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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · 1d

Due Oct 15!

Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 21

hey hey it's a job! 📣 🙌

The American Studies department at Wesleyan is hiring TT in Ethnic Studies! We're a pretty nice department, all things considered lol.

Please apply & share with your people!

Assistant Professor of American Studies

Wesleyan University’s Department of American Studies invites applications for a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor specializing in Ethnic Studies beginning July 1, 2026. Ph.D. in American Stu...

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 2d

wrote a book about the B of E and the history of financial crises, so, obligatory:

"Faith in the AI boom has recently been rattled by research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which showed that 95% of organisations are getting zero return from their investments in generative AI."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee * Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies. Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 17d

so the Economist article isn't attributed an author. but someone in the replies of this 🧵 tipped me off that it was Jəsse Singal. & it turns out that it was, which in retrospect isn't surprising (as he's one of the ppl who would never answer this question):

Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 18d

many ppl highlighting flaws in this article. but having fought in the "80% desistance" wars of the mid-2010s, I remember asking anti-trans activists if they'd be ok if 80% of youth were helped by gender-affirming care (flipping their argument). & they *never* answered. b/c they want *zero* trans ppl

screenshot of a The Economist post that reads: "A recent study found that children who transitioned young retained stable gender identities over time. But the fact that nearly a fifth of those in the group did not ought to give advocates of irreversible medical interventions pause". the byline of the linked to article says "a study finds that one in five who switch gender change their mind"

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · 25d

deadline is tomorrow!! please consider submitting a proposal on QUEER and CLASS!

Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Deadline extended to Sept 15!

And there are now possibilities for 100% virtual panels!

SEE YOU THERE ALL

Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 21

...got something to say about queer and class?

please consider submitting a proposal for the April '26 CLAGS conference "Queer-Class Relations" – broadly framed. This is part of our 40th anniversary celebration year~!

Proposals due Sept 1!

Conf. website: queerclassrelations.commons.gc.cuny.edu

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Deadline extended to Sept 15!

And there are now possibilities for 100% virtual panels!

SEE YOU THERE ALL

Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 21

...got something to say about queer and class?

please consider submitting a proposal for the April '26 CLAGS conference "Queer-Class Relations" – broadly framed. This is part of our 40th anniversary celebration year~!

Proposals due Sept 1!

Conf. website: queerclassrelations.commons.gc.cuny.edu

Call for Proposals – Queer-Class Relations Conference

queerclassrelations.commons.gc.cuny.edu

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · Aug 15

teachers!

excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone.

take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE
against-a-i.com

AGAINST AI

against-a-i.com

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · Aug 8

Contrary to Trump’s grotesque, self-congratulatory press releases, he has not ended gender-affirming care for young people; rather, as the health care workers I spoke to this week made clear, hospital management, boards, and their legal advisers have ended it for him. My new story:

The Blue-State Hospitals Carrying Out Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda

In states where gender-affirming care remains legal, some hospitals have nonetheless stopped providing it. What gives?

newrepublic.com

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · Jul 31

If anyone is unsure of the mechanisms by which the Brown-Trump agreement facilitate government oversight of course evals, I’ve laid it out here in response to a skeptic.

Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · Jul 31

Sure! It’s not obvious if you don’t know how course evals, title vi/vii/ix complaints, employment privacy laws, gov’t oversight of agreements like this work. The agreement facilitates gov’t oversight of course evals in 3 ways.

(1) Brown has agreed to send course evals to the feds [1/5]

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · Jul 11

So disappointed in this move from Randi and AFT. This is not the orientation that labor needs to be adopting towards AI. Between this, and the AFL-CIO moving to invest in data center projects in places like Wisconsin, we are removing one of the most effective AI countergovernance institutions.

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · Jul 10

AI should be a tool used by educators, students, and the public, not the other way around. Think of it like a GPS system for your car. You should still make the best decisions that work for where you are trying to go! www.edweek.org/technology/m...

Microsoft, OpenAI Partner With AFT to Train Teachers on AI

The announcement comes as a rising number of school districts are providing AI training to teachers and administrators.

www.edweek.org

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 25

If you live in Connecticut show up for these Friday vigils — and sign the petition!

actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...

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Eng Alaa @mamatwins.bsky.social · Jul 25

What’s happening in Gaza is not a war it’s the total collapse of everything humanity claims to stand for. This is not just a crime; it’s a global scandal unfolding in full view of those who built their reputation on human rights while watching children starve under siege.

tinyurl.com/3sem5b4p

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Jul 25

this

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 25

It’s nothing but here are a few places you can send money

linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

gazasoupkitchen.com

chuffed.org/project/1152...

gazafunds.com

Gaza Funds Spotlight Campaign

Find vetted fundraisers for Gaza here

gazafunds.com

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 22

good Q -- we are working on possibilities for virtual participation. feel free to DM or check the website for updates as we continue to put things together.

Queer-Class Relations Conference – April 17-18, 2026

queerclassrelations.commons.gc.cuny.edu

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 21

...got something to say about queer and class?

please consider submitting a proposal for the April '26 CLAGS conference "Queer-Class Relations" – broadly framed. This is part of our 40th anniversary celebration year~!

Proposals due Sept 1!

Conf. website: queerclassrelations.commons.gc.cuny.edu

Call for Proposals – Queer-Class Relations Conference

queerclassrelations.commons.gc.cuny.edu

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Jun 23

ICYMI, watch Angela Y. Davis in conversation at the CUNY Graduate Center as she receives the José Muñoz Award from CLAGS, the Center for LGBTQ Studies – video on YouTube! youtu.be/PYL39fLvW64 #lgbtqpride

Angela Y. Davis: Conversation and José Muñoz Award Presentation

YouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center

youtu.be

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 21

ps: sorry for the extreme paperwork -- the university wouldn't let us ask for less (!)

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 21

hey hey it's a job! 📣 🙌

The American Studies department at Wesleyan is hiring TT in Ethnic Studies! We're a pretty nice department, all things considered lol.

Please apply & share with your people!

Assistant Professor of American Studies

Wesleyan University’s Department of American Studies invites applications for a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor specializing in Ethnic Studies beginning July 1, 2026. Ph.D. in American Stu...

wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · Jul 11

If you're not writing your long book what are you even doing. It's the summer of writing your long book, not the summer of experiencing happiness

Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · Jul 10

I'm going to tell you exactly how to write a book. Do you see that impenetrable brick wall ahead of you? You're going to ram your head into it until long book is long.

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jul 3

im looking forward to this seminar on monday -- should be a smart, fun conversation about queerness, sex, desire, capitalism, class/caste, power ... hope you can join us!

Andreas Streinzer @kompostmoderne.bsky.social · Jul 2

Mo, 7.7. Radical Spotlight "Desire, Sexuality and the Economy" - with Vaibhav Saria, @margotweiss.bsky.social, Valentini Sampetai and Erik Bähre 🌹❤️‍🔥
@enqa.bsky.social @easainfo.bsky.social @anthrodesires.bsky.social @economicanthro.bsky.social

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Hugh Ryan @hughryan.bsky.social · Jun 30

Still can’t get over the NYT giving their Pride cover to the guy who said Stonewall was when the queer movement lost its way. If it were in a movie it would be heavy handed!

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · Jun 28

THIS IS THE BEST ONE MAMDANI GET TO WORK

Dylan Wilbanks @dylanw.social · Jun 27

is this really the world you want your children to live in, and your children’s children,

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jun 27

do you have rec for a fairly short (30-45 min) podcast that is queer/left and/or intellectually stimulating? so many are like 2 hours of loose chat and I need more focus to distract me from the horrors of exercise.

things like Toshio Meronek's Sad Francisco or Che Gossett's Gender Jawn...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Jun 27

IDF soldiers have now themselves admitted they have been ordered to murder aid-seekers in Gaza.

Truly an atrocity built on atrocity.

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid
IDF officers and soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, prompting the military prosecution to call for a review into possible war crimes

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Margot Weiss @margotweiss.bsky.social · Jun 27

yes -- agree -- these are GREAT interviews! Great to catch up, glean some insights for things you're teaching, listen to authors you might have missed. I always learn something new.

I did one on Unsettling Queer Anthropology :
newbooksnetwork.com/unsettling-q...

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