Omari
@oaverettephillips.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in History & African American Studies at UC Davis (Late 19th Century Labor History in the US South) | Educator | Labor Organizer | Leftist | he, they
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Please stop recommending How To Be an Anti-Racist. Please. For the love of all that is good. A book that says everyone is racist if they think racist thoughts is not honoring the work of our ancestors and elders. And, it certainly won't get us any freer. Here's a list of better books on anti-racism.
September 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Please stop recommending How To Be an Anti-Racist. Please. For the love of all that is good. A book that says everyone is racist if they think racist thoughts is not honoring the work of our ancestors and elders. And, it certainly won't get us any freer. Here's a list of better books on anti-racism.
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Some people don’t know how to condemn something without saying ‘lock them up.’
April 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Some people don’t know how to condemn something without saying ‘lock them up.’
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When it comes to writing, the process is the purpose. You don’t have to always like or enjoy the process, but if you don’t respect it enough to do it yourself, there is no purpose.
AI will never fill that void.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-t...
AI will never fill that void.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-t...
April 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
When it comes to writing, the process is the purpose. You don’t have to always like or enjoy the process, but if you don’t respect it enough to do it yourself, there is no purpose.
AI will never fill that void.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-t...
AI will never fill that void.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-t...
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“It is beneath my dignity to let myself be run over by any trolley, and particularly this trolley, burdened as it is by a cape and a stupid hat.”
I wrote for Defector about boycotting Harry Potter, the ‘safe’, kindly face of anti-trans politics:
defector.com/its-time-to-...
I wrote for Defector about boycotting Harry Potter, the ‘safe’, kindly face of anti-trans politics:
defector.com/its-time-to-...
It’s Time To Grow Up | Defector
HBO’s new Harry Potter TV series is premiering this Christmas Day. Under current plans, it will last at least a decade. The trailer looks like the original films were run through an AI generator, but ...
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April 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
“It is beneath my dignity to let myself be run over by any trolley, and particularly this trolley, burdened as it is by a cape and a stupid hat.”
I wrote for Defector about boycotting Harry Potter, the ‘safe’, kindly face of anti-trans politics:
defector.com/its-time-to-...
I wrote for Defector about boycotting Harry Potter, the ‘safe’, kindly face of anti-trans politics:
defector.com/its-time-to-...
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Check out the "Publishing your Article" interview with the Journal of the Civil War Era's Dr. Gregory Downs, and a book talk with Dr. Robert Bland on "Requiem for Reconstruction."
April 3, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Check out the "Publishing your Article" interview with the Journal of the Civil War Era's Dr. Gregory Downs, and a book talk with Dr. Robert Bland on "Requiem for Reconstruction."
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Big news: the SCWH has a Youtube channel! You can now watch two excellent interviews conducted by @oaverettephillips.bsky.social and the SCWH Graduate Student Connection Committee.
www.youtube.com/@SOCWHistori...
www.youtube.com/@SOCWHistori...
Society of Civil War Historians
Established in 1985, the SCWH seeks to promote the study of the Civil War era and to bring greater coherence to the field by encouraging the integration of social, military, political, and other forms...
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April 3, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Big news: the SCWH has a Youtube channel! You can now watch two excellent interviews conducted by @oaverettephillips.bsky.social and the SCWH Graduate Student Connection Committee.
www.youtube.com/@SOCWHistori...
www.youtube.com/@SOCWHistori...
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police lie, and have no duty to protect you
What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?
March 30, 2026 at 1:57 AM
police lie, and have no duty to protect you
Just watched If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and...wow...
March 29, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Just watched If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and...wow...
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today is the day a posse in Paint Rock, Alabama rounded up nine Black teenagers on false rape accusations, the anniversary of the death of Ida B. Wells, and the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
March 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
today is the day a posse in Paint Rock, Alabama rounded up nine Black teenagers on false rape accusations, the anniversary of the death of Ida B. Wells, and the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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Tomorrow (3/24) at University of Houston.
March 23, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Tomorrow (3/24) at University of Houston.
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As a climate person, I feel this so much. Constantly being called extremists and told to be more moderate about the fact that we're destroying the only habitable planet we have
Something I've been thinking about is how safe streets advocates are treated as hysterical and dramatic for pointing out that drivers should stop killing us, yet the people fomenting a moral panic about e-bikes are treated as reasonable and their concerns are taken seriously.
March 23, 2026 at 8:58 PM
As a climate person, I feel this so much. Constantly being called extremists and told to be more moderate about the fact that we're destroying the only habitable planet we have
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Friends, we need to collectively let go of the concept of patriotism—which is fundamentally adversarial & extractive (existing only at the expense of others)—& embrace something akin to solidarity—focused on supporting & empowering.
March 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Friends, we need to collectively let go of the concept of patriotism—which is fundamentally adversarial & extractive (existing only at the expense of others)—& embrace something akin to solidarity—focused on supporting & empowering.
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right like let us all remember: we never needed TSA to begin with
I mean, the thing that disgusts me most about all this recent shit is how the badness of ICE is causing many people to retcon the TSA as somehow noble defenders of our airports when they are all part of the same evil goon squad! Oh, those poor TSA agents not getting paid for groping and abusing ppl!
March 22, 2026 at 10:57 PM
right like let us all remember: we never needed TSA to begin with
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They will be worse, undoubtedly. But TSA very often used pat downs to be sexually (and otherwise) abusive to passengers. As someone who used to fly a ton, I don’t know how anyone could think tsa were ok at their jobs unless we accept the fact that their jobs include doing a lot of fucked up shit.
ICE. Not TSA. TSA agents train for MONTHS and are generally OK at their jobs. ICE are roided up abusers and they have had no training. They will beat the shit out of countless innocent people. This is punishment. There will be targets and disappearances. Mark my words.
March 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
They will be worse, undoubtedly. But TSA very often used pat downs to be sexually (and otherwise) abusive to passengers. As someone who used to fly a ton, I don’t know how anyone could think tsa were ok at their jobs unless we accept the fact that their jobs include doing a lot of fucked up shit.
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Mood for 2026, (the artist is Ainsley Drew, on Instagram)
March 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Mood for 2026, (the artist is Ainsley Drew, on Instagram)
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friendly reminder that you can in fact decide that queerphobia and transphobia are unacceptable positions for your community to indulge. you can in fact decide that queer and trans safety is more important than the comfort of bigots.
March 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
friendly reminder that you can in fact decide that queerphobia and transphobia are unacceptable positions for your community to indulge. you can in fact decide that queer and trans safety is more important than the comfort of bigots.
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Truly happy to reveal the cover of
AN INCONVENIENT WOMAN: The Extraordinary Life of Lillian Smith, the Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America.
Available for preorder now!🙏♥️
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AN INCONVENIENT WOMAN: The Extraordinary Life of Lillian Smith, the Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America.
Available for preorder now!🙏♥️
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An Inconvenient Woman 9781250337931 - Macmillan
A revelatory and immersive biography of Lillian Smith, a white Southern woman who was a key figure in the early civil rights movement, devoting her life to e...
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March 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Truly happy to reveal the cover of
AN INCONVENIENT WOMAN: The Extraordinary Life of Lillian Smith, the Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America.
Available for preorder now!🙏♥️
read.macmillan.com/lp/an-inconv...
AN INCONVENIENT WOMAN: The Extraordinary Life of Lillian Smith, the Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America.
Available for preorder now!🙏♥️
read.macmillan.com/lp/an-inconv...
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Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
March 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
Housing should not be financialized.
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New from our co-founder @katelynburns.com :
For my newsletter, I wrote about all the ways @katmabu.bsky.social's campaign challenged the conventional thinking about modern campaigning: www.burnsnotice.com/kat-abughaza...
Kat Abughazaleh Changed What's Possible in Political Campaigning
Ignore the specific issues for a second, and look at how she operated her campaign. She taught us lessons on a new way to run for office.
You're not supposed to run for congress in a city you just mo...
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March 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
New from our co-founder @katelynburns.com :
"The movement—that's the hero." Always and forever.
I read the NYT piece, and I am holding onto the words of a woman who fended off inappropriate advances from a 60-year-old Cesar Chavez at the age of 19. “It makes you rethink in history all those heroes,” Esmeralda Lopez said. “The movement — that’s the hero.”
March 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"The movement—that's the hero." Always and forever.
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I do hope though that people making these decisions reach out to Huerta's team to see if she wants places named after her rapist to be renamed to her.
Every single thing named after Cesar Chavez should be renamed for Dolores Huerta
God the Cesar Chavez stuff is just…men really should start out six feet under and work their way up.
March 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I do hope though that people making these decisions reach out to Huerta's team to see if she wants places named after her rapist to be renamed to her.