Executive order “Restoring Truth & Sanity to American History” cites as “divisive, race-centered ideology” … “the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct.” Isn’t the myth of biological race the most divisive ideology ever invented? #FatalInvention

Hot take: Students using chatgpt to cheat are just following the system’s logic to its natural conclusion, a system that treats learning as a series of hoops to jump through, not a path to becoming more fully oneself.

Responded to texts from 3 different people

“I condemn this genocide and complicity in this genocide.” NYU student Logan Rozos denounced Israel’s genocide in Gaza during his graduation speech to roaring applause. In retaliation, NYU has withheld his diploma and is threatening further disciplinary action.

Can’t wait for this article to be released! Every time I (co)write a paper, it becomes my new favorite paper… but truly, this is my favorite paper to date ☺️🤭

🚨NEW PUB🚨 In this article, my friend-colleagues and I suggest that rather than thinking about police contact as direct officer-civilian interactions (temporally constrained), we might view and measure it as PERPETUAL (1/4)

I’m tired of these “Black folk stay home” takes about LA. The uprising against ICE concerns all of us. I don’t remember anyone saying that during the George Floyd protests. They were powerful because of the diversity, because folk showed up, because they chose not to stay quiet.

Rep. Nanette Barragán, whose district includes Paramount, said her office was told that no immigration raids ultimately happened Saturday. Although federal officials staged in preparation, “because [of] the protest, the operation did not move forward.” washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

It's publication day for Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing, available in paper & free .epub! It traces a century of struggle over Los Angeles' periphery, culminating in the use of policing to expel and repress Black tenants. Here's a look at its chapters:

What a privilege to be tired from the work you prayed for. What a privilege to feel overwhelmed by growth you used to dream about. What a privilege to be challenged by a life you created on purpose. What a privilege to outgrow things you used to settle for.

The teenagers and adults also don’t deserve to be bombed and starved. You can also say that. We don’t need to accept the framing that they are guilty by age.

No statement from the NAACP. No statement from a lot of Black organizations. No statement from the Congressional Black Caucus. No statement from the two corporate political parties. Pay attention.

Silicon Valley doesn’t “predict” the future. It picks the one it wants and then pours billions of dollars into making it happen. So when they say "AI will replace us", that’s not a helpful warning. It’s their business plan.

Today's the day: If you're at #asa2025, join us at 2pm! we're talking about the scripts around work that push workers to either disillusionment or empowerment -- its going to be a great session! ASA Sociology #asa25

Friends! Inherited Inequality makes its debut Sept 16 🎉 Join me for an open & honest conversation about the power & limits of the two-parent family for improving child outcomes & addressing one of America’s most intractable problems: racial inequality Hope to see you there!

Since they are removing anything depicting enslavement, I thought I’d drop examples here.

OSHA is moving to reduce protections for workers in the arts, entertainment, and sports. The agency wants to gut a key clause, which outlines protections for jobs without existing standards. OSHA’s own estimates say at least 115,000 workers would be affected by the change.