Dr. Jane C
@janecragun.bsky.social
progressive, struggling optimist, pragmatist, wife, lifetime educator, UT-Austin alum, PhD/tenure-track survivor. Posts my own.
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either way, the wrong people are in charge of making decisions about how we treat children
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
either way, the wrong people are in charge of making decisions about how we treat children
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7/🧵 The loudest voices aren't the most representative. Every generation has extremists, but social media amplifies fringe movements beyond their size. A handful of young white nationalists create viral moments that crowd out broader trends. We mistake the exception for the rule.
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
7/🧵 The loudest voices aren't the most representative. Every generation has extremists, but social media amplifies fringe movements beyond their size. A handful of young white nationalists create viral moments that crowd out broader trends. We mistake the exception for the rule.
“None of this is possible without a willingness to use power rather than just hold it.”
Amen.
Amen.
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“None of this is possible without a willingness to use power rather than just hold it.”
Amen.
Amen.
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Update: this is no longer included in the final funding deal. I'm going to keep fighting to lower premiums and ensure Republicans can’t get away with a backdoor national abortion ban.
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Update: this is no longer included in the final funding deal. I'm going to keep fighting to lower premiums and ensure Republicans can’t get away with a backdoor national abortion ban.
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Two yrs. ago I was watching something where they were explaining/showing the normal life of N. Koreans.
What I never forgot was that they ate the same meal twice a day. It was something like a bowl of rice and a bowl of beans. That's it. Twice per day.
Since then, I've thought the same thing.
What I never forgot was that they ate the same meal twice a day. It was something like a bowl of rice and a bowl of beans. That's it. Twice per day.
Since then, I've thought the same thing.
Goal is to make America like N. Korea. People starving dont revolt. They literally worship dear leader in order to MAYBE get food, keep from being put in "re-education" concentration camps w entire family even if they had nothing to do w any of it.
By time, IF EVER, Americans figure it out, to late
By time, IF EVER, Americans figure it out, to late
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Two yrs. ago I was watching something where they were explaining/showing the normal life of N. Koreans.
What I never forgot was that they ate the same meal twice a day. It was something like a bowl of rice and a bowl of beans. That's it. Twice per day.
Since then, I've thought the same thing.
What I never forgot was that they ate the same meal twice a day. It was something like a bowl of rice and a bowl of beans. That's it. Twice per day.
Since then, I've thought the same thing.
Parenting 101: Do not give in to the child throwing a tantrum, or they learn tantrums will get them what they want.
That's why parents must stand firm, even if their child is throwing a public fit and it's embarrassing. Even 2-year olds can figure out how to use bad behavior to manipulate others.
That's why parents must stand firm, even if their child is throwing a public fit and it's embarrassing. Even 2-year olds can figure out how to use bad behavior to manipulate others.
Phang: These firings were illegal in the first fucking place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Parenting 101: Do not give in to the child throwing a tantrum, or they learn tantrums will get them what they want.
That's why parents must stand firm, even if their child is throwing a public fit and it's embarrassing. Even 2-year olds can figure out how to use bad behavior to manipulate others.
That's why parents must stand firm, even if their child is throwing a public fit and it's embarrassing. Even 2-year olds can figure out how to use bad behavior to manipulate others.
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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It's good news that the court is not going to be reconsidering Obergefell this term...but the emphasis in that sentence should fall on THIS TERM. There is absolutely no reason to believe that this court won't change its mind in the future, just as they did with Roe.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It's good news that the court is not going to be reconsidering Obergefell this term...but the emphasis in that sentence should fall on THIS TERM. There is absolutely no reason to believe that this court won't change its mind in the future, just as they did with Roe.
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The surrender caucus secured yes votes from Democrats who aren't facing re-election this cycle, but four of them have Democratic governors who can pick their replacement.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
Yup, and the damage isn’t so much in the story as in the proof of weakness. Trump now knows he has new torture tools to make Dems do what he wants. It’s why at least one of the 7 capitulators oughta be run out of office now, mid session. Get that number down to 6. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The surrender caucus secured yes votes from Democrats who aren't facing re-election this cycle, but four of them have Democratic governors who can pick their replacement.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
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This article explores anecdotes of instructor uses of #GenAI that, to me, fall on a continuum from likely benign (i.e., help w/brainstorming course materials) to likely harmful (i.e., poorly developed chatbots students use) to dangerous & unethical (i.e., GenAI grading w/no instructor supervision).
AI Has Joined the Faculty
More instructors are teaching with it. Is it making their courses better or dragging the profession down?
www.chronicle.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This article explores anecdotes of instructor uses of #GenAI that, to me, fall on a continuum from likely benign (i.e., help w/brainstorming course materials) to likely harmful (i.e., poorly developed chatbots students use) to dangerous & unethical (i.e., GenAI grading w/no instructor supervision).
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The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
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THAT, more than anything else, is the lesson of the Mamdani win.
We keep ignoring that NYC has public funding of primary elections, which is what allowed Zohran to have the money to compete.
THAT’S what leveled the playing field with Cuomo and everyone else.
We don’t have that in federal races
We keep ignoring that NYC has public funding of primary elections, which is what allowed Zohran to have the money to compete.
THAT’S what leveled the playing field with Cuomo and everyone else.
We don’t have that in federal races
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
THAT, more than anything else, is the lesson of the Mamdani win.
We keep ignoring that NYC has public funding of primary elections, which is what allowed Zohran to have the money to compete.
THAT’S what leveled the playing field with Cuomo and everyone else.
We don’t have that in federal races
We keep ignoring that NYC has public funding of primary elections, which is what allowed Zohran to have the money to compete.
THAT’S what leveled the playing field with Cuomo and everyone else.
We don’t have that in federal races
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Excellence. Class. Integrity. Strength. This is what leadership looks like. ♥️
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Excellence. Class. Integrity. Strength. This is what leadership looks like. ♥️
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Jesus, people, I'm not saying they'll all fall on their swords because we ask politely.
You demand a politician's resignation not because you think it will actually happen, but because you want to make it clear you think it *should* happen, you're that pissed off.
It's a vote of no confidence.
You demand a politician's resignation not because you think it will actually happen, but because you want to make it clear you think it *should* happen, you're that pissed off.
It's a vote of no confidence.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Jesus, people, I'm not saying they'll all fall on their swords because we ask politely.
You demand a politician's resignation not because you think it will actually happen, but because you want to make it clear you think it *should* happen, you're that pissed off.
It's a vote of no confidence.
You demand a politician's resignation not because you think it will actually happen, but because you want to make it clear you think it *should* happen, you're that pissed off.
It's a vote of no confidence.
But tell me again how teachers need to make sure students know how to use AI in order to be “workforce ready.”
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
But tell me again how teachers need to make sure students know how to use AI in order to be “workforce ready.”
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"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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▫️State-specific variations, annual adjustments & household income can affect max amount
▫️Walmart's net profit (end of 1/25): $19.44B
▫️$3.00/hr raise would reduce or eliminate SNAP for some but, it wouldn't make it uneeded for all ⬇️ income individuals or families
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
▫️Walmart's net profit (end of 1/25): $19.44B
▫️$3.00/hr raise would reduce or eliminate SNAP for some but, it wouldn't make it uneeded for all ⬇️ income individuals or families
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
November 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
▫️State-specific variations, annual adjustments & household income can affect max amount
▫️Walmart's net profit (end of 1/25): $19.44B
▫️$3.00/hr raise would reduce or eliminate SNAP for some but, it wouldn't make it uneeded for all ⬇️ income individuals or families
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
▫️Walmart's net profit (end of 1/25): $19.44B
▫️$3.00/hr raise would reduce or eliminate SNAP for some but, it wouldn't make it uneeded for all ⬇️ income individuals or families
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
I feel so seen right now.
Generative AI is ruining my motivation to teach. It is not a bold new era of information that I'm excited to see my students explore. It's a cheat that prevents them from thinking. It lets them avoid even a moment of confusion and struggle, necessary to process new ideas.
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I feel so seen right now.
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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This is a very important point. I think @aaup needs to include students' mental health and physical safety along with pedagogy and IP theft when discussing the proper role of LLM/"genAI" on campus.
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is a very important point. I think @aaup needs to include students' mental health and physical safety along with pedagogy and IP theft when discussing the proper role of LLM/"genAI" on campus.
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1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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since chatgpt has coached another young person in a mental health crisis to their death, I am yet again tapping the sign
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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wrote this up. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/republican...
November 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
wrote this up. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/republican...