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kdettmar.bsky.social @kdettmar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Looking forward to it, Christine!

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Our freedom depends on it. ❤️

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/09/2026

thinking about this tweet again, and the fact that it's got such a hold on me that I genuinely think about it whenever I write a feature because I don't want to do "the hot dog thing"

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm really looking forward to my conversation with @kdettmar.bsky.social about his fabulous new book Punk in 50 Pieces. If you're in Seattle, I hope you'll join us Friday, 9/25 at Third Place Books, Ravenna. thirdplacebooks.com/event/kevin-...

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Ekin Yasin @ekoshy.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Why do sons-in-law keep ending up at the center of power? From Ottoman damats to Kushner to Orbán’s Tiborcz. This week @baykurt.bsky.social and I on in-law power, nepotism, and what Hungary just told us. Subscribe! Episode + newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/itallhap... #Hungary #democracy

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The Son-in-Law Problem

What Hungary's election, Jared Kushner's fund, and two Turkish damats tell us about the shape of autocratic rot

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Very much looking forward to this!👇

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kdettmar.bsky.social @kdettmar.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

New here: cultural critic and pop music writer with a new book, Punk in 50 Pieces, out in the fall (Sept. 8, HarperCollins). Where are my people at? Let’s talk about failure and imposter syndrome and all manner of jollity!

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I just listened to an inspiring presentation by @lollardfish.bsky.social. I’m very much looking forward to his forthcoming book, The Public Scholar, out in April. 📚 #AcademicSky

Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

“Beware—the Nerves!” Ukraine, 1975 Artist: Yevhen Syvokin Full video: dai.ly/x8js0lh

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

I just had to take a photo of this picnic table which as an incredible inclusive design that's useable for adults, young children, and folks using wheelchairs. We need to look at redesigning our public spaces and amenities so that they include everyone in little ways and big ways.

A picnic table that can be used by adults, young children, and people using wheelchairs.

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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

"We are witnessing the dismantling of a system that once made space for pure curiosity. But if we lose our commitment to basic research, we risk stalling the very engine of innovation that has propelled us forward for generations." www.chronicle.com/article/in-d...

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In Defense of ‘Silly’ Science

Basic research and the value of curiosity.

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Clip from “Chromophobia,” by Raul Servais (1966). On reclaiming creativity and hope from those who aim to drain it from you. Via @an.i.mat.tion (IG)

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

“Welcome, members of the Class of 2025… from down the street, across the country, and around the world. Around the world, just as it should be.”

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/05/2025

22 years ago I pivoted from working on antibiotic resistance to pandemic viruses. Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment. ... We were so goddamn close.

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Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine

The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Today, we received notice that our team’s last remaining NSF grant was terminated. For the first time since 2009, when I received an NSF Fellowship for Graduate Research, I have no active NSF grants.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has undertaken a review of its award portfolio. Each award was carefully and individually reviewed, and the agency has determined that termination of certain awards is necessary because they are not in alignment with current NSF priorities.
Effective immediately, the following are terminated:
NSF AWARD ID:
2120496
NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant to NSF Grant General Conditions (GC-1) term and condition entitled 'Termination and Enforcement,' on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities. This is the final agency decision and not subject to appeal.
Costs incurred as a result of this termination may be reimbursed, provided such costs would otherwise be allowable under the terms of the award and the governing cost principles. In accordance with your award terms and conditions, you have 30 days from the termination date to furnish an itemized accounting of allowable costs incurred prior to the termination date.
Sincerely,
Jamie H. French, Division Director
Office of Budget Finance and Award Management (BFA) Division of Grants and Agreements (DGA)

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

George Carlin ;)

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Although fair use exceptions to copyright include satire, Conan O’Brien was denied fair use of both the melody and lyrics to the Sound of Music when his new travel show went to Salzburg. His response:

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

On the “tragedy of the commons” as an alibi for the privatization of our common wealth. 🙏🏼 @theforestjar.bsky.social

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Harvard launches FREE, self-paced courses focused on democratic principles, understanding the constitution, and crafting your civic voice. “We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy” #AcademicSky #MomSky

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We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy | Harvard University

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

I watched a ton of Phil Donahue when I was young. Above all, he always modeled curiosity. Non-judgmental, unbridled curiosity. He talked to Russian intellectuals during the Reagan era, trans people, people with all manner of beliefs. He always led with respect and a genuine desire to understand.

