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Dr Coley Lehman

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professor, liberatory education, critical pedagogy, literature- especially YA books, & a deep love of teachers they/them

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Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · Nov 10

Last year one of my ed program grad students said “This class has softened my heart.” She explained that now she thinks about why students might act out & what else might be going on.

“This class has softened my heart” is the best compliment I could receive. Is there a CV line for that?

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 29d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · Oct 1

This is enraging & terrifying.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · Sep 30

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · Sep 26

"People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave."

~ Assata Shaku

Rest in Power 🌸🌸🌸

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · Sep 26

In case you're wondering why AI is pushing so hard into education, that last bullet point is why. Get consumers hooked in young and they're likely to stay. And get embedded enough into classrooms and curriculum and the education system can't function without it - ie permanent consumers.

Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · Sep 26

*The AI boom = one of the costliest building sprees in world history

* Past 3 years' commitments are greater than the cost of building the U.S. interstate highway system

* Consumers must spend $800 billion on AI within a few years, to justify investment from 2023-24

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...

This week, consultants at Bain & Co. estimated the wave of AI infrastructure spending will require $2 trillion in annual AI revenue by 2030. By comparison, that is more than the combined 2024 revenue of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Nvidia, and more than five times the size of the entire global subscription software market.

Morgan Stanley estimates that last year there was around $45 billion of revenue for AI products. The sector makes money from a combination of subscription fees for chatbots such as ChatGPT and money paid to use these companies’ data centers.

How the tech sector will cover the gap is “the trillion dollar question,” said Mark Moerdler, an analyst at Bernstein.

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Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · Sep 26

Thanks so much for sharing this! I have an async class & I want to do something different for readings.

Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · Sep 26

This is a really excellent strategy!

Crystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social · Sep 26

I ask students to create a set of 3 annotations that I call an "ARQ" to earn credit on an assignments. A = summarize the author/speaker's argument R = the student's reaction Q = a question. Each annotation must be attached to the relevant section of the assignment (whether it's text or a video)..

Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · Sep 24

I’m in a DEI PD session on the new federal laws/EOs impacting higher ed & the overwhelming sense of dread in the room is suffocating. Admissions, curriculum, loans, grants, etc. are all under attack.

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Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · Sep 20

In honor of Batman Day, I give you a sneak peek into my Eisner nominated book and a powerful discussion starter in my classroom.

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Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · Jul 14

Another SCOTUS decision that makes me cry, totally normal times

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jul 14

BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

From Sotomayor's dissent:

Lifting the District Court’s injunction will unleash
untold harm, delaying or denying educational opportunities
and leaving students to suffer from discrimination, sexual
assault, and other civil rights violations without the federal
resources Congress intended. The majority apparently
deems it more important to free the Government from paying employees it had no right to fire than to avert these very
real harms while the litigation continues. Equity does not
support such an inequitable result.
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The President must take care that the laws are faithfully
executed, not set out to dismantle them. That basic rule
undergirds our Constitution’s separation of powers. Yet today, the majority rewards clear defiance of that core principle with emergency relief. Because I cannot condone such
abuse of our equitable authority, I respectfully dissent.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 10

WTF? Trump is now threatening the American people. He warned protesters to stay away from his birthday/military parade in D.C. this Saturday, claiming anyone who shows up to protest “hates our country” and will be met with “very heavy force.” This is authoritarian behavior, plain and simple.

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · Jun 10

PEN America joins 24 other press freedom and media organizations in condemning attacks on journalists covering immigration protests in the Los Angeles area. pen.org/press-releas...

PEN America Condemns Attacks on Journalists Covering Los Angeles Protests - PEN America

PEN America joined 24 other press freedom and media organizations in signing a letter, led by the First Amendment Coalition, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and Los Angeles Press Club, condemning att...

pen.org

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Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · May 13

Need more memes in my teaching!

Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · May 8

I asked my grad students to share an image that captures how they are feeling about their research & one student made this. It’s perfection! #TeacherEd #Research

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Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · Apr 3

Every book that was part of my dissertation study has been banned. Every. Book.

The freedom to read is vital for students to see themselves & others in books. Diverse books for everyone. Go get some books!

We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · Apr 1

It’s no joke, our friends at @bookshop.org are helping us celebrate #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay with a special promo code! 🛍️📚

Shop Bookshop.org on April 3rd and use the code “WNDB25” at checkout to get 15% off your purchase!

Graphic with a deep purple ombre background. White title text says, “Celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day with Bookshop.org”. Beneath the title is a row of white perforated tickets, the centermost which says, “15% Off using the code WNDB25” in dark purple lettering. Beneath the ticket in small white font is a note with an asterisk that says, “only active Thursday, April 3rd” and “excludes e-book purchases”.

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · Apr 3

Today is #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay organized by @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social This is a great opportunity to remember what we're fighting for while spreading the joy that comes from reading through our big, complicated, beautiful world of books. Learn how to participate below!

We Need Diverse Books Day — We Need Diverse Books

www.diversebooks.org

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Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · Apr 3

Happy We Need Diverse Books Day! With book bans and challenges happening at a horrifyingly consistent rate, we need this day more than ever. #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay #kidlit afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/03/p...

Press Release Fun: Happy Inaugural We Need Diverse Books Day!

With book bans and challenges happening at a horrifyingly consistent rate, we need this day more than ever.

afuse8production.slj.com

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Raina Telgemeier @goraina.bsky.social · Apr 1

I know the world is on fire, but @scottmccloud.bsky.social and I have a book out today!

THE CARTOONISTS CLUB is our love letter to comics, made for that nerdy kid in the corner with the sketchbook. We suggest you visit your local comic shop, indie bookstore, or library to check it out!

Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier showing off THE CARTOONISTS CLUB. They’re both dressed in black and white, in front of a pink and black background evoking comic book panels.

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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · Mar 27

They are arresting people on the streets, terminating their visas, and disappearing them for writing things they disagree with. This is where we are. Two months in. Right now. If you think they won’t begin coming after citizens soon, you are mistaken.

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Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks.bsky.social · Mar 16

“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians —because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”

—Madeleine L’Engle

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · Mar 16

It’s worth saying that book sales are down across the board so far in 2025. If you love authors, buy their books and celebrate them loudly online. We really need it.

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · Mar 16

As a sidenote, it's weird trying to do the "buy my book" dance in the middle of everything going on. It's like trying to sell ice cream during a neverending earthquake.

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · Mar 15

Truth 💖 #TLSky #BookTok #KidLit #Skybrarians #Booksky

Reading allows us to see and understand the world to the eyes of others. A good book is an empathy engine, Chis Riddell UK children’s laureate. An image of a girl reading a book to a little boy on a couch with lots of books around them. It is a black and white ink drawing.

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Christopher Lehman @ichrislehman.bsky.social · Mar 13

🚨 Take action now.

The public comment period for U.S. Dept of State’s anti-trans passport bills is open now.

@hrc.org has a simple form you can use to comment. Be sure to click through all THREE comments.

act.hrc.org/page/167631/...

Take action today!

act.hrc.org

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · Feb 18

A reminder that @scarleteen.bsky.social is 100% queer and trans run and will ALWAYS be providing educational materials, support, and more to youth seeking sex, relationships, and health education from a source who won't casually erase their existence with their political winds.

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · Feb 18

1. Three sexual abuse nonprofits have removed all or nearly all references to trans, queer and non binary people (h/t @devtesla.bsky.social)

I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.

www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...

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Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · Feb 18

Today I was in a school library debriefing with a student teacher & a kid walked up, said “Hello, fellow readers!” and sat down to read.

Moments like these propel me through the horribleness. Kids are so rad! I’d like to be addressed only as a “fellow reader” going forward.

#EduSky #LibrarySky