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Fri, 12:37: ICYMI, the latest from @krgpryal on the intersections between faculty life, race, and psychiatric disability - https://t.co/0WwDWrNcES
Fri, 14:30: New Post: Tasers in Toronto. They are not the solution you are looking for. http://t.co/qRzU2aKFmR
Fri, 14:46: RT @EasterbrookG: G.M. to pay victims $400 M http://t.co/9tbBebBHd1 federal fine likely to be several billion. Government will get far more…

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Thu, 15:28: 46 minutes to go on our #Kickstarter - Last chance to jump in and help. Thank you! https://t.co/B3q1BtKfJs @TheTooles
Thu, 15:43: "This is a novel about wheelchairs." - Why I will never be asked to blurb anything.
Thu, 15:45: RT @jarchangeli: Another great writeup by @Lollardfish. Publicise the #edenfoods boycott & take a stance with your co-op http://t.co/gWqeIk…
Thu, 16:27: RT @SenatorBurr: House Ways and Means committee passed the #ABLEact: http://t.co/1BckeoIj8h #passtheABLEact
Thu, 16:42: RT @TheTooles: THANK YOU! http://t.co/15OlTsar7c
Thu, 16:50: RT @autistichoya: Nothing about us without us. Nondisabled parents don't get to speak for and over their disabled children. Listen to us, @…
Thu, 16:55: A blog post today on creativity and the internet. How the online world supports the very big and very small. http://t.co/ud0lMsFY5F
Thu, 16:56: It's hard to make a living playing music or writing, but part-timers (me) should be pretty grateful to the internet. http://t.co/ud0lMsFY5F
Thu, 17:13: RT @autistichoya: By the way, plenty of nondisabled parents proudly and loudly demand equal wages and fair pay for their disabled kids too.…
Thu, 17:14: You should go read @autistichoya 's TL for her remarks on the sheltered workshop piece today on NPR. Where were voices of disabled?

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Wed, 14:38: Daily Post: #Downsyndrome #prenatal testing must NOT become a wedge issue in the abortion wars. http://t.co/J7xvTOloDz
Wed, 14:40: Today's post works with a key section of a GREAT essay from @nursingclio by @Ginnyengholm - http://t.co/JHzkYt022Q (1 of 2)
Wed, 14:40: In my essay, I focus on the way a rightwing group is trying to use down syndrome to extend "personhood" doctrine - http://t.co/J7xvTOloDz
Wed, 14:50: RT @kelly_j_baker: I just signed. Please consider doing so. http://t.co/Hb8Ci10lZD via @Change
Wed, 14:52: The Bioethics Defense Fund is not interested in defending #downsyndrome, but in using fraught issue of prenatal testing to enact personhood.
Wed, 15:14: "How we handle prenatal testing for conditions like Down syndrome is a test run for the future of human procreation." http://t.co/J7xvTOloDz
Wed, 15:36: I've got to get this really bad draft finished so I can make it a better draft. #writingishard
Wed, 15:44: RT @RickGodden: This. I worry on this quite often. MT @menysnoweballes Great post on attire & disability/race MT @cat_sierra http://t.co/lv…
Wed, 15:46: Catholic Universities and the Contraception Fight MT @AnnaHolmes: “This is the next Hobby Lobby.” http://t.co/sf7df0rjUz
Wed, 15:51: Dear me: Use "said." Or "wrote." Not, trumpeted, invoked, intoned, hollered, or any other word. Also, no adverbs. #writingishard

