Eddy Conroy
@econroy.bsky.social
“There’s some good in this world… and it’s worth fighting for”
Running comms for National College Attainment Network, all things higher ed policy and practice.
Plus food and cocktails
Running comms for National College Attainment Network, all things higher ed policy and practice.
Plus food and cocktails
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Eddy Conroy
@econroy.bsky.social
· Jun 26
Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction's Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students
New America partnered with the Eviction Lab to understand how eviction affects parents who are attending college while caring for children—and found it likely leads to severe negative consequences.
www.newamerica.org
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🚨New publication alert!
We just published a brief on what happens to parenting students' chances of success in college when they are threatened with eviction. The results are devastating. I have never cried when writing up research before. I did this time.
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
🚨New publication alert!
We just published a brief on what happens to parenting students' chances of success in college when they are threatened with eviction. The results are devastating. I have never cried when writing up research before. I did this time.
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
It’s 45 degrees today in DC, but my body thinks it’s summer after the past few weeks.
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
It’s 45 degrees today in DC, but my body thinks it’s summer after the past few weeks.
Yes, and if the commercials I keep seeing lately are anything to go by, the gambling companies are working really hard to get more women enmeshed
Serious question: is it mostly men who do this? Because I can't imagine women lighting money on fire this way.
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Yes, and if the commercials I keep seeing lately are anything to go by, the gambling companies are working really hard to get more women enmeshed
Reposted by Eddy Conroy
Moms Against Gambling Market Apps
MAGMA
MAGMA
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Moms Against Gambling Market Apps
MAGMA
MAGMA
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Bad Bunny “together we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Bad Bunny “together we are America”
I can’t wait for all the clapping on 2 and 4 at the Turning Points half time show.
a man wearing a red t-shirt with a picture of a hippo on it
ALT: a man wearing a red t-shirt with a picture of a hippo on it
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I can’t wait for all the clapping on 2 and 4 at the Turning Points half time show.
An experienced writer, with extensive publishing industry knowledge and connections.
And her AI written books sold about 250 copies each, and this is what we are meant to see as the future!?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
And her AI written books sold about 250 copies each, and this is what we are meant to see as the future!?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
An experienced writer, with extensive publishing industry knowledge and connections.
And her AI written books sold about 250 copies each, and this is what we are meant to see as the future!?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
And her AI written books sold about 250 copies each, and this is what we are meant to see as the future!?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
That right there, it’s the stance of a real big and tough manly man.
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
That right there, it’s the stance of a real big and tough manly man.
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An observation I've been thinking about:
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
An observation I've been thinking about:
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
When the only network that will carry your “concert” is C-SPAN
guys. the kid rock performance is uh. well it’s exactly what you’d expect
February 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
When the only network that will carry your “concert” is C-SPAN
While subsidizing families already wealthy enough to send their kids to private schools anyway.
Good thread on vouchers.
Good thread on vouchers.
Type 3 ☝️is what the voucher lobby promises all families.
1 and 2 is what most families get. And it’s why the results have been so piss poor in the few studies that have been able to audit student performance.
1 and 2 is what most families get. And it’s why the results have been so piss poor in the few studies that have been able to audit student performance.
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
While subsidizing families already wealthy enough to send their kids to private schools anyway.
Good thread on vouchers.
Good thread on vouchers.
Glasgow are in the top 50 so Don is probably on to something here.
Just whatever you do, don’t read the methodology
Just whatever you do, don’t read the methodology
Forget the haters: this ranking is an excellent and true measure of merit
February 6, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Glasgow are in the top 50 so Don is probably on to something here.
Just whatever you do, don’t read the methodology
Just whatever you do, don’t read the methodology
Immigrants are twice as likely to start businesses as native born Americans.
So another piece of economic drag
So another piece of economic drag
They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.
February 5, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Immigrants are twice as likely to start businesses as native born Americans.
So another piece of economic drag
So another piece of economic drag
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Applications are open for the State Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN), supported by the Ballmer Group.
EDRN will support 10 state partners from 2026–2028 to strengthen eviction data systems. Applications due March 3, 2026.
🏠 https://go.newamerica.org/request-for-applications-EDRN-2026-5
EDRN will support 10 state partners from 2026–2028 to strengthen eviction data systems. Applications due March 3, 2026.
🏠 https://go.newamerica.org/request-for-applications-EDRN-2026-5
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Applications are open for the State Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN), supported by the Ballmer Group.
EDRN will support 10 state partners from 2026–2028 to strengthen eviction data systems. Applications due March 3, 2026.
