2017 01 01 tweets
Important to remember these things while we gear ourselves up to face the challenges of the year ahead. https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/815294057102667778
Putting on coat. Leaving office now. https://twitter.com/hels/status/816300330493374464
Attending #MLA17? Come find out more about @humcommons! https://twitter.com/MLACommons/status/813784047642177537
Presenting at #MLA17? Deposit your work at http://hcommons.org/core and share it with the entire community!
RT @MLACommons: Don't forget to tag your work with #mla17 to add it to the, erm, #mla17 collection! https://twitter.com/kfitz/status/816319008614055936
If you’re attending #MLA17 and are thinking about the security of your data, this meetup’s for you. https://twitter.com/ShawnaRoss/status/816330341099175936
Replying to @moncia and @amndw2
Ooh! I will confess to a Middlemarch-shaped hole in my reading. I’d love to play along!
On the train, Philadelphia-bound! See you soon, #mla17!
Replying to @michaelddwyer
Philthydelphia, a friend of mine fondly calls it. I love it there!
My window offers georeferencing clues. #mla17
Replying to @tcarmody
Details, schmetails.
Replying to @tcarmody
Everyone no doubt says hi back. I certainly do.
Replying to @katinalynn
Jumping in for @humcommons: No! You only need an HC account. Org members have the benefit of sharing with org groups, though!
RT @mlastyle: Saturday in Philly: MLA's free style workshop w/ comp copy of #mlahandbook. Gather ye MLA stylers! More at https://t.co/Koucu…
Replying to @kfitz
Remember to tag your deposits with MLA17 so they’ll be included in the convention collection. https://twitter.com/kfitz/status/816319008614055936
RT @MLACommons: We're asking all #mla17 presenters to upload their materials to http://mla.hcommons.org/core so that those that couldn't make it…
RT @mlastyle: Put finishing touches on paper for #mla17 w/ new FAQs from MLA: Citing images found online, sources in a talk & more https://…
Replying to @hels
YAYYYYYYY!!!
Yes! Come join the not-for-profit network for the humanities. https://twitter.com/lmrhody/status/817423363463331840
RT @mlastyle: Get your peevish snap on! Take a breather from #mla17 & get schooled by MLA editor Michael Kandel on "include": https://t.co…
RT @mlastyle: Introduction to the new MLA style today at NOON! Convention Center 202A. Come & get a handbook, meet fellow MLA stylers, ask…
Kevin Fitzpatrick, your @ATT bill is ready. \(Related, to @ATT: PLEASE REQUIRE EMAIL ACCOUNT VERIFICATION\.\)
Looking forward to hearing about the future of K-16 alliances! 10.15 am in Franklin 10, Marriott. #mla17 #s730
RT @PaulaKrebs: K-16 alliances happening here! MLA fostering partnerships around reading, writing, languages #s730 #mla17 https://t.co/ifO4…
RT @humcommons: Since there are so many #mla17 folks missing out on #aha17 talks \(& vice versa\), we think EVERYONE should upload to https:/…
Replying to @mariabustillos
That’s entirely my students’ work. They were amazing and helped me through a pretty tough time.
Replying to @meganeabbott
WHOA.
Replying to @hels
Wait, what? They sell that? *runs to Amazon*
RT @humcommons: Items shared with >1 http://hcommons.org group see +250% downloads than those shared with 0. No group for you? Create o…
One rarely gets to say this, these days, but: a relief, if true. https://twitter.com/DLind/status/818599531789086721
Holy moly this is terrifying. My record shows addresses past & present, plus many family members & friends, incl MY GRAD SCHOOL ROOMMATE. https://twitter.com/Almost_Anna/status/818826930271227904
This is a heartstopping thread. https://twitter.com/JasminMuj/status/818949974838964226
Just read the report. If even a fraction is substantiated, we are in a constitutional crisis of colossal proportion. https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-trump-has-deep-ties-to-russia
I am absolutely nauseated. How do we even consider an inauguration in the face of this possibility?
