Drop a movie that traumatized you when you were young…

Happy to announce a new blog space for academic labor, hosted by the Center for the Study of Academic Labor at Colorado State. Note that we're looking for people to share research, stories, and creative work! Not quite "anything" goes, but a lot does.

Spending time in the sun on vacation this spring? Apply plenty of sunscreen! Also, keep in mind that heat-related illness is a possibility if you don’t take certain precautions. Find out more about heat-related illnesses and how to prevent them at weather.gov/safety/heat-illness

Writing Faculty Push for the Right to Refuse AI As universities rush to adopt GenAI–powered tools that claim to enhance teaching and workforce preparation, a growing contingent of academics is questioning where that urgency is coming from and whom it stands to benefit. https://bit.ly/4dnwJvl

Reporting in @insidehighered.com on the CCCC Resolution on Academic Freedom and Upholding Students' and Teachers' Right to Refuse Generative AI in the Writing Classroom that was passed at the #4c26 Annual Business Meeting.

Trump: “Australia is making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the Iran National Woman's Soccer team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely be killed.”

Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began. n.pr/4lliwkN

Gavin Newsom, Kristi Noem Nod Silently To Each Other In Plastic Surgeon’s Office

“City residents living in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods are three times more likely to be under the watchful eye of police surveillance cameras than those in mostly-white neighborhoods, according to the Rochester Police Accountability Board.”

Warehouseman | logger

After F.B.I. Raid, Los Angeles School Board Discusses Superintendent www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

These dogs are having the time of their lives following this week's historic blizzard in the Northeast. Please enjoy. 14/10 for all

Having mastered epidemiology, supply chain logistics, submarine dynamics, bridge design, Middle Eastern history, and the rules of hockey, I would like to explain where I think AI will take us over the next 30 years....(1/73)

Your outdated pop music references went down to the levee but the levee was gone.

The Conde Nast-owned tech publication Ars Technica has retracted an article that contained fabricated, AI-generated quotes, according to an editor’s note posted to its website. www.404media.co/ars-technica...

Punk rock says "make art without training, without credentials, without technique, without the approval of gatekeepers." Prompting an algorithm to spit a slurry of other people's work down your throat like a baby bird, coated in an uncanny veneer of good-enough-ness, could not possibly be less punk.

I love you, Julia serano. You are an inspiration and a treasure.

Maxing.

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance. And you know why? Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

Animal studies scholar here. Any time a technology is advertised as only being used on animals, it will soon be used on humans. Thank you for your time.

Me, when a salesperson attempts to make eye contact.

People are already insisting that Gavin Fuck-the-Homeless-and-Trans-People Newsom is the only candidate who can win in 2028. There are 995 days until the 2028 Presidential election. Barack Obama didn’t declare his candidacy until 2007, 633 days before the election.

(furiously writing a proposal for a book on Norwegian Shame Napping)

I love this kind of episode

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women." Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration. It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our latest.

Ohio State Professor On Leave After Tackling Documentarian An Ohio State University spokesperson called the incident “very concerning.” Campus police are investigating. https://bit.ly/4qwLrmQ #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

If you really want to learn about AI hype, please read about my many excellent cats

the copilot button in Word is like how every microwave has a popcorn button but every set of instructions on microwaveable popcorn bags says "don't use popcorn button"

And of course the important part: order it here.

Why yes, I am using my secondary monitor for super important work—well Superbowl important work! Cheering the Seahawks win from the other side of the country

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

EXCLUSIVE: Since the FBI seized 2020 election materials from GA, questions have abounded as to what evidence justified the raid. @ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice… www.propublica.org/article/kevi...

I don’t know much about romance books or their steamy parts but I get the feeling that anyone in a race to finish first in that scenario is doing it wrong.

So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...

The letter highlighted this story I did with @megomatz.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social (and referenced other good stories from folks diligently following the dismantling of OCR under this administration.) www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Full episode here: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...

During a dive last year in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, researchers documented a giant phantom jelly, a deep-sea species rarely seen since it was discovered a little over a century ago. “There was a mixture of excitement and disbelief,” said one marine biologist. trib.al/HfkWfp4

So, Ms. Napolitano, can you articulate the ways your tenure contributed to the crises we face now? Hello? Anyone?

Career Advice | 6 Tips for Transferring Ph.D. Programs Successfully Sharing our transfer stories will help demystify a daunting process. https://bit.ly/4qWXHy6 #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society. How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?

My anxiety: “You can’t see it right now, but we’ve got a fictional weather system moving in quickly. Anticipate the unexpected.” (MC detailing rescue training scenario in Rescuing Dr. Marian by Lucy Lennox) #anxiety #MMromance

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...

January 28, 2026

If you don’t know the work of @johnmoe.bsky.social —well, why not?

Why yes, I did just waste 15 minutes looking up vintage dresses for @anneb.bsky.social before remembering I didn’t have enough coffee in me to compose alt txt for the images. Because alt txt means composing ridiculously detailed descriptions then editing for conciseness. TL;DR more coffee

You have to be truly fucking clueless about the Democratic party for this to surprise or disappoint you. It’s 2026. Grow up.

But we all saw another American shot and killed in broad daylight. There must be accountability, and so we must keep pushing Republicans to work with us to rein in DHS.

This is so smart of the New York Public Library.