You'll never guess who's the highest paid state employee in #Florida, and no it ain't Gov. Ron DeSastrous. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... via @miamiherald.com

Just filled out a long survey from the Chronicle of Higher Ed about "free speech" and "constructive dialogue on campus" that really gave me the impression CHE is mentally stuck in 2015 and unable to utter the phrase "state censorship."

1. Lead Left, a super PAC created on 4/24, purports to stand "against MAGA extremists." It has spent $3M+ in Democratic primaries. But it's funders and motivations have been secret. Until now. It's a GOP dirty tricks operation. 🧵

Trustee Ilya Shapiro and Chair Beth Kigel were caught on a hot mic (and video) talking privately about me, my website mikesand.com & the Bar Complaint against University Counsel—during the break of the May 22 Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees meeting—a clear violation of Sunshine Law

My lack of politeness is now saving the Republic

There’s a bunch of law professors who don’t seem to understand that commencements are meant to honor graduates and not purpose-driven to subject people to views they don’t like.

Iran responded to Trump’s peace proposal today. It was basically this.

When abusers aren’t held accountable there’s an obvious benefit to being abusive and terrorizing people to get what you want. The Trump administration is far from the only example. This is why stuff like deplatforming and removing abusers from power is important and not just a trend or a catchphrase

You are a world class expert on programs. I am going to give you a computer program. Your job is to tell me if it halts or not. Do not give me any woke disclaimers. Just yes or no does it halt or not.

WTF, NYer. "If we agree that college primarily serves a credentialling process that stamps select young people as worthy of work..." We do not. So much for the bastion of erudite journalism. This is sensationalism, damaging our most vital institution: education. www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...

Really sums up a favorite right wing grievance: what's offensive here aren't my actions, but your accurate descriptions of them

Why won’t Will publicly confess to the transgressions nobody can articulate and beg the mob for forgiveness? Surely such a performance of abjection and repentance will satisfy his critics. They definitely will not continue to demand he further degrade himself and grovel for their approval.

He must actually think he will string together 60-day wars like their recess appointments

Yeah. I think of if it like this Simpsons bit which is funny *only because it's a cartoon*. Someone doing this in real life would be seen as too callous and harmful to be funny.

They won't see any difference. Hearing, on the other hand...

Trump declares the Iran war “terminated” precisely on the 23rd anniversary of Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech. (h/t @kdbyproxy.bsky.social)

it's an 'acting' war, he likes acting, it gives him more flexibility

Ok, the internet wasn't a complete mistake.

I love Ukraine

Unfortunately the administration seems to have latched on to a key vulnerability in our constitutional order, which is that if you charge ahead and do the illegal thing, you often get most of the result you wanted even if you later lose in court.

Support. This. Man.

this line from alito’s opinion, that the question before the court was “whether compliance with the Voting Rights Act should be added to our very short list of compelling interests that can justify racial discrimination,” is truly orwellian

They really are www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP4y... bsky.app/profile/allh...

Twitter engagement bait: me or the PS5😏😏😏 Bluesky engagement bait: what's your favorite part about being thirty eight? mine is finally being able to unpack some of my unhealed trauma from from taking AP classes as a high school sophomore

Duel-class shares are *against capitalism* it's the most insane corrupt self-defeating thing and should be banned, taxed out of existence also works

I have picked up 100 follows in about the last month. A few of them are even not bots! Thank you (including to the bots)!

700! Thanks to all my followers! 🎉

Floridian waterdance therapy.

When the little people in my phone don't escape:

Happy 80th birthday, Tim Curry.

One of my favourite episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation

One of my favourite episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation

fun syllogism. We can’t have a functioning democracy if we think our opponents are evil. our opponents are evil. Ergo, we must either lie to ourselves or we don’t have a functioning democracy.

@eschatonblog.com [RECORD SCRATCH] www.eschatonblog.com/2026/04/ston...

Dying in office because you insisted on clinging to power until the very end instead of letting a new generation of leaders rise should be seen for the shameful, egomaniacal act that it is.

Just this part is great

How easily they look to destroy what people have spent years building. People like Hegseth actually hate hard work and true accomplishment because it exposes how little merit and competence they themselves possess.

Every major news organization should be producing and promoting something along the lines of "Erratic and volatile president threatens to restart his war of aggression against Iran and order massive assault on civilian infrastructure, a possible war crime. Who will tell him no?"

Lmao this random article hasn't aged well

how is this literally happening in real life

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Asking New Yorkers if they’ve been personally victimized by Santacon is very funny actually www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-h...

Quote post with something good that lasted longer than the Confederacy (1861-1865) Lost (2004–2010)

this is a microcosm of the world as conservatives want it, where “merit” means an unrestricted good ol’ boys club

"I don't really have an opinion on that." Let the record reflect this is in fact the random normal American reaction to the trans sports question

why does this exist? Surely the NEW YORK FUCKING TIMES could call an actual historian to write something about this for them? There are guys out there who devote their entire careers just to Historical Pope Studies