Here for the humanities. Grant maker, union organizer, former federal worker, digital humanist. Writing about labor, careers, higher education, and technology. Founder @sidracollaborative. east tennessee based | tsalagi and tsoyaha lands halperta.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3muiglmuuvk2x [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiglmuuvk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3muaglz4wqk27oh no I think I finished the first draft of my book 😳29 Aug 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaglz4wqk27https://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3mu5frn35ek2oEven if it were true that postdocs benefit from a bespoke mentor-mentee relationship, it wouldn't negate their rights to labor protections. But guess what! It's not. We wrote about this in the Postdoctoral Laborers Bill of Rights (2019): https://halperta.com/white%20papers/postdocs/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5frn35ek2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3mth7gfe6t22nBack in the data viz world after a hiatus. Are people still using tableau? Went to the website and it's forefronting agentic ai :(19 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth7gfe6t22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3mtgur34xh22uHas anyone else noticed the rise in general conversation of people saying "there's a quote I like" with no attempt at attribution?19 Aug 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgur34xh22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3mtgtxpkkpk2ugood morning to whoever created the angry former federal workers starter pack and added me to it lmao19 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgtxpkkpk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3mtcl5svppk2rA few years ago I published a resource: "Taking Action in Higher Ed." It's about assessing risk when making decisions to stand up for students & communities. If you've used this resource, can I ask: is there an exercise or section that you found particularly useful? https://halperta.com/shalperta%20press/risk/17 Aug 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcl5svppk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3msofgczme22uI've been reading so much amazing fiction lately I need an outlet.09 Aug 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3msofgczme22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3msjghudpfc24sorry deleted that thread because I broke two of my cardinal rules of using social media (don't comment on trending topics & don't talk about politics unless they are directly related to my line of work.)07 Aug 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjghudpfc24https://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3msb24pirxc2cOne thing I have learned in 2026 is that there is little that gives me more joy than getting an advanced copy of a very brilliant person's forthcoming book 📚 makes me feel *smart* and *important* by association04 Aug 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb24pirxc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3mrskut7ze22sdoes everyone get one million spam emails addressed to someone named Todd, or have uniquely been tagged as "Todd" in a database somewhere?29 Jul 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrskut7ze22shttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3mrpupuqeas2wThis is such a good project and one I've been hoping someone would do for years. Can't wait to read it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpupuqeas2whttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3mri2cyzbpk2xIt's true! Working with brilliant thinkers and writers like @electrostani.bsky.social is the best part of my job. ✨ If you're on sabbatical this fall, consider partnering with a developmental editor (like me :)). I'd love to talk with you about how I can help you move your project forward. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri2cyzbpk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/halperta.bsky.social/post/3mqmiluhog22kIt is very hard to remember, years later, which of my twitter friends were friends and which were parasocial relationships where we never actually interacted and I was just a fan.14 Jul 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:zfjphylr324tc7hch7vbfcco/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmiluhog22k