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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 7h

Folks thought the risk of Sora was how it would manipulate voters/the public. How quaint.

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve been saying

doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 10d

Are his advisors showing him AI generated videos of Portland? www.kgw.com/article/news...

Screenshot of linked news article where he says he is watching things on TV with people “attacking” and setting “fires all over the place”

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 10h

The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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AAUP @aaup.org · 15h

Join the AAUP and other allied organizations across the nation on October 18 for a day of peaceful and impactful protest as we come together to make clear: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people!

#NoKings #AAUP #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation #DefendHigherEd #Education

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 15h

Share it with friends and family who care about their local university or college. All are needed.

And if you are also stressed about the higher ed compact but haven’t taken any concrete steps to stop it: here’s a good place to start.

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 15h

“We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the Trump compact and to defend the principle that no president has the right to buy obedience or sell off freedom.”

If we can’t stop this, I really think my days in the professoriate are numbered. Please help.

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 15h

✍️ sign to support higher ed ✍️

Please raise your voice on behalf of higher ed in the US.

We need to stop the fascist “compact” by convincing college and university leadership not to fold.

Sign now and spread the word.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...

Trump Higher Ed Compact 2025

We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the T...

actionnetwork.org

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islsnews.bsky.social @islsnews.bsky.social · 1d

In addition to the main paper and symposia tracks, ISLS Annual Meeting also welcomes your proposals for Interactive Tools and Demos, Workshops and Tutorials, and Doctoral/Early Career/Mid-Career/Alt-Academic Workshop. Deadline Nov 15. See more at 2026.isls.org/calls-for-pr...

Calls for Proposals Open for Workshops & Tutorials, Interactive Tools & Demos, Doctoral Consortium, and More (Deadline Nov 15) | ISLS 2026

Submissions now open for Workshops & Tutorials, Interactive Tools & Demos, Arts Gallery & Performance, Doctoral Consortium, Alt-Academia, Early Career & Mid-Career Workshops - deadline November 15th.

2026.isls.org

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 1d

Seattle believes in our Mariners 🔱

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, we did, unanimously and vociferously.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

USC faculty members denounce Trump compact that would shift university to the right

The USC Academic Senate held a special meeting to discuss the Trump administration's education compact, which was presented to the school last week.

www.latimes.com

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 1d

jk in 2008 my desk was in earshot of the Nightly Business Report crew and I know exactly why gold is up

doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 1d

So weird I wonder why the price of gold keeps going up anyone know?

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 1d

Could really go for a year where our rights aren’t being decided by a group of unhinged extremists

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people are on the Supreme Court's agenda. https://to.pbs.org/3IB6K70

LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case on Colorado’s conversion therapy ban

Pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people also are on the agenda.

to.pbs.org

doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 1d

May or may not shake my commemorative Seize the Moment Mariners towel at everyone I see today

Blue towel with dark blue lettering “Seize the Moment” with trident graphic

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 1d

Woke up at 3am. Can’t tell if it’s work or fash or mariners anxiety. Why not all 3.

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome

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Adrienne Wood @adriennewood.bsky.social · 2d

Over 400 faculty and staff from the #uva College of Arts and Sciences convened for an emergency vote. 97% of eligible voters endorsed a resolution demanding President Mahoney refuse to consider the Trump admin's Compact for Academic Freedom!!

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King County Library System @kcls.org · 2d

A little #bookspinepoetry for our @mariners.com! Until tomorrow Detroit Public Library, @tigers.bsky.social 🐯🔱 #TridentsUp #SeizeTheMoment

Books in front of a Mariners Jersey, two books in front read "How Does It Feel?" "When You Trap A Tiger" and the book spines underneath read "Seattle Mariners" "In It To Win It."

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 2d

ACLS has released a statement regarding the White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”: bit.ly/3IviMig

We call for the immediate rejection of the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”...No institution that is committed to the free pursuit of knowledge should submit to the degradation of autonomy and academic freedom contained in it. -ACLS Statement Regarding White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 2d

tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust.

When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.