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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 5d

Turn off location permissions for as many apps as you can. (3/4)

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 5d

Turn off your phone’s “advertising ID” to make it harder for location data brokers to track you. (2/4)

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 9d

I do not want the video. I will never watch the video. I usually won’t even give the video the effort of complaint.

I just want to read the news story. Give me the text. This would be my Ted Talk but that would be text too.

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Tiffany J. Huang @tiffjhuang.bsky.social · 13d

#Job alert: two post-docs at OSU's Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and the College of Public Affairs: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...

Post-Doctoral Scholar

Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact [email protected]. If you have questions while submitting an application, pleas...

urldefense.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 17d

“why some people be mad at me sometimes”

they ask me to remember

but they want me to remember

their memories

and i keep remembering

mine

- Lucille Clifton [writing the most Black woman poem of all time]

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · Jun 14

With alt text:

Breaking News Consumer's Handbook

1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
- "We are getting reports"... could mean anything.
- "We are seeking confirmation"... means they don't haveit.
- "[News outlet] has learned"... means it has a scoop or is going out on a limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 27d

You cannot effectively delete what is posted publicly on Bluesky. Data scientists (not affiliated with Bluesky) and commercial companies capture it all live, every comma and em dash.

Anything said in the heat of the moment could follow you to a job interview ten years from now.

Capisce?

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 27d

Remember that you don’t have to post your first reaction and Bluesky is forever even if you delete

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Daniel Braaten @danielbraaten.bsky.social · 28d

This is a reminder that if you are faculty in Texas or anywhere else for that matter you need to join @texasaaup.bsky.social and @aaup.org . Your administration will not protect you from right wing attacks

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 29d

Remember, if you encounter what seems like an implausible survey finding, ask:
1. Were survey respondents selected randomly or was this an opt-in poll?
2. Could the results, especially for young adults, be driven by bogus respondents?

Keep this post in mind: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 🧪

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AAAS Social Science Caucus @aaas-socsci.bsky.social · Sep 6

🌟On the Market Spotlight🌟

🧑‍🏫Meet Olivia Hu @oliviayhu.bsky.social, postdoc with the Program on Race, Science, and Society at UPenn

🔬Research interests:
Race & Ethnicity, Gender, Sexualities, Family, Immigration, Intersectionality, Culture, Asian American Studies, Qualitative Methods

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AAAS Social Science Caucus @aaas-socsci.bsky.social · Sep 6

On the job market and researching Asia or Asian America? We’d love to spotlight your work and cheer you on! Please share your name, photo, social media handle (Facebook/Bluesky), institutional affiliation, current position, research interests, (1/2)

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Tiffany J. Huang @tiffjhuang.bsky.social · Sep 4

Is this... the party of free speech?

Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · Sep 4

We should all be paying attention here — land acknowledgments banned at Ohio State University

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Inside Higher Ed
• September 03, 2025
Ohio State Bans Most Land
Acknowledgments
The new policy is one of several in response to a state law that aims to eliminate any mention of diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.

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Tiffany J. Huang @tiffjhuang.bsky.social · Aug 25

"Although there has been between $30 and $40 billion in enterprise investment into generative AI, a recent MIT report shows that 95 percent of organizations are seeing zero return."

... whilst I open yet another email missive about incorporating AI into my teaching.

thehill.com/policy/techn...

Companies have invested billions into AI, 95 percent getting zero return

Many companies are implementing tools like ChatGPT and Copilot, with over 80% having explored or piloted these technologies.

thehill.com

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Tiffany J. Huang @tiffjhuang.bsky.social · Aug 23

Is there a link to a full report where this graphic is from? I'd like to use it in my class.

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · Aug 21

This tells us a lot. Being the victim of terrorism is horrible, but its likelihood is vanishingly small. Yet Republicans are more likely to say it's a "major threat to the U.S." than things that could *literally* effect us all: global climate change, infectious disease, misinfo, even global economy.

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Aug 21

When the dust settles, and if universities have meaningfully survived, it will be worth asking how institutions usually so resistant to thoroughgoing change chose to leap with both feet into an untested technology they didn't understand and didn't know how to use.

Karen Graubart @kbgraubart.bsky.social · Aug 20

Universities doubling down as public sentiment shifts away from dependence upon AI. This is the problem with the buy-in.

Theo Nash @theonash.bsky.social · Aug 20

The University of Michigan is now claiming that students have an ‘ethical responsibility’ to use AI.

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Daniel Tadmon @danieltadmon.bsky.social · Jun 16

✨New✨ postdoc opportunity to collaborate with @mollycopeland.bsky.social and myself on an exciting project on geography, community, and mental health at @ndsociology.bsky.social. Happy to talk to anyone interested. Please resky (or whatever retweeting is called here)!
apply.interfolio.com/169206

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Abbie Boggs @abbieboggs.bsky.social · Jul 22

Wesleyan University's sociology dept is searching for an assistant professor this fall - especially interested in scholars of space with an interest in questions of method. Non-sociology PhDs are encouraged to apply! Feel free to share and reach out with questions!

wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com

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UW-Madison Sociology @uwsoc.bsky.social · Jul 29

We're hiring! Please share with your networks!

The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

jobs.wisc.edu

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David J. Harding @djhardingsoc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Berkeley Sociology is also participating in a cross-campus search in Climate Equity and Environmental Justice - open rank. Assistant Professor candidates for this position should also apply for our open field junior search to be considered for both. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04842

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Climate Equity and Environmental Justice - Rausser College of Natural Resources

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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David J. Harding @djhardingsoc.bsky.social · Jul 25

Berkeley Sociology is hiring faculty! Sept 1 application deadline. Two positions: (1) open area junior search. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05013, (2) associate or full professor in Anti-Black Racism and Social Inclusion aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05012 Please help spread the word!

Assistant Professor - Open Field - Sociology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Cinzia D. Solari (she/her) @cinziasolari.bsky.social · Jul 31

**I'll be at ASA if you'd like to chat about the position. Reach out by email.**

The Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston is hiring a TT assistant professor with strengths in the soc of gender/sexualities: careercenter.asanet.org/job/1310899/...

Assistant Professor (Sociology) - Boston, Massachusetts job with University of Massachusetts Boston | 1310899

The Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB) invites qualified persons to apply for a tenure-track assistant profess...

careercenter.asanet.org

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Tiffany J. Huang @tiffjhuang.bsky.social · Aug 9

Come say hi! #ASA2025

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Tiffany J. Huang @tiffjhuang.bsky.social · Aug 9

On Tuesday at 10 am, I'll also be moderating this stacked book forum on Onoso Imoagene's Structured Luck, published by @russellsagefdn.bsky.social sky.social (filling Van's un-fillable shoes). Should be of great interest to migration scholars @asamigration.bsky.social on.bsky.social #ASA2025

Cover of Structured Luck by Onoso Imoagene

Book forum, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Hall L, 10-11:30 am

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