Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
@mellquistlehto.bsky.social
Anthropologist of Technology and Society.
Formerly Harvard Divinity, University of Toronto, & Arizona State University.
Now I'm building conversations between scholarship and a greater public as CEO of @justdropin.bsky.social
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Formerly Harvard Divinity, University of Toronto, & Arizona State University.
Now I'm building conversations between scholarship and a greater public as CEO of @justdropin.bsky.social
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Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
July 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
Here is Trump 2 months ago saying he would veto Republican bills that included Medicaid cuts.
Bookmark this for when he goes back on his word.
Bookmark this for when he goes back on his word.
July 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Here is Trump 2 months ago saying he would veto Republican bills that included Medicaid cuts.
Bookmark this for when he goes back on his word.
Bookmark this for when he goes back on his word.
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
I don't really need answers tbh I need accountability. I need consequences.
Sen. Chuck Schumer: "I just saw something that sickened my stomach; the manhandling of a United States Senator. We need immediate answers to what the hell went on."
June 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I don't really need answers tbh I need accountability. I need consequences.
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
Trump is trying to kill the one space (universities) where people can gain factual knowledge about how their world works and discern between rhetoric and reality.
Fulbright board resigns citing interference by Trump administration
All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from President Donald Trump's administration, the board said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump is trying to kill the one space (universities) where people can gain factual knowledge about how their world works and discern between rhetoric and reality.
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Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
Trump officials' showings at hearings today were disasters, but it doesn't make headlines bc the media's default assumption is that Rs are clownish rascals. But if Dems didn't know what was happening at their agencies or what habeas corpus is, it'd be front page news. This is a key media asymmetry.
May 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Trump officials' showings at hearings today were disasters, but it doesn't make headlines bc the media's default assumption is that Rs are clownish rascals. But if Dems didn't know what was happening at their agencies or what habeas corpus is, it'd be front page news. This is a key media asymmetry.
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
It’s actually insane that there’s an argument happening here over whether the plane grift is “corruption”
What are we even doing?
What are we even doing?
May 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It’s actually insane that there’s an argument happening here over whether the plane grift is “corruption”
What are we even doing?
What are we even doing?
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There’s nothing “blasphemous” about Trump’s post. As a Catholic, I’m not “offended”. The Pope isn’t God, and Catholics make Pope jokes all the time.
The problem is an American political system that has collapsed into a “look at me!” carnival that sees trolling as leadership.
The problem is an American political system that has collapsed into a “look at me!” carnival that sees trolling as leadership.
May 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There’s nothing “blasphemous” about Trump’s post. As a Catholic, I’m not “offended”. The Pope isn’t God, and Catholics make Pope jokes all the time.
The problem is an American political system that has collapsed into a “look at me!” carnival that sees trolling as leadership.
The problem is an American political system that has collapsed into a “look at me!” carnival that sees trolling as leadership.
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So, let me get this straight: for universities, much less research; for brand new parents, much more.
April 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
So, let me get this straight: for universities, much less research; for brand new parents, much more.
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Analytic philosophy ass dis
"Harvard pushed back on the White House’s claim that it should have checked with the administration lawyers...'It remains unclear to us exactly what, among the government’s recent words and deeds, were mistakes or what the government actually meant to do and say.'"
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Analytic philosophy ass dis
A balm for this tired nerd's soul.
April 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A balm for this tired nerd's soul.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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I just learned that the entire press team at the FDA was fired last week. The *entire* press team.
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
April 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I just learned that the entire press team at the FDA was fired last week. The *entire* press team.
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
“What South Korea says about Resistance and Democracy” 🇰🇷 -- This Thursday, on zoom from Hawai’i:
This line up is top-notch! Americans should absolutely take this opportunity to learn from Korea’s recent rejection of authoritarianism:
justdropin.io?event=Afterm...
#Koreanwave #Kpop
This line up is top-notch! Americans should absolutely take this opportunity to learn from Korea’s recent rejection of authoritarianism:
justdropin.io?event=Afterm...
#Koreanwave #Kpop
April 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“What South Korea says about Resistance and Democracy” 🇰🇷 -- This Thursday, on zoom from Hawai’i:
This line up is top-notch! Americans should absolutely take this opportunity to learn from Korea’s recent rejection of authoritarianism:
justdropin.io?event=Afterm...
#Koreanwave #Kpop
This line up is top-notch! Americans should absolutely take this opportunity to learn from Korea’s recent rejection of authoritarianism:
justdropin.io?event=Afterm...
#Koreanwave #Kpop
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
Orange Monday is the new Black Monday.
April 7, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Orange Monday is the new Black Monday.
This Wednesday former NSC staff Charles Kupchan will be talking US foreign policy, free and live-streaming.
[ANOTHER timely hit from @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Am I becoming a @cuny.edu stan account at this point?]
justdropin.io?event=Foreig...
[ANOTHER timely hit from @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Am I becoming a @cuny.edu stan account at this point?]
justdropin.io?event=Foreig...
April 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This Wednesday former NSC staff Charles Kupchan will be talking US foreign policy, free and live-streaming.
[ANOTHER timely hit from @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Am I becoming a @cuny.edu stan account at this point?]
justdropin.io?event=Foreig...
[ANOTHER timely hit from @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Am I becoming a @cuny.edu stan account at this point?]
justdropin.io?event=Foreig...
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
Thread.
I’m sure the young guys who’ve been told the world owes them an easy life will jump at the chance to work a twelve hour shift at a blast furnace
White dudes are just bored, that’s why we need to destroy the economy.
April 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thread.
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
Democrats lean in… on the golfing
April 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Democrats lean in… on the golfing
Reposted by Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
Also, everyone should follow @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social .
I look at the event calendars of SO many colleges and universities-- the live-streaming events at CUNY are on another level.
If you doubt me, go to JustDropIn.io and filter by host institution. @cuny.edu is killing it.
I look at the event calendars of SO many colleges and universities-- the live-streaming events at CUNY are on another level.
If you doubt me, go to JustDropIn.io and filter by host institution. @cuny.edu is killing it.
🚨Live conversation with Steve McQueen and Paul Gilroy this Friday, hosted by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social !!!
[Seriously, I look at thousands of university-hosted events, and this is NOT one to miss]:
justdropin.io?event=A%20Co...
[Seriously, I look at thousands of university-hosted events, and this is NOT one to miss]:
justdropin.io?event=A%20Co...
April 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Also, everyone should follow @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social .
I look at the event calendars of SO many colleges and universities-- the live-streaming events at CUNY are on another level.
If you doubt me, go to JustDropIn.io and filter by host institution. @cuny.edu is killing it.
I look at the event calendars of SO many colleges and universities-- the live-streaming events at CUNY are on another level.
If you doubt me, go to JustDropIn.io and filter by host institution. @cuny.edu is killing it.
🚨Live conversation with Steve McQueen and Paul Gilroy this Friday, hosted by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social !!!
[Seriously, I look at thousands of university-hosted events, and this is NOT one to miss]:
justdropin.io?event=A%20Co...
[Seriously, I look at thousands of university-hosted events, and this is NOT one to miss]:
justdropin.io?event=A%20Co...
April 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🚨Live conversation with Steve McQueen and Paul Gilroy this Friday, hosted by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social !!!
[Seriously, I look at thousands of university-hosted events, and this is NOT one to miss]:
justdropin.io?event=A%20Co...
[Seriously, I look at thousands of university-hosted events, and this is NOT one to miss]:
justdropin.io?event=A%20Co...