“The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently rolled out a new policy that permits university officials to record classes without notifying the instructor. It’s a practice administrators have used in the past to investigate professors but have now formalized in writing.”
This is fantastic! Can't wait to see the finished product.
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
The update here left me weepy with how full of love it is. If you can help with end of life expenses, here's where and how.
Manning Hall has had TWO floods this semester, and my kids are still not back in their regular school building because of Chantal flooding, so I know how disruptive this is.
Oh no, this is awful! If you'd like volunteers to help with recovery, I know a lot of students who may be willing (and can also help myself).
Love this! What color paint did you use? It's gorgeous!
Devastating.
"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Yes, my partner and I were just talking about this last night. And seeing the solidarity in Minnesota has me feeling so much hope alongside the rage and sadness.
Sign the petition to support reinstating the library board and safeguarding the library’s mission for children, families, and our community. www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/re... @everylibrary.bsky.social
Or fold it in half and make a square pillow cover? It's gorgeous!
This year I'm going to log my reading with #crochet, one granny square at a time. I kicked off 2026 with Mona Awad's We Love You, Bunny, which was an absolute treat. #booksky
Doctorow is so skilled at cutting through the noise to communicate effectively about sociotechnical problems (cf. "enshittification"). This piece is well worth your time, and I'm sure his upcoming book will be too.
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
They can't even let us keep *one* nice thing, can they?
If you're looking for a group of library workers who understand the power of labor organizing, social justice, & anti-racism, consider applying for the Library Freedom Institute. It's a 15-week program in privacy, intellectual freedom, & critical technology. libraryfreedom.org/institute/
In many counties in my state, "how to apply for SNAP" is one of the onboarding sessions for new teachers each year.
Yes, I remember two, along with field trips to the landfill and recycling center.
Our middle schooler drops quotes from this one all the time and I consider it one of my greatest parenting achievements.
Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
The best CH restaurant and it's not close. Their cocktails alone....
Thanks!
This is so cute! Did you make the print file yourself?
As faculty there, can confirm that this does indeed suck.
