Diane Davis
@d3davis.bsky.social
Professor and Chair of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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How’s your Saturday goin’?
September 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
How’s your Saturday goin’?
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"Former UT President Jay Hartzell initiated a review of the program in February, warning faculty that Republican legislators were scrutinizing it. Two months later, the program was suddenly dropped, effective immediately." I ran that program for 23 years. It taught students to write.
Right-wing crackdowns drive academics away from UT and the U.S. as staff morale, federal funds, and state confidence dry up.
Right-Wing Crackdowns Drive Academics Away From UT and the U.S.
Staff morale, federal funds, and state confidence dry up
www.austinchronicle.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Former UT President Jay Hartzell initiated a review of the program in February, warning faculty that Republican legislators were scrutinizing it. Two months later, the program was suddenly dropped, effective immediately." I ran that program for 23 years. It taught students to write.
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If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
Anyways, AIDS is going to be gone soon, this is a generic with FDA full approval.
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Attorney General Alerted Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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We’re hiring ! The Department of Rhetoric & Writing (DRW) at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the theory/history of rhetoric to begin in Fall of academic year 2026-27. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/167807
May 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We’re hiring ! The Department of Rhetoric & Writing (DRW) at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the theory/history of rhetoric to begin in Fall of academic year 2026-27. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/167807
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Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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All these — rat a rat
What would I ask? "What was your analysis of the Houthi Bombing in October? What counsel would you give POTUS regarding next actions?"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"
January 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
All these — rat a rat
Gift Article. Yesterday in Wisconsin, it was a 2nd grader who called 911.
There have been 426 school shootings since Columbine
The Washington Post for years has tracked the number of students affected by school shootings. Since 1999, over 300,000 children have experienced gun violence during school hours.
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December 17, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Gift Article. Yesterday in Wisconsin, it was a 2nd grader who called 911.
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December 11, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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These people will absolutely try to topple the 14th amendment, which is the keystone on which Brown v Board rests. Remains to be seen whether SCOTUS goes along but I don’t feel hopeful about American freedom and equality. This has been a long project by the Federalist Society and their ilk.
Trump confirms that he plans to deport US citizens who have undocumented parents
December 8, 2024 at 3:29 PM
These people will absolutely try to topple the 14th amendment, which is the keystone on which Brown v Board rests. Remains to be seen whether SCOTUS goes along but I don’t feel hopeful about American freedom and equality. This has been a long project by the Federalist Society and their ilk.
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“I’ll stop drinking if you let me run the Pentagon” is maybe the most alcoholic thing anyone has ever said
December 5, 2024 at 2:38 AM
“I’ll stop drinking if you let me run the Pentagon” is maybe the most alcoholic thing anyone has ever said
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Same with women at hotels attending conferences?
“Hegseth has blamed sexual assault in the military on ‘equality,’ claiming that the issue was ‘exacerbated’ by letting women enlist in the first place.”
December 5, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Same with women at hotels attending conferences?
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Elizabeth Pollard went looking for her missing cat on Monday in Pennsylvania. Then, she disappeared. When the authorities went looking for her, they found the 64-year-old’s car, her 5-year-old granddaughter inside it and a sinkhole nearby — which, they believe, Pollard fell into. nyti.ms/3Zgk9FP
December 4, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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Is there any way to keep TFG from following us?
December 1, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Is there any way to keep TFG from following us?
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Breaking News: Donald Trump has picked Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, an author of a pandemic-era anti-lockdown treatise, to lead the National Institutes of Health.
Trump Picks Stanford Physician Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Head N.I.H.
As the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya would oversee the world’s premier medical research agency, with a $47 billion budget and 27 separate institutes and centers.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Breaking News: Donald Trump has picked Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, an author of a pandemic-era anti-lockdown treatise, to lead the National Institutes of Health.
oh...good... 🫠
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced that Dave Weldon is his choice to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the federal government’s top public health agency.
Trump picks former congressman Dave Weldon of Florida to lead CDC
The medical doctor has been a vocal critic of the agency, especially its vaccine program.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:57 PM
oh...good... 🫠
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Blocking Nazis, trolls, and fascists doesn’t make it an “echo chamber.” People need to stop gaslighting us into thinking we have to listen to Nazis and debate trolls in order to be informed.
November 17, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Blocking Nazis, trolls, and fascists doesn’t make it an “echo chamber.” People need to stop gaslighting us into thinking we have to listen to Nazis and debate trolls in order to be informed.
Leeeeeeak the repooooooooort....
November 15, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Leeeeeeak the repooooooooort....
of course he did...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said that he will urge the House Ethics Committee to suppress its report into former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) and block the Senate Judiciary Committee from viewing the investigation, an unusual intervention that could shape a divisive nomination fight.
Speaker Johnson moves to block release of ethics report on Matt Gaetz
The House speaker will “strongly” urge his GOP ethics chair to shutter investigation without letting the Senate see files.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:25 PM
of course he did...
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Trump picks and why he picked them:
L - Loyalty
R - Retribution
D - Deal made in exchange for support
Ru - Russia wanted it
C - competency/expertise
Chief of staff: Susie Wiles (L, D)
Secretary of state: Marco Rubio (L, Ru)
Attorney general: Matt Gaetz (R)
Deputy AG: Todd Blanche (L)
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L - Loyalty
R - Retribution
D - Deal made in exchange for support
Ru - Russia wanted it
C - competency/expertise
Chief of staff: Susie Wiles (L, D)
Secretary of state: Marco Rubio (L, Ru)
Attorney general: Matt Gaetz (R)
Deputy AG: Todd Blanche (L)
...
November 15, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Trump picks and why he picked them:
L - Loyalty
R - Retribution
D - Deal made in exchange for support
Ru - Russia wanted it
C - competency/expertise
Chief of staff: Susie Wiles (L, D)
Secretary of state: Marco Rubio (L, Ru)
Attorney general: Matt Gaetz (R)
Deputy AG: Todd Blanche (L)
...
L - Loyalty
R - Retribution
D - Deal made in exchange for support
Ru - Russia wanted it
C - competency/expertise
Chief of staff: Susie Wiles (L, D)
Secretary of state: Marco Rubio (L, Ru)
Attorney general: Matt Gaetz (R)
Deputy AG: Todd Blanche (L)
...
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WATCH @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Trump testing Senate Republicans with his Matt Gaetz pick: "He basically wants them to crawl through the Capitol in their underwear and eat dog food out of a can in front of everyone like some fraternity hazing ritual. This is a humiliation exercise."
November 15, 2024 at 1:14 AM
WATCH @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Trump testing Senate Republicans with his Matt Gaetz pick: "He basically wants them to crawl through the Capitol in their underwear and eat dog food out of a can in front of everyone like some fraternity hazing ritual. This is a humiliation exercise."
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Both democrat and republican senators are calling for the House Ethics committee to release the Gaetz report.
November 15, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Both democrat and republican senators are calling for the House Ethics committee to release the Gaetz report.