Eric Whitmer
@ewhitmer.bsky.social
Musicologist and Occasional Academic. Musicology, Disability Studies, & Digital Studies. Queer + AuDHD. They/He
Lab Member - Digital Accessible Futures — part of The DISCO Network
(@disconetwork.bsky.social)
Ph.D. Pre-Candidate @umichsmtd.bsky.social
Lab Member - Digital Accessible Futures — part of The DISCO Network
(@disconetwork.bsky.social)
Ph.D. Pre-Candidate @umichsmtd.bsky.social
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Bro they lobotomized your aunt
RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.
April 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Bro they lobotomized your aunt
Hello republican, May I introduce you to Pieter van den Toorn? You guys will really hit it off…
and from the humanities: anyone who thinks there are no conservatives in universities has never been to a department/school of music
STEM fields, economics, law, polisci etc. are full of conservatives. Universities have incredible diversity of thought. The criticism is failure of imagination, boils down to the writer defining “university” as a few humanities depts. Business schools aren’t hiring Marxist economists for balance. 😂
April 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Hello republican, May I introduce you to Pieter van den Toorn? You guys will really hit it off…
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"I shouldn’t have to dredge up a passage from the Babylonian Talmud in order to prove that neurodivergent people are not moral defectives and that we deserve to have the support we need."
Check out my piece on neurodivergence, MAHA, and moral stigma in @nursingclio.bsky.social:
Check out my piece on neurodivergence, MAHA, and moral stigma in @nursingclio.bsky.social:
Neurodivergence is Not a Moral Defect
Mere hours after the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services on February 13, the White House released an Executive Order entitled “Establishing the Preside…
nursingclio.org
March 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"I shouldn’t have to dredge up a passage from the Babylonian Talmud in order to prove that neurodivergent people are not moral defectives and that we deserve to have the support we need."
Check out my piece on neurodivergence, MAHA, and moral stigma in @nursingclio.bsky.social:
Check out my piece on neurodivergence, MAHA, and moral stigma in @nursingclio.bsky.social:
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Please take a couple of minutes to read this piece.
It's important.
"We have ignored the perspectives, stories & voices of disabled people for so long that their actual needs, feelings and experiences are hardly acknowledged."
It's important.
"We have ignored the perspectives, stories & voices of disabled people for so long that their actual needs, feelings and experiences are hardly acknowledged."
I've Been Paralyzed Since I Was 3. Here's Why Kindness Toward Disabled People Is More Complicated Than You Think
Editors Note: This is a boldly honest look at how people with paralysis have to deal with "overly kind" (well-meaning) offers of help. It's a uniquely
facingdisability.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Please take a couple of minutes to read this piece.
It's important.
"We have ignored the perspectives, stories & voices of disabled people for so long that their actual needs, feelings and experiences are hardly acknowledged."
It's important.
"We have ignored the perspectives, stories & voices of disabled people for so long that their actual needs, feelings and experiences are hardly acknowledged."
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i got a musicology degree which i guess you could quibble about the usefulness of
but people are going to be denied education in STEM, in medicine, in law, etc. bc of lack of funding. There's just not going to be a way if the bottom of the job market goes out again
but people are going to be denied education in STEM, in medicine, in law, etc. bc of lack of funding. There's just not going to be a way if the bottom of the job market goes out again
March 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
i got a musicology degree which i guess you could quibble about the usefulness of
but people are going to be denied education in STEM, in medicine, in law, etc. bc of lack of funding. There's just not going to be a way if the bottom of the job market goes out again
but people are going to be denied education in STEM, in medicine, in law, etc. bc of lack of funding. There's just not going to be a way if the bottom of the job market goes out again
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Since it apparently needs to be said: As a Jew who works on a university campus, I am safest in a country that protects academic freedom and liberal values of due process of law. Anyone who supports extrajudicial detention of students for "wrong" ideological opinions is not doing it for my safety.