I want to watch, but I can’t. I can’t.
I do not care a bit about anybody’s particular perversions. But allegations that amount to treason, I care about. A lot.
And I am wrecked, contemplating where we have landed. This administration cannot be permitted to take office. And yet how can it be stopped?
RT @TheDemocrats: RT if you’re not a reporter and you want to see Trump’s tax returns.
Replying to @jackjewers and @CJ_Daugherty
I have zero doubts.
Whoa, just searched my email for something and a whole bunch of Google Buzz results popped up. Those were the \(very, very brief\) days.
Replying to @sleonchnm and @dancohen
Ooh, I can see why! Congratulations — what a great project.
Replying to @sleonchnm and @dancohen
An aside: one of my childhood news anchors turns out to be a descendant of the Georgetown slaves.
Replying to @sleonchnm and @dancohen
She figured in that NYT story last year. It was a heartstopping read.
This week in weather: Snow! 14 degrees!!! Phew, 30 degrees. Wait, 63 degrees? 51 degrees? Phew, 30 degrees. Wait, snow?
Oy. https://twitter.com/stevesilberman/status/820688423635668992
Every day the news feels like an encoded cry for help. “I never actually wanted to be president. What do I have to do to make them stop it?”
RT @sjjphd: Whew! If you are in need of encouragement this #MLK day, here you go...
https://twitter.com/ourrevolution/status/820409847229202432
RT @repjohnlewis: He gave his life for us.
Years ago, this kid was in my class. He went on to do amazing things. I take zero credit, but couldn’t be prouder. https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/youll-never-be-the-same-again-dc5b16b84ba9#.b0k2ib518
THANK YOU. https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/821466963117568003
RT @SenWarren: There is no precedent for a @usedgov secretary with the lack of experience in public education that Betsy DeVos has.
RT @TheAtlantic: DeVos hearing begins without ethics agreement http://theatln.tc/2jucmSX
RT @SenSchumer: Sen. Alexander just said that the hearing for #Devos will only have one round of questions, 5 minutes each. Never heard any…
RT @CAPAction: Betsy #DeVos & her family have given more than $250K to five senators vetting her nomination. http://ampr.gs/2jx0ADD #DumpD…
Dinner tonight: an apple + peanut butter & carrots + hummus, eaten standing at the kitchen counter. What becoming an adult was all about.
Replying to @sleonchnm
So, so true.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Aw man, I knew I left something out.
… https://twitter.com/YAppelbaum/status/821704589997174785
Super exciting white paper from @JSTOR Labs, now available in CORE and open for discussion on @humcommons! https://twitter.com/abhumphreys/status/821771922316886016
Guys, PROBE FASTER. https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/821802181493948416
Yes, #2020. But also #2018. And #Saturday. Forward. https://twitter.com/Carolyn_Malachi/status/821802058001031168
Replying to @sivavaid
???
Replying to @sivavaid
Phew.
RT @matthewamiller: I had to pay a six years-old parking ticket before I was allowed to join DOJ in 2009. But ignoring a $5.3 million campa…
Hard, Awful Things http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/hard-awful-things/
Not a surprise, but terrible nonetheless. https://twitter.com/ClintSmithIII/status/822081298315493380
Hard, awful things indeed. http://plannedobsolescence.net/hard-awful-things
RT @speedysnail: Breathtaking cultural and intellectual vandalism.
