Maybe the thing that gives me a pulse-pounding throbbing headache is when I think of how techbros sold ChatGPT to universities as ‘revolutionizing’ higher education and our institutions just forked over money without even asking for actual evidence

A superb article 🎁 Link defector.com/higher-eds-r...

1 in 3 US community-service nonprofits lost government funding in early 2025. These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.

Dr. Stramondo: "Wheelchairs are NEVER medically necessary. They are SOCIALLY necessary to allow the user to access social inclusion and the good of life. This is ... medicalizing access!" #ASBH2025 #Bioethics

Notice how it’s always, “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the +2,000 verses in the Bible that discuss the generous use of wealth and possessions in a way that prioritizes the needs of the poor, this sick, the stranger, the vulnerable, and the oppressed.

An employee at Sequoia Park Zoo in Northern California found a black bear who came in from the wild, introduced itself to the zoo’s bears and played with their toys, before being shown the exit.

An elderly Austin woman froze to death in 2021. Authorities let the case sit idle for years www.statesman.com/news/local/a...

How gerrymandering can change election outcomes, in one chart www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp...

The world is so filled with beauty and wonder and I feel very strongly both that it should be a kinder place to live in and that it is within our power to make it as such

Environmentalists are concerned about pollinating species in the pivotal desert borderland as a federally funded U.S.-Mexico border wall continues to expand.

Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

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A recent report by @alliancegreatlakes.bsky.social warns that three rapidly expanding sectors — agriculture, data centers and mining — are escalating stress on the region’s water supply.

Can we just admire Jane Fonda, please? She is a true patriot, inspiration, and role model. "When I feel scared, I look to history. I wish there were a secret playbook with all the answers — but there never has been. The only thing that has ever worked — time and time again — is solidarity."

🚨 The attack on LGBTQ studies at Texas public #HigherEd institutions has now reached UT Austin. www.statesman.com/news/educati...

“If you’re a writer, your first duty, a duty you owe to yourself and your readers, and to your writing itself, is to become wonderful. To become the best writer you can possibly be.” ― Theodora Goss #WritingSky #AcademicSky

Batteries should come with every large electric appliance—an energy transition army shifting demand subtly throughout the day to match renewable generation on the grid.

“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.” The professor spoke by phone from the inside of a car to avoid being overheard by colleagues. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Terrific investigation by the @houstonchronicle.com finds that 20% of residential properties built since Harvey in greater Houston are in a mapped floodplain, 57,000 in-all. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

A sleeper political issue of the next few years is the rising costs of electricity. AI & data centers are driving up demand & the Trump Administration is making it harder to add clean energy supply. I joined @chrislhayes.bsky.social on #WITHpod to talk about it: open.spotify.com/episode/32ps...

Think of it as detectives gathering evidence at a crime scene.

Tradwife culture is not just aiming to restore “traditional” gender roles, according to researchers of extremism. It is also a force in formulating a new model of womanhood: one that incorporates strong religious identity, a specific feminine aesthetic, and far-right ideas.

There's a reason they chose this spot: it's in rural North Louisiana, one of the poorest places in the country, a place national media barely knows exists, a place with essentially no local journalism, where people and resources can be exploited (and lied to) with no consequence

We do not have to accept bad-faith pretexts from people hoping to destroy higher education. Every class goes beyond what is in the syllabus, because a 8-page outline can’t reasonably capture a semester’s worth of learning. Defending this, or playing devil’s advocate, is weird.

Check out this Interview with @aripeskoe.bsky.social to hear about how ratepayers are covering the costs of the infrastructure needed to support the surge in AI and data centers.

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 👏

As 40 states get ready to roll out Medicaid work requirements by 2027, the man in charge of Michigan’s former system says it would be “more honest” if Republicans just kicked people off insurance. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Academics are under unrelenting pressure to accept the narrative of the inevitability of #generativeAI & to embrace it in teaching & learning. We resist - because it is ecologically destructive, ethically corrupt, & because it undermines the thinking abilities that make us both human & intelligent.

gift link to dr. susan monarez’s piece in the wall street journal this morning.

Relevant cartoon by @pinkwug.bsky.social

My Dept of History at W. Michigan University in Kalamazoo is hiring an Asst/Associate Prof in African American History. Please come join us! 2-2 load/generous research & travel funding, diverse & culturally lively community/ free college in MI for kids. ?s welcome. www.wmujobs.org/postings/4277

✨ New publication ✨ Face-to-face is often treated as the “gold standard” of interaction. My new article shows how autistic sociality complicates this view, revealing alternative ways of connecting. Available open access in Symbolic Interaction: #sociology #anthrosky #autism #neurodiversity

It's being reported that another protection & advocacy agency, Disability Rights Michigan, is missing federal funds. www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...

In 1977, Disabled activists occupied the Federal Building in San Francisco to demand the passage of Section 504— legislation to protect against disability discrimination.When the building was cordoned off, in an effort to starve activists out, The Black Panthers *Broke In* to deliver them hot meals.

On the 90th anniversary of Social Security, FDR's grandson and former associate commissioner for retirement Jim Roosevelt writes about the legacy of the program and the attacks it faces today www.firesidestacks.com/p/social-sec...

From our magazine: Farmers, water managers, fishermen, river advocates, and residents told me they would fight for their water to the very last drop. Others, however, have already begun asking the existential question: Where will we go when the river runs dry?

A growing number of states are passing laws that require companies to sell wheelchair parts to wheelchair users so they can fix it themselves or bring it to a mechanic to fix it for them. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Found my first slide for the first day of class

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination. Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u

“To put this in perspective, a single 1-megawatt data center consumes as much as 25.5 million liters of water annually. That’s enough to meet the daily water needs of 300,000 people, making each facility equivalent to the water demands of a small city.”

INTERVIEW: Texas State Rep. James Talarico "We can't allow ourselves to be numb. We have to be outraged. Democracy demands our outrage, and our courage." @jamestalarico.bsky.social on breaking quorum to stop Trump from stealing the 2026 election Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DM-3iSW...

The WHO believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations.

HUGE NEWS FROM HELSINKI, FINLAND Helsinki, a city of 690 000 people, has now had a full year without any traffic fatalities. None. No pedestrian, cyclist, scooter user or car deaths. This is a huge achievement for a city of our size. 💪🏻 A little background 🧵 1/ yle.fi/a/74-20174831

🚨BREAKING: The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals holds that voters and private organizations can no longer sue under Section 208 – the VRA provision that protects the right of voters with disabilities or language barriers to receive assistance at the polls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...

BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities.