Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDMichael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026dlvr.itIs A.I. Going to Murder Us? Blacksplained By Professor Safiya Noble, Ph.D.Does artificial intelligence pose a bigger threat than capitalism, white supremacy or authoritarianism? According to this UCLA professor and author, we might not have to choose. 15711
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDLarryLegend @bwtrainer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026if someone tells you you don't need a union, you 100% need a union 13833263
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDJoseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Back to school. ❤️ 282567549
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 24/08/2026As @jpygold.bsky.social pointed out this is an academic freedom issue as it was done contra faculty consensus. Also, strange that none of the folks jumping to protect a eugenicist organized a letter complaining about this. 16716
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDEricka (Wiggins) Weathers @erickaweathers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Hi ed policy folks! Anyone able to review AERA proposals for Division L (Educational Policy and Politics), Section 1 (Governance, Politics, and Legal Issues)? We need 3 or 4 more non-student reviewers. The ask is to review ~10 proposals each. You can DM me if interested. Thanks & please share! 034
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I regret to inform you that these traditional college courses in AI are indistinguishable from the classrooms I sat in at for-profit colleges 15 years ago. Centralized curriculum & branding, technological control, “virtual” libraries, & bureaucratic alienation of labor. 31059198
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026None of this shit is worth our lives. 11345223
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDAngry Byrd @tylerbigbyrd.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"The union says it’s stopping because Tesla bought out every one of its striking members" We don't hate Tesla enough electrek.co/2026/08/13/t...electrek.coTesla defeats Sweden's IF Metall union after 1,021-day strikeIF Metall is ending its Tesla strike after 1,021 days, the longest in modern Swedish history, saying Tesla bought out every striking worker. 501219462
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDAdia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I’ve gone on at length about this, and am working with the many, many others behind the scenes, but if you are alumnae (yes I fempluralized) or simply an admirer of the program, and you care about the future of the program, you might send your notes to the provost’s office. The general idea is that 5353181
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.” 860210287935
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It's only "activism" if it comes from the left. If you're on the right, & you have the proper Ivy League business card, you can not only get away with it w/o being called an "activist," but also get lauded as a Covid expert in the national media &/or win elite book awards: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 111729
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDvictoria @vashetc.blacksky.app · 09/08/2026Right now I am conducting a research study to elucidate some of this experience. Some preliminary findings were shared earlier this year youtu.be/Eiyk6R1PC6U You can learn more/participate at restandmecfs.com if you have ME/CFS or are a provider or researcher who has worked with people who have MEyoutu.beWhen Rest Isn't Resistance PresentationYouTube video by V. Ashley 094
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I Remember, Hope you do…. 6112791610546
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDvictoria @vashetc.blacksky.app · 27/07/2026Hey folks, I'm a researcher with ME/CFS & I am sharing an opportunity to participate in a research study. The study is open to people with ME/CFS, medical or healthcare providers, and researchers who have had at least one patient/person with ME/CFS. Visit restandmecfs.com for more! 23939
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 26/03/2026In the midst of a couple of humanitarian and economic disasters, I‘m reminded that we were told voting for a bigot was the logical outcome of “economic anxiety.” 27718
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDTrevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026When they start putting Trump’s signature on paper money I will be cashless or pay exclusively in coins… 2101
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Free healthcare is saving children’s lives in Togo. A large trial has cut the risk of death before age five by 29% by combining door-to-door visits with free healthcare and better funded rural health centres. Gavi buff.ly/cjVSfFk #ShareGoodNewsToobuff.lyCommunity-driven care cuts risk of child deaths in Togo by nearly a thirdFor just US$ 10 a year per person, an integrated primary health care approach led by community health workers has proven to be highly effective at saving lives. 19627
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDOni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 23/03/2026🗣️In my new @statnews.com op-ed as a Public Voices Fellow on tech in the public interest with The OpEd Project, I write about how AI’s push into health care and its rapid adoption, without rigorous testing or patient and community involvement in decision-making, is deepening a crisis of trust.statnews.comThe AI push in health care is deepening medicine’s trust crisisHealth care’s adoption of AI should move at the speed of trust, not investment, writes Oni Blackstock. 37937
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDAndrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 23/03/2026Apart from being simply right on a moral and ethical level, Ms. Rachel is a content creator par excellence in the digital era/Trump era—for both children and adults—when we seem obsessed with ~ influencing ~ but rarely talk about the people who are really the fuck doing it right.variety.comMs. Rachel Says ‘I Am Political’ as She Fights to Close ICE Facility in Texas That’s Detaining Children: ‘It’s Political to Believe Every Child Is Equal’Ms. Rachel is fighting to close the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas, where ICE is detaining children and their parents. 436188
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026We must lift the US oil blockade on Cuba. This is economic warfare designed to suffocate an island. Food is spoiling. Water supply is compromised. Healthcare services are disrupted. End the blockade now. Grateful to all those helping deliver humanitarian aid!abcnews.comTons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the struggling islandSome 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations have started arriving in Cuba as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a sev... 693114937
