brat summer was really our weimar republic huh...

Who knew that ride-hailing drivers and porn performers had something in common? Check out this piece The Conversation U.S. with Hannah Wohl and how platforms promise both autonomy, but punish those who use it.

Palestinian children celebrating the ceasefire. My heart is so full. 🥹

Tomorrow is the big day (when stats showing crime declines and real wage increases suddenly become not fake)

Check out the call for applications for this Problem-Solving Sociology Dissertation Proposal Development Workshop on May 16, 2025, in Baltimore. Johns Hopkins will cover travel w/in the continental U.S., accommodation, & meals. Deadline is Feb. 7, 2025. bit.ly/3PJEEWZ

from Ghost Work by Mary L. Gray and Siddharth Suri, great intro and compelling reframe of what AI means for work on a global scale

It's simply untrue that, compared to 2017 mass resistance, we are seeing mass quiescence. February '25 saw 2x as many protests as Feb '17. This data doesn't include Bernie 'fighting oligarchy' huge rallies, or the disruptions at GOP & Dem town halls. But there are differences 1/3

rings a few too many bells (pic is from tavory & eliasoph’s 2013 article about the “coordination of futures”)

Korean student at Columbia is now the latest target of ICE, who have told her parents that her permanent residency status has been revoked. Yunseo Chung was not an encampment leader—she just participated in a few protests. The dragnet is widening and now is the time to stand up.

the cowardice of preemptive compliance!

hi friends, those of you who remain here. gathering intel - what’s the wait time for a first decision at work & occupations like these days?

I've published my first article, titled "'I wish my life was like this': Queer identity work in BL fandom" ✨ I'm so happy to have reached this milestone as a sociological researcher! You can read it in Transformative Works and Cultures (Transformative Works) here: doi.org/10.3983/twc.20…