The reality here is that universities would love to hire visible and capable conservative scholars. That they have to create separate centers, and then hire people who would never make it in an open search, underlines the fact that its not anti-conservative bias, its a lack of strong candidates.

We've had a day to pull a few things together, so here's a thread some more targeted info opposing the potential national book ban just proposed in the House of Representatives.

How it’s going in Texas.

Me in the campus paper today, talking about generative AI in the classroom. If you are interested in the week of material I do on generative AI (emphasizing ethical, environmental, and other issues) and/or the process I use to have students generate a policy and/or the policy they created, just ask.

How it's going in higher ed, if you're following along.

The Texas "required books" list is a disaster. TEA's "research" justification includes a dissertation about sts' perception of the bible, an article from an undergrad journal, a '91 survey of rural elem schools under 500 sts, and a study by the Lexile company. 5.5 million children deserve better

Apples. The scent, the layers of flavor. The texture. In October of 2020 I wandered all over my hometown and harvested apples off whatever trees I could find. Glorious. Flavors I’ll never forget.

I always appreciate it when someone weaves together a whole bunch of different threads into a coherent, readable essay I can point to in my next conversation when I make my anti-LLM position clear. Reading, saving, and passing it on.

What he said.

Your lips to God’s ears. Go vote, y’all!

Well, this is a bit of a plot twist.

As part of my reporting on children held in immigrant detention in Dilley, Texas, I’ve gotten to review some medical records from the facility. This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos. One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.

Hey! Scholars! If you're using someone's work in your class, sometimes it's nice to email them and tell them, because then they might feel good about their research instead of entirely crushed by the academic humanities' ongoing descent into the grave

It may have started as a Princeton undergrad thesis to stop the teacher shortage by putting unqualified people into classrooms, but it has evolved to something even more dangerous. Disassembling our public education system, especially for those in most need. www.propublica.org/article/how-...

Teach for America puts untrained college grads in classrooms in the most under-resourced communities. Would you go see a person who had a few months of medical training for help with an intensive medical procedure because you could get an appointment faster? That's essentially what TFA is doing.

NEW — An obscure Navy contractor program is making Trump’s plans to quickly build out and supply immigrant concentration camps around the country a reality. Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:

Texas politics are getting very interesting this cycle.

US job creation.

Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title… “How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work” Way to devalue my experience.

they're very sorry they got caught

The coolest 50th anniversary party ever. String quartet and anti-ICE whistles and info sheets.

I just got stopped by CBP on a jetway while boarding a flight home and he had me write a number of the amount of cash in my bag on a blank sheet of paper and sign my name next to it before telling me he was searching my bag.

Among 18-29 Year Old Men - "Which of the following do you blame for the increased cost of groceries?" (Pick 2) Trump's Tariffs: 49% Corrupt Politics: 39% Corporate Food Manufacturers: 38% Grocery Stores: 18% Other: 11% HIT Strategies / Dec 2025 - (Released Recently)

also directly relevant in his nonsense bsky.app/profile/did:...

ICE is still in my Minneapolis neighborhood today.

Maya Angelou’s estate joins Utah lawsuit over the state’s school book bans www.kpcw.org/state-region...

I start every class with my 8th graders during Black History Month with a favorite poem. Today's is from Langston Hughes.

In this new environment of censorship and cowardice, the New School cancelled this popular course. But we'll teach it anyway! I'm so excited to team up with @seanjacobs.bsky.social and @tonykaron.bsky.social to bring "World Cup and the Politics of Football" to @resistanceschool.bsky.social!

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast. The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me. But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

"...any political analysis that encourages belief in a secure, rational, and cooperative world fails the test of conformity to experience and to the record of history" (Edelman, Constructing the Political Spectacle, p. 4). Neighbors are showing the power a cooperative world, but the other two, yep.

Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager

"Over half of students now use computers for one to four hours daily in school; a full quarter spend more than four hours on screens during a typical seven-hour school day." ...with zero evidence that this is good for student learning. www.educationnext.org/latter-day-l...

I keep bringing up Googleglass because it’s a reminder that widespread opprobrium is still a useful tool. If your friend says he plans on buying them, tell him they are for creeps. If someone shows up to your party with them, ask them to leave. Brand these as a product for losers and pervs.

I teach Popper’s Paradox every chance I get. Insert it into conversations.

And fitness influencers, and comedians, and teachers, and…

Little v. Llano County Legalized Library Censorship. What Exactly Does This Mean? Leila Green Little shares her experiences as lead plaintiff in this important case–and she explains what's happening in a post-case landscape for libraries nationwide. bookriot.com/little-v-lla...

BREAKING: Judge Nancy Brasel, a Trump appointee, has issued a TRO in the Minnesota access-to-counsel case about treatment at Whipple. "It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."

Hello folks! In our neverending quest to get our filament needs away from Amazon, I'm doing a call today specifically for elegoo gift cards! They have really nice affordable bundles & a few of our printers love their PETG! Send to [email protected] 💓 us.elegoo.com/products/ele...

If you saw the creepy Ring Super Bowl commercial then you know they're manufacturing consent for a surveillance state (that serves ICE) by emotionally blackmailing us with our dogs' safety. This flyer can be printed out and posted all over, or shared online. Get your $ back, fuck ICE.

Taken together, an overall look at protest patterns in 2026 reinforces the sense of a growing, durable, and disciplined pro-democracy movement increasingly mobilized at the grassroots.

Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018

My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has shared a big data update, covering all recorded US protests through Jan 2026. Some key takeaways 🧵:

I think there is a sense of "But we played the game the right way! We, climbed the meritocratic ladder, excelled at every stage, did what we were supposed to, and turned ourselves into incredibly productive and expert workers. And now that all means nothing?" And, yes, precisely. Because *workers*.

Can confirm. Read the whole thread.

NEW: This was the last essay I was supposed to publish at the Washington Post. But they fired me. I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874. If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

How are you working to make this so?

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick