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Sociologist. Mizzou. Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security. Working on narratives of equity in rural communities. XC and track mom.

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Intellectual Freedom - Choose Your Own Adventure!

Now you can play being a Librarian with Imagine IF: imagineif.libraryfutures.net

A choose-your-own-adventure experience supports public librarians through scenario-based gameplay. Play the role of a librarian as you navigate intellectual freedom issues and interact with patrons and staff.
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We're mourning yet again in Minnesota β€” and struggling to square the gut-churning video of Alex Pretti's final moments with official accounts.

I'm teaching techniques of neutralization this term, so I made this quick slide on the DHS statement. Share if it's useful. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...

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map of events across the US

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Tomorrow people across the US will commemorate the 1-year anniversary of Trump's inauguration by participating the #FreeAmerica Walkout. Events are happening in over 1K events in every state. www.freeameri.ca @womensmarch.com @aclu.org @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social #Resist

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β€œSevere Tornadoes & Infant Birth Weight”: In considering β€œenvironmental hazards as drivers of inequality & stratification,” @nickdemark.bsky.social et al. show how severe tornadoes led to ↓ in birth weight for the infants of Black mothers, esp. early in pregnancy. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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Part I of @pkrugman.bsky.social series on #inequality. Stayed tuned. Much more to come. πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

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Missouri Foundation for Health awards area innovators new Spark Prize Three St. Louis area leaders received the Spark Prize to inspire and enable their ability to move forward with their work.

β€œThink: MacArthur Genius Grant comes to Missouri,” one representative said.

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Thanks a lot to @simonkuper.bsky.social & the @financialtimes.com for this close reading of our research article on the economic elites of 16 countries, and for jump-starting the public discussion about it! The paper @bjsociology.bsky.social is available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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