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Dominique Baker

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Went to some colleges, now studying them for a living Talk equally about ed policy and reality tv She/Her Personal account https://www.dominiquebaker.com/ (I generally don't follow students as they deserve space to blow off steam about people like me)

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jun 26

Morning! I did a lil analysis and turns out that, when ED employees are illegally fired and contracts are canceled, ED is unable to fulfill its congressional mandate to publish national statistics on the condition of education.

Why does that matter? Well...

www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Screenshot of policy brief that reads: This delay (or outright refusal) to compile a robust COE weakens our nation’s ability to accurately assess the current condition of education and the progress we have made. Policy actors such as the Congressional Research Service use Digest tables. Scholars leverage the COE to explain in policy briefs the effects of K-12 class-size reduction policies or whether an “enrollment cliff” actually looms for higher education. The press also uses this data to help the public understand issues like the rise in total cost of attendance at colleges and universities or challenges in the teacher labor market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jessica Blake @jessicablake.bsky.social · 14h

#BREAKING: The Department of Education has delayed the semiannual convening of its accreditation advisory committee, NACIQI, for the second time this year, according to an email obtained by @insidehighered.com.

NACIQI Meeting Delayed by Government Shutdown

In an email to committee members Tuesday, department officials said the meeting will now take place in December.

www.insidehighered.com

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 14h

Oh ffs -- the Boston Fed President is a Black woman named Susan Collins - the first woman of color to lead any regional federal bank! Get. It. Together! 🤦🏾‍♀️

Reuters @reuters.com · 15h

Fed's Collins still favors additional rate cuts to aid job market reut.rs/4nUlPzU

Fed's Collins still favors additional rate cuts to aid job market

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins reiterated Tuesday that rising risks to the job market support additional central bank interest rate cuts in what remains an uncertain economic environment.

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 17h

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 14h

The rant I have about predocs is still too blistering for academia to handle

lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 16h

For God's sake we all know postdocs aren't real, stop trying to scare PhD students with superstitious nonsense.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 15h

I texted my brother about the protein-powder-and-lead-story and he texted me back about Bravo doing a shoe collection with Reebok. That's family.

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 15h

Moral questions and strategic questions are not the same.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 15h

Amazing. AMAZING.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 15h

Student newspapers always give me the stuff I'm most interested in!!

(This is from Wesleyan where she's currently a "Distinguished Visiting Professor" teaching a soc course in reality tv.)

Dr. MHM @mollyhm.bsky.social · 15h

Coverage from the student paper at her latest institution

“An email…sent to students in Osefo’s class, explained that Associate Professor of Sociology Courtney Patterson-Faye would take over teaching the class for the remainder of the semester.

wesleyanargus.com/2025/10/14/w...

Wendy Osefo, Sociology Professor and “Real Housewives” Star, Arrested on Insurance Fraud Charges – The Wesleyan Argus

wesleyanargus.com

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 15h

Putting this on my annual review

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 17h

Meet the lovely staff and faculty at URI and I've already begun talking about RHORI and RHOP with Dr Wendy. These are the bon mots you get when you invite me for a talk.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: As rumors swirl about Trey Reed's hanging death at Delta State University, we've published a timeline of all verified events.

It covers everything from the discovery of his body to the autopsy and ongoing independent investigation, with links to relevant stories and documents.

Read it here:

Timeline: Trey Reed's Hanging Death at Delta State University

A timeline of the known events surrounding Delta State University student Trey Reed's hanging death in Cleveland, Mississippi.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Arif "Felonious Munk" Shahid @feloniousmunk.blacksky.app · 18h

3 classic albums. No skips. Love songs. Liberation songs. Sensual songs. Fun songs. Black ass music. 51 is too young. D'Angelo can't be gone.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 18h

Dear Grim Reaper, I have some notes

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 21h

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 19h

Fuck. Cancer.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19h

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 20h

And, I should say, also buy THE SHAMSHINE BLIND by @pazsays.bsky.social! It is a hard time in the world, but a great time for innovation and genre-boundary-crossing in fiction. I feel so lucky to be working alongside so many novelists who are blending SF, mystery, dystopia, and more.

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 20h

It is so meaningful to me to share a pub day with Quan Barry, truly one of my favorite novelists working today. Buy THE UNVEILING!

Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · 20h

Happy pub day to BOG QUEEN and THE UNVEILING, what an incredibly stellar book day it is!

Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · 8d

I wrote about five (or six??) fall speculative mysteries and thrillers for @crimereads.bsky.social: SALTCROP, A MOUTHFUL OF DUST, BOG QUEEN, THE UNVEILING, and the Saga double RED STAR HUSTLE/APPREHENSION, in case your TBR needs to be a little taller!

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 20h

Exactly. The theory of action crumbles as soon as you think about it.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 20h

As I read this, I keep thinking over and over again about the two major groups I see in politics and policy spaces: folks who take opinion polls as gospel and folks who see them as indicators of what people believe at the moment that can be *shaped* into something else.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 21h

Louise is so great at this! Strong recommend to check this out if you're a sociologist interested in policy work.

Not resharing the picture with alt because all the information in the picture is also in the ASA post.

American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 21h

Registration deadline Friday! Join ASA for a FREE in-person event in DC @JHUBloombergCtr on Oct 21 w/Louise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social & Beth Pearson @warren.senate.gov to understand how sociological expertise can influence policy outcomes. Networking at 5:30 pm. https://bit.ly/ASAMoment

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d

The gasp I gusped

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d

I am not the op but they are accurate and this is why academic rhop fans have always known Wendy was messy. The number of people I had to tell Hopkins ed doesn't even have tenure when explaining why anyone calling her tenured was a fool.

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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 1d

As always--the south is the nation's weathervane. Very good chance we don't get a real budget for the rest of this presidential administration.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

North Carolina still does not have a state budget:

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

BREAKING: North Carolina Republicans announce plans to vote on a new U.S. House map as a nationwide redistricting battle unfolds.

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