austin
@bainard.bsky.social
jorts authority. head dude at bsky.app/profile/beermiscuous.bsky.social in Chicago. Free Palestine. he/him
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It’s not complicated. The last NU board chair was the board chair of General Dynamics, which makes the shells for Istraeli tanks. No pro publica style investigation needed, journalists and faculty (and student speakers at the encampment!) have been screaming this for years. No one cares.
Still haven't read the full agreement because I deserve nice things occasionally. But there's really a need for a propublica-type investigation into the social network of these boards, presidents, & donors with the admin. At the same time, exploring the similarities and differences across deals.
I would love to see detailed reporting about how these deals come together. This one looks like an inside job even more than Columbia’s.
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It’s not complicated. The last NU board chair was the board chair of General Dynamics, which makes the shells for Istraeli tanks. No pro publica style investigation needed, journalists and faculty (and student speakers at the encampment!) have been screaming this for years. No one cares.
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Fun new beers galore this week, including the spruce saison trifecta from is/was and the Sleepy Bear series from Werk Force!
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Fun new beers galore this week, including the spruce saison trifecta from is/was and the Sleepy Bear series from Werk Force!
lmao reggie miller out here catching strays
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
lmao reggie miller out here catching strays
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Well, was wondering if this would happen while I was writing a book about him. RIP to one of the greats of the modern theatre. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Well, was wondering if this would happen while I was writing a book about him. RIP to one of the greats of the modern theatre. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
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The @medillschool.bsky.social was silent as 200+ journalists were murdered in Gaza, was silent as their own students were threatened w beating by police, then suspended me and denied me tenure for standing w the students. It is not a journalism school, it is a school for teaching cowardice & fascism
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The @medillschool.bsky.social was silent as 200+ journalists were murdered in Gaza, was silent as their own students were threatened w beating by police, then suspended me and denied me tenure for standing w the students. It is not a journalism school, it is a school for teaching cowardice & fascism
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Northwestern:
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Northwestern:
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Today I learned that two-thirds of the band that would become ZZ Top started their careers by touring the U.S. while falsely claiming to be the British band the Zombies.
www.buzzfeed.com/danielralsto...
www.buzzfeed.com/danielralsto...
The True Story Of The Fake Zombies, The Strangest Con In Rock History
In 1969, the Zombies had a huge hit single, despite having broken up two years earlier. To meet the unexpected demand, one promoter did the only sensible thing: hire four kids from Texas to tour Ameri...
www.buzzfeed.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today I learned that two-thirds of the band that would become ZZ Top started their careers by touring the U.S. while falsely claiming to be the British band the Zombies.
www.buzzfeed.com/danielralsto...
www.buzzfeed.com/danielralsto...
legislated medical malpractice. great job everyone.
And one more other thing I’m seeing now, that Northwestern unsurprisingly didn’t mention in its statement, effectively banning gender affirming care at NU school of medicine
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
legislated medical malpractice. great job everyone.
It's cynical for me to say this, but Northwestern bringing back an octogenarian whose name is already plastered all over campus with the implicit ask to be the dude who signs the Big Capitulation to the current administration in exchange for a bag of magic beans seems like it was the plan all along.
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's cynical for me to say this, but Northwestern bringing back an octogenarian whose name is already plastered all over campus with the implicit ask to be the dude who signs the Big Capitulation to the current administration in exchange for a bag of magic beans seems like it was the plan all along.
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Critics have claimed the recipe requires half a dozen eggs, while others have noted that only six eggs are required
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Critics have claimed the recipe requires half a dozen eggs, while others have noted that only six eggs are required
with the current regime underwater in polling by around 30 points and faring worse by the day, NU have decided that now is the time to show them their bellies and play ball.
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 2:05 PM
with the current regime underwater in polling by around 30 points and faring worse by the day, NU have decided that now is the time to show them their bellies and play ball.
the university expects lucy to hold the football in place for the next month
The university said it expects funding to be restored within 30 days and establish a committee to ensure compliance with the agreement
Agreement linked here:
www.northwestern.edu/president/do...
