Lindsay Hamm
@lgmhamm.bsky.social
I post in infrequent bursts. I know this isn't super effective community involvement, but I limit my time here for sanity reasons. Take care of yourself!
My statements are my own. You can read more of them here: https://thinkingroutines.com
My statements are my own. You can read more of them here: https://thinkingroutines.com
This is a great post about some of the cultural resources (shorthand/shared meaning) we are seeing in Republican claimsmaking.
#socialproblems
#teachingsoc
#socialproblems
#teachingsoc
It's interesting how the 35-y.o. guy playing video games in his mom's basement has now joined the childless cat lady in the right's pantheon of bogeyman scapegoats.
Women who don't become mothers, sons who won't grow up, and Daddy on his menacing way home.
Such a dark oedipal imaginary.
Women who don't become mothers, sons who won't grow up, and Daddy on his menacing way home.
Such a dark oedipal imaginary.
Steve Scalise: "Disabled people will get better Medicaid under this bill because all of the fully able-bodied -- the 35-year-old guy sitting at home playing video games in his mom's basement -- he's gonna have to go work. And so he will not be crowding out disabled people in Medicaid."
July 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is a great post about some of the cultural resources (shorthand/shared meaning) we are seeing in Republican claimsmaking.
#socialproblems
#teachingsoc
#socialproblems
#teachingsoc
This is a really interesting series of posts about empirical evidence of political shifts over the recent past.
#teachingsoc
#teachingsoc
Nathan Newman- ANTIFA Since Nazis Murdered Family in Death Camps
@nathansnewman.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Instead of their older mix of anti-labor Dixiecrats and northern liberals, Democrats have shifted significantly left in the last generation to fit comfortably in the same political family as socialist-oriented parties in Europe. /1
nathannewman.substack.com/p/the-democr...
nathannewman.substack.com/p/the-democr...
The Democratic Party is as Socialist as European Social Democratic Parties
Democratic voters have shifted dramatically to the left in the last generation - and both federal policy and blue state governance reflects that
nathannewman.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is a really interesting series of posts about empirical evidence of political shifts over the recent past.
#teachingsoc
#teachingsoc
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"I left to rehabilitate myself for 16 years while the world got worse. People are more angry, bitter, and judgmental about people and things they have no vested interest or even having the right information."
I Left Prison a Better Person, But I Returned to a Worse World
I went to a transitional house and entered back out into society. In prison, we watch the news to see what the world is. But to experience...
prisonjournalismproject.org
July 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"I left to rehabilitate myself for 16 years while the world got worse. People are more angry, bitter, and judgmental about people and things they have no vested interest or even having the right information."
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A small example of what America is becoming
Dr. Coni: One patient had been receiving treatment with eye drops, but then I didn’t see her for months.. I wondered what had happened to her.
When she finally returned, she told me she had lost her Medicaid coverage and couldn’t afford her drops. As a result, she had gone blind in one eye.
When she finally returned, she told me she had lost her Medicaid coverage and couldn’t afford her drops. As a result, she had gone blind in one eye.
July 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A small example of what America is becoming
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It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.
June 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.
Is this post a really good juxtaposition between the #structural-functionalist and #conflict perspectives?
#teachingsociology
#teachingtheory
Asking because I think it is and would love to chat about it!
#teachingsociology
#teachingtheory
Asking because I think it is and would love to chat about it!
I remember when DJT was elected the first time and I had an argument with a friend (southern white woman) about how it exemplified the violence at the core of American life and she said “love is at the core of American life” and she was then and is now wrong.
June 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Is this post a really good juxtaposition between the #structural-functionalist and #conflict perspectives?
#teachingsociology
#teachingtheory
Asking because I think it is and would love to chat about it!
#teachingsociology
#teachingtheory
Asking because I think it is and would love to chat about it!
The Wired dropped their paywall for this article on tips for protesters.
It, and The Wired’s making it freely accessible, would be great materials for a class on #socialmovements #teachingsociology
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
It, and The Wired’s making it freely accessible, would be great materials for a class on #socialmovements #teachingsociology
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The Wired dropped their paywall for this article on tips for protesters.
It, and The Wired’s making it freely accessible, would be great materials for a class on #socialmovements #teachingsociology
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
It, and The Wired’s making it freely accessible, would be great materials for a class on #socialmovements #teachingsociology
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
Quotas rarely end well. This is just greater rationalization of the dehumanization of immigrants that is already happening.
When the goal is a number, you really strip all nuance from the equation. You encourage the gamification of meeting or beating the number at all costs.
When the goal is a number, you really strip all nuance from the equation. You encourage the gamification of meeting or beating the number at all costs.
The Trump administration is telling immigration officials to ramp up arrests to 3,000 per day with a goal of more than 1 million a year
Trump Immigration Officials Set Target of 3,000 Arrests a Day
The Trump administration is telling immigration officials to ramp up arrests to 3,000 per day with a goal of more than 1 million a year, according to a person familiar with the discussions, a target that would significantly escalate the pace of detentions.
bloom.bg
May 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Quotas rarely end well. This is just greater rationalization of the dehumanization of immigrants that is already happening.
