Richard Hudak
@drwh0.bsky.social
Contingent, itinerant, and hopefully not mendicant sociology professor. I’m a yogi and a cyclist to keep my soul and body free.
https://provisionalunderstanding.substack.com/
https://provisionalunderstanding.substack.com/
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“I’ve lived here for a long time, and I’ve never seen so many police cars.”
ICE’s occupation in Memphis, the largest Black-majority city in the US, has reshaped daily life, keeping kids out of school and parents from work, turning shopping into a mission that risks families being torn apart.
ICE’s occupation in Memphis, the largest Black-majority city in the US, has reshaped daily life, keeping kids out of school and parents from work, turning shopping into a mission that risks families being torn apart.
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“I’ve lived here for a long time, and I’ve never seen so many police cars.”
ICE’s occupation in Memphis, the largest Black-majority city in the US, has reshaped daily life, keeping kids out of school and parents from work, turning shopping into a mission that risks families being torn apart.
ICE’s occupation in Memphis, the largest Black-majority city in the US, has reshaped daily life, keeping kids out of school and parents from work, turning shopping into a mission that risks families being torn apart.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-claude-ai-vending-machine-agent-b7e84e34 #hilarious #ai #anthropic
(Edited 10:43 AM via @skeetsapp.com)
(Edited 10:43 AM via @skeetsapp.com)
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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There is actual racial discrimination occurring and people are suffering but sure, let’s focus on the musings of a bunch of elite white men posting from their elite positions about how they are the primary victims of racial discrimination in this country. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
There is actual racial discrimination occurring and people are suffering but sure, let’s focus on the musings of a bunch of elite white men posting from their elite positions about how they are the primary victims of racial discrimination in this country. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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BREAKING: Kennedy Niece Maria Shriver:
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
BREAKING: Kennedy Niece Maria Shriver:
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
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An ICE goon was posted by Logan Memorial Elementary School and got really irritated when neighbors started blowing their whistles to warn everyone about his presence. He tried to stop them but failed to scare them away. He finally decided to retreat.
December 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
An ICE goon was posted by Logan Memorial Elementary School and got really irritated when neighbors started blowing their whistles to warn everyone about his presence. He tried to stop them but failed to scare them away. He finally decided to retreat.
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"To know both countries is to watch, in split screen, two similar societies diverge radically in how they respond to an atrocity."
Two countries. Two tragedies. One huge difference.
In the wake of the Bondi massacre, Australia is uniting in a way that seems impossible in Donald Trump’s post-truth America.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"To know both countries is to watch, in split screen, two similar societies diverge radically in how they respond to an atrocity."
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Trump’s fantasy of triumphing over 3,000 years of history helped news outlets put into the rearview mirror the two brutal years Israel spent annihilating Gaza.
fair.org/home/the-gaz...
fair.org/home/the-gaz...
The Gaza Genocide Continues, Rebranded as a ‘Ceasefire’
Despite Trump’s pronouncement, a "peace" has not held, though the fantasy narrative has.
fair.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Trump’s fantasy of triumphing over 3,000 years of history helped news outlets put into the rearview mirror the two brutal years Israel spent annihilating Gaza.
fair.org/home/the-gaz...
fair.org/home/the-gaz...
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Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts does not have the statutory right to rename the facility. Key statutory and legal constraints include: Congressional Authority: The facility was established and named by federal statute as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy
December 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts does not have the statutory right to rename the facility. Key statutory and legal constraints include: Congressional Authority: The facility was established and named by federal statute as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy
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RFK Jr. has cancelled federal grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, claiming the work they fund “no longer aligns with departmental priorities.” Those grants weren’t about ideology.
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
RFK Jr. has cancelled federal grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, claiming the work they fund “no longer aligns with departmental priorities.” Those grants weren’t about ideology.
Motto of the Royal Society. “Take no one’s word for it.” https://bit.ly/48L5bh5
December 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Motto of the Royal Society. “Take no one’s word for it.” https://bit.ly/48L5bh5
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This applies to so many things (h/t @serwewx.bsky.social)
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This applies to so many things (h/t @serwewx.bsky.social)
Short blog post up. https://bit.ly/4rXuiom
December 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Short blog post up. https://bit.ly/4rXuiom
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Live Updates: Two people were killed and eight others injured in the engineering building at Brown University, mayor says.
Live updates: At least 2 killed and several hurt in shooting at Brown University, AP sources say
At least two people were killed Saturday in the area of Brown University, police said. The school issued an active shooter alert and urged students and staff to take shelter.
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Live Updates: Two people were killed and eight others injured in the engineering building at Brown University, mayor says.
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The results of POTUS#47 latest MRI have been released. 🤣🤣🤣
December 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The results of POTUS#47 latest MRI have been released. 🤣🤣🤣
As on the eve of the thirteenth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, Brown University is on lockdown with an active shooter, I am thinking of my Rhode Island friends.
December 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
As on the eve of the thirteenth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, Brown University is on lockdown with an active shooter, I am thinking of my Rhode Island friends.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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It took me a second or two, but then I laughed WAY too hard at this one. 🤣
December 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
It took me a second or two, but then I laughed WAY too hard at this one. 🤣
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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Trump is just the worst! The National Park Service is reshuffling its free-admission schedule so that visitors get in free on Donald Trump’s birthday next year, while Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth (previously free days) will now require regular entrance fees.
National Parks are now free on Trump's birthday, but not on MLK Jr. Day or Juneteenth
The Trump administration overhauled the list of free National Park days for 2026.
www.axios.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Trump is just the worst! The National Park Service is reshuffling its free-admission schedule so that visitors get in free on Donald Trump’s birthday next year, while Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth (previously free days) will now require regular entrance fees.