Catherine Tan
@catherinetan.bsky.social
Sociologist. Assistant Professor @vassar.bsky.social. Med Soc, SKAT, Social Movements, Qualitative Methods.
Twitter: @Catherineoscopy
Instagram: @CatherineDTan
www.CatherineDTan.com
Twitter: @Catherineoscopy
Instagram: @CatherineDTan
www.CatherineDTan.com
Do elementary schools still use an economy system for good behavior? I am pretty sure that is the reason why I--an adult--think I deserve a treat after every small task.
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Do elementary schools still use an economy system for good behavior? I am pretty sure that is the reason why I--an adult--think I deserve a treat after every small task.
Panel 4/4 of the “Piscola hunting squirrels at sunset” lamp is cut and ground. Next week, copper foil and solder.
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Panel 4/4 of the “Piscola hunting squirrels at sunset” lamp is cut and ground. Next week, copper foil and solder.
“The emails are like a portal back to a lost Manhattan power scene.”
What? Wasn’t ~nostalgia~ everyone’s first reaction to the Epstein emails? No? Just the NYTimes?
What? Wasn’t ~nostalgia~ everyone’s first reaction to the Epstein emails? No? Just the NYTimes?
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“The emails are like a portal back to a lost Manhattan power scene.”
What? Wasn’t ~nostalgia~ everyone’s first reaction to the Epstein emails? No? Just the NYTimes?
What? Wasn’t ~nostalgia~ everyone’s first reaction to the Epstein emails? No? Just the NYTimes?
Reposted by Catherine Tan
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
Reposted by Catherine Tan
Hi all,
We are still looking for people in the following positions:
1) Chairperson elect
2) Secretary/Treasurer elect
3) Program Committee Chair
4) Publicity Committee Chair
5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair
If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!
We are still looking for people in the following positions:
1) Chairperson elect
2) Secretary/Treasurer elect
3) Program Committee Chair
4) Publicity Committee Chair
5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair
If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!
Here are the positions:
1. Chairperson elect (1 year, three years total)
2. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect (3 years)
3. Program Committee Chair (2 years)
4. Publicity Committee Chair (2 years)
5. Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair (2 years)
6. Graduate Student Council Member at large (2 years 2/4
1. Chairperson elect (1 year, three years total)
2. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect (3 years)
3. Program Committee Chair (2 years)
4. Publicity Committee Chair (2 years)
5. Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair (2 years)
6. Graduate Student Council Member at large (2 years 2/4
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hi all,
We are still looking for people in the following positions:
1) Chairperson elect
2) Secretary/Treasurer elect
3) Program Committee Chair
4) Publicity Committee Chair
5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair
If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!
We are still looking for people in the following positions:
1) Chairperson elect
2) Secretary/Treasurer elect
3) Program Committee Chair
4) Publicity Committee Chair
5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair
If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!
Reposted by Catherine Tan
We are still seeking nominations for the following positions in our section. Please reach out to our nominations chair, @catherinetan.bsky.social! Serving in our section's committee is a great opportunity to make connections!
Hi all,
We are still looking for people in the following positions:
1) Chairperson elect
2) Secretary/Treasurer elect
3) Program Committee Chair
4) Publicity Committee Chair
5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair
If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!
We are still looking for people in the following positions:
1) Chairperson elect
2) Secretary/Treasurer elect
3) Program Committee Chair
4) Publicity Committee Chair
5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair
If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!
Here are the positions:
1. Chairperson elect (1 year, three years total)
2. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect (3 years)
3. Program Committee Chair (2 years)
4. Publicity Committee Chair (2 years)
5. Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair (2 years)
6. Graduate Student Council Member at large (2 years 2/4
1. Chairperson elect (1 year, three years total)
2. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect (3 years)
3. Program Committee Chair (2 years)
4. Publicity Committee Chair (2 years)
5. Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair (2 years)
6. Graduate Student Council Member at large (2 years 2/4
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We are still seeking nominations for the following positions in our section. Please reach out to our nominations chair, @catherinetan.bsky.social! Serving in our section's committee is a great opportunity to make connections!
The problem with working at a coffee shop is... you could be going through a quiet crisis while Funky Town plays in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The problem with working at a coffee shop is... you could be going through a quiet crisis while Funky Town plays in the background.
People didn’t get paid, families didn’t eat, planes didn’t fly… all so that people can pay more for healthcare in the end. Good job Shaheen, King, Hassan, Kaine, Durbin, Fetterman, Cortez Masto and Rosen you all did it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
People didn’t get paid, families didn’t eat, planes didn’t fly… all so that people can pay more for healthcare in the end. Good job Shaheen, King, Hassan, Kaine, Durbin, Fetterman, Cortez Masto and Rosen you all did it.
After six weeks of furloughs, discontinued benefits, and travel disruptions; after majority of people recognizing Trump is at fault; after the dem big wins last week… Democrats decided eh better to quit while we have the upper hand and settle for nothing.
apnews.com/article/gove...
apnews.com/article/gove...
Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown
The Senate has taken the first step to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
After six weeks of furloughs, discontinued benefits, and travel disruptions; after majority of people recognizing Trump is at fault; after the dem big wins last week… Democrats decided eh better to quit while we have the upper hand and settle for nothing.
apnews.com/article/gove...
apnews.com/article/gove...
