Charles F. Whittingham
@cfwhittingham.bsky.social
Educator & friend | Left-leaning, culture-first, savoring art, ideas & the small pleasures that make life vivid 🍷📚✨ | Open-minded, supportive of creative expression | Quiet admirer of confidence, charm & effortless grace 🌹 | #Progressive #Humanist
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📚💙Classical liberal ideas—free inquiry, individual dignity, and limits on power—remain vital. Re-engaging with them can steady modern progressivism, grounding its commitments to justice and reform in the enduring value of human freedom.
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The new data on post-affirmative-action admissions is bleak. Merit, it seems, is still remarkably good at locating money.
#Education #Admissions
#Education #Admissions
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The new data on post-affirmative-action admissions is bleak. Merit, it seems, is still remarkably good at locating money.
#Education #Admissions
#Education #Admissions
The latest skirmish between publishers and the AI firms was inevitable. Everyone insists they’re defending “culture,” but the real fight is over who gets to claim the future footnotes.
#AI #Publishing
#AI #Publishing
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The latest skirmish between publishers and the AI firms was inevitable. Everyone insists they’re defending “culture,” but the real fight is over who gets to claim the future footnotes.
#AI #Publishing
#AI #Publishing
Birth, Life, Death in the lifecycle of capitalism observes a predicable course. It can be plotted on a graph. We are in later stages.
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Birth, Life, Death in the lifecycle of capitalism observes a predicable course. It can be plotted on a graph. We are in later stages.
This is a very sad time.
Dear Oval Office occupant,
A 20 year old National Guardsman is dead.
No one cares how many points you won West Virginia by.
Love,
Everyone in America still capable of critical thinking
A 20 year old National Guardsman is dead.
No one cares how many points you won West Virginia by.
Love,
Everyone in America still capable of critical thinking
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This is a very sad time.
Reading about changes to federal student‑loan forgiveness — a crackdown on who counts as “public service.” Sounds procedural, but I worry what that means for teachers, social workers, defenders who already walk thin lines for little pay.
#EducationJustice #LoanForgiveness #PublicService #PolicyWatch
#EducationJustice #LoanForgiveness #PublicService #PolicyWatch
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Reading about changes to federal student‑loan forgiveness — a crackdown on who counts as “public service.” Sounds procedural, but I worry what that means for teachers, social workers, defenders who already walk thin lines for little pay.
#EducationJustice #LoanForgiveness #PublicService #PolicyWatch
#EducationJustice #LoanForgiveness #PublicService #PolicyWatch
Curious: does this help build out a network? Still getting up to speed.
@badposter.lol im bored put me on one of your starter packs
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Curious: does this help build out a network? Still getting up to speed.
Climate summit wrap‑up: a tentative roadmap but no magic bullet. Still, it’s heartening when science and common sense get (finally) a seat at the table, however shaky it seems. #ClimateAction #Hope #GlobalResponsibility
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Climate summit wrap‑up: a tentative roadmap but no magic bullet. Still, it’s heartening when science and common sense get (finally) a seat at the table, however shaky it seems. #ClimateAction #Hope #GlobalResponsibility
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I genuinely don’t understand how making it harder for social workers and public defenders to get loan forgiveness helps anyone. These are the jobs we’re already struggling to fill. Why make the pipeline even smaller?
#PublicService #StudentLoans #HigherEd #WorkforceCrisis
#PublicService #StudentLoans #HigherEd #WorkforceCrisis
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I genuinely don’t understand how making it harder for social workers and public defenders to get loan forgiveness helps anyone. These are the jobs we’re already struggling to fill. Why make the pipeline even smaller?
#PublicService #StudentLoans #HigherEd #WorkforceCrisis
#PublicService #StudentLoans #HigherEd #WorkforceCrisis
In this new General Assembly, progress on redistricting could go either way. It’s not just a map fight. It's about about who gets to speak and be heard. Crucial to ensure this is about true representation, not political advantage. #FairMaps #VotingRights #VA2026
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
In this new General Assembly, progress on redistricting could go either way. It’s not just a map fight. It's about about who gets to speak and be heard. Crucial to ensure this is about true representation, not political advantage. #FairMaps #VotingRights #VA2026
Virginia voters made it clear: they’re fed up with federal cuts hitting their families, especially in communities with federal workers. The election was more than a local race — it was a response to real economic pain. #FederalCuts #VAProgressive #PeopleOverPolitics
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Virginia voters made it clear: they’re fed up with federal cuts hitting their families, especially in communities with federal workers. The election was more than a local race — it was a response to real economic pain. #FederalCuts #VAProgressive #PeopleOverPolitics
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November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I am relative new guy--believe in people over politics, art, books, wine, deep conversations ✨. I champion equality, kindness, and open-minded creativity.
#Progressive #Humanist #SocialJustice #Equity #ClimateJustice #InclusiveCulture #ArtMatters #CommunityFirst #Ukraine #Gaza
#Progressive #Humanist #SocialJustice #Equity #ClimateJustice #InclusiveCulture #ArtMatters #CommunityFirst #Ukraine #Gaza
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I am relative new guy--believe in people over politics, art, books, wine, deep conversations ✨. I champion equality, kindness, and open-minded creativity.
#Progressive #Humanist #SocialJustice #Equity #ClimateJustice #InclusiveCulture #ArtMatters #CommunityFirst #Ukraine #Gaza
#Progressive #Humanist #SocialJustice #Equity #ClimateJustice #InclusiveCulture #ArtMatters #CommunityFirst #Ukraine #Gaza
Beautiful shot. I miss Athens. Best of luck in your political aspirations.
Fall sunset 🌅 in Athens Georgia! 🌻
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Beautiful shot. I miss Athens. Best of luck in your political aspirations.
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These party affiliations are effective disguises, concealing wealth and power as the real delineations.
Centrist Dems aren’t the lesser of two evils.
They are the *weaker* of two evils.
There’s a difference.
They are the *weaker* of two evils.
There’s a difference.
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
These party affiliations are effective disguises, concealing wealth and power as the real delineations.
My grandmother told me this story 1000 times. Ekberg was a world class archer and got truly incensed having her privacy violated. There are photographs of her taking aim.
💃Anita Ekberg 💃
She chased paparazzi off her Roman villa with a bow and arrow — no apologies, no permission. A woman defending her autonomy with style and fire. In today’s age of surveillance and authoritarian creep, we need that energy. #BodyAutonomy #ResistFascism #RadicalElegance #ConsentCulture
She chased paparazzi off her Roman villa with a bow and arrow — no apologies, no permission. A woman defending her autonomy with style and fire. In today’s age of surveillance and authoritarian creep, we need that energy. #BodyAutonomy #ResistFascism #RadicalElegance #ConsentCulture
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
My grandmother told me this story 1000 times. Ekberg was a world class archer and got truly incensed having her privacy violated. There are photographs of her taking aim.
Memory care units. 😄
He manages to outdo himself constantly.
The current trajectory has him punching patients in memory care units by March.
The current trajectory has him punching patients in memory care units by March.
It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Memory care units. 😄
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Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
📚💙Classical liberal ideas—free inquiry, individual dignity, and limits on power—remain vital. Re-engaging with them can steady modern progressivism, grounding its commitments to justice and reform in the enduring value of human freedom.
#booksky
#booksky
November 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
📚💙Classical liberal ideas—free inquiry, individual dignity, and limits on power—remain vital. Re-engaging with them can steady modern progressivism, grounding its commitments to justice and reform in the enduring value of human freedom.
#booksky
#booksky
I am very interested in connecting with other activists outside of my immediate area. Any advice is welcome!
#resist #progressive
#resist #progressive
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I am very interested in connecting with other activists outside of my immediate area. Any advice is welcome!
#resist #progressive
#resist #progressive
Wealth disparity is killing people and I really wonder if policy makers are in fact aware?
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Income and Income Inequality Are a Matter of Life and Death. What Can Policymakers Do About It?
An official website of the United States government
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wealth disparity is killing people and I really wonder if policy makers are in fact aware?
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...