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Dominique Baker
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
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Went to some colleges, now studying them for a living
Talk equally about ed policy and reality tv
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https://www.dominiquebaker.com/

(I generally don't follow students as they deserve space to blow off steam about people like me)
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jun 26
Morning! I did a lil analysis and turns out that, when ED employees are illegally fired and contracts are canceled, ED is unable to fulfill its congressional mandate to publish national statistics on the condition of education.

Why does that matter? Well...

www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
Screenshot of policy brief that reads: This delay (or outright refusal) to compile a robust COE weakens our nation’s ability to accurately assess the current condition of education and the progress we have made. Policy actors such as the Congressional Research Service use Digest tables. Scholars leverage the COE to explain in policy briefs the effects of K-12 class-size reduction policies or whether an “enrollment cliff” actually looms for higher education. The press also uses this data to help the public understand issues like the rise in total cost of attendance at colleges and universities or challenges in the teacher labor market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
bakerdphd.bsky.social
"This boy better play this piano!"

-Dominique 30 seconds after starting this video
bamaslymm.blacksky.app Big Bad Booty Daddy @bamaslymm.blacksky.app · 8h
They WERE NOT hype enough for my boi.

HE WAS GOIN DUMB ON THEM KEYS
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
Jane. I've read them both and I need my sad, poor heroines to get a man.
rezekjoe.bsky.social Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 3h
You can only pick one. I’m sorry.

Jane Austen or Mary Shelley
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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weratedogs.com
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
I am home
jcsalterego.bsky.social Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 5h
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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charlottegarden.bsky.social
Texas A&M reinventing "prior restraints"

www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
The Texas A&M University System will vote on Thursday on whether to prohibit faculty at its 11 universities from teaching “race or gender ideology” unless those lessons are pre-approved by each campus president or a delegate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
SEATTLE!!!

We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
A photo of Katie Wilson seated in a wooden chair beside a white brick fireplace smiling at the camera with her hands folded an image of the election results from King County
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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taniel.bsky.social
LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.

That's out of ≈270K!

Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
How do I get this to be my living room?
art-institute.bsky.social Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 6h
A11: Rhode Island Parlor, c. 1820, by Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne
American, 1882-1966
c. 1940

More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/45345
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966, A11: Rhode Island Parlor, c. 1820, Miniature scale model of a large, furnished white-walled room with ornamental moulding, wooden flooring, upholstered wooden chairs, and a large decorative carpet in the floor's center.
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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peterbergman.bsky.social
If anyone has a job market paper they would like me to repost, tag me and I will do my best to do so! Would love to follow what people are working on more closely.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
A) I told y'all to read No Ivory Tower

B) I'll include my thread on my reread of the book in a reply

C) Lol well now I guess I don't need to write up my thoughts on the first and second red scares and higher ed (though I do have more thoughts!)
Screenshot of the article which reads: The historians, lawyers, and scholars I spoke with were in marked agreement that the current moment is not just comparable to but even more damaging than previous Red Scares. Within higher education, today’s crackdown is “worse than McCarthyism—much worse,” Ellen Schrecker, a historian and the author of No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities, told me. Then, she explained, individual academics were scrutinized and fired for Communist ties. But today, the country is experiencing a “frontal attack on everything that has to do with universities and colleges,” Schrecker said. Screenshot of the article which reads: When I spoke with Schrecker about her study of the second Red Scare, she pointed to Kimmel’s victory as an indication of the difference between the McCarthy era and today. During McCarthyism, “there was essentially no opposition,” she told me. “People either supported the purges, or else they were too afraid.” One representative anecdote in No Ivory Tower describes a graduate student at the University of Chicago who, during the ’50s, was unable to persuade frightened colleagues to sign a petition—not about any politically sensitive topic but for the university to install a vending machine in their laboratory. In contrast, after Disney pulled Kimmel from the air, petitions and calls for boycotts blossomed. The ACLU launched a campaign to “defend free speech,” and hundreds of actors and artists signed on.
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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phillipanderson.bsky.social
Jeebus. Just look at this shit:
"Everyone is on pins and needles," the source told MSNBC, referring to prosecutors who fear being asked by the U.S. Attorney Reding Quiñones, or his leadership team, to work on a case that President Donald Trump has said should lead to the arrests of an expansive list of individuals, including former President Barack Obama and former CIA Director John Brennan.
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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zackwhittaker.com
Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."

“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
Cybersecurity breach at Congressional Budget Office remains a live threat
Library of Congress employees were informed to take caution when emailing the office of the congressional scorekeeper.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
Can't believe social media managers think these are the moves to convince constituents not to do everything (legally) within their power to remove some fools from office
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
I told y'all, the compact failed. They've pivoted back to one-off deals with institutions.
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
Saw this and immediately opened it to read
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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brhkim.bsky.social
🚨Calling all education+social science researchers! 🚨

For the second time ever, Common App is hosting an open Call for Research Proposals to solicit innovative and rigorous research projects using our expansive (& still mostly untapped) data warehouse!
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/Co...
A screenshot of the title page of the Common App Call for Research Proposals, AY 2025-2026. The Executive Summary and main requirements for the Letter of Intent are visible. Exact text can be found at the link in the main post.
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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pghguild.com
Can you help us finish this fight and cover bills that’ve piled up over more than 3 years on strike? Donations go directly to striking workers’ families to cover essentials like rent, groceries and emergency expenses: www.unionprogress.com/donate/
Red text over a white background reading "Post-Gazette striker win 3-year strike!"
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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pghguild.com
BREAKING: We won!

Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.

pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
A yellow bridge in front of a city background with three banners reading "POST-GAZETTE STRIKERS WILL WIN".
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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cohodes.bsky.social
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣

"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
Screenshot of working paper: The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
What if I told you that the University of Michigan was one of the most infamous offenders of faculty and student rights during McCarthyism? It feels like their current moves targeting student protestors are in alignment with this dubious honor.

specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
From the Daily: The University's values on trial
specials.michigandaily.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
What if I told you that the University of Michigan was one of the most infamous offenders of faculty and student rights during McCarthyism? It feels like their current moves targeting student protestors are in alignment with this dubious honor.

specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
From the Daily: The University's values on trial
specials.michigandaily.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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anatosaurus.bsky.social
When CA launched Prop 50, it was polling at 38%. And so, we did it anyway. Winning campaigns requires that your GOALS define your actions, recognizing opinion - including who agrees to vote - is malleable. In other words, be a thermostat, not a thermometer.
contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight, Part I
“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Tuesday Showed the Power of Magnetism.
contrarian.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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cmonstah.bsky.social
Hey you guys, @lataco.bsky.social has been doing ESSENTIAL work covering ICE raids and the ways in which they are tearing at the fabric of our communities. Now they are having a membership drive. If you want to support their work, pitch in here:
lataco.com/join
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November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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gothamgirlblue.com
Putting this out there again as my family tries to find some stability
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
[Whispers]

I have seen the fluff picture but I do not know what fluff is and I'm fine keeping it that way so I'm just assuming it's hair
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM