Reposted by Catherine GanderAndrew Coogan @cooganlab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How about spending the 300 million on something useful instead? 051
Reposted by Catherine GanderMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I wrote about right wing sex positivity, and how the Republican Party’s shift from Christian slut shaming to pornographic vulgarity is less of a big shift than it may seem. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 925052
Reposted by Catherine GanderRebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026whenever an author says they used AI to check for "style" I think: that's what superegos is for! that's what dialectical thought is for! that's what generalized anxiety that makes you question everything you've ever thought is for! that's what a social-media-tuned knack for reading the room is for! 3538
Reposted by Catherine GanderNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026When the US bombed an Iranian school, killing over 100 kids, it involved over-reliance on an AI targeting system called "Maven," which based it on outdated information. I called it in @foreignpolicy.com in April Now confirmed in @bloomberg.com report of Pentagon investigation 11345121
Reposted by Catherine GanderBooks Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026📕An extract from a fine, lyrical essay by Catherine Gander📕 From Beyond Ourselves: Contemporary Poets on Muriel Rukeyser @poetryireland.bsky.social @catgander.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie booksirelandmagazine.com/catherine-ga...booksirelandmagazine.com'Rukeyser describes the reawakening of deep knowledge that a poem can evoke'—Catherine Gander - Books IrelandAn extract from Beyond Ourselves: Contemporary Poets on Muriel Rukeyser, edited by Catherine Gander & Stefania Heim (West Virginia University Press). 011
Reposted by Catherine GanderElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman in Pennsylvania has just died from measles. There is no controversy. She needlessly died from a disease that is preventable with a vaccine. But HHS Secretary RFK Jr. thinks measles isn’t that bad. Nobody should die of measles in the United States.washingtonpost.comPennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner saysThe 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner. The state health department is conducting a "thorough review" of the case. 1072066783
Reposted by Catherine GanderDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026This is a tax guy. His advice could be the difference between someone having their assets seized & maybe going to jail, or not. Now imagine having to worry about racist shit in every interaction you have with any person in authority. Every doctor & nurse, every cop, every lawyer & judge, every boss 2234811350
Reposted by Catherine GanderLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/09/2026As gangs of masked men block Dover port, I will just leave this here www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFive Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance 3923951157
Reposted by Catherine GanderMaynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie · 04/09/2026📻Listen back: Prof Jennie Stephens @icarus-maynooth.bsky.social was on RTÉ Radio 1's David McCullagh show yesterday discussing the current unprecedented Super El Niño. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...rte.ieSuper El Nino: What is it going to mean for you?Sadhbh O’Neill, Climate and environmental researcher and Jennie Stephens, Professor of Climate Justice at the ICARUS Climate Research Centre at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. 022
Reposted by Catherine GanderZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat. Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK. We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukJackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources sayThe government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands. 591856642
Reposted by Catherine GanderNPR @npr.org · 04/09/2026The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race. n.pr/3Vdkcndn.prTrump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policiesThe Trump administration is proposing a rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race. 1813066
Reposted by Catherine GanderRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026People have no idea how bad it was. From my book The Mother of All Questions: 8596126
Reposted by Catherine GanderRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 03/09/2026More evidence here that the far right takes academia very seriously, and puts considerable effort into buying its influence: "Vaughan’s [chief of staff at Thiel Capital] broad aim was to build a network of conservative influence at Cambridge and other elite universities" 27737
Reposted by Catherine GanderNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Just got off an organizing call for this day long conference on fighting technofascism that is happening in Chicago on Sept 19. If you are in the area, you don't want to miss this. It's going to be extraordinary, connecting all the dots. givebutter.com/fighting-tec...givebutter.comFighting Technofascism: Power, Surveillance, and ResistanceJoin us in Chicago, IL on September 19th 317662
Reposted by Catherine GanderAndrew Coogan @cooganlab.bsky.social · 30/08/2026One of the paradoxes of university governance and operations. 141
Reposted by Catherine GanderMaynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · 12/06/2026We’re proud to announce that a new title written by Maynooth University staff member, Dr Catherine Gander has been added to our collection. You can find the title in the Library via LibrarySearch, or ask a member of library staff for more information. #MULibrary #NewBooks #MuAuthors 031
Reposted by Catherine GanderNatalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I remember the guys back in 2012 who were keen to be The Only Professor of whatever by recording a MOOC. Total anti-intellectualism 5347
Reposted by Catherine GanderThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 22/08/2026TikTok has reached a 400 million US dollars (€341.91 million) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws. jrnl.ie/7138898jrnl.ieTikTok reaches €341m settlement over alleged breach of children’s privacy in USSince the DOJ’s lawsuit in 2024, TikTok has undergone major changes, most notably in the ownership structure of its US arm. 031
Reposted by Catherine GanderKim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Zero new NSF grants in sociology, anthropology, political science and economics. The agenda of this US govt is to stop documenting the society in which we live while they are destroying it. We will find other ways to track and explain our times and fight to restore our research funding. 15894456
Reposted by Catherine GanderNome @nome.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I watch AI boosters try to argue that GenAI is useful, And that doesn't begin to answer the main criticism of it, which is that it's moral and intellectual poison created from theft and being wielded against the working class. And it ignores that "useful" doesn't mean "good." 424857
Reposted by Catherine GanderKatya King @katyavdgk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...theguardian.comUkrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m booksThe country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishers 11111
Reposted by Catherine GanderTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Fifteen years and i have never seen good evidence of this. 723631
Reposted by Catherine GanderDavid Mittelman @dmittelman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Good morning to my fellow everybody who slept poorly because their employer is driving them nuts with stress. 183
Reposted by Catherine GanderMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Love how this dude discovered the cheat codes of "what if I listened to constituents" and "what if I modeled good behavior" and "maybe I behave like a normal person should." These are apparently dark secrets that have been hidden from other politicians. 204188243826
Catherine Gander @catgander.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Great review of SUNRISE by Téa Obreht in the Guardian. Looking forward to working alongside Téa as she joins the Dept of English at Maynooth this year! @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...theguardian.comSunrise by Téa Obreht review – secrets and myths in the American westSet across three interwoven timelines, this absorbing tale of an abandoned mining town explores courage, cowardice and how history is recorded 031
Reposted by Catherine GanderAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026People also need to see this not just as an arcane concern for rare book enthusiasts or librarians or archivists or historians and other scholars, but as part of the destruction of the corpus of human endeavour necessary to bring about what Sam Altman says here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWqv...youtube.com‘Buy It From Us On A Meter…’, Sam Altman Says AI Will Be a Utility, People Should Buy It Like WaterYouTube video by Mint 15346185
Reposted by Catherine GanderJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 12537932368
Reposted by Catherine GanderGav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Even in death he's "the black academic" in the Guardian. 9607140
Reposted by Catherine GanderKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet. 17455962065
Reposted by Catherine GanderThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 13/08/2026The LA Lakers, one of the most successful teams in NBA history, are being sold to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Joshua Kushner in a deal valued at a reported $12.5 billion. Kushner is the brother of Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law. jrnl.ie/7129392jrnl.ieLA Lakers to be sold to former Disney CEO and brother of Trump’s son-in-law in $12.5bn dealThe sale would mark a record-breaking valuation for a North American sports franchise 034
Reposted by Catherine GanderBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu 12443952697
Reposted by Catherine GanderErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Two AI accounts wanting to connect and stay in touch with each other in the mentions of a post I wrote about AI is fucking hellscape material. 11793113
Reposted by Catherine GanderProPublica @propublica.org · 04/08/2026“If you take the deal, you’re going to be exploited. If you don’t take it, you’re going to die,” said attorney Frank Ssekamwa about the U.S. demand to access the health data of millions of Ugandans. “It’s the essence of digital colonialism.”propublica.org“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty ConcernsThe United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info... 36825405
