Designer / educator / Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Joined May 2009
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The United States is functionally an oligarchy. Three people direct almost all federal policy: the president, the speaker of the House, and the Senate majority leader. The real threat to democracy is this unrepresentative power structure, regardless of which party controls it.
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Do we really need school?
I don't mean education, just forced schooling:
six classes a day,
five days a week,
nine months a year,
for twelve years.
Is this deadly routine really necessary?
And if so, for what?
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It’s wild that the country with the largest prison population, in which inmates are enslaved, and in which people are routinely publicly executed by police, can ever call another country ‘authoritarian’
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Politicians will not only find a way to make inflation worse, but they’ll also call it the Inflation Reduction Act and insist that you thank them for it.
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How about we give Russia Trump and they free Brittney Griner? @brittneygriner
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More than 700K sign petition calling for Clarence Thomas to be impeached trib.al/UswNdH0
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If we are to embody the democratic values for which we say we stand, we must abolish the Electoral College. – at Okemos, MI
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“BLACK LIVES MATTER” painted on the street leading to the White House.
Video from the DC mayor.
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Please do not take medical advice from a man who looked directly at a solar eclipse.
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** Today, Chelsea was not only put back in jail, but Judge Anthony Trenga ordered her to be fined $500 every day she is in custody after 30 days and $1,000 every day she is in custody after 60 days. This is unprecedented. sparrowmedia.net/2019/05/sta…
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Students and faculty from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design are painting a mural, titled “The Groovy Opportunity,” on the parking structure at the corner of Division St and Albert Ave in @DowntownEL. Check it out during the @elartfest! statenews.com/article/2019/0…
ALT two men who are both wearing baseball caps painting a brick wall teal and blue
Subverting academic metrics...
Zach Kaiser: 1, Academia: 0
@zacharykaiser artjournal.collegeart.org/?p…
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This week, two colleagues in @msuwrac & @CALMSU published books and a third won a Guggenheim! Y'all are crushing it! #ProudResearchDean :)
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We in #MSUCAL are very proud of our 3 newest Associate Professors with tenure! Congrats Ben, Nathalie and Aline!
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“Design will always be in demand—graphic design will always require human thinking & creativity.” buff.ly/2hIZQtL #msucal @MSU_AAHD
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This deepened my appreciation of a song I already loved: Holocene by @boniver buff.ly/2iojsFr Thanks, @TheeNerdwriter
Your Brain Can Resurrect 'Forgotten’ Short-Term Memories | Motherboard flip.it/t8L594
Fake news, a fake president and a fake country: Welcome to America, land of no context flip.it/N_hO6U