I feel sheepish sharing this given *gestures at the entire world* but some students and I are collaborating on a new iteration of the Placemats project. We'd love to have you weigh in with your feelings about the interplay between art and technology: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Placemats - Retro Tech Night at SJMA

We are collecting keywords for a 2026 iteration of Fashioning Circuits' Placemats project, to be held in honor of the Retro Tech Night at the San Jose Museum of Art. Placemats is a collaborative wea...

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If your congressperson hasn’t backed this, call them and tell them to. It is one tiny step, and of course, it will not change everything. But people need to face consequences for their actions.

Congresswoman Robin Kelly@robinkelly.house.gov · 8mo ago

146 House Democrats back the articles of impeachment I introduced against Secretary Noem. Secretary Noem has blood on her hands. Under her leadership, Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were murdered. Impeach Noem. Get ICE out of our cities. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Yeah no. The men who shot Good and Pretti had 16 years between them and prior service and were firearms instructors. No amount of education can train away the will to kill.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 8mo ago

Opinion | To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx #EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky

These books get it right: "Automating Inequality'- Virginia Eubanks "More than a Glitch"- Meredith Broussard "Algorithms of Oppression"- Safiya Umoja Noble We’re here to help you build your knowledge base every month with fresh book recommendations. 📚🤓 Drop a comment below with your thoughts!

Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.

Representative Seth Magaziner@magaziner.house.gov · 8mo ago

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go. Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go. Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go. As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN

Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nati...

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I just want people to know that there is no active insurrection, no regular protests, no rioting or whatever. The only time people are in the streets is when masked armed ICE thugs descend on one of our neighbors to disappear them as part of a federal government-led ethnic cleansing campaign.

Let’s hear them out.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social · 9mo ago

More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

Former vice president Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. His legacy will far outlive him as the man responsible for wars that have killed and displaced millions abroad; and who worked diligently to lay the groundwork for fascist authoritarianism in the U.S.

War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84, With Blood of Millions on His Hands

Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad.

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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

It's that time of year! Time to call for participation in the #2025asa Digital Shorts sponsored by the ASA Digital Humanities Caucus! More info and submit a proposal here: forms.gle/jRLk9MNThqgL...

✨ Digital Shorts 2025 – San Juan, PR ✨

The Digital Humanities Caucus of the American Studies Association seeks conference attendees to present during our annual Digital Shorts program, this year subtitled after the general conference's the...

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So real.

Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave@wolven.blacksky.app · last yr.

Things i didn't go into education to be (presented in order of best rhetorical impact): 1) a shill for tech company marketing hype 2) a cop surveiling my students & trying to "catch" anyone who falls for the tech co. marketing hype permeating their entire sociocultural milieu So you see my dilemma

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Miriam Posner@miriamposner.com · last yr.

Jewish Bruins in Defense of UCLA

Gaza.......😱😭

This is the way.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · last yr.

Illinois has banned AI therapy, making it the first state to regulate the use of AI in mental health services. www.engadget.com/ai/illinois-...

Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

You only kill journalists when you want to hide what you're doing.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · last yr.

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

🚨 D.C. — TRUMP IS PREPARING TO DEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUARD IN THE CITY 🚨 This is NOT about safety—it is an attack on the people living in D.C., especially Black and Brown communities. If you’re in D.C., there’s a rally tomorrow (8/11): 📍 815 16th St NW ⏰ 10 am Learn more at: bit.ly/free-dc-our-home

Free DC@freedcproject.bsky.social · last yr.

For two nights federal law enforcement agents have been out in DC. Now, Trump has announced a press conference Monday to unveil even more plans for DC. We don't know what they are. DC BELONGS TO DC RESIDENTS, NOT TRUMP. Join us Monday @ 10 AM for a press conference + rally: bit.ly/free-dc-our-...

Did you hear the good news? Our community fought back against plans to build a huge Amazon data center and we WON! azluminaria.org/2025/08/06/t...

Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure - AZ Luminaria

The Tucson City Council voted to reject the proposed Project Blue data center— tied to Amazon — after weeks of community pushback.

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ironically the education for its own sake, Enlightenment-coded, Great Books-ass liberal arts degree is one of the better employment bets you can make. learn how to read, write, think critically, develop curiosity so you can pick up new skills quickly, etc etc

Jason "Red5" Lyall@jaylyall.bsky.social · last yr.

"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ... That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"

Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. What's happened since? A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.

Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs

They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.

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TIME FOR THE VERY RARE ACTIVITY: JOYSCROLLING

all the worst people are sad tonight and i just think thats neat

wow I wonder if the cops who lied about the sitting senator even though everything they did was on tape are also being less than honest about the presence of violent agitators at the protests in los angeles. they might even not have told the entire truth about other protests

I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla. This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.

Honored to be included in this @teenvogue.com piece that includes insights from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, adrienne maree brown, @deanspade.bsky.social, and Vicky Osterweil about how to keep going under the strain of a second Trump administration.

Lex McMenamin (they/them)@lexmcmenamin.com · last yr.

@mskellymhayes.bsky.social: "There was a time in 2020 when people were deeply invested in one another’s well-being... The same impulses that led to an explosion of mutual aid propelled people into the streets. We’ve drifted from that level of connection. But we’ll need to find our way back to it."

Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, according to Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper.

Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, CBO predicts

The nonpartisan analysis is based on the House-passed GOP legislation.

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