@NEHgov and @NEAarts have funded research and creative endeavour in US…
What the NEH does, why it \(and the NEA, IMLS, NSF, and other forms of federal funding for research\) must be fought for, and what you can do. https://twitter.com/mkirschenbaum/status/822097025143554049
RT @YAppelbaum: NEH and NEA together received just under $300m in 2015—military bands received $437m that year. http://thehill.com/policy/finance/314991-trump-team-prepares-dramatic-cuts htt…
RT @jasonrhody: Budget specifics re NEH/NEA: "if you make $50,000 a year...these 3 programs would be like spending less than $10" https://t…
RT @jasonrhody: It's actually not an either/or proposition. Let's not make it one, please. https://twitter.com/Celeste_pewter/status/822100170590404608
RT @jasonrhody: Please understand: gov employees *extremely* limited in how they can resist cuts/fight back. Can't even ask you to advocate…
RT @MLACommons: Thank you @NEHgov @NEH_ODH for funding a repository that allows us to archive and share #openaccess humanities research, pr…
Knowledge is knowledge. A threat to one field is a threat to all. https://twitter.com/ekansa/status/822153967807275008
No, YOU’RE crying. https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/822161007422439424
RT @HumanitiesAll: Concerned about the proposed elimination of NEH? Let your Member of Congress know! Take action here: https://t.co/GRrH0w…
Replying to @jadedid
Yes, but from what I understand, NOTHING has been discussed with those agencies. As in ZERO contact from incoming administration.
Replying to @jadedid
Which is not normal, and not a good sign.
Replying to @jadedid
I too was operating on a slim thread of “hey, maybe he doesn’t know you’re there, which could be a good thing!” hope, until today.
Yeah, I’ll sleep fine tonight, no prob. https://twitter.com/KellyO/status/822159166328410112
RT @jasonrhody: Thread by NEH peer reviewer who details the incredible work done & care taken by @NEHgov to advance scholarship that benefi…
Replying to @RahawaHaile
Oh no. I’m so sorry.
I know there are Things Going On today, but I have a scholarly communication question I’m hoping some of you might help with.
Replying to @kfitz
I don’t have an account on that social network that is aimed at academia, so I can’t see the actual thing.
Replying to @kfitz
But I have been told that they are offering to expose the names of READERS for a fee? Can anyone confirm this?
Replying to @kfitz
Because if it’s true… I mean… let’s just say that I am curious what my librarian friends have to say about this?
Replying to @TentRocksV
Thanks! No, just hearing rumors of them selling user data.
Replying to @paigecmorgan
Unbelievable.
Replying to @lportwoodstacer
Yeah, this is a new thing that sounds like it started this morning, offering you the names of your recent readers for $.
Replying to @paigecmorgan
Thanks!
Replying to @anniekjohn
Yeesh.
Replying to @kfitz
I’ll be plain about it: Tracking what users are reading and then offering that data to *anyone* \(even the author\) is a bad look.
Replying to @kfitz
Launching that particular offer *today*… is really, really unfortunate timing.
Replying to @jbolmarcich
Oy. Thanks.
RT @paigecmorgan: @kfitz It's true. A friend just got a notification that a "top 9% academic" had viewed her paper, w/ option to "see reade…
RT @anniekjohn: @kfitz Yes! I just got an e-mail that a "Department Member at Claremont University Consortium" viewed my paper! I could pay…
RT @jbolmarcich: @kfitz yes, it's true. Bc you have to be a member to read other's papers, your info is there to be shared. https://t.co/Db…
RT @rschon: @kfitz Let's just say I wouldn't use that site for reading ever again.
Replying to @melissaterras
That is a good question — as is whether that top 4% academic knew her reading habits might be exposed like this.
RT @megwacha: @kfitz The intent to commodify user data is one of many reasons this librarian guides scholars to other platforms and will co…
Replying to @megwacha
That’s the amazing part: it’s so… bald-faced.
Replying to @fletcherdurant
Would love that; thanks!
RT @melissaterras: @kfitz exactly. Big data is coming for us, in the small print of these predators.
Replying to @megwacha
I am, too. I suspect that some will want the information, but am hoping that lots will be too creeped out by it.
Replying to @lisalibrarian
Yeah, this is a new thing, though: at least some users are getting emails offering info about their readers for a fee.
Replying to @lisalibrarian
Good to know.
I will back that candidate 💯 https://twitter.com/hels/status/822545974652506113
Replying to @rrkennison
It took a couple of hard refreshes, but I finally got the form to work.
