Cate Denial
Historian: women, early 19C Dakota and Ojibwe country; Dir: Bright Institute @ Knox College; author, A Pedagogy of Kindness (https://bit.ly/OrderPoK); catherinedenial.org; redbrickagency.com/cate-denial/; posts my own; she/her; settler, Native land
- Reposted by Cate Denialgooooood morning! I have rents between $1018 and $2030 available for adoption today. Let's keep on keeping people out of eviction court! You can dm me on signal asiniiwiikwe.72 if you would like to pay someone's rent.
- More evidence in the 'AI is wholly unethical' column.
- www.theguardian.com/global-devel... ‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
- I did Home Ec and woodwork and metal work and technical drawing (for technical plans). Invaluable.
- Reposted by Cate DenialSir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
- Start the class with Malthus, end the class with students discussing Elon Musk. I love teaching the history of birth control and reproduction!
- A great opportunity to gather with like-minded folks focused on active learning!
- Reposted by Cate DenialI really appreciated @cjdenial.bsky.social's thoughts on how to approach generative #AI in #highered with a #pedagogy of #kindness www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVN-...
- An amazing critique of Bowen and Watson's "Teaching with AI"
- I mostly remember how many fights my roommates and I had during our MA programs about whose turn it was to buy the frozen juice
- Reposted by Cate DenialBondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists. Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews. All Black. All doing their jobs.
- RIP Moira Rose
- Some good news from earlier this month in Hawaai'i kauainownews.com/2026/01/05/h...
- Reposted by Cate DenialI keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
- Getting together with people to knit or crochet or sew in service of something is a GREAT way to build community, as well as supporting others.
- Not nearly enough, especially as there are already rules (laws, even!) and cameras etc and DHS is ignoring all of it.
- Reposted by Cate Denialplease remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota. people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
- A new poster for my office wall, from the American Library Association. They have so many wonderful posters about reading and freedom. I'll put a link to the site in the next comment.
- posters! alastore.ala.org/search/store...
- But higher ed will continue to be stripped for parts
- Please imagine here a diagram of a serpent eating its own tail.
- For more on the myriad problems with generative AI, see this bibliography I'm continually updating on my blog: catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...
- My local library collects knitted items and puts them out for anyone who needs them to take. Shelters need hats and gloves and mittens and scarves. So many places to donate in our communities
- Give me a break.
- Reposted by Cate DenialGreat ideas from @cjdenial.bsky.social about creating a class where students have flexibility - both in what they do and grace in deadlines when life throws a curve ball - and the structure to succeed. #pedagogy of #kindness #distanceeducation #independentlearning www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgVK...
- Reposted by Cate DenialDid not know the author so I looked to see what else they had written: It’s Time to Turn the Page on DEI March 11, 2025 Higher ed needs to take a hard look at what went wrong with DEI and consider new models, Lane A. Glenn writes. Thanks current president of Northern Essex CC in Haverhill, MA!
- Opinion | To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. bit.ly/4bRR5fx #EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
- Reposted by Cate DenialTrusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
- I love this so much. More knitting activism at badasscrossstitch.substack.com/p/action-is-...
- To clarify my last post, good news is good news! Celebration is energy-giving and rejuvenating and it's important to cultivate and hold onto joy, *especially* in times like these. And...the work is not done, especially for those of us who are not yet on the front lines. Joy, commitment can coexist.
- We cannot ease up
- Reposted by Cate DenialIce luminaries on Lake Nokomis, which is on a flight path from MSP airport. #ICEout
- Reposted by Cate DenialIf I were still living in Chicago, there would be no question who would get my vote in this race: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/i... - I've know Juliana for years - before she was in politics. She is a person with deep integrity and importantly she is also really kind.
- Reposted by Cate DenialShannon mentioned that States at the Core is offering another virtual ICE Watch and Community Defense training this Wednesday at 7 pm -https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1ljKUChmQ9m_Ivl7jE8n2Q?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#/registration
- Newsletter is out. 9 actions you can take today. Pattern, events, musings, and more. open.substack.com/pub/badasscr...
- Reposted by Cate Denialif you are looking for a place to give a few bucks today please think about b.resale in Minneapolis. the shooting yesterday happened in front of their store. they are staying open as a refuge. they’ve been handing out free supplies for ICE watch for weeks. cashapp $bresalempls paypal.me/bresalempls
- Reposted by Cate DenialThe United States Government’s position is that it is unlawful to watch law enforcement and you will be assaulted, it is treasonous to oppose their work and you will be executed for it, the President of the United States will defame you in death, and they will say “good job, law enforcement” on CNN.
- Reposted by Cate DenialI think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc... Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
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- Reposted by Cate DenialThey are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
- Reposted by Cate DenialI do not romanticize Minnesota, even though I loved living there very much. It has the same problems most places have, and much work to do. But I am incredibly proud of everybody there who is working so hard to come together and take care of each other. It’s quite a thing.
- It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...
- Reposted by Cate Denial📢 FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 - Meet at The Commons in Downtown Minneapolis at 2 pm for a peaceful march in community. ❌🧊 💌 Minnesotans have shown the world how much we care for our neighbors. The world has shown us support back. Our solidarity is our strength. Our joyful resistance is rooted in love ✊
- This betrays a mindset that thinks humans are nothing special; that humans, with their ability to parse nuance, create from scratch, think circuitously to find new paths . . . they're useless unless they can generate more money, faster. What a miserable outlook on life.
- Netflix has confirmed plans ramp up AI use with subtitle localization and advertisement creation for its subscribers in 2026. bit.ly/3NwBgRo
- AI BLOWS.
