Brooke Harrington

@ebharrington.bsky.social

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Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth;views my own. Author, 'Capital w/out Borders' https://shorturl.at/bGsLB and 'Offshore' https://shorturl.at/rTacl; words
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Elisabeth Brooke Harrington is an American academic, scholar, author, and professor of economic sociology at Dartmouth College.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · Jan 23

Here's everything I've done so far on broligarchy, all in one place, starting with my Inauguration Day interview on @thedailyshow.com with Jon Stewart, through multiple BlueSky threads on the subject, some other interviews & a couple articles in @theatlantic.com. 1/9
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvCm...

Brooke Harrington - Trump’s “Broligarchy” of Tech Billionaires | The Daily Show

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 7h

It is amazing what degradation people will overlook if you just promise to punish their preferred scapegoats...and women have been prime scapegoats for millennia, a custom ultimately reflected in the voting patterns of both native-born and immigrant men in the US.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 7h

The male vote is the problem--across racial lines.

Trump picked up more votes among men of color in each of the three most recent presidential elections, largely on the strength of promising to oppress women: a promise on which he delivers visibly each day.

navigatorresearch.org/2024-post-el...

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 7h

Yup. And saying people should know how to write words is "elitist." Saying "literacy is good and important" is being equated to bigotry.

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 9h

It's language used for the purposes of thought-stopping, to ensure obedience.
In private, abusers do this to gaslight targets: the repetition itself effects a kind of hypnosis or at least cognitive exhaustion.
Cult brainwashing train ppl to do this to themselves per @cultexpert.freedomofmind.com.

cultexpert.freedomofmind.com

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 12h

I guess that's better (slightly) than the boss I worked for who bragged about never reading any books at all.

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 13h

"Color revolution"

The inglorious basterds scene involving holding three fingers the wrong way .

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 13h

"This woman's brush with death doesn't matter because her story does not contribute to my preferred narrative, which is about an unrelated topic. Anyone who doesn't want to talk about my preferred topic is stupid and panicking needlessly."

We read you loud and clear.

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 14h

They generally approve of the oppression of women as a group, which Trump is visibly delivering daily.

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 15h

Not you Faulknerposting on Main!

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 15h

This is what comes of listening to the songs of @alyankovic.bsky.social on the Dr. Demento radio show as a teenager!

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 15h

🎵O-O-O-Oklahoma,
Where the woke gets swept out by the Deans,
And the gender roles
That the prof extols
Are expunged from class by fundy teens!🎵

Reposted by Michael A. Clemens, Michael Kevane, Rebecca Tushnet , and 5 more Michael A. Clemens, Michael Kevane, Rebecca Tushnet, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Dean Eckles, Brooke Harrington, Karin Wulf, Clark Gray

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 16h

We first note that hand-wringing about the decline in US college enrollments has mistakenly linked such declines to the price of four-year colleges.

But the decline is entirely driven by two-year community colleges (and by for-profit colleges). The four-year sector is the dog that didn't bark.

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 16h

The social sciences and humanities teach people to think critically and to notice systemic patterns in human behavior, such as unjust inequalities: exactly the habits of mind that authoritarians abhor.

Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 17h

"There is more than a tinge of anti-intellectualism in the perception that social sciences and humanities have a negative effect on officer candidates"
www.usni.org/magazines/pr...

The U.S. Naval Academy Needs Civilian Faculty

Civilian faculty help provide midshipmen with a well-rounded education.

www.usni.org

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 16h

I hope they filled the pockets with glitter.

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 16h

Wow, they couldn't even get photos from the right era! That image is definitely from the 80s--likely late 80s, based on hairstyles, clothes and the (in)famous red cups.

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 16h

Only a he-man alpha male would fear wearing the jacket of a female FBI agent--the contamination risk from GIRL COOTIES must have been extremely daunting for poor Ka$h.

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 17h

"There is more than a tinge of anti-intellectualism in the perception that social sciences and humanities have a negative effect on officer candidates"
www.usni.org/magazines/pr...

The U.S. Naval Academy Needs Civilian Faculty

Civilian faculty help provide midshipmen with a well-rounded education.

www.usni.org

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you so much!

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 1d

"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon

Gilded Age political cartoon titled "the protectors of our industries"

A mass of workers strain under the weight of supporting a boat containing rich top-hatted monocle wearing capitalists sitting atop huge sacks of cash

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 1d

The guy who tried to overthrow the government made his way to the presidency by touting his violent misogyny.

Does that ring a bell?

Hard to keep track of which guy in which country, because publicly abusing women is a common route for fascists to ascend to power, worldwide.

Bolsonaro, 11yrs ago:

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them

gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 1d

OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 1d

English actress Ellen Terry. This photo looks amazingly modern but was taken 161 years ago (in 1864). Ellen Terry went on to have a distinguished acting career and passed away in 1928. (Photo by Julia Margaret Cameron).

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks! It got optioned for television series development (fictionalized, not documentary); fingers cross that comes to fruition in some way.

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 1d

OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:

The University of Oklahoma takes seriously concerns involving First Amendment rights, certainly including religious freedoms. Upon receiving notice from the student on the grading of an assignment, the University immediately began a full review of the situation and has acted swiftly to address the matter.
First, the college acted immediately to address the academic issue raised by the student. College leaders contacted her on the day her letter was received and have maintained regular communication throughout the process. As previously stated, a formal grade appeals process was conducted. The process resulted in steps to ensure no academic harm to the student from the graded assignments.
Second, the student reported filing a claim of illegal discrimination based on religious beliefs to the appropriate university office. OU has a clear process for reviewing such claims and it has been activated.
The graduate student instructor has been placed on administrative leave pending the finalization of this process. To ensure fairness in the process, a full-time professor is serving as the course instructor for the remainder of the semester.
OU remains firmly committed to fairness, respect and protecting every student's right to express sincerely held religious beliefs.
The UNIVERSITY of OKLAHOMA

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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve read 3 books on offshore wealth/corruption in the last month and @ebharrington.bsky.social’s was far and away the best. highly recommend. (And once again, a crystallizing work of sociology tempts me with delusions of doing a soc PhD myself)

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 1d

Precisely my point. Plus, his track record of repulsing Trump administration stunts & threats.

I met him briefly ~40 yrs ago when I was 14 & he was already so impressive as a no-BS guy who would stand up for what's right that I never forgot him.

He's been a great IL Gov; would be a great POTUS.

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 1d

PRITZKER

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 1d

Science has finally outdone itself, bringing Monty Python's "Funniest Joke in the World" sketch from comedy into reality.

youtu.be/YeMnPyusuBE?...

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 1d

Right! Public apologies to the so-called "Remoaners" are in order.

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