Abby Machson-Carter
paxamericana.bsky.social
Abby Machson-Carter
@paxamericana.bsky.social
faculty developer, mom, public school fan, into fairness and justice. Instructions designer at Salem State University, MA
Come on in, NYC, The water's fine (although our mayor is just an immigrant from Chicago)
BREAKING

Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the New York City mayor’s race.

Mamdani will make history as the first Muslim and first South Asian to serve as mayor of New York City.

He will also be the first immigrant in nearly 140 years to serve as mayor of New York City.

Per Decision Desk HQ.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I've been waiting for an editorial like this. Thanks, @tressiemcphd.bsky.social.
"It is going to take hard politics. The kind that shows up in communities between elections and solves problems that don’t sound glamorous on television talk shows." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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October 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
@melissasuestanley.bsky.social I know your shop is closed so I don’t know but have you considered makings calendar or greeting cards?
October 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social

Can you share this story about Chop the dog?

Source: Facebook share.google/FFXFTVyVTaHN...
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October 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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ICE agents followed a family leaving church on Mother’s Day in Chelsea, MA. They smashed the car window to drag the husband and father out while his young family watched.
May 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Thought this was hilarious the first time I saw it. Now I'm nodding along as I watch 😂
this is never not 💯
Happy May Day! #NoKings
May 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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"You can no longer make students do the reading or the writing. So what’s left? Only this: give them work they want to do. And help them want to do it. What, again, is education? The non-coercive rearranging of desire." (Emphasis in original)
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April 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
@nytimes.com imma really really really need you to stop using the word "deported" to describe what happened to the Venezuelan men sent to El Salvador. Not sure what's the right legal term here... Maybe kidnapping?

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Trump Says They’re Foreign Gang Members. Are They?
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 04/23/2025 · 29m
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April 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
@heathercmcghee.bsky.social is one of my favorite people for helping understand race in America as a deliberate political strategy. She does not disappoint in this interview.
Heather McGhee and Jon Stewart discuss the ways myths around diversity have been used to dismiss the accomplishments of minorities. @heathercmcghee.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992.

Was there a breast cancer epidemic?!

NO.

Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976.

PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something.

This is also about autism.
April 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help.
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."

-Pope Francis
April 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Want to brush up on your skills about fighting back against repression and political interference in #highered? Join an online session for the April 17 #DayofActionforHigherEd. Register: www.dayofactionforhighered.org/events
April 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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This, from the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
April 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Massive crowd at Boston’s city hall plaza for the #HandsOff protest against Trump and Musk
April 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
@annamillsoer.bsky.social I'm reading your work on process tracking and I want to know - what do your students think? Have you gathered feedback? #AI #highered

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April 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
April 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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The Boston U. writing program has an AI Affiliate program in which undergrad students are paired with writing instructors to support the instructor and their students in responsible AI use. I talked to Christopher McVey and affiliate Neeza Singh on today’s podcast. www.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...
AI Teaching Fellows with Christopher McVey and Neeza Singh - Intentional Teaching
Christopher McVey is a master lecturer in the writing program at Boston University. Neeza Singh is a senior at BU majoring in data science. Last year, the two were partnered through the BU writing pro...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Yes! The leadership of Eastern Michigan and Michigan State have displayed incredible courage during these times.

My master's degree alma mater, Wayne State in Detroit, also remains committed to DEI. wayne.edu/strategic-pl...
March 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
March 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
February 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM