Scott A. Carter

Higher ed comms and advancement. Misplaced Southerner surviving the Midwest. Likes dancing. Looks divine. Thoughts my own.

[Isaac Rowlett @IsaacRowlett]

Berlin, 82 years ago

Milwaukeean Mildred Fish Harnack dies by guillotine. She was the only American ever killed on Hitler’s direct orders.

An historian & member of the German resistance, Harnack’s leadership in Nazi resistance circles ultimately led to Hitler’s defeat.

[Dominic HK Beaudry @DhkBeau]

In Ojibwe our word for February is Makwa-giizis. Also translates to Bear Moon. Art by Clayton Samuel King. Music by Thunder Hill.

[UW–Madison @UWMadison]

In response to the federal directive issued on Feb. 7, 2025 to change the Facilities and Administration rate for all existing and ongoing new @NIH research awards, UW–Madison has issued the following statement.
https://t.co/2tJLfF3sq3

[Scott A. Carter @ScottAACarter]

Everyone who signed this meekly worded letter voted to confirm Rubio fwiw

[Allan Smith @akarl_smith]

Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations committee request that Secretary Rubio provides “an immediate update about the access of USAID’s headquarters,” including whether DOGE officials were authorized to be there and by who

[Cameron Bradford @camerobradford]

I’ve always had expensive tastes so it’s been kinda nice to see the price of eggs skyrocket. Have never really tried them before because I’ve always thought of them as being too pedestrian

[Scott A. Carter @ScottAACarter]

In this week's episode of Middle-Aged Dad Wins, I took a conversation with my 6yo from a discussion of Pompeii to listening to Van Halen's Eruption.

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

USAID officials called Trump's directives a "shock and awe" approach that has left officials unsure how to apply for exemptions for life-saving aid programs. "They even removed all the pictures in our offices of aid programs," per one official

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

Free school lunches for children is such a no brainer to me. It is very much in everyone's interests to have children's brains develop properly

[Scott A. Carter @ScottAACarter]

It is day 8 of the current administration.

[Jeff Stein @jstein_notus]

UPDATE: Numerous sources now ARE reporting problems with the Medicaid payment system, per @ddiamond. More TK

[Andre Pagliarini @apagliar]

I’m not a political pro, but I believe Democrats could use a more compelling message than “Jesus take the wheel”

[RJ @MKENewYorker]

Milwaukee should rebuild the Schlitz Palm Garden. Especially since our winter weather can be brutal at times. Imagine watching the Bucks play in here, enjoying a beer from a local brewery, and enjoying a sub-tropical atmosphere.

[Isaac Rowlett @IsaacRowlett]

Oświęcim, Poland — 80 years ago today

The Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz, where only a few thousand of the Jews and other prisoners remained of the 1.3 million sent to the death camp since 1940. Even the war-hardened Soviets were horrified by what they saw.

[Scott A. Carter @ScottAACarter]

Calling this the I'm the Problem Tour seems particularly fitting considering this guy's past.

https://t.co/tNm721nou6

[Scott A. Carter @ScottAACarter]

But seriously, nearly 46 years on this planet watching Dems lose to C-list actors, coke-addict failsons and snake oil salesmen has not left me with the confidence that Dems will figure out the messaging anytime soon.

[Scott A. Carter @ScottAACarter]

Oh, you think being frustrated over a lack of Dem messaging is your ally. But you were merely adopted by the lack of messaging. I was born in it, molded by it.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

“Frustrated over lack of message” — get ready to hear that a lot about Dems for the next year or so

[SamWalkerOBXNews.com🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @SamWalkerOBX]

Currituck Beach Lighthouse around 9 p.m. #snOBX #ncwx [courtesy Outer Banks Conservationists]

[Scott A. Carter @ScottAACarter]

Believe them when they repeatedly show you who they are

[Waleed Shahid 🪬 @_waleedshahid]

Why isn't Elon Musk doing two Nazi salutes at Trump's inauguration a lead story today?

[Waleed Shahid 🪬 @_waleedshahid]

Why isn't Elon Musk doing two Nazi salutes at Trump's inauguration a lead story today?

[Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle]

(5/5) is much more bewildering than outright rejection.”