E Mackenzie (Ken) Shell, Ph.D., LPC, CAADC
@mrkenshell.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Central Connecticut State University, Social Justice Advocate, Counselor Educator, Clinical Mental Health Counselor, former School Counselor. Posts/RPs my own. Pronouns: He/Him/His
“Important reminder: talking about race isn’t radical: it’s responsible, academic, & necessary!”
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
“Important reminder: talking about race isn’t radical: it’s responsible, academic, & necessary!”
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
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“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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“The shooting of Porter, who leaves behind daughters aged 10 and 20, was not caught on camera”
How convenient for ICE
How convenient for ICE
Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’
After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM
“The shooting of Porter, who leaves behind daughters aged 10 and 20, was not caught on camera”
How convenient for ICE
How convenient for ICE
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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I will never forget saying that Rittenhouse’s valorization was a sign that white men had been deputized in precisely this way. I believe it got me almost banned on Twitter. Anyway.
Some of the reason I just cannot these days is I feel like I already did.
Some of the reason I just cannot these days is I feel like I already did.
Another way to think of ICE right now is as the institutionalization of the Kyle Rittenhouse model of vigilantism under the state's authority.
Escalation and aggressive violence is clearly intentional.
But it's also cooked into the sociological model of how this force has been mobilized.
🧵
Escalation and aggressive violence is clearly intentional.
But it's also cooked into the sociological model of how this force has been mobilized.
🧵
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I will never forget saying that Rittenhouse’s valorization was a sign that white men had been deputized in precisely this way. I believe it got me almost banned on Twitter. Anyway.
Some of the reason I just cannot these days is I feel like I already did.
Some of the reason I just cannot these days is I feel like I already did.
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So a lot of these people were really radicalized during BLM. I think they are trying to create a do-over. This is very much a first person player game for them. Yes there’s some electoral interference shaping up & creating slave labor but more than a little bit of a BLM redo.
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
So a lot of these people were really radicalized during BLM. I think they are trying to create a do-over. This is very much a first person player game for them. Yes there’s some electoral interference shaping up & creating slave labor but more than a little bit of a BLM redo.
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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Exactly what we expected
![Screenshot of article which reads: According to a report by the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel, minority-serving institution programs are unlawful because they award money to colleges and universities based on the percentage of students of a certain race. The report said such programs “effectively [employ] a racial quota by limiting institutional eligibility to schools with a certain racial composition” and should no longer be funded.
The report also deemed it unconstitutional that two scholarship providers, the United Negro College Fund and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, both of which award scholarships to students of a specific race, are given access to Free Application for Federal Student Aid data.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ozma3timm5c32fa7bimb4zaj/bafkreiagwy5bp74avvsezakkesczbszl4sj2gdrzbclxkmdk6gyemdy22y@jpeg)
December 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Exactly what we expected
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The whole “only x percent of college professors are republicans” being treated as evidence of the supposed lack of ideological diversity at universities is so misleading. Most programs have quite a bit of epistemological, methodological & content diversity. Partisanship is irrelevant to most fields.
December 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The whole “only x percent of college professors are republicans” being treated as evidence of the supposed lack of ideological diversity at universities is so misleading. Most programs have quite a bit of epistemological, methodological & content diversity. Partisanship is irrelevant to most fields.
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It’s the entire point. There’s no plan to make this meaningful for students. No plan to use it administratively. Its design and implementation signals its only real intent. It’s best and easiest use case is for systematic harassment and to scare faculty into complying in advance.
We know the students don’t read the syllabuses. So who will? Right-wing activists looking for excuses to hound profs.
December 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It’s the entire point. There’s no plan to make this meaningful for students. No plan to use it administratively. Its design and implementation signals its only real intent. It’s best and easiest use case is for systematic harassment and to scare faculty into complying in advance.
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Should scientists apply to OpenAI's fund for research on AI & mental health? Should policymakers consider it a credible safety effort?
Avriel Epps & I see it as "grantwashing," and it's an insult to anyone whose loved one's death involved chatbots. We explain:
www.techpolicy.press/beware-of-op...
Avriel Epps & I see it as "grantwashing," and it's an insult to anyone whose loved one's death involved chatbots. We explain:
www.techpolicy.press/beware-of-op...
Beware of OpenAI's 'Grantwashing' on AI Harms | TechPolicy.Press
J. Nathan Matias and Avriel Epps say OpenAI's announced research funding is the perfect corporate action to make sure we don't find answers for years.
www.techpolicy.press
December 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Should scientists apply to OpenAI's fund for research on AI & mental health? Should policymakers consider it a credible safety effort?
Avriel Epps & I see it as "grantwashing," and it's an insult to anyone whose loved one's death involved chatbots. We explain:
www.techpolicy.press/beware-of-op...
Avriel Epps & I see it as "grantwashing," and it's an insult to anyone whose loved one's death involved chatbots. We explain:
www.techpolicy.press/beware-of-op...
