This is a great post about some of the cultural resources (shorthand/shared meaning) we are seeing in Republican claimsmaking. #socialproblems #teachingsoc

This is a really interesting series of posts about empirical evidence of political shifts over the recent past. #teachingsoc

"I left to rehabilitate myself for 16 years while the world got worse. People are more angry, bitter, and judgmental about people and things they have no vested interest or even having the right information."

A small example of what America is becoming

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

Is this post a really good juxtaposition between the #structural-functionalist and #conflict perspectives? #teachingsociology #teachingtheory Asking because I think it is and would love to chat about it!

The Wired dropped their paywall for this article on tips for protesters. It, and The Wired’s making it freely accessible, would be great materials for a class on #socialmovements #teachingsociology www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Quotas rarely end well. This is just greater rationalization of the dehumanization of immigrants that is already happening. When the goal is a number, you really strip all nuance from the equation. You encourage the gamification of meeting or beating the number at all costs.

I’m reading Stephen Graham Jones’ The Buffalo Hunter Hunter right now and this story makes me extra happy about this new baby! If you think you might be at all interested in the book, go for it. It lives up to the hype!

This is what I tell students about trying to write discussion posts with AI. It’s no longer a discussion between people - you’ve removed the human element by yet another degree by using AI to “polish” your contribution.

@easysociology.bsky.social - I was getting ready to paste my comment, “this would be great to include in your introduction to sociology class” on most of your posts. I decided posting with a #teachingsociology flag would be far more efficient and help more people find all of your great ideas!

Check this out if you want a greater social scientific understanding of the intended and unintended consequences of governing institutions. This could also be a fantastic resource to help you prep for yours! #teachingsociology

Even apart from the racism and misogyny, this is the same kind of people-as-cogs economic logic that justifies the use of child labor.

honestly don’t understand how “[demographic category] has [normative descriptor] [physical characteristic]” makes it past an editor in 2025 ffs wtf is going on over there

I don’t think that all posts and discussions on the internet are good to use for class activities. I’m curious what people think about using this thread to kickstart a discussion on gender inequality or role strain & conflict? #teachingsoc

This post and a selection of the responses would be an excellent discussion starter/reflection prompt for a section on welfare policies. #teachingsoc

New article based on data from my organization Mapping Police Violence shows police killings have surged in Red states. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

This is neoliberalism in a nutshell. It's the belief that social safety nets are not only unnecessary but counterproductive, because protecting people discourages them from making "good choices" to keep themselves safe. And it's the belief that has been destroying our country for nearly 100 years.

This is a really good case to use in your classes when trying to explain to your students why you want them to use peer-reviewed sources to support their arguments. I think there is a lot you could unpack in this case to get into all of the “how’s” and “why’s” of peer review. #teachingsoc

I love horror book people. All of these takes are excellent! My Bluesky doesn’t usually make me laugh several times when I check it.

This would be a great summer read! It is a bit slow, but I enjoyed it. The languid pace really fits the Southern Gothic vibe!

This is #collectiveefficacy at work. This is the part of “broken windows policing” tactics people usually forget. #Libraries are community hubs where people from most backgrounds come together and see each other as real people. As a community they belong to.

I’m going to use the original two posts as an example of the structural functionalist perspective’s initial framing of homelessness. 1/2

I’m thinking about using this video as a conversation starter in my upper level social inequality class. I’m going to try to find it without the red caption, though. I think that is too leading for this to be a good teaching tool. Would love to hear your opinions on this! #teachingsoc

This is a pretty awesome social problems claim. There is no real conclusion, so it isn’t a “very good” claim in the academic sense - if I was grading it as a claim. But, these warrants hit hard! And this is a great example of going for position over valence! #teachingsoc

NPR is the first place I turn to understand how people around the country are making sense of the latest news. It is a priceless resource we need to protect so that we can imagine and construct a society that works for the most people as our world changes (AI, climate, politics). #fundnpr

This looks amazing!! Everything I’ve read by Mandelo and the authors in this list has stayed with me long after I read it. I’m excited to find some new-to-me voices in this collection.

