In another Halloween special in 2021, we sat down with the amazing @bernadettecalafell.bsky.social to discuss her work on the power and perils of *monstrosity* in academia, popular culture, and politics www.reverbcast.com/podcasts/202...

Retro Americana

Emotional support animal

Still is…

Link Tree link to help you find us linktr.ee/leatherarchi...

I love being in the archives! This trip to the @leatherarchives.bsky.social has been so incredible and life changing. Can’t wait to come back! 💕

"This represents saving higher education, saving public research and the standing up of faculty, staff and students," — Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & law professor at the University of California, Irvine. #DefendHigherEd

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

“Students & education workers form the backbones of communities in every state & are witnessing firsthand how Trump’s policies are wreaking havoc on campuses & beyond. We need a massive movement of higher ed workers & students...As higher ed goes, so goes democracy.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

"Once you start teaching loyalty instead of critical thinking, you stop creating scholars & you start creating followers. That's not the America we signed up for." #noloyaltyoaths #academicfreedom

Andrea Brower was the lead instructor for a social justice program at Gonzaga University. In this interview, she reveals that after being targeted for speaking up about labor rights in higher ed & poorly handled Title VI complaint by the university, she could not perform the job she was hired for.

Excited to start my day at UIUC!

Often when I read about tenure denials that make the news, I think, yeah, there's another side to this story. This one, by contrast, sounds like some real bullshit.

NEW WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened. This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

Some days I really hate life and this world. Today is one of those days.

And the shitty service continues on @americanair.bsky.social

I hate this world

Now I’m in pain for the rest of my trip. Thanks again for your shitty service @americanair.bsky.social

Shame on you @americanairlines.bsky.social for the way you treat passengers who need special assistance.

And the shitty service continues with @americanairlines.bsky.social. Maybe someday my wheelchair assistance arrive. I am going to just start walking at this point and I will be sore and in pain because you can’t get your shit together in PDX!

Thanks @americanair.bsky.social your shitty service @americanair. I couldn’t check in online, I get to the airport and get stuck with a middle seat with the hope that the gate agent might change my seat and sitting here 25 mins at PDX airport waiting for wheelchair assistance.

A network of right wing “pink slime” faux news sites is targeting “anti-American” classes at colleges & universities nationwide. #DefendHigherEd

Check it at UIUC!

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What do you do when you’re an old goth on a rainy dreary day? Create a montage of your recent performance piece as La Llorona.

I’m planning my travel schedule for the academic year. Who wants to add to my itinerary for the academic year?