Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.

Sophie Hurwitz@hurwitz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This story’s got everything: Spiderman-villain weaponry, Black Hawk Down, vaccine conspiracy theories, weird YouTube videos www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Excited to share my latest publication! Extended Book Review: Unsettling the University, Confronting the Colonial Foundations of U.S. Higher Education The first 50 people can download it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9FXYR...

Extended book review: Unsettling the university, confronting the colonial foundations of US higher education

Published in Globalisation, Societies and Education (Vol. 24, No. 5, 2026)

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Just wrapped up submitting two first-author presentations and one symposium for AERA. Let’s goooooo Toronto 2027! I’m also excited to have my presentation accepted to the social studies conference (CUFA) in Chicago in December.

There is no neutral material of history. History is not a spectacle for us because it is our own living, our own violence and our own beliefs. - John O’Neil

I am excited to share my latest publication on The Palestine Exception. In this piece, I argue that higher education institutions have relied on two distinct modalities to repress faculty dissent and curb student organizing surrounding Palestine. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Palestine Exception: Academic Freedom and the Logic of Occupation in US Higher Education

The continuity of censorship within university spaces resembles the proliferation of academic repression across student organizations and faculty dissent in what has been described as the Palestine...

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“Racism doesn’t survive because Black people TALK about it, but because white people, practice, protect, excuse, and benefit from it.”

The state of education feels increasingly bleak. Censorship in higher education is not new; it reflects a long legacy of suppressing discussions of systemic and material forms of violence on university campuses. www.chron.com/texas/articl...

Students plan 'funeral' at Texas university—but no one is dead

Organizers say Texas public university systems are "essentially dead."

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With censorship taking place across the country, it’s our time to speak out against authoritarian policies that aim to silence us. Please sign this petition c.org/xdrQZFkdZw

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Stop Texas Tech's Unconstitutional LGBTQ+ Censorship Before It Takes Effect June 15

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This is not only pushing for anti intellectualism but a co-option of research! This move opens the door to ideological control over knowledge production. www.scientificamerican.com/article/enti...

Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration

Members of the National Science Board, which the U.S. Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination

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This is the same man who keeps whining about wanting the Nobel Peace Prize. And if you’ve said absolutely nothing about this madness, my default assumption is that you voted for this shit.

I am so happy to be recognized by the AERA Graduate Student Council for my continued dedication to advancing critical scholarship in education research. Check out the full newsletter here: www.canva.com/design/DAHEK...

So I know I have a lot of social studies teacher friends on here. If anyone is interested in possibly working together to submit to the Annals of Social Studies Education Research for Teachers, let me know. They are looking for a 1,500-word paper on historical thinking.

If I take time out of my day to read your paper and offer feedback, only to realize that most of it is AI generated or AI structured, it fundamentally changes how I see you as a researcher. I want to hear your voice. I want to see the humanness in your work!

I’m so happy I had the opportunity to present this research at the EGSO Conference with my coauthor, Sara. Our work examines newcomers experiences in public education and has also been published in the Journal of Latinos and Education. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Newcomer Experiences in U.S. Public Education: Testimonial Counter-Story Using LatCrit

This paper employs counter-storytelling to challenge dominant narratives of U.S. im/migration, focusing on Latine11 We use Latine as a gender-neutral adjective/noun in Spanish to represent a multi...

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🇺🇸: Iran better not kill any Iranian protestors 🇺🇸: murders 57 Iranian school girls on day 1

Bombing Iran in the middle of negotiations, while starving Cuba, while genociding Palestinians, while threatening to invade Greenland… the US and Israel are the single greatest threat to humanity and it’s not even close. We are all forced to live in the nightmare they create.

The denial of tenure was never about scholarship. It was a retaliatory move from @texastechlib.bsky.social to send a chilling message: dissent that threatens institutional power will be punished. Shame on Ron Hendrick, Brendon Creighton, Lawrence Schovanec turned tenure into a political tool!

Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores@insurgentthought.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I received over 90% of the votes at the department and college levels, yet the provost denied me tenure. I met and exceeded the promotion and tenure guidelines and expectations as well as my annual and mid-tenure reviews.

With relentless attacks on academic freedom @ttu.edu has positioned itself to perpetuate harm against scholars whose use their academic freedom to provide dissent against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. This denial targeted one of the brightest minds in the Curriculum and Instruction department.

Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores@insurgentthought.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I was denied tenure.

If you want a fuller, more honest history of the U.S., listen to Black women. The most recent killing tied to ICE reflects a much deeper and longer history of state sponsored violence.

Our special issue (Use and Waste in Education and Qualitative Research) for QSE (International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education) has been approved. Looking forward to embark on this journey with the two other editors JoshCruz and Tuyen Pham! More to come.

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Why Education Reformers Have to Lie About the Left

[Header Photo by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash] Education pundits and education reformers (mostly never educators themselves) are some of the most arrogant people you’ll ever encounter. This is…

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This administration represents the worst of governance! theft disguised as policy, violence masquerading as order, and war sold as necessity. I know there are scholars here who identify as critical. I’m interested in whether that commitment is consistent across forms of oppression.

This is beyond a parody, exposing how universities are not neutral spaces but active participants in the larger project of modernity.

Why do you think education is failing? Multiple studies show that in Texas alone, nearly 40-50 percent of all new hires are uncertified teachers. These numbers are mind boggling.

My grandparents and parents lived through the Civil Rights Movement. Do you really think their attitudes changed that much? Let’s stop pretending that your Mamaw is just a sweet old lady, her history matters.

I’m happy to share that I passed my qualifying exam. One step closer for those three letters.

m so happy to share that I’ve received the Graduate Student Research Support Award from the @TTUGradSchool. This $1,500 award will go toward my ongoing research project on social studies teachers. I can’t thank my advisor enough for writing such a wonderful letter of support!

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