I’m a huge fan of @valancourtbooks.bsky.social! They publish gorgeous editions of global horror classics that I would never have found otherwise!

TAKE PHOTOS! I want to see and share all the posts about Indie Bookstore Day! You can bet your ass I'll be out there buying books!

I just took this screen shot because I think it captures how fraught and exhausting this moment is. It also affirms that supporting the legal orgs that are fighting to protect what you believe is right is so important right now. Pick your favorites and show them some love - they need it!

Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year: Independent Bookstore Day! Independent Bookstores are the first thing I check out when I travel to new places and the place where I spend most of my disposable income and spare time in my town. #IndieBookstoreDay #ShopIndie #SecondFlightBooks

I think this screenshot would be a great free-writing or think-pair-share prompt! #teachingsoc #socofgender

This feels like that moment during COVID lockdown when we all started rallying around the small businesses we truly valued and wanted to make it as long as possible in an incredibly uncertain future.

Never underestimate the cultural domain of power (Patricia Hill Collins). There is so much room for exercising power AND resisting the status quo there. This meme may work to start a deep discussion about the Matrix of Power at the 400 or master’s level. #teachingsoc #patriciahillcollins

Adding this to my slides on immigration for my social problems class this week! #teachingsoc #pebbling

@trentonmize.bsky.social - current favorite data viz meme! It has taken the donut data viz throne 👑

Just bought this and the Maya Angelou quote garden flags from this Etsy store! It will make me grin every time I see it and I hope it gives my neighbors a chuckle, too. I’m a bit curious what the family who always flies a pristine thin blue line flag will think. I hope they chuckle, too.

The claim that millions of people were secretly paid to participate in the hands off protest yesterday when Musk is literally giving supporters a million dollars at a time with PR is wild from several angles. Would the crowds seem more legitimate if they had to buy tickets to be there?

Why pay attention to that hateful woman - you know the one - when Tamora Pierce is right here? Alanna and Daine helped make me the person I am today. I am forever grateful for Pierce’s badass voice AND my middle school library that introduced me to her work!

@trentonmize.bsky.social - donut data visualization > pie visualization?

I’m going to use this as a 10-minute free-writing prompt this week. I’m really interested in seeing where my Gen Z students (all in this 30-seat section are) take it.

@haleynewlin.bsky.social, you and @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social were fantastic at Second Flight Books last night! I’m so excited about Haley’s upcoming August release! I’m going to binge some old Vincent Price movies to prep 🎥🍿👻

This article does a great job of laying out exactly how I feel about what happened at the White House yesterday. It needs to be *the* wakeup call. "America’s president may have chosen his side of history. The American people are still free to choose theirs."

Beyond #girlboss and #tradwife: https://thinkingroutines.com/2025/03/01/beyond-girlboss-and-tradwife.html

This will make an excellent agree/disagree freewrite prompt! #teachingsociology #teachingcommunicationskills #teachingcriticalthinking I know that using hashtags is a somewhat uncool elder millennial practice. I’ve accepted and am owning it. It helps me keep things organized!

I’ve seen a lot of takes on this Nate Silver post and think that Courtney Milan has done a fantastic job of summing up one thing that strikes me as off about it really well! I highly recommend following her for excellent takes on everything interesting!

This is a whole thread of action that gives me hope!

My son really wanted to watch the Beast Games because he’s heard so much about it. Watching the first episode now and can’t help but seeing these young men gleefully dropping people through a ceiling after embarrassing/traumatizing them is exactly what is happening in the US government right now.

This is a great thing to celebrate!

This graphic would be a great addition to a lesson on symbolic interactionism! It could be a free-writing prompt to help students dig into dramaturgy. #teachingsoc