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I taught a course, Rhetoric and Popular Culture, for over 20 years, mostly focused on exactly these themes. I’ve been out of the classroom a while, but this makes me want to jump back into the conversation—about the relationship between commerce and counter-cultures. A lot has changed. Much hasn’t.

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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Before Central Park, there was Seneca Village, a predominantly Black community in Manhattan. They were forcibly removed in the 1850s to make way for Central Park. This displacement is recognized as a dark chapter in New York's history, involving the erasure of a thriving community.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 17/05/2025

My Brother in Christ I wrote a whole ass online course for nineteen-year-olds that starts by making that point before moving on to some modest degree of nuance that is being taught at dozens of universities around the country so why exactly are lecturing me on this again?

thebullshitmachines.com

Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines: Introduction

A free online humanities course about how to learn and work and thrive in an AI world.

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

“After months of headlines about the same half-dozen or so colleges, the Trump administration and its allies seem to be trying to broadcast a more expansive message: Any college can come under its eye, not just the household names.” #AcademicSky

chronicle.com

The Trump Administration Widens Its Scrutiny of Colleges, With Help From the Internet

After months of headlines about elite colleges, the Trump administration is announcing investigations of less-prominent ones, sometimes seemingly in reaction to viral news.

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🎯 @ilanaglazer.com When do people 💩 themselves? When dying, Or giving birth. We are witnessing the modern era in its death throes. The 20thC is gnashing its teeth as it fades to history. Fascism sputtering one last hurrah. It’s ugly, and painful. But CHANGE is afoot. Let’s choose to birth PEACE.

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Mrs. Frazzled does a great job breaking down the rhetorical power of satire, here. 🙌🏻

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

“What I worry about most is the long-term consequence of losing a generation of young scientists,” former NIH director Francis Collins. The partnership between the federal government and our universities is one of America’s greatest legacies. Protect it. @theatlantic.com #AcademicSky #MomSky

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Tracking Trump’s Higher Ed agenda: Shrink the Dept. of Ed Eliminate DEI Overhaul accreditation Cut federal research $ Restructure student loans Tax elite universities Limit academic freedom Roll back civil rights Restrict int’l students #AcademicSky #MomSky www.chronicle.com/article/trac...

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

The political messages in Charlie Chaplin’s films are as relevant as ever (and kids love them). His speech at the end of his Hitler spoof the Great Dictator (1940), is deeply moving. It was the first time audiences heard the silent film star speak. #MomSky 🍿 #FilmSky 1/4

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Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator

YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

“What seemed a Spartacus-style bit of bravado, just one day ago, has already become an unmistakable movement. It is changing practically by the hour. More people should be aware of it, support it, and spread its example.”

fallows.substack.com

From Academia, a ‘Primal Scream.’

Watch in real time, as American higher ed goes on offense to defend itself.

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

“Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great.” The partnership between government and higher ed is one of our great successes, attracting people from all over the world to innovate for the benefit of us all. Protect academic freedom #MomSky #AcademicSky

theatlantic.com

The End of the Enlightenment?

Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great.

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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Leaders of some of the nation’s most prestigious universities have assembled a private collective to counter Trump’s attacks on research funding and academic independence. A group of school leaders are behind the scenes strategizing. #MomSky #Voices4Victory www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

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Exclusive | Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration

Separate from the public dissent, a group of school leaders are strategizing behind the scenes about how to respond and push back against the White House.

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

“We are all vulnerable to framing effects, which is why so much of our political discourse is frame warfare—the battle to control how we think about things.” Great tips on “going meta,” tuning in not just to the messages that surround us, but the frames that shape how we interpret them as well. 👇🏻

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Art in an age w/out nuance. “Satire and other more sophisticated forms of storytelling were subsumed by an intense literal-mindedness, in keeping with a growing conviction that audiences were both dangerously malleable and much too stupid to grasp anything but the most ham-handed moral messaging.”

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Trump, Fascism, and What Artists Can Do

There is tension between wanting art to transcend and wanting it to reflect reality back to us. Plus: Are Dems finally ready to retire the purity tests?

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