PhD Rhetoric and Politics, Professor, Writer, Gamer. Interested in institutional speech, political campaigns, and how idiosyncratic choices inform our future. Lifelong fan of the power to do things with words.https://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lk7kbxwr2c2dBad for school kids, bad for parents, bad for food banks, bad for farmers. This program cost the average taxpayer substantially less than $1 per year. Isn't the easy? Shouldn't we support local farmers' produce going to local food banks and local public schools to feed local kids? What's the issue? https://www.today.com/food/news/usda-cuts-local-food-purchasing-schools-food-banks-rcna196043?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawI-3mRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUahcWhAwwKVBTMAerUoV-PgDJ1RFaeN4VX5sNLLAZmATRQCN6hl_f7P1A_aem_efq766GtD65Ba6NyCljU4A12 Mar 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7kbxwr2c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3ljkiksbvgs2wWe wear Rebellion & Punisher logos, listen to Greenday, cheer for Star Trek, The Fellowship, Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, & the X-Men. Aren't some of our actions, and who we're siding with, more like those of the Empire, Saurman & Sauron, the Klingons, Voldemort, The Sith, or The Capitol?04 Mar 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkiksbvgs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3limvdya6nk2uFellow educators: our students may not understand important terminology, and we shouldn't assume they interpret it uniformly. I put together a handout explaining a key term so I can print copies and leave them around campus, to prompt student reflection and discussion. Feel free to steal and adapt!20 Feb 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3limvdya6nk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lheidjroc22sEggs prices DOUBLED since Trump was elected. Do presidents have direct control over the cost of commodities? No. But I hope everyone that voted this lunatic grifter into power over grocery bills sees they've sold out the country & everything we've built for a broken promise about cheap breakfast.04 Feb 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheidjroc22shttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lh7m5m3kok2eMexico and Canada tariffs signed. 1 in 5 MI jobs tied to auto manufacturing, an industry extremely sensitive to the market, that has been near collapse several times, and with it state unemployment jumps, MI home values drop, tax revenue drops, public services suffer, impacting the other 4 in 5. https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/02/01/michigan-poised-to-take-a-big-hit-under-trump-tariffs/78136814007/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIMkTJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYiH70zLA4JnlklDglGcrHuWL8WX0rcWo4-45j3ePHIpOQHopPN4HX3CxQ_aem_-hI1naj6l-YP5Rmal-wIfw02 Feb 2025 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7m5m3kok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lh4l3mfdxc2jEvery farmer & rancher depends on accurate information, short and long term predictions they can adapt to, and policy informed by the reality they will see month after month to supply the food system. They rely on NOAA, USDA, FSA... But hey, owning the libs, right? https://abcnews.go.com/US/usda-orders-removal-climate-change-mentions-public-websites/story?id=11831221601 Feb 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4l3mfdxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lh4k2gla5k2jThe New Progress.01 Feb 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4k2gla5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lggfbrtrh22iThe majority of research funding in the US was just cut off. America First? https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring23 Jan 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggfbrtrh22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lggejndhnc26Government grant funding that fueled the research making America a tech and innovation powerhouse for the last century? Yeah, say bye to that.23 Jan 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggejndhnc26https://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lfbfyoiv7k2nWe work tirelessly, day after day, to expose students to difference, perspective, otherness, and the broader world.09 Jan 2025 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfbfyoiv7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lereuoov2c2hRE: ATL mean bc angry drivers: a) yes. b) thinking your local drivers worse than others is common, especially if you live in a major metro. c) ATL isn't walkable, has no functional mass transit, & major roads are all routed through downtown, & 285 75/85 20 all get locked down. It is worthy of anger. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jan 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lereuoov2c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lczul2ilpk2eAnyone else got enough green to step in and nab this? A great buy, 'gently used,' all proceeds to go to the debts of the original owner. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczul2ilpk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lcov7lzkck2oI wonder what these guys are going to focus on = protecting billionaires or lowering the cost of eggs.07 Dec 2024 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcov7lzkck2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lcftbdcgr22pThere surely can't be anything wrong with your product when you [checks notes] tell your workers to stay home because there's no demand to make more of them. https://insideevs.com/news/743007/tesla-cybertruck-assembly/03 Dec 2024 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcftbdcgr22phttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lcfpgwjems2pEven if he WAS the first, which he isn't, I'd be concerned about precedent. BUT it's not like it would make a difference to the current version of the Orange party whether Dems had done it first. Looking to precedent, tradition, or rules isn't as fun as 'break it and see if anyone tries to stop me'03 Dec 2024 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfpgwjems2phttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lbz7nki43k24At some point I'll have to face my sunk cost fallacy head on and admit Firefox is what it is, isn't getting better, and it's time to move all my bookmarks over to Chrome. Today is not that day, but it comes soon.28 Nov 2024 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbz7nki43k24https://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lbu4y42i6c2kAlso, vocally supported and given permission structures by religious groups that argue *they* are a persecuted minority (while being in the majority) [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbu4y42i6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lbl6nbint22bSpending the weekend with a lot of smart people in New Orleans. My own meager contribution: Trump uses rhetoric and policy to operate like Negan, with public punishment of the unfaithful to warn others to stay in line. #NCA202422 Nov 2024 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbl6nbint22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lbgfnnmrss2aCar caught by dog.21 Nov 2024 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgfnnmrss2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lbe4hhbzbs2dApparently public schools are going to be revising their approach to fights on school grounds.20 Nov 2024 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbe4hhbzbs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lbcgobfdns24Does this count as retaliation against union activity? [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcgobfdns24https://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lbauw2nl4c2iCome talk with us about the power that words have! go.bsky.app/KfMpyoH [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2024 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbauw2nl4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3lb7wntmwsk23Heading towards 20M users by Monday night, up from 200k last July. You can watch your new home grow at bsky-users.theo.io18 Nov 2024 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7wntmwsk23https://bsky.app/profile/profsteve.bsky.social/post/3layecerdac2w"MS Word has a new feature whose default is ON, that will scan your docs as you're working and add them to their Al training model. If you don't want your work training LLMs, you can turn the setting off. Works differently in Mac and Windows. Directions below (black font Mac; white font Windows)." [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:doozrhfkdkdurrb5wlaeiusu/app.bsky.feed.post/3layecerdac2w