Eric
@ericdet.bsky.social
Writing and rhetoric teacher, food cooker, dog haver.
Wrote a book called Responsible Pedagogy: https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-09343-7.html
Got a website too: http://rheteric.org/
Wrote a book called Responsible Pedagogy: https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-09343-7.html
Got a website too: http://rheteric.org/
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Every decade, we hear "the kids can't read or write!"
Interventions that don't work are proposed. Those that do work are ignored: reducing class sizes, making kids & families feel safe at school and welcome, becoming a community resource.
When their expensive reform fails, they yell at us again.
Interventions that don't work are proposed. Those that do work are ignored: reducing class sizes, making kids & families feel safe at school and welcome, becoming a community resource.
When their expensive reform fails, they yell at us again.
November 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Every decade, we hear "the kids can't read or write!"
Interventions that don't work are proposed. Those that do work are ignored: reducing class sizes, making kids & families feel safe at school and welcome, becoming a community resource.
When their expensive reform fails, they yell at us again.
Interventions that don't work are proposed. Those that do work are ignored: reducing class sizes, making kids & families feel safe at school and welcome, becoming a community resource.
When their expensive reform fails, they yell at us again.
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Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
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The Weakley County Grand Jury on Monday indicted Martin, Tenn. Mayor Randal “Randy” Brundige and two other city officials for misusing public funds.
via @tennesseelookout.com
via @tennesseelookout.com
Martin mayor indicted on theft of funds, official misconduct
The Weakley County Grand Jury on Monday indicted Martin, Tenn. Mayor Randal “Randy” Brundige and two other city officials, one of them the mayor’s daughter, for using public funds for travel, meals…
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Weakley County Grand Jury on Monday indicted Martin, Tenn. Mayor Randal “Randy” Brundige and two other city officials for misusing public funds.
via @tennesseelookout.com
via @tennesseelookout.com
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“I really believe that if I didn’t have [my] birth certificate, I would be somewhere in a facility,” one resident said, recalling that one of the armed federal agents who stopped him on the street aggressively asked if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana.
With @mlk50.com
With @mlk50.com
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“I really believe that if I didn’t have [my] birth certificate, I would be somewhere in a facility,” one resident said, recalling that one of the armed federal agents who stopped him on the street aggressively asked if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana.
With @mlk50.com
With @mlk50.com
brb buying yon coole Aftermath shirt
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
brb buying yon coole Aftermath shirt
My instincts tell me Zoot is the Muppet in question.
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My instincts tell me Zoot is the Muppet in question.
Been making a lot of kung pao tofu lately. Blasting my brain with Sichuan peppercorns.
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Been making a lot of kung pao tofu lately. Blasting my brain with Sichuan peppercorns.
Our AI-powered future was foretold.
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Our AI-powered future was foretold.
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Meredith Johnson and I published a piece back in the spring about accessibility and pedagogy and table design that I'm off-the-charts proud of and I have no idea if anyone's read it 😩 dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Meredith Johnson and I published a piece back in the spring about accessibility and pedagogy and table design that I'm off-the-charts proud of and I have no idea if anyone's read it 😩 dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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This one time on Twitter, @lecagle.bsky.social asked ppl to link to 1 pub of theirs they loved, but maybe slipped under the radar. I got SO many good recs from that list, so I wanted to replicate it here: link to one of your pubs that you wish more people read/cited!
#TeamRhetoric
#AcademicSky
#TeamRhetoric
#AcademicSky
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This one time on Twitter, @lecagle.bsky.social asked ppl to link to 1 pub of theirs they loved, but maybe slipped under the radar. I got SO many good recs from that list, so I wanted to replicate it here: link to one of your pubs that you wish more people read/cited!
#TeamRhetoric
#AcademicSky
#TeamRhetoric
#AcademicSky
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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‘GTA VI’ Delayed Until Developers Get Grades Up https://theonion.com/gta-vi-delayed-until-developers-get-grades-up/
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
‘GTA VI’ Delayed Until Developers Get Grades Up https://theonion.com/gta-vi-delayed-until-developers-get-grades-up/
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dreamt my phone had thousands of photos of goth chappell roan and they all had shake hastily thrown onto them
June 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
dreamt my phone had thousands of photos of goth chappell roan and they all had shake hastily thrown onto them
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
Happy Warren Zevon Induction Day to those who celebrate. youtu.be/Wwpagb-_Zk0
Warren Zevon - Ain't That Pretty At All - 10/1/1982 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
YouTube video by Warren Zevon on MV
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November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Happy Warren Zevon Induction Day to those who celebrate. youtu.be/Wwpagb-_Zk0
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Year of the Ring, babyyyyy
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
bookshop.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Year of the Ring, babyyyyy
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
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this government shutdown has been the longest in united states history, and that means that my podcast kill the computer government shutdown half off sale is the longest running patreon half off sale in history
this deal is still available here with coupon code DEPRESSION50 at checkout:
this deal is still available here with coupon code DEPRESSION50 at checkout:
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November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
this government shutdown has been the longest in united states history, and that means that my podcast kill the computer government shutdown half off sale is the longest running patreon half off sale in history
this deal is still available here with coupon code DEPRESSION50 at checkout:
this deal is still available here with coupon code DEPRESSION50 at checkout:
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This is huge.
magnoliatribune.com/2025/11/04/d...
magnoliatribune.com/2025/11/04/d...
Democrats pick up seats in Mississippi House, Senate due to court-ordered special redistricting elections
See who is headed to Jackson to serve in the Mississippi Legislature and who still has some campaigning to do ahead of a runoff election on December 2.
magnoliatribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This is huge.
magnoliatribune.com/2025/11/04/d...
magnoliatribune.com/2025/11/04/d...
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We’re hiring an Asst Prof of Instruction in Digital Humanities/Data Science with BSDS + English @UTAustin. Teach Python/R for Humanities, build DH projects, mentor capstones. Starts Fall 26. Repost & share widely.
Apply by Dec 15, 2025: apply.interfolio.com/175750
#DigitalHumanities #DH
Apply by Dec 15, 2025: apply.interfolio.com/175750
#DigitalHumanities #DH
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November 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We’re hiring an Asst Prof of Instruction in Digital Humanities/Data Science with BSDS + English @UTAustin. Teach Python/R for Humanities, build DH projects, mentor capstones. Starts Fall 26. Repost & share widely.
Apply by Dec 15, 2025: apply.interfolio.com/175750
#DigitalHumanities #DH
Apply by Dec 15, 2025: apply.interfolio.com/175750
#DigitalHumanities #DH
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Is there a good grants database or blog post for games-friendly grants?
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Is there a good grants database or blog post for games-friendly grants?
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A pastor pulled over for looking lost as she left church and, in a case of mistaken identity, a 72-year-old man roused from bed and marched out of his apartment while clad in only his robe and underwear. @propublica.org and @mlk50.com report on innocent Memphians ensnared by a federal task force.
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force • Tennessee Lookout
The Memphis Safe Task Force has innocent residents of majority-Black Memphis, including a 72-year-old taken from his home in his underwear.
tennesseelookout.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A pastor pulled over for looking lost as she left church and, in a case of mistaken identity, a 72-year-old man roused from bed and marched out of his apartment while clad in only his robe and underwear. @propublica.org and @mlk50.com report on innocent Memphians ensnared by a federal task force.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM