Kara Van Cleaf
@kvancleaf.bsky.social
Senior lecturer at Fordham. Digital tech studies. NYC. Writing on fashion & theory at: substack.com/@karamary
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It underpins absolutely everything. We have anti-LGBTQ hate groups leading the messaging on these “social media addiction” trials and MSM repeating it verbatim, it’s really bad
March 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It underpins absolutely everything. We have anti-LGBTQ hate groups leading the messaging on these “social media addiction” trials and MSM repeating it verbatim, it’s really bad
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If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student.
The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z. n.pr/3PD5bZ6
A race for a safe blue seat tests how far left Democrats want new leaders to go
The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z.
n.pr
March 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student.
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Trans ppl under attack from the govt could be identified and outed w/o their consent.
Undocumented immigrants would be cut off from the ability to communicate w advocates.
Young ppl seeking abortions won't be able to access info safely and anonymously.
This is what congress is advancing today 👇🏻
Undocumented immigrants would be cut off from the ability to communicate w advocates.
Young ppl seeking abortions won't be able to access info safely and anonymously.
This is what congress is advancing today 👇🏻
Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online
The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.
theintercept.com
March 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Trans ppl under attack from the govt could be identified and outed w/o their consent.
Undocumented immigrants would be cut off from the ability to communicate w advocates.
Young ppl seeking abortions won't be able to access info safely and anonymously.
This is what congress is advancing today 👇🏻
Undocumented immigrants would be cut off from the ability to communicate w advocates.
Young ppl seeking abortions won't be able to access info safely and anonymously.
This is what congress is advancing today 👇🏻
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Is Larry Summers Ruining the Workplace? Yes
- By Elizabeth Warren
- By Elizabeth Warren
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Is Larry Summers Ruining the Workplace? Yes
- By Elizabeth Warren
- By Elizabeth Warren
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Capitalism is now illegal
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Capitalism is now illegal
Omg hell yes!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Omg hell yes!!
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Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
September 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
10000% agree
I'm rewatching The Sopranos and have concluded that the cure to the male loneliness epidemic is the mafia.
May 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
10000% agree
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I wanted to know how Democrats can do a better job of appealing to working class voters in the Midwest. So I read a book by Ezra Klein and a guy who writes for the Atlantic
March 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I wanted to know how Democrats can do a better job of appealing to working class voters in the Midwest. So I read a book by Ezra Klein and a guy who writes for the Atlantic
Srsly, miss me with the shock that academia is capitulating to this admin. Ask an adjunct if they are surprised the admin/tenured faculty lack a spine
Some of the human beings adjuncting—which means they can be fired WHENEVER, no fascism required—are YOUR OWN current or former grad students.
Do you give a shit about their well-being, or were they just lines on your CV?
Do you give a shit about their well-being, or were they just lines on your CV?
March 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Srsly, miss me with the shock that academia is capitulating to this admin. Ask an adjunct if they are surprised the admin/tenured faculty lack a spine
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Just so we're clear was it not a crisis when it was the other way around?
Young women are now consistently earning more than their male counterparts for the first time, according to a report that warns of a social “crisis” gripping young men
The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind women on pay
www.thetimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just so we're clear was it not a crisis when it was the other way around?
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I've been thinking lately that in various franchise relaunches (sex & the city, Bridget Jones) the main love interest guy just drops dead suddenly. As opposed to what I think happens more frequently: the until now ok partner is suddenly acting like @lastpositivist.bsky.social describes.
... But by this point it is really clear that behaviour I consider to be petulant, irrational, whiny, self-pitying, and contemptible are by them viewed to be expressions of peak masculinity. I genuinely can't tell what is happening here, I am really not sure where the disconnect has arisen or why.
March 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I've been thinking lately that in various franchise relaunches (sex & the city, Bridget Jones) the main love interest guy just drops dead suddenly. As opposed to what I think happens more frequently: the until now ok partner is suddenly acting like @lastpositivist.bsky.social describes.
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“In that story, the beneficiaries of the AI coup will announce the perfect solution to government failures and their reviled commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. The solution will be a "centralized data repository" hooked to a chatbot and a suite of promises”
February 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“In that story, the beneficiaries of the AI coup will announce the perfect solution to government failures and their reviled commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. The solution will be a "centralized data repository" hooked to a chatbot and a suite of promises”
“This tactic is well-known in Silicon Valley, where technical innovation is increasingly rare, but regulatory evasion is common.”
Anatomy of an AI Coup | TechPolicy.Press
DOGE is gutting federal agencies to install AI across the government. Democracy is on the line, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio.
techpolicy.press
February 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“This tactic is well-known in Silicon Valley, where technical innovation is increasingly rare, but regulatory evasion is common.”
“These are adults, so let us treat them like adults. Let us acknowledge that they want to believe nonsense and conjecture. They want to believe anything that affirms their worldview. They want to celebrate a leader who allows them to nurture their basest beliefs
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
Opinion | Enough
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:55 PM
“These are adults, so let us treat them like adults. Let us acknowledge that they want to believe nonsense and conjecture. They want to believe anything that affirms their worldview. They want to celebrate a leader who allows them to nurture their basest beliefs
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
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Kara | Substack
Sociologist. PhD. Senior Lecturer in Media Studies. NYC. Currently writing about digital media, fashion, feminism here and also at: https://auxetoiles.substack.com/ Professor, fashion lover, mom
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November 16, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Find me on substack too. It’s a pretty nice digital space. substack.com/@karamary?in...