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Tue, 15:03: RT @brycecovert: Great @rhrealitycheck investigation into a woman who says Hobby Lobby fired her for taking maternity leave http://t.co/m2f…
Tue, 15:08: Daily Post: #Taser and the cult of compliance, thoughts on a recent piece from @digby56 - http://t.co/474HyNKzVF
Tue, 15:09: TASERS are better than shooting people, but their use actually accelerates the spread of the cult of compliance. http://t.co/474HyNKzVF
Tue, 15:10: #HobbyLobby - Pro-birth, pro-greed, anti-life. http://t.co/54F13nFcCF
Tue, 15:14: Have you asked the Department of Labor to investigate adjunct working conditions yet? Go sign please, and RT! http://t.co/Z9mDwOwPDW
Tue, 15:28: RT @ajam: Opinion: Rahm Emanuel's political capital is drying up, thanks to his autocratic style & unpopular education policies http://t.co…
Tue, 15:36: RT @pankisseskafka: Great new post by @BrideOfSquid. What does "solidarity" mean to you? http://t.co/STggLr7Euq
Tue, 15:38: Response to the adjunct crisis will come from folks who think education is like rating a blender. - http://t.co/QFTTXvqe4y @BrideOfSquid
Tue, 15:38: RT @AmandaMarcotte: http://t.co/D9Z1YkoTSV Yes, @richarddawkins, saying Y is worse than X isn’t an endorsement of X. But feminists knew tha…
Tue, 15:49: RT @zeynep: Also, most "tech in the classroom" initiatives fail because the money goes to tech, so none left for teacher training, curricul…

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Mon, 12:33: RT @AtheneDonald: Why thinking about maternity leave isn't sufficient. Final plug: Parental Leave and Sexism http://t.co/GKk9evvI7Q
Mon, 12:47: Mindless medieval pejorative: an article on closing business schools to save the humanities in @insidehighered - http://t.co/9vq1mIX0MR
Mon, 12:50: "Ask anyone professing the humanities today and you come to understand that a medieval dimness looms." But but ....
Mon, 13:19: Thinking about the humanities. State poet laureates. http://t.co/0MjIhYKbz7
Mon, 15:11: Daily Post: Cult of Compliance - Protecting the Deaf; Protecting us all. http://t.co/jRGaYgPeK7
Mon, 15:12: My post today talks about Pearl Pearson, a deaf driver who was beaten for not following verbal instructions. There's a new ACLU petition. +
Mon, 15:12: It's a good petition. The deeper issue is that people not following instructions shouldn't be beaten by police. http://t.co/jRGaYgPeK7
Mon, 16:56: @pankisseskafka your latest on Vitae is /really/ good. So concrete and so true. Nice work.
Mon, 16:57: From @pankisseskafka on surviving hostile peer review: Every email to editor 2 sentences long and cheerful! :) :) https://t.co/7MAttU3G58
Mon, 17:14: RT @sarahrlnrd: Nick Kristoff wants "Palestinian Gandhis." There are, of course, peaceful protests. They have been met w IDF violence http:…

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Sun, 16:07: Sunday Roundup from the blog - 3 @chronicle / @chroniclevitae essays, more on #edenfoods, & disability/humor issues. http://t.co/pFiIQ7HhDr
Sun, 16:07: In one essay, on public engagement, I continued the argument that scholars ARE engaging. Just dip into the #ScholarSunday tag to see.
Sun, 16:08: The question is how to amplify the voices of people not in trendy subjects and prestigious schools. #ScholarSunday
Sun, 16:41: I see a fundamental inefficiency in highered engagement economy. Teachers are practiced at engagement and the least likely to get access.
Sun, 16:46: "No one feels bad about not reading Foucault while intoxicated." On Academic Time and "time off" -http://t.co/hI8msy2S4m
Sun, 16:55: WOW. https://t.co/Tm7bpq0qIx #BecauseOfTheADA
Sun, 17:07: RT @leeromney: Mentally ill Colorado inmate dies (after 9 mos in solitary). In depth look at his final hours. http://t.co/oKlIurfbnk
Sun, 17:08: And the pitches are off to the editors. If 1 in 5 get picked up, I'll be busy writing. If not, well, I'll be busy pitching. #SundayWriting
Sun, 17:08: Next week I write about works by @scalzi @bruceholsinger and @lucykpick - but not in the same essay, unfortunately.
Sun, 17:19: Battle of Bouvines - 800 years ago today. http://t.co/NXwaAjmNDY

