Reposted by Matthew R. DerooDan Martin @danmartin7.bsky.social · 17hTurnitin steals student writing so it can catch students stealing writing. It requires students to upload papers for free or, even worse, professors upload student papers without their permission to a machine that now owns the paper. No compensation. It's a super fascist ed tech tool. 052
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooAdam Welz @adamwelz.bsky.social · 21hWill the U.S. people have the chutzpah and integrity to bring the owners and operators of Trump's Gestapo to account? 012
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 20hIt's speculative fiction, but check out Exit Party by Emily St John Mandel for an interpretation of what could happen. I don't find California is a punching bag for the US. And you should want what is best for the US at this point because the government is hurting and killing across states 100
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Respectfully, the last thing we need is the Balkanization of this country. 110
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is how NY Times covered Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News today: "Ms. Leavitt, 29 and a steely and nimble presence at the White House lectern". Steely and nimble??? Never once did they mention her constant lies and awful treatment of journalists. 3429759
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooEd Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 05/10/2026if you’re wondering why we have to hear from and about this guy constantly it helps to remember that his brother Ari is the chairman of WME which is the merged version of William Morris and Endeavor. It’s the largest media group in the country. One of its clients is the NFL. It owns WWE. 96647180
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 04/10/2026The purpose of teaching is to deliver that correct knowledge to students while showing them how much remains unknown and contested. Why would we do research if we weren't supposed to communicate what is true to others? Oh yeah - this is why they want to end humanities & social science research. 215424
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooBrendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026America: reaching new lows every day 042
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 15/11/2024"The litmus test of whether the US is an entrenched mafia state has always been Kushner." Full article: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of... 441747704
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 8830771179
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is why technofascists, oligarchs, and their servants, such as JD Vance, hate this Pope. 401816469
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026To confront the broader system I am sure feels like an attack for some. This review has more about the person who wrote it then it does about your scholarship. 020
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This suggests Christian nation army. It has Doug Wilson all over it. 000
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooDr. Leonard Bright @drleonardbright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Texas legislators and universities can’t claim to support viewpoint diversity while endorsing viewpoint discrimination. Genuine intellectual diversity requires allowing competing perspectives—even unpopular ones—to be expressed, examined, and debated. 0213
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s the Billionaires versus the rest of us. Photo from @thetnholler.bsky.social 10318117
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooLaura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New post by Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social: Privatization and the return to separate and unequal education The public school system is the only one legally required to accept all students and the only one blamed for what that costs. www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/09/30/p...bleedingheartland.comPrivatization and the return to separate and unequal educationNick Covington: The public school system is the only one legally required to accept all students and the only one blamed for what that costs. 0225
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooNick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Private schools have always existed in America, and they always will...The premise of “school choice” is certainly correct about private schools being able to choose their students, the question is whether public money should follow a child to a school that is free to turn them away. 052
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 01/10/2026In order to execute their illegal pocket rescission scheme, the Trump White House is breaking federal laws, “openly saying that they did illegal activities to get here,” experts tell TPM.talkingpointsmemo.comRuss Vought Insists He Has a Neat Trick to Override Congress. It’s More ‘a Confession,’ Experts SayFollowing a failed bid by Senate Democrats to block it, President Donald... 911547
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026No lies detected. Impunity through and through. 000
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What’s mind boggling is the fact that we are the only country in the modern world not to punish our insurrectionist. As a result, his criminality is impacting the safety insecurity of our country and people’s willingness to come here. 000
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine. 462219778
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media. 9534621079
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooWylieCat @wyliecat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Around 98% of immigrant detainees in Louisiana are housed in for-profit or privately managed facilities/local rural jails contracted for federal immigration detention. Texas has the highest number of ICE detention facilities and population in the United States. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.comNew Facility at Louisiana Airport to Hold Immigrant Children and Families (Gift Article)The site in Alexandria, La., a major expansion of the Trump administration’s busiest deportation hub, will streamline and accelerate removals. 88775
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooSummerReed @cafsbsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026...70% have no criminal record. We are living in WW II era Germany, where most of the populace pretends notto see. www.npr.org/2026/09/23/n...npr.orgICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities." 613481
