Michael E. Skyer, PhD
@michaelskyer.bsky.social
Anarcho-pragmatist.
Doctor of Education - University of Rochester.
Tenure-track Assistant - University of Tennessee.
Teacher educator. Agitator.
Deaf. Multiply disabled. NF2-SWN. Bi.
Critical deaf pedagogy. Disability Studies.
Theory. Methodology. Praxis.
Doctor of Education - University of Rochester.
Tenure-track Assistant - University of Tennessee.
Teacher educator. Agitator.
Deaf. Multiply disabled. NF2-SWN. Bi.
Critical deaf pedagogy. Disability Studies.
Theory. Methodology. Praxis.
Pinned
Fear and anxiety are not bad emotions even when they feel bad.
In scary, anxiety-inducing times, it is more important than ever to think clearly and act in accordance.
In these times, I offer for your consideration:
Deaf Left's "Revolting. Revolting. Revolting."
deafleft.com/revolting-re...
In scary, anxiety-inducing times, it is more important than ever to think clearly and act in accordance.
In these times, I offer for your consideration:
Deaf Left's "Revolting. Revolting. Revolting."
deafleft.com/revolting-re...
"API Waived" is "Free Pizza" for postdocs.
August 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"API Waived" is "Free Pizza" for postdocs.
Boycotting is easy and fun too!
Here's an info graphic of all the ultra processed crap that Nestle makes. You can punch upward and improve your health at the same time.
Here's an info graphic of all the ultra processed crap that Nestle makes. You can punch upward and improve your health at the same time.
August 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Boycotting is easy and fun too!
Here's an info graphic of all the ultra processed crap that Nestle makes. You can punch upward and improve your health at the same time.
Here's an info graphic of all the ultra processed crap that Nestle makes. You can punch upward and improve your health at the same time.
Blackstone and BlackRock are two sides of the same dystopian coin falling into a well of infinite darnkess. It is a race to the bottom for all and the coin is going faster and the bottom is getting nearer. To hell with capitalism.
August 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Blackstone and BlackRock are two sides of the same dystopian coin falling into a well of infinite darnkess. It is a race to the bottom for all and the coin is going faster and the bottom is getting nearer. To hell with capitalism.
Ms. Rachel is my hero. What ironclad character.
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From the Fauxmoi community on Reddit: Ms Rachel for The Washington Post, photographed by Natalie Keyssar.
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August 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Ms. Rachel is my hero. What ironclad character.
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Holy shit.
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From the Global_News_Hub community on Reddit: The New York Times' office building in Manhattan was 'vandalized' with red paint this morning. The words 'NYT Lies Gaza Dies' were written on the windows.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Holy shit.
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Freedom of religion includes freedom from religion.
July 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Freedom of religion includes freedom from religion.
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is a hostage situation:
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Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
President Donald Trump's administration had suspended more than $6 billion in funding on July 1, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.
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July 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This is a hostage situation:
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Just wait. They will try to rehabilitate the careers of these ghoulish enablers. It's going to happen. And probably sooner than you think.
July 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Just wait. They will try to rehabilitate the careers of these ghoulish enablers. It's going to happen. And probably sooner than you think.
No sitting politician lacks for food.
No sitting politician lacks for healthcare.
No sitting politician lacks a home to sleep in.
Put another way, every politician has their basic needs met and therefore do not embody the lives of all those they represent.
This alone is an indictment of democracy.
No sitting politician lacks for healthcare.
No sitting politician lacks a home to sleep in.
Put another way, every politician has their basic needs met and therefore do not embody the lives of all those they represent.
This alone is an indictment of democracy.
July 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
No sitting politician lacks for food.
No sitting politician lacks for healthcare.
No sitting politician lacks a home to sleep in.
Put another way, every politician has their basic needs met and therefore do not embody the lives of all those they represent.
This alone is an indictment of democracy.
No sitting politician lacks for healthcare.
No sitting politician lacks a home to sleep in.
Put another way, every politician has their basic needs met and therefore do not embody the lives of all those they represent.
This alone is an indictment of democracy.
July 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Bend the knee to break the spine.
July 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Bend the knee to break the spine.
Life on the tenure track is Sisyphean.
