MC Forelle
@mcforelle.bsky.social
Teaching STS, union organizer, film buff. Researching repair, waste, and cars (the EVs, the AVs, the oldies).
- they | them - 🌈 🇻🇪
- they | them - 🌈 🇻🇪
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I’ve found it fascinating to watch over the past few years, as all humanities + social science disciplines have been forced to grapple with the politics of technology, so many are reinventing arguments media studies and STS have been making for decades :)
January 30, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I’ve found it fascinating to watch over the past few years, as all humanities + social science disciplines have been forced to grapple with the politics of technology, so many are reinventing arguments media studies and STS have been making for decades :)
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Macaulay Culkin Shares Heartbreaking Tribute to Catherine O’Hara: ‘Mama. I Thought We Had Time’
“I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you. But I had so much more to say.”
Read more: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
“I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you. But I had so much more to say.”
Read more: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
January 30, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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I was in a meeting recently where someone was wondering aloud about why sociology has faced more political scrutiny than econ and psych. And I think it's that sociology centers the social (i.e., systemic) causes of human outcomes, thus directly challenging the individualism on which fascism thrives.
January 29, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I was in a meeting recently where someone was wondering aloud about why sociology has faced more political scrutiny than econ and psych. And I think it's that sociology centers the social (i.e., systemic) causes of human outcomes, thus directly challenging the individualism on which fascism thrives.
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9-9-6 was a Chinese term invented mostly to show how depressing and lifeless work culture was; watching softbrained AI guys adopt it as an ideal is ... well, entirely predictable
January 29, 2026 at 8:39 AM
9-9-6 was a Chinese term invented mostly to show how depressing and lifeless work culture was; watching softbrained AI guys adopt it as an ideal is ... well, entirely predictable
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You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.
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Honestly nothing feels different here today at all. There are still ICE raids all over, they're still letting people out at Whipple into the cold with nothing, and like you said, people still need food and rent money.
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Honestly nothing feels different here today at all. There are still ICE raids all over, they're still letting people out at Whipple into the cold with nothing, and like you said, people still need food and rent money.
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just gonna throw out a quick reminder that in America police kill a yearly average of 3 civilians per day, routinely in situations very similar to these ICE killings, and decades of explicit support for police impunity by US politicians is why ICE feels theyre able to get away with this right now
Our government is murdering the citizens of this country. They are doing it without any checks on their violence
January 25, 2026 at 12:26 AM
just gonna throw out a quick reminder that in America police kill a yearly average of 3 civilians per day, routinely in situations very similar to these ICE killings, and decades of explicit support for police impunity by US politicians is why ICE feels theyre able to get away with this right now
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i hate living in the second act of CABARET. i miss living in the first act of CABARET
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 AM
i hate living in the second act of CABARET. i miss living in the first act of CABARET
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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Abolish the Electoral College, Abolish ICE, restrain the Supreme Court, neutering/abolishing the Senate. These all are extremely variable in terms of possibility or immediacy of enactment but they're all vital to discuss seriously and with earnestness. How do we prevent things like today happening?
January 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Abolish the Electoral College, Abolish ICE, restrain the Supreme Court, neutering/abolishing the Senate. These all are extremely variable in terms of possibility or immediacy of enactment but they're all vital to discuss seriously and with earnestness. How do we prevent things like today happening?
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don’t listen. It’s a lie. solidarity has saved untold lives. it will save us all if we let it
it feels a lot like today's murder is in response to the mass protests yesterday, as if to tell us we're powerless, that our solidarity won't protect us.
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
don’t listen. It’s a lie. solidarity has saved untold lives. it will save us all if we let it
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Excellent read. "You can’t reform a concentration camp regime. You have to dismantle it and replace it. We have a thousand ways to do it. And most U.S. citizens—particularly white ones—have the freedom to act, for now, with far less risk than the many people currently targeted."
I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Excellent read. "You can’t reform a concentration camp regime. You have to dismantle it and replace it. We have a thousand ways to do it. And most U.S. citizens—particularly white ones—have the freedom to act, for now, with far less risk than the many people currently targeted."
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Charlottesville people, here is a concrete action that you can take that will have a direct positive impact on someone (and their family) now, and will help more people in the future. Give what you are able.
Folks, it’s bleak out there. But here is something awesome: the Community Support Fund paid $12,500 in bond to free two VAians from the horrors of detention this week. What is less awesome is that we have two new applications that we can’t fully fund because we are now out of money. Can you help?
I just supported my immigrant neighbors and you can too!
What will you remember doing during this time in history? Together with local immigrant advocates, Congregate Charlottesville is raising life-saving funds to pay for immigration bond and legal repre...
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January 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Charlottesville people, here is a concrete action that you can take that will have a direct positive impact on someone (and their family) now, and will help more people in the future. Give what you are able.
