Nataly Reed
@yatyotya.bsky.social
(she/her)
Educator / United Campus Workers Arizona, CWA Local 7065
Educator / United Campus Workers Arizona, CWA Local 7065
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A Labor Day Reminder:
The biggest beneficiary of prison labor isn't a private company. It's the prisons themselves.
The biggest beneficiary of prison labor isn't a private company. It's the prisons themselves.
September 7, 2026 at 1:15 PM
A Labor Day Reminder:
The biggest beneficiary of prison labor isn't a private company. It's the prisons themselves.
The biggest beneficiary of prison labor isn't a private company. It's the prisons themselves.
Frederick Douglass, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
Read by James Earl Jones
youtu.be/xX-AlsQcZgs?...
Read by James Earl Jones
youtu.be/xX-AlsQcZgs?...
James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass Speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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July 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Frederick Douglass, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
Read by James Earl Jones
youtu.be/xX-AlsQcZgs?...
Read by James Earl Jones
youtu.be/xX-AlsQcZgs?...
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When we talk about places contracting with ICE's notorious 287g contract, it's usually county sheriffs or even state-level agencies.
But some cities are so zealous they contract with ICE directly.
In Arizona, there's only one such city: Mesa.
That's now an issue in the July elections:
But some cities are so zealous they contract with ICE directly.
In Arizona, there's only one such city: Mesa.
That's now an issue in the July elections:
Eyeing Upcoming Elections, Arizona Activists Want Their City Officials to Stand Up to ICE - Bolts
Mesa’s longtime partnership with ICE has emerged as a major fault line in the July elections, as organizers work to limit local collaboration with federal immigration authorities.
boltsmag.org
June 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
When we talk about places contracting with ICE's notorious 287g contract, it's usually county sheriffs or even state-level agencies.
But some cities are so zealous they contract with ICE directly.
In Arizona, there's only one such city: Mesa.
That's now an issue in the July elections:
But some cities are so zealous they contract with ICE directly.
In Arizona, there's only one such city: Mesa.
That's now an issue in the July elections:
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Sith Lord Russell Vought is attempting to seize complete control over federal grants to states and universities.
@jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote about the dangers to everything from science to transportation infrastructure.
@jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote about the dangers to everything from science to transportation infrastructure.
Local opinion: The politicization of federal grant funding will hurt Arizona
Opinion writers argues that a proposed federal Office of Management and Budget rule could make grant funding decisions more political and affect billions of dollars in federal support for Arizona.
tucson.com
June 25, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Sith Lord Russell Vought is attempting to seize complete control over federal grants to states and universities.
@jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote about the dangers to everything from science to transportation infrastructure.
@jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote about the dangers to everything from science to transportation infrastructure.
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The Trump administration is ordering a 62-mile border wall built across the Tohono O'odham Nation without the tribe's consent. Chairman Verlon Jose calls it the biggest land grab of the modern era. 🧵
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Wall the Tohono O’odham Don’t Want
Trump threatens Native sovereignty in Arizona.
www.theatlantic.com
June 23, 2026 at 6:50 AM
The Trump administration is ordering a 62-mile border wall built across the Tohono O'odham Nation without the tribe's consent. Chairman Verlon Jose calls it the biggest land grab of the modern era. 🧵
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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“I was rebelling in the only way that I could rebel.” --fannie lou hamer
i wish her spirit would light fire under y'all's feet bc this is what progressives have been asking of the masses...AND YET
i wish her spirit would light fire under y'all's feet bc this is what progressives have been asking of the masses...AND YET
June 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
“I was rebelling in the only way that I could rebel.” --fannie lou hamer
i wish her spirit would light fire under y'all's feet bc this is what progressives have been asking of the masses...AND YET
i wish her spirit would light fire under y'all's feet bc this is what progressives have been asking of the masses...AND YET
Flying in his sleep 🖤🤍🖤
June 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Flying in his sleep 🖤🤍🖤
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I talked with Rogelio Bolufé, organizer of the Union of People Kidnapped by ICE. The US government deported him to Ecuador earlier this month, even though he's from Cuba, and left him there with nothing.
