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Movies, books, music, Tottenham #COYS, SEA Kraken, IL MBB, IL WBB. PNW native. Midwest resident. Higher ed admin. EdM student.
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"We do not get out of fascism by saving ourselves and turning our backs on others. We get out through solidarity with everyone — especially the most vulnerable." -- @nbedera.bsky.social ⬇️
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 AM
"We do not get out of fascism by saving ourselves and turning our backs on others. We get out through solidarity with everyone — especially the most vulnerable." -- @nbedera.bsky.social ⬇️
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"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
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Minneapolis, after the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Minneapolis, after the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
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Frey: I have a message for ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis
January 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Frey: I have a message for ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis
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STORY HERE — Video footage obtained by The TRiiBE shows federal agents pulling Laugh Factory Night Manager Nate Griffin as he holds on to a scaffold.
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
Laugh Factory worker detained by federal agents on Chicago’s North Side • The TRiiBE
Two people were detained by federal agents Friday morning at Broadway and Belmont Avenue on Chicago’s North Side.
thetriibe.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
STORY HERE — Video footage obtained by The TRiiBE shows federal agents pulling Laugh Factory Night Manager Nate Griffin as he holds on to a scaffold.
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
Great fun to noodle with this crossword designed by #Illinois alumnus, @nickofferman.bsky.social [I solved the Wednesday 10/15/2025 New York Times Daily Crossword in 46:57!]
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Great fun to noodle with this crossword designed by #Illinois alumnus, @nickofferman.bsky.social [I solved the Wednesday 10/15/2025 New York Times Daily Crossword in 46:57!]
Björn Borg’s life after tennis: ‘Heartbeats’ book documents near-death experiences and recovery www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Björn Borg’s life after tennis: ‘Heartbeats’ book documents near-death experiences and recovery www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
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Citing concerns about DEI, the Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...
www.propublica.org
September 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Citing concerns about DEI, the Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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Donald Trump complaining about violent crime in DC is rich.
August 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Donald Trump complaining about violent crime in DC is rich.
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law 60 years ago today.
People struggled for it. Were beaten for it. Murdered for it.
The Supreme Court brutalized it. MAGA aims to murder it.
Don’t just get mad. Do something. The movement to protect democracy needs you.
@indivisible.org
#VotingRightsAct
People struggled for it. Were beaten for it. Murdered for it.
The Supreme Court brutalized it. MAGA aims to murder it.
Don’t just get mad. Do something. The movement to protect democracy needs you.
@indivisible.org
#VotingRightsAct
60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.
www.npr.org
August 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law 60 years ago today.
People struggled for it. Were beaten for it. Murdered for it.
The Supreme Court brutalized it. MAGA aims to murder it.
Don’t just get mad. Do something. The movement to protect democracy needs you.
@indivisible.org
#VotingRightsAct
People struggled for it. Were beaten for it. Murdered for it.
The Supreme Court brutalized it. MAGA aims to murder it.
Don’t just get mad. Do something. The movement to protect democracy needs you.
@indivisible.org
#VotingRightsAct
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You can also send me an email at crhipm@illinois.edu.
In the wake of today's Supreme Court ruling in Skrmetti, looking for trans teens and parents of trans youth based in Illinois willing to talk about their experiences with gender-affirming care.
Hoping to have a conversation about this in the coming weeks on @21st.show.
My DMs are open.
Hoping to have a conversation about this in the coming weeks on @21st.show.
My DMs are open.
June 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You can also send me an email at crhipm@illinois.edu.
"I have been chasing this methodological high all my life"
So relatable!
So relatable!
Back again to say how much I love this set up.
I’m viewing raw footage on the left, transcribing in the middle based on notes on the right.
I have been chasing this methodological high all my life
I’m viewing raw footage on the left, transcribing in the middle based on notes on the right.
I have been chasing this methodological high all my life
June 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"I have been chasing this methodological high all my life"
So relatable!
So relatable!
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Our military deserves better than this empty charade. Yikes. The tank squeaking over silence is incredible.
June 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Our military deserves better than this empty charade. Yikes. The tank squeaking over silence is incredible.
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Remember when Republicans argued that changing the names of military bases and removing statues was tantamount to erasing history?
They forgot to add that this only holds for straight white men, who made war on the United States during the Civil War.
They forgot to add that this only holds for straight white men, who made war on the United States during the Civil War.
June 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Remember when Republicans argued that changing the names of military bases and removing statues was tantamount to erasing history?
They forgot to add that this only holds for straight white men, who made war on the United States during the Civil War.
They forgot to add that this only holds for straight white men, who made war on the United States during the Civil War.
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This framing is all wrong
Our international students are not a “crucial funding source”
They are our STUDENTS
They are the reason we EXIST
We teach STUDENTS
Our international students are not a “crucial funding source”
They are our STUDENTS
They are the reason we EXIST
We teach STUDENTS
May 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This framing is all wrong
Our international students are not a “crucial funding source”
They are our STUDENTS
They are the reason we EXIST
We teach STUDENTS
Our international students are not a “crucial funding source”
They are our STUDENTS
They are the reason we EXIST
We teach STUDENTS
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say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
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This is, and always has been, the entire ballgame for Republicans: steal from poor and working people so billionaires can pay less in taxes. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...
May 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is, and always has been, the entire ballgame for Republicans: steal from poor and working people so billionaires can pay less in taxes. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...
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If I see another institution-flagellating higher ed leader say that the current existential threats to the enterprise are own fault, I am going to go on a Bluesky rant. Oh wait, here is. ⚠️
May 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
If I see another institution-flagellating higher ed leader say that the current existential threats to the enterprise are own fault, I am going to go on a Bluesky rant. Oh wait, here is. ⚠️
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Overnight, the full DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling siding with Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks in their parallel efforts to defeat Trump's termination orders >>> cnn.it/4m7QzNf
May 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Overnight, the full DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling siding with Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks in their parallel efforts to defeat Trump's termination orders >>> cnn.it/4m7QzNf
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I am the current chair of the US National Commission for Mathematics Instruction. Our commission represents the US in an international community of mathematics education under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences.
Our very modest NSF funding has not been renewed. #iteachmath
Our very modest NSF funding has not been renewed. #iteachmath
May 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I am the current chair of the US National Commission for Mathematics Instruction. Our commission represents the US in an international community of mathematics education under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences.
Our very modest NSF funding has not been renewed. #iteachmath
Our very modest NSF funding has not been renewed. #iteachmath
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May 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
Such a ❄️.
April 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Such a ❄️.
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"If you destroy higher education in this country, you harm the ability of every day kids to build a better life, you kill innovation, & you undermine democracy because higher ed gives us the skills to create a critical, thriving democracy...I think that's part of the intention."
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP
April 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"If you destroy higher education in this country, you harm the ability of every day kids to build a better life, you kill innovation, & you undermine democracy because higher ed gives us the skills to create a critical, thriving democracy...I think that's part of the intention."
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP