Reposted by Michael MAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 12/10/2026October 15 is the deadline to apply for a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study School of Social Science, including the "Understanding AI" theme year. www.ias.edu/sites/defaul...ias.eduSSS Fellowships 24844
Reposted by Michael MRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23hIf there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.foxnews.comImmigration enforcement officials search Ilhan Omar's home in pre-dawn raidRep. Ilhan Omar's home was the subject of a pre-dawn HSI raid. 1082989722
Reposted by Michael MAlex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9. 35058
Reposted by Michael Mmeadow!! @meadowdetector.bsky.social · 24/09/2026the only cishet person from Boston I want to hear talking about lesbian bars is Jonathan Richman 0349
Reposted by Michael MAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map. 9653143278
Reposted by Michael MAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"what can be the value of a degree earned under these conditions, what happens to the qualification's authority, prestige, psychological significance and door-unlocking capacities, not just into jobs but into communities, reading worlds, lives of thought?" 26822
Reposted by Michael Mbecimay @becimay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My TLS piece on the Exeter cuts ✨ 314152
Reposted by Michael MPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12/09/2026REBUILD is doing much needed work. I hope that some of you might donate to keep it going: www.mightycause.com/story/Rebuil... 18376
Reposted by Michael MGothamist @gothamist.com · 11/09/2026The Brooklyn Public Library's first-ever craft library allows library cardholders to borrow art supplies for a variety of activities, including screen printing, bookbinding, metal stamping and hand embroidery: gothamist.visitlink.me/Alv59O 520257
Reposted by Michael MCentre for Contemporary Political Theory @ccptleeds.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This website compiles research grant programmes that enable recent political theory PhDs to obtain their own research funding, as well as recurring fellowships that are relevant to early-career researchers in political theory (broadly construed). pt-postdoc-funding.compt-postdoc-funding.comPolitical Theory Postdoc Funding: Grants & Fellowships for Early Career ResearchersGrant and fellowship schemes for early-career researchers in political theory. Browse a comprehensive database of international funding sources for your postdoc in political philosophy. Grant applicat... 041
Reposted by Michael MTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I cannot really explain to someone who hasn't been steeped in this stuff for awhile how sudden and total the "go to college and get a good job" edict has collapsed. It's a vaccuum. And we know how nature feels about those. All we are throwing in there at the moment is A.I. 121061187
Reposted by Michael MAbby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told me the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation: ow.ly/8xU450ZpaNpow.lyAssault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max MillerPolice reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term. 21653306
Reposted by Michael MMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:thehandbasket.coExclusive: Political operative behind Graham Platner's rise accused of sexual assaultA spokesperson for Daniel Moraff said: “Any suggestion that he committed a criminal offence is false and without foundation." 26973482016
Reposted by Michael MJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 28/06/2026one of my fav little mel brooks things is his simpsons cameo, where homer wants to wants to do a 2000-year-old man bit w/him, and brooks explains it won't work w/out carl reiner but homer launches into it anyway & then brooks enthusiastically jumps in www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcbX...youtube.comHomer chauffeuring Mel Brooks (HD)YouTube video by handymanshandle 519939
Reposted by Michael MErnesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Last fall, schools reported international student enrollment had dipped 17%, according to NAFSA, an education nonprofit. Declining tuition spending translated to $1.1 billion in lost revenue for universities, and almost 23,000 fewer jobs. fortune.com/2026/06/24/i...fortune.comTrump's immigration crackdown is causing the U.S. to lose its best STEM talent—and it cost the economy almost $500 billion | FortuneHalf of America’s STEM workers with PhDs are foreign-born, a talent pipeline that is quickly drying up. 1910
Reposted by Michael MAAUP @aaup.org · 26/06/2026Sign the petition below to challenge newly proposed accreditation policies that threaten to chill free speech, weaken faculty governance, restrict curricular autonomy, and undermine academic freedom. @emergencycampaign.bsky.socialactionnetwork.orgProtect Academic Freedom in Higher EducationWe represent students, parents, higher education faculty and staff, and concerned citizens united in opposition to the dangerous proposed rules. We write at a grave moment in our country’s history, ... 02818
Reposted by Michael MPorter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Happy Saturday #BookSky! Go read the very first review to appear in The Porter Square Review of Books! (And then sign up for the PSRB monthly newsletter)portersquarebooks.comReview of Plastic, Prism, Void: Part 1Book Cover ISBN The ideal way to read Plastic, Prism, Void: Part One is in as close to one sitting as possible so the time slips, style changes, and format jumps that make it such an exciting book ble... 02611
Reposted by Michael MCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 23/06/2026When I assign a research paper, it's not because I want an essay I can use to evaluate the student ex post. It's because I want the student to have the experience of going through the process of all of the above steps, perhaps iteratively, that is necessary to write a good research paper. 843767
Reposted by Michael MYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 21/06/2026ok it is time for a thread of MERMAID PARADE photos 151493243
Reposted by Michael MCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Good to see the Harper crowd going crazy over this. The Atlantic and NYT are blowing up over this, right…. right?truthout.orgFlorida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its OwnThe Board of Governors overseeing the new curricula includes roofing contractors, insurance execs, and no professors. 610639
Reposted by Michael Mcait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 07/03/2026there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for 87224356813
Reposted by Michael MSteve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Linkaljazeera.comIsrael bombs Lebanon, displacing tens of thousands as Iran conflict widensTrump says attacks on Iran will continue until all of his objectives are met, as Tehran keeps up raids on US assets. 2176100
Reposted by Michael Msarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 27/02/2026so where does the next generation of talent come from? who are the young journalists, and how are they paid? every career incentive, both economic and prestige-wise, now points to the olivia nuzzi route 739840
Reposted by Michael MCongresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Rep. Ansari Statement on United States Attack on Iran. 39785265
Reposted by Michael MDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/02/2026They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.phys.orgSouthern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of commentsThe opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California's top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances... 361339539
