Megan McIntyre
@rcmeg.bsky.social
Director, Program in Rhet/Comp, U of Arkansas
English prof
Writing about #WPALife and writing pedagogy
Loves dogs
Before: Sonoma State English & Dartmouth Institute for Writing & Rhetoric
(views only ever mine, obv)
she/her
English prof
Writing about #WPALife and writing pedagogy
Loves dogs
Before: Sonoma State English & Dartmouth Institute for Writing & Rhetoric
(views only ever mine, obv)
she/her
Reposted by Megan McIntyre
People are struggling so hard to understand the ethical/moral issues don’t go away simply because you found a use for the thing.
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
People are struggling so hard to understand the ethical/moral issues don’t go away simply because you found a use for the thing.
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“I didn't exactly panic, but here's what was going through my head,” Liz in Wisconsin, 43, who receives SNAP benefits for her and her adult daughter, explained. “We have to eat. This money will not last. What happens in December? What about January? Do I have to make this food last all winter?”
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“I didn't exactly panic, but here's what was going through my head,” Liz in Wisconsin, 43, who receives SNAP benefits for her and her adult daughter, explained. “We have to eat. This money will not last. What happens in December? What about January? Do I have to make this food last all winter?”
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November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I'd be a bad nonprofit head if I didn't follow this up by saying...
... if you agree with this, do consider becoming a supporter or monthly subscriber!
First, to support our independent journalism!
And second, because we just launched our fundraising drive... with a big match:
... if you agree with this, do consider becoming a supporter or monthly subscriber!
First, to support our independent journalism!
And second, because we just launched our fundraising drive... with a big match:
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I dunno, maybe radically centralizing all of our literate activities is kind of bad. Strange to see so many people who ostensibly support academic freedom or critical thinking just say "Job skills? What the hell, sure."
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I dunno, maybe radically centralizing all of our literate activities is kind of bad. Strange to see so many people who ostensibly support academic freedom or critical thinking just say "Job skills? What the hell, sure."
Reposted by Megan McIntyre
While we debate the future, AI-enabled deportations, surveillance, and deaths are increasing. The concentration of power in the hands of a few directly controls who live and who dies. The video is inspired by and supports the work of @danmcquillan.bsky.social -Read his Resisting AI
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
While we debate the future, AI-enabled deportations, surveillance, and deaths are increasing. The concentration of power in the hands of a few directly controls who live and who dies. The video is inspired by and supports the work of @danmcquillan.bsky.social -Read his Resisting AI
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Like séances surging after the Civil War and Spanish Flu, today's AI promises—eternal life, superintelligence, climate solutions—emerge from the conditions of collective grief and fear.
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Like séances surging after the Civil War and Spanish Flu, today's AI promises—eternal life, superintelligence, climate solutions—emerge from the conditions of collective grief and fear.