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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 2d

Good news: NY joins others in ban cell phones in public schools!
As someone who grew up w payphones and was concerned w students' increasing dependence into their 20s on their parents - this was affirmation: "Little separation anxiety. Can't have my mom in my pocket, can't have my dad in my pocket"

Banning cellphones in schools: Are the kids alright?

Most states now have, or are considering, bans of cellphones in public schools. For a generation that grew up with smartphones, being without is a whole new world.

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NPR @npr.org · 5d

Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday. From @anastasiat.bsky.social

Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back

Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday.

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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 2d

"Mischaracterised by university leaders as financial ‘saving’, austerity is in truth vandalism. It ravages decades of training, accrued and accredited knowledge, and publicly funded research."

UK Universities in Crisis? Time to Transform Higher Ed Finance

by Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson Universities in the UK are in crisis. Job cuts in the sector are reaching ‘cataclysmic’ levels, with an estimated 10,000 already lost and many more at risk. Just da…

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed @sfndhe.bsky.social · 2d

This is about greed -- and about the impacts of it. Oligarchy, lack of public services for the public good, increasing violence among everyday people, hunger, environmental destruction, climate change acceleration.
Austerity cuts for the ordinary people while giving to the wealthiest.

Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 3d

Let’s call this what it is: greed.

We don’t have to accept an economy where the top 10% can buy a second yacht while working families live paycheck-to-paycheck. A union contract is how we level the playing field and get our fair share.

The wealth of the top 1% reaches a record $52 trillion

All wealth groups saw gains over the past year, according to recent Fed data. But the growth has been fastest for those at the very top.

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 3d

If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 2d

This - priority for anyone who believes in knowledge, higher ed as public good.
Public scholars - and I would argue pop scholars!
The decades of sitting in isolated conference rooms and reading niche articles in journals shared by few hundred experts as the only ways to share knowledge must end.

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 8d

COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER: The Public Scholar - A Practical Handbook.

"Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"

The Public Scholar

A Practical Handbook

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 6d

Thousands of educators at U.S. military-funded schools overseas and stateside may continue participating in union activities following back-to-back court rulings in favor of unions representing federal workers.

Court restores union rights for thousands of DODEA teachers

A federal judge restored an injunction in a bench ruling that blocks an executive order that would remove federal employees’ collective bargaining rights.

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 3d

Gift link - because we need to remember this now: @afacwa.org www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/b...

The Shutdown Made Sara Nelson Into America’s Most Powerful Flight Attendant (Published 2019)

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CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 2d

These data centers and servers are labor issues in that they hide behind false promises of jobs while destroying the local environment, driving up local costs, and accelerating climate change.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 2d

"Musk’s data centers will probably bring in only a few hundred jobs to Memphis while consuming millions of gallons of water a day and more electricity than is needed to power all the city’s homes. Natural-gas turbines powering the data centers have brought pollution and controversy over their use.."

Elon Musk Gambles Billions in Memphis to Catch Up on AI

xAI is aiming to win the tech arms race with its “Colossus” data centers, thrown up at lightning speed, but Memphis is divided over the massive power and water demands.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d

Mr Rowan is quite right that we could lose our global edge in higher education — by yielding to the eccentric and in this case authoritarian ideas of bullying, oligarchic alumni. His compact would put US universities on roughly the same footing as Russia’s.
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The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 4d

This free @poynterinstitute.bsky.social webinar teaches journalists how to track US federal climate policy rollbacks and their local impacts. Tune in live at 1pm EST on October 16 to discover how to turn climate policy changes into stories your readers care about. RSVP: buff.ly/6BfIEfT

Beat Academy: Tracking climate change rollbacks - Poynter

Join Poynter and the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. ET for a live webinar on federal climate policy rollbacks and their local impacts. Learn to use the…

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Our national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit your story for a chance to win our $5,000 grand prize, and hear your podcast on NPR.

Students, listen up! NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for 2025

Our national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit your story for a chance to win our $5,000 grand prize, and hear your podcast on NPR.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 5d

AI chatbots like ChatGPT have become increasingly popular among teens and young adults who use this tech for role-play, friendship, romance, even mental health support. But these virtual relationships can pose risks to the well-being of youth, including putting them at risk.

