Citizen of Somewhere Else
@citizense.bsky.social
this one's personal: governance wonk; rural regional public prof; sf/fantasy/comics/anime nerd; golf otaku; ex-pitcher/point guard/union goon (still HELU/CAHE); newly empty nester; mostly harmless Hawthornist; “radical, hate-mongering hater”
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1882 to 198! Solidarity, new comrades, and congrats to the Coalition of Graduate Employees.
Penn State graduate students overwhelmingly vote in favor of unionizing
The election took place last month.
www.centredaily.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
1882 to 198! Solidarity, new comrades, and congrats to the Coalition of Graduate Employees.
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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Every dollar spent on public higher education, especially research universities, delivers far more in return. So simple. And yet it is all-but-impossible to convince politicians of either party to do the wise thing.
#edusky
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#edusky
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Oregon economy gets $3.7B boost from UO, contributing 1% of state's total economy
A report released in September says the University of Oregon (UO) is responsible for close to $3.7-Billion of Oregon's economy; that's roughly one-percent of Or
kval.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Every dollar spent on public higher education, especially research universities, delivers far more in return. So simple. And yet it is all-but-impossible to convince politicians of either party to do the wise thing.
#edusky
kval.com/news/local/o...
#edusky
kval.com/news/local/o...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
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Some really dystopian controls being put in place here. The “approved” content is completely subjective and this will be weaponized to attack professors and instructors who teach about ideas that go against the prevailing statewide political winds. This is anathema to academic freedom & free inquiry
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Some really dystopian controls being put in place here. The “approved” content is completely subjective and this will be weaponized to attack professors and instructors who teach about ideas that go against the prevailing statewide political winds. This is anathema to academic freedom & free inquiry
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JD Vance's rant today placing the blame on immigrants for America's housing shortage is straight from the fascist playbook. Consider this 1938 card, "Housing Shortage Is the Fault of the Jews."
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM
JD Vance's rant today placing the blame on immigrants for America's housing shortage is straight from the fascist playbook. Consider this 1938 card, "Housing Shortage Is the Fault of the Jews."
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Proud to be part of the first wave of professors teaching with this volume. This week my students in American Modernism read the @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social & @johannawinant.bsky.social intro, then a little Larsen, Butler on Larsen, & @ncecire.bsky.social on Butler on Larsen.
And. It. Went. Awesome.
And. It. Went. Awesome.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Proud to be part of the first wave of professors teaching with this volume. This week my students in American Modernism read the @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social & @johannawinant.bsky.social intro, then a little Larsen, Butler on Larsen, & @ncecire.bsky.social on Butler on Larsen.
And. It. Went. Awesome.
And. It. Went. Awesome.
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Made sure to reference this in my segment of a fantastic academic freedom panel organized by the National Council of Faculty Senates featuring @standhighered.bsky.social Jennifer Lundquist @penamerica.bsky.social Amy Reid and moderated by Katherine Ott Walter #MADC
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Made sure to reference this in my segment of a fantastic academic freedom panel organized by the National Council of Faculty Senates featuring @standhighered.bsky.social Jennifer Lundquist @penamerica.bsky.social Amy Reid and moderated by Katherine Ott Walter #MADC
Oneonnnnnttttta! (rocks)
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Oneonnnnnttttta! (rocks)
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The Uninhabitable United States
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Uninhabitable United States
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“Deporting immigrants to make room for “real” Americans is therefore both about a belief that only certain types of people can be American in the first place and a demand that these authentic Americans be provided an array of nostalgic comforts through government largess.”
Don’t Build Housing, Just Deport People: The Nativist Right Recoils at Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Proposal
The backlash against Trump's proposal reveals the characteristics of his base's reactionary housing politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“Deporting immigrants to make room for “real” Americans is therefore both about a belief that only certain types of people can be American in the first place and a demand that these authentic Americans be provided an array of nostalgic comforts through government largess.”
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Spanberger says University of Virginia should pause search for president www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Spanberger says University of Virginia should pause search for president
Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger called on the University of Virginia’s governing board to pause its presidential search until she can appoint new members, saying actions by the current board ha...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Spanberger says University of Virginia should pause search for president www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Voices From the North: @jbarchivist.bsky.social reviews AS THE EARTH DREAMS: BLACK CANADIAN SPECULATIVE STORIES, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@houseofanansi.bsky.social)
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/10/v...
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/10/v...
Voices From the North: As the Earth Dreams
Jeremy Brett Under Review:As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories. Edited by Terese Mason Pierre. Spiderline, October 2025. There are many beautiful and well-known examples of recen…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Voices From the North: @jbarchivist.bsky.social reviews AS THE EARTH DREAMS: BLACK CANADIAN SPECULATIVE STORIES, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@houseofanansi.bsky.social)
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/10/v...
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/10/v...
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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He’s been on a mission from God for decades
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
He’s been on a mission from God for decades
The federal government is trying to place the University of California under political control. Join with UC Unbowed before the Board of Regents meeting on November 18-20 and tell President James B. Milliken & the Regents to protect UC's independence. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/un...
University of California: Reject the federal government's political control
The federal government is trying to place the University of California under political control. Join with UC Unbowed before the Board of Regents meeting on November 18-20 and tell President James B. M...
alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The federal government is trying to place the University of California under political control. Join with UC Unbowed before the Board of Regents meeting on November 18-20 and tell President James B. Milliken & the Regents to protect UC's independence. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/un...
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I’ll be chatting with Adam Shatz on Friday @cunyenglish.bsky.social about his comprehensive biography of Fanon, specifically his continuing influence on Black radical thought. Come through if you’re in NYC.
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’ll be chatting with Adam Shatz on Friday @cunyenglish.bsky.social about his comprehensive biography of Fanon, specifically his continuing influence on Black radical thought. Come through if you’re in NYC.
The Fredonia alum to Buffalo leadership pathway remains strong! Congratulations to @seanryanforbuffalo.bsky.social (and Trini Ross)!
www.fredonia.edu/news/article...
www.fredonia.edu/news/article...
SUNY Fredonia alumnus mayor-elect of Buffalo | Fredonia.edu
Alumnus Sean M. Ryan, a member of the Class of 1987, is the new mayor-elect of the city of Buffalo, NY.
www.fredonia.edu
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Fredonia alum to Buffalo leadership pathway remains strong! Congratulations to @seanryanforbuffalo.bsky.social (and Trini Ross)!
www.fredonia.edu/news/article...
www.fredonia.edu/news/article...
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Portland State University AAUP won their arbitration regarding the layoffs of 10 non-tenure track faculty!✊
An arbitrator ruled the university bypassed shared governance protocols required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
All 10 laid-off faculty must be reinstated!
@psuaaup.bsky.social
An arbitrator ruled the university bypassed shared governance protocols required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
All 10 laid-off faculty must be reinstated!
@psuaaup.bsky.social
PSU AAUP | PSU-AAUP wins NTTF arbitration judgment
psuaaup.net
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Portland State University AAUP won their arbitration regarding the layoffs of 10 non-tenure track faculty!✊
An arbitrator ruled the university bypassed shared governance protocols required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
All 10 laid-off faculty must be reinstated!
@psuaaup.bsky.social
An arbitrator ruled the university bypassed shared governance protocols required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
All 10 laid-off faculty must be reinstated!
@psuaaup.bsky.social
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New at Can We Still Govern: The IRS is a key agency and its decline is emblematic of Trump-era mismanagement.
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
Five Questions for IRS CEO Frank Bisignano
The IRS has a new leader – maybe he can tell us whats happening
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: The IRS is a key agency and its decline is emblematic of Trump-era mismanagement.
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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Musk and others on the far right are obsessed with things like Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons because they see fantasy worlds as reinforcing their own beliefs about immutable hierarchies of race, gender, and by extension morality www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Musk and others on the far right are obsessed with things like Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons because they see fantasy worlds as reinforcing their own beliefs about immutable hierarchies of race, gender, and by extension morality www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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AAUP/MESA Report: 'Most government investigations of antisemitism are prompted by complaints received from outside campuses... Of the 102 complaints filed with the Office of Civil Rights that the report analyzes, all but one focus on speech critical of Israel.'
www.aaup.org/news/new-rep...
www.aaup.org/news/new-rep...
New Report: Civil Rights Law Weaponized to Chill Speech
A report published today is the first systematic empirical study of government investigations and private lawsuits against US colleges and universities under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
www.aaup.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
AAUP/MESA Report: 'Most government investigations of antisemitism are prompted by complaints received from outside campuses... Of the 102 complaints filed with the Office of Civil Rights that the report analyzes, all but one focus on speech critical of Israel.'
www.aaup.org/news/new-rep...
www.aaup.org/news/new-rep...
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It looks like ED is going to open a 30-day comment period on the new ACTS survey component in IPEDS. If so, it will close on December 14. And then....
The idea that this new massive component can be implemented this year is crazy.
The idea that this new massive component can be implemented this year is crazy.
Comments on Department of Education's plans to add a *massive* new survey component to IPEDS are due this Tuesday. Here are the 4 recommendations I made as a private citizen in my comment.
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It looks like ED is going to open a 30-day comment period on the new ACTS survey component in IPEDS. If so, it will close on December 14. And then....
The idea that this new massive component can be implemented this year is crazy.
The idea that this new massive component can be implemented this year is crazy.