Andrew (Andy) Dykstra
@adykstra.bsky.social
〰️🔊👂🧠 @ University of Central Florida | opinions mine
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Doctoral Program - UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers professional education leading to a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
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If you're interested in auditory neuroscience and doctoral work, reach out! I'm one of the mentors listed for CSD's (@ucf.bsky.social) new PhD program and would love to recruit a kind, curious, and enthusiastic new member of the conscious audition and scene analysis (CASA) lab.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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free video for intro lectures on auditory perception
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 AM
free video for intro lectures on auditory perception
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Why did consciousness evolve at all? A superb special issue of @royalsocietypublishing.org brings together experts across disciplines to explore the functions of consciousness and why it emerged in some species but not others. @tecumsehfitch.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3...
February 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Why did consciousness evolve at all? A superb special issue of @royalsocietypublishing.org brings together experts across disciplines to explore the functions of consciousness and why it emerged in some species but not others. @tecumsehfitch.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3...
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A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked. A judge ruled his arrest was unlawful.
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked. A judge ruled his arrest was unlawful.
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See, The Guardian did it correctly. They observed and verified something that is racist and referred to it as such directly, without hiding behind uncertainty that's really a reflection of discomfort about telling the truth. News media can be honest if they want to be. #journalism
Donald Trump prompts fury after posting racist video about Barack and Michelle Obama – US politics live
Donald Trump prompts fury after posting racist video about Barack and Michelle Obama – US politics live
The US president posted a racist video on Truth Social that included disproven allegations about ballot-counting
Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage.
Donald Trump went on a massive social media spree overnight that included posting on Truth Social an election conspiracy video that ended with a clip depicting former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM
See, The Guardian did it correctly. They observed and verified something that is racist and referred to it as such directly, without hiding behind uncertainty that's really a reflection of discomfort about telling the truth. News media can be honest if they want to be. #journalism
(FWIW, I let my own Prime subscription lapse last year.)
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
(FWIW, I let my own Prime subscription lapse last year.)
Just one guy's inconsequential opinion, but one of the most effective collective actions I think we could take would be a Cesar Chavez-style boycott of Amazon.
"We’re witnessing a murder.
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Just one guy's inconsequential opinion, but one of the most effective collective actions I think we could take would be a Cesar Chavez-style boycott of Amazon.
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The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.
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Your Iranian colleagues are cut off from family back home & are in a state of collective grief, which has many faces. We may appear more aloof or be more impatient, may self-isolate, have more typos, may freeze or overwork to numb the pain, or find fear, memory, or hope in unexpected moments.
January 27, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Your Iranian colleagues are cut off from family back home & are in a state of collective grief, which has many faces. We may appear more aloof or be more impatient, may self-isolate, have more typos, may freeze or overwork to numb the pain, or find fear, memory, or hope in unexpected moments.
If you're simultaneously (a) freaking out, (b) mad AF, and (c) seeking moral clarity and leadership, you're not alone.
January 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
If you're simultaneously (a) freaking out, (b) mad AF, and (c) seeking moral clarity and leadership, you're not alone.
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What should academics be doing right now?
I have been writing up some thoughts on what the research says about effective action, and what universities specifically can do.
davidbau.github.io/poetsandnurs...
It's on GitHub. Suggestions and pull requests welcome.
github.com/davidbau/poe...
I have been writing up some thoughts on what the research says about effective action, and what universities specifically can do.
davidbau.github.io/poetsandnurs...
It's on GitHub. Suggestions and pull requests welcome.
github.com/davidbau/poe...
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 AM
What should academics be doing right now?
I have been writing up some thoughts on what the research says about effective action, and what universities specifically can do.
davidbau.github.io/poetsandnurs...
It's on GitHub. Suggestions and pull requests welcome.
github.com/davidbau/poe...
I have been writing up some thoughts on what the research says about effective action, and what universities specifically can do.
davidbau.github.io/poetsandnurs...
It's on GitHub. Suggestions and pull requests welcome.
github.com/davidbau/poe...
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A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
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I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
January 24, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
It was their final, most essential command.
gift link: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
It was their final, most essential command.
gift link: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
Minneapolis Live Updates: Man Killed by Federal Agents Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
It was their final, most essential command.
gift link: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
It was their final, most essential command.
gift link: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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The federal government is gunning people down in the streets, lying about what happened and then preventing any independent investigation of the killings
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The federal government is gunning people down in the streets, lying about what happened and then preventing any independent investigation of the killings
*Every SENATOR, irrespective of party, must vote NO on DHS/ICE funding.
Every Democratic Senator must vote NO on DHS/ICE funding. Continuing to fund this agency that is terrorizing and murdering our people makes you complicit. They EXECUTED Alex Pretti.
Every Senator must draw a line in the stand here.
Every Senator must draw a line in the stand here.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
*Every SENATOR, irrespective of party, must vote NO on DHS/ICE funding.
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Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
How's your non-violent working Mr Gandhi stancil? They will kill each and everyone of you right if they had the chance and you will still be writing Kumbaya.
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
(Video: @dropsitenews.com )
(Video: @dropsitenews.com )
January 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
(Video: @dropsitenews.com )
(Video: @dropsitenews.com )
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Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"