Christa Teston
@christateston.bsky.social
Professor @ Ohio State, Writing Studies + Rhetorical Theory
New book, *Doing Dignity*: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/23104/doing-dignity
www.christateston.com
New book, *Doing Dignity*: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/23104/doing-dignity
www.christateston.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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1️⃣ “Vote NO on Republicans’ terrible funding bill!” (+5,721)
2️⃣ “Uphold due process & 1A rights. Demand release of Mahmoud Khalil.” (+2,447)
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2️⃣ “Uphold due process & 1A rights. Demand release of Mahmoud Khalil.” (+2,447)
3️⃣ “Stop the fascist slide! Free Mahmoud Khalil NOW!” (+1,628)
1️⃣ “Vote NO on Republicans’ terrible funding bill!” (+5,721)
2️⃣ “Uphold due process & 1A rights. Demand release of Mahmoud Khalil.” (+2,447)
3️⃣ “Stop the fascist slide! Free Mahmoud Khalil NOW!” (+1,628)
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It may go without saying, but it's worth saying anyway, the fascists are also eugenicists
The anti DEI stuff includes a fourth letter in many cases, A, for accessibility ♿
the IRS and NASA have taken down their reasonable accommodations pages -- a potential violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Currently, HHS, NLRB, EEOC, TSA, DOL & others still have ADA accommodations pages up.
eeo.gsfc.nasa.gov/sepm/individ...
Currently, HHS, NLRB, EEOC, TSA, DOL & others still have ADA accommodations pages up.
eeo.gsfc.nasa.gov/sepm/individ...
February 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It may go without saying, but it's worth saying anyway, the fascists are also eugenicists
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Not gonna lie I did kinda expect our Democratic politicians to have something like a plan to counter the 920-page detailed fascist blueprint that was published in April 2023
January 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Not gonna lie I did kinda expect our Democratic politicians to have something like a plan to counter the 920-page detailed fascist blueprint that was published in April 2023
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Instead of posting 'trump just ended birthright citizenship', post 'a judge just temporarily blocked Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship' www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A Seattle judge issued a 14-day restraining order in response to a lawsuit from states calling President Donald Trump’s effort unconstitutional.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Instead of posting 'trump just ended birthright citizenship', post 'a judge just temporarily blocked Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship' www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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For example, instead of posting 'zomg Trump just ended all federal grants,' post 'a judge just blocked Trump's attempt to freeze federal grants'
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze of Federal Grant Funds
A judge in Washington, D.C., has sided with activists who claimed the White House’s freezing of billions of dollars in already approved funding violated the law.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
For example, instead of posting 'zomg Trump just ended all federal grants,' post 'a judge just blocked Trump's attempt to freeze federal grants'
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...
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Please: every time you see a completely out of pocket announcement from the trump administration about some illegal action they have taken, I am begging you to go to a search engine and look up whether it's already been blocked by a judge before spreading panic
January 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Please: every time you see a completely out of pocket announcement from the trump administration about some illegal action they have taken, I am begging you to go to a search engine and look up whether it's already been blocked by a judge before spreading panic
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Super excited to be a small part of this and that the new book project is officially underway!
January 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Super excited to be a small part of this and that the new book project is officially underway!
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This Jimmy Carter funeral feels like a funeral for America.
January 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This Jimmy Carter funeral feels like a funeral for America.
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“The fact that death alone offers financial relief, time relief, and potentially relief from emotional distress is heinous. Death appears to be cost efficient in a world where healthy nondisabled people are considered valuable while older, sick, and disabled people are financial liabilities.”
CN: suicidal ideations, mentions of medical abuse and neglect
All new by @nicole-lee-sch.bsky.social
Dying a “Good” Death: Disability and the Assisted Suicide Debate
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/01/d...
All new by @nicole-lee-sch.bsky.social
Dying a “Good” Death: Disability and the Assisted Suicide Debate
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/01/d...
January 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“The fact that death alone offers financial relief, time relief, and potentially relief from emotional distress is heinous. Death appears to be cost efficient in a world where healthy nondisabled people are considered valuable while older, sick, and disabled people are financial liabilities.”
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The Polyphony (coming to Bluesky in 2025 ☺️) is one of the world's leading medical humanities platforms. We are recruiting 2 new part-time editors to join our dynamic ECR-led team, working closely with Editor-in-Chief @evasurawy.bsky.social
Apply by Jan 20!
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Apply by Jan 20!
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We’re hiring!
The Polyphony is seeking two Editors to join our team, including one Associate Editor (General Editor) and one Guest Editor. Applications close 20 January 2025.
thepolyphony.org
December 17, 2024 at 7:23 PM
The Polyphony (coming to Bluesky in 2025 ☺️) is one of the world's leading medical humanities platforms. We are recruiting 2 new part-time editors to join our dynamic ECR-led team, working closely with Editor-in-Chief @evasurawy.bsky.social
Apply by Jan 20!
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Apply by Jan 20!
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At some point, Dems will have to name and dismantle their enemies—the industries driving our climate, housing, and cost of living crises—if they ever want to win a governing by majority again.
New work out today from @cplusc.bsky.social points in this exact direction.
New work out today from @cplusc.bsky.social points in this exact direction.
New polling out today -- voters SUPPORT phasing out fossil fuels. The last election cycle, both Harris and Trump said "drill baby, drill" but it turns out that this doesn't track with popular opinion.
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climateandcommunity.org/research/vot...
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climateandcommunity.org/research/vot...
Voters Support Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Extraction - Climate & Community Institute
Preventing catastrophic climate change impacts requires ending the extraction of fossil fuels, but the United States is on track to do the opposite. The US is …
climateandcommunity.org
December 11, 2024 at 10:26 PM
At some point, Dems will have to name and dismantle their enemies—the industries driving our climate, housing, and cost of living crises—if they ever want to win a governing by majority again.
New work out today from @cplusc.bsky.social points in this exact direction.
New work out today from @cplusc.bsky.social points in this exact direction.
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Nikki Giovanni
(1943-2024)
(1943-2024)
December 11, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Nikki Giovanni
(1943-2024)
(1943-2024)
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'The readiness to repudiate identity politics & group them under “bad woke” is less about policy and more about the fact that social justice never really found a home amongst liberals, who were happy to capture its energy but not its demands.'
The week's column
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The week's column
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Woke’ didn’t lose the US election: the patrician class who hijacked identity politics did | Nesrine Malik
Why is this simple explanation being so widely embraced? Because it does not require a commitment to real, structural change, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:17 AM
'The readiness to repudiate identity politics & group them under “bad woke” is less about policy and more about the fact that social justice never really found a home amongst liberals, who were happy to capture its energy but not its demands.'
The week's column
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The week's column
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“The right to die, for some, will–inexorably & inevitably–become the duty to die for others. & that is why I will be voting against this bill.” Powerful letter from justice sec Shabana Mahmood to her constituents opposing the right to die bill proposed in the UK.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK justice secretary attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’
Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons vote
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:17 PM
“The right to die, for some, will–inexorably & inevitably–become the duty to die for others. & that is why I will be voting against this bill.” Powerful letter from justice sec Shabana Mahmood to her constituents opposing the right to die bill proposed in the UK.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
STS researcher: The cup is an affordance
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
STS researcher: The cup is an affordance
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Cosmologist: The cup is dusty or full of gravitational waves
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Cosmologist: The cup is dusty or full of gravitational waves
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Astronomer: This is a high metallicity sightline
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Astronomer: This is a high metallicity sightline
November 23, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
STS researcher: The cup is an affordance
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
STS researcher: The cup is an affordance
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We’ve reached that part of the horror film when the sister says “Let’s go!”And the brother says “You right.”And the Latin cat says “Relax Homie.”And the Latin sis says “Aye, Papi. No.”And the white girl says “Hee hee, he’s harmless.”And the creepy white dude says“Yeah harmless😏”
November 19, 2024 at 9:21 PM
We’ve reached that part of the horror film when the sister says “Let’s go!”And the brother says “You right.”And the Latin cat says “Relax Homie.”And the Latin sis says “Aye, Papi. No.”And the white girl says “Hee hee, he’s harmless.”And the creepy white dude says“Yeah harmless😏”
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I gave up Amazon for years in grad school.
It meant pre planning more. I had to be thoughtful about certain shit.
But I mean this with every fiber of my being: we have to fight back for real.
Amazon is on a path towards worker slavery and what’s hoarding walmart couldn’t even dream of. Divest.
It meant pre planning more. I had to be thoughtful about certain shit.
But I mean this with every fiber of my being: we have to fight back for real.
Amazon is on a path towards worker slavery and what’s hoarding walmart couldn’t even dream of. Divest.
Barnes & Noble is making a comeback: The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year.
Barnes & Noble is making a comeback | CNN Business
The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year. The plan marks a dramatic shift from when it closed...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:33 AM
I gave up Amazon for years in grad school.
It meant pre planning more. I had to be thoughtful about certain shit.
But I mean this with every fiber of my being: we have to fight back for real.
Amazon is on a path towards worker slavery and what’s hoarding walmart couldn’t even dream of. Divest.
It meant pre planning more. I had to be thoughtful about certain shit.
But I mean this with every fiber of my being: we have to fight back for real.
Amazon is on a path towards worker slavery and what’s hoarding walmart couldn’t even dream of. Divest.
If anyone is also finding replacements for Am*zon’s subscribe and save, keep in mind that the owner of Chewy is also M*GA.
November 16, 2024 at 6:56 PM
If anyone is also finding replacements for Am*zon’s subscribe and save, keep in mind that the owner of Chewy is also M*GA.
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'This process includes the replacement of all first-rate talents, regardless of their political loyalties, with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is the best guarantee of their loyalty.' (The Origins of Totalitarianism, renewed version, A Harvest Book New York, 1976, 339)
October 23, 2024 at 1:46 PM
'This process includes the replacement of all first-rate talents, regardless of their political loyalties, with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is the best guarantee of their loyalty.' (The Origins of Totalitarianism, renewed version, A Harvest Book New York, 1976, 339)