Michael Sobiech

Associate Professor of English. Teach. Hike. Read. Write. I research Appalachian ghostlore (especially in East Tennessee). Boo.

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

Free and open to the public! (Masks required.)

[David French @DavidAFrench]

It's important for people to understand that Trump isn't just "enforcing the rule of law" in his immigration crackdown. They've detained and shackled people with legal status, including refugees, for no good reason. That's worth serious protest all on its own.

[Phil Vischer @philvischer]

The problem isn’t that ICE is enforcing the law. The problem is that ICE is acting lawlessly.

[Russell Moore @drmoore]

Christians, Let’s Stop Abusing Romans 13

https://t.co/PnhQEMWLGF

[Federal Reserve @federalreserve]

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: https://t.co/5dfrkByGyX

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Over twenty-five years in the U.S. Navy, thirty-nine combat missions, and four missions to space, I risked my life for this country and to defend our Constitution – including the First Amendment rights of every American to speak out. I never expected that the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense would attack me for doing exactly that.

My rank and retirement are things that I earned through my service and sacrifice for this country. I got shot at. I missed holidays and birthdays. I commanded a space shuttle mission while my wife Gabby recovered from a gunshot wound to the head– all while proudly wearing the American flag on my shoulder. Generations of servicemembers have made these same patriotic sacrifices for this country, earning the respect, appreciation, and rank they deserve.

Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn’t like, they will come after them the same way. It’s outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that.

If Pete Hegseth, the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history, thinks he can intimidate me with a censure or threats to demote me or prosecute me, he still doesn’t get it. I will fight this with everything I’ve got — not for myself, but to send a message back that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don’t get to decide what Americans in this country get to say about their government.

[David French @DavidAFrench]

This is absolutely vile.

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

Kids are antifragile.
They learn best from mistakes.
They need to do hard things, over and over.

But now they turn to AI instead.

We need to learn from our giant mistake, letting social media permeate childhood. Let's not let tech companies run another giant experiment on kids

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

Fall.

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

@AmazonHelp Hi Ronda, the books are in stock. @Amazon has them. They had them last week, and they have them today. Why won't they ship them?

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

Last Thursday (10/23), I ordered two books from @amazon, with a scheduled delivery for Tuesday (10/28). It’s a week later, and Amazon lists both books as being in stock, and yet neither has been shipped, let alone delivered.

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

LLMs put into competition with each other, and told to be honest, discover that lying often works better to achieve engagement or persuasion

How about if we flood childhood with chatbots, as we did with social media, before we know what they will do to children?

[Phil Vischer @philvischer]

Hey, now we’re firing pepper balls at unarmed clergy. Perfectly healthy behavior for an admin that claims to be doing God’s will.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like. https://t.co/uts7JpJZzN

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

What do otters have for lunch? Crawfish! #MossyCreek @carson_newman_u

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

Egret! @carson_newman_u

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

Eastern tiger swallowtail.

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

Just finished You Have a Calling, and here’s my review: true, good, and beautiful. @KSPrior @BrazosPress

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

A swarm of swallowtail butterflies!

[Carson-Newman University @carson_newman_u]

Live from Jefferson City…it’s Carson-Newman Live! 🎬

There are so many wonderful people that are part of our C-N family, so here’s a glimpse of some familiar faces you might see around campus!

[Michael Sobiech @CardinalMikeJam]

Three river otters! #MossyCreek @carson_newman_u