While publishing articles is one of the most important goals, it seems like publishing is the last thing you can manage to pull off after teaching, grading, correspondence, grantsmanship, budgeting, travel, committees, conferences, mentoring.
Pic related.
While publishing articles is one of the most important goals, it seems like publishing is the last thing you can manage to pull off after teaching, grading, correspondence, grantsmanship, budgeting, travel, committees, conferences, mentoring.
Pic related.
July 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Life on the tenure track is Sisyphean.
While publishing articles is one of the most important goals, it seems like publishing is the last thing you can manage to pull off after teaching, grading, correspondence, grantsmanship, budgeting, travel, committees, conferences, mentoring.
Pic related.
While publishing articles is one of the most important goals, it seems like publishing is the last thing you can manage to pull off after teaching, grading, correspondence, grantsmanship, budgeting, travel, committees, conferences, mentoring.
Pic related.
Violence is never the answer if you are a victim.
Violence is always the answer if you are a cop, a CEO, a president, a soldier, a guard, a jailer, a vivisectionist.
- Conventional "Wisdom."
Violence is always the answer if you are a cop, a CEO, a president, a soldier, a guard, a jailer, a vivisectionist.
- Conventional "Wisdom."
July 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Violence is never the answer if you are a victim.
Violence is always the answer if you are a cop, a CEO, a president, a soldier, a guard, a jailer, a vivisectionist.
- Conventional "Wisdom."
Violence is always the answer if you are a cop, a CEO, a president, a soldier, a guard, a jailer, a vivisectionist.
- Conventional "Wisdom."
Dutifully up-voting images of the dystopia, wondering when the future is supposed to arrive.
July 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Dutifully up-voting images of the dystopia, wondering when the future is supposed to arrive.
Normalize having honest talks with prospective PhD students. About workload, expectations, what academic hierarchies they can expect, what life after the doctorate looks like, how timelines go to shit.
July 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Normalize having honest talks with prospective PhD students. About workload, expectations, what academic hierarchies they can expect, what life after the doctorate looks like, how timelines go to shit.
"It is not a genocide, it is a war of choice" is not a refutation but an admission of guilt for both.
July 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"It is not a genocide, it is a war of choice" is not a refutation but an admission of guilt for both.
Reposted by Michael E. Skyer, PhD
JCSCD invites submissions examining the impacts of sociopolitical shifts and evolving governing ideologies on communication and disability.
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Sociopolitical Shifts, Communication, and Disability
| Journal of Critical Study of Communication and Disability
criticalstudycommunicationdisability.org
July 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
JCSCD invites submissions examining the impacts of sociopolitical shifts and evolving governing ideologies on communication and disability.
criticalstudycommunicationdisability.org/index.php/jc...
criticalstudycommunicationdisability.org/index.php/jc...
It is important to remember that the powerful are also extraordinarily weak. Their power is so tenuous and holds on by a thread. That is not deep authentic power but fragility.
July 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It is important to remember that the powerful are also extraordinarily weak. Their power is so tenuous and holds on by a thread. That is not deep authentic power but fragility.
It sucks that transcription AI only works for spoken languages. Another example of audism baked into research.
And yes, I've seen the promo video for sign language AI and that shit is cool but light years behind what is needed for deaf signers to match the tools available for speaker hearers.
And yes, I've seen the promo video for sign language AI and that shit is cool but light years behind what is needed for deaf signers to match the tools available for speaker hearers.
July 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It sucks that transcription AI only works for spoken languages. Another example of audism baked into research.
And yes, I've seen the promo video for sign language AI and that shit is cool but light years behind what is needed for deaf signers to match the tools available for speaker hearers.
And yes, I've seen the promo video for sign language AI and that shit is cool but light years behind what is needed for deaf signers to match the tools available for speaker hearers.
Doctor: You shouldn't take this one OTC pain med, it has a negative cumulative effect on the body's filtration system. Instead, here are new prescriptions for pain that won't actually reduce the pain level and now your body has to metabolize three new drugs as well. Oh and weight gain.
Me:
Me:
July 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Doctor: You shouldn't take this one OTC pain med, it has a negative cumulative effect on the body's filtration system. Instead, here are new prescriptions for pain that won't actually reduce the pain level and now your body has to metabolize three new drugs as well. Oh and weight gain.
Me:
Me:
