Christine Harold
@christinescreen.bsky.social
UW Communication professor | Scholar of rhetoric, the politics of aesthetics, and consumerism | Author of OURSPACE and THINGS WORTH KEEPING | Mother of Dragons | Seattle | https://christineharold.com | Opinions, good and bad, my own.
October 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I just had to take a photo of this picnic table which as an incredible inclusive design that's useable for adults, young children, and folks using wheelchairs. We need to look at redesigning our public spaces and amenities so that they include everyone in little ways and big ways.
August 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I just had to take a photo of this picnic table which as an incredible inclusive design that's useable for adults, young children, and folks using wheelchairs. We need to look at redesigning our public spaces and amenities so that they include everyone in little ways and big ways.
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This tattoo, by InkedMongoose on IG, is perfect. No notes.
August 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This tattoo, by InkedMongoose on IG, is perfect. No notes.
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Pranksters vs. autocrats, for the win!
Right now, you can download a free copy of this book from the Cornell University Press website:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Many thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social
Right now, you can download a free copy of this book from the Cornell University Press website:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Many thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social
Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press
The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....
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June 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Pranksters vs. autocrats, for the win!
Right now, you can download a free copy of this book from the Cornell University Press website:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Many thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social
Right now, you can download a free copy of this book from the Cornell University Press website:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Many thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social
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"We are witnessing the dismantling of a system that once made space for pure curiosity. But if we lose our commitment to basic research, we risk stalling the very engine of innovation that has propelled us forward for generations." www.chronicle.com/article/in-d...
In Defense of ‘Silly’ Science
Basic research and the value of curiosity.
www.chronicle.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"We are witnessing the dismantling of a system that once made space for pure curiosity. But if we lose our commitment to basic research, we risk stalling the very engine of innovation that has propelled us forward for generations." www.chronicle.com/article/in-d...
Clip from “Chromophobia,” by Raul Servais (1966). On reclaiming creativity and hope from those who aim to drain it from you.
Via @an.i.mat.tion (IG)
Via @an.i.mat.tion (IG)
June 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Clip from “Chromophobia,” by Raul Servais (1966). On reclaiming creativity and hope from those who aim to drain it from you.
Via @an.i.mat.tion (IG)
Via @an.i.mat.tion (IG)
War(s) on terror
by @raphaelerba.bsky.social
by @raphaelerba.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
War(s) on terror
by @raphaelerba.bsky.social
by @raphaelerba.bsky.social
Lewelyn Dixon has been released!
The University of Washington lab technician was held in ICE custody since Feb. 28.
The University of Washington lab technician was held in ICE custody since Feb. 28.
Judge orders release of UW lab tech from ICE custody
An immigration judge ordered Lewelyn Dixon's release from ICE custody on Thursday.
www.king5.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Lewelyn Dixon has been released!
The University of Washington lab technician was held in ICE custody since Feb. 28.
The University of Washington lab technician was held in ICE custody since Feb. 28.
“Welcome, members of the Class of 2025… from down the street, across the country, and around the world. Around the world, just as it should be.”
May 30, 2025 at 6:38 AM
“Welcome, members of the Class of 2025… from down the street, across the country, and around the world. Around the world, just as it should be.”
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22 years ago I pivoted from working on antibiotic resistance to pandemic viruses.
Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment.
...
We were so goddamn close.
Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment.
...
We were so goddamn close.
Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.
www.npr.org
May 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
22 years ago I pivoted from working on antibiotic resistance to pandemic viruses.
Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment.
...
We were so goddamn close.
Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment.
...
We were so goddamn close.
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Today, we received notice that our team’s last remaining NSF grant was terminated. For the first time since 2009, when I received an NSF Fellowship for Graduate Research, I have no active NSF grants.
May 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Today, we received notice that our team’s last remaining NSF grant was terminated. For the first time since 2009, when I received an NSF Fellowship for Graduate Research, I have no active NSF grants.
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Although fair use exceptions to copyright include satire, Conan O’Brien was denied fair use of both the melody and lyrics to the Sound of Music when his new travel show went to Salzburg.
His response:
His response:
May 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Although fair use exceptions to copyright include satire, Conan O’Brien was denied fair use of both the melody and lyrics to the Sound of Music when his new travel show went to Salzburg.
His response:
His response:
On the “tragedy of the commons” as an alibi for the privatization of our common wealth.
🙏🏼 @theforestjar.bsky.social
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May 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
On the “tragedy of the commons” as an alibi for the privatization of our common wealth.
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Harvard launches FREE, self-paced courses focused on democratic principles, understanding the constitution, and crafting your civic voice.
“We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy”
#AcademicSky
#MomSky
“We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy”
#AcademicSky
#MomSky
We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy | Harvard University
Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.
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May 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Harvard launches FREE, self-paced courses focused on democratic principles, understanding the constitution, and crafting your civic voice.
