WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"

It’s official! We’re launching the UCLA Department of Labor Studies. After years of building as a small but mighty “program,” Labor Studies has been elevated to departmental status. We’re the first but hopefully not the last of our kind in the UC system.

SCOOP — The White House instructed all federal agency leadership on Tuesday to send out a mandatory message to workers blaming the impending potential government shutdown on House Democrats, The Handbasket was first to learn. Absolutely no modifications to the email were permitted. My story:

We are thrilled to announce that @aadl.org plans to acquire the Ann Arbor Observer! Public ownership of local news media is more important than ever, and this acquisition builds on years of partnership and archival work to ensure the future of this priceless community asset. aadl.org/node/647334

On September 30, AOL is pulling the plug on its dial-up internet service. We spoke with @histoftech.bsky.social about what its departure signifies for the fast paced, tech-obsessed world we now occupy. Read our Q&A with Mar Hicks here: https://bit.ly/3IIPqgh

recent wins: manure was on sale and I got an FFA baseball cap (to celebrate my parli pro days)

Publicity still for THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979)

waking up everyday wondering 'what is this place' is a wild thing to experience surrounded by so many familiar faces

Neil Young is a rocker

MARY TYLER MOORE theme song writer/performer Sonny Curtis (1937-2025) will be remembered for asking “Who can turn the world on with her smile?”. But his season one lyrics cut deeper, reflecting the hopes and fears of a generation of young women who were asked “How will you make it on your own?”

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose??? This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

Calling peoples' employers in a rage because their tributes to Robert Redford weren't horny enough

RIP Robert Redford (1936-2025), shown here in one of the great office furniture movies of all time: “All the Presidents Men,” directed by Alan Pakula, 1976.

The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.

sometimes I forget that not everybody is gay