Alex Chambers
@chalexambers.bsky.social
WFIU Inner States (pod) | How to Survive the Future (pod) | Climate Violence and the Poetics of Refuge (diss) | Binding: A Preparation (poems)
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I’m at the Pride parade
I’m at the protest march
I’m at the combination Pride parade and protest march
I’m at the protest march
I’m at the combination Pride parade and protest march
June 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’m at the Pride parade
I’m at the protest march
I’m at the combination Pride parade and protest march
I’m at the protest march
I’m at the combination Pride parade and protest march
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did some reporting on the impact of DOGE's cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the court cases that are preserving the agency (for now), Trump's threats to slash federal arts spending, and the importance of IMLS to libraries and schools everywhere: slate.com/life/2025/05...
Why Would Trump Dismantle This Tiny Little Agency That Does So Much Good?
Judges are on the IMLS’ side. But the budget battle is still to come.
slate.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
did some reporting on the impact of DOGE's cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the court cases that are preserving the agency (for now), Trump's threats to slash federal arts spending, and the importance of IMLS to libraries and schools everywhere: slate.com/life/2025/05...
Just saw Jewish Theatre of B’ton’s 4000 Miles. Powerful, funny, tender play about how hard it is to change. The 2 leads in particular were amazing. Killed it.
May 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Just saw Jewish Theatre of B’ton’s 4000 Miles. Powerful, funny, tender play about how hard it is to change. The 2 leads in particular were amazing. Killed it.
M. Gessen to universities:
Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
Opinion | This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, If They Dare
It’s been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
M. Gessen to universities:
Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
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All right, I’m gonna break my no-all-caps rule: LISTEN TO THIS. The journalism we need now.
Props to @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social for holding DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar's feet to the fire this morning. Powerful interviewing: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar discusses arrest of protest leader, deportations
NPR speaks with Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar about the arrest of a student protest leader and the Trump administration's ramped-up deportations of immigrants.
www.npr.org
March 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
All right, I’m gonna break my no-all-caps rule: LISTEN TO THIS. The journalism we need now.
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I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...
Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...
Indiana!
Depositing a $2.01 check from Parkview with no explanation beyond a mysterious "REFUNDPPG," pretty sure that "$2.01" is not actually a comparable amount to "unlimited dollars"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
‘Unlimited dollars’: how an Indiana hospital chain took over a region and jacked up prices
In the nation’s most affordable metro area, getting hurt or sick is expensive
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Indiana!
Looking for a job? Or to NOT have a job? Nathan Dillon's in between - he sings rock songs at nursing homes.
For the latest Inner States, we talked about music, memory, aging and money.
Also he's got a great laugh. (If nothing else, listen for that.)
indianapublicmedia.org/innerstates/...
For the latest Inner States, we talked about music, memory, aging and money.
Also he's got a great laugh. (If nothing else, listen for that.)
indianapublicmedia.org/innerstates/...
Nathan Dillon: Troubadour for Seniors
For years now, Nathan Dillon has been driving around southern Indiana, singing to old folks. He’s not old, himself, but he knows how he wants to spend the rest of his time.
indianapublicmedia.org
February 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Looking for a job? Or to NOT have a job? Nathan Dillon's in between - he sings rock songs at nursing homes.
For the latest Inner States, we talked about music, memory, aging and money.
Also he's got a great laugh. (If nothing else, listen for that.)
indianapublicmedia.org/innerstates/...
For the latest Inner States, we talked about music, memory, aging and money.
Also he's got a great laugh. (If nothing else, listen for that.)
indianapublicmedia.org/innerstates/...
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If corporate sponsorships are a problem, maybe the way to deal with that is to fully fund a robust public media system.
There's no public interest here. Just a transparent attempt to undermine public media. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS’s sponsorships.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If corporate sponsorships are a problem, maybe the way to deal with that is to fully fund a robust public media system.
Weapons of the Weak (see also: James Scott)
January 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Weapons of the Weak (see also: James Scott)
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🎯 The one neat trick long term investment in parallel institutions that do various, adaptable, needful things & those don’t have immediate deliverables & their impacts are rarely direct. The magnitude of their influence & importance shows overtime. There’s no quickie way to build society-wide power.
IMO one of the right’s major structural advantages is having plutocrats who do unrestricted giving and are open to experimentation/long- term institution building with difficult to quantify benefits.
December 31, 2024 at 9:31 PM
🎯 The one neat trick long term investment in parallel institutions that do various, adaptable, needful things & those don’t have immediate deliverables & their impacts are rarely direct. The magnitude of their influence & importance shows overtime. There’s no quickie way to build society-wide power.
Admittedly, except for the square inch of sky in the corner, this person’s yard looks like it’s indoors. I’d be annoyed too if my neighbor’s blossoms kept getting all over my living room.
December 30, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Admittedly, except for the square inch of sky in the corner, this person’s yard looks like it’s indoors. I’d be annoyed too if my neighbor’s blossoms kept getting all over my living room.
ONIONS.
My first favorite (I admit) internet pet.
I hope he’s the tipping point for a faculty union.
My first favorite (I admit) internet pet.
I hope he’s the tipping point for a faculty union.
Someone just sent a photo of their dog, Onions, to an 11,000 person faculty listserv, adorable
December 30, 2024 at 3:36 AM
ONIONS.
My first favorite (I admit) internet pet.
I hope he’s the tipping point for a faculty union.
My first favorite (I admit) internet pet.
I hope he’s the tipping point for a faculty union.
