Mija Van Der Wege
@mijav.bsky.social
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I had, as it turns out, a voluminous quantity of words to say about the National Endowment for the Arts demanding fealty to Trump in their new grant guidelines
(with side tangents into Robert Mapplethorpe, the Eight of Swords in tarot, compliance and resistance, and why budgets are moral documents)
(with side tangents into Robert Mapplethorpe, the Eight of Swords in tarot, compliance and resistance, and why budgets are moral documents)
Do Not Obey In Advance: A Moral Crisis in Arts Funding
February energy is the NEA falling apart, a story about my mother, and learning to tell the difference between being trapped and just being scared.
grantwriting-with-claire-willett.ghost.io
February 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I had, as it turns out, a voluminous quantity of words to say about the National Endowment for the Arts demanding fealty to Trump in their new grant guidelines
(with side tangents into Robert Mapplethorpe, the Eight of Swords in tarot, compliance and resistance, and why budgets are moral documents)
(with side tangents into Robert Mapplethorpe, the Eight of Swords in tarot, compliance and resistance, and why budgets are moral documents)
Reposted by Mija Van Der Wege
My wife has given me a Valentine's Day envelope addressed to "pudq'snH," which any true devotee of Star Trek will tell you is a Klingon term of endearment, meaning "The One I Will Kill Last," introduced in the classic Next Generation epis-
What?
(flips envelope 180 degrees)
Ohhhhh riiiight got it
What?
(flips envelope 180 degrees)
Ohhhhh riiiight got it
February 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My wife has given me a Valentine's Day envelope addressed to "pudq'snH," which any true devotee of Star Trek will tell you is a Klingon term of endearment, meaning "The One I Will Kill Last," introduced in the classic Next Generation epis-
What?
(flips envelope 180 degrees)
Ohhhhh riiiight got it
What?
(flips envelope 180 degrees)
Ohhhhh riiiight got it
I Tasted Honda's Spicy Rodent-Repelling Tape
And I will do it again unless someone stops me.
haterade.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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You know education is power when the national climate literacy guide is removed from the website about it….Teach climate. It’s an act of caring for community & hope. We must support students & our communities in recognizing & using reliable information for decisions.
February 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
You know education is power when the national climate literacy guide is removed from the website about it….Teach climate. It’s an act of caring for community & hope. We must support students & our communities in recognizing & using reliable information for decisions.
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i think we could develop a new Stroop test based on this
Finished! It wasn’t hard to do, just hard to find time. Close up of the fine details. (Hehe) #embroidery #ThisIsFine
November 24, 2024 at 7:22 AM
i think we could develop a new Stroop test based on this
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Post-election thoughts and suggestions
What Now? - Defiance Disorder
Post-election thoughts, suggestions, support, and criticism
defiance-disorder.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Post-election thoughts and suggestions
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We wrote this five years ago, but it feels timely to talk about solutions, about the question: how would social media look like that serves democracy instead of attention economy/billionaires? (some things are better here @bsky.app than before, still a lot possible)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How behavioural sciences can promote truth, autonomy and democratic discourse online - Nature Human Behaviour
Lorenz-Spreen et al. argue that effective web governance is needed to empower individuals online. They describe two classes of behavioural interventions—nudging and boosting— that can help redesign on...
www.nature.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:51 PM
We wrote this five years ago, but it feels timely to talk about solutions, about the question: how would social media look like that serves democracy instead of attention economy/billionaires? (some things are better here @bsky.app than before, still a lot possible)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...