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Dr. Melissa Ocepek

@melissa1776.bsky.social

Academic LIS Scholar, Foodie, and Friend! Working to form a union at the University of Illinois

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Ian Carrillo@iansociologo.bsky.social · last wk.

Any person who has had LLMs forced on their area of expertise is qualified to critique the tech journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025

Four hundred and nineteen experienced qualitative researchers from 32 countries invite readers of Qualitative Inquiry to consider their position on use of gener...

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Kate Starbird@katestarbird.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rumors about “rigged elections" are now a fixture of U.S. elections, leading to diminished trust in election results & democracy (broadly). These rumors can sometimes be hard to debunk, esp. in their early stages. Our UW team has identified the 6 common ways that election integrity rumors mislead:

Infographic titled "Six Ways 'Rigged Election' Rumors Mislead." A two-column table pairs six labeled categories with descriptions. The first three categories are: No Evidence: The rumor is entirely unsubstantiated. There's no evidence to support the rumor. Fake/False Evidence: The rumor is based on fake or synthetic evidence (e.g. AI-generated content), manipulated evidence, or false witness testimony. Misinterpreted Evidence: This rumor is based upon real evidence that has been misinterpreted or intentionally mischaracterized to create a false impression. A black banner then introduces the final three categories: "Real Evidence, Real Voting Issue, False Narrative." Exaggerated Impact: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but falsely insinuates or exaggerates impact on election results. Ignored Remedies: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but ignores and/or obscures the remedies that would address this problem False Blame: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but either falsely attributes intent for an accidental issue or places blame on an innocent party. Source: UW Center for an Informed Public, September 2026.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 3w ago

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
AAUP@aaup.org · last mo.

How are we going to fight back against Trump’s Compact 2.0? Join the AAUP & AFT for a webinar tomorrow: Thursday, September 10, at 7PM ET, to learn how you can help to block the Trump admin’s efforts to assert political control over higher education. Register here: aft.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

STOP TRUMP'S COMPACT 2.0 ACADEMIC FREEDOM IS NOT EGOTIABLE RSVP NOW September 10, 7 p.m. ET
Dr. Melissa Ocepek@melissa1776.bsky.social · last mo.

UIUC faculty, the Campus Faculty Association is blitzing this week. It’s a great time to learn more about how unionization can help faculty all throughout our campus and how together we can all fight for the future of higher education!!!

New Hampshire Bulletin@newhampshirebulletin.com · last mo.

Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. From Kevin Hardy via @stateline.org

Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics • New Hampshire Bulletin

Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states.

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Kate Clancy@kateclancy.bsky.social · last mo.

We are blitzing this week. We talk to every person who signs a card (and the few who don't). If you care about worker power and the organizing efforts that lead to community power, sign a union card. You get to be part of a solution!

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last mo.

New Gallup polling finds that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 56 million Americans would join a union tomrorow if they could. We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power. If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.

Jed Brown@jedbrown.org · 2mo ago

Faculty cannot afford to be so naive. University counsel is an inherently political appointment and their politics are revealed through deference to federal directives, even as those directives fall in the courts due to the courageous efforts of @aaup.org et al. We must build power in every state.

"This summer's actions have proven me naive and now force me to recognize that our leadership bends to the winds of politics," Gonzalez said. "I, too, am culpable because I agreed to be a member of the Core Review Committee used to whitewash these governance changes. ... Today we can see that the outcome was already predetermined since our general counsel's narrow interpretation of SB 37 guaranteed certain narrow decisions."
Houston Public Media@houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The University of Houston System Board of Regents unanimously approved the removal of 133 courses from the University of Houston’s core curriculum during its meeting Thursday, drawing pushback from some faculty members. 

Mad Scholar Frights@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On the other site I would occasionally state my theory that the systematic destruction of the local newspaper ecosystem is not collateral damage from digital "disruption" or the Internet in general but a key part of a long range strategy to end accountability. I was informed that I was being silly.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

At an invitation-only gathering in Italy, white supremacists mapped out strategies to target rural America while local press coverage vanishes www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati...

As economic pressures gut local newsrooms across the country, white nationalist figures see an untapped opening: stepping into media deserts where there are few journalists left to sound the alarm. “Local media has been dying all over America, which means that there’s essentially no real way to hold local governments accountable—and they can do whatever they want,” Kevin DeAnna told an invitation-only gathering of approximately 50 white nationalists in Rome. Breaking into a broad smile, he excitedly added: “You should be fantasizing about this. This is a good thing.”
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Almost every single student who has found me this week wants to talk about AI. A couple reflections. One student has taken three AI courses in philosophy, health sciences and comm. They’re basically the same class. As it turns out, it doesn’t take a lot of classes to “learn” ai.

Adam Schiffer@adamschiffer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is why I get so annoyed with university admins who insist we must teach AI or our students will be left behind. Fine, then require one class and leave the rest of us alone. (After about two weeks in the class, they’ll be like, “shit, what do we do now?” but that’s not my problem.)

Timnit Gebru@timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

I don't think people understand the extent to which this has been a decade plus long billionaire funded campaign (obviously Thiel is involved). We've tried to ring the alarm about these eugenicists but it is too easy for them to get parroted by the mainstream media. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...

The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday

The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network

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