I went to the NAE's webinar on the proposed OMB changes. The intention of this is to stop scientific progress in the United States and cause the financial collapse of research universities. There is no other explanation for the proposed changes.

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My print piece on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is up. I point out that the rest of the country is still desperately trying to get the same rights the white man gave himself 250 years ago. In @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

"Soon, half of all American schoolkids will be able to apply for state money to finance a private education, and many states will offer the scholarships even to families with high incomes." Read more to find out how this could affect students with disabilities: https://ow.ly/GwYu50ZfU0a

from my own perspective this is one of the greatest harms done by this government and plotting a course to reverse this damage is must be a very priority in our speech and our activism

The Court's GOP justices love to talk a big game about defending people's religious rights but they really only care about *some people & *some religions A Black man in a Louisiana jail is not one of those people and Rastafarianism is not one of those religions ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/lando...

Today was an absolute blood bath at SCOTUS for the less powerful to enforce civil rights in the federal courts. TL;dr - SCOTUS rules 6-3 that only corporations have rights that are enforceable in federal court??

AI changes feedback on student writing when it knows student race, gender www.edweek.org/technology/a...

This is absolutely insane. If anyone thinks that AI is value-free, non-prejudiced, colourblind or whatever...think again. You don't need to be a person to be racist or misogynistic! www.edweek.org/technology/a...

I don’t particularly need a “vision of masculinity,” but if for some reason I were in the market for such a thing, I cannot imagine wanting to get it from a political party.

“It’s a proposal to lower the floor for what constitutes a minimal free public education down into the basement, with steps out of that basement on a strictly pay-to-play basis.”

Calling disabled voters in ID, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, NE, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, and WY! @americanprogress.bsky.social wants to hear about your voting accessibility experiences. Interested? Please complete this short form: #CripTheVote

Always be suspicious when the rich argue that people shouldn't be getting an education. They are trying to lock out low income people, Black and brown people, and other marginalized people.

"According to a recent survey by the nonpartisan Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), 57% of special education teachers polled nationwide said they used AI to help develop individualized plans for their students in the 2024-25 school year." Read more: https://ow.ly/nRvU50Z4WUF

LOL. NYC selfies, man. 🤣

You need to read this. Yes, you.

“In his statement, Mr. Rosenbaum said that if the episode ‘serves as a warning about the risks of A.I.-assisted research and verification, that is why I wrote the book.’”

Rep. Ogles: "Muslims don’t belong in American society," Rep. Fine on "mainstream Muslims": "I think you should destroy them first" Sen. Tuberville: "The enemy is inside the gates". Rep. Roy posted "No more Muslims" on his social media. None of them censured by Democrats. No penalty.

Over the past few months, we’ve been bombarded by stories of powerful men in politics committing violence against women. @queenmab.bsky.social wrote about how no matter how much progress we think we’ve made, women keep being sacrificed for men’s accomplishments:

Teachers: "Please help us get AI out of schools, it's ruining education!" Students: "Please don't make us use AI, it's ruining our lives!" Politicians: "We hear you and we want to help you harness the power of AI." #NihilismAndTechnology

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

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I really think a lot of problems could be solved if people would just learn how averages work.

The cruelty is the point.

More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.

We got rid of affirmative action so now Black kids have to define themselves by recounting personal trauma to signal that they are Black. overcast.fm/+AAHuusmwS-k

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

Huh. Weird. Can’t imagine why people don’t want to be teachers in North Carolina. /s Also, calling a teacher shortage “rising demand” is WILD. (That’s on the report, not @publicedworks.bsky.social.)

Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.

an inspiration for us all. she got out.

may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye.

I’ve only been at this editor gig for a few months, but it’ll never cease to amaze me how much money people will pay me to basically put shit in alphabetical order.

📌So the failing, orange, old man who last week called mail-in voting “cheating” and “corrupt as hell” ... voted by mail Tuesday.

justice alito talmbout it "seriously undermines" voter confidence when a "big stash" of mail ballots arrives and changes the "apparent outcome" sir do you mean when all the votes are counted? bc it sounds like you're just describing when all the votes are counted

I really, really need academic organizations to think more critically about travel (conferences, talks, and meetings) during the Trump administration. Sadly, most are not.

If I get VCU, High Point, AND Santa Clara in my bracket, I am going to be INSUFFERABLE. #NCAAMensBasketball

Have you ever applied to an NSF grant? Then do this.

I think it’s pretty clear why the NC Supreme Court has been sitting on its Leandro decision for more than two years #ncpol

Luttig: Every single time Donald Trump opens his mouth or takes an action, the American people are forced to go into court and litigate. That’s the tragic place America finds itself in today. It is only the Supreme Court that is standing in the way of the American people saving their country.

Get in the habit of bringing up accessibility at meetings, in check-ins, and in demos. Bring up things you've done to address accessibility. Likewise, don't be afraid to ask, "Have we tested this on a keyboard?" or "What's the experience like on a screen reader?"

We are all numb to it, but it is remarkable how little noise 95% of Democrats are making about this war. All we hear is fears that they could put troops on the ground and that they don't have a clear plan. It's all future tense about how things could go wrong, not opposing the war as it exists now.

Critical thinking is under serious threat from large language models/AI. Uni administrators are too prone to accept tech hype! (plus it can be wrong, steals IP, has devasting environment/energy impacts). @jessicacalarco.com made a great one-pager I share with students (plus effective model of comms)

How about just having stricter gun laws? www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbYK...

I’m currently at an airport and seeing her face on the DHS announcements screens is a lot funnier now.

WFAE: Teacher attrition and vacancies at North Carolina schools held steady in the 2024-25 school year. But this year’s State of the Teaching Profession report highlights the continued challenges of retaining early-career teachers. www.wunc.org/2026-03-04/t...

Yeah, not a great sign that they're just going to be experimenting on trans inmates like this and it's not a big story.

Who better than David Lynch?

We bombed Iran?! | I need to pay that bill | Kansas antitrans ID law!! | Don’t forget Hugo noms | do we still have Venezuela’s president? | *an email re: book promotion* | I can’t pay this bill | cutting funds to MN?? | I need to check on my friends | timeline fights about doomerism | taxes | REPEAT