Erin Whittig
@dirtbagacademic.bsky.social
University Writing Program Administrator & lifelong dirtbag. Don't fence me in.
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POWER DRESSING: “If history teaches us anything, it’s this: When the richest men in the world start dressing like emperors, the rest of us should pay attention. Because power, when it rebrands itself, is rarely just about aesthetics. It’s a warning.” www.wired.com/story/power-... @wired.com
Power Dressing: Silicon Valley’s Macho Makeover Is a Warning, Not a Trend
A spate of tech-titan glow-ups has won plaudits from fashion pundits and trend-watchers, but everyone missed that they were dressing for the job they really wanted—supervillain.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
POWER DRESSING: “If history teaches us anything, it’s this: When the richest men in the world start dressing like emperors, the rest of us should pay attention. Because power, when it rebrands itself, is rarely just about aesthetics. It’s a warning.” www.wired.com/story/power-... @wired.com
I needed that.
February 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I needed that.
“Those concerned about the survival of democracy worried that individuals were not actually free when their lives were controlled by the corporations that poisoned their food and water while making it impossible for individuals to get an education or make enough money ever to become independent.” 😒
February 11, 2025
On February 12, 1809, Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth to her second child, a son: Abraham.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Those concerned about the survival of democracy worried that individuals were not actually free when their lives were controlled by the corporations that poisoned their food and water while making it impossible for individuals to get an education or make enough money ever to become independent.” 😒
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From their life experience, M. Gessen chronicles the many excuses to obey. I wish for instruction in resistance: how best to not obey, to obstruct.
To Obey or Not to Obey www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
To Obey or Not to Obey www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
Opinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey
The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
From their life experience, M. Gessen chronicles the many excuses to obey. I wish for instruction in resistance: how best to not obey, to obstruct.
To Obey or Not to Obey www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
To Obey or Not to Obey www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
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Created by u/TamaraLinn on Reddit. #Protest #50501Protest #Hope #Community #Togetherness #USA #50states
February 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Created by u/TamaraLinn on Reddit. #Protest #50501Protest #Hope #Community #Togetherness #USA #50states
Tuesday vibes. Call your congresspeople!
a man wearing glasses is laying in a hospital bed with the words get him out of here above him
ALT: a man wearing glasses is laying in a hospital bed with the words get him out of here above him
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Tuesday vibes. Call your congresspeople!
Are there ANY hopeful stories out there of universities or colleges resisting the current onslaught? Somebody make my day 🙏
January 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Are there ANY hopeful stories out there of universities or colleges resisting the current onslaught? Somebody make my day 🙏
I approach AI (esp in higher ed) with cautious pragmatism, but its acceleration is pushing me more and more into skepticism.
I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I'd never seen the Arendt quote that Audrey Watters includes in her piece today. It's a good one.
AI Foreclosure
"AI Will Empower Humanity," says Reid Hoffman, venture capitalist, OpenAI funder, co-founder of Linkedin, and member (along with Peter Thiel, David O. Sacks, and Elon Musk) of the "PayPal Mafia." (Rel...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I approach AI (esp in higher ed) with cautious pragmatism, but its acceleration is pushing me more and more into skepticism.
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It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
January 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
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This is why we’re going on strike!
Love > Hate
Community > Capitalism
Education > Deportation
If these sound like no brainers for you… you may be down to sign our pledge to go on a nationwide #generalstrike!
Here’s more info:
linktr.ee/generalstrik...
Love > Hate
Community > Capitalism
Education > Deportation
If these sound like no brainers for you… you may be down to sign our pledge to go on a nationwide #generalstrike!
Here’s more info:
linktr.ee/generalstrik...
January 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is why we’re going on strike!
Love > Hate
Community > Capitalism
Education > Deportation
If these sound like no brainers for you… you may be down to sign our pledge to go on a nationwide #generalstrike!
Here’s more info:
linktr.ee/generalstrik...
Love > Hate
Community > Capitalism
Education > Deportation
If these sound like no brainers for you… you may be down to sign our pledge to go on a nationwide #generalstrike!
Here’s more info:
linktr.ee/generalstrik...
Make 👏 them 👏 sue. Watching my HSI go belly-up in real time is so disheartening.
ALSO HELPFUL IF UNIVERSITIES WOULD STOP PRE-EMPTIVELY COMPLYING
Would be helpful if we just started referring to "DEI" as what it is: nonwhite, non-Christian, and trans people existing.
January 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Make 👏 them 👏 sue. Watching my HSI go belly-up in real time is so disheartening.
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President Trump just shut off funding for law enforcement, farmers, schools, veterans, and health care.
We are working diligently to reverse this, but we are preparing for every outcome to help Minnesotans weather this storm.
Minnesota needs answers. We’ll see Trump in court.
We are working diligently to reverse this, but we are preparing for every outcome to help Minnesotans weather this storm.
Minnesota needs answers. We’ll see Trump in court.
January 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
President Trump just shut off funding for law enforcement, farmers, schools, veterans, and health care.
We are working diligently to reverse this, but we are preparing for every outcome to help Minnesotans weather this storm.
Minnesota needs answers. We’ll see Trump in court.
We are working diligently to reverse this, but we are preparing for every outcome to help Minnesotans weather this storm.
Minnesota needs answers. We’ll see Trump in court.
Fascism got you down? Nothing like a good top 10 list to counteract paralyzing helplessness and despair 👍
What you can do
Ten ways to resist Trump II
open.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Fascism got you down? Nothing like a good top 10 list to counteract paralyzing helplessness and despair 👍
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We know what happens when we prioritize one technology — one way of doing things — without considering the social effects of that investment. With “Stargate” & a $100b commitment to AI infrastructure, I look to the highways we’ve built only to tear them down. In
@techpolicypress.bsky.social today:
@techpolicypress.bsky.social today:
The Ugliest Thing San Francisco Ever Built: Lessons for AI Infrastructure | TechPolicy.Press
Eryk Salvaggio asks, are we again poised to value technological infrastructure over our shared social infrastructure?
www.techpolicy.press
January 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We know what happens when we prioritize one technology — one way of doing things — without considering the social effects of that investment. With “Stargate” & a $100b commitment to AI infrastructure, I look to the highways we’ve built only to tear them down. In
@techpolicypress.bsky.social today:
@techpolicypress.bsky.social today:
The onslaught has begun and I wonder how in the world I (we) will weather the next four years. @medievalistmatt (IG) got me covered today, though.
January 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The onslaught has begun and I wonder how in the world I (we) will weather the next four years. @medievalistmatt (IG) got me covered today, though.
Anyone else helping parents/elders transition away from facebook? Learning a brand-new social media literacy ain’t easy even for folks who are comfortable with “new” tech (🙋♀️) so I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to teach an old dog new tricks.
@hollywhittig.bsky.social
@hollywhittig.bsky.social
Master BlueSky: A Complete Tutorial for Beginners in 2024
YouTube video by Matthew Rathbun
youtu.be
January 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Anyone else helping parents/elders transition away from facebook? Learning a brand-new social media literacy ain’t easy even for folks who are comfortable with “new” tech (🙋♀️) so I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to teach an old dog new tricks.
@hollywhittig.bsky.social
@hollywhittig.bsky.social