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i think a lot about how the new school was formed in response to nazi tyranny and now faces pressures to become an academic mill
a lot of America's best institutions emerged in the 20th century as a response to the challenges of controlling a growing industrial political economy and warding off totalitarian ideologies in Europe and Asia
December 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
i think a lot about how the new school was formed in response to nazi tyranny and now faces pressures to become an academic mill
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"In other words, once the four AI tools locked onto a person’s age, race, or gender, those factors would form the backbone of the tissue analysis. In effect, AI would go on to replicate bias resulting from gaps in AI training data."
December 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"In other words, once the four AI tools locked onto a person’s age, race, or gender, those factors would form the backbone of the tissue analysis. In effect, AI would go on to replicate bias resulting from gaps in AI training data."
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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Ding ding ding
My sense is that the “male loneliness crisis” is not really about addressing men’s emotional needs but rather the relatively newfound absence of having someone to perform domestic labor for you quietly in the background now that there is a longer gap between your mother and your wife doing it
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ding ding ding
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More whitewashing of American history: "Most notably, the Black Abolition, Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights quarters were replaced with quarters that instead commemorate the Mayflower Compact, Revolutionary War and the Gettysburg Address." theconversation.com/trump-admini...
Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs
US coins showcase American identity and public memory through their designs. The America 250 coins just unveiled reflect the nation’s divided politics and history.
theconversation.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
More whitewashing of American history: "Most notably, the Black Abolition, Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights quarters were replaced with quarters that instead commemorate the Mayflower Compact, Revolutionary War and the Gettysburg Address." theconversation.com/trump-admini...
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This is why I say that the p*lice are defunding YOU
In all, taxpayers have spent more than $300M so far in 2025 to resolve lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News.
The city budgeted just $82.5M to cover the cost of police misconduct lawsuits.
The city budgeted just $82.5M to cover the cost of police misconduct lawsuits.
Since the start of the year, Chicago taxpayers spent $204.6 million to resolve lawsuits brought by 22 people wrongfully convicted based on evidence gathered by the Chicago Police Department, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News.
https://to.wttw.com/48PCrlM
https://to.wttw.com/48PCrlM
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is why I say that the p*lice are defunding YOU
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One more time, here’s today’s #ScholarSunday thread. Please share to get all this great work to all the folks, thanks! @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗃️
Like Rudolph or Mariah, the #ScholarSunday powers grow ever stronger as December deepens. See for yourself with my 253rd thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 253 (12/7/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Like Rudolph or Mariah, the #ScholarSunday powers grow ever stronger as December deepens. See for yourself with my 253rd thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthc...
blackwhiteandread.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
One more time, here’s today’s #ScholarSunday thread. Please share to get all this great work to all the folks, thanks! @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗃️
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“Reading became a means to a standardized (and fundable) end, not the magical mana that makes us more fully human.”
When you read something on Monday and realize it’s going to be the best thing you read all week.
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/the-sancti...
When you read something on Monday and realize it’s going to be the best thing you read all week.
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/the-sancti...
The Sanctity of Literacy
Reading is a magical, communal experience
adrianneibauer.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Reading became a means to a standardized (and fundable) end, not the magical mana that makes us more fully human.”
When you read something on Monday and realize it’s going to be the best thing you read all week.
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/the-sancti...
When you read something on Monday and realize it’s going to be the best thing you read all week.
adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/the-sancti...
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I don’t know, I still randomly trip out over the fact that the President told states to specifically gerrymander for him. And they did.
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I don’t know, I still randomly trip out over the fact that the President told states to specifically gerrymander for him. And they did.
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That Time article on how K12 education is "failing" boys bugged me.
- why is it framed around 'competition' with other boys vs competing with girls? Yes, gender segregation begins early, but why is the focus on competition, rather than developing academic & soft skills?
- why is it framed around 'competition' with other boys vs competing with girls? Yes, gender segregation begins early, but why is the focus on competition, rather than developing academic & soft skills?
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
That Time article on how K12 education is "failing" boys bugged me.
- why is it framed around 'competition' with other boys vs competing with girls? Yes, gender segregation begins early, but why is the focus on competition, rather than developing academic & soft skills?
- why is it framed around 'competition' with other boys vs competing with girls? Yes, gender segregation begins early, but why is the focus on competition, rather than developing academic & soft skills?
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The National Guard should never have been deployed to DC. They are being used to carry out an entirely political agenda that has no grounding in reality and now two members have been severely wounded. President Trump is ultimately responsible for creating this situation. This blood is on his hands.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The National Guard should never have been deployed to DC. They are being used to carry out an entirely political agenda that has no grounding in reality and now two members have been severely wounded. President Trump is ultimately responsible for creating this situation. This blood is on his hands.
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I think it can happen pretty quickly building off of existing programs. gothamist.com/news/zohran-...
Zohran Mamdani is calling for city-owned grocery stores. NYC already has them.
The idea has broad support from progressives, while some critics warn against “radical socialism.” But New York already has city-owned grocery stores.
gothamist.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I think it can happen pretty quickly building off of existing programs. gothamist.com/news/zohran-...
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People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Inside Atlanta’s First Government-Funded Supermarket
The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.