Karen M. Poremski
@kmporemski.bsky.social
Writer, reader, knitter, spinner, spouse, parent, bossed around by cats. Fan of bike races. Haver of chronic illnesses. Living in a place named for the Delaware people.
Whatever else was wrong with the United States, we truly did have a higher education system that was the envy of the world. Now we’re lighting it on fire because some people are bored and racist.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · yesterdayThere will probably be far fewer foreign students on college campuses nationwide this fall following the Trump administration’s crackdown on international visas. A new report predicts international enrollment will decrease by 9.5 percent this fall.
I am beginning to book Public Scholar workshops for spring. I am bad at self-promotion but good at teaching people to bring their ideas to new and larger audiences. It's mid-August. Surely you will soon be planning your faculty workshops in January through May. www.davidmperry.com/go-public/
The Public Scholar Workshop
There’s no such thing as the Ivory Tower. Colleges and universities are not isolated enclaves, and they probably never were. Public engagement is an essential part of the core mission of higher educat...
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back in the real world—today is the ninth anniversary of the death of Heather Heyer, murdered by a white nationalist. from the AP live reporting that day: apnews.com/general-news...
A ton of effort is going to go into pretending taxing rich people doesn’t work just like a lot of work went into immediately ignoring and getting rid of that expanded child tax credit once it was revealed it worked way better than expected
Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · 4d agoMassachusettes "Millionaires Tax", which was targeted to fund transportation and education, has been a resounding success. It has funded FREE school lunch for ALL students, FREE buses in lowest income communities (people can get to work, etc.), and FREE community college. And "exodus" was minimal.
“USA TODAY is partnering w/Palantir to de-anonymize & ID readers...& turn them into ‘actionable intelligence.’ That spy language from USA TODAY is a huge red flag...media exists to hold power accountable. Not to partner w/defense intelligence contractors. Or treat readers like intelligence targets”
Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com · 5d agoBucks County Courier Times’ Corporate Owner Enlists Palantir to Uncover ‘Actionable Intelligence’ on Readers | USA Today Co will use controversial defense contractor’s AI-powered tools in an attempt to squeeze out more profits & reverse declining readership. This should alarm readers & subscribers.
There are just 2 days until polls close on August 11. Your vote can make a difference in this race. Make your plan to vote, then send this post to three friends and make sure they have a plan to vote on or by August 11! MNVotes.org
Also— Happy Baltimore Day!!!!!!!! If you missed our e-mailing yesterday with info about the holiday: stats.sender.net/browser_prev...
It's time for a new perspective on the Camden Yards area...
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Clean Air Cville has just released a step-by-step PC Fan Air Purifier build guide with a complete supply list and photos: www.cleanaircville.org/buildguide This design uses silent PC fans so is great for classrooms & places a totally silent air filter is needed: www.reddit.com/r/crboxes/co...
From the crboxes community on Reddit: DIY Air Purifier Build Guide | Clean Air Cville
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The two largest companies running for-profit ICE detention centers — GEO Group and CoreCivic — just reported a combined revenue of more than $1,400,000,000 in Q2 after signing more contracts with ICE. There should be no profit motive to put our community members in horrific detention conditions.
Abdul El-Sayed on capitalism: “I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.”
Climbing up Mont Ventoux! Fiber: Gladys by Dye Mad Yarns, 80% shaniko, 20% silk, colorway The Sun
@rweingarten.bsky.social, this tech is not ready for the classroom. Please join the call for a two year "A.i." moratorium for students and teachers in 2K-12 in the NYC public schools. Let's buy the time to actually figure this out. You can even sign our petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
Please enact a two-year moratorium on the use of AI in NYC Public Schools
The use of AI in the NYC schools is expanding, despite the lack of rigorous protections and the growing evidence that it can undermine student privacy, cognitive skills, creativity, critical thinking,...
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We’re also funding death squads but what’s really offensive is that somewhere out there a poor person might be able to eat
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2w agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
I heard about this earlier today. He was denied his meds, taken out on a stretcher on Saturday and was DOA at the hospital. The Trump regime is running death camps.
Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social · last wk.Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say murderers .. the next president must prosecute all of these and govs should not wait for feds to act www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/n...
Yf you spye a fadid signe at the syde of the roade that saith 'V short leagues to the Shack of Love'
That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2w agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Covid lockdowns demonstrated, in a deeply imperfect way, the possibility of large-scale social solidarity for a higher cause. That is a prime reason why so many powerful people want us to run screaming away from them into the comforting arms of selfish individualist competition.
If billionaires can spend unlimited money to buy elections, billionaires should be taxed out of existence.
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW: Elon Musk is jumping into the midterms with a huge investment in a plan to boost Republican voter turnout Musk is resuscitating his dormant super PAC, America PAC, which spent more than $260 million to help get President Trump elected in 2024. www.axios.com/2026/07/29/m...
You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS
The “Save America Act” says that all states “shall” submit their voter registration lists to the DHS’s “SAVE” voter purge program, which has error rates as high as 14% & relies on data from SSA whose databases were mishandled by DOGE. I include this & other parts of the Act in my 8-point summary. 1/
It’s nice to see everyone’s textual analysis of The Odyssey It’s almost like the humanities give you entertainment, feelings, pleasure, and fun/interesting stuff to talk about, as well as lenses into both past and current society
Last month, SCOTUS told the Trump admin it could end temporary protected status immigration programs. Today 350,000 people, mostly Haitians lose status & elderly & disabled Americans they are caregivers for will suffer along with them. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/b...
Protected No More
We look at the end of Temporary Protected Status.
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In just 4 days, more than 20,000 immigrant children could be left to face immigration court alone. Take action to protect kids and make sure they have a legal defender by their side. ➡️Take action now: tinyurl.com/protect-kids ➡️Donate toward legal representation for kids: tinyurl.com/lawyers4kids
