Michael Springer

Michael Springer

@michaelspringer.bsky.social

Human; History professor focusing on early modern Europe, immigration history, library history; pronouns are he/him; 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇩🇪

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AASCU
@aascu.org

“The people who scream the loudest that there is no value in higher education all have a college degree, and their children are all enrolled in college,” says Chuck Welch in @insidehighered.com’s coverage of the National Student Success Project. Read more: tinyurl.com/2n934aaa

tinyurl.comHigher Ed Leaders Go On Offense With Student Success ProjectMore than 50 colleges and universities have joined a national effort to strengthen student success and reshape public perceptions of higher education.
Michael Springer
@michaelspringer.bsky.social

He seems fun. I definitely think this angry little guy should go to time out for a while. Maybe he could read a book to calm down. Might I suggest the Bible?

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social

MAGA cult pastor Shane Vaughn has a message for all those Republicans criticizing Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad: "Quit being soft. Quit being gay. Quit being spineless. We are in a war!"

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AAUP
@aaup.org

Abdul El-Sayed is the kind of champion we need for American higher education. 🔥🔥🔥 Let’s Go! #HigherEdVoter #DefendHigherEd

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Team Talarico
@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

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mweinstock.bsky.social
@mweinstock.bsky.social

“I think the bigger question is 'What happens in 2027?'” said Peter Hotez, dean of National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. “Historically, and in both 2025 and 2026, measles surges occur in late winter, early spring, so I think the worst is yet to come in February-March.”

newsweek.comUS measles cases may hit 6,500 in 2026 amid vaccine skepticism: ExpertsWith 4,080 cases and counting, the United States has more measles cases this year than at any time since 1991.

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Gays Of Bluesky
@gaysof.bsky.social

Rule of thumb: when billionaires start pulling the plug on protest accounts, it's because the protest is working. 🏳️‍🌈👑🚫 Screenshot your No Kings photos. Post them here. Post them everywhere.

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Banned Books Week
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

LET BOOKS BE LEGAL! Pay attention to what's happening in your community and TAKE ACTION! Make sure your support for the right to read can’t be ignored! #BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

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Jen Rice
@jenrice.bsky.social

Happening now in TX: Voters in battleground Tarrant County are telling GOP local officials what they think of their plan to cut 30% of voting locations this year “Nothing you can do can stop us from removing you in November”

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸
@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Tonight, the Empire State Building lights will sparkle pink at 9:25 to honor Dolly Parton. A global icon, her seven-decade career touched generations. She leaves a legacy through her Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, providing millions of books to children.

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ACLU of Texas
@aclutx.bsky.social

BREAKING: A U.S. District Court has reaffirmed that Texas' drag ban is unconstitutional. Drag has a rich history of joy and liberation for countless Texans, and it’s not going anywhere. All Texans, no matter our background, are guaranteed the right to free expression.

Michael Springer
@michaelspringer.bsky.social

I want to live in that world Dolly Parton envisioned for us.

Human Rights Campaign@hrc.org

Dolly Parton showed this world what it looks like to lead with love. She stood with our community long before it was easy. Her voice created a world where LGBTQ+ people feel seen and celebrated. All of us at HRC will miss her dearly — and we will carry forward the light she shared with us.

Michael Springer
@michaelspringer.bsky.social

In light of the recent events between the US and Canada, I rewatched Michael Moore‘s 1995 film Canadian Bacon this weekend. Now I am stuck in a perpetual loop asking does life imitate art or does art imitate life? Good thing I packed snacks because I may be here a while.

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AAUP
@aaup.org

“A bachelor's degree should both prepare students for the workforce & provide them with deep learning, broad intellectual development, & sustained engagement with faculty & peers—not simply the fastest possible route to the labor market.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

apnews.com3-year college degrees grow more popular in the US, saving time and cash. But critics aren't soldA growing number of colleges are offering three-year degree programs, which cut a year off a traditional bachelor's with reduced credit.
Michael Springer
@michaelspringer.bsky.social

Well, well, well. What have we here? „Texas ranks among the top 15 states in terms of pure percentage of LGBTQ+ adults and is second behind only California among raw numbers of LGBTQ+ adults.“

Chron.com@chron.com

Over 2 million Texans identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender according to a new report.

bit.lyNew report finds that Texas might be a lot gayer than previously knownOver 2 million Texans identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender according to a new report.
Michael Springer
@michaelspringer.bsky.social

Despite a busy summer, I made good progress on my stack of summer reading. The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science ✅ Game Changer ✅ Heated Rivalry ✅ Tough Guy ✅ Das Neue Frankfurt und die Frankfurter Küche ✅ Aristotle and Dante…Secrets of the Universe ✅ Science Under Siege ✅ Less ✅ You Can‘t Be Serious ✅

Michael Springer
@michaelspringer.bsky.social

CenterPoint Energy sent a notice saying the power would be off today from 8-2 while they „check lines in the area“, so naturally I had to re-arrange my schedule to accommodate. And guess what…the power stayed on. Seems CenterPoint is as bad as turning power off as they are at keeping it on!

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Timothy Snyder
@timothysnyder.bsky.social

We are deciding whether we want to be a country of ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.

Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org

BREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

usatoday.comAnother detainee dies at controversial NYC-area ICE facilityEdwin Lopez Cornejo died Aug. 1, his family said. Cornejo's mother blamed her son's death on him not receiving medications needed to treat his diabetes.

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Yale Environment 360
@yalee360.bsky.social

In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year.

e360.yale.eduIn Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil FuelsTogether, wind and solar generated 44 percent of Germany’s electricity, while fossil fuels generated roughly 43 percent, according to data from the Energy Institute, a think tank based in London. The figures represent a major milestone for the German “Energiewende,” or “energy turnaround,” a national push to ramp up renewable energy and phase out gas, coal, and nuclear power. 
Michael Springer
@michaelspringer.bsky.social

Well, it is Monday and time to get this week started. Quick check in for the week ahead: are we still pretending the whole Mitch McConnell vanishing act is normal? (Just want to set my expectations accordingly.)

Michael Springer
@michaelspringer.bsky.social

Spending this hot, humid Sunday in the cool AC watching The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and remembering fondly the first time I saw this film 30 years ago at Cinema 21 in Portland. Much has changed in my life since then, but my ❤️ for independent arthouse theaters remains constant.