Teacher of college writing. WPA. disc golfer. bass fisherman. T1D. disabled academic. I tweet about ableism and academic neoliberalism bc I am fun at parties.
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Colleagues who’ve been going to & giving conference papers celebrating the “subversive” for years but are now obsessed w/ policing on behalf of an institution w/ interests quite different than those most of our colleagues claim. It’s wild to watch
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Normal states: not too often
Maryland: lmao
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Update?
Congratulations to Pepperdine alumna @KatieZacharia on her appointment as White House press secretary! A graduate of Seaver College and @PeppLaw, Katie exemplifies Pepperdine's commitment to preparing students for exceptional lives of purpose, service, and leadership. We wish her every success in this important role. Go Waves! 🌊
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I guess I just would prefer to live in a world where billionaires pay a wealth tax so that our infrastructure like roads and bridges aren't liable to collapsing underneath us as we're driving over them, requiring cars to hover. But maybe that's just me!!!
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The last time the Milwaukee Brewers were in the World Series you could get 12 8-track tapes for only a dollar through The Gorman Thomas Tape Club®.
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Lots of interesting stuff in the replies but/and I want to restate this question slightly and more specifically: I would like suggestions specifically of works of European social/political history that illuminate the historical backdrop of Discipline and Punish and suggestions
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This is what people mean when they say that universities are hedge funds with a school attached
NEW: Harvard’s endowment surged to nearly $68 billion after posting its strongest investment return in 5 years, even as Harvard reduced its workforce and reported a deficit in general operations funds.
@MeganBlonigen and Graham W. Lee report.
thecrimson.com/article/2026/…
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When they tell you sports gambling is harmless: no it isn't. Nicole Noren on why she left ESPN.
An important and poignant perspective on ESPN's embrace of sports gambling
cjr.org/the-interview/nicole…
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People will not like this, but masks and clean air are also suicide prevention.
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Never forget how quickly employers wanted to abandon their workers.
Employers worldwide are pulling back on AI as they navigate a flood of errors and low-quality work that sap employee time, raise privacy and security risks, and drive up costs theguardian.com/technology/2…
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Made a tough decision this week. Turned down an audition for a cool project that would've required me to consent to a "Digital Replica" of my voice. The studio is working in accordance to SAG-AFTRA, but I will not contribute to the downfall of our industry. 1/2
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influenza becomes just "the cold". covid becomes just "the flu". it's all in service to reducing perceived anxiety in the public thereby moving responsibility away from the authorities who should be doing more to protect our communities.
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I didn't realize it when I shared this but the person he's screaming at is a 22-year old female college student who is going to journalism school and good for her for giving it right back to his stupid old ass.
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“As part of our new union contract, Current Affairs recently adopted one of the strictest anti-AI policies in the publishing industry. No text that is AI-generated may be published in our magazine. No AI-generated art may be used as a Current Affairs illustration.”
Excellent statement!
Why We’re Banning AI currentaffairs.org/news/why-…
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This is sadly actually not satire for a lot of us! It is a tricky balance aiming to go to the ER when things are severe enough to be taken seriously but before they kill you.
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5 years ago every job ad was like "you need a graduate degree" and then people went and got a graduate degree and now every job add is like, "nope, changed our mind, we don't want your lousy graduate degree. we want 5 years of experience"