March 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Since it apparently needs to be said: As a Jew who works on a university campus, I am safest in a country that protects academic freedom and liberal values of due process of law. Anyone who supports extrajudicial detention of students for "wrong" ideological opinions is not doing it for my safety.
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It's hardly the worst part here, but the "Shalom" here, by an administration dominated by non-Jews, is getting to me. If Jews do not speak up against this, our tradition is going to be deeply harmed by allowing it to be exploited this way.
March 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's hardly the worst part here, but the "Shalom" here, by an administration dominated by non-Jews, is getting to me. If Jews do not speak up against this, our tradition is going to be deeply harmed by allowing it to be exploited this way.
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Posting this again, in case anyone thinks deportation has any place in any conversation about Jewish safety.
It's an absolute disgrace to see universities cooperating with this kind of abomination.
It's an absolute disgrace to see universities cooperating with this kind of abomination.
When I see xenophobia and threats of deportation of “aliens” leveraged in “defense” of Jews and “against antisemitism”—especially when it comes alongside violent repression of gender and sexual “deviance”—I think of Eva Kotchever (also known as Eve or Evelyn Adams).
March 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Posting this again, in case anyone thinks deportation has any place in any conversation about Jewish safety.
It's an absolute disgrace to see universities cooperating with this kind of abomination.
It's an absolute disgrace to see universities cooperating with this kind of abomination.
Or hear me out… STOP EQUATING AUTISM WITH GETTING MEASLES *nd rage activated*
Begging public health leaders to understand the basic fundamentals of misinformation.
According to a former editor of JAMA, we need more studies on whether or not vaccines cause autism.
What mistakes does he make?
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What mistakes does he make?
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March 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Or hear me out… STOP EQUATING AUTISM WITH GETTING MEASLES *nd rage activated*
So very this this morning. There may be a few more wrong notes than usual today… oopsies ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[obligatory church-musician DST complaint]
March 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So very this this morning. There may be a few more wrong notes than usual today… oopsies ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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🔥 Meirav Solomon KILLS IT, placing responsibility for antisemitism exactly where it belongs:
"it is not student protesters, but the bloody legacy of Pittsburgh and Poway, Charlottesville and the Capitol riots... Trump has highlighted and platformed neo-Nazis and white supremacists."
"it is not student protesters, but the bloody legacy of Pittsburgh and Poway, Charlottesville and the Capitol riots... Trump has highlighted and platformed neo-Nazis and white supremacists."
J Street U Vice President Meirav Solomon's Testimony in the Senate Judiciary Hearing on Antisemitism
YouTube video by J Street
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
🔥 Meirav Solomon KILLS IT, placing responsibility for antisemitism exactly where it belongs:
"it is not student protesters, but the bloody legacy of Pittsburgh and Poway, Charlottesville and the Capitol riots... Trump has highlighted and platformed neo-Nazis and white supremacists."
"it is not student protesters, but the bloody legacy of Pittsburgh and Poway, Charlottesville and the Capitol riots... Trump has highlighted and platformed neo-Nazis and white supremacists."
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"But humanities PhDs aren't worth anything in industry..."
WE TEACH EVERY SINGLE GEN ED CLASS IN LIBERAL ARTS. PAY US LIKE WE'RE THE FOUNDATION OF THE INSTITUTION, BECAUSE WE LITERALLY ARE.
WE TEACH EVERY SINGLE GEN ED CLASS IN LIBERAL ARTS. PAY US LIKE WE'RE THE FOUNDATION OF THE INSTITUTION, BECAUSE WE LITERALLY ARE.
March 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"But humanities PhDs aren't worth anything in industry..."
WE TEACH EVERY SINGLE GEN ED CLASS IN LIBERAL ARTS. PAY US LIKE WE'RE THE FOUNDATION OF THE INSTITUTION, BECAUSE WE LITERALLY ARE.
