Sharon Stanley
@climbingprof.bsky.social
Political theorist at the University of Memphis. Lover of dumplings, pastries, bouldering, alebrijes, and horror movies.
My new book on abortion, privacy, and reproductive justice is out:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-91918-3
My new book on abortion, privacy, and reproductive justice is out:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-91918-3
If it just so happens that your preferred candidate on policy/ideological grounds is ALWAYS the most “electable” you should consider that the whole idea of electability is a post-hoc rationalization for political commitments you’re too cowardly to avow.
August 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
If it just so happens that your preferred candidate on policy/ideological grounds is ALWAYS the most “electable” you should consider that the whole idea of electability is a post-hoc rationalization for political commitments you’re too cowardly to avow.
A more revealing poll would be what percentage of MAGA voters would vote this accusation as a *credit* to the candidate.
2 in 3 MAGA voters say they’d support GOP candidate accused of sexual assault: Poll
Tell us something we didn’t already know
Tell us something we didn’t already know
2 in 3 MAGA voters say they’d support GOP candidate accused of sexual assault: Poll
More than half of MAGA voters say they would support a Republican candidate accused of sexual assault, according to a new poll. In a recent Politico poll, 66 percent of MAGA voters who cast their b…
thehill.com
July 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
A more revealing poll would be what percentage of MAGA voters would vote this accusation as a *credit* to the candidate.
Worth noting the title of this embarrassing drivel is a deliberate reference to Norman Podhoretz’s infamous “My Negro Problem - And Ours” from Commentary in 1963
Diversity stress may be difficult to quantify. But it thought of as a negative externality or transaction cost that must be reckoned in any cost-benefit analysis about mass migration.
My Diversity Stress---and Ours
unherd.com/2026/06/my-d...
My Diversity Stress---and Ours
unherd.com/2026/06/my-d...
America's diversity stress
unherd.com
June 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Worth noting the title of this embarrassing drivel is a deliberate reference to Norman Podhoretz’s infamous “My Negro Problem - And Ours” from Commentary in 1963
Reposted by Sharon Stanley
As you know, Hampshire College is closing, and hundreds of our wonderful staff & faculty colleagues are facing sudden job loss without severance.
Hampshire staff & faculty have launched an Emergency Relief Fund—if you’re able, please donate or share!
www.helphampshireworkers.com
Hampshire staff & faculty have launched an Emergency Relief Fund—if you’re able, please donate or share!
www.helphampshireworkers.com
April 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
As you know, Hampshire College is closing, and hundreds of our wonderful staff & faculty colleagues are facing sudden job loss without severance.
Hampshire staff & faculty have launched an Emergency Relief Fund—if you’re able, please donate or share!
www.helphampshireworkers.com
Hampshire staff & faculty have launched an Emergency Relief Fund—if you’re able, please donate or share!
www.helphampshireworkers.com
Speaking as a Memphian who loves Memphis, could we just stop publicly trashing cities of hundreds of thousands/millions of people? It’s genuinely difficult to separate total condemnation of a city from condemnation of the people who live there….but yes feel free to shit talk the weather!
In honor of LeBron James, what’s the worst city you’ve ever been to?
April 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Speaking as a Memphian who loves Memphis, could we just stop publicly trashing cities of hundreds of thousands/millions of people? It’s genuinely difficult to separate total condemnation of a city from condemnation of the people who live there….but yes feel free to shit talk the weather!
Reposted by Sharon Stanley
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
I am ELEVEN YEARS older than this dude???!!!?!?!!!? 🤯🤯🤯🤯
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I am ELEVEN YEARS older than this dude???!!!?!?!!!? 🤯🤯🤯🤯
I am a literal living miracle as I’ve lived here 19 years, walk all the time, and have never been shot!
Trump: "We're gonna take care of Memphis. You can't walk a block without getting shot."
September 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I am a literal living miracle as I’ve lived here 19 years, walk all the time, and have never been shot!