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026"There are economists who study numbers, and then there are economists who ask what the numbers are hiding. Opoku-Agyeman has built her work around that distinction." WOW. 🥹 Grateful to The IMPACT Magazine for the kindest profile of #TheDoubleTax and me. Black-owned media FTW. #blackskytheimpactmagazine.comThe Cost of Being a Black Woman in America Is More Than a Pay Gap: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman Is Measuring the Double TaxThere are economists who study numbers, and then there are economists who ask what the numbers are hiding. Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman has built her work around that distinction. A doctoral candidate … 7693188
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooRyan Quinn @ryanequinn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Everybody has a problem in the @chronicle.com opinion section 062
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooJosh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not to sound like a broken record but the entire subtitle of my book The Privateers is “how billionaires created a culture war and sold school vouchers.” They say it themselves by the way. Christopher Rufo in particular has been quite clear that the culture war is a strategic choice 1317
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Things are dire right now- for academic peer review. I try to make this widely known when doing P and T letters. I just got a decision on an R and R submitted April 2026- with an initial submission to the journal in July 2025- not great, at all 000
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooEd@Retired In CrazyTimes @ed-retired.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...miamiherald.comThousands of Miami-Dade workers could drop from $22 an hour to $15 under new lawThe Florida Legislature banned local governments from requiring contractors to pay living wages. Now, thousands of workers face lower pay. 012
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What a feeling to complete NSF research security training in the current socio-political context 120
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Some days, doing your job in academia just means showing up for a two hour meeting- and realizing the energy it takes to engage is a days worth of labor 000
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Stares in university reimbursement process frustration 010
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooJeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Thoughtful synthesis of current thinking around how #GenAI can affect several aspects of adolescent development including relationships, identity and well-being, and autonomy and achievement. Excellent recommendations for future research, design, and policy. doi.org/10.1177/1745...doi.orgComing of Age With Generative Artificial Intelligence: The High Stakes of Automating Adolescent Development - Anne J. Maheux, Chelly Maes, 2026Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly transforming the context in which adolescents develop, presenting both opportunities and risks. Adolescenc... 093
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooKristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Want to talk about LIVE LAUGH LOVE with friends? Here’s a book club discussion guide that might be helpful: share.google/b5Ym5rfCcmqO...share.googleLive Laugh Love Book Club Discussion Guide - Kristin Kobes Du MezMedia kit for Kristin Kobes Du Mez including bio, headshot, and book cover images. Author of Jesus and John Wayne and Live Laugh Love. 1195
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I could only join for the first question but to go back and see last nights chat 010
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A1: my repertoire includes variations of English and Mandarin Chinese. But across the day, I also engage in contemplative and reflective, language, video game, language, embarrassingly, road, rage, language, and so forth. #literacies . 241
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Until they are punished- they will continue to act with impunity 012
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 693279189541
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How debased - these guys would take off all their clothes to be naked with their emperor king 021
Reposted by Matthew R. Deroojamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026this is legitimately very funny 83125121892
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooCharles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Alpha School's "software is just techwashing for [Christopher Rufo and his coalition's] dream of teacherlessness and totalitarian surveillance of students and schools. That’s what they really want to hyperscale," writes @mattseybold.bsky.social.theamericanvandal.comAll Our Kids Will Go To Alpha SchoolOn the plans to hyperscale Alpha School’s “AI” tutoring software to “a billion kids.” 04823
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooJohnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Elect a convicted felon, you get a criminal government. 35377952589
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooNeil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Please read this essay which brilliantly explores the tension between Silicon Valley & the health of our democracy. Consent is kryptonite to tech’s aspirations for efficiency, but is not unimportant to our humanity.🕊️ We’re in the midst of an existential battle, but it has ∅ to do with rogue agents. 13715
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooDan Martin @danmartin7.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Imagine living in a rich country that doesn't want highly educated people and blames their employment opportunities on being over educated instead of creating jobs based on highly specialized knowledge. This is such wild propaganda. 092
Reposted by Matthew R. DerooCharles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In this week's @civicsoftech.bsky.social, we hear from Central Texas high school students in the Digital Civics Club. "As digital technologies have evolved alongside our club, we have built collective identities: as resistors to AI and protestors of the perpetuation of hateful ideologies online."civicsoftechnology.orgWhat Young People Get Out of Digital Civic Education — Civics of TechnologyCivics of Technology Announcements Library Community: We’re building a CoT community for those involved with or interested in libraries. Andrea Baer is leading this effort and if you’re interested... 092
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I am a Florida professor and union member. I will teach fact and the truth about our system (recorded or not)....and the room I teach in has a camera in it already, does it record? I would think so....? 030
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026good ole Orwell “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” We need truth and facts more than ever, so of course that's what they're after 010
Matthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026....and then there is the feeling when you do a peer review and the editorial team makes you Reviewer 2 110