Was not expecting to read today that on Black Friday, a raccoon broke in, got drunk, and passed out in the bathroom of the liquor store just off campus. And yet, it also seems like a very Ashland thing to happen.

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How about high-speed rail on earth?

Senator Cory Booker got into some ‘good trouble’ and the consequences are still reverberating writes @lmcbell.bsky.social of Randolph-Macon College blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate Kendrick: actually

Again, a decade from now "AI skills" will be a commodity, & the scarce resource in the labor market will (once again) be individuals who can think, write, analyze, & communicate, as it has been forever and always. And we'll still be fighting tired, age-old battles defending the liberal arts.

It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a perfectly smoked turkey, thanks to @webergrills.bsky.social. 🦃🍗🍽

You used to call me on my self-own

Bookmarking this for syllabus updates. As always, great work by @jdrackey.bsky.social and @lmcbell.bsky.social

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.

These days I really wish I’d studied turf management in college instead of history and political science. I think I’d be a lot happier.

Trump is highly abnormal but this campaign outcome is standard poli sci: -Incumbent parties perform poorly when the public is unhappy with the economy -Most people don't pay very close attention or have consistent ideological views -Election-specific variation often takes the form of a uniform swing

Don’t know where this came from but I think it might be the poster from a John Hughes movie.

The Carl Albert Center is recruiting a graduate Fellow to earn a PhD in political science from OU Political Science. Our package includes 5 years of funding with year 1 as a TA for the intro class, 2-4 as a RA or TA for CAC faculty, and a 5th year dedicated to finishing your dissertation.

Hey Virginians--tomorrow, October 15, is the last day to register to vote before the Nov. 5th election. Verify or register TODAY!