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Jen Dobbs-Oates

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Professor, administrator, & advocate for experiential education Mom, wife, & gun sense advocate

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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Indivisible is organizing a nationwide effort to protect the right to vote. We know MAGA does better if fewer people vote. Join me in staying vigilant and standing up for our right to be counted. mobilize.us/s/4HyMHx/o
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Hands Off Our Vote in 2026! · Indivisible
**Hands Off Our Vote** is Indivisible’s national program to ensure all eligible voters get to cast their ballot, every ballot is counted, and the results are honored. **By signing up you’ll become a ...
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
TFW you are at Purdue Volleyball on Toy Story Night
Video board in Volleyball gym shows a graphic of an etch-a-sketch with the word "kill" scrawled on it. Scoreboard reads 22-10 in favor of Purdue.
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Going to the doctor as a middle-aged person is treacherous & undignified. Today I had a camera shoved up my nose and down my throat. Not my favorite. But it was fast.
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Saw Richard Marx in concert tonight and it was *so much fun*! Like a frickin' time machine. I was excited to go, but it was WAY better than I thought.
Richard Marx sitting on a stool, playing a guitar. He looks as good as he ever did, but with better hair.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Court rules that Florida profs are not mouthpieces for the government the ‘Stop WOKE Act’ violates the First Amendment Ruling rejects Florida’s attempt to enact a speech ban on public college and university professors LawProf John Banzhaf George Washington University www.fire.org/news/victory...
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VICTORY: Federal appeals court decisively rejects Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’
Ruling rejects Florida’s attempt to enact a “speech ban on all public college and university professors,” protects academic freedom and free inquiry on campus.
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
A Dad Thing on behalf of my FIL. He went over to a high school friend's childhood home to help that friend install a chair lift for his mom.
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SeaTea @tierno158.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This dog was a three term mayor of Whoville.
A scruffy looking brown dog with hair coming out of his ears
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Good Trouble Indiana @goodtroubleindiana.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🚨 1 week left to register to vote in Indiana. Deadline: April 6 Election: May 5 Don’t miss your chance to vote. #HoosierSky #GTC #Indiana
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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow. #NoKings
An image of a list of the 27 grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 20 of them in whole or in part, condensed into the list below:
1.	He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
2.	He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation …
3.	He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing … his invasions on the rights of the people.
4.	He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; … obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners …
5.	He has obstructed the Administration of Justice …
6.	He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices …
7.	He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
8.	He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
9.	He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
10.	He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution … giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
11.	For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
12.	For protecting them … from punishment for any Murders which they should commit …
13.	For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
14.	For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
15.	For depriving us … of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
16.	For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
17.	For … abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
18.	He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
19.	He has … destroyed the lives of our people.
20.	He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us …
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This is the picture quality for the MLB opener on Netflix. Someone please tell Netflix to stay in their lane. They clearly can't handle live events.
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The Red Pony Turned me off of Steinbeck entirely. Or at least that's my excuse.
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
And all true Purdue fans are like, "Hush, Clark! Quiet down!"
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a bald man in a suit and tie says " you want to tempt the wrath of the whatever from high stop the thing "
Alt: Toby from West Wing a bald man says "You want to tempt the wrath of the whatever from high stop the thing?"
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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 26/02/2026
Students feel like they can’t enroll in majors like Af-Am Studies and WGSS because they’re getting messages from all sides that they’re not remunerative. And yet they desperately want the knowledge, so classes are full. That seems to be the situation everywhere.
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Uwe Ross 📎 @uweross.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Motivational quote of the day! 🍪☕️👋
"Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant in which case
me will eat a cookie."
- Cookie Monster
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
This is indeed an important victory. The flip side is that so many institutions complied in advance, the directive achieved many of its aims.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
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Margarita @margarita.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
In good news, a little one was born in Utah🦒 www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
Utah Hogle Zoo photo, giraffe and parents
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mechanical twerk @ruhee.ca · 08/02/2026
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 03/02/2026
I am usually a very behind the scenes person but I stepped outside of my comfort zone because I hope reading this will inspire other people just to step up and do the thing. You never know what your impact can be.
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‘We have to keep showing up for each other’: In Minnesota, caregiving is a form of resistance
School pickups, diaper runs and mutual aid funds are central to how many Minnesotans are challenging the militarization of their state.
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Menen Kim @menenkim.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We seriously need to get every elected official to stand up to this abuse of power by Trump to line his pockets at the expense of decent care of our elders. If you, like me, are taking care of aging parents & also rely on care services, know there's not enough help www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
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Chabeli Carrazana @chabeli.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
In Pretti’s final moments, Jean Stone saw a nurse. To watch him come to the aid of a woman & reportedly askif she’s OK, “That’s something that a nurse says constantly in the process of a shift." Now, nurses are protesting, holding vigils, saying his name at picket lines 19thnews.org/2026/01/nurs...
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Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti's death. Now they’re demanding justice.
Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Pretti’s death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
A care resistance Now THERE'S an idea. I want to read about a care resistance. I want to think about a care resistance. I want to stop doom scrolling and join a care resistance.
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Almost 256 years ago, when British soldiers were occupying a city that was restless in their presence but still firmly part of the empire, a confrontation ended in the shooting death of five people, with 6 more wounded. This offset image of the Boston Massacre is so evocative. 1/
Eighteenth century print, not colored, of soldiers on the right shooting toward a crowd, one man already on the ground. A version of Paul Revere's famous "Boston Massacre" print from the collections of the John Carter Brown Library that is offset so you see some images multiple times.
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Mark Reel @markreel.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The first two hours this morning
A old advert that has the words What the heck is Electronic Mail? With a man looking very scared by a sparkling trail flying around his desk
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Emily J. Edwards @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
GUYS GUYS MY BROTHER MADE ME THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL BUSTS
four white plastic muppet-style busts of dante, moliere, aristotle, and shakespeare, 3d printed in the style of the muppet christmas carol
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
My first time to see the northern lights! They came right to my backyard in Indiana!
A sweep of magenta across a starry night sky
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Jen Dobbs-Oates @jendobbsoates.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Great weather for trick or treating this year. Lots of fun to go out with my 10yo & his friends. Most surprising items? A packet of Ramen and some maple salmon jerky.
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Rick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
“What if the Matrix is real, but like, the robots made the movie to make us think it’s not.” ~Deep Thoughts with Cody Bellinger~
Photo from 3/30/2019. Head and shoulders photo of baseball player Cody Bellinger looking like a stoned guy thinking about something. He’s got close cropped dark hair and a struggle beard that mostly runs along his chin and then a mustache that doesn’t quite connect. He looks like your friend’s older brother’s cute friend who you bought pot from that one time.
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Pam Nash @pamnashes.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
This is such a lovely story, it reinforces the idea that most people are good.
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Comedian spots man in cardiac arrest during show, finishes set at hospital
“You guys all really just came together in a really cool way,” comedian Drew Lynch told his audience between tears. “You saved that guy’s life.”
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I concur. Empty Academia[.]edu of your data.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I’m so tired of never being bored.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 30/07/2025
How have you been impacted by the changes we've seen under the current administration? What would you want to say to those in charge? I'm launching a new research initiative to collect and share anonymous stories of the human toll. And I'd be very grateful for your help. tinyurl.com/thehumantoll
The Human Toll

The US is undergoing rapid social, economic, and policy change. 

If you've been impacted, we want to hear your story!

To participate, visit: https://tinyurl.com/thehumantoll

Study sponsored under University of Wisconsin-Madison IRB Protocol #2025-1096. PI: Dr. Jessica Calarco

Participants must be at least 18 years of age and reside in the US

[image of a person with their face in their hands]
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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
German probably has a word for this and not ONLY because German has words for everything, in this case for specific reasons also
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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
this is why I have lost the ability to answer “how are you” we have no word for “everything is fine and simultaneously nothing is fine and the everything that is fine makes the nothing that is fine feel like one of those horror movie creatures that get closer every time you shut your eyes“
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
If any of these are your reps, please take 5 min today and call. Scripts and numbers at 5calls.org. Kill this absolute travesty of a bill.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
assassinations, handcuffing a senator at press conference, marines detaining a civilian, and a military parade for the president’s birthday. rough week for democracy.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
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a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire and saying i 'm fine this is fine everything is fine
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire and saying i 'm fine this is fine everything is fine
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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It’s all worse than you imagined! There. Saved you a doomscroll.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Been chatting with folks who've lost their jobs and several said it would be nice to learn about how to get into consulting work. So I said I could put something together on that! Webinar next Thursday at 1pm eastern. (Thanks AEFP, APPAM, NCME, & SREE!) Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...
Flyer for a webinar on Thursday, June 12th from 1-2pm eastern titled "Breaking into Education Consulting: Exploring Independent Career Paths." The overview says: curious about what it takes to build a career as an independent consultant? In this webinar, panelists will share practical advice for researchers considering this path. I'm moderating and there are 4 dope panelists. Co-hosted by AEP, NCME, APPAM, and SREE.
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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Make America Peer-reviewed Again
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
The RFK Jr. version of health, where health creates health and healthy people don't get sick and the thing that keeps you healthy is /living the right way/ is very seductive to a lot of people. It also places the burden of illness back on the ill, which decreases the value of human life.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
This is what @MarshaBlackburn & SenatorHagerty want you to believe is helping you. Snake oil salesmen. #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Just call it the Self-Inflicted Wound Era, when we took a bunch of stuff that was working largely fine (vaccines, weather monitoring, friendly relations with like 175 countries, cancer research, renewable energy credits, the FAA, global trade, etc etc) and just broke them for giggles
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Here's the assignment. Submit a comment by June 7th here (see link below to Federal Register). Spread the word. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... www.statnews.com/2025/05/23/n...
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Scientists protest White House plan to put political appointees in charge of grant-making
Trump administration proposal is seen as a way to make NIH institute and center directors political appointees.
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 23/05/2025
Everyone has one Mitch Hedberg joke stashed in their brain like a squirrel to sustain them whenever they need to feel joy for 30 seconds and mine is “they say the recipe for Sprite is Lemon and Lime but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that”
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Abby 🧠 Someone @abbysomeone1.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
"Alcoholism is a disease, but it's the only one you can get yelled at for having. Goddamn it Otto, you are an alcoholic! Goddamn it Otto, you have Lupus! One of those two doesn't sound right."
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