Of all those murdered by ICE/CBP, this man’s Go Fund Me is the most underfunded.

I just called my senator--the one of the pair who has shown hints of integrity in recent years. Every America, Republican or Democrat or independent, needs to speak against these atrocities. This is 2026 America, not Nazi Germany.

This isn't why we are here, but it reflects Why We Are Here.

This hit so fucking hard today.

THIS family. This is the embodiment of care and compassion and shines a light on the path we all should have taken. A path that is still there for anyone who wakes up and wants to take it.

If I have to keep repeating myself, I will. A National Strike of over 12 million people for at least 3 days will shut this shit down. At some point, Americans, as a collective entity, need to say that's enough.

It's really distressing the extent to which in all of this Silverio Villegas González, the first man to be murdered by ICE in the streets, has been almost completely forgotten Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Alex Pretti died trying to help one of his neighbors. Any insinuation that he was a dangerous person is a shameless lie. Those who support this regime in all of its proud stupidity and heinous cruelty are cursed. And the curse is going to eat them alive in time. I pity them.

A nurse. A researcher. A helper.

The nurses are pissed

Heads up, masks on, local friends: Oklahoma is tied for the highest rate of Covid in the country right now: one person in seventeen.

Call your representatives right now, wherever you are in the U.S., and urge them to intervene in Minnesota.

I didn't say it. The Germans did.

Guys! Guys! You guys! When we say "Board of Peace," in our heads we can think, "bored of peace!" Ha! Get it? Get it?

Seconded

I feel like I’m going to walk into my class tomorrow morning, sit down, and freeze up for several long seconds, unable to say a word as I look around the room, peering into their eyes, wondering which one will ultimately betray me for a fleeting taste of MAGA clout.

Who's a big, strong, tough guy? You are, sir. You're so big and strong and tough.

25th Amendment I know, I know, I know. But...a moment of reality, please.

This makes me feel more patriotic than the national anthem ever could

Some days it's hard to focus, just knowing this throbbing mass of delusional ignorance is out there spouting off like he knows anything about goddamn anything. Then I remember that's what he wants--to have everyone's attention--and suddenly it becomes easier to focus again.

I admit I've known a few over the years who put the rat in administrator. And one or two who put the tra(i)tor there, too. Or three.

I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.

No intellectually serious, academically ambitious student should consider enrolling at Texas A&M this fall.

I'm not calling it just yet, but my odds for making the 60 under 60 list aren't exactly getting better.

Gangs of thugs roaming the streets of a major American city, harassing everyone they meet...someone should do something about these criminals.

Here's the plan for November.

Rewarding mediocre men with hiring bonuses and a fresh career path is how you wind up with masked death squads murdering citizens in American cities.

The twinkle and smile right at the end of this clip...

Just to speak truth plainly: we have masked death squads in American cities, murdering civilians, with the lies of the federal government backing them up and egging them on.

Memo to university administrators:

Protect academic freedom hinesaj.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

No one messes with Texas like Texas A&M.

The way I'm wired, sentimental finales to TV series just kill me. Kill me dead. A puddle of tears, every time. I think the first time was actually Family Ties. Maybe The Wonder Years. Whichever came first, I cried for both. And I'll admit, Stranger Things got me tonight. Ah, life...time...letting go

One hundred thousand people a year. One hundred thousand people a year. One. Hundred. Thousand. People. Every. Year. You people who think it ended are so wrong.

United Sopranos of America

For personal reasons

Is there an award for Most Obscure Author? And if so who nominates me?

It has been three or four months since I last ran into another masked person in a shop or other public setting in Oklahoma. I spotted three or four masked folks on the OU campus last fall, but no one out in the community.

A few days old, but still the most up-to-date data available (to my knowledge). Oklahoma friends, tune in! We're one of the top three hottest spots for Covid-19 infections. If you still claim you'll mask when the numbers indicate risk, then you should be masking through January, at least.

In case you thought for some reason that things would go any other direction...

That might even be a majority.

Not satire

The parallels between the Red Scare of the 1950s and today’s assault on higher ed remind us of the need to join communities of resistance. Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.

What are you supposed to do now if you're faculty at OU and a student turns in a poorly written, sloppily constructed essay that clearly doesn't fulfill the assignment and fails to meet any standards of decent writing--work that is in essence a rejection of the concept of critical thinking?

Remember when?

OU needs to take evasive action to salvage its reputation. I think administrators hoped the hullaballoo would fade away over winter break, but it's pretty clear here on the ground that this is a much, much, much bigger deal than the suits initially thought. Shame on them and on the university.

Green tea matcha with almond creamer and a spoonful of barley malt syrup is life.

I thought we'd have a whole anti-aging, life-extending program set up by now. What's the hold up?

While writing a book, most days feel like losses in the war against distraction or standoffs with only minor gains. Progress can be incremental and unpredictable. But sometimes, some days, you win. You write all day. You come away feeling good. This is one of those red letter days for me.