how the f is it May already

unions with no collective power - bad, and who cares

groups with lots of collective power - basically a union

and you don't have to define a union as "whatever the law tells me is a union", you can just be a union if you want to be one, that's like the whole point!

the number of times I say every week: unionizing is not, in and of itself, the end goal!!!

niche enjoyment I get from telling one piece fans that I've religiously kept up with one piece lore/analysis/updates/theories for like 10 years without having watched or read a single chapter of the manga/anime

proud of my old postdoc union at princeton getting our min salary raised from $54k to $65k in 2023 to now starting bargaining with a $95k proposal... what a power move 🤭

how is it snowing AGAIN

oh never mind, healthy, wealthy & wise is moving to another room now

Some other ideas considered were: speakers battling it out, letting the sessions with more attendees win, one session going outside and turning into a discussion panel, just saying screw it and all hanging out, randomly picking talks,, etc etc

Photo of Billy talking to a crowd of confused speakers & attendees

Photo of negotiations continuing between speakers

They double-booked a room for the "Healthy, Wise, Wealthy, Decision Making" and "Moral Machines" sessions at SPSP, but @williambrady.bsky.social exercised some masterful (& healthy & wise & moral & wealthy?) negotiation skills and we're now getting two sessions of talks in one 😊

this is my first SPSP and uh... I think it's my favorite conference now, wth

I sometimes dismiss Jane McAlevey as for newbies but then I do something stupid and hear her whisper "tsk tsk, no shortcuts" and it's like damn it yes you're right

one of my favorite things about running my own lab is that I get to ban overhead lights

that time of the year when I regret every thing I agreed to

man I love going to trainings. there's always something new

excited to see ~300 faculty at this multi-day AAUP organizing training!!!

Screenshot of a Reddit post asking what metro line to ride for a linguistics class

fun whiplash seeing linguistics mentioned in my dc metro feed (which one of you assigned this??)

I can't find my adhd meds bc I can't find my glasses and I can't find my glasses bc I didn't take my meds

neither does fully horizontal decision making (tyranny of structurelessness blah blah)

the real civic education I need universities to give people (faculty included) is that there are a hundred different ways to implement governance & decision making and that elections + townhalls + committees doesn't automatically equal democracy!!!!

I wish someone had given me permission to be unhinged way earlier in life, but I'm happy I'm here now

travelers is such an underrated show

sometimes I worry I'll become desensitized and the rage will peter out. but not yet. nowhere near

omg I somehow got CENTER STAGE tickets to BTS in Baltimore I'm in shock

TOPA has many flaws but god DC tenant laws are so great, every other person I meet is like "when my building went through TOPA I became bffs with all of my neighbors and we set up our own systems for pet sitting, childcare, rent negotiations etc"

omg omg BTS is coming to Baltimore

what's happening on the other site is making me feel kinda hopeful

oh the psychological effects of very likely but not guaranteed conference deadline extensions

(thank you SPP)

There should be a golden globe for the best my cat and it should go to my cat

anyway. faculty friends -- get involved with your AAUP chapter/union! most faculty senates and committees are a waste of time, as are any one-off actions (eg calling your senator or signing one petition). join a group that connects you with ppl in other departments and start connecting!