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Claire Katz

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Views are my own as a private citizen. Professor of Philosophy and Education; Associate Provost for Faculty Advocacy

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Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 4d

My article, "Stolen Valor: How the Humanities '@Work' are Hidden in Plain Sight," has been published in Public Humanities, an open access journal with Cambridge University Press.

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Stolen Valor: How the Humanities “@ Work” Are Hidden in Plain Sight | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core

Stolen Valor: How the Humanities “@ Work” Are Hidden in Plain Sight - Volume 1

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Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 14h

Trump promises the largest deportation in US history. Experts say this would hurt the economy - Medill on the Hill

Several studies, including a new report by the American Immigration Council, find that mass deportation of undocumented immigrants hurts the U.S. economy and labor market.

medillonthehill.medill.northwestern.edu

Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 14h

This is excellent: Robert Lynch, emeritus econ. professor (Washington College), sharing with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal his research findings that show, from an economics perspective, (not to mention moral) how detrimental Trump’s anti-immigration policies are.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?”
Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.”
A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

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Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 17h

Update: h/t @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
“*as well as an LSD conviction when he was 19, it should be acknowledged.”

Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 17h

Update h/t @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
“*as well as an LSD conviction when he was 19, it should be acknowledged.”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 18h

This is unbelievably heartbreaking. And as I commented on this post, the weirdest Kafaesque part— they abducted him to deport bc of a deportation order that was initiated while he was in prison bc of his crime, which has now been shown to be a crime that he did not commit.

Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 1d

Has lived in the US since he was NINE MONTHS OLD.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 1d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 20h

Rep. Jason Crow is a former Army Ranger who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborne Division and the elite 75th Ranger Regiment.

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Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 18h

And the weirdest Kafaesque part— they abducted him to deport bc of a deportation order that was initiated while he was in prison bc of his crime, which has now been shown to be a crime that he did not commit.

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 2d

"I call myself a theocratic libertarian, who wants a limited government that will ban pride parades, prohibit the appearance of trans people in public, force women to carry pregnancies to term, and ban same-sex marriage"

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2d

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

Douthat: So that’s the first purpose of your political project, for America to stop making God angry.

Wilson: Yes. And most people think that when they are confronted with that project, they think that we want to get our tentacles into everything and start controlling everything. I actually think we need limited government. The government should be significantly smaller than it is, and we need to curtail a lot of the busybodyness that we have. That’s why I would call myself a theocratic libertarian. There is a true libertarian element in this, and yet, the transcendent grounding for what we’re talking about means that we acknowledge the authority of God.

We have racked up quite a body count of awful crimes, and I believe the only way out is for us to repent and turn to Christ. This would be things like no more Pride parades, no more drag queen story hours, no more abortion on demand, no more legalized same-sex unions — all of that, done. That’s the repentance part.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1d

Reds
Annie hall
Shoot the Moon
The Godfather
Love and death
Interiors
Crimes of the Heart
Manhattan
Sleeper
Baby Boom
Marvin’s Room
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Sister Mary Explains It All

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 2d

Very much enjoying the inflatable frog segment of the civil war.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

"Who could have imagined nine years ago that the US would be zapping vessels suspected of drug-running, vast distances from American soil?
...Who said it was OK to fire at civilians who are not firing back?"

"Trickle down immunity" is now a big problem for the US military. And so for everyone else.

Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 1d

With Yale Law School military justice expert Eugene Fidell and former JAG Maj. General Steven J. Lepper on the biggest civil/military crisis since the Civil War.

Trump Wants to Use American Cities as a “Training Ground.” It’s Becoming Clear Why.

MAGA cries “Insurrection!”, setting up a dangerous standoff between the American people and the military.

slate.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 3d

This applies to many situations.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 4d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · Oct 22

Altho it's been out in the world, today is the official publication day for my book!!! The title indicates it's a book about concussion and American tackle football, which is true, but really this is a book about regulated industries' use of the #ManufactureOfDoubt in ways that harm public health.

Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries

A timely look at the ethical, legal, and policy issues surrounding brain injury and collision sports.American tackle football is an industry like any other. And like many industries, it sells a produc...

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Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for posting.

Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 4d

I hadn’t thought of that, but you’re right! That’s brilliant!

Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for posting!

Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 4d

Stolen Valor: How the Humanities “@ Work” Are Hidden in Plain Sight | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core

Stolen Valor: How the Humanities “@ Work” Are Hidden in Plain Sight - Volume 1

www.cambridge.org

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AAUP @aaup.org · 11d

Introducing “Faculty on the Frontlines,” a new series from the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom that documents the stories of AAUP members!

Over the next 2 weeks, we will spotlight the stories of 10 AAUP members fighting to defend academic freedom.

Check out our teaser 🔥

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11d

A top Mamdani adviser tells me internal data shows taking on Trump's authoritarian abuses resonates. It appeals to working class voters across all demographics, countering the frequent claim that this is a "distraction" from issues working people "really" care about.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13d

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.

(Published May)

Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion

Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...

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Claire Katz @ckatz.bsky.social · 17d

So if no one has called it yet... I’m calling it: Escalatorgate 🙂