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J Higgins
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Grassroots media, tech, & storytelling | Fulbright Scholar, Cyprus | Street puppeteer | Former prez: USF-PTFA, AFT/CFT Local 6590, San Francisco
https://www.mediaprof.org
https://NightVisionPuppets.org
Ahh, yes - everyone’s dream ‘career’ with their advanced degree: an academic gig worker w zero job security, employed at the whim of management and dependent on the patronage of full time faculty.
(from ‘Dear Abby’)
#adjunct #highered #edusky #academicchatter #academicsky #academia #contingent
April 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Some favorite photos & signs from the San Francisco #handsoff #handsoff2025 protest - and hopefully the start of real resistance
#USpol #SFpol
April 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
See you at Civic Center on April 5
Show them what democracy looks like with ISF and 50501 on Saturday April 5, 1 PM at Civic Center. HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITY! Run Trump, Elon and the robber barons out of town. buff.ly/byb5OHq

#USPol #SFPol
April 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
“I’m shocked! Shocked to find out that [lying] is going on here.”
Captain Renault, “Casablanca”
November 23, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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BREAKING:

House Speaker Mike Johnson announces that male Republicans neutered by Donald Trump may continue to use the men's bathrooms.
November 20, 2024 at 8:09 PM
No surprise here. But love the responses from Reddit users:
“Study suggests X turned right just in time for election season”
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
Reddit - Dive into anything
Subreddit dedicated to the news and discussions about the creation and use of technology and its surrounding issues.
www.reddit.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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I’ve made a lot of friends here since joining bluesky last year, and it’s been wonderful to be part of such a welcoming community, but it’s time to jettison them all now that actual celebs are arriving and I can suck up to them instead
November 17, 2024 at 1:08 AM
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There it is
November 15, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Well, this is interesting… about “Idiocracy,” a movie I've loved for years, that predicted where we are today…
www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/independ...
How Big Brand Bias Destroyed The Funniest Sci-Fi Movie, And Independent Publishers Saved It
Idiocracy is now viewed as one of the funniest and most predictive science fiction movies ever made. But it almost … Continue reading "How Big Brand Bias Destroyed The Funniest Sci-Fi Movie, And Indep...
www.giantfreakinrobot.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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And … breathe …
Post-election therapy, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
November 16, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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Sounds about right.
November 16, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Well, well ... looks like BlueSky is finally gaining ground. Found about 50 Twitter accounts I followed that have made the shift to here - away from the dark cesspool that service has become.
November 16, 2024 at 8:56 PM