this piece from the Economist explained a lot — certainly put words to some of my own experiences: archive.vn/StErl (archive link). the only real question, then, is why some of us skewed so liberal and others didn’t.

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

I have questions about the math here. The highest end of estimates I’m seeing for the average Door Dash tip is $5. If you’re making $11,000 in tips, assuming that generous average, that’s 2,200 deliveries, or 7 per day working 6 days a week all year with no vacation.

This press release is so full of bullshit that septic tanks all over the country just erupted. On behalf of gender studies programs everywhere, may I offer a heartfelt FUCK YOU to the Trump administration, always and forever. 😡 #AcademicSky #GenderStudies

The nice thing about harvesting your first batch of lemon balm is that your hands smell so nice afterwards. #springthoughts #herbgarden

Here is the "Integrity Debt Audit" which I haven't tried yet, but will soon. Instead of policing student assignments themselves, it helps you gauge how susceptible your assignment is to GenAI use (which I've already been working to do). (2/2) #AcademicSky integrity-debt-audit.streamlit.app

A fantastic instructional designer I know sent along what looks to be a useful tools for evaluating how susceptible your assignments are to AI. I haven't tried it yet, but it DID lead me to the creator's substack "Slow AI" which I am already loving (1/2) Ex: theslowai.substack.com/p/the-people...

📢 Join Justice Studies Association for a free Zoom event Thursday, April 16th at 7:00pm Eastern as we discuss community organizing and mutual aid networks. Direct Message or visit www.justicestudies.org to request Zoom link #AcademicSky #HigherEd #mutualaid

If you’re still asking why Eric Swalwell got exposed now please read this.

Thread. Listen up.

Also if you go to a cop and they decide not to believe you, because they often don't, they might press charges against you for filing a false report.

Just appalling, anti-education, anti-intellectualism, anti-academic freedom … they hate higher education and this is how they’re killing it.

It's really depressing to see people downplay the significance of the r-word and especially major politicians saying it. Read up on its history and talk to some disabled people to understand how harmful it is.

I see we all need to review this 2017 video from Samatha Bee on when it’s appropriate to show people your dick. youtu.be/BeWpX-ypSls

It’s 2026 and people are acting surprised that a male politician (Swalwell) turned out to be a rapist (allegedly) and are angry at survivors for bravely coming forward because it’s politically inconvenient instead of at the RAPIST WHO RAPED THEM.

The director of "Brave" was fired halfway through because she stood up to this behavior. Not in any overt way, she just refused to play along with Lasseter's BS power dynamics and then was punished for it.

If I never have to read some person saying "what happened to innocent until proven guilty" about why some guy should still be elected to one of the most powerful positions in the country despite numerous sexual assault allegations it will be too soon

"Turns out students aren't great at asking questions well." No fucking shit. Literally any educator could tell you that. 90% of my job as a high school librarian is trying to figure out what kids actually want versus what question they asked.

Insurance reimbursement for surgery still mostly follows a decades-old system for calculating how much a doctor’s work should cost. This structure undervalues women’s reproductive-health surgeries, Sarah Goh reports, delaying care and increasing out-of-pocket costs:

Pause from scrolling for 5 mins and self reflect on what the rainbow connection means to you

The famous Andor line is that "tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle." Here is a perfect example of that through malicious compliance: Idaho forced the city of Boise to remove its Pride flags. So the city painted rainbows everywhere else.

Trump and the official White House rapid response account are saying that CNN is broadcasting a fraudulent statement by the Islamic Republic but it’s not. CNN is broadcasting an official regime statement that humiliates Trump. The statement is not fraudulent, it’s authentic.

$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...

Woke up in the middle of the night to see the total humiliation of American Empire?

1. Elahe Mohammadi’s reporting on the funeral of Jina Mahsa Amini — which ignited the Woman, Life, Freedom uprisings — led to her being imprisoned by the regime for 17 months. God only knows what she endured while in prison. So I hope you’ll read her message below.

Is your rep on this list? If not, they need more calls. 🔥📞🔥

SKY NEWS: “We know the 🇺🇸 President has seen this statement and is considering it” Seems like we’re all just gonna pretend Pakistan’s PM didn’t already show us the White House wrote it for them then delete and re-post cool cool

Iconic.

I admire and respect the bravery of these people

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This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.

Thankful and grateful.

Very very cool history!

Pfizer has ended its large Phase III Trial of an updated COVID19 vaccine. They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal. A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.

this is a "fuck you" to anyone who has ever been sexually harassed, who cares about safe workplaces, who believes in accountability and justice

Not that I'd ever defend Noem, Bondi, or Gabbard, but it is striking that only the women in the administration are under fire and it's not because Hegseth, RFK, Bessent, Burgum, Lutnick, etc are paragons of anything except stupid malice.

Happy World Autism Day

So, the Iranian regime, according to Trump, is decimated, and they are no longer a threat, and America has won, and everything is great, so why did he send thousands of US troops to the Middle East & how come Iran is still choking the Strait of Hormuz and threatening to strike US companies? Sigh.

Syracuse is named after a classical Greek city known for its practical and artistic ceramics, a city which is now in Italy. When we kill the humanities we kill self-knowledge. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/n...

holy shit they are finally just actually saying "we do wars, not healthcare." I mean, WE'VE been pointing it out for decades, but to hear it casually said that yeah, we do wars and kill people and that's where our money goes, so we can't take care of our citizens. there's no bottom to this dig.

Hometown woman! #athensga

I said this in replies elsewhere, but I want to say it loudly here. Anything other than a fullthroated affirmation of birthright citizenship in this country by SCOTUS is an act of treason. It is grounds for immediate impeachment. It is a violation of every oath they have made.

The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today. Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere. Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.

Excuse me, what did you just say? WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY??? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...

The Supreme Court's decision today in Chiles v. Salazar is just the latest example of eliminationist policies targeting access to trans healthcare or weaponizing harmful healthcare against trans people. We must pay attention especially on Trans Day of Visibility open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

On Trans Day of Visibility, no less. Having a BURN IT ALL DOWN kind of day.

The FUCK? Christ, I hate everything.

The thing is, there is no work-life balance for a non-tenured professor. The institution can keep moving the goal posts on what qualifies for effective and required teaching, workload, service, and research. The hoops can increase and be higher to jump. Tenure counters that. #AcademicSky #EduSky

#academicsky This explains a lot for those of us teaching students who grew up scrolling. open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...

Gee, you don’t say.