This is a reminder that there is a deeply engrained cultural resistance to accepting that many people who are habitually revered as elites are actually monsters. It will take diligent work to adjust to the truth.

I freaking ❤️ Chicago

Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.

The second time this month, management canceled a bargaining session, but we show up for each other. That's why it's bigger than a contract. #UAKU @weareku #AFT #AAUP

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

An outpouring of Mexican corridos to honor two martyrs of Minneapolis. Emerging playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

One of the best organizers I know in the Twin Cities has a great line, "We can't always take away the hurt, but we can take away the alone."

I mean it’s true that there are “paid agitators” in Minneapolis. There are 3000 of them and they’ve assassinated two people.

ICE is the invader. Abolition now.

Minnesota in rebellion against the empire.

Anti-ICE protesters fill the streets of downtown Minneapolis during an "ICE Out" rally on Jan. 23. 📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ

A hope nugget for today skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...

Literally

Our union rallied then marched to the chancellor's office. Admin didn't like our noise and cancelled today's bargaining. If they think we're going to fold and take a weak contact, they have misunderstood the assignment. #UAKU #AFT #AAUP

If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status. Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487

In 1960 MLK gave a lecture at a small college in the middle of Kansas. Tonight people gathered around the same lectern in the same room to hear a restored recording of the speech, challenging us to remain maladjusted to a society bent on injustice.

🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.

I have a champion sweatshirt that's older than ICE. We will not miss them at all

The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose

The weekly Lawrence, KS demonstration against the Trump regime was up about 10x today.

Holiday leftovers

Watch Zohran's inauguration celebration. We can have nice things.

cleaning out old electronics took me to a camera, an SD card, and the last look at my childhood home.

My kid's band got a great notice from the local scene press, no. 2 on this list iheartlocalmusic.com/2025/12/21/t...

2025 is in its last days. 2026 is unwritten.

CBS knew what they were doing when they appointed Weiss and were discredited already from that point.

Defend Academic Freedom – Urge SJSU to Reinstate Dr. Sang Hea Kil share.nwmd.social/s/A2b9RbmU

Good morning

As for me, I will be following the Unofficial Football World Championship, currently held by Kosovo after beating Sweden in September. Come along if you enjoy the planeterity of football but can't stomach FIFA's bloody corruption. www.theufwc.com

Maybe when he closes his eyes, he's driving the hurricanes away

I know they probably think they're being clever and out- maneuvering the narcissist, but this is grotesquely perverse as the story of murder in the Caribbean unfolds daily.

First amendment education for Oklahoma administrators: Students have the right to say and think what they want, but not the right to claim it is psychology.

One of the worst things I've seen go unmentioned about the Oklahoma situation is that a college instructor has been suspended for doing their job.

The thing about the Flatline EP is you can listen to the whole thing on a break at work. #punk #hardcore #postHardCore #postxc #lfk flatlinelfk.bandcamp.com/album/down-t...

#punk #posthc #PostHardCore #LFK

My kiddo and his band made an EP and it rocks bandcamp.com/this_is_an_a...

Thank you students! I happen to know that critical university studies played a role in generating support for this. www.kansan.com/news/student...

If you are attending the American Studies Association conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico this week, check out the Ethnography Caucus sessions. In particular, come to our fall meeting on Friday at 3:00 p.m. to get involved in the caucus.

When building staff and students support your bargaining session.

Hit the breaking point this morning with Michigan after hearing about their planned data center in Ypsi. Put all my in-progress posts on the back burner to write this (which I have also sent to UMGiving). substack.com/@kconrad/not...

Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.

I know the one-pint deli container is widely used and appreciated, but I really think I broke some new ground here on storing an open can.

This barbaric regime must end

This is very, very bad.

New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.

This year I learned about Japanese #mundaneHalloween costumes and they are exactly what I needed.

Is there actually a reason I'm not aware of, to take an extended call on speaker in an airport? Trying to look beyond my own experience.