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Jackie Gardina

@jackiegardina.bsky.social
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Higher ed supporter, and a law and politics junkie with a social justice focus. *All opinions are my own.

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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 9h
Literally the secret police
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 19h
Stunning photo!
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I literally wrote a post about this movie a couple of days ago. 🙂 bsky.app/profile/jack...
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I've been appointed to NACIQI, the federal advisory committee that recommends which accrediting agencies the U.S. Department of Education should recognize. Looking forward to using my expertise to help guide the future of U.S. higher education. www.cehd.udel.edu/a-national-v...
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A National Voice on Institutional Quality and Integrity - College of Education & Human Development
Associate Professor Dominique J. Baker has been named to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We will never be able to unplug these damn things if we accept they are conscious! I can see the lawsuits now. SMDH
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Or learning from the past?
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ouch, but yes.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@propublica.org is doing god’s work everyday. If you don’t support them - you should start.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you. And in the case in the podcast, they did create an exception for the SOL for new DNA evidence but the victims assault occurred outside that time frame too. Frustrating!
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And creates intergenerational trauma too. It’s ridiculous anyone is relieved of consequences for sexual violence. Happens for child predators too.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Why is there a statute of limitations on rape. It seems a perpetrator should never be relieved of consequences. And did you know that until 2024 in Ohio it was legal for a husband to drug and rape his wife? It was an exception built into the criminal statute. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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Unmasking the Monster
Podcast Episode · Dateline NBC · October 6 · 1h 22m
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I see a pattern. www.the-independent.com/news/science...
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UPenn slammed for celebrating Nobel prize of vaccine researcher it once demoted
University once reportedly discouraged Katalin Karikó from pursuing mRNA research that later helped create Covid vaccines
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
FYI - this link appears to have a problem. I read it before the warning appeared and its a great piece. I'd like to share it so others can to.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thanks for flagging it. It did the same thing to me when I tried the link. I will delete it.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Agree. bsky.app/profile/jack...
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I haven't read it either. I just saw it came after the last one I read. But I am going to check it out of the library! 🙂
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And it is a "vulnerable" position because of men like the one who raped her. The only reason women live by a code of conduct around "vulnerability" is because of this threat.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I am dating myself but Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Many Waters is a good series too.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Democratic bitch" It's what the rapist said as he assaulted her. Sexual violence as a tool of political intimidation. Welcome to Trump's America.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rarely do I get to smile scrolling these days, thanks. 😀
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Favorite marketplace story youtu.be/4VtlKFyha4I?...
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Lou Wall | 2025 Opening Night Allstars Supershow
YouTube video by TheMelbComedyFest
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well, tbf, the campus police made prosecution less likely by omitting the word "rape" from Jane Doe's statement in their summary to the DAs office. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Cornell Police Report Omitted Student’s Claim She Was Raped
Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well the biggest criticsm of the bill is that it expands the power of the cartel. it provides an anti-trust exemption to NCAA that will allow it to enforce limits on student-athletes but, some argue, does little to protect the student-athlete. www.nbcnews.com/sports/ncaa/...
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There’s a major flaw in the Protect College Sports Act, athlete advocates say
The bill, the latest attempt at federal regulation of college sports, aims to create a single standard on athlete eligibility, transfers, agent fees, compensation and other issues.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In light of the @nytimes.com article on the punishment received by the men at Cornell, I want to again recommend this conversation. The media keep reporting that the men have "denied wrongdoing" - which refers to the legal standards, not moral or culture of care standards.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Does it seem absurd for them to set the rules on how often student-athletes can change schools or what they can make? If the free market works for coaches, should it be able to work for the student-athlete? It is a source of conflict in the bill.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’ve been thinking about this 1980s flick a lot lately. Seems so plausible now. Anyone remember this? youtube.com/watch?v=-hfz...
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WarGames | Original Trailer | John Badham, 1983
YouTube video by Arrow Video
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I watching college football and o haven’t seen one ad for or by a Democrat. Why is that? The states are red but with competitive seats.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Really appreciate @jamellebouie.net, @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, & Michelle Cottle's thoughtful discussion on the moral and cultural issues in the Cornell case, especially the confusion between the legal standard of consent & the moral standard of care. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Video: Opinion | Cornell and the Age of Impunity
The columnist David French argues that “we have privileged getting wasted over taking care of people.”
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Do you have an explainer for this one?
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WTH with “allowing her to keep it”?
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@lawdorknews.bsky.social's clear-eyed explanation of the SCOTUS hypocrisy in the TN botched execution is a must read. After SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the execution open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...
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After SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the execution
SCOTUS, over the liberals’ dissent, cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike. The alarming order from DC was followed by even more disturbing developments in Tennessee.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I was recently speaking to board leaders. They said blue state legislatures are being left off the hook because they aren't engaged in "culture" war legislation. But they are doing something as, if not more, destructive: defunding public higher education.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I saw what you did there...."couch that"......
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It did not improve the experience. I am looking forward to a no car experience. 🙂
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The next time we went to Ireland, I had a talk about what would be "helpful" when we drove on allegedly two lane roads. She agreed. We had my sister in the backseat praying the rosary so she had back up. Instead of yelling in horror, she yelled "I love you, you're doing great" every 5 minutes. 3/
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I finally stopped the car and said "it is not helpful" that you gasp everytime I put my foot on the accelerator. She acknowledged the difficulty but barely supressed her anxiety for the rest of the trip. 2/
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Let me add a story about marital harmony. The first time my wife and I traveled to Ireland and rented a car, I drove. She squealed in terror and horror at every roundabout and turn in what was supposed to be a "two lane" road populated by sheep and other cars. 1/
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is a politician who has never been in a competitive election. Indeed, I think Johnson has run unopposed multipe times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elector...
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Electoral history of Mike Johnson - Wikipedia
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I would love the court to make *findings* related to the value of the Trump name on a building.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can we underscore that diversity is America’s strength, indeed it makes America stronger?
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How can Article I reassert itself when Article III seems intent on creating a unitary executive with vast, uncheckable powers?
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Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This one's for the men. bsky.app/profile/qasi...
And to the men who witness this violence, who know something is wrong, who have a friend or a brother or a colleague whose behavior they have excused or overlooked or rationalized away: it is your problem. It is absolutely, unequivocally, entirely your problem. Male violence does not survive without male silence. Every man who watches and says nothing is not a neutral bystander. He is a participant in a system that protects predators at the direct expense of survivors.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jesus fucking Christ
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heather bussing @heatherbussing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
breathe
Seascape of a wet beach at low tide reflecting the storm clouds and last light of the day. A lone seagull stands on a dry strip of sand. In the background is Tomales Point in N. California.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@allintovote.bsky.social has a really easy way for you to check your voter registration. It takes less than a minute. Do it. allintovote.org
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ALL IN To Vote
Time is ticking and Election Day is quickly approaching! Register, Make a plan, Take the pledge! Make sure you AND your closest friends are prepared.
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The value of persons, however, does not depend on what they achieve or produce ... The fundamental dignity of each person, therefore, is neither acquired nor earned, nor does it need to be justified ... The dignity of every human person can be described as infinite" "Magnifica Humanitas."
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Young white men.
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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is another side of the college sports chaos that we aren’t talking about. Gambling on campuses.
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