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Sat, 15:11: ICYMI yesterday I had a piece on Senator Walsh's plagiarism and military information culture on @chroniclevitae - https://t.co/p0MPlDEMrg
Sat, 18:25: RT @scATX: I'm going to suggest that sports media stop letting men who know little about VAW write about VAW. This is an idea I have.
Sat, 19:50: RT @MMASammich: I need for men who follow feminists & want to be allies to ask themselves often whether we're the only resource to answer Q…
Sat, 19:50: RT @MMASammich: You may not be the first or even the 10th man *today* to ask us to explain/justify the same idea w/same Qs. Google is your …
Sun, 01:06: Much music, more whiskey, and the copyedits are still done! Good night (mostly).
Sun, 01:24: RT @LangOnCourse: Twitter in the Classroom: Early African History http://t.co/46nciSseZy via @jekjek19 Good overview of the basics. #higher…
Sun, 01:26: Hi @Krystal_TX - thanks for the follow. Who are you? :)
Sun, 01:42: Most frustrating part of freelancing - inability to find a home for a good piece. Happened twice last week.
Sun, 01:55: #BecauseOfTheADA my son can live a life of inclusion rather than segregation.
Sun, 02:05: On culture and schizophrenia - how different cultures respond to people hearing voices. Fascinating from @olgakhazan http://t.co/JaNf9yx4Yc

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Fri, 12:43: You know what could have used some better citations? The buildup to the Iraq War. On #JohnWalsh #plagiarism https://t.co/s15Q1AO41o
Fri, 13:14: RT @Stefanieatwork: DOJ and HHS have committed to working with @NatCounDis to help parents with disabilities. This is huge! #RockingtheCradâ¦
Fri, 13:49: RT @TheMedievalDrK: @Lollardfish being smart about what does & does not matter about Walsh plag case https://t.co/sTJRNOV7Fx
Fri, 13:55: Speaking of the Iraq War and bad source citation, does anyone remember Curveball? https://t.co/s15Q1AO41o
Fri, 14:16: Walk the plank! Sighs, Irony, negative body language lead to insubordination charge ... for Warwick English prof - http://t.co/D5h4lj0Ieh
Fri, 14:17: RT @econoflove: Parenting a disabled kid raises gender role specialization in married couples http://t.co/u3WDad6Td4 http://t.co/ky9qsTKHAH
Fri, 14:20: RT @trickyholly: I tell my grad students to follow @KateClancy 's advice: "bring your whole self to the job" http://t.co/cNwSMOqDwh
Fri, 14:25: This is a wonderful essay from @KateClancy on parenting and academia. She says - bring your whole self to the job. http://t.co/eFHgb4TMwy
Fri, 14:26: Bringing your whole self is risky, but fragmentation is also risky. Our universities must protect whole selves as well. Many, most?, dont
Fri, 14:26: One pathway forward is for men, especially dads, to own these struggles and to speak up about them.

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Thu, 12:20: Not in my name, either. MT @PennyRed: It is not anti-Semitic to oppose Israel's assault on Gaza. @Newstatesman. http://t.co/OzVOannkT2
Thu, 12:45: I'm reading the Senator's paper. Seriously, plagiarism or not, this is a MASTERS?
Thu, 12:51: RT @pbump: Glenn Beck decides that attending a marathon makes you a public figure, so he can disparage you. http://t.co/NzaDG2MJ2B via @wesâ¦
Thu, 13:03: I mean, I don't know the War College curriculum. I'm sure it's a rigorous program. But this is not a capstone paper. It's a thought piece.
Thu, 13:03: And because it's a thought-piece, it's data-free, and because it's data-free, it's more susceptible to plagiarism.
Thu, 13:52: My military friends point out that this degree is not intended to function as a masters in an academic field, but as a course for promotion.
Thu, 13:56: What I'd really like to do is for the @nytimes to get a random sampling of other papers of the same type and analyze them.
Thu, 14:03: He's not blaming PTSD, just says his head wasn't in a good place at the time. http://t.co/fQXsjFz3Qi #plagiarism
Thu, 14:05: #plagiarism in Tennis! Not in tennis! RT @vestigiaflammae: @RickGodden @Lollardfish not sure if you saw this story http://t.co/p0oKGlKPle
Thu, 14:08: RT @peterwsinger: Good takedown of the immoral WSJ piece justifying killing civilians (that read as if written by Zawahiri) http://t.co/OiOâ¦

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Wed, 12:11: Never a disruptor when needed: MT @steve_p_uk: “Amazon: Where Is the Netflix for College Textbooks?” @deanflorez https://t.co/CdaRKAY51z
Wed, 12:16: From 2012, dreaming of college - The Thing Is, I'm Undocumented | Boston Magazine: http://t.co/e13lI72dTL
Wed, 14:01: RT @HoccleveSociety: 'Remembering Jerusalem: Imagination, Memory, and the City', London, 6-7 Nov. 2014 http://t.co/hRXzJfGvqo via @wordpres…
Wed, 14:10: Watching a hearing on the #ABLEAct - http://t.co/SLxxXffdQz
Wed, 14:14: 74 senators signed on to a bill. Can't we pass it tomorrow? #ABLEAct
Wed, 14:16: RT @sarahkendzior: "What the water crisis shows is who is considered human - and who is considered disposable." My latest for @AJEnglish ht…
Wed, 14:46: Great essay on the exclusion of disabled actors, despite disabled characters, from our entertainment - http://t.co/gGBAoysUuF @@chris_shinn
Wed, 14:54: @chris_shinn Really great piece. Thanks for writing it for a mass audience.
Wed, 15:23: Daily Post: Resources on making fun of Down Syndrome on This American Life. More to come on this. http://t.co/K7pHi2oMPL
Wed, 15:27: RT @Metafrantic: .@pnh helpfully debunks the rumor that Frenkel is again working for Tor. In fact, calls it "BS". https://t.co/WoSzGDuGLi #…

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Tue, 14:02: RT @eliasisquith: Good @MattBruenig piece pointing out that the Wall Street Journal is now pushing Op-Eds that echo Osama bin Laden http://…
Tue, 14:08: The desire to forget history by the wrongest-pundits and politicians in America. From @thenation - http://t.co/3GdagIVfy2
Tue, 15:13: RT @_rethinkpink: Rosie's Girls Summer Camp Teaches Girls to Weld http://t.co/MZsHLUfhLk via @bustle
Tue, 15:20: Today's blog post: #edenfoods - we're voting with our dollars but the game is rigged. And yet, we're winning. http://t.co/VherBpYgG9
Tue, 15:36: Eden Foods - WE ARE WINNING but they are trying to rig the game. http://t.co/jWaxaMOnRg via @dailykos
Tue, 16:08: RT @LCarterLong: THIS JUST IN: #CRPD was approved by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations by a vote of 12-6. #DisabilityTreaty
Tue, 19:12: RT @NDSS: Sara Wolff to testify TOMORROW! Her petition to #passtheABLEact has 250,000+ signatures! https://t.co/btHqM2yLPZ #RT http://t.co/…
Tue, 19:47: RT @LilianaSegura: If you don't know the case of 27-year-old single mom Shaneen Allen, please read this post by @radleybalko. http://t.co/X…
Tue, 20:32: I wrote a piece today on #EdenFoods and the oft-repeated claim that consumers can "vote with their dollars." http://t.co/Qiri4Y9Gj4 (1 of 2)
Tue, 20:33: That's a fine sentiment, but only if the voting is fair, only if stores count the "votes" and share results. http://t.co/Qiri4Y9Gj4 (2 of 2)

