“Our plan: to flee those institutions where experts actually do tell the truth, because expertise makes us mad and we’re pretty sure we can profit from these collective feelings of resentment we’ve been fueling for the past 20+ years. Our motto: the fearless pursuit of truth.”

Taylor & Odysseus have so much in common—wily, crafty, deadly to their foes, plotting every strategic move in advance, taking almost a decade to get back home & begin again

english teachers are the backbone of society

What an incredible emotional rollercoaster from Megan Quigley!!

I think my tweet about TN government resonated with many, thanks so much for sharing it and for the follows! I live in a beautiful state with a lot of beautiful people who care deeply about their neighbors, sadly that is not what our supermajority is reflecting back.

Remember: They DON'T ACTUALLY CARE about stopping abortion. They are lying. Kavanaugh doesn't care. Barrett doesn't care. Alito. Thomas. Gorsuch. Roberts. NONE of them care. No judge or politician who claims to be anti-abortion actually cares about stopping abortion.

This story. 💔

States like TN get written off by Dems each election cycle but make no mistake: These are the battlegrounds where the future of our democracy will be won or lost. It’s time we start showing up.

Wow. Lizzo’s concert in Tennessee last night featured an entire drag performance. This comes at a time when the Tennessee legislature is attacking the LGBTQ+ community. Lizzo is not here for it & we need more people like her.

Prof. Ben Lee reading from Ginsberg’s book Howl (1956), which was the subject of a famous legal attempt at banning. Part of our observance with @UTKCEHHS of #BannedBooksWeek stop by Claxton all week at the noon hour for more readings of #bannedbooks