When the goal is a number, you really strip all nuance from the equation. You encourage the gamification of meeting or beating the number at all costs.
When the goal is a number, you really strip all nuance from the equation. You encourage the gamification of meeting or beating the number at all costs.
I’m reading Stephen Graham Jones’ The Buffalo Hunter Hunter right now and this story makes me extra happy about this new baby!
If you think you might be at all interested in the book, go for it. It lives up to the hype!
If you think you might be at all interested in the book, go for it. It lives up to the hype!
May 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I’m reading Stephen Graham Jones’ The Buffalo Hunter Hunter right now and this story makes me extra happy about this new baby!
If you think you might be at all interested in the book, go for it. It lives up to the hype!
If you think you might be at all interested in the book, go for it. It lives up to the hype!
This is what I tell students about trying to write discussion posts with AI.
It’s no longer a discussion between people - you’ve removed the human element by yet another degree by using AI to “polish” your contribution.
It’s no longer a discussion between people - you’ve removed the human element by yet another degree by using AI to “polish” your contribution.
Seems like an appropriate time to post this again. It's a comparison of 'good' AI narration vs the real thing.
AI narration is like injecting your fiction with bleach.
Don't do it.
It robs your story of its ability to connect.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=05lx...
AI narration is like injecting your fiction with bleach.
Don't do it.
It robs your story of its ability to connect.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=05lx...
AI Audio vs Human Narration
YouTube video by Travis Baldree
www.youtube.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is what I tell students about trying to write discussion posts with AI.
It’s no longer a discussion between people - you’ve removed the human element by yet another degree by using AI to “polish” your contribution.
It’s no longer a discussion between people - you’ve removed the human element by yet another degree by using AI to “polish” your contribution.
@easysociology.bsky.social - I was getting ready to paste my comment, “this would be great to include in your introduction to sociology class” on most of your posts.
I decided posting with a #teachingsociology flag would be far more efficient and help more people find all of your great ideas!
I decided posting with a #teachingsociology flag would be far more efficient and help more people find all of your great ideas!
May 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
@easysociology.bsky.social - I was getting ready to paste my comment, “this would be great to include in your introduction to sociology class” on most of your posts.
I decided posting with a #teachingsociology flag would be far more efficient and help more people find all of your great ideas!
I decided posting with a #teachingsociology flag would be far more efficient and help more people find all of your great ideas!
Check this out if you want a greater social scientific understanding of the intended and unintended consequences of governing institutions.
This could also be a fantastic resource to help you prep for yours! #teachingsociology
This could also be a fantastic resource to help you prep for yours! #teachingsociology
Here is the official Harvard University website!
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
May 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Check this out if you want a greater social scientific understanding of the intended and unintended consequences of governing institutions.
This could also be a fantastic resource to help you prep for yours! #teachingsociology
This could also be a fantastic resource to help you prep for yours! #teachingsociology
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Even apart from the racism and misogyny, this is the same kind of people-as-cogs economic logic that justifies the use of child labor.
like I dunno maybe if you are going to state something weird and racial about half the population of a country of 1.4 billion people you should have… a (?) source ? ??
May 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Even apart from the racism and misogyny, this is the same kind of people-as-cogs economic logic that justifies the use of child labor.
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honestly don’t understand how “[demographic category] has [normative descriptor] [physical characteristic]” makes it past an editor in 2025 ffs wtf is going on over there
May 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
honestly don’t understand how “[demographic category] has [normative descriptor] [physical characteristic]” makes it past an editor in 2025 ffs wtf is going on over there
I don’t think that all posts and discussions on the internet are good to use for class activities.
I’m curious what people think about using this thread to kickstart a discussion on gender inequality or role strain & conflict?
#teachingsoc
I’m curious what people think about using this thread to kickstart a discussion on gender inequality or role strain & conflict?
#teachingsoc
Ok so quit your job and do it? Maybe this is actually easy for you and you’ve found your calling! And yet…I bet this man would not do that for some reason. 🤔
May 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I don’t think that all posts and discussions on the internet are good to use for class activities.
I’m curious what people think about using this thread to kickstart a discussion on gender inequality or role strain & conflict?
#teachingsoc
I’m curious what people think about using this thread to kickstart a discussion on gender inequality or role strain & conflict?
#teachingsoc
This post and a selection of the responses would be an excellent discussion starter/reflection prompt for a section on welfare policies.
#teachingsoc
#teachingsoc
Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.
May 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This post and a selection of the responses would be an excellent discussion starter/reflection prompt for a section on welfare policies.
#teachingsoc
#teachingsoc
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New article based on data from my organization Mapping Police Violence shows police killings have surged in Red states. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
May 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
New article based on data from my organization Mapping Police Violence shows police killings have surged in Red states. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
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This is neoliberalism in a nutshell. It's the belief that social safety nets are not only unnecessary but counterproductive, because protecting people discourages them from making "good choices" to keep themselves safe. And it's the belief that has been destroying our country for nearly 100 years.
Some people seem to be unaware that Dr. Bhattacharya, current head of the National Institutes of Health, thinks that providing health insurance to the uninsured causes obesity. So here it is. He literally wrote the book (chapter) on it.
May 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is neoliberalism in a nutshell. It's the belief that social safety nets are not only unnecessary but counterproductive, because protecting people discourages them from making "good choices" to keep themselves safe. And it's the belief that has been destroying our country for nearly 100 years.
This is a really good case to use in your classes when trying to explain to your students why you want them to use peer-reviewed sources to support their arguments.
I think there is a lot you could unpack in this case to get into all of the “how’s” and “why’s” of peer review. #teachingsoc
I think there is a lot you could unpack in this case to get into all of the “how’s” and “why’s” of peer review. #teachingsoc
Oh my word! This working paper was presented at an NBER conf and up at arxiv. MIT has asked for it to be pulled from arxiv and asked that it be withdrawn from consideration at QJE. Gift link.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mit-...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mit-...
MIT Says It No Longer Stands Behind Student’s AI Research Paper
The university said it has no confidence in a widely circulated paper by an economics graduate student.
www.wsj.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a really good case to use in your classes when trying to explain to your students why you want them to use peer-reviewed sources to support their arguments.
I think there is a lot you could unpack in this case to get into all of the “how’s” and “why’s” of peer review. #teachingsoc
I think there is a lot you could unpack in this case to get into all of the “how’s” and “why’s” of peer review. #teachingsoc
I love horror book people.
All of these takes are excellent! My Bluesky doesn’t usually make me laugh several times when I check it.
All of these takes are excellent! My Bluesky doesn’t usually make me laugh several times when I check it.
I choose to believe this is who started the fire.
May 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I love horror book people.
All of these takes are excellent! My Bluesky doesn’t usually make me laugh several times when I check it.
All of these takes are excellent! My Bluesky doesn’t usually make me laugh several times when I check it.
This would be a great summer read!
It is a bit slow, but I enjoyed it. The languid pace really fits the Southern Gothic vibe!
It is a bit slow, but I enjoyed it. The languid pace really fits the Southern Gothic vibe!
A great time to recommend WHEN THE RECKONING COMES by LaTanya McQueen. It's about a woman who returns to her hometown to attend a wedding; she realizes it's at a historically horrific plantation--later, she begins to see visions--spirts of the enslaved from the past rising up and seeking justice
May 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This would be a great summer read!
It is a bit slow, but I enjoyed it. The languid pace really fits the Southern Gothic vibe!
It is a bit slow, but I enjoyed it. The languid pace really fits the Southern Gothic vibe!
This is #collectiveefficacy at work. This is the part of “broken windows policing” tactics people usually forget.
#Libraries are community hubs where people from most backgrounds come together and see each other as real people. As a community they belong to.
#Libraries are community hubs where people from most backgrounds come together and see each other as real people. As a community they belong to.
Wanna reduce crime?
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO - Journal of Cultural Economics
We examine the relationship between public libraries and local crime rates. Previous studies have looked at different factors that could account for changes in crime, but few have focused on cultural ...
link.springer.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is #collectiveefficacy at work. This is the part of “broken windows policing” tactics people usually forget.
#Libraries are community hubs where people from most backgrounds come together and see each other as real people. As a community they belong to.
#Libraries are community hubs where people from most backgrounds come together and see each other as real people. As a community they belong to.
I’m going to use the original two posts as an example of the structural functionalist perspective’s initial framing of homelessness.
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Demonizing homeless people isn't some sort of heroic truth-telling.
It's a political tactic meant to divert attention from the poverty wages, unaffordable housing, and engineered neglect that created America's homelessness crisis.
It's a political tactic meant to divert attention from the poverty wages, unaffordable housing, and engineered neglect that created America's homelessness crisis.
May 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I’m going to use the original two posts as an example of the structural functionalist perspective’s initial framing of homelessness.
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I’m thinking about using this video as a conversation starter in my upper level social inequality class. I’m going to try to find it without the red caption, though. I think that is too leading for this to be a good teaching tool. Would love to hear your opinions on this!
#teachingsoc
#teachingsoc
This video hits hard... 💯 🎯 the ugly truth...
May 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m thinking about using this video as a conversation starter in my upper level social inequality class. I’m going to try to find it without the red caption, though. I think that is too leading for this to be a good teaching tool. Would love to hear your opinions on this!
#teachingsoc
#teachingsoc
This is a pretty awesome social problems claim. There is no real conclusion, so it isn’t a “very good” claim in the academic sense - if I was grading it as a claim. But, these warrants hit hard! And this is a great example of going for position over valence!
#teachingsoc
#teachingsoc
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This is a pretty awesome social problems claim. There is no real conclusion, so it isn’t a “very good” claim in the academic sense - if I was grading it as a claim. But, these warrants hit hard! And this is a great example of going for position over valence!
#teachingsoc
#teachingsoc