ProfSlevy
@profslevy.bsky.social
Teacher, baker, napper, reader.
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UofT students: I'm offering a Black Radical Theory from the Global South class, JAA 377H on Tuesdays. We'll be reading folks like Neville Alexander, Keguro Macharia, Beatriz Nascimento, Grace Musila, Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Wangui Kimari etc...
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 AM
UofT students: I'm offering a Black Radical Theory from the Global South class, JAA 377H on Tuesdays. We'll be reading folks like Neville Alexander, Keguro Macharia, Beatriz Nascimento, Grace Musila, Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Wangui Kimari etc...
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THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
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The time in between the holidays has always haunted me, but I never knew why exactly.
As a child I loved it. Because my brother and I never counted Christmas as "over." it wasn't over till school started back.
As an adult, the magic began to fade. It was replaced with conflicting emotions
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As a child I loved it. Because my brother and I never counted Christmas as "over." it wasn't over till school started back.
As an adult, the magic began to fade. It was replaced with conflicting emotions
🧵
January 1, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The time in between the holidays has always haunted me, but I never knew why exactly.
As a child I loved it. Because my brother and I never counted Christmas as "over." it wasn't over till school started back.
As an adult, the magic began to fade. It was replaced with conflicting emotions
🧵
As a child I loved it. Because my brother and I never counted Christmas as "over." it wasn't over till school started back.
As an adult, the magic began to fade. It was replaced with conflicting emotions
🧵
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Our book is the all-time bestseller at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social! Many thanks to everyone who ordered through PCB. I appreciate your support for my favorite bookstore, which is also an important community space in our city.
And #1, not just for 2025, but our all time bestselling book ever so far, READ THIS WHEN THINGS FALL APART, edited by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, out from @akpress.org
Thanks to our community, we're able stock and sell books we believe in. Here's to reading and organizing together in 2026. ❤️
Thanks to our community, we're able stock and sell books we believe in. Here's to reading and organizing together in 2026. ❤️
December 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Our book is the all-time bestseller at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social! Many thanks to everyone who ordered through PCB. I appreciate your support for my favorite bookstore, which is also an important community space in our city.
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All the time I think about @tressiemcphd.bsky.social caling it in #LowerEd back in 2016, warning that not-for-profit “higher ed” was going to see for-profit universities as the innovation. and flagging moments like University of Phoenix recently trying to flog itself for acquisition by a public U
Oh, I don't know, mate? Is it because Universities are not like car manufacturers, and because automotive brands aren't remotely like university reputations?
www.cairneagle.com/wp-content/u...
www.cairneagle.com/wp-content/u...
December 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
All the time I think about @tressiemcphd.bsky.social caling it in #LowerEd back in 2016, warning that not-for-profit “higher ed” was going to see for-profit universities as the innovation. and flagging moments like University of Phoenix recently trying to flog itself for acquisition by a public U
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Working on a story now about my hometown’s Women Fund conducting a study that revealed 45% of women in the county, between the ages of 18-64, have experienced domestic violence and/or intimate partner violence.
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Working on a story now about my hometown’s Women Fund conducting a study that revealed 45% of women in the county, between the ages of 18-64, have experienced domestic violence and/or intimate partner violence.
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And actually--Comet Pizza was a page out of a playbook that started with daycare decades before.
In 1983, a California mom accused her son's childcare provider of subjecting children to Satanic rituals--like flushing them down toilets into secret basements where they were then filmed for porn. 1/🧵
In 1983, a California mom accused her son's childcare provider of subjecting children to Satanic rituals--like flushing them down toilets into secret basements where they were then filmed for porn. 1/🧵
Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
And actually--Comet Pizza was a page out of a playbook that started with daycare decades before.
In 1983, a California mom accused her son's childcare provider of subjecting children to Satanic rituals--like flushing them down toilets into secret basements where they were then filmed for porn. 1/🧵
In 1983, a California mom accused her son's childcare provider of subjecting children to Satanic rituals--like flushing them down toilets into secret basements where they were then filmed for porn. 1/🧵
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The images used, and artists represented, by Weingarten here without consent, attribution or compensation have been subject of _multiple_ Supreme Court cases establishing that their work cannot be exploited without permission. And teachers’ IP rights is a key issue unions need to be fighting for!
December 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The images used, and artists represented, by Weingarten here without consent, attribution or compensation have been subject of _multiple_ Supreme Court cases establishing that their work cannot be exploited without permission. And teachers’ IP rights is a key issue unions need to be fighting for!
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We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
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Once when we wanted to show the ineffectual dithering of The Good Place Committee, we had one of them say, "There are rules, procedures. This is The Good Place -- we can't just *do stuff.*" We almost didn't include it, because we thought it was a little on the nose.
