Reposted by SCRMaria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Against self-criticism – Adam Phillips on how our internal critics enslave us and how to break free www.themarginalian.org/2026/06/01/a... 051
Reposted by SCRJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 02/06/2026After ICE deported Wendy Hernandez Reyes, it turned her 3-year-old son Orlin over to her sister’s estranged partner, who tortured Orlin and beat him to death. I can’t say what I think should happen to those responsible without violating this website’s TOS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... 13657092318
Reposted by SCRSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 02/06/2026If you don’t like what you’re seeing at Delaney Hall, pay attention to what’s happening in Congress this week. We must stop giving ICE and for-profit companies like GEO Group a blank check to create chaos. 485166245285
Reposted by SCRLynn from OK (she/her/old) 💙 @uppityokie.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Screens are good but kids need to learn how to function without them. Screens are dessert, not meat and veggies. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...yahoo.comThe book fueling a movement against screens in schools“The Digital Delusion” by Jared Cooney Horvath connects the collapse in standardized test scores to the rise of education technology in public schools. 051
Reposted by SCREdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 02/05/2026You know what they say: When times are tough, the tough build a pillow fort, stock it with tea & books, and hide inside until things are less tough. 215537
Reposted by SCRAdam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 31/05/2026This Delaney Hall curfew likely violates both the U.S. and New Jersey Constitutions, and certainly violates them both by failing to exempt press. Press require sight and sound access to do their job. Think of them like a first responder, running to danger to keep public informed. 17615212
Reposted by SCRElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Zip ties are out and they’re arresting protestors at Delaney Hall. One by one by one face down. Awful. 214251
Reposted by SCRAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 30/05/2026tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded. 17144952553
Reposted by SCRIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 30/05/2026Scenes from Delaney Hall today, Saturday, May 30. ALL EYES ON DELANEY. 13668273
Reposted by SCRVox @vox.com · 29/05/2026The GOP’s Big, Beautiful Bill sought to roll back the Affordable Care Act. Now, the human costs are becoming clear. www.vox.com/good-medicin...vox.comMillions of Americans are losing their health insuranceThe GOP’s Big, Beautiful Bill sought to roll back the Affordable Care Act. Now, the human costs are becoming clear. 32513
Reposted by SCRElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026What these actually is ICE beating and gassing peaceful protestors. apnews.com/photo-galler...apnews.comPhotos show protesters and ICE agents clashing outside a New Jersey detention centerProtesters and ICE agents clashed this week outside a New Jersey detention center as demonstrators gathered near the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees. 27631
Reposted by SCRtalia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 29/05/2026ICE broke the finger of a Reuters photojournalist today. After two days of drenching people in pepper spray, people have been adding more and more layers of protection, rendering the spray useless and leading to ICE using their short metal batons that they swing with full force. 262677973
Reposted by SCRThe Tattooed Historian @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Support our libraries! 118113302921
Reposted by SCRMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/05/2026A lot of the interactions with this post rightly focus on the incorrect idea of what revisionist history is, but I think it’s equally important to note that we should not be trying to weaken tenure protections at a time when academia is under direct political attack. 1222346
Reposted by SCRThe Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 27/05/2026"No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another" U.S. Const. Art 1, s. 9, cl. 6 1263442967
Reposted by SCRDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I wrote about @tressiemcphd.bsky.social's recent comments on liberal/left pro-natalism: "Anytime someone wants to have a conversation about pro-natalism, they really want to have a conversation with you about white supremacy." badfaithtimes.com/the-bad-fait...badfaithtimes.comThe Bad Faith Of Pro-Natalism Is Uglier Than You Know"Anytime someone wants to have a conversation about pro-natalism, they really want to have a conversation about white supremacy." 919748
Reposted by SCRThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/05/2026‘If she didn’t have us, she would be toast’: a New Zealand mother’s fight to free her daughter from ICE detentiontheguardian.com‘If she didn’t have us, she would be toast’: a New Zealand mother’s fight to free her daughter from ICE detentionEverlee Wihongi was detained at Los Angeles airport on 10 April after she had returned to US from a family trip 29224
Reposted by SCRKevin Murphy @kevincmurphy.com · 24/04/2026I think about this post at least once a week. 1176
Reposted by SCRMaria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 21/05/2026"The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive." On this day in 1990, Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson delivered his magnificent commencement address about the creative life www.themarginalian.org/2013/05/20/b...themarginalian.orgMay 20, 1990: Advice on Life and Creative Integrity from Calvin and Hobbes Creator Bill Watterson“The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.” 05114
Reposted by SCRWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 21/05/2026THE ELECTRIC COMPANY won its first Emmy #OTD in 1973. PBS shows like this and SESAME STREET transformed the way my generation looked at race and the world beyond our doorstep. I can’t imagine my life without it. #PBS #TVSky 581241192
Reposted by SCRBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026New from @senatebudget.bsky.social : as of the end of April, ICE and CBP still have $100 billion left over and completely unused from the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Congressional Republicans are in the midst of trying to provide another $69 billion to ICE and CBP despite this. 14471214
Reposted by SCRErik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 19/05/2026When Minneapolis felt under heavy siege, people from everywhere helped and reached out and it was really heartening and made a difference. Memphis deserves that too, all the more so because there appears to be a concerted effort to keep their occupation out of the news 157074290
Reposted by SCRMaria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 20/05/2026This is some of the best advice on how to grow older and become more fully yourself www.themarginalian.org/2022/09/10/j...themarginalian.orgThe Banquet of Life: Some of the Finest Advice on Growing Old, Growing Young, and Becoming Your Fullest Self“People ask: ‘Would you or would you not like to be young again?’ Of course, it is really one of those foolish questions that never should be asked, because they are impossible… 072
Reposted by SCRMaria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Ruth Krauss is one of the unsung heroes of our epoch, having raised generations of children with her uncommonly poetic books. Here is her final and loveliest collaboration with the young Maurice Sendak well before he dreamt up his Wild Things: www.themarginalian.org/2013/07/25/r...themarginalian.orgOpen House for Butterflies: Ruth Krauss’s Final and Loveliest Collaboration with Maurice Sendak“A good thing to think about is what kind of face to make when you say please.” 02410
Reposted by SCRJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comSelma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965. 225178939064
Reposted by SCRJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I wrote about being inundated with AI writing at every turn, unwittingly turning my brain into the AI police, and how shitty AI writing is randomly showing up in my real life outside of the internet www.404media.co/your-ai-use-...404media.coYour AI Use Is Breaking My BrainAI writing is impossible to avoid, is making everything sound the same, and is driving us crazy. 521772511
Reposted by SCRDeidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 13/05/2026There are stories from all over about universities' dismantling of the humanities. I have a small but dismaying data point from my university to contribute to the discourse. Harvard University now has NO assistant professors of English. That's how long it has been since we were allowed to hire. 19561170
Reposted by SCRBarbara Fantechi @barbarafantechi.bsky.social · 14/05/2026There are multiple reasons to avoid LLM use. 03917
Reposted by SCRMicah @rincewind.run · 14/05/2026incredibly depressing that the reimposition of jim crow districts across the entire south is getting nothing more than generic horse race coverage 343287843
Reposted by SCRJulie Hotard Ph.D., writer, effects of disinfo on social systems @upine.bsky.social · 14/05/2026@kevinmkruse.bsky.social 154
Reposted by SCRkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026In Utah, nearly all statewide book bans originate from just 2 school districts, sending novels to the shredder, Tribune finds. www.sltrib.com/news/educati...sltrib.comIn Utah, nearly all statewide book bans originate from just 2 school districts, sending novels to the shredder, Tribune findsAcross all Utah public schools, every district copy of each banned book must be destroyed, according to state law. 13730
Reposted by SCRSusan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 14/05/2026"Republicans in all three branches cannot not contain their enthusiasm at the prospect of foreclosing student loan relief." They are literally creating a permanent underclass in American society. By @snipy.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's latest PN: open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comThe assault on higher ed goes deeper than you thinkThe regime is quietly working to create a permanent underclass. 18430137
Reposted by SCRLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026They do eventually get to the thing I don’t understand: If you don’t learn how to do anything except plug prompts into chatbots, what do you envision anybody hiring you for? I would love it if people just *wanted* to be able to think critically, but it’s also practical? 1836273
Reposted by SCRProPublica @propublica.org · 10/05/2026Texas lawmakers rejected dozens of flood safety bills over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and @texastribune.org found. The most consequential measures could have saved lives by prohibiting youth camps and new construction in flood-prone areas.propublica.orgTexas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Pass Legislation That Could Have Protected Residents From Deadly FloodsDozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. The most consequential measures could have saved lives by prohibiting youth camps and new construction in ar... 14499166
Reposted by SCR50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Turns out “No Kings” translates internationally. 🚫👑 US protesters are rejecting billionaire-backed authoritarianism, while anti-monarchy protesters outside Buckingham Palace are asking why inherited wealth still comes with political power in 2026. 9469107
Reposted by SCRAAUP @aaup.org · 10/05/2026“The price of outsourcing the university’s work to AI will be paid not only in diminished critical thinking in the university but also in a diminishment of civic life itself.” 04725
Reposted by SCRJohn Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 10/05/2026For the true believers who panicked over Starbucks cups, but flocked to a giant golden idol of a rich adulterous political strongman at a luxury resort and said: “Finally, traditional Christian values.” It's free & brief. Pls subscribe & share. johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/a-simple-p...johnfugelsang.substack.comA Simple Prayer for MAGA's Gospel Grifters, Holy Hypocrites and Blaspheming BubbasA giant gold statue; and “thou shalt not worship idols” is now a decorative throw-pillow. 39553179
Reposted by SCRMaria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 10/05/2026How to live a miraculous life www.themarginalian.org/2026/05/09/b... 072
Reposted by SCRCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Scariest shit ever was watching my 5th grade classmate stand up in the middle of class and say "I need an aspirin aspirin aspirin aspirin" and collapsing on the floor and finding out he died of meningitis 2 days later. 718421
Reposted by SCRAlison Booth @alisonbooth.bsky.social · 08/05/2026www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu... Frankencitations lead to scholarslop. This article is an example that might get students to see why professors care so much about making them do the honest work of reading and writing. That ? is on the minds of my Academic Integrity AI (AI x 2) subcommittee.insidehighered.comWhat Happens When Fake Citations Layer BS on BS?An interview with an academic who has seen their impact up close and personal. 021
Reposted by SCRKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/05/2026There's so much self-loathing involved in writing that it's a little jarring when you just like what you've done. 1201
Reposted by SCRMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Sidney Harold Meteyard (1868-1947) Penelope at her loom. oil on canvas. Early 20th century. #PreRaphaelite 725941
Reposted by SCRWIRED @wired.com · 08/05/2026Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following a breach by hackers going by the name ShinyHunters. www.wired.com/story/canvas...wired.comThe Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware DebacleThousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following a breach by hackers going by the name ShinyHunters. 920776
Reposted by SCR🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 08/05/2026the canvas outrage seems bad but do not make the mistake of thinking this means moodle was good 2235616
Reposted by SCRAFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 21/04/2026This National Library Workers Day, we celebrate the library workers who fight every day for fair wages, safe workplaces, and the resources our communities deserve. From protecting access to knowledge to standing up for public services, their work is essential and benefits us all. 128089