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“Senior Penn administrators met with Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday morning to discuss the University’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, with multiple elected officials expressing concern about recent changes — and one calling the meeting “bullshit.”” 😬

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Happy Birthday to WEB Du Bois, who wrote about the wildly important concept of psychological wages of whiteness in the first history of Reconstruction, Black Reconstruction in America, which he messily dedicated to his mistress, Dr. Virginia Alexander, and not his wife, Nina Gomer #BookSky

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what if we just didn't write conclusion paragraphs? what if we all just agreed to stop... amirite?

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One of the greatest and most brilliant American authors of all time was born today! Happy birthday to Toni Morrison. There aren’t sufficient words of praise and gratitude 💕♥️

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currently tuning into the book launch panel for Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal by @disconetwork.bsky.social Can't wait for my book to arrive!

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Every time I listen to @ruha9.bsky.social, I get a little smarter. youtu.be/1VRCfuKEGdo?...

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Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... For more—and to sign— go to saynotoethniccleansing.org

submitted 12 days ago • 787 comments

Some higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI. I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.

submitted 15 days ago • 112 comments

Oh boy…

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Kendrick’s American flag motif at THIS MOMENT is subversive. Yes, yes, yes.

submitted 16 days ago • 427 comments

In honor of Alice Walker's birthday today, one of my favorite quotes of hers (of many profound ones) which has guided me from my entry into adult womanhood until now: “I’m hardly desperate for anything really. I feel that whatever is mine is looking for me.” 💜

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I'm 2 episodes into the Scamanda series and I must say I think the podcast was better, so far! Both great but the production and genius of the storytelling in the podcast was SO well done that I forgot that there was no visual component lol

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We need to break the propaganda of “all young white men who use computers must be geniuses” before it literally destroys the United States of America.

submitted 18 days ago • 65 comments

Andreessen Horowitz hiring Daniel Perry exemplifies what debates over preferential treatment are really all about. White men are actually rewarded professionally and personally by other white men for their willingness to commit acts of violence against people who threaten white male dominance.

submitted 21 days ago • 36 comments

So today I learned who Curtis Yarvin is… the guy whose ideas are greatly influencing Vance, Trump, Musk, etc. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

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my emotional support post-it notes >>> which will be mentioned in any/every book i have the chance to write

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. A Black spy saved George Washington’s life, helped win the Revolutionary War, and still had to buy his freedom. If America really loved Black history, James Armistead Lafayette would have his own blockbuster spy movie by now. Instead, we get another reboot of Batman. #BlackHISTORY

submitted 19 days ago • 305 comments

Excited to share my (first!) academic publication exploring Christian TikTok and attempts to spiritualize the unpredictability of algorithmic recommendation. Thank you to @corrinalaughlin.bsky.social for an amazing collaborative process. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

submitted 27 days ago • 6 comments

New paper by doctoral student @sarareinis.bsky.social and alum @corrinalaughlin.bsky.social (Ph.D. '18) in New Media & Society!

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Perfect Victims Join Mohammed El-Kurd & Robin D.G. Kelley for a virtual conversation to launch Mohammed’s new book Perfect Victims & the Politics of Appeal Tuesday, February 11th at 7:30 pm ET RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

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Just realized the university didn’t even bother to wish us a happy black history month. A lot of things happening but that kind of stung.

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I am writing about what is happening to federal personnel policy. One difficulty is that it's hard to observe and verify what is actually happening. I am particularly interested in information about the employment status of individuals working with/in DOGE. Anonymous tips welcome. Signal: Nbednar.46

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#AcademicSky An important statement from the American Association of University Professors @aaup.bsky.social on "Against Anticipatory Obedience." Please read. www.aaup.org/report/again...

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Another great episode considering how much has happened this week. I’m in such awe and gratitude to Professor Heather Cox Richardson for these daily letters — open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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In hindsight’s it’s amazing that my VA public school even taught us about the great nadir. Many people have no idea/conception of it.

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Oof

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Happy: Black history Black present Black future Black love Black joy Black health Black healing Black people Black community Black family Black kids Black culture Black creativity Black ingenuity Black legacy Black innovation Black liberation Black resistance Black existence ...month🖤

submitted 25 days ago • 526 comments

HAPPY NEW YEAR, BLACK PEOPLE!

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It's February which means it's #BlackHistoryMonth & I've said before I love #BHM. This month, I'm going to share a resource with a focus on Black history that I had a hand in making every day. Starting today with my Slavery & Resistance in NYC Walking Tour: Slavery and Resistance in NYC Walking Tour

submitted 24 days ago • 96 comments

Black Lives Matter fundamentally broke these people’s brains. They couldn’t bear the idea that they might have to tell a different story about this country and thus tell a different story about themselves. They hated it, and now they are using everything they have to never feel that way again.

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Unfortunately the stuff that most people are consuming online to distract themselves from politics (or because they don’t care about politics at all or think politics are going swimmingly) is also a covert pipeline designed to make them more conservative. Lifestyle, entertainment, pop culture, etc

submitted 26 days ago • 64 comments

if you are overwhelmed by news bombardment either on social media or from article after article but want to keep a high-level pulse on what trump's admin is doing/what it means, historian Heather Cox Richardson does a daily letter/explainer podcast style. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last. Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.

submitted 28 days ago • 1030 comments

Happy lunar new year! 🧧 🐍✨

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i've said "imperial boomerang" to myself at least once a week for literally the last year. like legit year.

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Learned who Dr. Joy James was by accident in 2024 and have been obsessed with her brilliance ever since. here's an opportunity to see her speak (virtual)

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Thu 30 Jan 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Charity, Control, or Solidarity? Reclaiming "Care" as Revolutionary… www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

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PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch. This marks the first time this programming will be available free on a major streaming service. Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky

submitted 30 days ago • 259 comments

"deliberation can serve as a mask for domination" (Fraser, 1990) 😮‍💨

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Her women were often expected to be muted in their bodily expressions – to lessen their passions, their hunger, their envy and even their loss – making their clothing and homes the few possessions that could declare their wellbeing. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

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I’m happy for Demi but I feel like they’re doing this because it’s Demi. The Substance was solid but I don’t think it was in even the top 5 horror films to come out in the last several years. Also justice for Toni Collette, Sophie Wilde, Mia Goth, and Lupita! 😭

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"What we've do in our lab is that we give young people a moment to pause and say, 'Oh, I didn't even realize what I was watching or how I was participating in it.'" - Prof. @dupatton.bsky.social discusses teens streaming school fights and how @safelab.bsky.social helps youth to process violence.

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