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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The President of the United States is a liar.
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
(1/2) Thank you to everyone who attended our political economy panel at "What is Research"! I really enjoyed the engagement we had, and presenting with some of my closest friends was such an honor.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/04/2026
BREAKING: The Senate narrowly advanced a plan to add up to an extra $140 billion to ICE and CBP's record high budget. This is the first step by Congress to give another blank check to these out-of-control agencies without any strings attached, all while cutting benefits for our communities.
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Who decided it was a good idea to have me present two papers at a conference across the country? (It was me. I leave Wednesday, oops)
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Bernie Sanders: “I will be forcing a vote on legislation to block the sale of nearly half a billion dollars worth of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli military.” Go Bernie!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
“We always seem to have money for war. But not to feed the poor.”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/03/2026
Two young boys were locked up inside ICE's notorious detention center in Texas. Then Ms. Rachel shared their stories.
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Ms. Rachel is helping kids get out of ICE detention—one video at a time
The wildly popular children's educator is taking on ICE's notorious family detention center.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 01/04/2026
BREAKING: President Trump has issued an unlawful executive order attempting to severely restrict mail-in voting. The Constitution is clear: Only the states or Congress can change election laws.
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Thank you to everyone who attended our SCMS panel! This was an fun project to work on. The Q&A discussion after was great; we were all a bunch of nerds talking about fan culture. I didn't attend as many panels as I would've liked, but I did enjoy my time there, and hope to be back next year!
Abby Simmerman and Erika Solis present on Love on the Spectrum in an academic conference room
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P @ppolcyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
NO KINGS ROCHESTER NY
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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Another conference that I came back to Bluesky for and this time it is for my first #scms26. I had a great time yesterday presenting my work on meme-inspired micro-transactions in video games and chairing the panel! Thanks to all who attended, really enjoyed all the presentations and discussion!
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Presenting at #SCMS26 for the first time! If anyone is interested in seeing Abby and I talk about Netflix's Love on the Spectrum, we're on Saturday 2:15-4:00 @abbysimmerman.bsky.social
Screenshot of SCMS panel, titled "Reading between selves: queer, neurodivergent, and feminized fan cultures"
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/03/2026
The 14th Amendment is clear: If you’re born here, you belong here. Add your name to help protect American-born babies’ constitutional right to citizenship at aclu.org/birthright-citizenship-petition-
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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
New Jersey, it is the honor of my life to earn your trust to become this great state’s 57th Governor. I promise to listen, lead with courage, and never forget who I serve.
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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
PhD alum @ryanwang.bsky.social, @sydneyforde.bsky.social, Ahmed Al Rawi & @erikasolis.bsky.social & faculty Krishna Jayakar coauthor "Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies
This study offers the very first investigation of the global diffusion and convergence of domain name dispute resolution policies (NDRPs) by analyzing…
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 21/08/2025
Surveillance technology has no place on college campuses and can be used to attack free expression and academic freedom. That's why we signed a letter with over 30 rights groups calling on universities to dismantle these dangerous tools. Read the letter: www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-08...
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Andddd I'm done! After five long years, my time at Penn State has come to a close. Thanks to everyone who helped me get here. Up next - Alfred State College!
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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Congrats to the PhD grads who participated in Commencement: Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao, @erikasolis.bsky.social , @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social, Lana Medina, @sydneyforde.bsky.social; & their advisors: @jessgallmyrick.bsky.social, Patrick Plaisance, @christopherali.bsky.social, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social.
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I got to see my office today!! It's a lot bigger than I expected it to be, and having a window is a game changer for me. Really looking forward to putting it together soon and getting settled in.
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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2025
The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-internation…
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Better late than never, but wanted to share that I was interviewed for an article on youth mental health apps a few months ago. It's a great read (no bias I promise!), highly recommend checking out the article!
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Youth mental health? There’s an app — many apps — for that. But are they effective?
A little bird helps Sarah Mann deal with her anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, but it isn’t a talkative parrot or a mockingbird. It's a virtual avatar on Finch, a self-care app Mann…
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Blows my mind that I'm about to graduate soon. A year ago today I was really worried about finishing my dissertation, especially with some health issues that made typing really difficult. I've done everything besides walk across the stage, and then maybe it'll feel real!
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
AOC: They’re giving people crumbs and they are taking away the whole loaf.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/07/2025
We sent a letter to FIFA expressing concern over their silence on President Trump's anti-immigrant policies. FIFA must urge the Trump administration to protect the rights of foreign visitors and immigrants who already live, work, and contribute to the communities selected to host the World Cup.
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FIFA urged to use ‘influence’ over President Trump’s ‘abusive’ immigration policy ahead of World Cup
A letter to FIFA, signed by more than 90 civil society groups, expresses "deep concern" about Trump's immigration policies.
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I had a great time at #ICA25 this year. It was great to reconnect with a lot of people that I hadn't seen in a long time. Hopefully I'll make it to #ICA26? We'll see!
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Sara Grady @saramgrady.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
For any #ica25 folks thinking about heading down to civic center park this afternoon (or worried), sounds like the vibe is street party and joy as resistance
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
I'm excited to kick off #ICA25 with some big news. I’ll be starting at Alfred State College as an Assistant Professor in the Fall! 🎉 I'm grateful for my experience at Penn State and the support of my co-advisors (Christopher Ali and Matt McAllister), who helped prepare me for this next step.
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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Penn State's News Literacy Initiative: American Higher Education is Not the Enemy. newsliteracy.psu.edu/news/america...
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American Higher Education is not the enemy - News Literacy Initiative
Classic authoritarian scapegoat It’s hard to be in higher education these days. If you read the news, it’s easy to see why. The American higher education s
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/05/2025
BREAKING: We're suing Quincy, Massachusetts to stop the city from installing two statues of Catholic saints on government property.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/05/2025
A clean energy boom was just starting. Now, a Republican bill aims to end it. See where states would lose out on investments.
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A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting. Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 13/05/2025
From day one, we kept our promise to the Trump administration: If you come for our rights, you'll have to get through us.
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The First 100 Days | American Civil Liberties Union
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Hi, I'm Dr. Solis now. It was a long road to get here, but I'm so so excited to be done with this stage of the dissertation. And I couldn't have asked for a better committee!
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I'm currently waiting for the bus to State College. Tomorrow, I defend my dissertation - aka the thing that's consumed my life since July 2024. Definitely feeling nervous, but also excited to get to this stage. Wish me luck!
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Christopher Ali @christopherali.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
It’s funny (not ha-ha funny) that Trump announced an executive order to gut funding for @pbs.org @npr.org because of bias, when our paper just came out this week showing how viewers TRUST PBS because of its non-biased news! We’ve got the data to show it too! academic.oup.com/joc/advance-...
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An island of trust: public broadcasting in the United States
Abstract. This contribution aims to better understand the level of and reasons for the trust U.S. television viewers place in the Public Broadcasting Servi
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
For the first time in over a month, I'm ahead in grading. Granted, I don't have many assignments left for my students and I've been grading in small batches as they come in, but still. Which, I definitely need to be ahead considering I defend my dissertation next week(!!)
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025
PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/04/2025
Breaking News: Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising technology, a federal judge ruled.
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Google Is a Monopolist in Online Advertising Tech, Judge Says
The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 11/04/2025
BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech. The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 09/04/2025
UPDATE: After public opposition, National Park Service restored the Underground Railroad page to include Harriet Tubman. We have power through resistance.
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I'm so exhausted from the semester that a part of me wants to dress as Tom Nook for my dissertation defense because it sounds fun. Animal Crossing isn't even included in the dissertation but it is about video games and that's sort of close enough.
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wil @wrtheuer.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Just remember. When you're broke and sick. None of this harm was necessary.
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Cory Booker has broken Strom Thurmond’s record. “I’m here despite his speech,” Booker said.
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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Everytime I talk about AI and relationships in one of my classes, my students lose their minds. They're always shocked, even when they have experience with it.
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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Trump has fired Democratic FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter. The FTC is an independent agency, and this action is totally lawless. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/t...
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Trump Fires Democrats on Federal Trade Commission
The decision to fire the two Democratic members of the traditionally independent regulatory body is likely to face a legal challenge.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/03/2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.
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RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 17/03/2025
BREAKING: In a new filing, we're demanding answers about whether the Trump administration defied a court order barring it from deporting immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act. The public deserves answers about President Trump’s actions.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 15/03/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act immediately after we filed our lawsuit. President Trump is not above the law.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Deserved
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