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Mon, 12:03: #Catholic universities and undocumented students - Leading the way - http://t.co/bFk4OzUp4j - @CatholicHighrEd @JesuitJustice
Mon, 12:04: My @chronicle piece today speaks about the great work being done @DominicanU @LoyolaChicago @DePaulU and @UofStFrancis - but there are more.
Mon, 12:31: RT @nypost: 4 EMS workers barred from duty after apparently failing to aid the man put in a chokehold by cops http://t.co/2DSB6MtSvh
Mon, 12:40: RT @NBCNews: This MMA fighter refuses to let Down syndrome keep him out of the ring http://t.co/jZRqsVohGh http://t.co/og2cfqnCVF
Mon, 12:57: RT @qui_oui: Laughing an unreasonable amount at this. "Great moments in science (if Twitter had existed)" http://t.co/Q8UOeNt5aU @m_m_campb…
Mon, 13:13: RT @marielpagan: How To Cite Social Media In Scholarly Writing http://t.co/YJPMRNSxcn
Mon, 13:39: My latest for @chronicle - Catholic Universities and #undocumented students. It's about epistemology and mission. http://t.co/bFk4OzUp4j
Mon, 13:39: Also I nearly tweeted the non-stick pans I'm considering buying instead of the higher-ed essay. Those are http://t.co/3o4qb6bFA0 and on sale
Mon, 13:49: On, among other things, trigger warnings. MT @MsFloraPoste: from @SaraNAhmed 'Feminist Hurt/Feminism Hurts' http://t.co/WSvjHb6La9
Mon, 13:53: "The killjoy is asking for more not less: asking for us to complicate the materials; to situate the materials." http://t.co/pxt4kiVtmK

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Sun, 14:50: Sunday Roundup - Eden Foods; The cult of compliance. http://t.co/5FIAaz0tRG
Sun, 18:04: RT @tomgara: Incredible Washington Post front page today. http://t.co/2gLYG3a6oa (via @EmilyManna)
Sun, 18:14: On my Facebook page - Raging Grannies protesting Eden Foods at the Palo Alto @WholeFoods - https://t.co/HgemQ3Q3bc
Sun, 18:29: Listen: automation is coming. We must " to decouple human dignity from "having a job." http://t.co/amkCMOSeBn from David Atkins @digby56
Sun, 18:31: RT @alyankovic: If you thought I didn’t know that “spastic” is considered a highly offensive slur by some people… you’re right, I didn’t. …
Sun, 18:31: That's what a good apology looks like. There's nothing wrong with ignorance, just in not being willing to try to do better next time.
Sun, 18:33: RT @jjoyce: The @CapTimes is hiring a government & politics reporter for our digital first operation: http://t.co/W0kkgcJ94X
Sun, 18:39: 3 followers from 2000. Don't some of you have alternate accounts that REALLY need police violence, disability, and medieval history tweets?
Sun, 18:45: RT @ajam: NYC police officer involved in fatal arrest stripped of badge, gun http://t.co/7SPLXbbzYM
Sun, 18:48: 2000! Thank you @CheshireKate !

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Sat, 13:39: RT @GreggBeratan: What great company! #FF ==> @GirlWithTheCane @AndrewPulrang @emily_ladau @SFdirewolf @Lollardfish @srsalas13 @outoneear …
Sat, 13:40: Job ad - Director of programs, Illinois Humanities Council. http://t.co/uKH8bxgeX3
Sat, 13:48: RT @zeynep: Is there an ethics to forgetting? RT @maelorin “The “Right to Forget” a Genocide” by @zeynep https://t.co/yjq4HbD8kY
Sat, 18:05: I'm amused by these emails that take on a given piece I write by simple stating, "You are wrong on ..." Not arguing, just stating.
Sat, 18:42: Saturday Post - The cult of compliance and the chokehold. Thoughts on the death of #EricGarner at the hands of #NYPD http://t.co/EO2nWyfsab
Sat, 19:37: RT @kevinrmcclure: How can tenure-track faculty take action for adjuncts? Here are a few ideas, inspired by my previous employer: http://t.…
Sat, 20:51: RT @StevenBrust: New blog post inspired by, though not about, recent events with @ChrisWarcraft. A Red looks at sports: http://t.co/brPcgM…
Sun, 01:05: The #NYPD never choked a banker. #EricGarner http://t.co/LphwKf7u3E

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Fri, 12:12: If you go to Whole Foods, can you check if Edensoy and Eden's beans are on sale? Snap a pic and send it to me, please!
Fri, 12:36: Today's post - Inclusion; Not Same-ness: @Walgreens and its inclusive philosophy of employing folks w/ disabilities. http://t.co/VpysymfDKv
Fri, 12:56: RT @AmandaMarcotte: The thing to remember about Todd Akin is he got into politics because he's an anti-choice fanatic. Controlling women's …
Fri, 13:52: Daily post - Inclusion; Not Same-ness: @Walgreens and its inclusive philosophy of employing folks w/ disabilities. http://t.co/VpysymfDKv
Fri, 13:55: I really do not want to check all the Latin in my footnotes. #copyediting Ok, let's go.
Fri, 14:14: RT @BryanAlexander: "As American fans chanted “U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!” the Germans countered with, “N-S-A! N-S-A! N-S-A!”" http://t.co/ZJCrlr…
Fri, 14:22: RT @AdjunctAction: Today's the day: Join at 3:30 EDT for a conversation on #adjuncts & #highered with @NewFacMajority's @MariaMaistoNFM htt…
Fri, 14:49: More on Walgreens and inclusion, from Bloom Magazine - @LouiseKinross - http://t.co/gQnSM12Ft7
Fri, 17:30: RT @neva9257: ICYMI, I wrote "Lab safety needs to be more open in the face of risky pandemic flu research” via @ConversationUK https://t.co…
Fri, 19:15: RT @BusinessCat24x7: Raging Grannies will be protesting Eden Foods at @WholeFoods meow Palo Alto tomorrow. http://t.co/kSbfkKBHki @Lollardf…

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Thu, 12:07: RT @HigherEdSpeak: On mission creep and other challenges facing today's community colleges. http://t.co/Tu05LDUpPm
Thu, 14:10: Watching "Derek" for research on a piece on disability and comedy. So far, have managed not to break anything.
Thu, 14:19: Gervais: I’ve never considered Derek to be Down’s syndrome or autistic. And anyway, even if he is, what’s wrong with a positive role model?
Thu, 14:45: RT @sarahrlnrd: "if canceling Comcast service, here’s a simple tip: Say you’re moving out of the country. it's the least impactful to the r…
Thu, 15:01: RT @ChiefElk: "This is the civil rights movement of our generation" NO IT IS NOT http://t.co/11OK3szcxN
Thu, 15:01: RT @sarahkendzior: Do not claim to have found "new civil rights movement" when battles of the old one -- segregation, discrimination, incar…
Thu, 15:15: RT @ferretthimself: There should be a word for the mixed feelings when @alyankovic does a great parody of a song you can't stand. Something…
Thu, 15:27: Today's blog: #EdenFoods is OFF THE SHELVES at Seattle Co-op thanks to shoppers voting with their dollars. http://t.co/Qiri4Y9Gj4
Thu, 15:43: RT @rkelchen: .@AASCUPolicy isn't a fan of "Pay it Forward" plans: http://t.co/sf114bF2VA I'd focus on reduced incentives to keep costs rea…
Thu, 15:46: For folks following #EdenFoods - an update from Seattle. http://t.co/Qiri4Y9Gj4 @Clare_OC @lisahymas

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Wed, 12:02: RT @jarchangeli: Well-written opinion by @Lollardfish on the (deserved) controversy surrounding the #Edenfoods birth control case http://t.…
Wed, 14:14: RT @ferretthimself: My Daughter Can Run Farther Than I Can: Some thoughts inspired by @scalzi's blatant failure as a human being. http://t…
Wed, 14:21: Daily Post - Reviewing @pankisseskafka 's review of peer review. A few additional stories. http://t.co/aaDamtXws3
Wed, 14:27: The one criticism I make of @pankisseskafka 's piece on peer review is that in my field, junior people generally don't do peer reviews (1/2)
Wed, 14:28: Which means that her review-the-reviewers system wouldn't work for junior folks? (2/2)
Wed, 14:32: Higher Education is just like taking a luxury cruise, you guys! http://t.co/bIlZPf7KDv
Wed, 14:33: In that it's overpriced, terrible for the environment, often predicated on colonialist values, and rife with norovirus? #HigherEdCruise
Wed, 14:34: RT @jasonkburnett: .@Lollardfish For once, reading the comments was actually a positive experience!
Wed, 14:38: RT @Exhaust_Fumes: This piece on adjuncts & post-course labor is really good. via @Emily_Isaacson http://t.co/4kisqLAQ6t
Wed, 14:50: RT @sarahkendzior: If anything, peer review gives a false impression of academic meritocracy - that you will be judged for your work, and n…

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Tue, 12:42: Secret #1 to work-life balance. Reject the "balance" metaphor. Balance implies stasis, equilibrium, equality of weight. It's not realistic.
Tue, 12:50: Daily Post: Eden Foods and the Death of the Progressive Boycott. http://t.co/09y6v4Poh5
Tue, 12:51: Do progressives actually care about access to contraception? Or is it just talk and online petitions, no action. http://t.co/BEBODxJe4r
Tue, 13:14: RT @JHWeissmann: Millennial political views are confusing if you assume giant, heterogeneous populations should have coherent beliefs http:…
Tue, 14:34: More on the myth of balance. From @school_tales - http://t.co/fgLSv7qESM
Tue, 14:49: RT @kelly_j_baker: On ‘Poor Husbands’ and Two-Body Problems https://t.co/SGLMFDIJ8v via @chroniclevitae
Tue, 22:40: 100% of my unsubmitted essays remain unpublished. #notetoself
Tue, 23:58: Is now the time I can talk about Loki's cross-species cross-gender fertility in the medieval eddas? #Thor #ThorGirl Please? Now?
Wed, 00:25: RT @saragoldrickrab: So excited to read a dissertation on "the perpetual crisis narrative in higher education”! http://t.co/MqlY4gtRDX
Wed, 04:34: RT @craigcalcaterra: No lie: Surly Furious may be one of the best beers I've ever had. Viva Midwest beers. @surlybrewing

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Mon, 12:40: Daily Post - Cult of Compliance, Missouri edition. Police shoot mentally ill panhandler in the back as he runs away. http://t.co/zlKSAxjdSX
Mon, 13:10: When the guards at Rikers Island encounter mental illness, they respond with overwhelming violence. http://t.co/c3v5SaNpdq
Mon, 13:26: RT @ablerism: Happy to see @sci2mrow talking stigma, not just tech. http://t.co/I2AyNJ9cjO via @edyong209
Mon, 17:11: And remember it's more than just Hobby Lobby - http://t.co/v1XmDbgCsl - <T @sherights: Fight the #HobbyLobby ruling http://t.co/CuQNhIBLH6
Mon, 18:32: A new piece from @Clare_OC on #EdenFoods from @Forbes - http://t.co/BXlQ3PKlYI
Tue, 11:47: RT @KateMfD: New post on why we should stop celebrating academic overwork: On, on, on http://t.co/gZe6uDnM1g (@HallyMk1 @qui_oui)

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Sun, 13:38: Sunday Roundup on the blog - http://t.co/KTx0AjIHRP - Eden Foods, Medieval Metaphors, and Down syndrome. Variety is the spice of blogging.
Sun, 15:04: Sigh. I just fed a troll. #oops
Sun, 15:17: RT @gerrycanavan: bit on the nose really RT @scottekaufman: Deputy police chief, officer in Florida town were members of the KKK http://t.câ¦
Sun, 19:31: Heading back to @IAHF #IrishFestChicago to play a set set at 4:30 with Mulligan Stew at the Fifth Province Stage. BEER + Air Conditioning!
Mon, 02:53: RT @NewFacMajority: The Intensification of Employer Opposition to Organizing http://t.co/av4Bxrb3N5
Mon, 03:00: WARNING VERY UPSETTING MT @Ev3ryWord: Pics of #JohnWrana after he was shot by @PF_Police_Dept - » http://t.co/poCmgSTO5k «
Mon, 03:54: Apparently right-wing fearmongers have been saying that undocumented kids are spreading disease. Some facts: http://t.co/KCBxbwdzM6
Mon, 03:54: Another report on undocumented children NOT causing huge health threats - http://t.co/Qp1wqPgnJJ Stop the fearmongers!