Paul Sacco
@socialworkteacher.bsky.social
I am a professor of social work at the University of Maryland-Baltimore.
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Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
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It's Narcissistic Personality Disorder as well as Antisocial Personality Disorder. Beyond any shadow of a doubt.
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It's Narcissistic Personality Disorder as well as Antisocial Personality Disorder. Beyond any shadow of a doubt.
I hope Lindsey Graham will stand by his previous commitments.
Lindsey Graham sponsored the Afghan Adjustment Act: “This is the right thing to do. The people who were there with us in the fight who are here in America need to stay. This will be their new home. We have a moral obligation to these people and they will make great citizens.”
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I hope Lindsey Graham will stand by his previous commitments.
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The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
The sad and infuriating capitulation of Northwestern.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The sad and infuriating capitulation of Northwestern.
Yes! These aren't opposing approaches but can and should be part of an integrated approach.
Opinion: Public health should embrace GLP-1 drugs without abandoning obesity prevention www.statnews.com/2025/11/28/w...
Public health should embrace GLP-1 drugs without abandoning obesity prevention
Public health must embrace weight loss drugs without giving up on stopping obesity in the first place.
www.statnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Yes! These aren't opposing approaches but can and should be part of an integrated approach.
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Let’s do the same with Trump.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Let’s do the same with Trump.
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Watching the Ken Burns series on the Revolution and learning that the Marquis de Lafayette was 19 years old and if you need me I will be walking into the ocean.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Watching the Ken Burns series on the Revolution and learning that the Marquis de Lafayette was 19 years old and if you need me I will be walking into the ocean.
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@bsky.app - I think you should do what X/Twitter did and show the originating location of people's accounts.
The last 2 days have been interesting. I see recent activity here similar to what goes on in the bad place.
The last 2 days have been interesting. I see recent activity here similar to what goes on in the bad place.
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@bsky.app - I think you should do what X/Twitter did and show the originating location of people's accounts.
The last 2 days have been interesting. I see recent activity here similar to what goes on in the bad place.
The last 2 days have been interesting. I see recent activity here similar to what goes on in the bad place.
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Syllabus: Says we have class today
Course website: Says we have class today
Students in my email:
- Do we have class today?
- I won't be in class this week. Can you can accommodate my vacation/travel plans?
Can we just stop trying to have class the week of Thanksgiving?
Course website: Says we have class today
Students in my email:
- Do we have class today?
- I won't be in class this week. Can you can accommodate my vacation/travel plans?
Can we just stop trying to have class the week of Thanksgiving?
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Syllabus: Says we have class today
Course website: Says we have class today
Students in my email:
- Do we have class today?
- I won't be in class this week. Can you can accommodate my vacation/travel plans?
Can we just stop trying to have class the week of Thanksgiving?
Course website: Says we have class today
Students in my email:
- Do we have class today?
- I won't be in class this week. Can you can accommodate my vacation/travel plans?
Can we just stop trying to have class the week of Thanksgiving?
I mean, what could possibly go wrong? #academicsky www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
Morgan State could one day run entirely on AI
The historically Black college may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.
www.thebanner.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I mean, what could possibly go wrong? #academicsky www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Democracy dies in dampness
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Democracy dies in dampness
Sometimes it’s hard to watch Barack Obama just be himself because he is a living reminder of how Presidents are supposed to behave.
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Sometimes it’s hard to watch Barack Obama just be himself because he is a living reminder of how Presidents are supposed to behave.
Social Work too 😤
White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby https://theonion.com/white-house-reclassifies-nursing-as-hobby/
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Social Work too 😤
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#AcademicSky
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump could reshape academic freedom and federal oversight, writes The Guardian today
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump could reshape academic freedom and federal oversight, writes The Guardian today
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump set a dangerous precedent | Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor
The bespoke agreements are full of peril for the universities, allowing the federal government to quietly exert control
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#AcademicSky
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump could reshape academic freedom and federal oversight, writes The Guardian today
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump could reshape academic freedom and federal oversight, writes The Guardian today
Hahahahahahahaha!
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Hahahahahahahaha!
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We do know who killed JFK. The Warren Commission was an incredibly thorough and good-faith effort to prove and document what had happened, which they did. The conspiracy theories arose in spite of best efforts to avoid them, but there really isn't anything they could have reasonably done better.
My first political memory - exactly 62 years ago right now, a 4-year-old boy trying to understand his mom's tears - is still the biggest event in my lifetime. We still (IMO) don't *really* know who killed JFK, but we know the public's trust was shattered. It's a straight line to today's mess
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We do know who killed JFK. The Warren Commission was an incredibly thorough and good-faith effort to prove and document what had happened, which they did. The conspiracy theories arose in spite of best efforts to avoid them, but there really isn't anything they could have reasonably done better.
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BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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lets be honest the audience for Olivia Nuzzi is the exact same dudes who were fighting to pay Elizabeth Holmes
And the article in the quoted post is a good indication that the audience for a lot of these pieces is really just other DC pundits they see for drinks
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
lets be honest the audience for Olivia Nuzzi is the exact same dudes who were fighting to pay Elizabeth Holmes
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I am both a patriotic American and a strident Atlanticist and it is for both those reasons that I firmly believe Europe should ice us out of NATO until we have our head back on our shoulders
There is nothing to gain and everything to lose by showing up for handshake photo-ops with our mad king
There is nothing to gain and everything to lose by showing up for handshake photo-ops with our mad king
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I am both a patriotic American and a strident Atlanticist and it is for both those reasons that I firmly believe Europe should ice us out of NATO until we have our head back on our shoulders
There is nothing to gain and everything to lose by showing up for handshake photo-ops with our mad king
There is nothing to gain and everything to lose by showing up for handshake photo-ops with our mad king