The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂

The books university presses publish are essential to intellectual communities. And they give students opportunities to explore careers & develop skills. @aupresses.bsky.social members, tell us about your internships! #feedingtheelephant @bucknellupress.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Bucknell University has announced it will close its press in 2026 because it "only" publishes scholarly books and doesn't serve undergraduates. The press's students disagree. @bucknellupress.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social #feedingtheelephant networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Why is basic research important? Scientists struggled unsuccessfully for decades to develop an RSV vaccine. Then NIH scientists figured out the key structure of a protein. Now we have 3 vaccines and 3 monoclonal antibodies against RSV. www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Just putting this perspective up here: Disney lost between $3.5-4bn this past week. That is enough money to fund NEH at current levels for almost 17 years. One company lost this much in less than 7 days.

Thank you for coming to my Teddy talk.

No one voted for this. “The Trump administration is canceling an annual government effort to gather data on how many Americans struggle to get enough food.” www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

Trump is polling at 37%. His actions are deeply unpopular. Don’t mistake brazen actions for clout. This is our country. Push back on everything. 💪

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What role should AI have in peer review for scholarly books? @alisonsyring.bsky.social and @gbuenogibbs.bsky.social have thoughts! #peerreviewweek @peerreviewweek.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

History majors have lower unemployment than computer science majors. Folks with humanities graduate degrees are more sought after by corporate recruiters than those with MBAs. Study history! Get a job!

There’s very principled reasons to condemn the killing of Charlie Kirk - freedom to participate in a democracy means not being scared that someone is going to shoot you for what you say. But it’s also very chilling for us who work on college campuses where we’re obliged to uphold speech principles.

Re today's fatal shooting: 'Under the changes in HB 128, which went into effect on May 7, individuals who are 18 years old or older and have a current Utah concealed weapon permit (CWP) may carry a weapon on campus, including in an “open” fashion.'

Report: American politicians hurriedly clarify they only condone political violence when they fund it against harmless civilians in foreign countries

Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported. Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad. We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.

I know this isn't the news right now. But I have some updated info on Covid vax availability. Several states where CVS/Walgreens weren't offering them or required Rx 1.5 wks ago now have them without Rx because of state officials' actions. But still 13 states where CVS and/or Walgreens require Rx.

"When we need to live with so much fear, we can't be a Free People" that part There's so much talk about the purported rights and liberties of gun owners and not enough about guns as a threat to everyone else's ability to enjoy their rights, infringing everyone else's liberty

How's AI affecting your workplace? @marmercurio.bsky.social looks at how it's affecting people in libraries and publishers in the latest from #feedingtheelephant networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, U.S. EV investment surged. But in 2025, “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” killed most incentives—and investment collapsed. Our study shows this won’t just stall clean cars. Fewer EVs also mean less investment to clean up the grid.

If you’re still pro-Trump, I don’t judge you for your choice of political party. I judge you for your lack of morals, ethics, compassion & humanity. I judge you for your support of racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, treason & fascism. So will others. So will history.

womp womp.

Regular reminder that there are some public libraries that HAVE been privatized and run by Library Systems and Services, and their communities overwhelmingly regret these privatizations.

You can now register for the 14th Amendment Center’s webinars on birthright citizenship. The sessions will be held on September 16th and 17th with a line-up of experts. REGISTER NOW: howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.

See in more languages at the Illinois Immigration Information Hub:

NEW: The anti-Trump protest happening right now on the streets of Washington DC is HUGE! It looks like tens of thousands have joined. This is the view from 16th Street - people stretching as far as the eye can see 👏

It's feel like we're counting down to the first mass killing of US citizens by the US military.

Attempting to rig elections on his behalf. Turning the military on citizens. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

🚨 UPDATE on the current COVID vaccine access situation in the US. Please note that this is based on state laws but different things may be happening on the ground, and some pharmacies are defaulting to federal guidelines instead of state laws.

The fact that $3k per work seems decent (and is, in fact, more than I expected to see floated -- even given legal fee deductions and such) just demonstrates how much more money there is in tech than publishing. And yet, THEY are stealing from US. Hashtag: Eat the rich AI barons.

“Dept of War” makes clear it has no role in domestic criminal law enforcement. OK fine.

Steve Shirley escaped the Holocaust as a child & went on to found one of the earliest software startups. The really impressive part? She employed women programmers who had been pushed out of the workforce after having kids, & allowed them flexible, family friendly, work from home jobs—in the 1960s!

“Writing is a technology that helps us understand our own ideas better. Where people are involved in thinking and invention — including at universities — it needs to be taught in that spirit.” #AcademicSky

BREAKING: New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests them, regardless of age or underlying conditions.

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wondering how a more equitable, sustainable scholarly publishing ecosystem can be built? @wendyqueen.bsky.social shows how the Subscribe to Open Community of Practice is making it work on #feedingtheelephant: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

What are you going to do? Save your money? For the future?! https://store.theonion.com/products/plan-to-be-more-positive-headline-t-shirt?variant=39601425023045

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Crime is down in Chicago, but it’s up 752% in the imaginary Chicago in their heads.

The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.

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Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):

Hey Governor Hochul, are you listening? 👇

Why has Trump been attacking unions and workers’ rights? He wants working people to feel helpless and divided. Trump and his billionaire backers realize that the collective power of a unified labor movement outweighs their own power. Know this: Workers outnumber the oligarchs.

HEY friends: recently seen heaps of "disclosures" from AI companies of the energy cost per question you type into chatbots (most recently from Google)? Presenting per-query 'efficiency' is part of big tech's efforts to hide its extremely real and happening-right-now climate impacts! NEW POST -->>>

RFK is a threat to everyone’s health. #FireRFKjr