WE TEACH EVERY SINGLE GEN ED CLASS IN LIBERAL ARTS. PAY US LIKE WE'RE THE FOUNDATION OF THE INSTITUTION, BECAUSE WE LITERALLY ARE.
I’m saving this segment for the next time I teach Rite of Spring. What I want to know is the backstory of the researcher/writer who came up with that tangent.
thank you @lastweektonight.com for that Rene Magritte/Igor Stravinsky joke (with a Saint-Saëns mention!) -- that was much appreciated by me & maybe no one else 😂
March 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’m saving this segment for the next time I teach Rite of Spring. What I want to know is the backstory of the researcher/writer who came up with that tangent.
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seeing lots of sad posts from scholars—mostly scientists, rn—whose talks have been canceled
& that sucks, a lot, bc fascism sucks
but also? come off perceived prestige
find a local library, bar, elks club. do your talk. put it on zoom.
& that sucks, a lot, bc fascism sucks
but also? come off perceived prestige
find a local library, bar, elks club. do your talk. put it on zoom.
March 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
seeing lots of sad posts from scholars—mostly scientists, rn—whose talks have been canceled
& that sucks, a lot, bc fascism sucks
but also? come off perceived prestige
find a local library, bar, elks club. do your talk. put it on zoom.
& that sucks, a lot, bc fascism sucks
but also? come off perceived prestige
find a local library, bar, elks club. do your talk. put it on zoom.
Fascinating to see “AI” methodologies being used in reporting as a way of sifting through mass data sets put out by Sen. Cruz a few weeks ago:
NEW: A study of mint plants. A device to stop severe bleeding. Technology for treating concussions.
This is some of the scientific research that Ted Cruz calls “woke.”
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and Agnel Philip
This is some of the scientific research that Ted Cruz calls “woke.”
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and Agnel Philip
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude…
propub.li
February 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Fascinating to see “AI” methodologies being used in reporting as a way of sifting through mass data sets put out by Sen. Cruz a few weeks ago:
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Dear artists, comedians, and satirists: None of us can do the work we're doing without y'all helping to keep us sane. Please keep bringing the laughter amidst the pain. I am so grateful to you.
February 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Dear artists, comedians, and satirists: None of us can do the work we're doing without y'all helping to keep us sane. Please keep bringing the laughter amidst the pain. I am so grateful to you.
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It is one thing to see the insane numbers of government jobs being cut. It's another thing to read the testimonies of civil servants who were axed. Check this out. And if you've been knifed in the back, add your story: trumpcostsamerica.com
Trump Costs America
Highlighting the real people whose lives have been ruined, the good American jobs that are being destroyed, and the important public goods being lost.
trumpcostsamerica.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It is one thing to see the insane numbers of government jobs being cut. It's another thing to read the testimonies of civil servants who were axed. Check this out. And if you've been knifed in the back, add your story: trumpcostsamerica.com
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I’m sorry but life is actually a group project
please act accordingly
please act accordingly
February 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I’m sorry but life is actually a group project
please act accordingly
please act accordingly
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blocking everyone who calls the Kennedy center thing “a distraction.”
If you can’t realize that this kind of thing impacts real people’s lives as much as anything else going on, like I don’t even know what to say.
If you can’t realize that this kind of thing impacts real people’s lives as much as anything else going on, like I don’t even know what to say.
February 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
blocking everyone who calls the Kennedy center thing “a distraction.”
If you can’t realize that this kind of thing impacts real people’s lives as much as anything else going on, like I don’t even know what to say.
If you can’t realize that this kind of thing impacts real people’s lives as much as anything else going on, like I don’t even know what to say.
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Good news! Turns out I’m an influencer and didn’t even know it 🎉
I almost never use Instagram but I'm fascinated by how Hot Person With Good Politics has become a whole category of influencer on there
February 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Good news! Turns out I’m an influencer and didn’t even know it 🎉