John Armenta
@johnarmenta.bsky.social
Not quite a failed academic.
I study US military veterans, gender, and patriotism...not necessarily in that order. I also teach public speaking to community college students...and no, I'm not good at that either.
I study US military veterans, gender, and patriotism...not necessarily in that order. I also teach public speaking to community college students...and no, I'm not good at that either.
If it ends up taking people down it will be its own thing.
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
If it ends up taking people down it will be its own thing.
Reposted by John Armenta
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
You can download an open access version
uplopen.com/books/m/356
or buy a print copy
www.umasspress.com/978162534753...
uplopen.com/books/m/356
or buy a print copy
www.umasspress.com/978162534753...
Prisoners after War | University Press Library Open
<p>The United States has both the largest, most expensive, and most powerful military and the largest, most expensive, and most punitive carceral system in the history of the world. Since the American...
uplopen.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
You can download an open access version
uplopen.com/books/m/356
or buy a print copy
www.umasspress.com/978162534753...
uplopen.com/books/m/356
or buy a print copy
www.umasspress.com/978162534753...
"Prisoners after War" also tells the stories of veterans in prison organizing themselves to demand and receive veterans' benefits as well as the establishment of the first Veterans Treatment Courts. These courts demonstrate the effectiveness of non-punitive means towards justice.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Prisoners after War" also tells the stories of veterans in prison organizing themselves to demand and receive veterans' benefits as well as the establishment of the first Veterans Treatment Courts. These courts demonstrate the effectiveness of non-punitive means towards justice.
He shows how racist, classist, and ableist government policy left many veterans with no access to VA resources and stuck in the carceral system.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
He shows how racist, classist, and ableist government policy left many veterans with no access to VA resources and stuck in the carceral system.
In his book, Dr. Higgins shows how the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq have intersected with the domestic wars on crimes and drugs through the oral histories of incarcerated veterans.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In his book, Dr. Higgins shows how the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq have intersected with the domestic wars on crimes and drugs through the oral histories of incarcerated veterans.
Democrats weren't going to win. They were going to force Republicans to kill the filibuster. WIthout the filibuster they would be forced in power to pass a lot of things they don't want to pass.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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@tressiemcphd.bsky.social has repeatedly observed that the MAGA feminine aesthetic, instead of aiming for a coherent beauty heuristic, is meant *only* to signal female willingness to self-subjugate to a male desire.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social has repeatedly observed that the MAGA feminine aesthetic, instead of aiming for a coherent beauty heuristic, is meant *only* to signal female willingness to self-subjugate to a male desire.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.