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Sean Eddington

@drsmeddy.bsky.social
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Associate Professor w/ K-State's A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication - focused on the intersections of #orgcomm and resilience in the contexts of gender, new media, and organizing.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Absolute fucking gibberish
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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
So excited to have this article finally out! “Democratic Organizing and Political Change: Toward a Research Agenda” written with my terrific colleagues Daniel Galvin, Ray Block Jr., and @hahrie.bsky.social www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
“Democracy depends on people having the capacity to act collectively and navigate difference, yet political science often overlooks the transformative work that enables this. This essay foregrounds democratic organizing: sustained, relational, and strategic work that transforms people – reshaping their identities, relationships, and sense of what is possible – while building the collective capacity needed to act together across difference and inequality. Distinct from mobilizing, it does so through sustained relational investment rather than episodic activation. Drawing on U.S. and global examples, we present a conceptual framework built around three analytically distinct principles: interdependence as the proper ontological unit of analysis, power with as the mode of collective capacity-building organizing produces, and the politics of possibility as an orientation toward democratic futurity that keeps people engaged when outcomes are uncertain. We situate these principles within existing scholarship on collective action and civic engagement, extending that literature to address what it has systematically overlooked. We then outline a concrete research agenda for studying organizing as a central engine of democratic development.”
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Halfway through @gilduran.com’s “Nerd Reich.” The Silicon Valley tech “thought leaders” are a frightening case study of why subordinated masculinity in the form of geek masculinity is a more dangerous constellation of gendered practices.
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Lost Civic Life of Movie Rental Stores thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-lost-civ... #Entertainment #Film #Movies #Rental via @mitpress.bsky.social
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The Lost Civic Life of Movie Rental Stores
Decades before recommendation algorithms, video stores served as social hubs where conversation and camaraderie became a form of taste-making.
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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
✨ Our international conference 'Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the Digital' begins tomorrow! We look forward to welcoming ~500 participants from across the world for four days of discussion, marking 25 years of our Department. Programme & info: kcldigitalconference.com
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The Digital Conference 2026 @ King's College London
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We're hiring! K-State is searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Org Comm. Research focus: future of work, organizations, and organizing. Apply by April 1. careers.k-state.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-manhattan-kansas-united-states-da8c4aea-da0e-49d3-b055-4f9f8a3d396d Please share!
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
If you aren't sending your graduate students Vines to help them work through your thesis feedback, are you even advising correctly? youtube.com/shorts/Wlyq2...
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
My "return to normalcy" after this week? Giving a talk to design students on building communication infrastructure that sustains multiple perspectives. Translation: teaching people how to collaborate and have conflict without maiming each other.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
occurs to me that we might be getting the "there's a problem of lonely males with no friends or romantic partners" and "there's a lucrative industry of toxic male influencers who tell young men to act like assholes" causation arrow backwards
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The Chiefs are also declining a bowl bid this year.
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
My scrappy little podcast “Democracy & Destiny” based on my book _Corporatocracy_ has had over 1,500 listens. Please join the fun. 🤩 m.soundcloud.com/profciara/po... 🗳️⚖️📖🎧✍🏾 #booksky #podsky #blacksky #beans
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Stream Democracy & Destiny with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy | Listen to popular podcast episodes online for free on SoundCloud
Play the top podcast episodes by Democracy & Destiny with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on SoundCloud on desktop and mobile.
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
"It's past time to recognize that university administrators aren't going to lead the way out of this, [setting] the stage for leadership... from faculty, staff, & students, [where] most if not all progress in higher ed over the past 100 yrs has occurred." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #AcademicSky
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Higher education fails at collective action
In the latest development in the ongoing combat between universities in the United States and the Trump administration, the Department of Education has presented them with what it calls a “compact.” I...
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I can add vibe coder to my CV.
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Imagine dedicating your career to studying tech & new media, only to be utterly overwhelmed by the unholy combination of Zoom and Outlook. That’s me. I am the research subject.
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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An Account Using the Same Name as Trump’s BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories
A WIRED review of a now deleted Twitter account that used the screen name “Dr. Erwin J. Antoni III” shows it posted conspiratorial content about the 2020 election, Covid-19, and Jeffrey Epstein.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Important message from @ethanvporter.bsky.social @aaronshaw.bsky.social @emmaspiro.bsky.social “NSF has accepted a dangerous myth that misinformation research (and research more generally) is really just partisan activism […] Nothing could be further from the truth” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Misinformation research continues to be urgent science
By one account, roughly 70% of Americans regard misinformation as a major threat, outpacing fears about climate change and infectious disease (1). This is true although the current and longer-term imp...
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Kathy Roberts Forde @krforde.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
It's Launch Day! Faculty across the country are rising up to say: 🔹 We will defend academic freedom. 🔹 We will protect our students. 🔹 We will safeguard the public mission of higher ed. Join us: www.standtogetherhighered.org #StandTogetherForHigherEd #DefendHigherEd #AcademicFreedom #academicsky
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Stand Together
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Who goes to @citylightsbooks.bsky.social while celebrating a friend’s 40th birthday and buys a book by Derrida and another by Freire? Me. The academic in me stays evergreen.