🏠 https://go.newamerica.org/request-for-applications-EDRN-2026-5
EDRN will support 10 state partners from 2026–2028 to strengthen eviction data systems. Applications due March 3, 2026.
🏠 https://go.newamerica.org/request-for-applications-EDRN-2026-5
I really love how its just accepted that most car dealers are complete scam operations.
Got a screw in a tire, took it in this morning.
Call this afternoon: "the technician is recommending new tires"
On a car with 16,000 miles on it that we lease from your dealership?
longggggggggggg silence
Got a screw in a tire, took it in this morning.
Call this afternoon: "the technician is recommending new tires"
On a car with 16,000 miles on it that we lease from your dealership?
longggggggggggg silence
a man with glasses is pointing at the camera with the words everything is a scam behind him
Alt: a man with glasses is pointing at the camera with the words everything is a scam behind him
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I really love how its just accepted that most car dealers are complete scam operations.
Got a screw in a tire, took it in this morning.
Call this afternoon: "the technician is recommending new tires"
On a car with 16,000 miles on it that we lease from your dealership?
longggggggggggg silence
Got a screw in a tire, took it in this morning.
Call this afternoon: "the technician is recommending new tires"
On a car with 16,000 miles on it that we lease from your dealership?
longggggggggggg silence
How many real intel priorities are being ignored while the DNI cosplays as chief witchfinder?
Breaking Reuters:
A team working for Tulsi Gabbard last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines.
The goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico.
The probe did not produce any clear evidence of interference.
A team working for Tulsi Gabbard last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines.
The goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico.
The probe did not produce any clear evidence of interference.
Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the pre...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
How many real intel priorities are being ignored while the DNI cosplays as chief witchfinder?
It turns out that uncertainty and policy making by social media posts don’t lead to booking manufacturing investments.
Trump claims that factories are being constructed across America, but in reality, spending on manufacturing-related construction has declined during his administration.
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
It turns out that uncertainty and policy making by social media posts don’t lead to booking manufacturing investments.
Turns out you can fill a flat car tire using a high volume bike pump.
Turns out it’s also a hell of workout
Turns out it’s also a hell of workout
February 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Turns out you can fill a flat car tire using a high volume bike pump.
Turns out it’s also a hell of workout
Turns out it’s also a hell of workout
Unions matter, a lot.
VW isn’t taking a bath here, they will still make money.
That means they could have done this all along, but didn’t until forced.
VW isn’t taking a bath here, they will still make money.
That means they could have done this all along, but didn’t until forced.
After making history as the first Southern autoworkers outside the Big Three to join the UAW, the 3,200 workers at VW Chattanooga have won a tentative agreement that provides 20 percent across-the-board wage increases, affordable health care, real job security, and more.
🔗 uaw.org/uaw-reaches-...
🔗 uaw.org/uaw-reaches-...
UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement with Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Marking Historic Breakthrough for Southern Autoworkers - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of Americ...
Autoworkers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant have won a historic tentative agreement with the company. After making history as the first Southern autoworkers outside the Big Three to join the UAW, th...
uaw.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Unions matter, a lot.
VW isn’t taking a bath here, they will still make money.
That means they could have done this all along, but didn’t until forced.
VW isn’t taking a bath here, they will still make money.
That means they could have done this all along, but didn’t until forced.
A thousand Dem political ad agencies just clipped this for the midterms.
Trump: I hate even talking about ICE. 2 people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity.
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
A thousand Dem political ad agencies just clipped this for the midterms.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Nothing short of media vandalism from Bezos with today’s Washington Post news.
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Nothing short of media vandalism from Bezos with today’s Washington Post news.
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Yes. The linktree for whistle requests also has ways to donate filament to printers and money towards postage. (If you don't trust this random poster click directly from bsky.app/profile/most... 's profile.)
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
3D Printed Whistles | Linktree
We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 1000) & where to send them.
linktr.ee
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Yes. The linktree for whistle requests also has ways to donate filament to printers and money towards postage. (If you don't trust this random poster click directly from bsky.app/profile/most... 's profile.)
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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Reposted by Eddy Conroy
Cool workshop in DC in June for higher ed policy academics with less than 10 years of research experience. Deadline to apply is March 1.
www.peer-center.org/research/sum...
www.peer-center.org/research/sum...
APPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER Center
June 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to pa...
www.peer-center.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Cool workshop in DC in June for higher ed policy academics with less than 10 years of research experience. Deadline to apply is March 1.
www.peer-center.org/research/sum...
www.peer-center.org/research/sum...