Karyn Riddle
@kriddle.bsky.social
Professor | UW-Madison SJMC | media violence | media + representation | YA contemporary fiction writer | Night gardener | Karaoke enthusiast
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty senate voted this week in support of joining the Big 10 Mutual Defense Compact.
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UW-Madison faculty joins Big Ten schools in vote for 'Mutual Defense Compact'
University of Wisconsin-Madison professors have joined their colleagues at Big Ten schools to formally say they’re frustrated by the Trump administration’s cuts to research funding and efforts to dict...
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May 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty senate voted this week in support of joining the Big 10 Mutual Defense Compact.
www.wpr.org/news/uw-madi...
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Beating Strom Thurmond is always a worthy undertaking. #keepgoing @booker.senate.gov
April 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Beating Strom Thurmond is always a worthy undertaking. #keepgoing @booker.senate.gov
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House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
January 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
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Here's how to contact your senators and reps. I promise, it's quick and easy www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
January 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Here's how to contact your senators and reps. I promise, it's quick and easy www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
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After the shooting, someone said a lot of the CEO’s are afraid to return to work.
Read that and now think about how our school-aged kids feel!
Read that and now think about how our school-aged kids feel!
December 16, 2024 at 6:46 PM
After the shooting, someone said a lot of the CEO’s are afraid to return to work.
Read that and now think about how our school-aged kids feel!
Read that and now think about how our school-aged kids feel!
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I also can't get over the conservative justices favorably citing European laws about transgender health care when they vociferously refuse to consider other nation's laws and traditions when dealing with issues on which the U.S. is an outlier, like gun violence and the death penalty.
December 4, 2024 at 4:06 PM
I also can't get over the conservative justices favorably citing European laws about transgender health care when they vociferously refuse to consider other nation's laws and traditions when dealing with issues on which the U.S. is an outlier, like gun violence and the death penalty.
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“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
December 2, 2024 at 6:19 PM
“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
Huge news for Wisconsin!
BREAKING! A Dane County Judge just ruled that public employees have the right to unionize throughout Wisconsin.
I voted against Act 10 more than 13 years ago, and am thrilled our public servants are able to once again organize and make their voices heard.
spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee...
I voted against Act 10 more than 13 years ago, and am thrilled our public servants are able to once again organize and make their voices heard.
spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee...
December 2, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Huge news for Wisconsin!
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To be fair she does look like a chicken.
November 23, 2024 at 2:08 PM
To be fair she does look like a chicken.
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Feeling ignored is truly one of the worst feelings. Please be sure to take just a few seconds to stay in touch and acknowledge those who take the time to do the same for you.
November 22, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Feeling ignored is truly one of the worst feelings. Please be sure to take just a few seconds to stay in touch and acknowledge those who take the time to do the same for you.
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The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 22, 2024 at 12:57 PM
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
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Hey everybody! With NCA 2024 coming up this week, we thought that we would do a trial run using BlueSky to connect with folks this year. We'll also be using this page to share info about our panels and business meetings, and to signal boost announcements and other posts from around NCA!
November 19, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Hey everybody! With NCA 2024 coming up this week, we thought that we would do a trial run using BlueSky to connect with folks this year. We'll also be using this page to share info about our panels and business meetings, and to signal boost announcements and other posts from around NCA!
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I'm sure this Cabinet of inexperienced grifters who excel solely at advancing their own careers will produce an administration that runs like a well-oiled machine.
November 13, 2024 at 9:19 PM
I'm sure this Cabinet of inexperienced grifters who excel solely at advancing their own careers will produce an administration that runs like a well-oiled machine.
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This is why. Not fucking pronouns. Thank you @akilah.bsky.social .
Finally, the correct take on why Kamala lost
It wasn't just one thing, but it seems Dems are already committed to getting it wrong again.
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November 12, 2024 at 12:32 AM
This is why. Not fucking pronouns. Thank you @akilah.bsky.social .
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the actual best thing you can do for your mental health the next 4 years is make it a point to not wake up everyday and google the president to see what shit he did while you were asleep. Stay engaged, stay aware stay alert but don't do this, it will not only not help it'll make you feel worse daily
November 11, 2024 at 8:40 PM
the actual best thing you can do for your mental health the next 4 years is make it a point to not wake up everyday and google the president to see what shit he did while you were asleep. Stay engaged, stay aware stay alert but don't do this, it will not only not help it'll make you feel worse daily
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Academic friends who are just joining Bluesky, here's a starter pack that may be helpful (media psych folks, please let me know if you'd like to be added or have recommendations for additions): go.bsky.app/2DHceaS
November 10, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Academic friends who are just joining Bluesky, here's a starter pack that may be helpful (media psych folks, please let me know if you'd like to be added or have recommendations for additions): go.bsky.app/2DHceaS
Starting over is hard. How does one even write a first post? Are they called even posts??
Anyway. Hello, everybody! Happy to be on this butterfly app with lots of smart, kind people.
Anyway. Hello, everybody! Happy to be on this butterfly app with lots of smart, kind people.
a bear is standing in a field behind a fence and waving .
ALT: a bear is standing in a field behind a fence and waving .
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November 10, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Starting over is hard. How does one even write a first post? Are they called even posts??
Anyway. Hello, everybody! Happy to be on this butterfly app with lots of smart, kind people.
Anyway. Hello, everybody! Happy to be on this butterfly app with lots of smart, kind people.