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mjstumpf.bsky.social
Community College Professor and Community Organizer residing in West-Central Pennsylvania. I read, I write, and I teach others to do the same!
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Today’s Bonus Cartoon, by Jimmy Craig. #NewYorkerCartoons

submitted 30 days ago • 9 comments

Ummmm… if all federal dispersement of loans is paused, my payments should be too. Also, how is this going to impact my community college students relying on Pell grants and federal loans to attend school? What a mess! www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Read. Read books. Reading books is resistance. Buy. Buy books. Buying books is resistance. Share. Share books. Sharing books is resistance. Celebrate Celebrate books. Celebrating books is resistance.

submitted 34 days ago • 568 comments

If anyone on #academicchatter knows where I can find this @jstor.bsky.social hat, please let me know! I want it in my life.

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

I hope my students don’t discover this one easy trick to get better grades…

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Republicans: “We should all listen to our religious leaders.” Also Republicans: “Not that religious leader, she’s not a real Bishop. Deport her!” Meanwhile, Bishop Mariann Budd, born in New Jersey, has been a respected deacon and priest for decades.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Teaching 5 unique preps this Spring semester and it’s actually less students than my 3 sections of comp I in the Fall. This semester runs the gamut: Research Writing Business Writing Creative Writing Introduction to Literature American Literature II #communitycollege #professorlife #teaching

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind… well what about an eye for 100,000 eyes? That seems like a pretty good deal to me. #UnitedHealthcareCEO

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Oh ya know, just Ben Stiller talking about basketball. Everyone else: That #UnitedHealthcare CEO sure deserved it!

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submitted 85 days ago • 1181 comments

When bad fonts ruled the world! My MS paint masterpiece with comic sans commentary was simply a product of its time.

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

I hate to break it to you… those of us who grew up poor and have lived our entire adult lives waiting for the next paycheck already knew this.

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

#GNX is a welcome, and increasingly rare, shared cultural experience. I have two group chats dissecting lyrics and pulling references and I haven’t felt this kind of text-based shared excitement since AIM!

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

I see this happening at my own institution and it saddens me that some of my students won’t even have the option to discover new avenues of thought. College should not be trade school.

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

I’m not that clever or funny, despite my half-hearted efforts. So, you might want to follow someone else to get your #Bluesky journey started.

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Hello @bsky.app algorithm! I like: Writing Teaching Community Organizing Poetry Art Music Philosophy Football Beer Despite the seemingly dichotomous nature of the last two items, show me more of these things please!

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Dear Admin, Student writing is in a bad place and you don’t seem to care. I need less students or more time. I know what my students need, and it’s definitely not me spending what time I do have on an email request for a list you’ll see at my yearly review anyway. Sincerely, Tired #academicchatter

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Pretty much…

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve been away from Twitter for so long, I almost forget how to do this. Anyway, hello #academicchatter I hope yinz are still around in this new world!

submitted 96 days ago • 2 comments