“We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy”
#AcademicSky
#MomSky
“We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy”
#AcademicSky
#MomSky
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
“Happiness” (2017) by Steve Cutts.
May 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“Happiness” (2017) by Steve Cutts.
I watched a ton of Phil Donahue when I was young. Above all, he always modeled curiosity. Non-judgmental, unbridled curiosity.
He talked to Russian intellectuals during the Reagan era, trans people, people with all manner of beliefs. He always led with respect and a genuine desire to understand.
He talked to Russian intellectuals during the Reagan era, trans people, people with all manner of beliefs. He always led with respect and a genuine desire to understand.
Look at these two gents! 🥰
A young Bernie Sanders breaks down the difference between free enterprise and a corporate capitalist society to Phil Donahue.
A young Bernie Sanders breaks down the difference between free enterprise and a corporate capitalist society to Phil Donahue.
May 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I watched a ton of Phil Donahue when I was young. Above all, he always modeled curiosity. Non-judgmental, unbridled curiosity.
He talked to Russian intellectuals during the Reagan era, trans people, people with all manner of beliefs. He always led with respect and a genuine desire to understand.
He talked to Russian intellectuals during the Reagan era, trans people, people with all manner of beliefs. He always led with respect and a genuine desire to understand.
I taught a course, Rhetoric and Popular Culture, for over 20 years, mostly focused on exactly these themes. I’ve been out of the classroom a while, but this makes me want to jump back into the conversation—about the relationship between commerce and counter-cultures.
A lot has changed. Much hasn’t.
A lot has changed. Much hasn’t.
May 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I taught a course, Rhetoric and Popular Culture, for over 20 years, mostly focused on exactly these themes. I’ve been out of the classroom a while, but this makes me want to jump back into the conversation—about the relationship between commerce and counter-cultures.
A lot has changed. Much hasn’t.
A lot has changed. Much hasn’t.
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Before Central Park, there was Seneca Village, a predominantly Black community in Manhattan.
They were forcibly removed in the 1850s to make way for Central Park.
This displacement is recognized as a dark chapter in New York's history, involving the erasure of a thriving community.
They were forcibly removed in the 1850s to make way for Central Park.
This displacement is recognized as a dark chapter in New York's history, involving the erasure of a thriving community.
May 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Before Central Park, there was Seneca Village, a predominantly Black community in Manhattan.
They were forcibly removed in the 1850s to make way for Central Park.
This displacement is recognized as a dark chapter in New York's history, involving the erasure of a thriving community.
They were forcibly removed in the 1850s to make way for Central Park.
This displacement is recognized as a dark chapter in New York's history, involving the erasure of a thriving community.
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My Brother in Christ I wrote a whole ass online course for nineteen-year-olds that starts by making that point before moving on to some modest degree of nuance that is being taught at dozens of universities around the country so why exactly are lecturing me on this again?
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines: Introduction
A free online humanities course about how to learn and work and thrive in an AI world.
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May 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
My Brother in Christ I wrote a whole ass online course for nineteen-year-olds that starts by making that point before moving on to some modest degree of nuance that is being taught at dozens of universities around the country so why exactly are lecturing me on this again?
“After months of headlines about the same half-dozen or so colleges, the Trump administration and its allies seem to be trying to broadcast a more expansive message: Any college can come under its eye, not just the household names.”
#AcademicSky
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The Trump Administration Widens Its Scrutiny of Colleges, With Help From the Internet
After months of headlines about elite colleges, the Trump administration is announcing investigations of less-prominent ones, sometimes seemingly in reaction to viral news.
www.chronicle.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“After months of headlines about the same half-dozen or so colleges, the Trump administration and its allies seem to be trying to broadcast a more expansive message: Any college can come under its eye, not just the household names.”
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
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🎯 @ilanaglazer.com
When do people 💩 themselves?
When dying,
Or giving birth.
We are witnessing the modern era in its death throes. The 20thC is gnashing its teeth as it fades to history. Fascism sputtering one last hurrah.
It’s ugly, and painful. But CHANGE is afoot. Let’s choose to birth PEACE.
When do people 💩 themselves?
When dying,
Or giving birth.
We are witnessing the modern era in its death throes. The 20thC is gnashing its teeth as it fades to history. Fascism sputtering one last hurrah.
It’s ugly, and painful. But CHANGE is afoot. Let’s choose to birth PEACE.
May 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
🎯 @ilanaglazer.com
When do people 💩 themselves?
When dying,
Or giving birth.
We are witnessing the modern era in its death throes. The 20thC is gnashing its teeth as it fades to history. Fascism sputtering one last hurrah.
It’s ugly, and painful. But CHANGE is afoot. Let’s choose to birth PEACE.
When do people 💩 themselves?
When dying,
Or giving birth.
We are witnessing the modern era in its death throes. The 20thC is gnashing its teeth as it fades to history. Fascism sputtering one last hurrah.
It’s ugly, and painful. But CHANGE is afoot. Let’s choose to birth PEACE.