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDBorn Sinner @antwheels1.blacksky.app · 22/03/2026The United States and Israel truly a cancer to the ENTIRE world 11810
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 15/03/2026“The goal of this project is nothing less than the erasure of the scholarly and institutional gains made by Black studies over the last 60 years.” 010146
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/03/2026This is not conservatism. This is authoritarianism. 561395543
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDJosh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Well past the danger zone you guys www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/w...nytimes.comF.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage 03019
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Coffee, straight out of my nose. 298111282049
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDEbony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 03/03/2026Writing is thinking. 926352
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDRaul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 02/03/2026This paragraph, by Carole McGranahan, encapsulates my main beef with LLMs and writing. “Writing is a commitment to people”, says Jason DeLeon, quoted by McGranahan. Why, then, are we so eager to outsource this commitment to a piece of software? 14014
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026It is completely reasonable to email your dean and/or Provost to ask what is being done at your university to stop this from happening to your students 3598193
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Born #onthisday in 1868, the US sociologist + civil rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois. Celebrate with a look at the stunning hand-drawn "infographics" he made with his students, depicting conditions of African-American life in 1900: publicdomainreview.org/collection/w... #otd #BlackHistoryMonth 14661246
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 12/02/2026Yet another indictment of the United States health system that James Van Der Beek’s wife and six kids need a gofundme because his unsuccessful cancer treatment destroyed them financially www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...gofundme.comDonate to Support for James Van Der Beek's Family, organized by Jason KJames Van Der Beek was a beloved husband, father, and friend who touched the lives of … Jason K needs your support for Support for James Van Der Beek's Family 131558589
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDa normal person (amfam roof innocent, free her) @oilcantim.bsky.social · 11/02/2026jesus this is absolutely horrifying 2166
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/ 14632922144
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDJason Coupet @professajay.bsky.social · 07/02/2026This news is just beyond wonderful. 1192
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 06/02/20261. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable. 425274498041
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 05/02/2026HELP FOR SOMEONE KIDNAPPED BY ICE! Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom. Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!gofundme.comDonate to Help Oliver Aguillon Fight ICE Detention, organized by Norma HerreraMy husband, Oliver Hilario Aguillon, has recently been detained by ICE, and our… Norma Herrera needs your support for Help Oliver Aguillon Fight ICE Detention 1383450
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I keep saying to people in my life that the problem with writing in these days is that you sound absolutely off your nut for simply saying what is happening. 192082264
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Cool workshop in DC in June for higher ed policy academics with less than 10 years of research experience. Deadline to apply is March 1. www.peer-center.org/research/sum...peer-center.orgAPPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER CenterJune 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to pa... 02119
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/02/2026“There is no conceivable degree of institutional incompetence sufficient to explain the scale, consistency, and persistence of the failures that occurred —particularly where the sole task ordered by the Court and repeatedly emphasized by DOJ was simple: redact known victim names before publication,” 8898248
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDYour fave's fave @actually.roiskinda.cool · 31/01/2026They literally just sat around and watched this baby die. There can be no civilized society as long as cops exists. This is just barbaric and cruel for no reason. 09040
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 30/01/20264 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government 200150258198
Derek A. Houston, PhD @dahouston.bsky.social · 30/01/2026As someone that starts most 'work' writing by hand, I can tell that it has been a while since I've picked up a pen. Kinda like my recovery and learning how to walk again, I guess training my hands to have more endurance will be a process. Here's to making waves one word at a time. 010
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 261120163986
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year. These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.* So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds. Read, & check out our maps:boltsmag.orgIn Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - BoltsWith roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices. 231567925
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDla flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 25/01/2026As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody. 2163462554
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23/01/2026I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument. 1737801206
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026As clergy pray, arrests begin 18757322662
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Happy MLK day, gang! Martin was a Democratic Socialist, anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist, thought white moderates were the bane of Black existence, and died on a trip to support a sanitation workers' strike! Beware his sanitized and sanded-down edit! 11731657
Reposted by Derek A. Houston, PhDMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Good morning 🥁 17512