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
So now, studying misinformation is a threat to free speech? I guess disinfo is just “diverse viewpoints” now. 🫠🫠🫠🫠
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Updates on NSF Priorities
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2025
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 31/03/2025
Today is Trans Day of Visibility ❤️ Check out these audiobooks, perfect for reading today and every day! libro.fm/playlists/tr...
Additional ways to support trans authors: Support trans-owned and led bookshops. Donate/volunteer for mutual aid organizations. Promote their stories on your social channels. Join your school board to fight book bans. Attend author events in person or virtually." Slide four: "View the full playlist at the link in bio. Follow @librofm for more audiobook recommendations.audiobook covers for: The Risk it Takes to Bloom; Model Home; Okay Cupid; Little Rot; Wild Geese; Stag Dance; The Prospects; Paper Doll; Map of Salt and Stars; Pretty; He/She/They; The Bruising of Qilwa; Bellies; Infinity Alchemist; She Who Became the Sun; A Gentleman's Gentleman; Woodworking; How to Tell When We Will Die; Celestial Monsters; Falling Back in Love With Being Human.
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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/03/2025
“This is one reason why conservatives (and fellow travelers like Arnade) hate liberalism so much: free choice disproves their biological essentialism.”
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Most Men Don't Want To Be Heroes (And That's Okay)
Despite the self-pity of some, there has never been a better time to be a man.
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
@lspaineddy.bsky.social and I are in NYC for a few days, and folks keep saying, “Welcome to NY.” The restraint it has taken me to not respond, “It’s been waiting for [us].” IYKYK.
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
It’s such a great app!!!
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WIRED @wired.com · 15/03/2025
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that’s not how it works.
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What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/03/2025
This isn’t a left vs others thing. It’s about fighting vs rolling over. The middle is just as outraged as the edges
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/03/2025
Congrats Chuck Schumer you have thoroughly misplayed the funding fight. You’ve done everything possible to take ownership of it, despite democrats having no levers in govt. Are ya new?
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
It’s be funny if it weren’t true.
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WIRED @wired.com · 14/03/2025
In a new era where Trump and his allies control all three branches of government and tech companies bend to their will, the technology you choose to use may be your last line of defense against digital surveillance.
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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to…
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Maurice Mitchell 🐺 @mauricewfp.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The GOP funding bill is a direct attack on working people. If Democrats won't act like a real opposition party, we need a party that will.
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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
oh look y'all… a way to contact Schumer despite the fact he's doing his slimy, wiggly best to dodge the american people: SHARE WIDELY these are schumer's chief of staff and legislative director… two of the most critical staff positions:
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Right? In the media landscape we live in, this is a 5 minute story.
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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 14/03/2025
The GOP funding bill is a direct attack on working people. If Democrats won't act like a real opposition party, we need a party that will.
Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says
The House GOP has ordered the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid funding, to cut $880 billion in a bill to advance Trump's agenda.
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Still We Rise @lindsaymeyerharley.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
@lilemil.bsky.social and @jerisaac.bsky.social get your governor.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 13/03/2025
A portal you say? That accepts submissions from anyone, you say? Hmmm.
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New ‘End DEI’ portal allows anyone to report schools with diversity programs
The Education Dept.'s new portal raises concerns about neighbors "informing" on schools and potential penalties.
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Dr. Rita Shah @theritaphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Defunds higher ed. @aaup.bsky.social better be jumping in this asap. We need all Michigan academics to raise hell. (And really all academics because if they pull this off they’re coming for everyone else next). #AcademicSky
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Sydney Cheek-O’Donnell @iaskquestions.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Listen up, uni admin. Bullies will target you if you don’t fight back. This is not news. He’s been doing this for years. Only when he gets public, loud pushback does he back down. #academicsky
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CNN @cnn.com · 05/03/2025
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
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A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company | CNN Business
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
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Welcome @welcometeam.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Donald Trump thought he had a massive mandate. He's wrong. In the first month since taking office, his poll numbers are crumbling, and his supporters are having buyer's remorse. Don't believe us? Check this out. www.welcomestack.org/p/crossing-t...
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Crossing the line
Rep. Cory Mills and Medicaid cuts show how to beat MAGA
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Dr. Harper’s powerful “Dear Colleague” letter is a timely reminder of why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are essential in higher education. You can read it here: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Promoted and tenured.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I love all my friends saying things like, “I wish I could make a career off being petty and making diss tracks” after the halftime show, and I’m out here like, “Have you considered academia?”
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Kendrick’s American flag motif at THIS MOMENT is subversive. Yes, yes, yes.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 10/02/2025
This energy.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 06/02/2025
As Elon Musk continues to talk about subsidies, let’s remember that he is the LARGEST GOVT SUBSIDIES RECIPIENT in the country!
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Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
How are the vibes right now, #orgcommsky?
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