Ashley Hutson, PhD
@ashleyhutson.bsky.social
Sociologist
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I use humor and sarcasm to cope
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I use humor and sarcasm to cope
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The calculus it takes to survive this era is unreal
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The calculus it takes to survive this era is unreal
For anyone surprised by Trump’s recent EO regarding English as the national language, Knutson (1996) offers a pretty decent overview of the history surrounding this type of legislation
digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.unl.edu
February 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
For anyone surprised by Trump’s recent EO regarding English as the national language, Knutson (1996) offers a pretty decent overview of the history surrounding this type of legislation
digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Was it really only a week ago that this OPM email was sent? This week has been a month.
Federal Workers Will Get Another Email Asking Them to Detail Accomplishments
Elon Musk sowed chaos across the government just days ago by asserting that failure to comply with a similar directive would result in their dismissals.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Was it really only a week ago that this OPM email was sent? This week has been a month.
Not to mention it has the added side effect of discouraging current workers from applying for promotions to fill critical roles
Probationary Federal workers are being fired BECAUSE they were hired/promoted during Biden admin.
Idk why no one is talking about how obviously political, if not fascistic this is.
Idk why no one is talking about how obviously political, if not fascistic this is.
February 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Not to mention it has the added side effect of discouraging current workers from applying for promotions to fill critical roles
So interesting that my news feed is full of stories about air safety lately
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
Elon Musk says he's sending Starlink tech to FAA while saying, without evidence, that air safety is 'at risk'
Executives at major airlines told CNBC on Thursday that they do not see the FAA infrastructure as an immediate safety risk.
www.cnbc.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
So interesting that my news feed is full of stories about air safety lately
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
To the Ainsley Hayes-type “ERA isn’t necessary” folks, constitutional amendments are harder to unravel though Lord knows these men are trying
The judge’s ruling temporarily halts any stoppage on federal diversity initiatives.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
To the Ainsley Hayes-type “ERA isn’t necessary” folks, constitutional amendments are harder to unravel though Lord knows these men are trying
Some people never watched School House Rock and it shows.
“President Trump… signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president… can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.”
“President Trump… signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president… can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.”
Trump signs executive orders limiting power of agencies, expanding IVF access
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting t...
www.washingtontimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Some people never watched School House Rock and it shows.
“President Trump… signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president… can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.”
“President Trump… signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president… can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.”
Read about the kind of data of interest to DOGE. There is a pattern.
Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Read about the kind of data of interest to DOGE. There is a pattern.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
I think the Fox show “Extracted” should have exes in the control room. It’s a real missed opportunity… EXtracted? It was right there.
February 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I think the Fox show “Extracted” should have exes in the control room. It’s a real missed opportunity… EXtracted? It was right there.
Just a reminder that one of the most common documents used to apply for a passport is a birth certificate (or a certified copy) and that it typically takes weeks/months to receive it.
The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens
The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.
www.americanprogress.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just a reminder that one of the most common documents used to apply for a passport is a birth certificate (or a certified copy) and that it typically takes weeks/months to receive it.
Competition is supposed to be a good thing under capitalism, right?
Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon
"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.
www.salon.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Competition is supposed to be a good thing under capitalism, right?
McCarthy much?
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
McCarthy much?
Organizations like the Indiana Family Health Council, whose sub-recipients provide health care to people who otherwise wouldn’t have the financial means to access it, will be impacted by this. The most vulnerable will surely bear the brunt of this decision. #Trump #WhiteHouse
All federal grants and loan disbursement paused by White House — CNN
The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent Monday.
apple.news
January 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Organizations like the Indiana Family Health Council, whose sub-recipients provide health care to people who otherwise wouldn’t have the financial means to access it, will be impacted by this. The most vulnerable will surely bear the brunt of this decision. #Trump #WhiteHouse