Reposting bc I don’t have one of these to make a note about it in
Let’s go, 2025! (Or rather Q1/Q2 of 2025 in this notebook)
Not only is journaling good for your mental health and goal-setting and time-blocking good for your efficiency, CONTEMPORANEOUS DAILY NOTES CAN SAVE YOUR ASS.
Not only is journaling good for your mental health and goal-setting and time-blocking good for your efficiency, CONTEMPORANEOUS DAILY NOTES CAN SAVE YOUR ASS.
December 30, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Reposting bc I don’t have one of these to make a note about it in
Who knew an out of control email chain could bring such joy? Love it.
omg a student somehow accidentally wrote an email addressed to a faculty-wide NYU listserv and my inbox is now a master class on who understands the difference between a listserv and an email chain
December 30, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Who knew an out of control email chain could bring such joy? Love it.
@robmcmyers.bsky.social The two episodes about Start Up are possibly your best yet, imo. The discussion of the industry, burnout, artistry vs commerce, and the ending defense of what audio can do. Nice work!
And I’ve got an idea (request?) I’m gonna try to get around to mentioning soon.
And I’ve got an idea (request?) I’m gonna try to get around to mentioning soon.
December 18, 2024 at 11:25 PM
@robmcmyers.bsky.social The two episodes about Start Up are possibly your best yet, imo. The discussion of the industry, burnout, artistry vs commerce, and the ending defense of what audio can do. Nice work!
And I’ve got an idea (request?) I’m gonna try to get around to mentioning soon.
And I’ve got an idea (request?) I’m gonna try to get around to mentioning soon.
Excited to finally release an ep that's been months in the making! Whose Heartland? is about how we tell the story of the Midwest. It started as a collab with @midwesternhistory.bsky.social and grew into a look at the history of the idea of the Heartland.
indianapublicmedia.org/innerstates/...
indianapublicmedia.org/innerstates/...
December 12, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Excited to finally release an ep that's been months in the making! Whose Heartland? is about how we tell the story of the Midwest. It started as a collab with @midwesternhistory.bsky.social and grew into a look at the history of the idea of the Heartland.
indianapublicmedia.org/innerstates/...
indianapublicmedia.org/innerstates/...
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This interview with Nikki Giovanni from earlier this year should be required reading. oxfordamerican.org/web-only/nik...
![I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they're as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation. They're breaking down-I don't have the word for it right now-but it's gender prejudice, and [the idea that] somebody has decided that they can tell you who you are, what your name should be, and how you should look.
And those youngsters are saying, "No, I can decide who I am, what my name should be." Everybody's mad at me like, You should be a girl because we've decided you're a girl. And they say, "Well, who the hell are you?" I can decide that I'm a boy. And if it makes me happy, what does it mean to you? And I can decide that my name is John. And if you don't like that my name is Geraldine, why can't you name yourself? And if the people who know you and love you-or have to talk to you, maybe they don't even love you but they have to talk to you -you can tell them, “This is my name, and I would like to be referred to in that way."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bb6m3nt3ohlter5c35zjlt6z/bafkreibs7rspksh3k7ekvnnmxzeenwwuvr4ab6fs4usuckmu2zpdzq3hcq@jpeg)
December 10, 2024 at 3:18 AM
This interview with Nikki Giovanni from earlier this year should be required reading. oxfordamerican.org/web-only/nik...
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Public radio journalists of Bluesky, please take note and help spread the word:
We're working on an episode about what the current threats to funding for public media would mean for your community. We want to hear about the journalism that only public radio can do:
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We're working on an episode about what the current threats to funding for public media would mean for your community. We want to hear about the journalism that only public radio can do:
forms.gle/KWf2XYgQX1cV...
On the Media: Call Out to Local Stations
At On the Media, we're working on an hour all about the state of public radio. We're concerned with the role of stations in their local communities; how public media has been politicized; and what a c...
forms.gle
December 9, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Public radio journalists of Bluesky, please take note and help spread the word:
We're working on an episode about what the current threats to funding for public media would mean for your community. We want to hear about the journalism that only public radio can do:
forms.gle/KWf2XYgQX1cV...
We're working on an episode about what the current threats to funding for public media would mean for your community. We want to hear about the journalism that only public radio can do:
forms.gle/KWf2XYgQX1cV...
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Meanwhile this CEO's death is just one of many that could have been prevented by single payer healthcare.
December 6, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Meanwhile this CEO's death is just one of many that could have been prevented by single payer healthcare.
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CNN convened a panel of transgender youth to get their thoughts on the Supreme Court and the 2024 election.
10-year-old Violet: "My self is not an opinion. It is a fact."
10-year-old Violet: "My self is not an opinion. It is a fact."
December 6, 2024 at 2:26 PM
CNN convened a panel of transgender youth to get their thoughts on the Supreme Court and the 2024 election.
10-year-old Violet: "My self is not an opinion. It is a fact."
10-year-old Violet: "My self is not an opinion. It is a fact."
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what N Y Times calls "morbid glee" is better described as cries from the heart of a deeply wounded & betrayed country; hundreds of thousands of Americans shamelessly exploited by health-care insurers reacting to a single act of violence against just one of their multi-millionaire executives.
Torrent of Anger for Health Insurance Industry Follows C.E.O.’s Killing www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/n...
December 6, 2024 at 9:19 AM
what N Y Times calls "morbid glee" is better described as cries from the heart of a deeply wounded & betrayed country; hundreds of thousands of Americans shamelessly exploited by health-care insurers reacting to a single act of violence against just one of their multi-millionaire executives.