Rob Wisc
@robwisc.bsky.social
US educational policy | political economies | community organizing | labor
10/10 status. 11/10 win.
Democratic Socialists of America@demsocialists.bsky.social · 7h agoCongratulations to Donavan McKinney on winning his congressional primary, unseating a millionaire AIPAC stooge! Donavan is a former union member fighting to get money out of politics, a green new deal, and union jobs. @donavanmckinney.bsky.social @detroitdsa.bsky.social
They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 19h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Personnel is policy. We can talk about new regulatory schemes to address corporate power, but sometimes it is as simple as installing personnel who don't feel like they have to constantly consult and privilege business interests. Note that there are many other avenues to engage with city hall.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 19h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
I wish we had a live audio feature here cause I feel like my thoughts around the Michigan Senate election would land if you all could hear my affect. this wasn't "Maine."
Whoever wins, we need reconciliation in this state.
NBC is calling the Michigan Senate primary for Abdul El-Sayed as the projected winner with 685,600 votes and 89.7% of expected votes in and a 2% lead over Haley Stevens’ 657,905 votes. Mallory McMorrow finishes in a distant third with 55,878 votes.
The tangents and B plots really make the Kornacki Cam sing; I'm invested in the camera crew storyline...
Christian Rincon@christianrincon.com · 15h agoNBC News trying to shut down Kornacki cuz the camera crew has to go home and he's about to set up a tripod
Stevens has just taken the stage with Debbie Stabenow.
Rob Wisc@robwisc.bsky.social · 16h agoStevens watch party – The crowd just started gathering near the stage and were recently holding signs on the livestream. I have not heard anything about specific speech timing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8T...
For those following the Michigan Dem primary, it seems like both candidates plan to speak sometime soon.
I'm worried this guy hasn't found the other mitten yet...
Ben Rosen@benrosen.bsky.social · 18h agoi know votes are still being counted but the more i look at this michigan senate map the more it becomes clear that it kind of looks like a mitten
They just never poll Detroit correctly and it's frustratingly misleading. Also, most of the Detroit vote just isn't in. Bless them, love them, but they've been slow af my entire life. (No offense if that's your fam down there counting!)
Fellow academics: I know a Haitian PhD student who due to TPS termination needs another institutional affiliation not in the USA. Do you or someone you know have an avenue for them? If so, DM me.
🧊 is so bad out there. There's been a bunch of abductions in Jersey City already today. Please look out for your neighbors. Anywhere in New Jersey you can call the DIRE hotline and they will be able to get sighting info to ppl who can help. 888-347-3767 Please call if you see anything.
🔥🔥🔥🔥 “All of the speculation and hype around A.I. is hiding the fact that the technology isn’t just large language models or agents or data centers. It is the backbone of a superstructure that merges regressive politics with unchecked economic power in the guise of technological innovation.”
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2d agoAnyway, I made a reading list in public. I try to avoid doing that. The Twitter “syllabus” wars scarred me. It’s gonna be a touchy few days.
ICYMI on Friday, @propublicaguild.org ratified our FIRST union contract! We got a ton of support over the past three years from our readers and listeners and we're so grateful. Find out more here: www.propublicaguild.org/updates/prop...
ProPublica Guild Ratifies First Contract — ProPublica Guild
Members of the ProPublica Guild, which represents more than 150 workers across the nonprofit investigative newsroom, overwhelmingly voted to ratify our first contract on Friday, exactly three years si...
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The city of Madison is clearing the Ruiz memorial site right now with cops. Many unhoused folks are sleeping there right now and at risk for harm. If you are local and can get down there, please do ASAP. Help people clear their stuff out and de-escalate. Document the harm. Whatever you can do.
The SCREEN Act is not just another age-verification bill — it goes much further than anything passed at the state-level or in other countries. 1. The bill doesn't just target porn sites. It goes after *any* site that allows material "harmful" to minors. You'd have to scan your face to use Google.
it would be helpful if Dems stated their intent to hold hearings on these trump university deals and to consider sanctions against university officials who are found to be involved in bribery or discrimination.
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Reason number 19,208,138 we love librarians:
Lisa Rabey@pookiebear.net · 2d agoOK. Since I'm a librarian and I must ORGANIZE ALL THE THINGS, I took all the titles mentioned by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, @ali-alkhatib.com, and the Library Freedom Project and put them in a single list on bookshop.org: bookshop.org/wishlists/53.... (I did not coin "data politics," Tressie did.)
Me on the AAU "The AAU claims to be comprised of America’s leading research unis...But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares
Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.
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Listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social when she writes that AI is "the backbone of a superstructure that merges regressive politics with unchecked economic power in the guise of technological innovation” - and then teach about and against the technologies with the help of the books she cites:
Opinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here.
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
nytimes.com
The Struggle to Govern Ourselves: State Takeovers and the Fight to Save our Schools One of the many incredible panels we will have at our 2026 conference. For more info visit our website or scan the QR code networkforpubliceduc... Public Schools Build Democracy!
Opposition to AI data centers is uniting Wisconsinites across the political spectrum. I’ve been on the side of the people since day one. As governor, I’ll call a special session of the Legislature for a moratorium on new construction. We won’t get Foxconned again.
My heart is full. Our community showed up. The fight's not over but it's easier knowing how many people are outraged and want justice for an international grad worker. You can help by signing the petition: act.seiu.org/a/tufts-comm...
Periodic reminder: The integration of generative AI models into every sector of society is the installation of ideological and epistemic choke points, regardless of who made the model.
World Politics Review@wpr.bsky.social · 3d agoThe spread of Chinese AI models with built-in censorship mechanisms could quietly shape the global information environment for the worse.
The summer I moved to Detroit, I was able to walk down my street with a deck of cards and get a euchre game going by asking neighbors sitting on their porches. A Midwestern staple. Tip for learning: Start with another trick game before euchre. Hearts > Spades > Euchre might be a good progression.
Melody Joy Kramer@mkramer.bsky.social · 4d agoWe are trying to plan a trip next year to the Minnesota State Fair so these card games are in preparation. (My understanding is that all Minnesotans play euchre.)
This is a bad piece. 1. It uncritically makes use of prosecution materials to piece together what activists thought and did 2. It whitewashes resistance in Minn, Chicago, and elsewhere 3. It betrays ignorance of movement history, from abolitionism through the panthers through M4BL
Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 5d ago"Their actions ensured that they struggled to achieve sympathetic media coverage outside of a few left-wing outlets, struggled to attract material or legal support (the ACLU, for instance, refused to touch the case), and failed to achieve positive virality in the larger culture."
