Sean Eddington
@drsmeddy.bsky.social
Associate Professor w/ K-State's A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication - focused on the intersections of #orgcomm and resilience in the contexts of gender, social media, and organizing.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My scrappy little podcast “Democracy & Destiny” based on my book _Corporatocracy_ has had over 1,500 listens. Please join the fun. 🤩 m.soundcloud.com/profciara/po... 🗳️⚖️📖🎧✍🏾 #booksky #podsky #blacksky #beans
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"It's past time to recognize that university administrators aren't going to lead the way out of this, [setting] the stage for leadership... from faculty, staff, & students, [where] most if not all progress in higher ed over the past 100 yrs has occurred."
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#AcademicSky
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#AcademicSky
Higher education fails at collective action
In the latest development in the ongoing combat between universities in the United States and the Trump administration, the Department of Education has presented them with what it calls a “compact.” I...
www.science.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"It's past time to recognize that university administrators aren't going to lead the way out of this, [setting] the stage for leadership... from faculty, staff, & students, [where] most if not all progress in higher ed over the past 100 yrs has occurred."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky
I can add vibe coder to my CV.
a man wearing headphones eating a banana with the words when your code works like god 's plan written above him
ALT: a man wearing headphones eating a banana with the words when your code works like god 's plan written above him
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September 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I can add vibe coder to my CV.
Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s engagement wasn’t just a personal milestone; it was an organizational event. Sports fandom, pop fandom, and brand opportunism collapsed into one giant digital stage. That’s not celebrity gossip, that’s cultural infrastructure at work.
August 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s engagement wasn’t just a personal milestone; it was an organizational event. Sports fandom, pop fandom, and brand opportunism collapsed into one giant digital stage. That’s not celebrity gossip, that’s cultural infrastructure at work.
Imagine dedicating your career to studying tech & new media, only to be utterly overwhelmed by the unholy combination of Zoom and Outlook. That’s me. I am the research subject.
a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls making a funny face .
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media.tenor.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Imagine dedicating your career to studying tech & new media, only to be utterly overwhelmed by the unholy combination of Zoom and Outlook. That’s me. I am the research subject.
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Important message from @ethanvporter.bsky.social @aaronshaw.bsky.social @emmaspiro.bsky.social
“NSF has accepted a dangerous myth that misinformation research (and research more generally) is really just partisan activism […] Nothing could be further from the truth”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
“NSF has accepted a dangerous myth that misinformation research (and research more generally) is really just partisan activism […] Nothing could be further from the truth”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Misinformation research continues to be urgent science
By one account, roughly 70% of Americans regard misinformation as a major threat, outpacing fears about climate change and infectious disease (1). This is true although the current and longer-term imp...
www.science.org
June 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Important message from @ethanvporter.bsky.social @aaronshaw.bsky.social @emmaspiro.bsky.social
“NSF has accepted a dangerous myth that misinformation research (and research more generally) is really just partisan activism […] Nothing could be further from the truth”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
“NSF has accepted a dangerous myth that misinformation research (and research more generally) is really just partisan activism […] Nothing could be further from the truth”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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It's Launch Day! Faculty across the country are rising up to say:
🔹 We will defend academic freedom.
🔹 We will protect our students.
🔹 We will safeguard the public mission of higher ed.
Join us: www.standtogetherhighered.org
#StandTogetherForHigherEd #DefendHigherEd #AcademicFreedom #academicsky
🔹 We will defend academic freedom.
🔹 We will protect our students.
🔹 We will safeguard the public mission of higher ed.
Join us: www.standtogetherhighered.org
#StandTogetherForHigherEd #DefendHigherEd #AcademicFreedom #academicsky
Stand Together
www.standtogetherhighered.org
June 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's Launch Day! Faculty across the country are rising up to say:
🔹 We will defend academic freedom.
🔹 We will protect our students.
🔹 We will safeguard the public mission of higher ed.
Join us: www.standtogetherhighered.org
#StandTogetherForHigherEd #DefendHigherEd #AcademicFreedom #academicsky
🔹 We will defend academic freedom.
🔹 We will protect our students.
🔹 We will safeguard the public mission of higher ed.
Join us: www.standtogetherhighered.org
#StandTogetherForHigherEd #DefendHigherEd #AcademicFreedom #academicsky
Who goes to @citylightsbooks.bsky.social while celebrating a friend’s 40th birthday and buys a book by Derrida and another by Freire?
Me.
The academic in me stays evergreen.
Me.
The academic in me stays evergreen.
May 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Who goes to @citylightsbooks.bsky.social while celebrating a friend’s 40th birthday and buys a book by Derrida and another by Freire?
Me.
The academic in me stays evergreen.
Me.
The academic in me stays evergreen.
So now, studying misinformation is a threat to free speech? I guess disinfo is just “diverse viewpoints” now. 🫠🫠🫠🫠
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
So now, studying misinformation is a threat to free speech? I guess disinfo is just “diverse viewpoints” now. 🫠🫠🫠🫠
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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
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Today is Trans Day of Visibility ❤️ Check out these audiobooks, perfect for reading today and every day!
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March 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today is Trans Day of Visibility ❤️ Check out these audiobooks, perfect for reading today and every day!
libro.fm/playlists/tr...
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hi! never do this!
DoorDash and Klarna have signed a deal where customers can choose to pay for food deliveries in interest-free installments or deferred options aligned with payday schedules.
March 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
hi! never do this!
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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“This is one reason why conservatives (and fellow travelers like Arnade) hate liberalism so much: free choice disproves their biological essentialism.”
Most Men Don't Want To Be Heroes (And That's Okay)
Despite the self-pity of some, there has never been a better time to be a man.
www.liberalcurrents.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“This is one reason why conservatives (and fellow travelers like Arnade) hate liberalism so much: free choice disproves their biological essentialism.”
@lspaineddy.bsky.social and I are in NYC for a few days, and folks keep saying, “Welcome to NY.” The restraint it has taken me to not respond, “It’s been waiting for [us].” IYKYK.
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media.tenor.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@lspaineddy.bsky.social and I are in NYC for a few days, and folks keep saying, “Welcome to NY.” The restraint it has taken me to not respond, “It’s been waiting for [us].” IYKYK.
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March 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that’s not how it works.
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
wrd.cm
March 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that’s not how it works.
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This isn’t a left vs others thing. It’s about fighting vs rolling over.
The middle is just as outraged as the edges
The middle is just as outraged as the edges
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger both agree on a strategy, it is almost objectively the Right Thing to Do.
Pundits already trying to make Dem base outrage a left vs mods thing, when in reality Neera Tanden is out there retweeting Bernie Sanders
March 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This isn’t a left vs others thing. It’s about fighting vs rolling over.
The middle is just as outraged as the edges
The middle is just as outraged as the edges
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Congrats Chuck Schumer you have thoroughly misplayed the funding fight. You’ve done everything possible to take ownership of it, despite democrats having no levers in govt.
Are ya new?
Are ya new?
March 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Congrats Chuck Schumer you have thoroughly misplayed the funding fight. You’ve done everything possible to take ownership of it, despite democrats having no levers in govt.
Are ya new?
Are ya new?
It’s be funny if it weren’t true.
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
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March 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It’s be funny if it weren’t true.
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In a new era where Trump and his allies control all three branches of government and tech companies bend to their will, the technology you choose to use may be your last line of defense against digital surveillance.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to…
wrd.cm
March 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In a new era where Trump and his allies control all three branches of government and tech companies bend to their will, the technology you choose to use may be your last line of defense against digital surveillance.
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The GOP funding bill is a direct attack on working people.
If Democrats won't act like a real opposition party, we need a party that will.
If Democrats won't act like a real opposition party, we need a party that will.
March 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The GOP funding bill is a direct attack on working people.
If Democrats won't act like a real opposition party, we need a party that will.
If Democrats won't act like a real opposition party, we need a party that will.
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oh look y'all… a way to contact Schumer despite the fact he's doing his slimy, wiggly best to dodge the american people:
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these are schumer's chief of staff and legislative director… two of the most critical staff positions:
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these are schumer's chief of staff and legislative director… two of the most critical staff positions:
If voicemails are full, you can also email these staffers in Schumer's office:
mike_lynch [at] schumer [dot] senate [dot] gov
meghan_taira [at] schumer [dot] senate [dot] gov
mike_lynch [at] schumer [dot] senate [dot] gov
meghan_taira [at] schumer [dot] senate [dot] gov
March 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
oh look y'all… a way to contact Schumer despite the fact he's doing his slimy, wiggly best to dodge the american people:
SHARE WIDELY
these are schumer's chief of staff and legislative director… two of the most critical staff positions:
SHARE WIDELY
these are schumer's chief of staff and legislative director… two of the most critical staff positions: