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Christine Harold

@christinescreen.bsky.social
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UW Communication professor | Scholar of rhetoric, popular culture, and consumerism | Author of OURSPACE and THINGS WORTH KEEPING | Seattle | christineharold.com

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tomorrow! 👇
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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
open.substack.com
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
Welcome to Bluesky, Kevin! 👋
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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
press.jhu.edu
The Public Scholar
A Practical Handbook
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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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Deborah Elizabeth Finn @deborahelizabeth.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Pranksters vs. autocrats, for the win! Right now, you can download a free copy of this book from the Cornell University Press website: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... Many thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social
cornellpress.cornell.edu
Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press
The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....
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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...
chronicle.com
In Defense of ‘Silly’ Science
Basic research and the value of curiosity.
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
📌Thanks!
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Me too! The aesthetic is 60s but the message is evergreen.
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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 · 01/06/2025
Agreed! He’s got others, too. All great!
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
He’s got a bunch of them. All good!
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
It really says a lot with very little.
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
War(s) on terror by @raphaelerba.bsky.social
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Lewelyn Dixon has been released! The University of Washington lab technician was held in ICE custody since Feb. 28.
king5.com
Judge orders release of UW lab tech from ICE custody
An immigration judge ordered Lewelyn Dixon's release from ICE custody on Thursday.
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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.
npr.org
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 · 28/05/2025
I’ll listen for sure. Thanks, Fern!
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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 · 26/05/2025
Btw, @theforestjar.bsky.social has a bunch of really cute animations, mostly on unions, private property, and working class politics. (More on IG) ❤️
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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 · 25/05/2025
@scottdirects.bsky.social ❤️
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
youtu.be/O5ng6BVBIkQ?...
youtu.be
In We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy
YouTube video by Harvard Online
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
I definitely plan to!
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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
pll.harvard.edu
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 · 20/05/2025
Here’s the full version (4 min) is on YouTube.
youtu.be
Happiness
YouTube video by Steve Cutts
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Well put!
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Of course!
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
I found it on Instagram. I think it’s slightly edited for time. There’s a full version on YouTube. 🐀❤️
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
I was nearly 8 when this happened, too, and living in western Washington. I love your takeaway. Science, sound public policy, and first responders are everything in times like this. Public safety is (should be) a non-partisan value.
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
youtu.be
The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
YouTube video by SmashingPumpkinsVEVO
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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
“Happiness” (2017) by Steve Cutts.
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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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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
I didn’t know this history. Thank you for sharing it!
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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 · 17/05/2025
🙏🏼📌
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