Julia Faisst
@juliafaisst.bsky.social
Prof American Studies & the Media @TU Dortmund - 20/21C lit&visual culture, photography, home/space, race, child/migration, intersectionality, ecocrit, memory cultures - feminist mama, forest lover, failed artist
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Sometimes people forget that Facemash, the immediate precursor to Facebook, was initially built to rate the attractiveness of female Harvard students. In the early years, you had to have an edu-account w a high ranking uni & be invited by a member to this virtual secret society of the elite.
Facebook launched 22 years ago this week.
In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record.
Meanwhile, Meta is pumping at least $65 million into super PACs to stifle regulation of AI and tech.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy.
In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record.
Meanwhile, Meta is pumping at least $65 million into super PACs to stifle regulation of AI and tech.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy.
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Sometimes people forget that Facemash, the immediate precursor to Facebook, was initially built to rate the attractiveness of female Harvard students. In the early years, you had to have an edu-account w a high ranking uni & be invited by a member to this virtual secret society of the elite.
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Tenure enables freedom of speech, which is why aspiring tyrants don’t like it.
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
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Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tenure enables freedom of speech, which is why aspiring tyrants don’t like it.
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Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
February 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Wann immer man sich über Netflix & Co mit Freund*innen unterhält, wird bemerkt, wie redundant Filmplots & Dialoge geworden sind. Warum die Verfügbarkeit von Daten + Algorithmen tatsächlich immer langweiligere Filme produzieren, wird hier gut aufgedröselt:
Filme und Serien werden immer dümmer
Und zwar absichtlich, das sagen Kreative, die mit Netflix und den anderen Streamern arbeiten. Erkundungen in einer Branche, die verzweifelt um die Aufmerksamkeit ihrer Zuschauer kämpft.
www.sueddeutsche.de
February 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Wann immer man sich über Netflix & Co mit Freund*innen unterhält, wird bemerkt, wie redundant Filmplots & Dialoge geworden sind. Warum die Verfügbarkeit von Daten + Algorithmen tatsächlich immer langweiligere Filme produzieren, wird hier gut aufgedröselt:
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Am Tag an dem Trump widerwärtigste rassistische Bilder über die Obamas postet, darf also der Chef der Rechtsextremen ihn in der ARD für uns „einordnen“. Na Danke.
Das ist schon ein Lehrbuchbeispiel dafür, wie man den ganzen Irrsinn medial normalisiert.
Das ist schon ein Lehrbuchbeispiel dafür, wie man den ganzen Irrsinn medial normalisiert.
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Am Tag an dem Trump widerwärtigste rassistische Bilder über die Obamas postet, darf also der Chef der Rechtsextremen ihn in der ARD für uns „einordnen“. Na Danke.
Das ist schon ein Lehrbuchbeispiel dafür, wie man den ganzen Irrsinn medial normalisiert.
Das ist schon ein Lehrbuchbeispiel dafür, wie man den ganzen Irrsinn medial normalisiert.
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Unsere Szenarien zum Schutz der Wissenschaft(sfreiheit) sind online! Schaut sie euch an!
Unsere Demokratisierungs-AG tauscht sich seit fast einem Jahr darüber aus, was an deutschen Unis aktuell passiert. Hier sind unsere Szenarien samt Strategien zum Schutz der Wissenschafsfreiheit. netzwerk-nachhaltige-wissenschaft.de?p=603 (2)
Hochschuldemokratie stärken – Netzwerk Nachhaltige Wissenschaft
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February 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Unsere Szenarien zum Schutz der Wissenschaft(sfreiheit) sind online! Schaut sie euch an!
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The Washpost's editor said today that, amid the layoffs, one of the Post's top priorities will be "national security, in DC and abroad."
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
February 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The Washpost's editor said today that, amid the layoffs, one of the Post's top priorities will be "national security, in DC and abroad."
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
++”Unser Zug wurde auf die Hochleistungsstrecke umgeleitet und kommt nun statt 6 Minuten zu spät 8 Minuten zu früh an”++
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
++”Unser Zug wurde auf die Hochleistungsstrecke umgeleitet und kommt nun statt 6 Minuten zu spät 8 Minuten zu früh an”++
There are freelance journalists of course as well, but they tend to have their work funded by grants to be impartial - grants that have been severely cut over the last year.
INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
There are freelance journalists of course as well, but they tend to have their work funded by grants to be impartial - grants that have been severely cut over the last year.
Under the cover of security and what the admin will call ‘fair’ elections, ICE will engage in voter suppression, esp of Black & brown people.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Under the cover of security and what the admin will call ‘fair’ elections, ICE will engage in voter suppression, esp of Black & brown people.
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Do... do some people not understand that these newly funded paramilitary troops will be the exact people who'll "monitor" the "nationalized" elections and will abduct (at least for day or two in order to "check their status [sic!]") any person too Black or brown to be near a ballot box? OK then.
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Do... do some people not understand that these newly funded paramilitary troops will be the exact people who'll "monitor" the "nationalized" elections and will abduct (at least for day or two in order to "check their status [sic!]") any person too Black or brown to be near a ballot box? OK then.
“You don’t have to lock somebody up to make them reticent to make their voice heard. It really doesn’t take much, because the power of the federal government is so overwhelming.”
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:28 AM
“You don’t have to lock somebody up to make them reticent to make their voice heard. It really doesn’t take much, because the power of the federal government is so overwhelming.”