94% of sentences that begin “We were on different sides but….” are politically reactionary garbage.
September 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
94% of sentences that begin “We were on different sides but….” are politically reactionary garbage.
So much for “my body my choice”
August 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
So much for “my body my choice”
Having to connect to Bluesky using VPN in Memphis, TN because of stupid new MS age verification law…..
August 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Having to connect to Bluesky using VPN in Memphis, TN because of stupid new MS age verification law…..
My new book is out now! Grim subject (abortion rights and reproductive justice after Dobbs) but still fulfilling to explore so carefully. Hopefully also worth a read!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Rethinking Abortion Rights After Dobbs
This book offers a novel account of the normative foundations of abortion rights informed by political theory and feminist theory
link.springer.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My new book is out now! Grim subject (abortion rights and reproductive justice after Dobbs) but still fulfilling to explore so carefully. Hopefully also worth a read!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Oh hell yes. Hasta la victoria siempre! 🎂 bsky.app/profile/cake...
bsky.app
July 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Oh hell yes. Hasta la victoria siempre! 🎂 bsky.app/profile/cake...
Another nail in the very nailed coffin of the “is Trumpism fascism?” debate
This is a real tweet from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
July 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Another nail in the very nailed coffin of the “is Trumpism fascism?” debate
Reposted by Sharon Stanley
We should view taxing billionaires not as a recurring source of revenue but as a strategy for eliminating them as a class.
July 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We should view taxing billionaires not as a recurring source of revenue but as a strategy for eliminating them as a class.
Reposted by Sharon Stanley
Medicaid covers half the nation's children, in case any pronatalists wanted to pretend for 45 seconds not to be raving hypocritical misogynistic tools.
July 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Medicaid covers half the nation's children, in case any pronatalists wanted to pretend for 45 seconds not to be raving hypocritical misogynistic tools.
So all South Korean male athletes and coach were just denied visas to enter the U.S. for a climbing World Cup in SLC.
May 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
So all South Korean male athletes and coach were just denied visas to enter the U.S. for a climbing World Cup in SLC.
It is always disappointing seeing authors announce their book tours of the same dozen or so major U.S. cities - NYC, Boston, Chicago, SF, LA, Seattle, etc.
May 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It is always disappointing seeing authors announce their book tours of the same dozen or so major U.S. cities - NYC, Boston, Chicago, SF, LA, Seattle, etc.
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“I am saying it clear and loud. To President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you,” Mohsen Mahdawi said.
Students Are Winning in Court Against Trump’s Deportation Regime
In key victories for students, judges ruled to release Mohsen Mahdawi and allow Mahmoud Khalil’s case to advance in federal court.
interc.pt
April 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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I just signed this, and if you believe higher education has a vital role to play in a democratic society, you should too!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Speaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education
Speaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education To add your name to this statement, go to https://bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEdSign We publicly affirm our commitment to the enterprise of higher educ...
docs.google.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I just signed this, and if you believe higher education has a vital role to play in a democratic society, you should too!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I find it funny, in an lolcry sort of way, that the list of red flag terms for federal funding includes both “pregnant people” and “women”. 🤡
February 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I find it funny, in an lolcry sort of way, that the list of red flag terms for federal funding includes both “pregnant people” and “women”. 🤡
Reposted by Sharon Stanley
if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
Reposted by Sharon Stanley
“The whole world is wild at heart and weird on top.” Godspeed David Lynch. #DavidLynch
January 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“The whole world is wild at heart and weird on top.” Godspeed David Lynch. #DavidLynch
1) short book theorizing a combined privacy/equality rationale for reproductive freedom after Dobbs
2) the politics of climbing, of course! 🧗
2) the politics of climbing, of course! 🧗
November 18, 2024 at 3:56 PM
1) short book theorizing a combined privacy/equality rationale for reproductive freedom after Dobbs
2) the politics of climbing, of course! 🧗
2) the politics of climbing, of course! 🧗