This weirdness showed up in my email. A lot of the text is regurgitated directly from my CV, my website, and the book jacket and summary on Amazon. This is weird, right? This has got to be AI, right?

Going to say it again. Stop using AI cartoons in posts. There are plenty of editorial cartoonists who would be happy to let you repost their work; just ask them.

PpphD level AI

He says higher ed should be attainable for all. I agree. He says tuition should be lower. So do I. Where we differ is that I think the state should pay more to make those happen.

Higher education in Texas should not be under the dictatorial authority of one person, and that person certainly shouldn't be Greg Abbott. www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...

In the end we were just his latest casino and whatnot.

the entire paxton campaign is just gonna be republicans calling talarico gay over and over then offering coy denials when called on it and accusing the libs of being to sensitive when they call it out bsky.app/profile/came...

What’s interesting is that Paxton didn’t get more votes yesterday than in the original primary in March. He won because other Republican voters stayed home. Meanwhile Paxton got far fewer votes, either time. than either Talarico or Crockett in their primary election results in March

This is a crucial part of campaigning in Texas, even, where you are -- by the nature of the state's electorate -- courting the possibility of crossover voters

He's neither of those things (not that it matters) but Paxton definitely is a criminal and a religious zealot.

University administrators two years ago: we can’t allow social justice movements to change the university as we know it University administrators today: in order to accommodate the new probabilistic bullshit generator no one likes we must change everything about the university

Ken Paxton was indicted by a grand jury, investigated by the FBI, and impeached by his own party. If you look up the word swamp in the dictionary you should see a picture of his face.

We're going to learn if Republicans can grab a win with an issueless campaign and a dull, corrupt, and dishonest candidate against one of genuine principle, charm, and substance. This may be the most important test of our democracy anywhere in the country.

Cornyn lost his race to the bottom.

Everything you need to know about Paxton vs. Talarico is in this tweet.

Let's make this the last election Ken Paxton ever wins.

It's early, but it looks like Cornyn isn't just going to lose, he's going to get stomped.

Talarico: I’m an eighth-generation Texan. I’ve been eating barbecue since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment. And if all they have on me is lying about me being a vegan, I feel pretty good about our chances this November.

It’s really frightening.

Google is so borked

It doesn't bother me that he keeps going to the hospital. It bothers me that they keep letting him out.

It doesn’t matter who Democrats run. The right will smear them and the mainstream media will run with it. The question is: how will democrats fight? Or to be more honest, will they even fight at all?

Right now they're calling James Talarico a communist, which he's . . . not?

This is one of the reasons “we can’t run AOC” makes zero sense. The gop accused Bill Clinton of being a secret communist! They said Obamacare was socialism! The underlying policy just doesn’t matter, they’ll always make this attack. So why don’t we run someone who believes in things?

Academics when regular people are enjoying a holiday.

Honestly, one of the funniest tweets I've ever seen.

Ya'll. I am shook. In a good way. Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing Slavery

ok, but also a lot of us didn't want to have our own kids and are not looking through a window like Tiny Tim being sad about it. there are many ways to enjoy and support young people that aren't parenting. I chose education.

The UT board of regents, like every public university board in Texas, works only for Greg Abbott. He appointed every one of them, they do what he wants. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and communities have no voice whatsoever in how their schools are governed. www.statesman.com/news/educati...

If Cornyn loses the nomination, which seems likely now, he'll be a lame duck senator for six months. It's going to be interesting to see what he does with that time. Probably nothing.

I think a few generations down it’ll be discussed the way the Tulsa race massacre is now.

The fact that about a hundred people have tried to kill Trump and failed seems to suggest that his level of security is fine.

Twitter is a commercial product. The very idea that anyone has any kind of obligation to consume any particular commercial product is pure salesmanship and fundamentally un-American.

Alternate take: Fuck you.

Academics when regular people are enjoying a holiday.

Meanwhile I just hope I'll be able to collect my social security.

Thread on the real power in Texas higher education and a good reform suggestion that will require competitive elections to happen.

If I’m not evolved enough to understand it, then why did they have to steal my writing to train it?

The UT board of regents, like every public university board in Texas, works only for Greg Abbott. He appointed every one of them, they do what he wants. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and communities have no voice whatsoever in how their schools are governed. www.statesman.com/news/educati...

Robot legs are here and they aren’t going anywhere. [booing begins] Whether you like it or not we are going to cut off all of your legs and arms [booing intensifies] and heads and replace them all with robot legs and only robot legs [shouting over boos] well I can see you aren’t ready for the future

The best thing about a run-off election is that I get to vote again for my old friend @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social. Looking forward to helping her win in November too!

What ChatGPT does for troubled teens, SpaceX does for crypto billionaires.

Did A.I. write the list? www.kiiitv.com/article/news...

I was in a district with a hard-right Republican rep. Then Texas got redistricted, and now I'm in a district with a hard-right Democratic rep. 🙄

"He won't mind. I'll go to his next one."

I am heartbroken that Muhlenberg announced this week "the non-renewal of 13 faculty positions, as well as the elimination of 9 currently filled staff positions.” We are losing incredible faculty and staff with no clear justification for the criteria used. Students are rightly demanding transparency.

Reminds me of that amazing Olive Garden review that went viral a few years ago by a South Dakota restaurant critic who had apparently never eaten in a restaurant before. www.grandforksherald.com/lifestyle/th...