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OPINION: The new AI tools are fast but can’t replace the judgment, care and cultural knowledge teachers bring to the table The year I co-taught world history and English language arts with two colleagues, we were tasked with telling the story of the world in 180 days to about 120 ninth graders. We invited students to consider how texts and histories speak to one another: “The Analects” as imperial governance, “Sundiata” as Mali’s political memory, “Julius Caesar” as a window into the unraveling of a republic. By winter, our students had given us nicknames. Some days, we were a triumvirate. Some days, we were Cerberus, the three-headed hound of Hades. It was a joke, but it held a deeper meaning.

OPINION: The new AI tools are fast but can’t replace the judgment, care and cultural knowledge teachers bring to the table

The year I co-taught world history and English language arts with two colleagues, we were tasked with telling the story of the world in 180 days to about 120 ninth graders. We…

84% of political science experts said creating such a force poses a threat to democracy, including 65% who said the threat was extraordinary or serious brightlinewatch.org/violence-red... However, it is overwhelmingly popular among Republicans brightlinewatch.org/violence-red...

Nothing subtle in what's being said about gender and race here

This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.

It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.

They mean what they say and their actions symbolically reflect that. Egregious.

Knowledge is Worth Your Time Folks who hang out on Bluesky/Twitter may have caught bits and pieces of the discussions amongst academics about what to do about today's university students...

Wrote this yesterday chanda.bearblog.dev/knowledge-is...

I’m a college president. Universities can’t retreat as Trump attacks DEI programs OPINION: President Trump’s attacks on DEI programs threaten to reverse decades of progress for women, people of color, disabled people, LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants.

In today's @sfchronicle.com, Mount Holyoke College President Danielle Holley reflects on Trump's attacks on DEI programs at universities: "When DEI is under attack, so is the future we’ve spent nearly 200 years building. We will not retreat."

www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

#NoKings is part of a recent protest history that includes the 20167 women's march in Washington, the 2016-17 Standing Rock protests, and the 2020 George Floyd protests. The US public has been training for mass resistance to transform the country in the midst of the multiple crises it faces.

Although this will be interesting, if so, to see whether it affects buyer decisions incl students and their decision influencers. Oh and alumni giving…

Welp.

“Whatever your view on the merits of the proposals contained in the document, the compact will not be applied in good faith and will instead be enforced selectively to coerce university action on other core matters.”

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We should fund them again like the triumph of civilization that they are: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

An excellent response by MIT’s President Sally Kornbluf rejecting the Trump compact.

Other universities should do the same.

Most Americans think Trump is trying to exercise more power than previous presidents 49% of U.S. adults say Trump is trying to exercise more presidential power than previous presidents and that this is bad for the country.

Most Americans say Trump has improperly used his office to:
💠Punish those who say things he does not like (66%)
💠Encourage federal investigations of his political opponents (62%)
💠Enrich himself or his friends and family (61%)

new @pewresearch.org findings

Oh FFS. Very few people want this. Just the white evangelicals.
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

prri.org/spotlight/20....

“The “benefits of this agreement,” … consist almost entirely of things that the administration does not have the power to arbitrarily withdraw under federal law.”

Thats why they think Charlie Kirk's racism was just "difference of opinion" because he was racist in a calm voice

Trump's higher ed ransom note is here - everyone would have to acquiesce to their unprecedented demands or not be "given priority for grants," plus they can demand "reimbursement" for "violations" www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

A mechanism to enforce fealty. An attack on academic freedom and democracy

This is huge!! Congratulations & gratitude to everyone involved in this case and, of course, @aaup.org!

The Free Speech Crisis for Black Americans Is Worse Than You Think Don’t let Jimmy Kimmel’s return fool you: Black academics are more frightened of talking to the press than I’ve ever seen.

Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, HBCUs received terroristic threats. Black students have been expelled or forced to withdraw. Black professors and teachers have been fired and placed on leave. A Black firefighter was placed on leave. A Black journalist was fired

thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...

Ah, finally, a place where all the disinformation and lies can be housed for the rest of time.

Unconscionable.

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession” Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.

"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."

It is worth remembering that the Trump admin is way out over its skis here.

To consolidate power, they need a solid administrative state.

They gutted the administrative state before meaningfully attempting that consolidation.

Now, they are flailing and facing dissent they can't contain.

2 bits of data from new Economist/YouGov poll.....

13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/

Look, I'm not formally religious or anything. But it breaks my heart and mind that "love thy neighbor," something seemingly so basic and innocuous, feels so out of reach for the world.

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