Dr Neenah Estrella-Luna

@starluna
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Wear your mask and get vaxxed. Researcher, consultant, & educator. Huge believer in equity, inclusion, & belonging. Executive orders are not laws. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛
https://starluna.net/

mastodon, once more i have need of your collective mind, so pls boost if you are willing

this quarter i’m teaching (2 different) English classes on the themes of FISHING & HUMOR

as ever, i am interested in whatever materials you think would be illuminating/charming/intriguing on those topics. we don’t have the scope for full books, but excerpts, chapters, articles, videos, artworks, songs, poems… we are open to nearly anything of topical interest

i so appreciate your input, fedi-folk 💚

The dark history of a constitutional amendment that now keeps us from becoming Arkansas
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/dark-history-constitutional-amendment-now-keeps-us-becoming-arkansas

#Massachusetts

The dark history of a constitutional amendment that now keeps us from becoming Arkansas

On Friday, a federal appeals court ruled Massachusetts does not have to pay for special-education classes for students at private schools, in part because of an amendment to the state constitution that prohibits state aid to any private schools. Sounds like a sort of classic Blue Massachusetts amendment that keeps public funds going to public schools, unlike in states like Arkansas or Louisiana, where public money now goes to pay for religious schools. Read more.

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Look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly

In Burlington, residents protest ICE headquarters, a landlord, a parking lot and a cafe

www.wbur.org/news/2026/03/19/burlington-massachusetts-ice-protests-profiting-businesses

Burlington, Massachusetts residents are sharply divided over immigration enforcement — with some now calling out local companies they say profit from ICE’s operations.

In Burlington, residents protest ICE headquarters, a landlord, a parking lot and a cafe

Burlington, Massachusetts, residents are sharply divided over immigration enforcement — with some now calling out local companies they say profit from ICE operations. 

On World Poetry Day, here’s a reminder of the power of poetry and its potential to change the world.

RE: https://flipboard.com/@npr/music-fru3ssldz/-/a-rSMO58o4SDalx3_fp02WIA%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0

I watched Afroman's testimony while eating breakfast this morning. I'm very happy about this verdict. And Lemon Pound Cake is now an ear worm I'll need to deal with but right now this brings me joy.

Councilor seeks to let non-citizen residents vote in municipal elections https://www.universalhub.com/2026/councilor-seeks-let-non-citizen-residents-vote-municipal-elections

#Boston

Councilor seeks to let non-citizen residents vote in municipal elections

City Councilor Julia Mejia (at large) today formally proposed a measure that would let immigrants with "legal status" who are not yet citizens vote in Boston municipal elections. Read more.

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Here’s one of my more reflective poems, written while waiting for a train at a provincial railway station.