Reposted by Michael MAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26/02/2026Because of the National driver register, since their licenses are suspended, trans folks cannot move to another state and get a new license until they remove the suspension on their existing Kansas license. They can't even escape this by moving to another state. 9543772362
Reposted by Michael MMelody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 23/02/2026Every time I write about measles, experts warn that polio is next. But it's been so long since we had polio outbreaks, there are very few doctors who even know how to treat its long-term health issues. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comFears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shotsSurvivors say US healthcare system not ready for new cases – ‘the only thing to fix polio is the polio vaccine’ 7529309
Reposted by Michael MRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my friends into iron lungs. We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. RFK Jr. is a disgrace. 38667102451
Reposted by Michael MShot On 35mm @shoton35mm.bsky.social · 22/02/2026We're at 55% of our $25,000 goal to help me launch @lataco.bsky.social investigative news desk. Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed or shared our fundraiser! We're already putting the money we've raised to use 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 Donate here - givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...givebutter.comL.A. TACO Investigative Journalism FundBy L.A. TACO 4286191
Reposted by Michael MOmar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 22/02/2026When people say “race is a social construction” it can often seem abstract. The use of “Judeo-Christian” as a seemingly natural ethno-religious category—despite centuries of anti-Jewish expulsions, pogroms and mass killing—is a good example of a political project constructing identity to gain power. 371584432
Reposted by Michael MAPSA @apsa.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Due March 1st! APSA and @apsamena.bsky.social invite applications from early-career scholars to participate in the #MENA Research Development Group (RDG) at the #APSA2026 Annual Meeting in #Boston. Apply Now! buff.ly/cu0DcTAbuff.lyMENA Research Development Group (RDG) at the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting | Deadline: March 1, 2026The American Political Science Association (APSA) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for early-career MENA scholars who are interested in attending the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting as part of… 121
Reposted by Michael MPrison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 11/02/2026"After nearly four hours in surgery, I burrowed my way back to consciousness, only to find one of my arms and a leg shackled to the hospital bed," writes Broadway.prisonjournalismproject.orgAn Agonizing Road to a Cancer Diagnosis In PrisonHe fought for years to have his extreme discomfort taken seriously. After invasive procedures and callous care, was it too late? 25523
Reposted by Michael MBOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 17/02/2026unfortunately the blob has run into some serious medical issues and his people could use a financial hand gofund.me/e837f1a1cgofund.meDonate to Help with Abrams T. Fart Machine's Medical Bills, organized by Brooke BolanderThe most important thing you should know about Abrams the bulldog is … Brooke Bolander needs your support for Help with Abrams T. Fart Machine's Medical Bills 711893
Reposted by Michael MAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 13/02/2026I'd like at add a few things to this. (1) humanists have not been able to convince any political party that curiosity-driven humanities research is a public good that should be funded using tax dollars. Republicans don't believe this, but neither do Democrats. 5612163
Reposted by Michael MAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 13/02/2026It's possible to do a non-reactionary critique of the current landscape of humanities research funding: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...insidehighered.comDoes humanities research matter anymore? (opinion)The rapid collapse in available research funding is one crisis in the humanities we aren’t talking enough about, Asheesh Kapur Siddique writes. 311933
Reposted by Michael MAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.degenerateart.beehiiv.comBuilding the campsThe warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it. 9154842764
Reposted by Michael MSam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026NEW: Jonathon Redondo-Rosales, a 36-year-old LA protester, spent six months in jail accused of assaulting a federal officer with a *cloth hat.* A judge tossed out the DOJ’s case, accusing govt of acting in “bad faith” and engaging in “prosecutorial harassment“ that could “chill lawful protest”theguardian.comCase dismissed against LA protester accused of assaulting federal officer with cloth hatJudge says US government acted in ‘bad faith’ in case of Jonathon Redondo-Rosales, 36, who spent six months in jail 4630461119
Reposted by Michael MJohn Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Not going to lie, this is happening faster than I predicted, and I’m glad that it is. 151942380
Reposted by Michael MKori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 11/02/2026"The failed vote comes as House Democrats are preparing to force a vote to terminate Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on Canada." 06417
Reposted by Michael MChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 06/02/2026It's so weird how many Democrats hate this guy and what he stands for because he literally stands for families having what they need and also for having fun 1656577
Reposted by Michael MThe Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 05/02/2026We're still stuck at 1 percent of Hailey's goal. Can we get it to 10 percent today? 🏳️⚧️💖 276108
Reposted by Michael MLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 06/02/2026these conditions are horrifying. this is an amazing story of community organizing strategy and commitment, as well as another example of the criminalization of mutual aid @lataco.bsky.sociallataco.comExclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors... 4357195
Reposted by Michael MTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Vaccinate your kids, you friggin nuts. 91202234
Reposted by Michael MBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 29/01/2026Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Singing through the bloody mist We’ll take our stand for this land And the stranger in our midst Directed by Thom Zimny Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimnyyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 25264022475
Reposted by Michael MBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans. This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota: “Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.” 679205679018
Reposted by Michael MUnicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Vigil Held for Alex Pretti, Second Person Killed by ICE in Minneapolis Alex Pretti was an intensive care nurse with the US Dept of Veterans Affairs. He was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. He's the second person killed by ICE this month. More at our website & past posts. 227687
Reposted by Michael MJay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 23/01/2026They were eventually allowed one phone call as a thanks for saving the agent’s life. They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.” 8352671579
