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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 1d

We encourage you to repost this RSVP if you're coming to our #literacies Homecoming!

This flyer reads: "I'm going to the #literacies Homecoming. October 29, 2025. 5-6PM PT|7-8PM CT|8-9PM ET. Hosted by @writinglit.bsky.social"

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · 2d

I rarely post, but I thought it meaningful to share this beautiful tribute to a really special colleague, Mark Helmsing, written by his sister. Wanted to share in case anyone knew Mark from Mason, MSU, or academic circles, and just so others will learn about him

www.waskoms.com/obituary/Mar...

Obituary for Mark Helmsing | Waskom Capitol Hill Chapel

Share memories & support the family

www.waskoms.com

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 2d

🚨Important paper alert🚨

"Who Wants to Be a Teacher in America?"

"Lower interest among men, students of color, and high-achieving students... Recommenders rate students interested in teaching as having lower intellectual promise... but greater concern for others."

edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1285

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 2d

My profile of the delightful Keri Russell, the darkly funny, surprisingly introverted former New Mickey Mouse Club member who—even after Felicity, The Americans and The Diplomat!—has never fully embraced the idea of herself as an actress: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Keri Russell’s Emotional Transparency Has Anchored Three Decades of TV

But, offscreen, she’s not even sure that she wants to be an actress.

www.newyorker.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder that we still don’t know what happened to the 1,000 immigrants who went missing from Alligator Alcatraz.

Their families and attorneys can’t locate them.

They’ve been disappeared.

People are still being sent to that horrible place without any due process.

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Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 3d

Another good take
defector.com/taylor-swift...

No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector

The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...

defector.com

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

time.com/7323442/sout...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

time.com

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Beren682 @beren682.bsky.social · 4d

Twice in one week the president stood in front of the military and called for their aid in eliminating his political opposition.

Twice in one week.

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 11d

A silent, inter-faith march near the ICE detention center in Portland, Oregon.

The marchers held flowers. 💐

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Sal Consoli @salconsoli.bsky.social · 3d

Grateful that DeGruyter have kindly made our paper open access for three months!🥳🥳

If you’re interested in how Generative AI is transforming publishing in Applied Linguistics, you can freely download and read it here 👇

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Generative AI and the future of writing for publication: insights from applied linguistics journal editors

The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping academic writing and publishing practices. As knowledge curators, applied linguistics journal editors need to respond to GenAI ...

www.degruyterbrill.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4d

Bad Bunny responds to his Super Bowl critics in Spanish, and then English: “And, if you didn’t understand know what I just said, you have four months to learn!”

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Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 5d

I liked this review a lot

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Ellen Hokanson @ellenhokanson.bsky.social · 5d

The testing boom accompanied by the school choice boom brought us here, and I feel sick.

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 5d

Private equity discourse about education is ramping up again:

"education has become a compelling asset class offering strong returns, long-term stability, and global scalability"

PE investors are desperate to turn education into financial assets with long-term ROI huntscanlon.com/private-equi...

Private Equity’s Resurgent Interest in Education: Key Trends for 2025 - Hunt Scanlon Media

Following a phase of cautious investment, private equity firms have rekindled their interest in the education sector in 2025, adopting focused strategies and prioritizing long-term value generation. E...

huntscanlon.com

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Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 5d

flip.it/J18OIN

Taylor Swift’s Fairy Tale Is Over

The singer has everything she ever wanted—her new album suggests that it’s all sort of a drag.

flip.it

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Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 5d

Paired texts (for anyone who doubts what is happening here)

clyde bruckman's ghost's final repost says free link @ultralaser.bsky.social · 5d

terrible things are happening outside. poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. families are torn apart. men, women, and children are separated. children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.

diary of anne frank, january 13, 1943.

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Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 8d

I felt the same way when I completed a recent training.

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 8d

A very important issue to cover 👇🏽

WOSDEC @wosdec.bsky.social · 8d

Looking to develop your confidence in teaching students how to analyse media, identify bias, and understand the influence of digital platforms?

Join us for this free session full of interactive activities and practical strategies in partnership with @tie.scot.

🔗 buff.ly/mHt8ual

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 8d

It was never about money. What a shame that so many in the press went with that line.

NPR @npr.org · 8d

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.

n.pr

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sr_toliver @srtoliver.bsky.social · 9d

🔵 FACULTY POSITION 🔵

U of Illinois is hiring a Secondary Literacy professor (open rank, tenure-track)!

💰 $78K-$130K (rank dependent)
📅 Start 9/2026
⏰ Deadline: 10/20/25

For more info: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

#AcademicJobs #LiteracyEducation #HigherEd #Literacies

Please boost! 🚀

College of Education: Professor (Open-Rank) – Secondary Literacy

Duties and Responsibilities

illinois.csod.com

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Carlos Aguilar @carlosfilm.bsky.social · 13d

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (PTA, 2025)

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Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 13d

Wow - One Battle After Another. See it in the biggest and best format possible.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 13d

New interview! On the GOP and the DOJ, the Comey indictment, and why Trump keeps getting what he wants www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1bp...

Sarah Kendzior : Trump’s Transformed GOP, A Party of Followers

YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

www.youtube.com

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Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 13d

How power can work.....

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 13d

Imagine being an admiral or whatever and scrambling to fly 16 hours back from Manila in order to listen to a Fox News host berate you for 15 minutes about warfighters

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to travel on short notice from around the world to hear him make a short speech on military standards and the “warrior ethos,” multiple people familiar with the event told The Washington Post.

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Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 13d

I teach on Thursday nights, but I am excited to visit the conversation everyone had!

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DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks to those who joined! I'll be working through my replies and mentions over the next few days to continue the conversation. I'll plug an amazing volume of research on censorship that you can get now, and vol 2 focuses on teacher voices and is coming out in November (before NCTE). #literacies

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