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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this TikTok since yesterday. Sherman was stressing those ladies out.

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

sherman, for the love of god!

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 1d

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 1d

I hope there are still good (formalized and managerial) leaders at large organizations, but I think the entire premise and context of workplace leadership has shifted: because everywhere we’re lead appears to be the edge of a cliff.

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 1d

plus, shouldn’t any leader, especially those in the United States, have a REALLY CLEAR understanding as to why those not in power bristle at any action or policy that appears to further consolidate that power at the top?

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 1d

about once a week, I hear a person in power explain, to those they have power over, that it is a “really hard time to be a leader.” Sure, of course it is. But it is a really hard time to be led! Terrible leaders currently control the things that most impact our lives!

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Chris Uggen @chrisuggen.bsky.social · 2d

Jobs! ISRDI @minnpop.bsky.social is searching for 2 full-time staff for a new National Institute on Aging Demography and Economics Coordinating Center (NIA DECC).

1. DECC Coordinator, JO 370494: hr.myu.umn.edu/psc/hrprd/EM...

2. Communications Manager, JO 370497 - hr.myu.umn.edu/psc/hrprd/EM...

About the NIA DECC

Demography & Economics of Aging Coordinating Center (DECC) Contact us at [email protected] Co-Directors: Gina Rumore, Cathy Fitch, and Rob Warren We aim to increase the efficiency, productivity, and impac...

z.umn.edu

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Karrin Vasby Anderson @kvanderson.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's Higher Ed compact would destroy the most important driver of innovation, prosperity, and US American strength (also usually the biggest employers in their towns): universities. Everyone should oppose this compact. Join your local chapter of @aaup.org. In NoCo, that's @aaupcsu.bsky.social

A Compact for Control (opinion)

No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.

www.insidehighered.com

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 3d

Spot on!

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 3d

Lately, it feels like the values of higher education (those written and quoted by the institutions) were all financially dependent.

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 3d

The wonderful Data Curation Network datacuration.network (a collective of institutions focused on curating research data) is hiring a Director! The position is hosted by the University of Minnesota Libraries and has remote working (within US) possibilities! hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/370...

Front Page - Data Curation Network

The Data Curation Network (DCN) is a membership organization of institutional and non-profit data repositories whose vision is to advance open research by making data more ethical, reusable, and under...

datacuration.network

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 9d

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
— Jane Goodall

#RIPJaneGoodall

Photo of a woman wearing jeans riding a bicycle.

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 10d

WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"

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Toby Higbie @thigbie.bsky.social · 15d

It’s official! We’re launching the UCLA Department of Labor Studies. After years of building as a small but mighty “program,” Labor Studies has been elevated to departmental status. We’re the first but hopefully not the last of our kind in the UC system.

UCLA IRLE @uclairle.bsky.social · 15d

We are thrilled to announce that UCLA Labor Studies is now officially a department!🎉

The UCLA Labor Studies Department is the first of its kind at the UC

Read more about this historic development here: irle.ucla.edu/2025/09/25/u...

RELEASE– Historic first: UCLA launches Labor Studies Department

UCLA Labor Studies undergraduate major and minor will expand as a new academic department

irle.ucla.edu

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 10d

looking smart and sharp, though!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10d

SCOOP — The White House instructed all federal agency leadership on Tuesday to send out a mandatory message to workers blaming the impending potential government shutdown on House Democrats, The Handbasket was first to learn. Absolutely no modifications to the email were permitted.

My story:

Trump mandates all federal agencies send email blaming Dems for potential gov’t shutdown

Workers call the partisan email "a vile slap in the face."

www.thehandbasket.co

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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 11d

We are thrilled to announce that @aadl.org plans to acquire the Ann Arbor Observer!

Public ownership of local news media is more important than ever, and this acquisition builds on years of partnership and archival work to ensure the future of this priceless community asset.

aadl.org/node/647334

The Ann Arbor District Library Plans to Acquire the Ann Arbor Observer | Ann Arbor District Library

aadl.org

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 11d

🙋‍♂️Late thirties and a miller lite might as well be a high ABV IPA

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UVA School of Data Science @uvadatascience.bsky.social · 12d

On September 30, AOL is pulling the plug on its dial-up internet service. We spoke with @histoftech.bsky.social about what its departure signifies for the fast paced, tech-obsessed world we now occupy.

Read our Q&A with Mar Hicks here: https://bit.ly/3IIPqgh

Pixel art illustration showing a disconnected link between a globe and a vintage computer setup, with a message at the top reading "Dialing No Longer In Progress."

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 14d

recent wins: manure was on sale and I got an FFA baseball cap (to celebrate my parli pro days)

Bags of cow manure in the bed of a pickup

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Ghoul-jin Rondo @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 18d

Publicity still for THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979)

Black and white photo of Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog hanging out in a pond.

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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 19d

waking up everyday wondering 'what is this place' is a wild thing to experience surrounded by so many familiar faces

Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 20d

Neil Young is a rocker

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 20d

MARY TYLER MOORE theme song writer/performer Sonny Curtis (1937-2025) will be remembered for asking “Who can turn the world on with her smile?”.

But his season one lyrics cut deeper, reflecting the hopes and fears of a generation of young women who were asked “How will you make it on your own?”

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