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Faculty Members Are Not Cashiers Why the “customer service” lingo in academe is bad for students.

2014 from me: No, students aren't customers. Because you, the student, are much more important than a financial transaction.

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This is why I still teach logical fallacies, so students can be like “oh either/or reasoning, this is meant to manipulate me into thinking there are only two options when there are actually a whole hell of a lot.”

Every freshmen I teach knows more than our president.

Now it’s on the official CDC site… they really are losing it. The statements shown directly contradict:
- The NIH
- WHO
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- National Academy of Medicine
- Every major medical and scientific body in the U.S. and worldwide

Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions For younger writers, ages 15-21

I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...

this story was reported on as a suicide three months ago.

the family has now obtained evidence that Chaofeng Ge's hands and legs were tied behind his back at the time of his hanging.

justice for Chaofeng Ge.

www.pennlive.com/news/2025/11...

Cool not like we needed the water or anything

A study earlier this month found that America’s more fragmented media landscape — particularly the takeoff of cable news — accounts for fully one third of the increase in cultural conflict in the US since the year 2000.

This forthcoming book from @lollardfish.bsky.social looks good: www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

The plan: take money from insurers, give it to people, then have people give it back to the insurers.

Whoa this is gonna be on CBS? Normies are gonna see the ICE videos finally? Oh no I don't think this is gonna be a good thing for him.

I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.

I set aside today for a grading session. In Canvas.

this is truly invaluable reporting

News outlets reject Pentagon press restrictions Several news organizations, including The New York Times, NPR and Newsmax, are refusing to sign a new set of restrictions on news gathering inside the Pentagon.

Several news organizations, including The New York Times, NPR and Newsmax, are refusing to sign a new set of restrictions on news gathering inside the Pentagon. n.pr/3ILiHaj

Old enough to remember when scenes like this would have been unthinkable in America. (It was 9 months ago)

AI 🤝 fascism

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.

Students, listen up! NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for 2025 Our national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit your story for a chance to win our $5,000 grand prize, and hear your podcast on NPR.

Our national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit your story for a chance to win our $5,000 grand prize, and hear your podcast on NPR.

Did y'all see that we are hiring? 🤠

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Solitary confinement is inhumane and part of a larger pattern of systemic abuse against people in ICE detention — this torturous practice must end.

BREAKING: A court ruled that ICE can no longer detain immigrants in abusive conditions at 26 Federal Plaza while our case continues.

This ruling requires ICE to provide people detained at the facility access to hygiene products, sleeping mats, and free, confidential calls to their lawyers.

Launching a start-up called OpenIA.

We make stickers of this I.A. Richard’s poem & you post them to the face of your phone so you can’t look at it anymore.

it’s fascinating. majorities of americans oppose the military occupation of cities. a substantial number of those are fucking furious about it, but rather than lean into this anger and attack trump’s perception of strength, these “strategists” want democrats to avoid the confrontation entirely.

Texas DA who charged abortion patient with murder accused of once paying for one Three years after Texas prosecutors charged a woman with murder for inducing her own abortion, the local district attorney is accused of paying for an abortion while having an affair decades ago.

A Texas woman was arrested and unlawfully charged with murder after having a medication abortion.

A new court filing exposes the illegal actions and misconduct of the officials who prosecuted her.

YouTube video by Rep. Al Green Congressman Al Green Exposes Racism in Texas Redistricting

Congressman Al Green Exposes Racism in Texas Redistricting. Watch the short clip of Rep. Green on YouTube by clicking here: youtu.be/2aG49V1N78Y

Study: For 60 Years, Kids' TV Cast Boys As Doers And Girls As Passive New research reveals that the language in kid’s TV is reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes, and that little has changed in 60 years.  In some cases, it’s getting worse.

Study of 6,600 episodes of kids’ TV over 60 years finds boys portrayed as ‘doers’ and girls as passive. And male characters still dominate dialogue, 50% more than female characters. @kimelsesser.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Nonbinary Houston Artist Wyntress X’ion Shines Through Art and Advocacy Wyntress X’ion, a Houston native and nonbinary artist, blends vibrant art with queer advocacy, reflecting on their identity journey and how visibility uplifts community during Non-Binary People’s Awar...

“I get to live at the intersections of masculine and feminine energy... I am able to be fluid, owning both parts when I need to.”

Houston artist Wyntress X’ion reminds us that the freedom to express who we are — through art, gender, and identity — is a right worth protecting.

Inside the U.S. plan to detain immigrants in Latin America as bargaining chips in WWII During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and deported them to the U.S. where they lived in camps.

During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and deported them to the U.S. where they lived in camps.