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Sahar D. Sattarzadeh (سهر/سحر د. ستارزاده/Səhər)
@speckadust.bsky.social
Asst Prof & Research Assoc @Chair for Critical Studies in Higher Ed Transformation (CriSHET) @Nelson Mandela University

Comparative global Indigenous, ethnic & racial studies of: higher ed•knowledge•sci & tech•human rights•activism•research methodologies
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I look forward to the day when descriptors such as "expert," "intellectual," and "genius" refer to mastery of the heart and soul—not solely the mind. 🫶🏼
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How democratic is your water utility? It turns out that those with elected leaders perform better.

This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
The safety of your water could be related to how your water utility is run
Some water utilities are run by elected leaders, others aren't. Research shows utilities with elected managers tend to deliver more affordable drinking water.
www.latimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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#Introduction: Theoretical physicist. Black Feminist theorist. Writer. I do: dark matter, neutron stars, & science studies.

Web: chanda.science
Newsletter: news.chanda.science
Insta: chanda.prescod.weinstein

Author of award-winning #DisorderedCosmos and now #EdgeOfSpaceTime, coming 4/7/26.
The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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We know more about the massive military-style raid on a Chicago housing complex thanks to the reporting of @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @blockclubchi.bsky.social, and neighborhood resident Eboni Watson who chronicled the event. Among the emerging questions: what's real estate's role in this?
October 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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162,000 doctors strong: The American College of Physicians demands RFK Jr. be removed as HHS Secretary, warning he is undermining vaccines, science, and public health.

www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom...
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #SciSky
American College of Physicians Calls for Removal of Secretary Kennedy at HHS | ACP Online
Statement attributable to:Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACPPresident, American College of Physicians
www.acponline.org
September 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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The AAUP calls on Texas A&M & Texas State to reverse the ideological firings of faculty members. We condemn the removal of the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences & the chair of the English department at Texas A&M for supporting the academic freedom of an instructor as a draconian abuse of power.
AAUP President Condemns Political Firings of Texas Faculty, Calls for Reinstatements
The sudden firings of faculty members this week at two Texas universities are serious violations of well-established standards and principles of academic freedom and tenure and set a dangerous new pre...
www.aaup.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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DAILY MEMO: Another Death and A New Prison as ICE Continues its Unhinged Assaults From Inglewood to San Bernardino
@eltragon.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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yet opposing the integration of genAI into the classroom and other critical societal infrastructure somehow makes one a 'pessimist', 'anti-progress' & 'anti-innovation'
Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
September 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
"The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press." —Ida B. Wells
August 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Inspired by @prisonculture.bsky.social's model, Georgetown students developed a campus-specific list of hyperlocal activities that can be added to & revised —something to consider on your own campus if you're on one
Georgetown University: Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting
Georgetown University: Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR FUTURE TEACH INS / ACTIONS The below list is inspired by that of Mariame Kaba. Her list was adapted ...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
". . . meaningful UN Security Council action is effectively impossible in a body dominated by the U.S. veto.

"But here is the point: the world need 𝒏𝒐𝒕 surrender in the face of that veto."
August 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The prison has taken back the second demand they had originally conceded to T Hoxha! We need ppl to be emailing and calling all day and contacting any media platforms they can 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
CALL TO ACTION!! Email and call the contacts below and tell HMP Peterborough to restore ALL of T. Hoxha’s mail! T and Casey’s lives are on the line!CALL TO ACTION!! Email and call the contacts below and tell HMP Peterborough to restore ALL of T. Hoxha’s mail! T and Casey’s lives are on the line!
August 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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"Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16 y/o Palestinian American, has been held in Israeli prison without contact with his family since being illegally detained in February. His relatives&rights groups are calling for his release, citing his worsening health&lack of due process."

www.youtube.com/shorts/G4psS...
Calls for the release of Palestinian American boy in Israeli detention | AJ#shorts
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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August 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Are you thinking about or planning to run for or seek appointment to your local library board? For The People is currently inviting you to join our 2026 cohort. We've offered two cohorts in 2024 & 2025. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - ALSO SAVE THE DATE 10/9 for an event you'll want to join.
FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort
Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...
docs.google.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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On another note, if you are a university employee I strongly recommend that you in no way link any of your university accounts to any of your past, present, or future personal accounts or devices. Especially this.
😬

"University giving campus-wide access to premium chatgpt accounts to all students, staff and faculty. What are they getting out of it?"
August 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Too many, even critics of authoritarianism, still rely on crime data to determine their support of what’s going on.

Crime data is copaganda. One of its functions is to legitimize carcerality.
August 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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August 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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That the UAE is positioning itself as peace maker in relation to the war in Ukraine is ludicrous as they fuel the war in Sudan by arming the RSF.
August 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Hey y'all, check out my latest publication... it's a fun one about race/gender/age and educational attainment. I'll do a thread another day, but for now, here it is!
August 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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If you work in higher ed, you need to get your folks together and end the use of course evals or at least bar their consideration in evaluation, promotion, and hiring. This needed to happen yesterday because they don't measure learning, they measure instructor gender, but now it's a snitch pool.
July 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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📣📣 BOOK NEWS 📣📣

I'm excited to share the cover and release date of Book #2, #EdgeOfSpaceTime, which is now available for PREORDER!!

You can order from ANY bookstore, including your local indie!

More details on preordering here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...

What's the book about? 🧵
July 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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lol wtf is this, Canada's version of the Patriot Act?

The Authorized Access to Information Act (SAAIA) compels electronic service providers to "fulfill legally authorized requests to access or intercept information and communications"

I guess they are getting ready to criminalize Idle No More 2.0
June 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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IT HAS A COVER! Pleased to announce that _The Campus Crisis Toolkit: Strategies and Solidarity For the Rest of Us_ is coming from @sunypress.bsky.social in Feb. With 25 chapters from over 40 contributors, the book tackles everything from anti-DEI laws to consultants and cuts to campus violence (1/2)
July 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM