Tatiana Irwin
@tatianairwin.bsky.social
History professor, cat mom, self-critic
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
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The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
Would love to see @emilymbender.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social and @karenhao.bsky.social turn their books into teaching units for faculty and students. Have been spreading the gospel on AI con and AI empire, but nobody puts it as precisely and compellingly as these three.
August 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Would love to see @emilymbender.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social and @karenhao.bsky.social turn their books into teaching units for faculty and students. Have been spreading the gospel on AI con and AI empire, but nobody puts it as precisely and compellingly as these three.
This is so disturbing, on top of everything else that is already disturbing and disgusting. Every year I pull up the LOC website for this exact page transcribing the U.S. Constitution. Each year I make a case for learning cursive to read the document yourself.
**I would add coding to that toolkit**
**I would add coding to that toolkit**
Library of Congress explains how parts of US Constitution vanished from its website
Library of Congress explains how parts of US Constitution vanished from its website | TechCrunch
The U.S. congressional agency confirmed to TechCrunch that the removal of key sections of the Constitution from its website were removed in error. The full text has now been reinstated.
techcrunch.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is so disturbing, on top of everything else that is already disturbing and disgusting. Every year I pull up the LOC website for this exact page transcribing the U.S. Constitution. Each year I make a case for learning cursive to read the document yourself.
**I would add coding to that toolkit**
**I would add coding to that toolkit**
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Canvas just became one of the most powerful surveillance, IP theft, & data monetization tools in the world.
OpenAI bought a user-base locked in to long-term contracts.
But they can’t make us use their trashware.
Boycott. Luddify. Open source.
Don’t let them have your work or your students.
OpenAI bought a user-base locked in to long-term contracts.
But they can’t make us use their trashware.
Boycott. Luddify. Open source.
Don’t let them have your work or your students.
July 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Canvas just became one of the most powerful surveillance, IP theft, & data monetization tools in the world.
OpenAI bought a user-base locked in to long-term contracts.
But they can’t make us use their trashware.
Boycott. Luddify. Open source.
Don’t let them have your work or your students.
OpenAI bought a user-base locked in to long-term contracts.
But they can’t make us use their trashware.
Boycott. Luddify. Open source.
Don’t let them have your work or your students.
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July 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hey pack! You helped us hit our $10K match!! You are the BEST 😍 We're ending our public fundraising campaign this week. Give this post a share and help us get closer to our big $150K goal so we can launch this new independent media outlet later this summer ❤️❤️ givebutter.com/coyotemedia
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Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but also a reminder: freedom delayed is freedom denied. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #FreedomDay #NeverForget
June 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but also a reminder: freedom delayed is freedom denied. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #FreedomDay #NeverForget
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I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
June 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
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Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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This makes me sad. I didn’t participate in this program but the Boston National Historical Park gave me an internship when I asked & hired me through its college program as a seasonal interp ranger. I still use the skills I learned in the NPS in @bfworld.bsky.social.
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
'Biggest nightmare': National Park Service quietly kills program after 15 years
Attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion canceled this National Park Service program for diverse young adults.
www.sfgate.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This makes me sad. I didn’t participate in this program but the Boston National Historical Park gave me an internship when I asked & hired me through its college program as a seasonal interp ranger. I still use the skills I learned in the NPS in @bfworld.bsky.social.
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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Love this from Rebecca Solnit in The Guardian today on how deep social change is non-linear, and takes faith and creative persistence and eyes to see.
May 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Love this from Rebecca Solnit in The Guardian today on how deep social change is non-linear, and takes faith and creative persistence and eyes to see.
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“After centuries of intellectual progress, Americans must face a terrible question,” the physicist Alan Lightman writes. “Are we now descending from light into dark?” https://theatln.tc/GonKaWSv
May 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“After centuries of intellectual progress, Americans must face a terrible question,” the physicist Alan Lightman writes. “Are we now descending from light into dark?” https://theatln.tc/GonKaWSv
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Last night was a hectic one. In case you missed it:
DOGE put a college student in charge of using AI to rewrite housing regulations. Because who needs experts when you’ve got ChatGPT and an economics and data science major?
And yes—this may be rolling out across government. Cool cool cool.
DOGE put a college student in charge of using AI to rewrite housing regulations. Because who needs experts when you’ve got ChatGPT and an economics and data science major?
And yes—this may be rolling out across government. Cool cool cool.
DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations
A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government.
www.wired.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Last night was a hectic one. In case you missed it:
DOGE put a college student in charge of using AI to rewrite housing regulations. Because who needs experts when you’ve got ChatGPT and an economics and data science major?
And yes—this may be rolling out across government. Cool cool cool.
DOGE put a college student in charge of using AI to rewrite housing regulations. Because who needs experts when you’ve got ChatGPT and an economics and data science major?
And yes—this may be rolling out across government. Cool cool cool.
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Congress literally created an Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the expeditious removal of aliens who are designated as terrorists, under a preponderance of evidence standard.
I think problem isn’t the time it would take, but the fact that the government would have to produce actual evidence
I think problem isn’t the time it would take, but the fact that the government would have to produce actual evidence
"We cannot give everyone a trial," says the president of these United States.
April 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Congress literally created an Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the expeditious removal of aliens who are designated as terrorists, under a preponderance of evidence standard.
I think problem isn’t the time it would take, but the fact that the government would have to produce actual evidence
I think problem isn’t the time it would take, but the fact that the government would have to produce actual evidence
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The great @hcrichardson.bsky.social from her speech on the 250th anniversary of the lighting of the lanterns in Boston’s Old North Church. Read this excerpt to the end and you will be rewarded. Read it aloud and it gets better. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-18-2...
April 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The great @hcrichardson.bsky.social from her speech on the 250th anniversary of the lighting of the lanterns in Boston’s Old North Church. Read this excerpt to the end and you will be rewarded. Read it aloud and it gets better. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-18-2...
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Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
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CBS reporting 12 visa revocations at UC Davis; 7 current students and 5 recent graduates.
April 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
CBS reporting 12 visa revocations at UC Davis; 7 current students and 5 recent graduates.
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The History Books Purged From the Naval Academy's Library 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
The History Books Purged From the Naval Academy's Library
The Trump administration is engaged in something much worse than book burning. It is attempting to burn down the entire cultural infrastructure that supports the pursuit of history.
open.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The History Books Purged From the Naval Academy's Library 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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Angry about the administration devastating the economy with illegal impoundments and stupid, arbitrary tariffs?
Time to stand up and speak out, today at noon
handsoff2025.com
Time to stand up and speak out, today at noon
handsoff2025.com
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Angry about the administration devastating the economy with illegal impoundments and stupid, arbitrary tariffs?
Time to stand up and speak out, today at noon
handsoff2025.com
Time to stand up and speak out, today at noon
handsoff2025.com
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Today we march—nationwide! Join us and make some good trouble!
April 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Today we march—nationwide! Join us and make some good trouble!