Liz Hughes
@inventingliz.bsky.social
Mom through adoption, perpetual do-gooder, wannabe world-traveler, life-long learner, soon-to-be empty nester so I'm looking for new hobbies! Opinions are my own. #bospoli #mapoli
Reposted by Liz Hughes
Friends, can you help Saeed and his family in these trying times?
Once again, I'm speaking to you from the heart of Gaza, a place of sorrow. I'm still struggling every day to protect my family. Our goal today is to raise €300 to secure our weekly food. My friends, your support is the hope that keeps us going.
Support us
gofund.me/a0a540b8
@mommunism.bsky.social
Support us
gofund.me/a0a540b8
@mommunism.bsky.social
Donate to Bring hope back to Saed and his family after the war, organized by Marina Reilly
Dear Comrade,
From beneath the rubble… I write my story!
I … Marina Reilly needs your support for Bring hope back to Saed and his family after the war
gofund.me
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Friends, can you help Saeed and his family in these trying times?
Reposted by Liz Hughes
but turning it into a national news story to force the teacher out of the classroom seems...not fine.
December 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
but turning it into a national news story to force the teacher out of the classroom seems...not fine.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
I mean, I think it would be reasonable for the student to complain, have some sort of arbitration process, and if a supervisor thinks the kid should have gotten 50 instead of zero and talk to the TA about grading going forward, that seems completely fine.
December 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I mean, I think it would be reasonable for the student to complain, have some sort of arbitration process, and if a supervisor thinks the kid should have gotten 50 instead of zero and talk to the TA about grading going forward, that seems completely fine.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
the way to protect free speech in this instance is to show solidarity with the trans person being silenced. it's pretty straightforward.
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
the way to protect free speech in this instance is to show solidarity with the trans person being silenced. it's pretty straightforward.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
the student was trolling her instructor; her instructor tried to respond in good faith, the student enlisted the right wing hate machine and got the instructor put on leave *for being trans.*
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
the student was trolling her instructor; her instructor tried to respond in good faith, the student enlisted the right wing hate machine and got the instructor put on leave *for being trans.*
Reposted by Liz Hughes
like, even if you disagree with her call! it doesn't really matter if you agree with the grade or think the assignment was not ideal or whatever. it doesn't even matter if you think the paper was a masterpiece!
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
like, even if you disagree with her call! it doesn't really matter if you agree with the grade or think the assignment was not ideal or whatever. it doesn't even matter if you think the paper was a masterpiece!
Reposted by Liz Hughes
and again, this attack on trans identity has been withering, brutal, and extended. if you are concerned about free speech, you need to be very concerned about a university firing a trans grad student for trying to do her job!
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
and again, this attack on trans identity has been withering, brutal, and extended. if you are concerned about free speech, you need to be very concerned about a university firing a trans grad student for trying to do her job!
Reposted by Liz Hughes
marginalized people are targeted for censorship *regardless of their opinions* because the main thing people want to prevent them from saying is simply "I exist."
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
marginalized people are targeted for censorship *regardless of their opinions* because the main thing people want to prevent them from saying is simply "I exist."
Reposted by Liz Hughes
"viewpoint diversity" is bullshit because *the main danger to free speech is not the silencing of unpopular opinions.* The main danger is the *silencing of unpopular people.*
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"viewpoint diversity" is bullshit because *the main danger to free speech is not the silencing of unpopular opinions.* The main danger is the *silencing of unpopular people.*
Reposted by Liz Hughes
the idea that the real danger to free speech here is that a Christian wasn't allowed to spew hatred without evidence in a psych class seems like a fundamental confusion endemic to a lot of 1st amendment discussions.
December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
the idea that the real danger to free speech here is that a Christian wasn't allowed to spew hatred without evidence in a psych class seems like a fundamental confusion endemic to a lot of 1st amendment discussions.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
one of the single most controversial and dangerous opinions you can have right now is "trans people exist and I am one of them."
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
one of the single most controversial and dangerous opinions you can have right now is "trans people exist and I am one of them."
Reposted by Liz Hughes
there is a years long moral panic ongoing to force LGBT ppl, and esp trans ppl, out of public life. their books are banned; they are being targeted in secondary and higher ed; their healthcare is being slashed; their passports are being revoked.
December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
there is a years long moral panic ongoing to force LGBT ppl, and esp trans ppl, out of public life. their books are banned; they are being targeted in secondary and higher ed; their healthcare is being slashed; their passports are being revoked.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
the problem is that the TA appears to have been the target of a deliberate campaign to silence trans people and force them out of public life. so, it seems like that should be a factor when discussing the first amendment? 1
Always liked Parker, so this nastiness is rather disappointing.
I’ll always defend trans rights as I have all my career. But I also believe in the First Amendment’s protecting people being wrong.
And that’s where my engagement will respectfully end for the day.
I’ll always defend trans rights as I have all my career. But I also believe in the First Amendment’s protecting people being wrong.
And that’s where my engagement will respectfully end for the day.
Here's what this is actually about, dumbass
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
the problem is that the TA appears to have been the target of a deliberate campaign to silence trans people and force them out of public life. so, it seems like that should be a factor when discussing the first amendment? 1
Reposted by Liz Hughes
That's also consistent with my observation that universities often side against the less powerful and vulnerable party in situations of conflict.
universities will do everything to protect their faculty/instructors when they're middle aged+ men sexually harassing and/or professionally exploiting their students and junior colleagues but not otherwise
OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade
OU has placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after receiving a failing grade on an essay
www.oudaily.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
That's also consistent with my observation that universities often side against the less powerful and vulnerable party in situations of conflict.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
This is so unnerving because the pretext was so thin (the "essay" is an atrocity, and the student must have known that) and the university *jumped* at the opportunity to put the instructor on leave (!?!), "pending review" (a review would take 5 mins!). The admin is either complicit or spineless.
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is so unnerving because the pretext was so thin (the "essay" is an atrocity, and the student must have known that) and the university *jumped* at the opportunity to put the instructor on leave (!?!), "pending review" (a review would take 5 mins!). The admin is either complicit or spineless.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
It's almost a familiar storyline by now.
1. An "egregious" violation of a students' rights by a teacher.
2. It turns out to be run of the mill bad work by the student.
3. It turns out to have been provoked or amplified by a huge network of right wingers.
4. Targeting trans people
Missing anything?
1. An "egregious" violation of a students' rights by a teacher.
2. It turns out to be run of the mill bad work by the student.
3. It turns out to have been provoked or amplified by a huge network of right wingers.
4. Targeting trans people
Missing anything?
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's almost a familiar storyline by now.
1. An "egregious" violation of a students' rights by a teacher.
2. It turns out to be run of the mill bad work by the student.
3. It turns out to have been provoked or amplified by a huge network of right wingers.
4. Targeting trans people
Missing anything?
1. An "egregious" violation of a students' rights by a teacher.
2. It turns out to be run of the mill bad work by the student.
3. It turns out to have been provoked or amplified by a huge network of right wingers.
4. Targeting trans people
Missing anything?
Reposted by Liz Hughes
It's becoming increasingly clear that many of these events are orchestrated (either a-priori or post-hoc) to target trans people and generate widespread outrage.
We all could benefit from the @onthemedia.bsky.social Breaking News Consumer handbook: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
We all could benefit from the @onthemedia.bsky.social Breaking News Consumer handbook: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's becoming increasingly clear that many of these events are orchestrated (either a-priori or post-hoc) to target trans people and generate widespread outrage.
We all could benefit from the @onthemedia.bsky.social Breaking News Consumer handbook: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
We all could benefit from the @onthemedia.bsky.social Breaking News Consumer handbook: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Reposted by Liz Hughes
"The operation dubbed “Swamp Sweep,” which aims to arrest 5,000 people, is centered in liberal New Orleans and is the latest federal immigration enforcement operation to target a Democratic-run city as President Trump’s administration pursues its mass deportation agenda."
A federal immigration crackdown is coming to New Orleans. Here's what to know
About 250 federal border agents plan to begin a months-long immigration crackdown in southeast Louisiana, centered in New Orleans, and into Mississippi dubbed 'Swamp Sweep.'
www.latimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"The operation dubbed “Swamp Sweep,” which aims to arrest 5,000 people, is centered in liberal New Orleans and is the latest federal immigration enforcement operation to target a Democratic-run city as President Trump’s administration pursues its mass deportation agenda."
Reposted by Liz Hughes
Reposted by Liz Hughes
i’m genuinely so convinced all of this has been a planned operation by the student and her mother (who is commenting on this publicly, and associated closely with the republican party), and big far right propaganda account going all in on it. this is designed to oust trans people from public life
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
i’m genuinely so convinced all of this has been a planned operation by the student and her mother (who is commenting on this publicly, and associated closely with the republican party), and big far right propaganda account going all in on it. this is designed to oust trans people from public life
Reposted by Liz Hughes
A populace less capable of complex thought is also appealing to authoritarians and would-be despots, and the tech industry has plenty of those.
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A populace less capable of complex thought is also appealing to authoritarians and would-be despots, and the tech industry has plenty of those.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
Wrecking young people's reading, writing & analytical skills during their formative years is an economic imperative for AI companies. For many of us who learned these things without AI, slop can't pass for news or entertainment. Destroying standards is essential to the industry's growth & survival.
December 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Wrecking young people's reading, writing & analytical skills during their formative years is an economic imperative for AI companies. For many of us who learned these things without AI, slop can't pass for news or entertainment. Destroying standards is essential to the industry's growth & survival.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
A summary:
“You guys. Admiral Bradley is totally the bad guy, and you’re all stupid for asking questions. Also, those two men hanging onto a boat for their lives were an imminent threat to your grandmother, so we had to circle back and kill them. Shut up about it.”
Karoline Leavit
“You guys. Admiral Bradley is totally the bad guy, and you’re all stupid for asking questions. Also, those two men hanging onto a boat for their lives were an imminent threat to your grandmother, so we had to circle back and kill them. Shut up about it.”
Karoline Leavit
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A summary:
“You guys. Admiral Bradley is totally the bad guy, and you’re all stupid for asking questions. Also, those two men hanging onto a boat for their lives were an imminent threat to your grandmother, so we had to circle back and kill them. Shut up about it.”
Karoline Leavit
“You guys. Admiral Bradley is totally the bad guy, and you’re all stupid for asking questions. Also, those two men hanging onto a boat for their lives were an imminent threat to your grandmother, so we had to circle back and kill them. Shut up about it.”
Karoline Leavit
Reposted by Liz Hughes
Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.
The agriculture secretary says SNAP changes are coming. Here's what we know
Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.
Reposted by Liz Hughes
Georgia isn’t alone. Across America, food insecurity is spiking under this administration’s watch.
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Georgia isn’t alone. Across America, food insecurity is spiking under this administration’s watch.