As more teens use AI chatbots, parents and lawmakers sound the alarm about dangers

Nearly 1/3 of teens say they use chatbots for roleplaying romantic and sexual relationships. But some parents and digital safety experts warn that these apps can put teens at risk of suicide.

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LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association @lawcha.bsky.social · 14d

Kelly Goodman talks about the history of teacher strikes, funding challenges in public education and the impact of recent policy changes on school budgets. Listen to the interview below.
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Kelly Goodman on Teacher Strikes: Lessons from Detroit to Chicago

The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Kelly Goodman of Harvard University joined us on today’s show.

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LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association @lawcha.bsky.social · 6d

Kornel Chang joined the HistoryExtra Podcast to discuss his recent publication, A Fractured Liberation: Korea under US Occupation. Check out the interview via the link below.
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America in Korea: a failed occupation?

Professor Kornel Chang revisits the three-year US occupation of the southern half of Korea that followed the Second World War, to see if opportunities were missed to prevent the bloodshed and division...

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 5d

As I say to my students, you can do better than AI's bland drivel.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 6d

"'The Snacks Are Gone' opens as a breezy workplace comedy featuring Tilly Norwood as Heather, a young publicist with a turbulent romantic life, assigned to manage the account for a snack product labeled 'buffalo rings.'"

AI-Generated Reviews of AI-Generated Actor’s Tilly Norwood’s AI-Generated Movies

“An ‘AI actor’ named Tilly Norwood has been causing a stir after its Dutch creators said the synthetic performer is in talks with talent agencies.”...

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LABOR: Studies in Working-Class History @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social · 6d

Don't forget to mark your calendars for LABOR's Big Book Forum (Fri 10/17, 2-4pm ET, via Zoom) featuring @rbatzell.bsky.social's new book: Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery. The event is free and open to the public. Register today! go.umd.edu/LaborBigBook2025

flier for LABOR's Big Book Forum featuring pics of the participants and the registration link: go.umd.edu/LaborBigBook2025

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 6d

“This business model has reshaped Lagos nightlife into an ecosystem where every detail revolves around exclusion and hierarchy.”

Nigeria’s clubs have turned into theaters of wealth, reports Damilare Abioye, but a new rave culture is pushing back.

Coffins, Champagne and Status in Lagos Nightclubs

Raves are trying to steer the club scene in Nigeria’s biggest city back to a simpler time — and away from ostentatious display of wealth

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 6d

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Making a Difference with Dr. Jane Goodall.

YouTube video by Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute USA

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 6d

There’s a pretty clear pattern in recent lower court rulings suggesting that SCOTUS has lost and respect & legitimacy not only in the eyes of the general public, but with the rest of the judiciary, which is saying so with increasing frankness. slate.com/news-and-pol...

This Is the Most Withering Indictment of the Supreme Court Ever By a Sitting Judge

Over the past few months, a growing number of sitting judges have expressed public skepticism toward the Supreme Court.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 6d

made me weep, she was singular and built magnificent collaborations

Remembering Jane - Jane Goodall Institute USA

1934-2025 Remembering Dr. Jane Scientist. Conservationist. Humanitarian. Dr. Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, was a remarkable example of courage and conv...

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed @sfndhe.bsky.social · 9d

Follow that money $$$$
Especially that reserves/endowment money

UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 9d

In just a five-year period, the market value of UCI's total endowment shot up by $1.7 BILLION. Another skyrocketing number—UCI's ambulance diversion rates (when emergency departments direct an ambulance to go to another hospital). Learn more: upte.org/thecost

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 9d

hmmmmm

Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 11d

Francis Fukuyama: ‘The neoliberals went too far. Now, we need more social democratic policies’

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Francis Fukuyama: ‘The neoliberals went too far. Now, we need more social democratic policies’

The political scientist, who at the beginning of the 1990s declared ‘the end of history,’ returns with a new book where he identifies the threats to classical liberalism: runaway capitalism and too mu...

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