I have a large # of first gen immigrants + first gen college students in my classes at CUNY. I spend a few minutes during the semester in class explaining how/when to ask for it, why they should waive the right to see it, who to ask. And to save all work from classes. 1/

I’ve witnessed some of the brightest academic minds of my generation veer towards conservatism and right wing commentary/commentators over the past few years due to concerns over lack of ideological diversity in universities and let me tell you: the right will swiftly dispose of YOU TOO, folks.

Expecting people to work “for the experience” is unacceptable.

Sunday Stroll. Today in Chicago amongst the autumn colors.

My biggest unscientific thesis is that menopausal women can either use their angry "I don't give a shit" powers for good (protecting democracy in a penis costume) or bad (Karen-call the police on everybody). You need to decide which one you will be.

Read more: www.newsweek.com/millennial-m... A mom is paying her 11-year-old $10 per banned book—following a viral movement to fight censorship with reading.

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.

12) Indiana Demonstrations in Columbus, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Warsaw, Crown Point, Valparaiso, Nashville and more! (marybschneider, ttayloreditor, iuart, pplonsker)

There won't be weekly mass mobilizations. But there will be people organizing weekly. We can all do so.

[Exit pursued by a bear.]

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

here is my favorite sign from today

Cincinnati #NoKings 👑

#NoKings Indianapolis

Indianapolis at the House! #NoKings

There are some additional mirrors that seem appropriate to add. I found them on this helpful starter pack. go.bsky.app/6hGESnZ

Anyway, good morning

Great day to show what you believe in. Speak your truth. Show you are prepared to fight against authoritarian rule. If you’re marching, having a teach-in,organizing, or resting for future battles, do it with the conviction that we will not give in, that we stand on the side of justice.And stay safe.

Lake Reflection. Chicago on this day in 2019.

For Tolkien fans, a timely passage for No Kings Eve, from WH Auden’s review of Lord of the Rings.

Autumn Reflections. The South Branch of the Chicago River thirteen years ago this week for Wayback Wednesday.

A huge landmark in journalism history seems to have come to pass a while ago: when @hcrichardson.bsky.social outstripped the Washington Post in online readership. An old world is dying, a new world is being born [Jeff Bezos is a monster].

Indiana figures: 100% of statewide offices: R Congressional delegation: House: R 7/ D 2; Senate R 2 Party Registration Statistics Total Registered Voters: 4,433,069 *Democrats: 1,108,238 (25.00%) *Republicans: 1,371,499 (30.94%) *Third party/Other: 3,511 (0.08%) Unaffiliated: 1,949,821 (43.98%)

Bridge over Chicago Waters. This morning during the Chicago Marathon.

Indivisible Central Indiana's event, “NO KINGS 2.0 - OCTOBER 18” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...

They know they won't be in power forever. So, they're breaking as much as they can right now, in the hope that whoever follows them won't be able to put it all back together.

@saranahmed.bsky.social also radicalised me!⚠️ Living a feminist life helped me navigate everyday backlash back when I first started learning about feminism, activism & research. Sara's work continues to be as transformative & energising!

Frogs? Talmudic Toads? Not Talmudic Chickens? Talmudic Turkeys? Not Talmudic Weasels? Talmudic Ferrets? Not Talmudic Camels? Talmudic Elephants? Eh, hardly Talmudic Big Bird? Very, very Talmudic

The Dune comparison here is really interesting

Phenomenal on Friday. This morning's start in Chicago.

Insurance companies can often be aggressive with their denials because “they don’t expect people to come back,” one health care advocate said. The lesson is simple, another expert told us: “Appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal. That’s all you have.” By @deldeib.bsky.social

OK this is everything.

"These books are medicinal!" is an all-timer.

One of my favorite days of the year is the day the the Yankees are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Happy Yankee Elimination Day to all who celebrate

This is a wonderful meditation on what AI cannot do.

Almost a decade ago I wrote about doing ethnography of vulnerable and marginalized communities and how painful it was at times. My dear friend @tressiemcphd.bsky.social told me then “I hope you never stop feeling. It’s the difference in the work.” And it really is.

Jane Austen. Spike Lee. MrBeast. “Modern Family.” The Atlantic’s new AI Watchdog search tool lets you see which creative works tech companies may have used to train their generative-AI models: https://theatln.tc/vQSlfiyC

When I see people post that “this is not who we are,” I take a picture of the comment (and what they are referring to) and send it to the historian, along with a question mark, and usually the historian replies “No, it is,” though sometimes she adds “but it doesn’t have to be.”

Skyhigh Chicago Start. Morning colors along the south end of Lake Shore Drive and over the Field Museum, Soldier Field and McCormick Place earlier this week.

It’s back! The “Best Friends Forever” statue, depicting two bronze-toned figures of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands, reappeared on the National Mall near the Capitol today. The artwork was originally installed last week but was removed on Sept. 24.

Vance's most monumental achievement to date has been being told off by two popes in one year.

I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).

The only LLM I can get behind

I find it funny that the History Department supplies are paper and envelopes, while Philosophy Department supplies are Kleenex and Advil.