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Jim Porter

@porterje.bsky.social

University professor of rhetoric, ethics, technology, and communication; history of rhetoric theory, history of writing technologies, ethics of genAI, theology

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It was sad to see the men’s hockey team allowing themselves to be exploited by Trump and his fascist regime.

25.02.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1122    πŸ” 178    πŸ’¬ 133    πŸ“Œ 16
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Minnesota faith groups sue DHS over access to immigrant detainees It's at least the second lawsuit challenging the federal government's policy of barring faith leaders from accessing some DHS facilities.

NEW: Three Minnesota faith groups/leaders β€” local ELCA and UCC bodies, and a Jesuit priest β€” are suing DHS over its refusal to grant them access to immigrant detainees at a federal building.

It's one of 2 related suits filed against the government in recent months. religionnews.com/2026/02/23/f...

23.02.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1074    πŸ” 289    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 10
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The Death of USAID The most consequential legacy of DOGE will be human misery on a massive scale

Still believe that killing USAID was the greatest moral atrocity of the Trump administration
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...

24.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 246    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4
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Breaking: The Olympic gold-winning U.S. women's hockey team DECLINES Trump's invitation to his State of the Union address after he was caught on video mocking them.

23.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8363    πŸ” 1793    πŸ’¬ 392    πŸ“Œ 362
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β€œIt’s about time to have Christians standing up for what Jesus said,” including welcoming immigrants,” he said.

β€œPeople being pushed into unmarked vans by masked men isn’t it,” added his wife...

www.chicagocatholic.com/web/chicago-...

20.02.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8012    πŸ” 2142    πŸ’¬ 215    πŸ“Œ 69
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Why Haven't Bishops Focused on Immigration the Way they Focus on LGBTQ+ Topics? - New Ways Ministry A Catholic newspaper's editorial rightly calls out U.S. bishops for not speaking out.

Where are the U.S. bishops on immigration?
www.newwaysministry.org/2026/02/19/w...

19.02.2026 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Challenging PR assignment: Make concentration camps look good.

18.02.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy PΔ…czki Day to all who celebrate!

17.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

Good reminder in the age of genAI: The hard part of writing is the important part, the part you shouldn't skip (or outsource to genAI).

16.02.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Writing is thinking.

It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.

16.02.2026 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2913    πŸ” 704    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 49

It used to be called β€œbasic human decency,” and it was the minimum expected. #ethics

15.02.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Since October, hundreds of judges have ruled more than 4,400 times that the Trump administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully. Despite those rulings, the administration continued jailing people indefinitely, a Reuters review of court records found reut.rs/40gfILP

14.02.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 9

#goodrhetoric requires naming things accurately.

10.02.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

09.02.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3977    πŸ” 1936    πŸ’¬ 227    πŸ“Œ 107

#regressivebias

07.02.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amen. Condemn itβ€”but for god's sake don't repost it.

06.02.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Havens for the Human Should universities segregate quantitative research from humanistic formation?

β€œUniversities have for decades struck a tacit bargain with the federal government” (student loans, research $$), which has made them vulnerable to the mobster shakedown that Trump embodies.
www.commonwealmagazine.org/barba-kay-hu...

06.02.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great, but when is Commonweal going to start putting a Bluesky share icon on its articles? Oh, and btw, get rid of the X one. If you want to connect with your actual readership.

06.02.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI needs to be trained on a theology of human dignity (RNS) β€” Basing AI’s principles on β€˜the moral view of the whole world’ is both incoherent and dangerous.

religionnews.com/2026/02/05/a...

05.02.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Video Series: β€œThe Early Society” | The Society of Jesus The General Curia has recently published a little-known video series by the late Jesuit historian Fr John O’Malley, SJ, exploring the early years of the Society of Jesus. The series offers nine videos...

www.jesuits.global/2026/02/04/n...

04.02.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Useful template for media wanting to generate responsible news headlines: [Trump Administration official] says [X]β€”likely another lie.

04.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U-M is Time magazine's No. 1-ranked public university in America The rankings note that different countries collect data in different ways.

Go Blue!
@umich.bsky.social

U-M is Time magazine's No. 1-ranked public university in America

www.freep.com/story/news/e...

03.02.2026 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 202    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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Springfield Speaks Why We Are "Silent No More" We know the conversation around immigration in Springfield has been loud, political, and often divisive. In 2024, our city was thrust into the national spotlight, describe...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Extend TPS for Haitian Immigrants. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sp...

03.02.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.

03.02.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3383    πŸ” 978    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 98
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 97512    πŸ” 40910    πŸ’¬ 4304    πŸ“Œ 5369
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After Minneapolis killings, U.S. bishop notes β€˜obvious parallels with’ with Nazi Germany β€œI want to be clear that the current times are not identical, and Trump is no Hitler," Bishop Taylor stated. "But the moral decline of our country is real. And we are doomed to repeat failures of the ...

www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/01...

28.01.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On the Feast of St. Thomas of Aquinas, a renowned theologian in church history, we’d like to remind you he asserted that life began well after conception and abortion was permissible in certain circumstances.

28.01.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IF ITS SUCH A GOOD IDEA WHY NOT EXTEND THIS LOGIC TO YOUR ATHLETIC RECRUITMENT?

27.01.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 198    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the reasons this is so under-appreciated is that our university presidents have been & continue to be almost totally absent from the public square in loudly & collectively condemning this existential assault on our institutions & our industry coming from the far right authoritarian party.

27.01.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. Report the facts. One of the most striking facts here are the lies. And they are lies. Intentional lies.

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