Rory Kraft
@rorykraft.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Philosopher, Recovering Department Chair.
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Upset about shitty air travel? You should dress nicer.
Upset about high prices? You should just ignore it.
Upset about bad inflation? You should just move to another state.
Upset about high prices? You should just ignore it.
Upset about bad inflation? You should just move to another state.
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Upset about shitty air travel? You should dress nicer.
Upset about high prices? You should just ignore it.
Upset about bad inflation? You should just move to another state.
Upset about high prices? You should just ignore it.
Upset about bad inflation? You should just move to another state.
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The wealthy will get artisinal education built on human interaction, creativity, and critical thinking. Everyone else will get AI mush and multiple choice.
My hot take is that over the next 10 years, we're going to see more emphasis on and investment in the humanities at Ivy League and other fancy schools just as state schools and small privates continue to decimate and even eliminate the humanities.
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The wealthy will get artisinal education built on human interaction, creativity, and critical thinking. Everyone else will get AI mush and multiple choice.
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My hot take is that over the next 10 years, we're going to see more emphasis on and investment in the humanities at Ivy League and other fancy schools just as state schools and small privates continue to decimate and even eliminate the humanities.
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My hot take is that over the next 10 years, we're going to see more emphasis on and investment in the humanities at Ivy League and other fancy schools just as state schools and small privates continue to decimate and even eliminate the humanities.
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Does it say “Somebody Wang Chung tonight”? No, it does not.
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Does it say “Somebody Wang Chung tonight”? No, it does not.
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Have you ever considered a documentary on trans truck drivers? Filmmaker Hansen Bursic didn't until learning that up to 3% of US truckers are trans women. This is the Trans Trucker Project. youtu.be/8G44mr91Zqo
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Have you ever considered a documentary on trans truck drivers? Filmmaker Hansen Bursic didn't until learning that up to 3% of US truckers are trans women. This is the Trans Trucker Project. youtu.be/8G44mr91Zqo
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One day after Trump called for her to be executed.
From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
One day after Trump called for her to be executed.
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In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
We've reached the time in the semester in which I'm expected to pretend that I don't know the students are pretending to have done the reading.
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We've reached the time in the semester in which I'm expected to pretend that I don't know the students are pretending to have done the reading.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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BREAKING: The Sixth Circuit, in a 10-7 en banc decision, holds that an Ohio school district's anti-bullying policy that requires students to use children's preferred pronouns is likely unconstitutional on these facts.
Judge Murphy, a Trump appointee, writes the court's decision.
Judge Murphy, a Trump appointee, writes the court's decision.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
BREAKING: The Sixth Circuit, in a 10-7 en banc decision, holds that an Ohio school district's anti-bullying policy that requires students to use children's preferred pronouns is likely unconstitutional on these facts.
Judge Murphy, a Trump appointee, writes the court's decision.
Judge Murphy, a Trump appointee, writes the court's decision.
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Must-read report from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social on today’s SCOTUS order allowing the Trump administration to implement its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy.
Breaking: SCOTUS lets Trump administration implement anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy
The Democratic appointees, led by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented. The ruling, which applies during litigation, effectively reverses two lower court rulings.
www.lawdork.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Must-read report from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social on today’s SCOTUS order allowing the Trump administration to implement its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
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Trial set for Dec 1 over NPR's allegations that CPB unlawfully yielded to White House pressure as new evidence comes to light.
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
Trial set over NPR allegations that CPB yielded to White House pressure
NPR alleges that CPB unlawfully yanked away a planned three-year contract worth $36 million in the face of intense pressure from the White House to sever ties with the radio network.
www.npr.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Trial set for Dec 1 over NPR's allegations that CPB unlawfully yielded to White House pressure as new evidence comes to light.
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
Happiness is the 10-minute version of Nina Simone's "Sinnerman" playing unexpectedly.
October 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Happiness is the 10-minute version of Nina Simone's "Sinnerman" playing unexpectedly.
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BREAKING: The full Fifth Circuit decided that it will be rehearing the case over West Texas A&M's effort to ban a charity drag show from campus. The panel, on a 2-1 vote, sided with the student group.
The Fifth Circuit decided to go en banc even after the school didn't seek en banc review.
The Fifth Circuit decided to go en banc even after the school didn't seek en banc review.
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
BREAKING: The full Fifth Circuit decided that it will be rehearing the case over West Texas A&M's effort to ban a charity drag show from campus. The panel, on a 2-1 vote, sided with the student group.
The Fifth Circuit decided to go en banc even after the school didn't seek en banc review.
The Fifth Circuit decided to go en banc even after the school didn't seek en banc review.
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EVERY. THING. IS. ABOUT. GENDER.
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
EVERY. THING. IS. ABOUT. GENDER.
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If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029.
The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.
Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.
Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts
The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.
boltsmag.org
October 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029.
The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.
Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.
Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
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If you want to know EVERYTHING that happened at the Letitia James arraignment (and why wouldn’t you!) I have you covered. Read my dispatch @lawfaremedia.org: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
Trial Dispatch: The Arraignment of Letitia James
A view from inside the Eastern District of Virginia courtroom where New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to mortgage fraud.
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If you want to know EVERYTHING that happened at the Letitia James arraignment (and why wouldn’t you!) I have you covered. Read my dispatch @lawfaremedia.org: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
As a native of Maricopa County (now living outside AZ), this reporting reinforced many of my thoughts about the recent ICE actions ties to Arpaio policies.
Many Arizonans who lived through Joe Arpaio’s 287(g)-fueled immigration-enforcement effort more than a decade ago see parallels between what happened in Maricopa County and what’s now playing out across the country as local officers join forces with ICE. @azluminaria.org
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.
Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what...
www.propublica.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As a native of Maricopa County (now living outside AZ), this reporting reinforced many of my thoughts about the recent ICE actions ties to Arpaio policies.
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finally had time to read this great new article from Defector about the top-down push for AI in higher ed!
it also links to our AAUP report on ed tech and its impact on academic labor, which you can read here: www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
it also links to our AAUP report on ed tech and its impact on academic labor, which you can read here: www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into th...
defector.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
finally had time to read this great new article from Defector about the top-down push for AI in higher ed!
it also links to our AAUP report on ed tech and its impact on academic labor, which you can read here: www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
it also links to our AAUP report on ed tech and its impact on academic labor, which you can read here: www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
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Wow, massive abridgement of faculty and student human rights here
Here is the proposed agreement the Trump admin sent to UCLA, which administrators fought tooth and claw to keep secret ucop.edu/communicatio...
ucop.edu
October 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Wow, massive abridgement of faculty and student human rights here
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Trying to imagine the permitting process if I wanted to knock down the back half of my old-but-not-historic house.
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trying to imagine the permitting process if I wanted to knock down the back half of my old-but-not-historic house.
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Hero.
"She told me she did not think running the piece was a good idea; after all, she noted, it violated the stated company policy against setting off alarm bells within the Trump White House.
The piece went unpublished, and the words “I quit” came flying out of my mouth."
"She told me she did not think running the piece was a good idea; after all, she noted, it violated the stated company policy against setting off alarm bells within the Trump White House.
The piece went unpublished, and the words “I quit” came flying out of my mouth."
The rare important, timely and courageous op ed published by Politico
Opinion | My Bosses Were Afraid of Crossing Trump. So, I Quit.
A veteran journalist opens up on the censorship that he says led to his resignation.
www.politico.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Hero.
"She told me she did not think running the piece was a good idea; after all, she noted, it violated the stated company policy against setting off alarm bells within the Trump White House.
The piece went unpublished, and the words “I quit” came flying out of my mouth."
"She told me she did not think running the piece was a good idea; after all, she noted, it violated the stated company policy against setting off alarm bells within the Trump White House.
The piece went unpublished, and the words “I quit” came flying out of my mouth."