Work Between in yellow text
🔑 EPISODE 240! 🔑
In today’s episode, we discuss the final piece in the “Abolitionist Lessons from the Prison Belts” series in @inquest.bsky.social called “Finding the Opportunity in Crisis” ft. a convo between @lydiajean.bsky.social, Judah Schept, Ruth Wilson Gilmore & @craiggilmore.bsky.social.
Watered-down ICE policy reforms do not serve as a break from the Democrats’ years-long rightward shift on immigration, but a repackaging of immigration enforcement to maintain the status quo.
@mayor.nyc.gov Just so you know, there is no humane way to do homeless encampment sweeps. Throwing away someone's belongings won't make them safer, and will shatter any future trust in homeless programs. This will lead to deaths. You still have time to reverse your decision.
Wrote a new piece for @truthout.org on avoiding the Democrats co-optation and watering down of people's demands to Abolish ICE based on what happened in the 2020 uprisings truthout.org/articles/ref...
Why do you even know that he was called "deporter in chief" if there weren't people him resisting his bullshit AT THE TIME who made that description stick???
I've been teaching Schoolhouse Rock's "Elbow Room" for almost 30 years. Generally start the U.S. survey with a group viewing and discussion. Here we go.
The point is that "criminals" are created; it's not a neutral category. We see it in action every time a person is shot by police. If we make "criminals, we can also unmake them.
“NUREMBERG IS COMING.” This represents not the radical, but the median view of the regular folks in Minneapolis towards our current federal government. This is the average view of the normal middle-aged guy in the office. This helps to explain a lot of things. January 23, for example. When the temperature creeps down towards -20, as it did yesterday, being outside becomes difficult. Glasses fog over into an opaque film. Ice crystals form on men’s beards and the downy, transparent hairs on women’s faces. Warm breath condenses on the scarf covering your mouth and then freezes into an ice sheet that loses its utility. Toes begin freezing the second you step outside and take hours to defrost. Even in thick gloves, hands begin freezing as soon as you withdraw them from your pockets, so that even the act of holding a sign at all requires great commitment. Thighs freeze, knees freeze, eyelids freeze, the tiny spot on your forehead that your hat can’t reach freezes. You yearn to be covered in a full-body suit made of hand warmers. I had 11 hand warmers on me yesterday, stuffed in various pockets and socks, and it was not nearly enough.
Appreciate @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social description here of how cold it was in Minneapolis. You can't really understand how huge of a moral victory January 23 was until you realize how painful it was to be outside.
Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
How.tired.
READ THIS! Excellent overview of Jan 23 by @lfelizleon.bsky.social. These are times of extreme treachery and extreme solidarity, and it's captured here beautifully. "If they think they're going to ship people out in the middle of nowhere, we’re still going to go there and fight for them."
READ: Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism and procedural tricks to prevent her release.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
Deaths in ICE detention
Deaths from measles
These two charts came up in back to back posts on my feed. First shows deaths in ICE custody. The second, deaths from measles.
The two charts present data differently (bar chart vs overlaid year lines) but share one obvious thing in common:
Trump’s policies are actively killing people
annual reminder: people (men) are still really writing letters of rec abt women grad applicants that focus on their "agreeability" and how they "never get angry" instead of their academic work. Not only is it sexist, it makes me distrust those letter writers forever and always.
every time i see a headline like this i think about how ICE takes billions of dollars FROM US that we should have in our communities to be building better infrastructure for impending climate disasters
New episode announcement image for the Interdependent Study podcast featuring a gray background with black marks and stylized image renderings of the cohosts in each bottom corner of the image with episode title Crooked Prisons Cooked Money in yellow text
💵 EPISODE 234! 💵
In today’s episode, we discuss “Following the Money” from the six-part series titled “Abolitionist Lessons from the Prison Belt” in @inquest.bsky.social ft. a convo between @lydiajean.bsky.social, Judah Schept, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, & @craiggilmore.bsky.social.
We need to raise $75,000 by December 31 to keep Palmetto State Abortion Fund open.
Abortion seekers in the South are counting on us. Donate before midnight on Dec 31.
donorbox.org/palmetto-sta...
happy to say she is also an incredible human and organizer!