I was at a coffee shop. Tapped my card. Forgot to complete the screen. Barista tipped herself 50% while I was in the restroom. 😐
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I was at a coffee shop. Tapped my card. Forgot to complete the screen. Barista tipped herself 50% while I was in the restroom. 😐
Watching my friend help her son with his math homework as he slowly melts off the sofa in agony. The tone, the volume, the bargaining are universal and timeless.
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Watching my friend help her son with his math homework as he slowly melts off the sofa in agony. The tone, the volume, the bargaining are universal and timeless.
Side by side headlines sum it up.
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Side by side headlines sum it up.
This rat was far too casual about plucking a bat in flight. His ease is unsettling. I wonder if his friends and family have any idea that this is what he’s up to at night.
Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans? n.pr/3WNy2KL
Wait, what? A RAT caught and ate a BAT? And there's video! What does it portend?
Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans?
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This rat was far too casual about plucking a bat in flight. His ease is unsettling. I wonder if his friends and family have any idea that this is what he’s up to at night.
My friend’s 9 yr old: “what’s your job?”
Me: “same as your mom. I’m a professor.”
9: “where?”
Me: “Vassar.”
9: “Princeton is the best university.“
Me: “same as your mom. I’m a professor.”
9: “where?”
Me: “Vassar.”
9: “Princeton is the best university.“
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My friend’s 9 yr old: “what’s your job?”
Me: “same as your mom. I’m a professor.”
9: “where?”
Me: “Vassar.”
9: “Princeton is the best university.“
Me: “same as your mom. I’m a professor.”
9: “where?”
Me: “Vassar.”
9: “Princeton is the best university.“
Pro-life republicans are always working their hardest to withhold the things that sustain life.
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Pro-life republicans are always working their hardest to withhold the things that sustain life.
Reposted by Catherine Tan
Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.
Reposted by Catherine Tan
I know this is pedantic, but Kim Davis was not "jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses." She was jailed for contempt of court because she refused to follow a court order (she had stopped issuing all marriage licenses). NYT makes it sound like the Woke Police broke down her door.
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I know this is pedantic, but Kim Davis was not "jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses." She was jailed for contempt of court because she refused to follow a court order (she had stopped issuing all marriage licenses). NYT makes it sound like the Woke Police broke down her door.
Delayed two hours from LGA.
But yeah I guess the airports “appeared to be working largely normal” in that I paid $21 for a burrito.
But yeah I guess the airports “appeared to be working largely normal” in that I paid $21 for a burrito.
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Delayed two hours from LGA.
But yeah I guess the airports “appeared to be working largely normal” in that I paid $21 for a burrito.
But yeah I guess the airports “appeared to be working largely normal” in that I paid $21 for a burrito.
From a PERMANENT extension of the subsidies and the repeal Medicaid cuts to… a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies?!
Are you fucking kidding me? Let me in there, I once got an airline to buy me a train ticket to catch a diff flight during a snow storm. I can handle this one.
Are you fucking kidding me? Let me in there, I once got an airline to buy me a train ticket to catch a diff flight during a snow storm. I can handle this one.
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
From a PERMANENT extension of the subsidies and the repeal Medicaid cuts to… a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies?!
Are you fucking kidding me? Let me in there, I once got an airline to buy me a train ticket to catch a diff flight during a snow storm. I can handle this one.
Are you fucking kidding me? Let me in there, I once got an airline to buy me a train ticket to catch a diff flight during a snow storm. I can handle this one.
I just realized I have not seen a stretched earlobe since Obama was president. What happened? Did people have them removed and their lobes reconstructed?
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I just realized I have not seen a stretched earlobe since Obama was president. What happened? Did people have them removed and their lobes reconstructed?
I have no idea how saturated the AI market is in the private sector but… I imagine not saturated enough to get 100 of them to come teach.
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I have no idea how saturated the AI market is in the private sector but… I imagine not saturated enough to get 100 of them to come teach.
Reposted by Catherine Tan
This is fascinating because this is such a new field and somehow they are going to hire 100 tenure-track faculty in the next 5 years who specialize in it. And yet when asked to fill spots with faculty of color/women/marginalized groups, administrators often cry about how the pipelines don't exist.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is fascinating because this is such a new field and somehow they are going to hire 100 tenure-track faculty in the next 5 years who specialize in it. And yet when asked to fill spots with faculty of color/women/marginalized groups, administrators often cry about how the pipelines don't exist.
The money is there for #SNAP. Trump is impeding court order to feed millions of people while continuing to pay for mass deportations.
1 in 8 families depend on SNAP. For the average person, by end of month, 95.5% of allowance is gone. These benefits are lifelines.
1 in 8 families depend on SNAP. For the average person, by end of month, 95.5% of allowance is gone. These benefits are lifelines.
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The money is there for #SNAP. Trump is impeding court order to feed millions of people while continuing to pay for mass deportations.
1 in 8 families depend on SNAP. For the average person, by end of month, 95.5% of allowance is gone. These benefits are lifelines.
1 in 8 families depend on SNAP. For the average person, by end of month, 95.5% of allowance is gone. These benefits are lifelines.
Reposted by Catherine Tan
does mamdani know he's singlehandedly carrying everyone's mental health
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
does mamdani know he's singlehandedly carrying everyone's mental health
Withholding food from children, elderly, and disabled citizens as leverage to cut healthcare is some pretty diabolical shit. #SNAP needs to be fully restored.
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Withholding food from children, elderly, and disabled citizens as leverage to cut healthcare is some pretty diabolical shit. #SNAP needs to be fully restored.