Catherine Gander @catgander.bsky.social · 02/08/2026A deeply damaging, unethical model designed to dismantle the university and rebuild it as a corporation. It’s caused a crisis in Australia and its causing a crisis in the U.K. Sad to see Irish universities watching the chaos and happily following suit. youtu.be/quc24Ot9Qwgryoutu.beUniversities $1.8 billion consultancy spending under wraps | Four Corners DocumentaryYouTube video by ABC News In-depth 0115
Reposted by Catherine GanderSeptima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 31/07/2026Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard put her body on the line to protect students fighting for Gaza & police assaulted her. Instead of protecting her, UC Irvine has stripped her faculty role & her health benefits. Please sign petition, write a letter, signal boost robindgkelley.substack.com/p/in-support...robindgkelley.substack.comIn Support of Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-HerardMost academics in the U.S., as well as activists resisting the genocide in Gaza, are familiar with the case of Professor Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, a renowned Global Studies scholar at the University ... 17661
Reposted by Catherine GanderMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026'Politicians from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages have told the university’s executive “in the strongest possible terms to reconsider” the plans, in a letter seen by Times Higher Education.' 1/3timeshighereducation.com‘Cold spot’ fears over Nottingham language cutsPlans to close courses would have national impact, politicians write in letter urging university to reconsider 13322
Catherine Gander @catgander.bsky.social · 07/07/2026www.ronslate.com/call-every-r... Huge thanks to Claire Farley for the generative and generous interview! Stefania Heim’s and my conversation with Claire about _Beyond Ourselves: Contemporary Poets on Muriel Rukeyser_ is now up at the always illuminating On the Seawall. @wvupress.bsky.socialronslate.com“‘Call Every Resource’: on Muriel Rukeyser in the Twenty-First Century, with Catherine Gander & Stefania Heim” – On the Seawall 000
Reposted by Catherine Ganderthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 05/07/2026“and this so-called malicious act was committed by a player from a country whose president won the fifa peace prize? wow. doesn’t make much sense to me, your honor.” 0467
Reposted by Catherine GanderNPR @npr.org · 05/07/2026FIFA's Disciplinary Committee said it would suspend Balogun's one-game red card ban for a probationary period of one year. The Royal Belgian Football Federation said it was "astonished."n.prFolarin Balogun's ban is lifted by FIFA, allowing U.S. striker to play BelgiumFIFA's Disciplinary Committee said it would suspend Balogun's one-game red card ban for a probationary period of one year. The Royal Belgian Football Federation said it was "astonished." 6326146
Reposted by Catherine GanderAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/06/2026This is a pro rape policy. They want to facilitate the rape and abuse of trans women. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...the-independent.comTransgender woman 'raped 2,000 times' in all-male prison'It was hell on earth, it was as if I died and this was my punishment' 261977742
Catherine Gander @catgander.bsky.social · 19/06/2026One thing I’ve learned during many years in HE is that over-promoted management peeps have a very flexible relationship with reality. 010
Reposted by Catherine GanderNPR @npr.org · 19/06/2026The U.S.-Iran talks that were set to happen in Switzerland have been canceled. And, the Department of Homeland Security has plans to give some local police access to ICE facial recognition technology. n.pr/3QfgN5wn.prUS-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition appThe U.S.-Iran talks that were set to happen in Switzerland have been canceled. And, the Department of Homeland Security has plans to give some local police access to ICE facial recognition technology. 1615449
Reposted by Catherine GanderThe Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 19/06/2026I worry about the cognitive cost and the long-term consequences of outsourcing my time and effort. Research into the effects of AI use suggests I am right to be concerned, writes Megan Constable. 👇ebx.shMixed feelings: neurodiversity, authorship and AI 062
Reposted by Catherine Ganderderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Five Summer Outfits That Will Make You Look Like A Sexy Little Reflecting Pool 302108231896
Reposted by Catherine GanderPublic Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 09/06/2026“I see our project, Beyond Ourselves, in this same vein: an active acknowledgment that plural authorship is not only a necessity but a stark truth.” In their new anthology Beyond Ourselves, @catgander.bsky.social & Stefania Heim urge resistance to individualism.publicbooks.orgTo Reach Beyond Ourselves Is Key to Our Survival - Public Books“We wanted to make a book that began to answer the questions Muriel Rukeyser asked. We wanted to make a book that continued to ask the questions she asked, of ourselves, of each other.” 072
Catherine Gander @catgander.bsky.social · 11/06/2026An extract of our opening dialogue to BEYOND OURSELVES is now up at the marvellous Public Books! 031