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Maryjane Osa
@maryjaneosaphd
Sociologist and author
Chicago
Political and historical sociologist who writes about culture, democracy, and comparative politics. (Ph.D., University of Chicago). Teaches in MA Program in Public Policy at Northwestern University. https://bsky.app/profile/mjosaphd.bsky.social https://maryjaneosa.substack.com
453 Posts
The Hated Required Course
By Maryjane Osa If Research Methods were an elective, you could cap the course at five and it would still be under-enrolled. Most students don’t consider Methods a fun class. There are no videos that eat up class time or discussions to BS your way through. The lectures are often d Minka wishes all remaining Posties a pout-free #WhiskersWednesday #cats #catsofpost #postcats #originalcontent #madeonpost #savepost Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically. We're the last Conjurers of the Cherokee Nation. Trying to preserve our Native American Magic Forget Antifa
By Maryjane Osa The sticker shock when your beloved pet needs emergency veterinary care can be breathtaking. It does no good to rail against the clinic or the vets—they are barely squeaking by. No, the agents of oppression stressing pet parents are the same ones burdening nursing Catalyst
What was the catalyzing event sparking the nationwide protest wave on college campuses? Was it student demands for divestment from Israel, outrage over the IDF's military operations in Gaza, or student direct actions like encampments, and walk-outs? No. The Students for Justice in If They Didn't Have Bad Faith . . .
By Maryjane Osa Why the sudden wave of campus protests? Why are police being called in to break things up? Why now? And what do bad-faith actors have to do with this? Mulling over the spate of student protests, the media coverage, political reaction, and commentary by the punditocra MY reaction to oral argument was mostly intestinal
For long moments during yesterday’s Supreme Court oral argument on presidential immunity in Trump v. United States , the clock stopped and the outside world ceased to be and all I was left with was the blood rushing in my ears and a sinking feeling in my stomach. When Justice Samue Believe it, it's happening
Moving back and forth between rage, hope, despair . . . but at the end, I'm more committed to action. Each person can do something. Do what you can to expand rights. Democracy is a lot harder to get back once it's gone. #women #Democracy #Resistance #voteblue2024 They distract when they're in trouble
Greg Abbott, Elise Stefanik . . . bad faith actors at the core of their very being. They want the media to feature "campus protests" -- not Trump trials Don Moynihan sees clearly There are the protests, and what the people off campus want to turn the protests into: sites of disorde AI will help humanity the same way Amazon helped booksellers. The Looney Tunes caucus -- the mania minus the catchy theme music. #Community #politics #GOPextremists Odds n' ends
By Maryjane Osa Deep-diving into propaganda , misinformation , and algorithms over the last three weeks tuckered me out. So . . . today’s offering is an honest-to-god simple post. I want to share some readings of interest, news about the demise of my favorite social media platform, In a League of His Own
The incomparable Sid Blumenthal, re: Defendant Trump: Being tried on the evidence trail of his pathetic old affairs is a cruel irony for the lumpish former man-about-town forced to sit today in the courtroom. He is being visited by the ghost of Playboy Mansion past. #Community #tru Seriously, when Robert E Lee died, the Confederacy did not. When Hitler died, Nazism did not. Don't expect Trumpism to go any time soon. It's a long slog ahead. Still here. Joined Spoutible to see what it's like. It seems to lack "soul" is the best word I guess. Bells and whistles and dodads do not make up for the community that we have here. Never looked @ threads as Meta has turned FB into a continuously changing algorithm. Bummer
Post.News is the only social media site that isn't a soul-destroying waste of time. Engagement here is positive, diverse and literate. I've enjoyed learning a few new words of Cherokee each day. My mood lifted when viewing astounding nature photography. I laughed at the memes and Yes, exactly Your morning hopium. #politics #2024PresidentialRace #Justice The disinformation conflagration
Social media algorithms are the accelerant. Call him Al! With the expansion of social media and advancements in artificial intelligence, algorithms do more; they are more powerful. And humans are oblivious. On sites like Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, algorithms have become the si
