Lisa Biggs

Too old to be governed by dumb people

The job losses & cuts to SNAP & other benefits are designed to cause more suffering & more nonviolent crime & increase the prison population, which has been on a steady decline for 50+ years.

Stop policing people for stealing food & diapers.

Some good good news! Incarcerated women earn degrees from Northwestern University share.google/cT2kWF9L9hCa...

Whoever cancelled #RideorDie was an idiot

Goddamn, this point by @anandwrites.bsky.social really needed saying.

So tired I can't put myself to bed.

Planking

Impeach him again, convict & remove, then prosecute & hold him accountable

Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2013: $380,000 Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2026: $14,600,000 He cashed in and sold out Michiganders.

NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.

The Pentagon in DC was the 2nd target on 9/11. Hope others folks who were also in the DMV are taking good care of themselves #GriefWork

sikhs were beat up for supposedly being muslim. muslims were branded terrorist cells. democrats were sent anthrax and called pro-terrorist for opposing invading iraq. this post-9/11 unity you always hear republicans, democrats and the media talking about NEVER HAPPENED.

Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.

We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,600 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients. Explore the database:

I'm handling lunch.

This timeline sucks

Found this recording of Rita Moreno performing “Fever” on The Muppet Show from 1976. 14/10

Again: Republicans never really cared about the debt. They just want to make sure we send the money to their donors, not the working class.

Nobody does community engaged theatre like director Kristin Horton journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/tbtr/issue/7...

Celebrating Black theatre & the visionary artistry of director Eunice Ferreira journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/tbtr/issue/7...

Celebrating Black theatre artist-scholar Eunice Ferreira, a visionary director journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/tbtr/issue/7...

"Black theatre pedagogies transmit cultural knowledge, cultivate belonging, and sustain Black creativity" even at PWIs. Pictured below my devised play about women & girls in the '67 Detriot Rebellion, directed by Kristin Horton, for MSU journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/tbtr/issue/7...

journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/tbtr/issue/7... Honored to be part of this historic issue of the Black Theatre Review

Ran/walked 3 miles today. 1st time this year & did it outdoors. Its a milestone in my recoveries from multiple injuries, and a sign of how much better I am paying attention to, understanding, & caring for my system

Johanna Fernández, ¡Presente! We're heartbroken to learn of the passing of Professor Fernández. When we hosted a class with her in 2022, she began by saying "Talking with teachers is one of my favorite activities." More here: www.zinnedproject.org/news/johanna... Listen ⬇️ youtu.be/9fTLscjOR8s?...

Live from ATHE Baltimore

A president can't impose tarrifs. SCOTUS ruled on this last month. What are we even doing here?

Thought I was almost done assembling my new bicycle when I realized the chain is a garbled mess & I'm missing 1 bolt. Off to the bike shop 🚲

Slowly running farther & faster

Please don't make me go to Boston for dancing -- house, hip hop, afrobeat.

I need a reliable adult dance party in Rhode Island. House, Hip Hop, Afrobeat. Day parties or night time fun. Have car, will travel.

Making some decisions. Hopefully good. Meh.

Great books I read recently: - Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux - The Fisherman by Chigozie Obioma - My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite - The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

Finished Act 1 💃

my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids

SCOTUS has declared racism dead except when they can use it to protect white people

Still celebrating Juneteenth today at Newport, RI. The end of slavery in the US!! #WeDidThat

NYT: White House Debated Suspending Habeas Corpus and Invoking Insurrection Act

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to immediately resume asylum and immigration processing for immigrants from 39 African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries.

Will there be another staged attempt on DJTs life tonight? What odds does Vegas have on this?

Grateful that my latest publication reflecting on the Phoenix Players Theatre Group, “Performing Black Feminist Abolition,” is in the volume Applied Theatre and Racial Justice edited by @lisabiggs.bsky.social and Eunice Ferreira. Check out this book! www.routledge.com/Applied-Thea...

Hungry all the time Hungry all the time Hungry all the time

Headed to show #3 of the weekend @ Trinity Repertory & Brown/Trinity MFA

Changed the bedroom curtains from blackout blacks to diaphanous white. Feeling like I'm in the treetop canopy now. Hoping ambient light rom the streets won't keep me up. Its so beautiful