Hey y'all, want to make a statement and help people at the same time? SNAP funds $187 per person. If you have means, consider donating $187, $18.70 or even $1.87 to a food bank. You can can send even the receipt to your elected representative and share your #187reasons to end the standoff.

Hey ya’ll, I’m an ac developer and was asked for ac writing advice for neurodivergent grad students. While I can speak to my own experience with ADHD, I’d love to get others’ opinons. If you’re ND and did grad school: what helped you finish your research? #neurodivergent #academicSky #ADHD #Autism

Those commanding armed forces in time of war where the uniform of their command. They don’t need to wear suits to pander politicians.

I just wanted to say that, whatever you have heard about insurance companies like #Cigna being evil, it’s probably worse. A friend of mine with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer has been repeatedly denied her chemotherapy, MRI imaging, and now blood sugar monitoring equipment for her condition.

The trash goblin wants you to send noods. Especially the rice ones. #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsofbsky

So apparently Teams is not entirely sure how to translate the word “neurodivergent.” This is from a workshop I recently gave. From here on out, I ask that you all address me as “nerd virgin.” #neurodivergent #ND #ADHD #autism

It turns out that some academic institutions produce far more garbage research than others, according to Nature.

Good thing this little monster loves the snow lol #dogs #dogsofbsky #dogsofbluesky

“Rather than fascism or single-party dictatorship, the United States is sliding toward a more 21st-century model of autocracy: competitive authoritarianism,” Steven Levitsky writes:

Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.

shibas against doge

So, the trash goblin has apparently leveled up from ripping up plush piggies to horror movie plots. I finished a Zoom class to find a 9-in. chef’s knife on the carpet behind me next to her toys. How the hell did she carry it across the house without cutting herself? #dogsofbsky #dogs #dogsofbluesky

Hey #AcademicSky, there’s an awesome academic developer position open in my unit! Apply here!

Hey there #EduSky, there’s a great position open in my unit. Share widely with your faculty developer friends!

Dog fishing, rice noodle style.

Seriously, though— should we really be shocked that someone who basically grew up being bounced on Roy Cohn’s knee would go full-on McCarthyism ten days into office?

You don’t say.

My university got notification from the administration today about the canceled grants and federal funding affecting research and programs that we offer. This is very bad. #EduSky

Forced patriotism is indoctrination. Forced patriotism is indoctrination. Forced patriotism is indoctrination. Forced patriotism is indoctrination. Forced patriotism is indoctrination. Forced patriotism is indoctrination. #history #EduSky #AcademicSky #SkyStorians

And yet the middle school where I volunteer requires the pledge of allegiance every morning. So what exactly is defined as indoctrination? #edusky

Oh, this is gonna get FUN. Looks like it’s time to break out my balaclava. #eduSky #DEI www.chronicle.com/article/trum...

Who has four paws and just figured out how to use the floor pedal on the garbage can? The trash goblin has evolved!

Check out this AI generated pair of scissors. If this is the future, imma be hiding out in my cabin in the woods.

I was informed by a middle schooler today that I look like Brienne of Tarth. Not Gwendolyn Christie, specifically Brienne. Um, thanks? Somebody get me a sword.

You can now only work at the White House if you are a raging, true believer in the red hat circus. Imagine that. apnews.com/article/trum...

Over 100 refugees who were scheduled to be resettled in Indiana have seen their flights canceled in the last two days. Refugees make our state stronger, and the bipartisan support for U.S. refugee resettlement has been a pillar of our nation for over a century.

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

Fun fact: I grew up in a family of hardline right-wingers and, to my father's shame, I became a leftie. But that upbringing taught me a fact that the #resist crowd still hasn't learned: human rights by executive fiat are an illusion. We fooled ourselves into progress for decades. Let me explain.

You’ll never convince me that this attack on “DEI” isn’t a specific + coordinated attack on Black women (the 92%) bc it is our work that erected those programs, created those budgets, challenged administrators and executive teams, etc. But they can’t outpace our creativity or our strength.

Having been left to starve by her cruel owners, a desperate trash goblin is forced to turn tricks for her treats. #dogs #dogsofbluesky

Great, I can see her judging me from two different angles. #dogsofbluesky #dogs

Nah fam, if we’re gonna survive this, we need pet pics, dumb jokes, and science quotes.

Oooooh they’re saying the quiet part out loud now! wait till they read the Sermon on the Mount… #exvie #evangelical #deconstruction #christianNationalism

Hey there #EduSky, I LOVE to talk about plagiarism with faculty, so I’d love to know: how would you explain #plagiarism to an incoming freshman in ten words or less? I’m serious about those ten words. If it’s going to stick, it’s gotta be punchy. Ready, set go! #AI #GenAI #teaching #pedagogy

Just a reminder from your friendly neighborhood neurospicy bridge troll that excusing horrific behavior with the phrase, “oh, he’s just autistic” is ableist bullshit—and it shows how little you actually think of autistic people. Thankyouverymuch

OH SNAP Just to be clear: being autistic doesn’t make you act like a Nazi, but acting like a Nazi does make you an asshole.

High praise! If I were Bishop Budde I’d engrave it on a plaque.

President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

This is beyond vile.

Hey there, who else no longer exists on federal websites? 🙋 #lgbtqia

Well, here’s my nightmare realized. 🙃

If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].

Happy third gottiversary to our certified feral trash goblin. May you always get neck scritches, crunchy salmon skin, and have the perfect perch to yell at everyone to get off your lawn.

“people need to learn how to win by losing when that's the best play you have.” Yes.

Christina Katopodis gave some of our faculty great advice this week about helping students find a sense of belonging: taking time to ask students to reflect on their goals/ dreams and develop personal learning goals for the class. #EduSky #InclusionEd

To be perfectly fair, a good many of them already look like this.

If you’re not familiar with the NAR, now’s a good time to start. I’ve seen a beloved campus pastor flirting with this lunacy, and I’ve seen it creeping into my extended family on multiple fronts. #ChristianNationalism #Exvie #Exvangelical

Yes! But promoting accommodations alone isn’t going to be enough. Neurodivergent students who had IEP’s in high school school generally don’t sign up for accommodations because of expense, difficulty, and lifetime experiences with ableism, discrimination, and exclusion. We need to fix the system.