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Posted without comments - absolutely zero, not a single even minuscule one.
Lack of student interest, scheduling issues delays UI Center for Intellectual Freedom
The Center for Intellectual Freedom, newly housed at the University of Iowa, postponed classes set to begin in January to March following issues with staff scheduling and a lack of student participati...
dailyiowan.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Posted without comments - absolutely zero, not a single even minuscule one.
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I’m teaching a 1 credit class “America at 250: The Revolution” and the final paper asks students to pick one of the grievances in the declaration and assemble primary sources to tell a story of how the issue has played out since in US history.
Fair to say the students are fired up.
Fair to say the students are fired up.
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I’m teaching a 1 credit class “America at 250: The Revolution” and the final paper asks students to pick one of the grievances in the declaration and assemble primary sources to tell a story of how the issue has played out since in US history.
Fair to say the students are fired up.
Fair to say the students are fired up.
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“.. They couldn’t break me by arresting me,” Ms. Levy Armstrong said, “so they doctored an image to show the world a false iteration of that time to make me look weak.”
@nytimes.com
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@nytimes.com
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February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
“.. They couldn’t break me by arresting me,” Ms. Levy Armstrong said, “so they doctored an image to show the world a false iteration of that time to make me look weak.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
@nytimes.com
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Call for Papers, please circulate!
Ethics of queer in/visibility
Heidelberg, September 30 - October 2, 2026
queer-in-visibility.de
Keynote speakers:
J Calder
(Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder)
Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social
(History, University of Warwick)
Ethics of queer in/visibility
Heidelberg, September 30 - October 2, 2026
queer-in-visibility.de
Keynote speakers:
J Calder
(Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder)
Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social
(History, University of Warwick)
February 3, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Call for Papers, please circulate!
Ethics of queer in/visibility
Heidelberg, September 30 - October 2, 2026
queer-in-visibility.de
Keynote speakers:
J Calder
(Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder)
Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social
(History, University of Warwick)
Ethics of queer in/visibility
Heidelberg, September 30 - October 2, 2026
queer-in-visibility.de
Keynote speakers:
J Calder
(Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder)
Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social
(History, University of Warwick)
When offered positions at California Institute of Tech & NYU, a Harvard physicist’s literary agent emailed „Epstein, real estate magnate Nicholas J. Pritzker, billionaire Elon Musk, and entrepreneur Sean Parker, among others, seeking advice.“
I mean who else would you ask which uni job to take.
I mean who else would you ask which uni job to take.
Harvard Professor Lisa Randall Maintained Years of Contact with Epstein, Flew on Jet | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard professor Lisa J. Randall ’84 maintained years of contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein — exchanging emails and phone calls and flying on his private jet in 2014 — according t...
www.thecrimson.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
When offered positions at California Institute of Tech & NYU, a Harvard physicist’s literary agent emailed „Epstein, real estate magnate Nicholas J. Pritzker, billionaire Elon Musk, and entrepreneur Sean Parker, among others, seeking advice.“
I mean who else would you ask which uni job to take.
I mean who else would you ask which uni job to take.
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Primäre Aufgabe von öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien ist Normalisierung und Deeskalierung. Die Funktion von sozialen Medien ist Radikalisierung und Eskalierung. Im Zusammenspiel beider wird Radikalisierung zunehmend normalisiert, während zugleich der Eskalationsgrad sozialer Medien uneinholbar bleibt
February 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Primäre Aufgabe von öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien ist Normalisierung und Deeskalierung. Die Funktion von sozialen Medien ist Radikalisierung und Eskalierung. Im Zusammenspiel beider wird Radikalisierung zunehmend normalisiert, während zugleich der Eskalationsgrad sozialer Medien uneinholbar bleibt
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"A Trump denial is not a fact. That’s the thing. It never was. But for a significant portion of the political press, it functioned as one anyway."
great (infuriating) article
great (infuriating) article
Dieser Artikel ist ein Must-Read. Ein Artikel, von dem ich mir wünschte, dass alle JournalistInnen ihn lesen und dann wirklich mal in sich gehen. Bitte. Diskussionen über alte/neue Formate, Kommentar vs. Nachrichten usw. führen nicht weit. Dieser Artikel arbeitet
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The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don’t know what Republicans are going to do.
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:09 AM
"A Trump denial is not a fact. That’s the thing. It never was. But for a significant portion of the political press, it functioned as one anyway."
great (infuriating) article
great (infuriating) article
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'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
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Based on what I've seen, at least 4 current/former Harvard professors have now been named as Epstein associates. Which seems notable given prior reporting that Epstein used false promises of "elite" college admissions to lure young girls into his web of abuse.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein survivors say financier lured them with promise of college education
Multiple survivors claim Epstein dangled admission to top universities to ensnare them in his sexual abuse network
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Based on what I've seen, at least 4 current/former Harvard professors have now been named as Epstein associates. Which seems notable given prior reporting that Epstein used false promises of "elite" college admissions to lure young girls into his web of abuse.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
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Whether you’re a veteran looking for housing, a young person seeking a job, or a New Yorker having your case heard, these commissioners will make sure that our city listens, responds, and treats you with dignity.
February 1, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Whether you’re a veteran looking for housing, a young person seeking a job, or a New Yorker having your case heard, these commissioners will make sure that our city listens, responds, and treats you with dignity.
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NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps