AmandaRose V. PhD

The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]

When a topic is banned, we lose the collective capacity to think critically about it, as even the most basic introductions become overwhelmingly revelatory. Unfathomable.

This isn’t how universities function; it’s how parochial schools pursue religious adherence.

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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

Three steaks seating on a grill

Happy Steaksgiving to those who, like us, don’t really celebrate the big holiday, but use this day to annually enjoy something you don’t regularly eat.

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Yet another corporate giveaway as the oligarchs loot the treasury.

Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens

I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.

Gift link:

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Someone once had a go at me for being judgemental about this, but I’m sorry, unless your workplace is making you use it then I am going to judge you for using this really unethical destructive thing because you don’t want to write your own emails

I’ve never used Ch*tGPT. I’ve never wanted to or had a single moment when I thought it would be helpful. I realise my work is very specific, but whenever I see people talk about using it or ‘needing’ it ngl in my head I’m just thinking ‘skill issue’.

This is real: happening today at least in Monrovia.

It won’t snow here. Scrape ICE.

absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed

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No winged harpies were harmed or sent to a fiery grave during the production of this motion picture.

No Jumbo Sized Cocktail Rats were harmed during the production of this motion picture.

I’m rewatching #Xena again and whoever wrote these comedic credits snippets is bringing me so much joy 30 years on. You won the world.

Every episode. Jokes about Argo’s trust, spiteful monotheistic deities, etc… delightful silliness. This is the energy I need in my life
#XWP

I’m bummed that I can’t make it to PAXU, but did confirm my tickets for KP, so now I’m super pumped & looking forward to a week in Sweden!

The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.

When a President calls for the death of lawmakers protecting the oath military members take to the Constitution (NOT the President), you are watching a full-blown Constitutional Crisis. This is the ultimate test of our democracy. We cannot look away.

Funny how, in our time of institutional austerity in which our instructional budget is getting slashed, we can’t hire more faculty/staff, and course caps are rising, there’s still plenty of money for AI initiatives 🤔

Choose your fighter meme with different drawings of animals pictured including a bird with an acorn like a bundle stick sitting on a branch with the words "too old for this shit but has got nowhere else to be" and a tiny hamster in a cape "thinks they're in charge. Isn't"

Every faculty member is at least two of the animals on this chart. #academicsky #acasky

US education department reassigns many powers to other federal agencies Move marks further dismantling of the department and Democrats criticized administration for ‘slashing resources’

The Trump administration is breaking the law by transferring critical work to federal agencies that lack the expertise to lead education policy.

Congress must immediately intervene to stop this illegal restructuring and protect our students' right to an education.

@nysut.bsky.social #EduSky

I’m always down to chat abt how participants perceived my consent mechanics! Keen to discover new/better approaches… even though I’m really proud of the suite of mechanics developed for this specific larp! Maybe I will break my mostly-lurk habit to hit you up over there sometime soon lol

I am so proud to have hired (and of course paid!) an illustrator to help us clarify concepts related to cognitive development, consent, and pedagogy.

No AI went into the making of this text. Human work about working with humans!

#theatre #consent #pedagogy #highered #k12 #teaching #arts

I came here for the first two posts and was like “yes! More bold experimentation in design! More high fidelity emotional experience in rp! More larp! Say more!”
…and then was like 😳 “omg someone so cool is out in the real world talking about a project I collaborated on!” And I can’t even 🧡

I am so proud to have hired (and of course paid!) an illustrator to help us clarify concepts related to cognitive development, consent, and pedagogy.

No AI went into the making of this text. Human work about working with humans!

#theatre #consent #pedagogy #highered #k12 #teaching #arts

My department is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world. Please circulate!

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What does 15 look like? Teens and former child actors weigh in online after Megyn Kelly comments After commentator Megyn Kelly seemed to downplay the youth of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, former child actresses and current teenagers took to social media to express outrage.

After commentator Megyn Kelly seemed to downplay the youth of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, former child actresses and current teenagers took to social media to express outrage. n.pr/4o6Vfmi

Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop

Headline 'Scientists have discovered "third state" between life and death'.

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The Theatre Artist's Guide to Consent-Based Pedagogy: Supporting Young Students in Performance and Production

We can normalize boundaries & communication & respect on desexualized environments.

Consent is key to effective collaboration, and a Consent-Based Pedagogy is effective in teaching the arts. Teach youth self-advocacy now, so we can shift the paradigm of tomorrow.

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