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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD

@doctorcarrie.bsky.social

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Professor, Applied Communication, Sensemaking Studies, and Communication Literacy, Dickinson State University. Posts do not reflect DSU or NDUS. Jedi who fights for peace, justice, truth, dialogue, compasison, and empathy. www.playingwithresearch.com

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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 22d

Is the suspending of Kimmel when the fandoms fight back?

Is this when all the fandoms align to stop the evil threat?

Is this our "Avengers Assemble" moment?

captain america is holding a hammer and says avengers assemble

Alt: captain america is holding a hammer and says avengers assemble

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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 14h

Destroying fascists for a century.

Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 1d

So antifa is the new weapons of mass destruction?

Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 14h

Saw a truck today with various decals, but my faves were the Christian symbols existing alongside a Zero Fucks one.

Because, while I'm not a Christian, I'm pretty sure Jesus wants you to give a fuck.

#ConservativeHypocrisy

Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 17h

Like, when I try to help people, I really want to get their opinion on what they want to do, how, and why.

I really don't want to just dictate to people what I think they should do, how, and why.

That's the path to the Dark Side.

I don't want that to dominate my destiny.

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melanie newport @melanienewport.bsky.social · 1d

higher education in 2025, where students can coordinate public harassment campaigns against faculty with impunity but also where professors can’t actually flee the country to escape threats to murder them in class (gift link). www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 1d

No one ever became a gunslinger because they loved their lives. Suicidality and pain are ingrained in the American monomyth.

Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously, if Christian eschatology is accurate...

Axios @axios.com · 1d

President Trump told Axios he is "likely going to Israel in the coming days" to address the country's parliament in the wake of the Gaza peace deal.

Trump tells Axios he's "likely" going to Israel for speech after Gaza deal

"It is a great day for Israel and for the world," he said in a call with Axios.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 1d

Dear #AcademicSky #EduSky

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Canadians please help! #duet #canada #help #need #notsafe #support #safety #work #network #refugee

YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk

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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 2d

Mayhaps we use this in @mpcaaca.bsky.social...

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 3d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you. The potatoes were a legit shock. I thought all the plants died.

Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 2d

Attn @fanstudies.bsky.social

Sonya H @sonyah.bsky.social · 2d

As @glider.bsky.social once said in a presentation at A-Kon, fandom is powerful. Fandom has great economic power, for starters.

Also, many stories that have fandoms have strong political narratives. These stories can be didactic, especially science fiction.

Get Free @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social · 3d

"We saw an opportunity in the final season of 'Andor' and now many more people across races, backgrounds and genders have joined our ranks for truth and reparations — and have already dealt major blows to the MAGA regime’s agenda."

More about Project Fulcrum⬇️
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/10/why-...

Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 2d

I should've been catching up on grading today.

What did I do instead?

Dug up carrots and potatoes after two freezing nights.

Therapy.

Developed ideas for essay types that could be taught in introductory college English courses.

Walked a 6mo cockapoo.

Watched Trump burn the world down.

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Amy Nemmity @amy.wrestlejoy.com · 2d

Are you seeing ICE recruitment commercials during #AEWDynamite or Collision?

In AEW, we say ABOLISH ICE, ABOLISH FASCISM.

Tell the networks to SAY NO TO ICE during AEW!

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HBO Max | Feedback

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 2d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, so glad TBS has joined ICE. Y'all really don't know thr AEW fanbase.

Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 3d

They spent years decrying real news as false flags so that their fans would only trust them, and now they are putting out fake news as propaganda and expecting their fans to not question reality.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 3d

I want to see Nobel Prizes awarding social sciences and humanities scholarship. #AcademicSky

Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 3d

Holy shirtballs, it's only been two years? Netanyahu has killed tens of thousands in only two years.

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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 3d

Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

We can’t out-Republican Republicans, nor should we want to.

Democrats need to say what they believe — and actually believe in something.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 3d

I want aliens. I legit want an alien invasion right now. I want 3i/Atlas to be aliens.

Because an alien invasion is preferable to thinking so many Americans would prefer a fascist leader to democracy.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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TAIGASTYLE @theleemoriarty.bsky.social · 4d

Looking for resources to help protect communities from ice. Here’s what I know of so far.

ICEBlock is one I use and seems to still work but it’s been removed from the App Store.

Iceout.org is one I recently found but I can’t comment on how effective it is since I’ve never used it locally.

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Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 4d

Look, I know the new one is coming out soon, but go watch the first The Running Man. It's amazingly prescient.

Carrie -- Yes, That Carrie, PhD @doctorcarrie.bsky.social · 4d

The government shutdown wad part of Project 2025: it allows Trump to further fascist takeover. It's a distraction. A familiar occurrence meant to distract from the unfamiliar and far more terrifying reality.