This thread landed at — let’s just say that it was a busy moment. So in case you missed it: https://twitter.com/kfitz/status/822490287612248064
Replying to @rrkennison
Hmmm, no I only got one account verification message…
Replying to @rrkennison
It’s hard not to feel a little paranoia about the broken mechanisms right now…
Replying to @rrkennison
Oh, undoubtedly, given the archiving and rebooting and everything else. It’s just hard not to feel the symbolic weight, is all.
Thank you. May we all be willing to stand up. https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/822252967822667776
Replying to @amandafrench, @moncia and @amndw2
Yay! I’ve been reading and am completely loving it and looking forward to discussing.
RT @HillaryClinton: Thanks for standing, speaking & marching for our values @womensmarch. Important as ever. I truly believe we're always S…
My experience, too. Overwhelming not just in numbers but in kindness and enthusiasm. My hope is renewed, and I am enormously grateful. https://twitter.com/mkgold/status/822919209286037504
Oh, and: FIGHT LIKE A GIRL. #womensmarch
As we passed, the bells played “This Land Is Your Land,” and thousands of marchers sang along. #womensmarch https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/822914128998256640
Find your nearest swing district and learn what you can do to prepare for 2018. https://twitter.com/swingleftorg/status/822962986625224704
RT @Kasparov63: If you don't think giant rallies have political impact, lots of Congressmen & potential ones watching & thinking fundraisin…
RT @ProPublica: Trump said he's resigned from his businesses.
We checked.
He hasn't.
http://propub.li/2kcORKV
Replying to @carinr and @paigecmorgan
Thanks so much for this. Completely skeevy.
Replying to @carinr and @paigecmorgan
I have issues with that fake hierarchy, but also with the massive violation of privacy. A founding principle of
Replying to @carinr and @paigecmorgan
libraries is that reading habits should be fully private and free of any surveillance or tracking.
Replying to @carinr and @paigecmorgan
Now more than ever, that matters — & shows we can’t put scholcomm in the hands of those who don’t share our values.
Replying to @paigecmorgan and @carinr
Of course not! Just riled up. :)
RT @AprilHathcock: Thread. https://twitter.com/otherbecky/status/823174612200652801
RT @battymamzelle: Use the privilege inherent in your skin colour and extend that protection to us. Show up. Do the work.
RT @xlovelucy: RT if black women taught/are teaching you how to be a better feminist.
RT if WOC taught/are teaching you how to be a better…
RT @hels: All the more reason we need to show up for BLM, undocumented immigrants, and others. We owe it to WOC to use our privilege as the…
Replying to @electricarchaeo, @ekansa and @jasonrhody
We’ve been trying lately to talk in broad terms about the “humanities workforce.”
Replying to @electricarchaeo, @ekansa and @jasonrhody
It’s not catchy, but it captures both breadth and desired alliances across labor categories.
Replying to @jasonrhody, @electricarchaeo and @ekansa
Totally. And it was a crucial intervention at a key moment of deep academic/“non-academic” divide.
Very interesting. https://twitter.com/sadmonsters/status/823298584409997312
All of this. And it’s not just science under threat here. https://twitter.com/OmanReagan/status/823238692537962496
Replying to @SarahEBond
Thank you! So glad to see this \(and the @humcommons mention as well\)!
Today on Forbes/#WhoaScience: “Dear Scholars, Delete Your Account at http://Academia.edu” http://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2017/01/23/dear-scholars-delete-your-account-at-academia-edu/#3fc230302ee0
Thanks to @SarahEBond for a great column on the importance of not for profit scholarly networks: http://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2017/01/23/dear-scholars-delete-your-account-at-academia-edu/#3fc230302ee0
Reading, Privacy, and Scholarly Networks http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/reading-privacy-and-scholarly-networks/
RT @humcommons: Newcomers to Humanities Commons: we've been in public beta for seven weeks. We're in active development; please send us you…
RT @humcommons: We saw #twitterstorians signing up this morning, so we made them an HC group. Not specialized enough? Make another: https:/…
Replying to @RahawaHaile
Rahawa! Happy birthday! Sending you all the best \(and lots of great reading\).
RT @ekansa: 1st they came for the humanists, but I wasn't a humanist so I did nothing.
Then they came for the librarians..
You know where t…
RT @ekansa: #SavetheNEH #SaveTheIMLS #OpenScience #DH #OpenData #OpenAccess https://twitter.com/ekansa/status/823694155708674048
RT @elizaskinner: WW getting mad when WOC point out racism in feminism is like getting mad at being told there's junk in your teeth. ITS A…
RT @humcommons: PSA for http://hcommons.org users: papers shared with groups see 250% more downloads! Sign up, join a group (or make on…
RT @humcommons: "It is up to us to seize agency, turn away from http://Academia.edu, & take control of our own scholarly work." https:/…
Super excited to see all the new members joining Humanities Commons. Build a profile, join groups, share work! https://hcommons.org
Replying to @kfitz
Once you’ve joined, let us know what you’d like us to see. We’ve been in beta for 6 wks & are planning our future! https://hcommons.org
Thread. https://twitter.com/ekansa/status/823942635572248576
RT @john_overholt: Republicans will claim they want to eliminate NEH, NEA, & IMLS to balance the budget. This is a lie. They don't amount t…
RT @john_overholt: Republicans want to eliminate NEH, NEA, & IMLS because the free exchange of ideas is a direct threat to their power.
RT @dhnow: Announcement: Help Us Nip Efforts to Defund NEH in the Bud http://digitalhumanitiesnow.org/2017/01/announcement-help-us-nip-efforts-to-defund-neh-in-the-bud/
RT @fletcherdurant: Humanists, don't ever let someone describe your journals as esoteric until you have exam bed the Ag section of the libr…
Same here. Thank you @SenGillibrand. https://twitter.com/mkgold/status/824022837556113409
RT @stephenrodrick: I'm guessing Flint got .0001 the time and resources of the 534 Benghazi investigations. What a black mark on this count…
I’ve heard some folks who run a not-for-profit scholarly network were told they were worse because they promote the site on twitter dot com. https://twitter.com/SarahEBond/status/824058788412084226
RT @HumanitiesAll: Our executive director wrote a piece for @HuffingtonPost about how together we can #SavetheNEH. Read it here: https://t.…
Boots on. Ready to march. #SavetheNEH #OpenScience https://twitter.com/Electrostani/status/824245994783117312
Keep crying out! https://twitter.com/thehill/status/824248963905843200
RT @amandafrench: The @NEHgov's Funded Projects form now allows you to limit by Congressional District. http://j.mp/1eNFvNr
RT @amandafrench: I emailed @RepMGriffith to inform him Virginia's 9th district has received $5.5 million from the @NEHgov since 1970. http…
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty
Good grief.
Replying to @Electrostani and @HesterBlum
I’d say there is power in numbers, & the more we can convey that higher ed/research is a united front, the better.
Replying to @Electrostani and @HesterBlum
Sounds like a good idea to me.
The humanities will march with you. All research must be protected and supported. #SavetheNEH #OpenScience https://twitter.com/ScienceMarchDC/status/824065296185065472
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty
Seriously!
Looks like a great opportunity! https://twitter.com/jasonrhody/status/824286610699198465
An NEH grant allowed us to develop CORE, the repository connected to @humcommons, creating a not-for-profit interdisciplinary OA platform. https://twitter.com/john_overholt/status/824291812437360642
Aw, rats. https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/824341802891300880
I… huh. https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/824763462446415873
Replying to @amchass and @MarkHarrisNYC
Very, very good to know.
RT @humcommons: In NYC? Want to make Humanities Commons work for you? Come to our @nycdh week workshop on Feb 7! More info: https://t.co/u…
RT @colindickey: I was extremely proud to buy my first @leica_camera about ten years ago. Here's why.
RT @colindickey: When the Nurnberg Laws were passed, Leica's Jewish employees frantically called the president, Ernst Leitz II (his father…
RT @colindickey: Leitz was not a Jew but he understood what was happening. So throughout the 30s, he began "reassigning" his Jewish staff t…
RT @colindickey: Under guise of transferring employees, he was able to circumvent travel restrictions. This way, Leica smuggled 100s of Jew…
RT @colindickey: Jewish refugees arrived in New York City with nothing, and were told to report to Leica's headquarters. They were given a…
RT @colindickey: They were also given a stipend until they could find work and lodging.
RT @colindickey: The Leica Freedom Train lasted until 1939, and saved hundreds of lives. Not just employees but their families, even casual…
RT @colindickey: Anyway, that's the story of Leica, on this #HolocaustMemorialDay.
RT @colindickey: Resisting tyranny begins with that first step, the first decision to take a stand. Everything else follows.
Replying to @tcarmody
I know this wasn’t a Bare Naked Ladies reference, and yet my brain went there. And now I am trying to imagine *that* song.
Replying to @tcarmody
Oy. I hope it’s only that long.
RT @LibyaLiberty: This is an important read. The downgrade of American democracy isn't the fault of Trump - it's why we have Trump. https:/…
This has been the most shameful week.
RT @CapitolClio: What is to be done about a president who does not pass this test? https://twitter.com/johnjharwood/status/825321211710304256
RT @Pontifex: I express my solidarity with migrants around the world and thank all those who help them: welcoming others means welcoming Go…
RT @kjavadizadeh: My family is from Iran. Most in the US now, most US citizens. A cousin says: "We lost one country and we are now losing t…
RT @page88: True: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-lax-protest-muslims-trump-20170128-story.html https://twitter.com/joemmathews/status/825495199228973056
!!!!!!! https://twitter.com/JackieVimo/status/825520108646912000
RT @JackieVimo: Judge: "Class is pretty well defined as outline in the papers - otherwise would be reviewing stays for a hundred people" so…
RT @JackieVimo: US: "Today, named plaintiffs are being released, and to extent that we have requests, we will act on them."
RT @KevRincon: #Breaking: #ACLU argued for nationwide stay on Pres Trump's immigration ban. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York gr…
RT @terrainsvagues: Set up a recurring donation; we're in this for the long haul. https://twitter.com/chillmage/status/825523189480562688
Replying to @ekansa
It’s nationwide. But not the end: only applies to those now being held or in transit.
RT @nytopinion: To Republicans who remain quiet, or tacitly support Trump's immigration ban: history will remember you as cowards. https://…
RT @FreeSciNet: If you're a US scholar stuck abroad we have lots of academics who will get your car, help w/pets, etc. For help DM or email…
RT @RepRickLarsen: As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I can tell you this is a "Holy Crap" moment https://twitter.com/DefenseBaron/status/825544896517963780
RT @humcommons: HC tip: Click the academic interests you add to your profile to see who else shares them. Follow those folks, invite to gro…
RT @KeithOlbermann: Attention @GOP: Trump administration verbally and practically defying federal courts. Impeach him now or inherit the wi…
Replying to @2xlp
Of course. But evidence seem to indicate that even those orders are being defied.
This thread. https://twitter.com/KirkWJohnson/status/825830075278823424
First cry of the morning. https://twitter.com/Mohsen_Omrani/status/825732084232835072
Replying to @jackjewers
Yes. Yes, exactly.
RT @humcommons: Our #openaccess repository has 50% more scholarship in it this Monday than it did last. Keep it coming! #openhumanities #ac…
Murkier and Unknown http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/murkier-and-unknown/
I’d like to thank the academy for this honor, and the many people who made it possible… https://twitter.com/iantrevor/status/826078640333082626
RT @abhumphreys: Just 2 days left to comment on @JSTOR Labs Reimagining the Monograph paper - what user goals & hurdles R we missing? https…