Feds Deport ICE Detainee Organizer to Ecuador - The American Prospect
Rogelio Bolufé is a Cuban national who faced ongoing retaliation for organizing against inhumane conditions inside detention camps.
prospect.org
June 12, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I talked with Rogelio Bolufé, organizer of the Union of People Kidnapped by ICE. The US government deported him to Ecuador earlier this month, even though he's from Cuba, and left him there with nothing.
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“There may be.” FFS. Forget the flags. I have a literal masters degree in public health, I’m an actual union leader (in my second term as chapter president,) I’m a college professor, and a reproductive health advocate. And people are quibbling over if he abused his exes enough to be disqualifying.
Hayes: Are there texts, photos, floating around that will hurt the campaign in October? Are you worried about that?
Platner: I'm not worried about it. There may be things out there but they're from before I was public figure and got into politics. My journey is one of transformation.
Platner: I'm not worried about it. There may be things out there but they're from before I was public figure and got into politics. My journey is one of transformation.
June 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
“There may be.” FFS. Forget the flags. I have a literal masters degree in public health, I’m an actual union leader (in my second term as chapter president,) I’m a college professor, and a reproductive health advocate. And people are quibbling over if he abused his exes enough to be disqualifying.
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On Tuesday, a judge dismissed the case against Karla Toledo, a Tucson DACA recipient detained by immigration agents at her home in May.
But Toledo says uncertainty remains as she awaits a decision on her DACA renewal.
https://ow.ly/NgFO50Z7Spc
But Toledo says uncertainty remains as she awaits a decision on her DACA renewal.
https://ow.ly/NgFO50Z7Spc
"I’m still under attack:" Karla Toledo, relief and fear after case dismissed - AZ Luminaria
This story was published in collaboration with Somos Tucson. Karla Toledo — the DACA recipient detained by masked immigration agents at her own home in mid-May — celebrated the dismissal of her case Tuesday by a judge in Tucson. The 31-year-old Latina immigrant expressed both relief and caution. About 30 people gathered outside the Tucson […]
ow.ly
June 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
On Tuesday, a judge dismissed the case against Karla Toledo, a Tucson DACA recipient detained by immigration agents at her home in May.
But Toledo says uncertainty remains as she awaits a decision on her DACA renewal.
https://ow.ly/NgFO50Z7Spc
But Toledo says uncertainty remains as she awaits a decision on her DACA renewal.
https://ow.ly/NgFO50Z7Spc
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There are officially over 400 artists on HireHumanArtists.com🎉 More human artists than you would ever conceivably want to even try to look at all at once! Hire one for your next human project, wouldja?
Directory of No Gen AI Artists
HireHumanArtists.com
May 22, 2026 at 4:23 AM
There are officially over 400 artists on HireHumanArtists.com🎉 More human artists than you would ever conceivably want to even try to look at all at once! Hire one for your next human project, wouldja?
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#Arizona students boo former #Google CEO Eric Schmidt as he talks about #AI during graduation speech 👍 We don't want your fucking AI. #NoDataCenters
May 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM
#Arizona students boo former #Google CEO Eric Schmidt as he talks about #AI during graduation speech 👍 We don't want your fucking AI. #NoDataCenters
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Had convos w/ multiple people in the past 4 days who DID NOT KNOW that
1. AI doesn't "think" or know anything; it's a probability machine
2. It was created using massive amounts of work stolen from actual people including me
3. The environmental costs are astronomical
Spread the word, every time!
1. AI doesn't "think" or know anything; it's a probability machine
2. It was created using massive amounts of work stolen from actual people including me
3. The environmental costs are astronomical
Spread the word, every time!
