Never forget.

BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts. Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.

There is an increasingly common and very lazy notion that universities are left biased. That needs countering as universities are under attack in the US but also elsewhere. I wrote a thread about it.

BREAKING: "Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029." #ICA25

Like and repost if you agree #impeachtrump

If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre. Their phone number is 310-828-5582

Holy shit, a whopping 56 percent of Americans DISAPPROVE of trump's abysmal handling of the economy. This is lower than any other point even in his first term. PASS IT ON.

A reminder for these times.

This is a full page ad in the New York Times this morning. Most people don't read the Times or the paper version but it's still a meaningful attempt to show displeasure.

Make Serfdom Great Again

Photography is the perfect distraction from all the chaos. I get to be still and look for the bees.

"The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage." Thucydides

🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.

Language matters dropping ‘male’ from VAWG may reduce push back, but removes vital focus on (vast) majority of those responsible switches focus to women & girls, in turn they end up focus of action: selfdefence, phone apps, don’t go out www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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)

If you turn on your TV today, turn it to ANY OTHER STATION except those showing the inauguration. Let's make sure the ratings for his unholy spectacle are tiny. 🍄 PASS IT ON.

It’s the end of the world as we know it. Goodbye America- the billionaires are here to bury us. #voteblue #tarrifs #richvspoor #fuTrump

Feeling sorry for the birds who get stuck in the train station- they have no source of water…or do they #birds #pigeons #boston

I’m wearing all black on the 20th…not watching TV or using any meta platform. I can’t watch the Orange Cheeto and his maggots completely destroy this country. #antitrump #trumpsucks #voteblue #saveamerica

Respect to @anntelnaes.bsky.social for quitting the Washington Post due to censorship over her on-point cartoon. More of this from artists and writers, please. Don't obey in advance, especially to the broligarchy.

2025 and I’m wondering how to prepare for the apocalypse. Is it just me? #2025 #saveamerica

What song lyric summarizes your end-of-semester? “Don’t you know I’m still standing better than I ever did. Looking like the true survivor, feeling like a little kid. I’m still standing after all this time. Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind” #academiclife #songlyric #teachers

#EMCA threads by @lizstokoe.bsky.social are BACK!

Masterpiece

Surely: Optimist: "the cup is half full" Pessimist: "the cup is half empty" Conversation analyst: “the baby dropped the cup. The mommy picked it up”

Incredible up and coming scholars at the Language and Social Interaction sessions at NCA. #EMCA

The LSI Division pre conference- thinking about our future at the National Communication Association and a possible rebranding. Exciting times! #nca #emca #communication #academiclife

Thank you to those who attended my talk at APCO Atlantic in Portland! Next stop, NCA! #emca #academiclife

In her new cookbook, "Life's Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom," chef and TV host Prue Leith reveals clever cooking tricks and shortcuts from her 65-year culinary career.

Beautiful day in Portland for the APCO Atlantic conference #apco #publicsafety #academiclife

A self portrait from a #photography workshop in the Pacific NW - reflection on the sand #sonyalpha #womenphotographer #selfportrait

Two conferences in one week. First up: APCO Atlantic conference in Portland, ME - come see me on Tuesday November 20th bright and early at 8:15 for my talk on: Conversation Training for Speaking with Behavioral and Mental Health Callers. #EMCA #publicsafety #APCO #communication

#EMCA #Laughter #Negotiation www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

A few weeks back when I brought my dog to campus 🐶 #dogs #dogslife #northeastern

Agree 💯

Come join us in Oxford! Or encourage your friends to apply, so you can visit them here! We are looking to fill the Professorship in Language and Communication, a senior professor position. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... .

Here's an #EMCA #conversation analysis and #ethnomethodology #StarterPack #AcademicSky Please RT and QT and add more to grow our community on here! 🦋 go.bsky.app/DHMkXcX

Would love to gather here with people working in this area to keep up on events, publications etc. If this is for you 👇 go.bsky.app/7uv6H2M

A summer visit to the www.gardnermuseum.org where the empty frame reminds us of the worst of people. I left the empty frame of X to join a new, brighter community. I'm looking for inspiration at all points! #art #academics #EMCA