Nicole Rizzuto
@fluentisona.bsky.social
I spend a lot of time talking, writing, and teaching about LGBTQ history, identities, and communities. Ask me about Dead Lesbian Syndrome.
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Nicole Rizzuto
@fluentisona.bsky.social
· Jan 22
As we learn more about the companies supporting ICE, this is will be a giant thread of ways to divest from them.
"Yet only 1 in 4 renters with low incomes who need assistance actually receive it due to funding limitations, even though a near record number of renters are paying more than half of their incomes on rent."
A House 2027 funding bill would leave about 471,000 fewer people receiving housing vouchers that help families afford rent and avoid housing instability. See our new state-by-state analysis of who would be affected: www.cbpp.org/blog/congres...
Congress Should Reject House Cuts That Would Leave Nearly Half a Million More People Without Stable Homes
Final 2027 funding must prevent a loss of rental assistance and advance other important housing priorities.
www.cbpp.org
September 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
"Yet only 1 in 4 renters with low incomes who need assistance actually receive it due to funding limitations, even though a near record number of renters are paying more than half of their incomes on rent."
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vacant lot remediation is one of the most robust evidence-based interventions for community violence and neighborhood wellbeing that we know of. like UBI, it works literally everywhere it's implemented
one thing worth saying about the disorder Mandani discourse is that it matters what you're using "disorder" as evidence of. here's some public health research using "broken windows" as an indication of "need for public investment" i.e. fixing the windows
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Penn-Co...
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Abandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence | Penn Today
Installing working windows and doors, cleaning trash, and weeding at abandoned houses led to safety improvements and should be considered in efforts to create healthy communities, according to researc...
penntoday.upenn.edu
September 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
vacant lot remediation is one of the most robust evidence-based interventions for community violence and neighborhood wellbeing that we know of. like UBI, it works literally everywhere it's implemented
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When you really boil it down, American liberals are fine with death camps and wars, you just better not be tacky about it
I just can't wrap my head around why they care more about UFC matches and the Kennedy Center than they do about the American Government murdering civilians for simply being Black and Brown. It's so fucking sick! And the kids they happily see killed! And the 2SLGBTQ+ community! It's so, so fucked.
September 19, 2026 at 5:43 AM
When you really boil it down, American liberals are fine with death camps and wars, you just better not be tacky about it
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Yeah, Flow is a must watch movie. Some things here and there are not as polished compared to huge animation studios but it's still a beautiful movie and you can sense the passion that was put into it. Being able to tell a captivating story without saying a single word is quite an achievement!
September 1, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Yeah, Flow is a must watch movie. Some things here and there are not as polished compared to huge animation studios but it's still a beautiful movie and you can sense the passion that was put into it. Being able to tell a captivating story without saying a single word is quite an achievement!
This is an article worth reading, and my continuous goal this year is to read more. Yours should be, too.
My crack at Natalie Harp mania. She's obviously a stone cold weirdo, but what's more telling is how the White House is hyper-defensive about she clings to Trump like a barnacle.
Having a full-time babysitter draws attention to Trump's age.
www.salon.com/2026/08/19/t...
Having a full-time babysitter draws attention to Trump's age.
www.salon.com/2026/08/19/t...
Trump aide Natalie Harp nurses his decline
The president's defensive reaction to rampant speculation reveals his fear of aging
www.salon.com
August 19, 2026 at 11:43 AM
This is an article worth reading, and my continuous goal this year is to read more. Yours should be, too.
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Exacerbated environmental racism is one of the major very real harms of data centers, and something that people who've been studying & discussing this for over a decade have long pointed out.
It gets put in communities already most disproportionately harmed by pollution like emissions & waste heat.
It gets put in communities already most disproportionately harmed by pollution like emissions & waste heat.
“This is very real redlining…It is appropriating rural, Black-owned land and converting it for industrial purposes, and it’s being done by people who have no historical or cultural tie to the land. These are not people who are local, developing their land for industrial use.”
‘This is very real redlining’: outrage in Little Rock as two datacenters loom
Critics decry proposed hyperscale projects, fearing overuse of water and electricity, and ‘appropriating rural, Black-owned land for industrial purposes’
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Exacerbated environmental racism is one of the major very real harms of data centers, and something that people who've been studying & discussing this for over a decade have long pointed out.
It gets put in communities already most disproportionately harmed by pollution like emissions & waste heat.
It gets put in communities already most disproportionately harmed by pollution like emissions & waste heat.
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Trans kids deserve to see themselves on TV, actually.
Disney has now shelved three episodes featuring storylines centered on transgender characters and gender identity.
The episodes, from ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,’ and ‘Win or Lose,’ were either cut from release or have since leaked online.
The episodes, from ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,’ and ‘Win or Lose,’ were either cut from release or have since leaked online.
August 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Trans kids deserve to see themselves on TV, actually.
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Not saying gay doesn’t make the LGBT community disappear and not saying climate change won’t make the Earth’s temperature rise stop. Only reducing emissions to net zero is going to do it. Sorry.
www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
Energy Dept. tells employees not to use words including 'climate change' and 'green'
The banned words list applies to all work done at the largest federal funder of clean energy technology.
www.npr.org
August 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Not saying gay doesn’t make the LGBT community disappear and not saying climate change won’t make the Earth’s temperature rise stop. Only reducing emissions to net zero is going to do it. Sorry.
www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
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There is literally nothing true in this statement.
Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
August 1, 2026 at 5:20 AM
There is literally nothing true in this statement.
Riot grrrl
Pescatarian
Heteronormative (as in, the thing I define by being its negation)
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Heteronormative (as in, the thing I define by being its negation)
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Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️
www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
July 31, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Riot grrrl
Pescatarian
Heteronormative (as in, the thing I define by being its negation)
Verklempt
Hoochie
Pescatarian
Heteronormative (as in, the thing I define by being its negation)
Verklempt
Hoochie
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Yaassss
"Writers have been using me long before AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit."
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actua...
buff.ly
July 27, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Yaassss
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12. Beyond anything about the film as a film, it was a terrible and entirely unnecessary choice to film the Trojan Horse sequence in occupied Dakhla, Western Sahara, without the consent of the indigenous population.
July 27, 2026 at 12:58 PM
12. Beyond anything about the film as a film, it was a terrible and entirely unnecessary choice to film the Trojan Horse sequence in occupied Dakhla, Western Sahara, without the consent of the indigenous population.
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This is what kills the internet for good. “Marketers” in Vietnam & Philippines will crank up all their shrimp jesus boom challenge Facebook clusters to GEO jam whatever products they’re spamming on Facebook to game the AI recs and 🧨💥🔥
Dead Internet is not a conspiracy or a theory, it’s here.
Dead Internet is not a conspiracy or a theory, it’s here.
“This is generative engine optimisation. The goal is to influence what the AI says, not just where a page ranks.” thenextweb.com/news/google-... I definitely hate this and I imagine brands will also hate it. Until they get proficient at “generative engine optimization jamming” that is. 🫠
Google AI Overviews lean on Facebook, research finds
BrightEdge research says Google AI Overviews cited Facebook 19.5M times and treat each social platform as an expert. What it means for brands.
thenextweb.com
July 22, 2026 at 12:20 AM
This is what kills the internet for good. “Marketers” in Vietnam & Philippines will crank up all their shrimp jesus boom challenge Facebook clusters to GEO jam whatever products they’re spamming on Facebook to game the AI recs and 🧨💥🔥
Dead Internet is not a conspiracy or a theory, it’s here.
Dead Internet is not a conspiracy or a theory, it’s here.
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This is how to speak to every single one of those sycophants.
July 17, 2026 at 3:13 AM
This is how to speak to every single one of those sycophants.
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these are the questions to be asking imo
What’s the boldest thing you could do right now, what’s the sharpest left turn, how can you keep turning left
July 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
these are the questions to be asking imo
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I don’t know who needs to hear this. But the children are ours. All the children. We are all responsible for protecting and caring for them.
July 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this. But the children are ours. All the children. We are all responsible for protecting and caring for them.
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Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley
July 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley
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This AP investigation into David Brouillette, the ICE agent who shot Durán Guerrero in Maine is genuinely horrifying. Long history of extreme mental illness, chronic violence agst spouses and kids, PTSD and heightened violence from mil service. apnews.com/article/ice-...
AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...
apnews.com
July 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM
This AP investigation into David Brouillette, the ICE agent who shot Durán Guerrero in Maine is genuinely horrifying. Long history of extreme mental illness, chronic violence agst spouses and kids, PTSD and heightened violence from mil service. apnews.com/article/ice-...
This thread is essential to understanding why family ties should not be the reason anyone believes in justice. "Selective love" is how we reached fascism in the first place.
i'm going to elaborate in my essay responding to this but i wanted to talk about this mask-off moment in this interview bc it's been making me crazy
like her response to "the family depoliticizes you" is "nuh-uh look at this moms who are only political bc their kids were affected by policy"
like her response to "the family depoliticizes you" is "nuh-uh look at this moms who are only political bc their kids were affected by policy"
July 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
This thread is essential to understanding why family ties should not be the reason anyone believes in justice. "Selective love" is how we reached fascism in the first place.
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Reminder! There are alternatives to Substack! Which do not have its ethical problems! (My newsletter is on Ghost, which is fabulous, and Buttondown is among the others I've heard praised.) Thread--
This kind of thing at Substack (including their Nazi problem and trans hate problem) are why my newsletter is at Ghost.org and always has been. Andrew Tate is a spectacularly vile human being accused of numerous violent crimes against women and hugely corrosive for young male minds.
Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers.
July 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Reminder! There are alternatives to Substack! Which do not have its ethical problems! (My newsletter is on Ghost, which is fabulous, and Buttondown is among the others I've heard praised.) Thread--
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The fires in Ontario - like so many others - demonstrating viscerally how climate change perpetuates the displacement and dispossession of Indigenous peoples, who have least contributed to emissions and over and over again put their bodies on the line to prevent fossil fuel development.
These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal
www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
July 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The fires in Ontario - like so many others - demonstrating viscerally how climate change perpetuates the displacement and dispossession of Indigenous peoples, who have least contributed to emissions and over and over again put their bodies on the line to prevent fossil fuel development.
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Join us for the launch of the Critical Legal Pedagogies of Race and Empire Network on 14 Sept 2026 at the University of Bristol (hybrid event). We'll explore how legal education can engage with race, empire, colonialism, and global justice
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launching-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launching-...
Launching the Critical Legal Pedagogies of Race and Empire Network
Join us to kick off a fresh network diving into race, empire, and legal education with some great minds.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Join us for the launch of the Critical Legal Pedagogies of Race and Empire Network on 14 Sept 2026 at the University of Bristol (hybrid event). We'll explore how legal education can engage with race, empire, colonialism, and global justice
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launching-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launching-...
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This amendment would ban oil & gas donations to UK political parties.
Given the urgent need to transition to renewables to tackle the rising threat of climate change, this seems like a no-brainer for all MPs to support.
Please share and ask your MP to back it. 🙏
Given the urgent need to transition to renewables to tackle the rising threat of climate change, this seems like a no-brainer for all MPs to support.
Please share and ask your MP to back it. 🙏
This extreme weather of the past week isn't a one-off. It's part of a dangerous new norm.
The oil and gas companies fuelling the climate crisis - and driving up your energy bills - shouldn't be funding our politics.
I've tabled an Amendment to ban oil and gas donations to political parties.
The oil and gas companies fuelling the climate crisis - and driving up your energy bills - shouldn't be funding our politics.
I've tabled an Amendment to ban oil and gas donations to political parties.
July 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
This amendment would ban oil & gas donations to UK political parties.
Given the urgent need to transition to renewables to tackle the rising threat of climate change, this seems like a no-brainer for all MPs to support.
Please share and ask your MP to back it. 🙏
Given the urgent need to transition to renewables to tackle the rising threat of climate change, this seems like a no-brainer for all MPs to support.
Please share and ask your MP to back it. 🙏
I can't believe we lost Ginzburg. The Cheese and the Worms shaped my work as a historian. May his memory be a blessing to us all.
The best orbituary everyone should read. newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Trespassing — Sidecar
Carlo Ginzburg (1939-2026).
newleftreview.org
July 11, 2026 at 7:13 AM
I can't believe we lost Ginzburg. The Cheese and the Worms shaped my work as a historian. May his memory be a blessing to us all.