Another day in Trumplandia

Phenomenal speech 👏

This is worth reflecting upon.

seeing these smug bastards having to experience how everyone feels about them brings me so much joy

Union members have improved working conditions. It’s a fact.

EPIC #ArtWork. The New American Gothic, 2017, by Criselda Vasquez Just… amazing. ❤️

Gathering Spring Plants Eegyvudluk Ragee ~ Inuk 1984

More than 29 million gallons of unbilled water flowed to Quality Technology Services’ data center campus under development in Fayetteville, Georgia, after two industrial-scale hookups went unaccounted for. ground.news/article/data...

Consequences of the neoliberal university.

"This is not just the most corrupt presidency in American history, it is among the most corrupt regimes on earth."

Some good news for a change.

Indiana's "intellectual diversity" law is a fundamental assault on core principles of academic freedom & institutional autonomy that has created a climate of fear & political survailance. "I now have to constantly look over my shoulder & figure out if I have followed a law I do not understand."

Administrative bloat gives way to administrative plunder.

Kind of surprised that this hasn't been bigger news. It's finals week for a whole lot of universities, and yet, Canvas (a learning/grading platform used by ~9,000 schools globally) is currently inaccessible because of a pay-or-have-your-data-leaked hack. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

New York Giants star Willie Mays plays stickball with the neighborhood kids in Harlem! (1954) #MLB #NYC #Baseball #Legend #SFGiants

How car-loving North American cities fell so far behind their global peers on public transit

Looks like foreigners don't want to risk being imprisoned by ICE just for a chance to see a soccer game.

Artificial Intelligence in the Corporate University.

Stop for Cows Alex Colville 1967

Any normal person looks at this décor and deduces instantly that the man behind it is a lunatic Future generations will see no fuzz on this assertion and be stunned that this orc got this far America in this age is humiliated in the gaze of history for hundreds of years to come

Christian nationalist cult descending to fascism.

"Manuel" is hard at work going up and down his ladder in the plum "desahije" (thinning). His job is removing excess fruit from crowded branches to improve fruit size, tree health and air circulation. He works 8 hours a day at minimum wage. #WeFeedYou

Book launch this afternoon @caut.bsky.social Council in downtown Ottawa. Authors in attendance speak about the public meaning & value of higher education. @defendeducation.bsky.social @cuasa.ca uofrpress.ca/Books/K/Know...

There are seemingly countless things wrong with this administration, but the corruption is both staggeringly obvious and a very effective campaign theme that would unite voters across the spectrum.

CAUT President Robin Whitaker addresses the 100th Council noting the 75th anniversary of the national association dedicated to higher education. @caut.bsky.social

Welcome to our newest member, @mcgillscienceunion.bsky.social! Bienvenue à notre tout nouveau membre, l’Association mcgilloise de professeur.e.s de science!

This morning's Supreme Court decision lays bare an unaccountable court that undermines democracy rather than protects it. Congress could and should use its power to reform the Supreme Court. Here's how.

Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia George Douglas Pepper 1931

I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/supreme-court-judges-alito-thomas

ANDY GRIFFITH talks in 1972 about the possibility of celebrity power being turned into political power. Although he’s talking about the excellent A FACE IN THE CROWD (1957) - this is about as prescient as it comes.

More deliberate courage and conviction in one man than the entire diaspora of institutional journalists roaming Washington today.

Embarkation Alex Colville 1994

In unrelated news ...

Waiting for the ‘I’m the most assassinated President ever, no one’s been assassinated more than me’

Blue Owl Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk 1969

All the "free speech" folks from the last fifteen years have taken the position: "This is bad, but it's the fault of the left for going too far."

Chornobyl +40 years.

“Demand letters to universities, a compact which is nothing more than a loyalty oath, ideologically driven state houses that are ending tenure and collective-bargaining rights, ending academic freedom — and you’re going to tell me I should be neutral?”

The problem is not that older faculty are sticking around - it’s that they are not being replaced. The argument of this piece is quite pernicious as it substitutes a class war btw workers and a neoliberal administration w an age war btw different ranks of workers

Reports of hummingbirds arriving early in northeastern Nova Scotia. Perhaps they’re just trying to stay ahead of ICE?

Great to have @karlbode.com back on the show to dig into the recent Sam Altman story and the problem with how media too often reports on tech CEOs. They lie, then those lies get laundered through trusted sources. That needs to stop!

Starbucks makes billions in profits, and their CEO makes 6,666x what the average barista does. It’s next-level corporate greed. Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org Baristas in their fight for a fair contract! ✊

The sequel to That Ole Reliable Fax Machine and more Modern Fables.

Mythos. What could go wrong?

"what could explain the University’s eagerness to embrace one, and only one, special form of diversity? Fundamentally, this hiring push is part of a broader effort to diminish the authority and autonomy of the faculty."