Maggie
@mmcconnaha.bsky.social
Mom, gardener, doctoral student and researcher of school-to-prison nexus, young adult literature, and abolition.
Was having a really pleasant re-watch of The West Wing, and Sam and Tobey start talking about mandatory minimums being racist. I completely forgot that this show from the early 2000s had multiple episodes related to the intersections of race, drugs, and the U.S. criminal justice system.
August 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Was having a really pleasant re-watch of The West Wing, and Sam and Tobey start talking about mandatory minimums being racist. I completely forgot that this show from the early 2000s had multiple episodes related to the intersections of race, drugs, and the U.S. criminal justice system.
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I'm not a plumber. But I'm pretty sure that's not how sinks work.
May 20, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I'm not a plumber. But I'm pretty sure that's not how sinks work.
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We have reached the "I have super cool graphs that I'm not allowed to post so I'm texting friends" phase of one of my research projects. Can't wait to publish this in 2 to 3 years.
May 18, 2026 at 12:37 AM
We have reached the "I have super cool graphs that I'm not allowed to post so I'm texting friends" phase of one of my research projects. Can't wait to publish this in 2 to 3 years.
I've now taught Punching the Air three times. Once with preservice teachers learning about the school-to-prison nexus, once with ELA teachers of incarcerated youth, and most recently, as a long-term sub in an ELA classroom in a youth detention center.
May 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I've now taught Punching the Air three times. Once with preservice teachers learning about the school-to-prison nexus, once with ELA teachers of incarcerated youth, and most recently, as a long-term sub in an ELA classroom in a youth detention center.
As my friends and I get closer to the end of our PhDs, I've heard a lot of, "If I don't get an academic job, I'll just go back to teaching." I am really, really grateful for these last three months back in the classroom—both to remind me of how joyful it can be, but also just how damn hard it is.
May 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
As my friends and I get closer to the end of our PhDs, I've heard a lot of, "If I don't get an academic job, I'll just go back to teaching." I am really, really grateful for these last three months back in the classroom—both to remind me of how joyful it can be, but also just how damn hard it is.
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AI really has a lot of power to 1) force itself into school and work because it is inevitable, 2) force layoffs or making workers do more, 3) force climate change acceleration, 4) force worker exploitation for those who train it. I wonder who is doing all this forcing. 🧐
May 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
AI really has a lot of power to 1) force itself into school and work because it is inevitable, 2) force layoffs or making workers do more, 3) force climate change acceleration, 4) force worker exploitation for those who train it. I wonder who is doing all this forcing. 🧐
Henry and I are absolutely giddy over a road construction notice letter we just received from our township (new roundabouts! traffic calming medians!). I would say we used to be fun, but this is pretty par for the course actually.
May 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Henry and I are absolutely giddy over a road construction notice letter we just received from our township (new roundabouts! traffic calming medians!). I would say we used to be fun, but this is pretty par for the course actually.
Had a man in a pickup truck scream "disrespectful b****" at me today when I had the audacity to...(checks notes)...follow the rules of the road.
May 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Had a man in a pickup truck scream "disrespectful b****" at me today when I had the audacity to...(checks notes)...follow the rules of the road.
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I hate the gap between when a colleague sends you the feedback they have for your work and when you can actually read it. Just imagining they put in red font "No to all of this, never write again."
May 1, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I hate the gap between when a colleague sends you the feedback they have for your work and when you can actually read it. Just imagining they put in red font "No to all of this, never write again."
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I have been publishing YA novels for 20 years. I have seen a lot of nonsense written about the category, but this HarperCollins imprint has set a new bar.
If anything is “cynical” or tailored for “shock value,” it’s this campaign, which might as well be from Moms for Liberty.
This is loathsome.
If anything is “cynical” or tailored for “shock value,” it’s this campaign, which might as well be from Moms for Liberty.
This is loathsome.
April 30, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I have been publishing YA novels for 20 years. I have seen a lot of nonsense written about the category, but this HarperCollins imprint has set a new bar.
If anything is “cynical” or tailored for “shock value,” it’s this campaign, which might as well be from Moms for Liberty.
This is loathsome.
If anything is “cynical” or tailored for “shock value,” it’s this campaign, which might as well be from Moms for Liberty.
This is loathsome.
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Congratulations! You've unearthed a solid case for universal healthcare.
April 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Congratulations! You've unearthed a solid case for universal healthcare.
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They didn’t “curtail the consideration of race“ they empowered white supremacy. This equation of “race” with “Black people” is part of the problem.
Via Jonathan Shorman: The opinion in the case, Louisiana v. Callais, could reverberate for decades. The court’s conservative majority significantly curtailed the consideration of race when drawing legislative maps.
US Supreme Court limits use of race in congressional district remaps, diluting Voting Rights Act | Alabama Reflector
The opinion in the case, Louisiana v. Callais, could reverberate for decades. The court’s conservative majority significantly curtailed the consideration of race when drawing legislative maps.
alabamareflector.com
April 29, 2026 at 3:51 PM
They didn’t “curtail the consideration of race“ they empowered white supremacy. This equation of “race” with “Black people” is part of the problem.
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SCOTUS's decision today is the latest step in a long effort to disenfranchise Black and brown communities. Mass incarceration has been a devastating tool in that effort.
Right now, 1 in 22 Black voters is disenfranchised because of a felony conviction.
Right now, 1 in 22 Black voters is disenfranchised because of a felony conviction.
April 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
SCOTUS's decision today is the latest step in a long effort to disenfranchise Black and brown communities. Mass incarceration has been a devastating tool in that effort.
Right now, 1 in 22 Black voters is disenfranchised because of a felony conviction.
Right now, 1 in 22 Black voters is disenfranchised because of a felony conviction.
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All of Us Should Be Able To Agree With This…..
April 8, 2026 at 2:38 AM
All of Us Should Be Able To Agree With This…..
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yes you fucking morons free preschool for everyone or it becomes just "free preschool for the poors" and then you call them leeches and ask for tax breaks when really we want free preschool for everyone because we want smart well adjusted kids why is this so hard?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/n...
They Pay $34 for Burgers. Should Their Child Care Be Free?
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2026 at 5:13 AM
yes you fucking morons free preschool for everyone or it becomes just "free preschool for the poors" and then you call them leeches and ask for tax breaks when really we want free preschool for everyone because we want smart well adjusted kids why is this so hard?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/n...
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Someone sent me this.
April 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Someone sent me this.
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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All the best minds—Ernest Morrell, Courtney Cazden, and now Jesse Jackson—are passing away, and I’m so so sad to think about our world without them.
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
All the best minds—Ernest Morrell, Courtney Cazden, and now Jesse Jackson—are passing away, and I’m so so sad to think about our world without them.
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Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
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There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.