Intriguing idea about the #union: remove #states and just leave the federal govt with local govt. Huge impacts on gerrymandering, supreme court appts, no electoral college ...

Is it me or there's a lot more sudden #healthissues and #death around those you know personally and indirectly?

"The strong interpretation of this graph is that it’s exactly what one would expect to see if firms replaced young workers with machines ... the entry level of America’s white-collar economy would contract." #academia #work

#harvard tenured 👩‍🏫 stepping up. Why can't the #Big10 do this with their compact. 👀 #UofM #academicsky www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/30/m...

As state power emerges when federal bodies decline we'll see more profit making companies turning for #accreditation, #certification, and #validation from non-federal institutions. We're seeing in the #academic #Big10 defense compact and other moves. www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...

Exclusive: #DoD looking to replace Hegseth. From the article I can't tell if this was a failed attempt or if it is ongoing + a witch hunt reaction #NPR w the story www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...

#This is what #mobilizing looks like over #organizing. good on your #Northwestern. I've said earlier that multiple states need to fund other state research, with rights to first acquisition or use of course, as a way to begin to replace federal funding while academia is still standing. #academicsky

New podcast now available on The Michael Shermer Show ! Very interesting discussion about why and how people follow orders, even when it involves inflicting severe harm on others. #Skeptic #Obedience #Academia #Neuroscience #michaelshermer www.skeptic.com/michael-sher...

#arstechnica very eloquently disects and argued for collective action by university administrators. Tell the public about the importance of #science is only half the battle. Universities are experts in strategy and game theory ... they should respond. arstechnica.com/culture/2025...

Big 10 finally strategizing. The thought: a mutual defense compact statenews.com/article/2025... #academicsky

All universities and colleges need to join Harvard's rebellion! www.theguardian.com/education/20... #AcademicSky

Even the US State department is alarmed

Thinking of reducing the amount of #info available on you in this day and age?

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#academia needs to respond collectively. Currently there's too many individual university stratagems.

#globalwarming and your wealth

How people walk in crowds: in lanes or in choas! #MIT is there.

Rich americans hedging by securing long term #visas to other countries. What does this imply that non rich Americans should do? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Geez, I need to break 50 followers.

#project2025 tracker at 41% What's "interesting" is that Germany fell in about 53 days, which for the US would be at about 3/14. But it's 3/21 and there are very large counterforces: stock reacting, non-whale crypto not trending, and a upwelling of protests. #wemustdomore www.project2025.observer

Netherlands is trying to get American top researchers to move to the other side of the ocean! www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/... #academic #econsky #science

One billionaire's plan can't include every #millionaire and this is where you start to see seams falling apart at seams. However, centralizing all communication under one company seems like a problem for resilience.

Academics, we should trace the sequence of events that led to this change back. It's more complex than first appears. #academicsky #blackhistory

#billgates walks away subtly from #climateaction Time to make our own #state based climate action

Tim Walz literally making a tour out of #counternarrative Very astute media move by the #democrats

#edusky #AcademicSky #principals #leaders #edleadershipChat Anxiety is about. You control it; don’t let it control you!

#irony #failed #pumpanddump

Even if #philanthropy isn't on your radar, use #5calls app to contact your congress about this because it's a template for shutting down #resisting agencies. #Science agencies already largely dismantled but data generated aren't there. And you can't do science w/o #data #academicsky

As a self contained form of state blocs hiring federal #govt expertise, many states are hiring fired #scientists and govt workers #academicsky

I've posted about the likelihood of multi-state blocs supporting formerly federally funded #science in exchange for rights, esp in reaction to declining state federal budgets. But I never thought #france would beat us to the punch! #academicsky

Everything you need to know about Trump's tax cuts.

"Deutsche Bank Sees Risk of US Dollar Losing Safe-Haven Status" The timing of this article is interesting: there a theories that a US market crash will be brought about to switch the US to #bitcoin in a pump and dump scheme. But if the middle east switches to #Euro it may not matter #USD #economy

“This project will allow real co-creation..of this #technology with #Deaf and #hearing #researchers in #linguistics and deaf studies working alongside computer vision specialists – with each group learning from each other":

Grateful we could have Wesleyan University President Michael Roth join @katiephang.bsky.social on MSNBC yesterday to talk about Trump’s attack on #highered: “In the United States, we have to resist fear of the government by practicing democracy.”

#Academia lost a great writer. His worked helped me reframe advice from my advisers into measurable improvements by using methods like #freewriting. Peter Elbow, your legacy will inspire yet another generation of writers, academic and otherwise #academicsky

#texas #private #spaceflight to land on the #moon soon. 2am descent, nailbiter. #blueghost

#bluesky to become truly decentralized? This reminding me of #napster

#Philosophy #Friday via #Wise #Wednesday 😅 Alt text image 1: Tetris taught me that when you try to fit in you'll disappear. Alt text image 2: I'm responsible for what I say, not for what you understand. #philsky #academicsky #edusky #theresistance 💪🏽

Remember tmrw is #buynothingday #academicsky

#MacArthur foundation increasing giving in response to federal agencies being shuttered. Crickets from other foundations.

All these orgs complying in advance. :-( ABET has eliminated DEIA from its accreditation criteria and has deleted the DEIA page from its website. ABET currently accredits programs at 930 colleges. #academicsky

🔍 Discover bias in AI summaries! 🌟 #AI #Research Source: https://phys.org/news/2025-02-ai-emotional-blunting-effect-llms.html

Student loan repayment program just largely eliminated #academicsky

#usa #politics #education #academic #harvard #academicsky #educationsky #sciencesky #science #research #technology #riseup #resist #protest

#wall #art Cool thing is you don't have to finish the materials to make a great wall.

#art beach cabin Made this in #charcoal, I love the medium but am much more precise in #pencil

Note the use of a multi state coalition to push back against NIH style IDC cuts. We need more multi state initiatives, not just to push back, but to remake what's already been lost elsewhere. Natural park service, health care, health care, other #research areas. #academicsky

"When AI Thinks It Will Lose, It Sometimes Cheats, Study Finds" Article covering #PalisadeResearch #AI #time

Important thread on #HigherEd