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Michael Fuhlhage
@mjfuhlhage.bsky.social
Journalism prof, Wayne State University
Reporting, editing, com & media history. Cat daddy. I block surveillance followers
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November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Ken Burns' Revolutionary War series is on. It reminds me of an important fact I learned from "Dazed and Confused" : Behind every great man was a great woman, man, and for George Washington that woman was Martha Washington, man. She was a hip, HIP lady, man. #HATM
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Valid, but why can't readability meters online also include in the calculation distracting popup ads and "sign up for our email newsletter" interstitials that block content when I've only gotten three-quarters of the way through the first sentence?
How are you making your news readable? Are you using tools built-in to grammar checkers or the popular Fletch-Kinkaid score? You may want to try a different way, writes Kehinde Adepetun today in the The Word.

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The hidden bias in readability tools - The Word
Common AI reader tools are based on long-flawed methods used to make text accessible
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November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
You know how it says in Genesis, "And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness." Why was it necessary to separate the light from the darkness? What did it look like?
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
They began by not even trying, and then they advanced to REALLY not even trying.
Colleague just got an email that starts: "Here's a polished and respectful letter you can send to your professor"
Email from a student who turned in a ChatGPT essay. Not even looking at the ChatGPT output in the apology 🥴
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#HATM is that Paul Giamatti I hear?
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM
#HATM My ancestor Daniel Tyler was a Revolutionary War veteran. He was born in Virginia and fought at the Battle of Saratoga as a member of Colonel Daniel Morgan's unit of sharpshooters. I'm guessing since my uncle Glenn was a member of the SAR, I would also qualify.
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#HATM I hear you Tom Hanks as Rev. Eliot!
November 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I've decided to refer to Qanon believers as Qtips because the deeper they go into the ears the more damage they do.
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Reposted by Michael Fuhlhage
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM

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The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
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November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
And now your moment of Mila and Looie-loo, practicing for the Feline Olympics Synchronized Bathing Event. Happy Caturday Plus One!
November 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Seen on today's walk in Grosse Pointe
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This week's thrift store art find is an oil on canvas winterscape in a Mexican-made frame. No title, signed Raymond. Not bad for $5.99. It's going up in the guest room.
November 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
And now your moment of Mila. I was rehydrating before heading to the gym, but then Little Miss Mila curled up on my shoulder and began administering purr therapy, so now I'm immobilized until she moves because them's the rules. Happy Caturday!
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
And now your moment of Mila and Looie-loo. Amazing. All I had to do was point my camera and say "Looie, the whole world is watching," and he stopped pestering Mila to move off the warm cozy spot she occupied on the back of the couch and find a way to just get along. Happy Caturday to all!
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I assign my feature writing students to write stories that have characteristics of viral stories, e.g. useful info and content that evokes emotional responses (why do you think cats and pups are so popular online?) One wrote 15 Ways to Fight Fascism this Fall/Winter.
www.buzzfeed.com/godfazer/15-...
15 Ways to Fight Fascism This Fall/Winter
The time to engage is now! Whether you're just getting started or looking for renewed energy for the fight against fascism, look no further than this list for inspiration.
www.buzzfeed.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Reposted by Michael Fuhlhage
Montclair State University has with no reasonable justification replaced all departments in the humanities and social sciences with four non-disciplinary units, seemingly randomly chosen by uni executive leadership with no regard for faculty input or governance. Terrible & portentous
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Michael Fuhlhage
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.

It's a surreal--and troubling--read.

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November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
How far do you have to scroll before you see the Epstein/Trump story on the New York Times app? It's the 19th story down.
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Here's a great article from acquisitions editors, in time for University Press Week:
Don't Go It Alone! And Other Tips on How To Get Your First Book Published with a University Press.
https://bit.ly/3XoKxfV
##UPWeek2025 #TeamUP #ReadUP @rcolesworthy.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
Don't Go It Alone! And Other Tips on How To Get Your First Book Published with a University Press
Publishing a book can be an isolated -- and isolating -- experience, but it doesn't have to be. Two university press editors share
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November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I know sneakers aren't Dark Academia, but this combo feels Dark Academia.
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I-94 in Wayne County is tied for 30th deadliest highway in the United States. Is someone in Detroit localizing this story?
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California Dominates List Of America's 100 Deadliest Highways
New federal data reveals America's most dangerous highways. California has three of the 10 most dangerous highways in America.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM