Yes, we have laws in this country that protect historic properties. Thank you to the national trust for historic preservation

One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.

Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

The South Didn't Lose the Civil War. The Confederacy Did. open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

The unity of students, faculty & staff powered our legal victories against the Trump admin! Administrators & elected officials are not the ones filing the lawsuits against the Trump admin when our universities are under attack. Rather, faculty, students & staff are the ones defending higher ed.

In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.

Good trouble 🧊 #homedepot

On this topic, I found this episode of Hasan Kwame Jeffries’ Teaching Hard History podcast to be informative. I knew about the Triangle Trade, but Christy Clark-Pujara provided context and details I was unaware of. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On my drive back to New York from giving a book talk at Bowdoin College, I stopped briefly at Portsmouth, New Hampshire,where I stumbled on this remarkable history. A sharp reminder that slavery permeated the American experience,even where least expected. www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/l...

Here, I suggest that we cannot begin to even imagine the possibility of racial justice in higher education without fundamental grounding in the entanglement between power, race, racism, recognised knowledge-makers, and the emergence of the so-called modern world. folukeafrica.com/racial-injus...

I've been banging on & on about Fargo Tbakhi's essay in @proteanmag.com ever since it came out almost 2 yrs ago this part spoke to me the most, cuz i've been pleading with ppl to stop using this word, so i am sharing it again with y'all. "t*r*or*sm is the great weapon of the West. It is used only

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Colonization was like a powerful jigsaw ripping apart nations' families, shredding them into the darkness of a denied past. Now, Indigenous people work to rebuild the puzzle, reclaiming the tiny pieces of history scattered to the winds and reclaiming their identities, histories, and homelands.

And I should say, as it’s so obvious these days, colonization in many forms has never ended

“Over 150,000 Twitter accounts based in Russia tweeted about Brexit during the referendum, an investigation found..Britain "knows" what Russia is doing” but Tories were bankrolled by Russian money & compromised. www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...

So, special election next year for MTG seat. Here's the Democrat already in the race. 40-year military vet, retired as an Army Brigadier General. 5 children, 4 grandchildren. Wife Karla works as a family doctor. Plus, they run their grass-fed cattle farm. www.shawnforgeorgia.com/meet-the-can...

JD Vance bizarre attack on Canada and the far right in the country agreeing with him, going "HE'S RIGHT WERE SO COMMUNIST" is because everything the right wing is working towards is to erode what few protections or social safety nets the working class have for the benefit of billionaires

“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”

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We recently published a lesser known article by David Graeber written in 2013 called - Buncombe. Here is the piece and an extract. davidgraeber.org/articles/bun...

I lived life as an autistic person for 41 years, and frankly it's wild to see someone who views your existence as a blight elevated to a position of such consequence. I generally see no reason to discuss being on the spectrum publicly, but I'll make an exception for this vile eugenicist. 1/x

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I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

Faculty senates are under attack from new legislation that sidelines faculty voices and undermines academic freedom. The latest AAUP report defends independent, representative governance as essential to higher ed’s integrity. @aaup.org academeblog.org/2025/11/18/i...

Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?” TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.” ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”

Crying at Ronald Reagan bearing silent witness

Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao

It was one of the most interfered with elections in history - objectively, openly, not just my opinion - which is why I don't listen to any nonsense about "THE VOTERS" and what they did wrong. If you're not looking at this first, your political analysis is worth a wet fart.

Every story on Page One in Charlotte is about ICE/immigration: @charlotteobserver.com

I was talking to a student about this during office hours! I told them their professors are outstanding in their field and they should take advantage of that and really learn from them. I think a lot of students at UAlbany don’t necessarily think about that.

Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.

Putting this on my syllabus for the Spring: True Utilitarianism prioritizes saving one specific person... Elon Musk.

I have a preprint of a book chapter on post-API social media data collection with a timeline of platforms’ CYA moves due to privacy scandals, lawsuits, and the rise of LLMs. Happy to send it your way if it would be helpful.

Well slap my ass and call me Suzy

This is why my new book MILK really is a history of deferred maternity / parental leave / and what it means to be left behind. How we all lose our milk to the unquenchable thirst of capitalism. Some more than others.

To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.” www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...

Anthropology and archaeology colleagues will know her racist schtick well - best for us all to collectively block her and let other folks know.

This is real. From grok.

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses, as hate symbols. The fuck? wapo.st/3Mbd9a6

Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.

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Now that’s a lede. Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social. Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

I thought I was disappointed in my tenured colleagues before but now I am really angry. ICE Actions Mean our UNC students are afraid to come to class or headed home to help affected families. It's time to SPEAK UP and instead I hear a resounding SILENCE