this just in: the non-U.S. part of the global ruling class doesn’t like it when the U.S. part tries to take their stuff

Dr. Matt Poling and State Rep. Brian Harrison have been busy commenting from behind their safe spaces, demeaning the actions that Dr. Martin Peterson and I took to expose the consequences of Texas A&M’s censorship policy. In response, we invited them to publicly debate . So far—silence!

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.

Also my article on Enrique Dussel's philosophy of history just dropped ijp.tamu.edu/wp-content/u...

To anybody interested, we are starting an online reading group that will run the next few years on the topic of Latin American philosophies and theologies, and whether it is possible to think of a non-redemptive sense of history. drive.google.com/file/d/1JcVn...

I would have gone with THE dad, but alright

One thought I have recurring constantly is that we under-estimate in the academy, regardless of the amount of stupidity and condescension present herein, how the overwhelming stupidity and historical illiteracy of the American public contributes to so much of *gestures at our world*

The power of higher education. A good example of why the MAGA leaders want to destroy universities.

Throwback to when twitter was good

I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness. You could be next.

Dear Texas A&M, Clarifying that you did not ban all of Plato, just the parts that call into question the state's governing ideology is not quite the win that you seem to think it is.

Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force. ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

Swarming is working. 20 cameras in their face every time they step out of the truck. None of them are having a good time out there.

One thing about everything being so horrible at TAMU is that everybody Ive reached out to for possible help has been like "yeah this is fascism, lets zoom and figure something out for you" and I think the solidarity there is nice

The "crisis at the border" always meant "there are too many brown and black people in my neighborhood, and I don't like it." All the supposed "legitimate concerns" about the border policy were always racism.

Texas is indeed a complicated and large place....but after living in College Station for a year, I cannot wait to never come here again. I think Houston, SA, Austin and El Paso are wonderful though, despite the fact that I wish to never see this state again

The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.

“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire

Thinking of doing something with this www.academia.edu/145512754/El...

No I said don’t tread on *me*. You can get treaded on.

Probably why the Dems are a bit mild on ICE

Here's the full moment of silence including a fan yelling "Go home, ICE"

Show your support for academic freedom...

This was the hardest one, and they're getting it done in week one?! He's gonna have three years to work on just bus fare and rent?!

@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”

from what i’m seeing, it appears corporate press is treating trump’s takeover of greenland as an inevitability rather than the fever dream of a dictator

Nothing happening at TAMU is required by law. This is self-inflicted, willful overcompliance by a board and administration in fealty to Abbott and Trump.

Our philosophy department continues to grow and produce great work....and the university continues to be absolute shit

I have nothing but deep vibes here, but the people I trust least to tell us anything interesting about the concepts of secularity or religiosity (or any related term) are scholars in religious studies who approach these as anything but concepts related to deeper philosophical questions

BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped. The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.

Dependency theory not looking so dumb now is it

leyendo

"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

La démocratie à venir, rather than 'democracy' in service of colonial hegemony

I fear we are going to have to say this a lot again: Int law prohibits bombing countries for the sake of democracy. FOR VERY GOOD REASON. It tends not to work. Attacking a country because its leader lacks legitimacy - whether as pretext or sincerely held rationale - is still just an aggression.

Feeling once again how correct Adorno was that there is no right life in a wrong one.

if youd like to get a bit more background on how young men get radicalized online but don't want to dive into hell facefirst alone i have a book about it (it's five years old, but speaks to methods & human motivations that are still current, i think) www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...

wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend

radical left rhetoric is like "give people health care and let trans kids chill and don't let cops kill black people, also here are some books i like"

what do you need to do? contact these emails. politely demand a retraction & an apology. a tiny editor’s note isn’t enough. charlie kirk’s shooting wasn’t about “transgender ideology.” standards editor [email protected] writers [email protected] [email protected] here’s the link.🧵

hi, cis folks! the WSJ endangered trans lives with false reporting yesterday. it’s still accepted as truth by many, regardless of it being false. the article’s still up with a little note. it needs full retraction. it's not even a phone call—it's email. you can do this. contact info below.🧵⬇️