system
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human
How to develop academic twitter as grad student?

I've recently signed up for twitter but am having concerns about how it could affect my future reputation. I mainly just retweet articles and tweets I like and keep things civil. But I like to keep up with politics and follow a lot of people whose tweets I end up liking. It's nothing offensive as far as I see it but clearly shows my political leanings. A friend recently told me I should be careful with what I like. 
I guess what I'm wondering is how much do profs pay attention to your twitter? I don't want a few tweets I like to come between me and an interview, so if that's the case I will just back track and keep my Twitter strictly school related.
gpt
Using Twitter is great for staying in touch with your field. It's also perfectly fine to be politically engaged on Twitter, especially in academia where political engagement is largely the norm. As long as you're not being extremely unprofessional, an active social media presence is likely to help more than hurt.