Susannah McGowan, Ph.D.
@susmcgowan.bsky.social
The Red House, Georgetown University
ISSOTL
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It’s totally fine to say, “hey I don’t accept the convenience costs of AI’s economic and ecological disruptions and I value the inefficiency of human creativity so we will pass on collaborations that accept that trade off!”
April 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It’s totally fine to say, “hey I don’t accept the convenience costs of AI’s economic and ecological disruptions and I value the inefficiency of human creativity so we will pass on collaborations that accept that trade off!”
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Good morning.
Listen, you have to just decide.
They are not taking the Black Smithsonian.
Resolve it in your spirit.
Listen, you have to just decide.
They are not taking the Black Smithsonian.
Resolve it in your spirit.
March 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Good morning.
Listen, you have to just decide.
They are not taking the Black Smithsonian.
Resolve it in your spirit.
Listen, you have to just decide.
They are not taking the Black Smithsonian.
Resolve it in your spirit.
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Be the Congressman Al Green you want to see in the world.
March 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Be the Congressman Al Green you want to see in the world.
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An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Grassroots college leader group resists anti-DEI legislation
Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.
www.insidehighered.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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One thing that's been very revealing is how many politicians valorized working-class and middle-class workers, unless those folks work for the federal government. The cheering of the purging of regular people who have had their entire financial lives upended has been something to see.
February 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
One thing that's been very revealing is how many politicians valorized working-class and middle-class workers, unless those folks work for the federal government. The cheering of the purging of regular people who have had their entire financial lives upended has been something to see.
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if a rando with no identification is preventing members of congress from entering a government building, you remove the rando
February 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
if a rando with no identification is preventing members of congress from entering a government building, you remove the rando
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The call for proposals for #ISSOTL25 is officially open! We welcome submissions that share research, innovative practices, and insights on #SoTL. Join the international community in Christchurch, NZ from November 3-6. Submit online: issotl.com/issotl25/cal...
February 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The call for proposals for #ISSOTL25 is officially open! We welcome submissions that share research, innovative practices, and insights on #SoTL. Join the international community in Christchurch, NZ from November 3-6. Submit online: issotl.com/issotl25/cal...
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Donald Trump has already committed at least 23 potential illegalities, in only 16 days 🧵
1. Freezing funding for Medicaid and all other federal assistance programs
2. Revoking birthright citizenship
3. Using “expedited removal” to deport immigrants with zero due process
1. Freezing funding for Medicaid and all other federal assistance programs
2. Revoking birthright citizenship
3. Using “expedited removal” to deport immigrants with zero due process
February 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Donald Trump has already committed at least 23 potential illegalities, in only 16 days 🧵
1. Freezing funding for Medicaid and all other federal assistance programs
2. Revoking birthright citizenship
3. Using “expedited removal” to deport immigrants with zero due process
1. Freezing funding for Medicaid and all other federal assistance programs
2. Revoking birthright citizenship
3. Using “expedited removal” to deport immigrants with zero due process
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Understand that Trump and Musk are off doing their own thing.
The base has outlived its usefulness.
The base has outlived its usefulness.
The National Association of Evangelicals — not exactly a leftist hotbed — describes as “devastating news” State’s halt to refugee support and says the demolishment of USAID has cut “critical foreign aid funding”
(Via @profsamperry on X)
(Via @profsamperry on X)
February 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Understand that Trump and Musk are off doing their own thing.
The base has outlived its usefulness.
The base has outlived its usefulness.
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A historic Black church in Washington, DC, now owns the Proud Boys’ name
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church can seize any money the far-right group makes from selling merchandise
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church can seize any money the far-right group makes from selling merchandise
A Historic DC Black Church Now Owns the Proud Boys’ Name - Washingtonian
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church can seize any money the far-right group makes from selling merchandise.
www.washingtonian.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A historic Black church in Washington, DC, now owns the Proud Boys’ name
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church can seize any money the far-right group makes from selling merchandise
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church can seize any money the far-right group makes from selling merchandise
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This @washingtonpost.com story is so important that I'm gifting it. These people appear to be operating totally illegally and outside the Constitution -- and they know it. wapo.st/40LVERn
U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal
The billionaire’s DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.
wapo.st
February 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This @washingtonpost.com story is so important that I'm gifting it. These people appear to be operating totally illegally and outside the Constitution -- and they know it. wapo.st/40LVERn
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Well done @schatz.bsky.social. Democrats, this is how you fight back against an aspiring authoritarian.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Well done @schatz.bsky.social. Democrats, this is how you fight back against an aspiring authoritarian.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives
Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts
The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives
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To review, the FAA administrator was forced out because of a business vendetta of Elon Musk’s, Trump froze the hiring of new ATCs despite staff shortages, Musk launched an underhanded attempt to hollow out the whole federal workforce, and then the first US airliner crashed in 16 years.
January 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
To review, the FAA administrator was forced out because of a business vendetta of Elon Musk’s, Trump froze the hiring of new ATCs despite staff shortages, Musk launched an underhanded attempt to hollow out the whole federal workforce, and then the first US airliner crashed in 16 years.
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DEI ate my homework.
January 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
DEI ate my homework.
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One resource @dewsbury.bsky.social shared with me: www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/10/new-...
This is the witchhunt call to action 🧵2/
This is the witchhunt call to action 🧵2/
New Cruz Investigation Reveals How Biden-Harris Diverted Billions from Scientific Research to DEI Activists
www.commerce.senate.gov
January 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
One resource @dewsbury.bsky.social shared with me: www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/10/new-...
This is the witchhunt call to action 🧵2/
This is the witchhunt call to action 🧵2/
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Guardian vs. NYT. You know who's going to call things by their true names and who's not even gonna give you syrup with that waffle.
Guardian: "Elon Musk waded into controversy on Monday when he gave back-to-back fascist-style salutes....
Guardian: "Elon Musk waded into controversy on Monday when he gave back-to-back fascist-style salutes....
January 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Guardian vs. NYT. You know who's going to call things by their true names and who's not even gonna give you syrup with that waffle.
Guardian: "Elon Musk waded into controversy on Monday when he gave back-to-back fascist-style salutes....
Guardian: "Elon Musk waded into controversy on Monday when he gave back-to-back fascist-style salutes....
Courage.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Courage.
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Michelle Obama Confirms She Will Skip Rest Of Decade
theonion.com/michell...
theonion.com/michell...
January 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Michelle Obama Confirms She Will Skip Rest Of Decade
theonion.com/michell...
theonion.com/michell...