Phil Gibbon
@philgibbon.bsky.social
Adj. Prof. of History, Jefferson-East Falls
U.S. in the World, Global Politics, Human Rights, War & Political Violence
U.S. in the World, Global Politics, Human Rights, War & Political Violence
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Could someone just try being honest with students and parents about job outcomes and what it means to get an education and how it affects you if your instructor is struggling to piece together a living wage by teaching 5 different classes at different colleges at the same time?
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Could someone just try being honest with students and parents about job outcomes and what it means to get an education and how it affects you if your instructor is struggling to piece together a living wage by teaching 5 different classes at different colleges at the same time?
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So many things to say but I just want to point to the example of “Latin American studies” being a useless major in the piece and make sure everyone knows Reading is 70% Latino? Denying Albright the chance to learn Lat Am studies is a kind of affront against the community
![As of the 2020 United States census, Reading had a population of 95,112. Of which, 68.9% were Hispanic/Latino, 18.9% were non-Hispanic White, 8.5% were non-Hispanic Black, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Pacific Islander, and 2.9% mixed or other. 32]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqllgdedbi7d5fr5augmnvq7/bafkreibnurhzhsir62m7xguu57kmhigzewsd5vlwmm6hqerakfvaq556py@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
So many things to say but I just want to point to the example of “Latin American studies” being a useless major in the piece and make sure everyone knows Reading is 70% Latino? Denying Albright the chance to learn Lat Am studies is a kind of affront against the community
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YOUR STUDENTS ARE NOT YOUR CUSTOMERS.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
Yes we all agree that this is the reason colleges are in trouble
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
YOUR STUDENTS ARE NOT YOUR CUSTOMERS.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
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me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
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this has become a very important video to me
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
this has become a very important video to me
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A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
Yes to this. Years ago a student once suggested her peers read their paper out loud in front of a mirror. She said if something doesn’t sound right, pause, mark it, and fix it. I’ve suggested it ever since.
I tell my students the easiest way to catch mistakes is for them to read their papers out loud, and they always look at me like I'm insane.
But look, that's what we do with our own books! Because it works!
But look, that's what we do with our own books! Because it works!
December 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Yes to this. Years ago a student once suggested her peers read their paper out loud in front of a mirror. She said if something doesn’t sound right, pause, mark it, and fix it. I’ve suggested it ever since.
As the son of a librarian I always 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 when I see these!
And, yes, absolutely let them know they’re awesome!
And, yes, absolutely let them know they’re awesome!
Requested a book through ILL over break. It arrived today. Libraries man.
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
As the son of a librarian I always 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 when I see these!
And, yes, absolutely let them know they’re awesome!
And, yes, absolutely let them know they’re awesome!
Never thought I’d say I like 2 George Will-isms:
“moral slum” is pretty good!
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“moral slum” is pretty good!
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Never thought I’d say I like 2 George Will-isms:
“moral slum” is pretty good!
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“moral slum” is pretty good!
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Yeah, the least AI literate are an easy mark for those peddling fomo/awe-and-wonder inevitability
theconversation.com/knowing-less...
theconversation.com/knowing-less...
December 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Yeah, the least AI literate are an easy mark for those peddling fomo/awe-and-wonder inevitability
theconversation.com/knowing-less...
theconversation.com/knowing-less...
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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Took me a second to find it, but it’s in 18.3.2.1 in page 1075 of the manual.
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
December 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Took me a second to find it, but it’s in 18.3.2.1 in page 1075 of the manual.
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hagueseth
Omg, RFK’s right hand 😂
Personally, I think it's a bad thing when people in the government post AI images without disclosing that they're AI.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Omg, RFK’s right hand 😂
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I get why Obama seems to have affection for Zohran and it’s not just that they’re both charismatic, it’s that they both understood as part of their political project that projecting personal decency is something that there is a deep yearning for
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I get why Obama seems to have affection for Zohran and it’s not just that they’re both charismatic, it’s that they both understood as part of their political project that projecting personal decency is something that there is a deep yearning for
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Good morning. Please enjoy this Thanksgiving composition by a burgeoning young writer.
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Good morning. Please enjoy this Thanksgiving composition by a burgeoning young writer.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
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no it isn’t!!! fuck you!!!
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
no it isn’t!!! fuck you!!!