I believe in free speech which is why I find it crazy that people don’t just quietly acknowledge I say something or loudly cheer me on. Instead they…use speech? To criticize me? Total hypocrisy. How dare people use their words to express their opinion in a way that bruises my sensitive ego

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 9h ago

Aaron Rodgers spoke out about Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sophie Cunningham spoke out about transgender athletes. Caitlin Clark chose not to weigh in. Three different approaches, one common result: criticism. Steve Buckley on how athletes can't win on social media: nyti.ms/3Sa9A7D

This kind. Many such cases.

Sonicscrewdriv4@sonicscrewdriv4.bsky.social · 2d ago

What sort of delusional BS is this??? www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...

Opinion: Horace Mann’s idea may sound appealing, but it’s US taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing public schooling they may never even use.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Any recs for essays on failure to assign in first-year writing? One I am definitely assigning is Stacey Waite’s “Courting Failure” from Teaching Queer. Any other recs? #teamrhetoric

Opinion: Horace Mann’s idea may sound appealing, but it’s US taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing public schooling they may never even use.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Whenever I get asked about my views on climate change, the energy transition, etc, I always stress that whatever pathway lies ahead, the public have very, very good reason not to believe the motives of many if not most *energy* companies…

Center for Climate Integrity@climateintegrity.org · 5d ago

In June 1966, scientist James Lovelock warned Shell in a confidential memo of “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.” Shell would later become "a founding member of the denialist Global Climate Coalition." 😑

In light of NCTE’s recent decision to de-charter CCCC, this #FeministFriday we will be highlighting feminist scholarship published in CCC over the past decades.

“…and in place of a writing center, we recommend instead what we are calling a PowerPoint center where you can teach students how to get jobs at McKinsey in under 17 min a year per student.”

Asheesh Kapur Siddique@asheeshks.org · 6d ago

“Harvard paid McKinsey & Company at least $250,000 to consult on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ staff restructuring efforts, according to internal documents obtained by The Crimson.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

It’s a good sign that NCTE released another statement so soon after the first one about CCCC. No matter what happens, it’s clear they realize they are in deeper shit than they initially realized and are trying some damage control. For the petty among us, there is some enjoyment there

shorter NCTE message: we want to get rid of all the infrastructure that costs money and carries any political risk, BUT we will take your membership money. For what? Isn't it exciting that we don't know?!!!

Literacy crisis discourse usually centers around critique of: grammar, clarity, and/or critical thinking. Now, literacy crises are often about more than this, but in terms of what people claim it’s about, I think these three things cover it. AI has narrowed these concerns (esp 1st 2) #teamrhetoric

Astounded to see people already organizing symposiums about the future post CCCC. The devil works hard but CompRhet works harder. (Something about how working hard doing things other people won’t is what defines our field. See my work with @timotoleksiak.bsky.social and @dlib24.bsky.social )

Don’t forget to call. No reason to be mean to customer service person. Just clear and direct about how you want money back and you want to cancel. Tell them why you are doing it (no CCCC, so no reason for me to be a member)

Claire Jackson@claire.northsky.social · last wk.

now that its Monday you can also call them: 877-369-6283

Oh god, don’t put this in my head…I’ll be imagining too many Sopranos memes now. “So what, no fucking Cs now?!”

Rebecca@westofbecca.bsky.social · last wk.

I tried to explain this to my son. He said, "So NCTE is like the English teacher mafia?"

Why did NCTE and CCCC officers have to sign NDAs? Do we have trade secrets about semicolons? I don’t understand. What a rotten organization NCTE is…we are educators and not defense contractors or Coca-Cola. Ridiculous. No NDAs for our new org #teamrhetoric

Finally Australia gets to see CCCC news ahead of the US -- Inside Higher Ed story posted late afternoon time here while all y'all were asleep www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

NCTE Dissolves 77-Year-Old Composition Association

The National Council of Teachers of English’s decision was met with swift backlash from Conference on College Composition and Communication members, who say their organization is vital to advancing co...

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“Racism is good and policy should be designed to reflect that principle,” couched in euphemism, is an acceptable opinion in the anglosphere leadership class but “racism is bad and policy should be designed to reflect that principle” is wokeness gone amok and unacceptable bsky.app/profile/okwo...

Musa Okwonga@okwonga.bsky.social · 2w ago

The editor in chief of The Economist referring here to the AfD’s leader as a “perfectly thoughtful person“ instead of what she truly is - a driver and enabler of German fascism - is a huge part of the problem.

While you're canceling, ask NCTE what they plan to do with the $4.6 million of members' dues and fees that they held as recently as March 6, 2026, in CCCC reserves, $500K more than was in those same reserves in 2024, according to the Executive Secretary Treasurer's report.

Kendall Gerdes 📚🦕@kendalljoy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Anybody on Reddit want to upvote a call to leave NCTE? www.reddit.com/r/ELATeacher...

Let me know if anyone is interested in downloading a decade of CCC and TETYC. Just for worst case scenario of losing them #teamrhetoric

Dan Libertz@dlib24.bsky.social · 2w ago

We should probably start downloading all CCC articles. Anyone interested in splitting up this work? Like a few of us tackle a decade a piece?

it's a great morning to email customerservice@ncte.org to cancel your @ncte.org membership if you didn't do so yesterday

c.org/vyVbttS2QK #teamrhetoric

Sign the Petition

Halt Dissolution of CCCC and Call for Transparency from NCTE #SaveCCCC

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We should probably start downloading all CCC articles. Anyone interested in splitting up this work? Like a few of us tackle a decade a piece?

Just throwing this out there: projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...

I will never choose to affiliate with @ncte.org, given the absolutely disgraceful way they have chosen to dissolve CCCC, a 70+ year organization central to the discipline of writing and literacy studies. I am so disappointed in the NCTE leadership. May they come to view their actions with horror.

NCTE also ruined LeBron James as a sixer day for me so I need to like extra-cancel my membership

NCTE has just summarily killed a 77-year-old organization that has shaped how writing is understood, taught, and learned, in higher education in particular. No member involvement. No transparency. No process to speak of. With friends and fellow educators like these, I guess who needs enemies.

Kendall Gerdes 📚🦕@kendalljoy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Here it is, folks. @ncte.org Executive Committee votes to "de-charter its special topics conference CCCC," i.e., to shitcan the Cs. mailchi.mp/ncte/ncte-up...

If there’s no 2027 CCCC I’d be happy to watch recordings of 5-7 presentations and write feedback for each one. Especially for grad students. I usually go to like 7ish sessions (maybe more?) so would be similar kind of deal #teamrhetoric

That is quite some performance of toxic managerialistspeak in @ncte.org's statement ending the CCCC. "Difficult decision" "this step was necessary" "acknowledges the communication" "attempts to work collaboratively"

if they cancel the 2027 conference after years of conferences telling us they can't cancel in response to hostile legislation because they can't get the deposit back I'm going to scream

Friday news dump cowards. Get bent NCTE. Calling on Monday to cancel my membership

Sea(n) Otter 🦦@seemtoggle.bsky.social · 2w ago

There it is. #CCCC #NCTE