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Banu Ozkazanc-Pan
@banuop.bsky.social

Barrett Hazeltine Professor of the Practice of Engineering at Brown University.
Researches #culture, #inclusion, & #innovation. Loves #travel & #chocolate.

My books:
📕 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009023641

📖 https://doi.org/10.46692/9781529204551 .. more

Business 53%
Sociology 16%
Operation Connect The Dots. It’s time to connect people to the information that they need. Covid is running rampant and we have to make people aware of the danger. #covid19 #longcovid #health #maskup
If you want to support my efforts please do so.
gofund.me/3bb3b2eed

Oooh new word/idea challenge

I wish there was a higher word limit!! But yes to all of the above :)

Sadly…

I will add to my vocabulary 😆

The U.S. is now a...

Kleptocracy: rule by thieves, officials use political power to steal national wealth & resources for personal gain

Kakistocracy: rule by least qualified, most ignorant & unprincipled citizens

Plutocracy: rule by wealthy, using their riches to influence policy for own benefit

We end up micro-dosing hate when we let fear masquerade as safety.

We have an administration who uses our fear to justify violence against immigrants.

We must learn from history:

“Generally speaking, violence always arises out of impotence. It is the hope of those who have no power” Hannah Arendt
"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"
US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
www.independent.co.uk

Yes and that’s the issue - they hide behind MEI

We want MEI at work:
Merit, Excellence & Intelligence

👉 But we hire thru word-of-mouth

👉👉 We fill positions internally

👉👉👉 Social events after work get you the tap on the shoulder

Don’t let the anti-DEI folks fool you: MEI protects resources, power & status for select few.
#science 🧪

Yes, we’re seeing this in our research on the backlash to DEI: sometimes it’s not done right at all or worse, done very, very wrong

👉 We spend 90,000+ hours or about 1/3 of our lifetime at work

👉👉 Imagine spending that time at a place with a culture of exclusion & unfairness

👉👉👉 Or imagine spending that time in a place that has a culture of inclusion & fairness

DEI done right = legal, ethical & strategic
#science 🧪

Thanks for including me! Best musical ever #Hamilton :)
"Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same." Miles Bruner
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
www.thebulwark.com
Yesterday, we made history. Around 7 MILLION people across the United States stood up to say #NoKings, with allies around the world in countries like Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia joining us in solidarity.

BUT OUR FIGHT IS NOT OVER.
KARL: I mean, you could swear in Adelita Grijalva tomorrow, right?

MIKE JOHNSON: No, not tomorrow. We couldn't. We wouldn't.
Mike Fanone Is A Hero Of J6,
Don Old Chump is a ZERO......

Bots and trolls out in full force with this post and today in particular #NoKings
Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. It’s definitely not essential work.
An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

We have a choice:

👉Deploying National Guard to D.C.: over $1.8 million per day

👉👉Deploying National Guard & Marines to LA: over $2.2 million per day

👉👉👉Deploying 20,000 National Guardsmen for one year: projected to cost $9.9 million per day

Voting in midterms 🗳️: Priceless and you #savedemocracy

That’s super smart!

Yessss! Wish the whole quote fit on the page :)

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.