Incredible thread of academia in/against fascism, read the whole thing
There was a lot of #AcademicFreedom, good scholarship, and independent thought in German universities before Hitler. After Hitler had risen to power, many academics fled the country. Some resisted the Nazi regime and were persecuted. Most adapted to a new situation. Here are some examples. 1/n
January 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Incredible thread of academia in/against fascism, read the whole thing
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This is powerful footage because of what it depicts, but also because of the way the arrest interrupts our expectations of the on-the-street interview; which makes the arrest more shocking both for its brazenness and the way it impacts the viewer.
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This is powerful footage because of what it depicts, but also because of the way the arrest interrupts our expectations of the on-the-street interview; which makes the arrest more shocking both for its brazenness and the way it impacts the viewer.
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The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
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In a healthy democracy, there would bipartisan Articles of Impeachment on the floor of the House by tonight
But we are neither a healthy democracy nor, I would argue—given the end of our separation of powers and our rule of law—a democracy at all anymore
But we are neither a healthy democracy nor, I would argue—given the end of our separation of powers and our rule of law—a democracy at all anymore
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
In a healthy democracy, there would bipartisan Articles of Impeachment on the floor of the House by tonight
But we are neither a healthy democracy nor, I would argue—given the end of our separation of powers and our rule of law—a democracy at all anymore
But we are neither a healthy democracy nor, I would argue—given the end of our separation of powers and our rule of law—a democracy at all anymore
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The president unilaterally decided to attack a sovereign nation and kidnap its leader, and now he says he's just going to run that county himself for a while too.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The president unilaterally decided to attack a sovereign nation and kidnap its leader, and now he says he's just going to run that county himself for a while too.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
If you are among the faculty, staff, or students are UVA who are as incensed about this as I am, come join the UCWVA so and be part of the organized effort to build worker power and push back against this takeover. We can win this fight, but only if we stand united www.cbs19news.com/news/report-...
Report: Beardsley top candidate to be new UVA president
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Scott Beardsley, the dean of UVA's Darden School of Business since 2015, has emerged as the top pick to become the university's 10th president, according
www.cbs19news.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you are among the faculty, staff, or students are UVA who are as incensed about this as I am, come join the UCWVA so and be part of the organized effort to build worker power and push back against this takeover. We can win this fight, but only if we stand united www.cbs19news.com/news/report-...
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Absolutely embarrassing for everyone involved at UVA. Just, on the most basic level, does he not have friends?
December 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Absolutely embarrassing for everyone involved at UVA. Just, on the most basic level, does he not have friends?
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Here’s the thing:
Any internal candidate who wanted to serve well would have asked to delay. Why burden yourself with that baggage?
Darden students — put revealed preference to work: what did you just learn about this leader?
Any internal candidate who wanted to serve well would have asked to delay. Why burden yourself with that baggage?
Darden students — put revealed preference to work: what did you just learn about this leader?
Breaking: The University of Virginia's Board of Visitors named a new president Friday: Scott Beardsley, dean of UVA's Darden School of Business since 2015.
Beardsley called the selection "the honor of my life."
Beardsley called the selection "the honor of my life."
UVA board selects Scott Beardsley as new president
Beardsley, a longtime consultant, has led the Darden School of Business since 2015.
www.vpm.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Here’s the thing:
Any internal candidate who wanted to serve well would have asked to delay. Why burden yourself with that baggage?
Darden students — put revealed preference to work: what did you just learn about this leader?
Any internal candidate who wanted to serve well would have asked to delay. Why burden yourself with that baggage?
Darden students — put revealed preference to work: what did you just learn about this leader?
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Just learned that the newly-named president of UVA is currently chairing the search for the university’s next provost. Now that he has accepted the presidency, will he continue to chair the search committee for the provost?
December 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Just learned that the newly-named president of UVA is currently chairing the search for the university’s next provost. Now that he has accepted the presidency, will he continue to chair the search committee for the provost?
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The UNC system just released its final policy on mandatory syllabi disclosure, stating that syllabi are university (not faculty) IP and certain course info must be posted on new, publicly searchable databases before every semester.
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
NEW: Public universities in red states, from Texas to Florida, are increasingly required to make their syllabi public. The University of North Carolina may be next. Does "syllabi transparency" help combat distrust in higher ed, or feed ill-informed suspicions of it? www.chronicle.com/article/when...
When Everyone Can See Your Syllabus
More states are requiring public colleges to make class syllabi available to the masses. Proponents say these measures boost higher ed’s credibility, while faculty fear being targeted.
www.chronicle.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The UNC system just released its final policy on mandatory syllabi disclosure, stating that syllabi are university (not faculty) IP and certain course info must be posted on new, publicly searchable databases before every semester.
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier: