AndyT in Detroit
@emceeandyt.bsky.social
Artist, educator, curator, & musician in Detroit, MI. Good cook, decent gardener, over active sense of humor... LEO Lecturer @ UM-Ann Arbor
It’s cold enough for a fire in the fireplace and nobody else is home so I can finish watching the first four episodes of Stranger Things 5! #StrangerThings I totally have a lotta mixed opinions about this show, but I’m in too deep to stop now! 🙀
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It’s cold enough for a fire in the fireplace and nobody else is home so I can finish watching the first four episodes of Stranger Things 5! #StrangerThings I totally have a lotta mixed opinions about this show, but I’m in too deep to stop now! 🙀
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I always forget Dr. Seuss did political cartoons before kids books!!!
July 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I always forget Dr. Seuss did political cartoons before kids books!!!
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I have seen some influencer accounts calling for various types of workers to go on strike, or suggesting a boycott the workers have not asked for.
Don’t do that. Listen to the workers
Don’t do that. Listen to the workers
July 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I have seen some influencer accounts calling for various types of workers to go on strike, or suggesting a boycott the workers have not asked for.
Don’t do that. Listen to the workers
Don’t do that. Listen to the workers
Join me in donating to the ACLU!
We said we’d fight Trump’s attacks on our rights at every turn, and we meant it.
100 days in and over 110 legal actions under our belt, we’re just getting started.
100 days in and over 110 legal actions under our belt, we’re just getting started.
Our Defense Against Trump: 100 Days In
With 53 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration and counting, we will not surrender our freedoms to a lawless executive branch.
www.aclu.org
May 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Join me in donating to the ACLU!
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We MUST pass legislation to make it illegal for members of Congress to trade stocks. Dems are also responsible for this and it has to stop.
May 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We MUST pass legislation to make it illegal for members of Congress to trade stocks. Dems are also responsible for this and it has to stop.
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The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Nothing in the law allows the President to defund NPR or PBS. And yet... here we are 🙃 🙃. If u have time, show your support for public media by sending an email to your House Rep here:
protectmypublicmedia.org
protectmypublicmedia.org
May 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Nothing in the law allows the President to defund NPR or PBS. And yet... here we are 🙃 🙃. If u have time, show your support for public media by sending an email to your House Rep here:
protectmypublicmedia.org
protectmypublicmedia.org
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Ono decamping to DeSantis, like the coward we all knew him to be news.ufl.edu/2025/05/anno...
DR. SANTA J. ONO UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED AS SOLE FINALIST FOR UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA’S 14TH PRESIDENT
The University of Florida Presidential Search Committee has unanimously and enthusiastically recommended Santa J. Ono, Ph.D., to be considered by its Board of Trustees as the sole finalist to become t...
news.ufl.edu
May 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Ono decamping to DeSantis, like the coward we all knew him to be news.ufl.edu/2025/05/anno...
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The regents are great business minds, now it looks like we'll be paying two presidents until 2032
But I can't get a raise without my union threatening to strike?
record.umich.edu/articles/reg...
But I can't get a raise without my union threatening to strike?
record.umich.edu/articles/reg...
May 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Who’s the “lonely M” now university or michigan, eh?
University of Michigan president Santa Ono says he’s planning to leave his post for a new job in Florida.
University of Michigan president Santa Ono stepping down
University of Michigan president Santa Ono says he’s planning to leave his post for a new job in Florida.
www.clickondetroit.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Who’s the “lonely M” now university or michigan, eh?
"The federal government has argued in court filings that the lawsuits should be dismissed because terminating a student’s SEVIS record doesn’t mean their visa is revoked or constitute a final action."
OMG this is so stupid and unhinged! #HigherEd #ACLU
www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
OMG this is so stupid and unhinged! #HigherEd #ACLU
www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
Five Key Takeaways From Tracking Student Visa Revocations
More than 1,500 students from nearly 250 colleges have had their visas revoked, but who they are—and why they’ve been targeted—is still largely unknown.
www.insidehighered.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"The federal government has argued in court filings that the lawsuits should be dismissed because terminating a student’s SEVIS record doesn’t mean their visa is revoked or constitute a final action."
OMG this is so stupid and unhinged! #HigherEd #ACLU
www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
OMG this is so stupid and unhinged! #HigherEd #ACLU
www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
Pics or it didn’t happen!
April 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Pics or it didn’t happen!
Saw all the smoke in the distance when we went for an afternoon walk down to the Detroit river today. Couldn’t quite tell if it was crazy rainfall in a concentrated area or a factory on fire or what! #SquirrelIsland #ForestFire #Detroit
April 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Saw all the smoke in the distance when we went for an afternoon walk down to the Detroit river today. Couldn’t quite tell if it was crazy rainfall in a concentrated area or a factory on fire or what! #SquirrelIsland #ForestFire #Detroit
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it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
April 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
This is why I give money to the ACLU, so they can sue the gov’t and get answers, but boyyyy what a doozy of a response: “There are no legal consequences to the termination of a SEVIS record.”
Like, they didn’t terminate the visa, just the record of a visa!?
theintercept.com/2025/04/17/i...
Like, they didn’t terminate the visa, just the record of a visa!?
theintercept.com/2025/04/17/i...
Universities Told Students to Leave the Country. ICE Just Said They Didn’t Actually Have To.
When DHS erased students’ database records, universities said they had to leave. An ICE court filing says the students still had status.
theintercept.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is why I give money to the ACLU, so they can sue the gov’t and get answers, but boyyyy what a doozy of a response: “There are no legal consequences to the termination of a SEVIS record.”
Like, they didn’t terminate the visa, just the record of a visa!?
theintercept.com/2025/04/17/i...
Like, they didn’t terminate the visa, just the record of a visa!?
theintercept.com/2025/04/17/i...
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This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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Wow, we are quickly heading towards a future of AI instructors teaching bots.
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/14/a...
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/14/a...
As ‘Bot’ Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond
Community colleges have been dealing with an unprecedented phenomenon: fake students bent on stealing financial aid funds. While it has caused chaos at many colleges, some Southwestern faculty feel th...
voiceofsandiego.org
April 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Primary Everyone Always! It’s the only way to properly test the democratic process and ensure voters have a choice. And it’s not actually about “ousting old politicians” it’s about forcing them to hafta argue their case and convince voters to reup on them www.axios.com/2025/04/18/h...
"This is a mistake": House Democrats fume at David Hogg's plan to oust lawmakers
One House Democrat said it "seems inappropriate for a DNC vice chair to threaten sitting Dems."
www.axios.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Primary Everyone Always! It’s the only way to properly test the democratic process and ensure voters have a choice. And it’s not actually about “ousting old politicians” it’s about forcing them to hafta argue their case and convince voters to reup on them www.axios.com/2025/04/18/h...
Am I missing something? Like, did the MI House seriously pass a School Omnibus Budget that included ZERO dollars for Higher Ed & Community Colleges?! This is from over a month ago, but somebody mentioned this recently & I was like, that can't be right? #MILeg #Michigan #Budget #HigherEd #MISchools
April 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Am I missing something? Like, did the MI House seriously pass a School Omnibus Budget that included ZERO dollars for Higher Ed & Community Colleges?! This is from over a month ago, but somebody mentioned this recently & I was like, that can't be right? #MILeg #Michigan #Budget #HigherEd #MISchools
I wish my employer, University of Michigan, wasn’t one of the ones doing the bad thing and complying in advance (w/ glee IMHO).
COMPARE: the results of fighting back to the results of not fighting back
April 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I wish my employer, University of Michigan, wasn’t one of the ones doing the bad thing and complying in advance (w/ glee IMHO).
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"The AFT has fought the battle for freedom of expression, for academic and intellectual freedom in education, throughout our existence. We will continue this fight, alongside allies, because it is at the very core of who we are as a union." — @rweingarten.bsky.social in @aaup.bsky.social's Academe.
Academic Freedom, Democracy, and the Role of Faculty Unions
This article is part of a preview to the spring 2025 issue of Academe. The full issue will be published in May. In the United States, we face an authoritarian threat unlike anything we have seen in ou...
www.aaup.org
March 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"The AFT has fought the battle for freedom of expression, for academic and intellectual freedom in education, throughout our existence. We will continue this fight, alongside allies, because it is at the very core of who we are as a union." — @rweingarten.bsky.social in @aaup.bsky.social's Academe.
March 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The UofM subreddit is real sad rn 😰
www.reddit.com/r/uofm/s/dzS...
Such BS! There are donors to this specific program that don’t know yet how their money will get allocated. We’ve been told time & time again that earmarked funds in the endowment can’t be used for other things!?
#UMich #GoBlue
www.reddit.com/r/uofm/s/dzS...
Such BS! There are donors to this specific program that don’t know yet how their money will get allocated. We’ve been told time & time again that earmarked funds in the endowment can’t be used for other things!?
#UMich #GoBlue
March 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The UofM subreddit is real sad rn 😰
www.reddit.com/r/uofm/s/dzS...
Such BS! There are donors to this specific program that don’t know yet how their money will get allocated. We’ve been told time & time again that earmarked funds in the endowment can’t be used for other things!?
#UMich #GoBlue
www.reddit.com/r/uofm/s/dzS...
Such BS! There are donors to this specific program that don’t know yet how their money will get allocated. We’ve been told time & time again that earmarked funds in the endowment can’t be used for other things!?
#UMich #GoBlue
LEAD Scholarship program at #UMich ended suddenly this week to comply with Trump administration’s anti-DEI initiatives! 😡👎
Students who were expecting scholarship money for their remaining time at UofM are now out of luck: www.freep.com/story/news/e...
#GoBlue
Students who were expecting scholarship money for their remaining time at UofM are now out of luck: www.freep.com/story/news/e...
#GoBlue
U-M Alumni Association ends diversity scholarship program
The LEAD program provided need-based scholarships of up to $15,000 per year for students based on leadership, excellence, achievement and diversity.
www.freep.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
LEAD Scholarship program at #UMich ended suddenly this week to comply with Trump administration’s anti-DEI initiatives! 😡👎
Students who were expecting scholarship money for their remaining time at UofM are now out of luck: www.freep.com/story/news/e...
#GoBlue
Students who were expecting scholarship money for their remaining time at UofM are now out of luck: www.freep.com/story/news/e...
#GoBlue
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That research is important and helps us understand the world better. Calling it "making transgender mice" is stupid and comes from a place of wanting a society that does not contain trans people.
I'm not sure that being wrong about the "transgenic/transgender" thing helps, though.
I'm not sure that being wrong about the "transgenic/transgender" thing helps, though.
March 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
That research is important and helps us understand the world better. Calling it "making transgender mice" is stupid and comes from a place of wanting a society that does not contain trans people.
I'm not sure that being wrong about the "transgenic/transgender" thing helps, though.
I'm not sure that being wrong about the "transgenic/transgender" thing helps, though.