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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Midterms are about a month away. Early voting has already begun in some states. Mail-in ballots start circulating soon. Some of the usual suspects are already pushing the same "rigged election" rumors we've all heard before. This year, you can play along at home: uwcip.substack.com/p/use-rigged...

uwcip.substack.com

Use "Rigged Election" Bingo to Spot Familiar Election Rumors and Tropes

Election Day is a month away. Play along with your friends, students, and communities!

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I told Chris the same thing last weekend, lol. I still hope against hope, but I might be going to bed at a reasonable time tonight after all

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yup, Nola is serving up some meatballs 😭 Tomorrow morning's class is going to be rough.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

King of the Hill warned us about social media (she writes on social media)

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Gloria Miele, PhD @gloriamiele.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you work in higher education, this thread is a must read. 🧵

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My yoga instructor tested my commitment today, starting class with 2 strikes, 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th on the Phillies wild card game.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Daily post for the past decade, at least.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is so disappointing. I'm part of a group on my campus dedicated to alternative grading, and we were excited to see institutional support for something that genuinely increases student engagement and learning.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I feel this within my SOUL (and calendar), Ian

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every day, I ask myself if it's my phone that sucks, or every single app I have to use. At this point, it could honestly go either way.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A lot of universities will be facing big deficits and looking to cure what ails them. I just want them to be thoughtful about it.

Screenshot of article which reads: At the same time, new job-focused majors may not be sustainable — and can even backfire. Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Delaware, pointed to the rise in computer-science degrees in the 2010s. At the time, they seemed like the best way to secure a high-paying salary after graduation, she said. But with the rise of generative artificial intelligence, computer-science jobs are increasingly hard to find, and enrollment in such programs is falling significantly.
“When you tie the viability, the financial viability in particular, of an institution really tightly to jobs creation on that scale,” especially as a four-year institution, she said, “you have to be really careful, because you can find that in 10 years that program that you poured all your money into — worthless.”

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That game was *painful.* (Yes, I was booing, but it was mostly at Alvarado.)

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring

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Iron Ring - Wikipedia

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The joy on his face as he got out of that jam was fantastic

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

First day of fall = first day of my beloved Byredo Eleventh Hour for the season. I am ready to smell like a spicy candle for the rest of the year 😄

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⚡⚡MAD DOCTOR IMPOSSIBLE⚡⚡ @impossiblephd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hey, #teamrhetoric, theres an active vote of no confidence vote against NCTE's utter failure of leadership and its blatant lies on shutting down C's. Please sign it. theorganizationformerlyknownascccc.com

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Visit the post for more.

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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Muppets have to put on a show to save the Kennedy Center. There you go, Disney, that's your premise.

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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 17/09/2026

NEW: We spent months investigating a little-known media startup called Brown Brothers Media, which buys legit news sites and turns them into AI-powered zombie content farms What blew my mind was its traffic -- it appears to be getting more readers than NPR or CBS News futurism.com/artificial-i...

futurism.com

How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month

Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Whewwwwww. "I am not complicit because I say I am not complicit!" "I have views! You wouldn't know them. They live in Canada!"

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Dr SpookyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

AI is just exploited human labor. Who would have guessed

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AAUP @aaup.org · 13/09/2026

“You have people who are furthest from the classroom, curriculum design, and the subject area of a subject saying all students must take this thing. How is that good for students? How does that suggest they will get the best education?” #academicsky

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Protesters speak out against ‘climate of fear’ after Auburn University dissolves faculty senate

Auburn’s decision came after the Alabama Legislature put limits on the powers of faculty senates.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Oooh, yes. A few of them are in Japan, and I need to go there, too!

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Your experience is making me (a fragrance nerd) really, really want to add this to my list for a trip to Paris 🤩

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

MMR is 97% effective. BUT: - Some may not mount a robust enough immune response to vax for a variety of reasons - Protection CAN wane if there's been a major immune disruption, though this is rare - Most pertinent: intense, prolonged exposure to someone with measles can supersede protection

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

it's two things, to me: 1) trans rights matter because trans people matter and deserve rights, not just because failing to stand for trans rights is a bellwether for inauthentic progressivism more broadly 2) if you can't be trusted on trans rights you can't be trusted on anything

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Though I am going to have to soothe Marty's hurt feelings by giving him a few treats, lol

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I just yelled and clapped so loudly I startled my poor, nearly deaf senior pup. That was outstanding 😄

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Probably more lazy than brave - ask me about my ill-fated Planet Fitness membership from a decade or so ago sometime, lol.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's the only gym I will use - it's literally on my walk home, so driving to another gym feels like a waste of time. (I tried.) It is really nice to see students in such a different setting, though, even if said setting involves me wearing spandex.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I genuinely love getting to go to the campus rec center as a faculty member. Some days, I feel on top of the world: I can keep up with the Youths! I am awesome! Other days? I fall flat on my face & the Youths have to check on me (happened Monday, I am perfectly fine). Just keeps me humble, lol.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thanks, friend ❤️ I started in May, but it didn't feel real until this semester started.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I am a department chair, and I endorse this message

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Me: "often when states order a tuition freeze, they don’t also give more money to colleges to supplement that revenue loss...'[functionally] you are seeing a decrease in the amount of resources available to provide a quality education.'" mirrorindy.org/indiana-tuit...

mirrorindy.org

Indiana public colleges froze tuition. What does that actually mean?

We talked to experts to understand what the tuition freeze means for you.

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️

8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's definitely possible! I am sure my husband would be willing to deal with it.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Maybe the worst part of this is that I now am going to have to venture back into the Facebook shop to remove the page entirely. I haven't fully deleted my account, but I have deleted the app from my phone. Whenever I do pop in, I am taken aback by how terrible the experience is. Ugh.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

For the love of Marty, I wish these dudes would grapple with their fear of death on their own time and leave the rest of us out of it.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I am just thinking of the horror that I would feel (or will feel), seeing AI post wearing the online persona of my mother (who died in 2021). I had left her account up solely as a legacy page for my family, because it brought them comfort, but... I do not want this to happen.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

OOF. At least you can grab second breakfast/brunch at Green Street Grill after?

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Fact check: Pfizer has been approved as well as novovax. Looks like they’ll all be shipping “within days” Up to 60% of Americans will likely qualify Here is the HELLA LONG list of “preexisting conditions” which includes stuff like depression or simply being physically inactive.

cdc.gov

Underlying Conditions and the Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19

Learn risk factors for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and actions to take.

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ooh! My dear friend and colleague has written about exactly this, via the complex status of Barbie in Puerto Rico: www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Aguilo...

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An American Icon in Puerto Rico: Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play | Berghahn Books

Independent Publishing since 1994

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"As much as she was proud of where she was from, Dolly also spent the latter part of her years preaching and living out loud a sermon to her native region. "Grounded in love, her message also came with an implicit challenge: You can do better." www.salon.com/2026/08/26/d...

salon.com

Dolly Parton embodied the best parts of Appalachia

Stereotypes have long defined the region. Parton showed the world its true heart — and offered a challenge

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Ashley Patriarca @aspatriarca.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This week needs to calm tf down. Dolly, now Tim Curry - who is next? 😭

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