Reposted by Paul SaccoSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2525253646277
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Epic faceplant from Eric Schmitt. It would be funny, but these are the morons who have steered this country into a ditch. 000
Reposted by Paul Sacco[Sic] Burns @sicburns2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When interviewing I’m hiring the first person who puts a bottle of single malt scotch and two shot glasses on my desk 68512
Reposted by Paul SaccoGordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#AcademicSky Can I employ non-causal design, but use causal language, so long as I mention it as a "limitation" in the General Discussion? 032
Reposted by Paul SaccoMichael J. Murphy @emmjaymurphee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Dartmouth’s provost caught publishing AI-authored papers and op-eds by the student newspaper. His comment to the paper? Written by AI. Lol. #AcademicSkythedartmouth.comOp-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector PangramSchnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.” 012
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The challenge of administrative bloat. www.chronicle.com/article/high... 010
Reposted by Paul SaccoClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 16/09/2026static.klipy.comI Think You Should Leave Hot Dog SuspectALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect 1112728
Reposted by Paul SaccoMalena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 16/09/2026These teenage are US Citizens. ICE thugs didn't care they brutally beat them & abducted them. No miranda rights. No rights at all. If #ICELawlessness can happen to them, it can happen to your kids, too! 34345263
Reposted by Paul SaccoQuite Uninteresting @quiteuninteresting.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This really is a remarkable endorsement for Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/u...nytimes.comKen Paxton’s Former Lawyer Endorses His Democratic Opponent (Gift Article)The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.” 0146
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New in the @nytimes.com. First time I have heard the term "cognitive surrender", and probably not the last. #academicsky www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...nytimes.comUniversities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace It (Gift Article)As A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students. 020
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The great nation of Ireland and its people. 000
Reposted by Paul SaccoMother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/09/2026Heckling the Texas senator is one of the only things fans seem to agree on.motherjones.comTed Cruz pushed his college sports bill on ESPN—and was booed mercilesslyHeckling the Texas senator is one of the only things fans seem to agree on. 1543472
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Mamdani showing his stripes by shaking the hand of the guy who has been calling him a terrorist for weeks. If this is socialism, I'm in, but it also looks a lot like Christianity or maybe just decency. 000
Reposted by Paul SaccoSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026One year ago today, Jon Husted voted to keep the Epstein files buried. Here's why: 38443
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I want to say this guy is doing a terrible job playing the villain. Time and time again, he says the right thing at the right time. 010
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026For all the mistakes he made, credit is due George W. Bush for his support of the Muslim-American Community in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Living in the Trump era, he could have handled it much differently. georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/release...georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov"Islam is Peace" Says President"These acts of violence against innocents violate the fundamental tenets of the Islamic faith. And it's important for my fellow Americans to understand that." 001
Reposted by Paul SaccoIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/09/2026Republicans promising that gas prices will go down after the midterms: 826956
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Yes, stop your bitching and vote for @jamestalarico.bsky.social! 011
Reposted by Paul SaccoSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Jon Husted voted 13 times to continue the Iran war. Now, Ohioans are paying the price. 5471174
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 31/08/2026GO @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social! www.economist.com/united-state...economist.comThe state that could shape the winning Democratic messageDemocrats are suddenly competitive again in Ohio, once the nation’s bellwether 000
Reposted by Paul SaccoHadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026me and the girls entering the academic job market 612429
Reposted by Paul SaccoMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Are we ever going to find out what happened to mitch McConnell 2433256365144
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 21/08/2026"Arday’s nihilistic actions didn’t just set his own career ablaze; he burned the institutions, fields, and causes he was affiliated with in the process." #academicsky www.chronicle.com/article/jaso...chronicle.comOpinion | Jason Arday and MeGetting canceled is a fast track to despair and anomie. 101
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026100%. What has to happen for people to finally abandon him? 000
Reposted by Paul SaccoHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Vote like your life depends on it, or the life of a friend, relative, or neighbor. Because it does. We’re the decoys now. 339164315445
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026"Many of the people who didn’t bother questioning Arday’s back story should have known better; today their oversight looks less like respect than condescension, as if no one took him seriously enough to think hard about what he was saying." #AcademicSky www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/o...nytimes.comOpinion | After Jason Arday’s Death, Mistaken Calls for Censorship (Gift Article)Some who once championed Arday seem to be trying to deflect from their own embarrassing credulity. 241
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026"Here is the truth about Jason Arday: A preponderance of evidence suggests that he was a serial fabulist and unrepentant plagiarist who successfully conned a British academic aristocracy so blinded by do-gooder racial neurosis ..." #academicsky www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comThe Truths That Failed Jason ArdaySystemic, ritualized dishonesty undid the Cambridge professor. 040
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The evidence for "small amounts" is equivocal for people who consume <8 drinks per week. My worry is that the scientific establishment is overstating the evidence, which may further undercut trust in drinking guidelines. #academicsky #alcohol 100
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Loved this article written by a childhood friend. www.gq.com/story/the-so...gq.comThe Son I Never Knew I HadBiology told me I had a daughter. Twenty-some years of being a father told me otherwise. 010
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Upcoming from the @nationalacademies.org. See conference on #sexualharassment in higher education. #academicsky events.nationalacademies.org/shac_publics...events.nationalacademies.orgAction Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education: 2023 Public SummitRegister for this event from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 000
Reposted by Paul SaccoHadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026me and the paper i need to finish writing 1302
Reposted by Paul SaccoGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/07/2026We are watching, in real time, the biggest fuck-up by any president in the history of the United States of America. 1410192866226
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"Values can and do shape what we study. However, they cannot determine what we find. Let injustice draw our attention to a question; then let the evidence answer it, even when the answer is inconvenient, embarrassing, or useless to your side." #AcademicSky www.chronicle.com/article/when...chronicle.comOpinion | When Bad Research Feels GoodMy work advanced social-justice causes I believed in. There was just one problem. 120
Reposted by Paul SaccoHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Go toward the light. Lindsey’s waiting. 59754941060
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I know #RossDouthat in an columnist/opinion writer, but is he a journalist? I thought #60Minutes did investigative journalism? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...nytimes.comRoss Douthat Joins ‘60 Minutes’ as a Correspondent (Gift Article)Mr. Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, will join the CBS News program, along with several other journalists. 050
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 21/07/2026New paper looks at gender wage gap in social sciences. Using data from the California University System, they found a wage gap of 23%. After adjusting for field, cohort, and campus, the gap closed to 4.3%, and varied by field. #academicsky www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 020
Reposted by Paul SaccoNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026It’s bad enough that they made the heroine of the Odyssey black, but making the author of the Odyssey blind? Come on! 2164569
Reposted by Paul SaccoAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026Rep. Himes: "The president was setting the basis for him to turn around on election night and say, 'I warned you that the Chinese were doing x, y, and z. It happened tonight. I'm deploying federal officers from DHS to 7 states. They will be seizing ballot boxes.'" 466103254015
Reposted by Paul SaccoLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026"Today, Davey Hearn pled not guilty — because he is not guilty," Norm Eisen, one of his attorneys, said outside DC Superior Court. "If Mr. Hearn can be charged with a felony for touching the reflecting pool, every American is at risk — and every American should be alarmed about this prosecution." 407139974522
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 09/07/2026She points to some influences I had not considered: social media and the attention economy, lack of peer reviewers, and interdisciplinary journal pressures, as promoting politicization of scholarship. #academicsky www.chronicle.com/article/why-...chronicle.comOpinion | Why Scholarship Turns Into ActivismA co-author of the Vanderbilt-WashU report examines the root causes of politicization. 150
Paul Sacco @socialworkteacher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026New from @jama.com (no, really). People fart an average of five times a day. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 010
Reposted by Paul SaccoRÚV English (Unofficial) @ruvenglish-mirror.bsky.social · 29/06/2026More than half of boys in upper secondary school in #Iceland have #gambled in the past year, suggests a new survey. #Loneliness among young people is increasing and a quarter say they have difficulty communicating with their peers.ruv.isYouth gambling brings call for preventive measures - RÚV.isMore than half of boys in upper secondary school have gambled in the past year, suggests a new survey. Loneliness among young people is increasing and a quarter say they have difficulty communicating ... 134