WELKER: Massie and Khanna say they are looking at options including impeachment and contempt for DOJ officials. Would you support those steps?
KAINE: I think that's premature
KAINE: I think that's premature
December 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Once when we wanted to show the ineffectual dithering of The Good Place Committee, we had one of them say, "There are rules, procedures. This is The Good Place -- we can't just *do stuff.*" We almost didn't include it, because we thought it was a little on the nose.
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If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift for the book lover in your life consider By the Fire We Carry. Now out in paperback and hard cover! harpercollins.com/products/by-the-fire-we-carry-rebecca-nagle
By the Fire We Carry
\"No part of the judiciary exposes the chasm between American ideals and institutional practice like federal Indian law. In By the Fire We Carry, Nagle...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift for the book lover in your life consider By the Fire We Carry. Now out in paperback and hard cover! harpercollins.com/products/by-the-fire-we-carry-rebecca-nagle
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Apply to work in our great creative writing program!
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) invites applications for the Edelstein-Keller Endowed Visiting Writer Chairship: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) invites applications for the Edelstein-Keller Endowed Visiting Writer Chairship: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
Careers
The Visiting Writer Chair will consult closely with, and work under the direction of, the Director and Assistant Director of Creative Writing on Edelstein-Keller annual programming. The programming is facilitated by staff support and agreed upon by the Creative Writing Program faculty.
hr.myu.umn.edu
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Apply to work in our great creative writing program!
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) invites applications for the Edelstein-Keller Endowed Visiting Writer Chairship: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) invites applications for the Edelstein-Keller Endowed Visiting Writer Chairship: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino Back In Chicago As Agents Target Southwest Side blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/16/b...
Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino Back In Chicago As Agents Target Southwest Side
Bovino returned with around 200 agents and descended on the Southwest Side Tuesday, where organizers said around 15 people were arrested. "It's going to be a merry Christmas in Chicago," Bovino told B...
blockclubchicago.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino Back In Chicago As Agents Target Southwest Side blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/16/b...
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Required viewing. I just assume everyone has seen this, but I post it anyway, in case you have been deprived. If that is you, share your reaction in the replies:
I am assuming you are all familiar with this masterpiece from Drunk History on the Combahee raid?
youtu.be/VpTf1GFjCd8?...
youtu.be/VpTf1GFjCd8?...
Drunk History - Harriet Tubman Leads an Army of Bad Bitches (ft. Octavia Spencer)
YouTube video by Comedy Central
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December 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Required viewing. I just assume everyone has seen this, but I post it anyway, in case you have been deprived. If that is you, share your reaction in the replies:
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Immigration raids disrupted a program designed to protect Chicago schoolchildren.
The Trace reports: blockclubchi.co/4oPkKsJ
The Trace reports: blockclubchi.co/4oPkKsJ
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Immigration raids disrupted a program designed to protect Chicago schoolchildren.
The Trace reports: blockclubchi.co/4oPkKsJ
The Trace reports: blockclubchi.co/4oPkKsJ
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This thread up and down.
Also, I've been beating this drum about the danger to the information ecosystem for six and half years now. A few links below:
Also, I've been beating this drum about the danger to the information ecosystem for six and half years now. A few links below:
Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This thread up and down.
Also, I've been beating this drum about the danger to the information ecosystem for six and half years now. A few links below:
Also, I've been beating this drum about the danger to the information ecosystem for six and half years now. A few links below:
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The latest edition of my newsletter includes must-reads, organizing resources, year-end reflections, and a writing exercise for anyone trying to stay whole and take action in 2026.
Must-Reads and Some Notes on Taking Action and Staying Whole in 2026
As we close out a year of crisis and courage, I’m thinking about what sustains us — and what comes next.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The latest edition of my newsletter includes must-reads, organizing resources, year-end reflections, and a writing exercise for anyone trying to stay whole and take action in 2026.
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
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imagine when all your qualtrics and Canvas interactions (yes also you, faculty) are merged with all your video game and social media activity
"“The secret to all of this was changing fundamentally how we thought about identity…” the cultural theorists will have a field day with this sentence
"“The secret to all of this was changing fundamentally how we thought about identity…” the cultural theorists will have a field day with this sentence
December 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
imagine when all your qualtrics and Canvas interactions (yes also you, faculty) are merged with all your video game and social media activity
"“The secret to all of this was changing fundamentally how we thought about identity…” the cultural theorists will have a field day with this sentence
"“The secret to all of this was changing fundamentally how we thought about identity…” the cultural theorists will have a field day with this sentence
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.