May 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Had convos w/ multiple people in the past 4 days who DID NOT KNOW that
1. AI doesn't "think" or know anything; it's a probability machine
2. It was created using massive amounts of work stolen from actual people including me
3. The environmental costs are astronomical
Spread the word, every time!
1. AI doesn't "think" or know anything; it's a probability machine
2. It was created using massive amounts of work stolen from actual people including me
3. The environmental costs are astronomical
Spread the word, every time!
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I love how this poem moves from funny to serious
I've seen this. The bar in Belfast International Airport. We heard the alarm, could smell the smoke & sat on & finished our pints.
I have witnessed the second half of the poem too.
It's time to pour our pints on the fire
#Poetry
#Poemoftheday
I've seen this. The bar in Belfast International Airport. We heard the alarm, could smell the smoke & sat on & finished our pints.
I have witnessed the second half of the poem too.
It's time to pour our pints on the fire
#Poetry
#Poemoftheday
May 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I love how this poem moves from funny to serious
I've seen this. The bar in Belfast International Airport. We heard the alarm, could smell the smoke & sat on & finished our pints.
I have witnessed the second half of the poem too.
It's time to pour our pints on the fire
#Poetry
#Poemoftheday
I've seen this. The bar in Belfast International Airport. We heard the alarm, could smell the smoke & sat on & finished our pints.
I have witnessed the second half of the poem too.
It's time to pour our pints on the fire
#Poetry
#Poemoftheday
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"I want to be clear that I am not talking about Nazis here ... I’m never going to be in a process with one of those people, or trying to repair a relationship that we don’t actually have." truthout.org/audio/ruptur...
April 17, 2026 at 3:31 AM
"I want to be clear that I am not talking about Nazis here ... I’m never going to be in a process with one of those people, or trying to repair a relationship that we don’t actually have." truthout.org/audio/ruptur...
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The EEOC has officially reversed its decades-long position that workers are protected from gender identity discrimination by federal anti-discrimination law and says trans people don't exist www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination
Recent decisions mean the agency will no longer process claims regarding harassment, the denial of bathroom use, or discrimination in hiring, firing, or promotion on the basis of gender identity.
www.thenation.com
April 14, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The EEOC has officially reversed its decades-long position that workers are protected from gender identity discrimination by federal anti-discrimination law and says trans people don't exist www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Their own stated goals, are give us our democracy back. Give us back the country we know. The country they knew didn't work for me or my people. Their whole movement is founded in the reified ideals of the American state, which are lies to mask its atrocities. They don't want to challenge that.
I'm being asked to ally with people who hate me with no intention of changing. That would be white folks. For their benefit, so they can have a country they can believe in back, where my oppression is the norm.
March 29, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Their own stated goals, are give us our democracy back. Give us back the country we know. The country they knew didn't work for me or my people. Their whole movement is founded in the reified ideals of the American state, which are lies to mask its atrocities. They don't want to challenge that.
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wherein the NYT claims the AMA is lying about their own statements because they contradict the NYT's bigoted anti-trans articles filled with misquotes
their leadership is in bed with a small group of elites obsessed with harming trans people
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help.nytimes.com/360003499613...
their leadership is in bed with a small group of elites obsessed with harming trans people
unsubscribe here
help.nytimes.com/360003499613...
The New York Times’s body of reporting on the American Medical Association’s stance on gender-related care for minors is accurate and factual, and remains so despite the recent statement from the Chair of the A.M.A. Board, which contradicts the A.M.A.’s own statements. www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...
Fact-Checking Claims About Our American Medical Association Coverage | The New York Times Company
The New York Times’s body of reporting on the American Medical Association’s stance on gender-related care for minors is accurate and factual, and remains so despite the recent statement from the…
www.nytco.com
March 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
wherein the NYT claims the AMA is lying about their own statements because they contradict the NYT's bigoted anti-trans articles filled with misquotes
their leadership is in bed with a small group of elites obsessed with harming trans people
unsubscribe here
help.nytimes.com/360003499613...
their leadership is in bed with a small group of elites obsessed with harming trans people
unsubscribe here
help.nytimes.com/360003499613...
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Interested in joining UCWAZ, but not too sure about how we actually "win" in a right-to-work state without collective bargaining?
Read more about why pre-majority unions are effective and increasingly important on our blog at UCWArizona.org/blog/pre-majority-unionism
Read more about why pre-majority unions are effective and increasingly important on our blog at UCWArizona.org/blog/pre-majority-unionism
Pre-Majority Unionism, Defined
UCWArizona.org
March 26, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Interested in joining UCWAZ, but not too sure about how we actually "win" in a right-to-work state without collective bargaining?
Read more about why pre-majority unions are effective and increasingly important on our blog at UCWArizona.org/blog/pre-majority-unionism
Read more about why pre-majority unions are effective and increasingly important on our blog at UCWArizona.org/blog/pre-majority-unionism
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War crimes are war crimes no matter who carries them out, no matter the reason.
Human rights are for all humans, even the ones you hate.
Anything else - especially from people sitting in a place of relative privilege and safety - is dehumanization and part of the problem.
Human rights are for all humans, even the ones you hate.
Anything else - especially from people sitting in a place of relative privilege and safety - is dehumanization and part of the problem.
March 2, 2026 at 1:40 AM
War crimes are war crimes no matter who carries them out, no matter the reason.
Human rights are for all humans, even the ones you hate.
Anything else - especially from people sitting in a place of relative privilege and safety - is dehumanization and part of the problem.
Human rights are for all humans, even the ones you hate.
Anything else - especially from people sitting in a place of relative privilege and safety - is dehumanization and part of the problem.
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This is the point of this.
This will eliminate trans people ability to be public citizens with full citizenship protections
It will also make discrimination via miasma completely legal and deniable
For something that serves no purpose but to allow folks to force contact with police at whim
This will eliminate trans people ability to be public citizens with full citizenship protections
It will also make discrimination via miasma completely legal and deniable
For something that serves no purpose but to allow folks to force contact with police at whim
“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)
Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday
Some transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening.
www.kansascity.com
February 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is the point of this.
This will eliminate trans people ability to be public citizens with full citizenship protections
It will also make discrimination via miasma completely legal and deniable
For something that serves no purpose but to allow folks to force contact with police at whim
This will eliminate trans people ability to be public citizens with full citizenship protections
It will also make discrimination via miasma completely legal and deniable
For something that serves no purpose but to allow folks to force contact with police at whim
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FACULTY: Has your employer provided concrete support to faculty to accommodate the meteoric rise in the unauthorized use of generative AI in the classroom or within the university more broadly? What might this tangibly look like?
February 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
FACULTY: Has your employer provided concrete support to faculty to accommodate the meteoric rise in the unauthorized use of generative AI in the classroom or within the university more broadly? What might this tangibly look like?
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Wishing all of our friends a very happy holiday season full of peace, love & happiness! Gracias Ignacio Gomez for this wonderful piece of art. #WeFeedYou
Deseándole a todos nuestros amigos unas felices fiestas llenas de amor, paz y felicidad! Gracias Ignacio Gómez por está increíble pieza de arte.
Deseándole a todos nuestros amigos unas felices fiestas llenas de amor, paz y felicidad! Gracias Ignacio Gómez por está increíble pieza de arte.
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Wishing all of our friends a very happy holiday season full of peace, love & happiness! Gracias Ignacio Gomez for this wonderful piece of art. #WeFeedYou
Deseándole a todos nuestros amigos unas felices fiestas llenas de amor, paz y felicidad! Gracias Ignacio Gómez por está increíble pieza de arte.
Deseándole a todos nuestros amigos unas felices fiestas llenas de amor, paz y felicidad! Gracias Ignacio Gómez por está increíble pieza de arte.