Agreement linked here:
www.northwestern.edu/president/do...
www.northwestern.edu
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
the university expects lucy to hold the football in place for the next month
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It's notable that this comes, over the widespread opposition of their own faculty, after Trump's support has dropped like a rock and a bunch of the administration's other power grabs are losing momentum even on the legal front.
The gentry running NU are doing this because they want to.
The gentry running NU are doing this because they want to.
Northwestern joins the growing list of US universities which are caving to Trump by agreeing to illegally ban trans people from facilities.
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It's notable that this comes, over the widespread opposition of their own faculty, after Trump's support has dropped like a rock and a bunch of the administration's other power grabs are losing momentum even on the legal front.
The gentry running NU are doing this because they want to.
The gentry running NU are doing this because they want to.
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me, smart, a big-shot university president, paying the Danegeld: that should be the last we hear from the Dane
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
me, smart, a big-shot university president, paying the Danegeld: that should be the last we hear from the Dane
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This article says about 1500 people are now allowed in at a time, less than half of the 3500 allowed when COVID restrictions were in place, makes zero sense
City officials surprised vendors at Chicago’s most popular holiday market by imposing new crowd restrictions just hours before it opened last Friday.
City officials impose crowd restrictions on Christkindlmarket, creating uncertainty for vendors
chicago.suntimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This article says about 1500 people are now allowed in at a time, less than half of the 3500 allowed when COVID restrictions were in place, makes zero sense
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There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
It is absolutely wild to me that anyone in or around Chicago legitimately believes that Christkindlmarkt, a massive tchotchke emporium with overpriced mulled cider and glögg populated by nothing but the most holiday-pilled aunties from Big Ten country, is a security risk, requiring hundreds of cops.
The Christkindlmarkt thing is so funny top to bottom. America so starved for vibrant public spaces and events that this winter craft fair gets Disneyland-level regional demand, and this is seen as a problem to be solved with cops and security
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It is absolutely wild to me that anyone in or around Chicago legitimately believes that Christkindlmarkt, a massive tchotchke emporium with overpriced mulled cider and glögg populated by nothing but the most holiday-pilled aunties from Big Ten country, is a security risk, requiring hundreds of cops.
Happy 25th, Since I Left You.
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Happy 25th, Since I Left You.
Utrecht is one of Europe's hidden gems. A big college town that's friendly to tourists as well.
A mile of Utrecht's Amsterdamsestraatweg w 300 businesses, buses, freight & 20K bikes/day was rebuilt last year. It's so good
2.5m bike lanes on both sides of the road
1.8m sidewalks
1.4 million pavers
116 new trees
5 new plazas
new lights bus shelters & sewer lines
...58 fewer car parking spots
2.5m bike lanes on both sides of the road
1.8m sidewalks
1.4 million pavers
116 new trees
5 new plazas
new lights bus shelters & sewer lines
...58 fewer car parking spots
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Utrecht is one of Europe's hidden gems. A big college town that's friendly to tourists as well.
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Remember, Thanksgiving isn’t easy for everybody. Some people got sewn into Charlie Brown’s pants at the big parade and, to this day, can’t stand bald boys because when they see them, they think they’re back in the pants.
November 28, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Remember, Thanksgiving isn’t easy for everybody. Some people got sewn into Charlie Brown’s pants at the big parade and, to this day, can’t stand bald boys because when they see them, they think they’re back in the pants.
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One of the big issues of our time is seeing 'young people cant afford homes' and 'homeowners cant afford to be taxed more' as two separate problems, rather than the inevitable consequence of an economy built around inflated house prices to placate landlords
Some sympathy for this potentially made up woman but I wonder how the poster feels about the numerous people who would love to be able to call a house their own and form relationships with their neighbours but can't because of the housing market. Does their emotional plea count for anything?
Mumsnet is already on the case.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
One of the big issues of our time is seeing 'young people cant afford homes' and 'homeowners cant afford to be taxed more' as two separate problems, rather than the inevitable consequence of an economy built around inflated house prices to placate landlords
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what idiot called him chris gaines instead of darth brooks
September 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
what idiot called him chris gaines instead of darth brooks
*middle schooler mocking his sibling voice* ith thith platform thtill mathively againtht ai or hath it moved more towardth aktheptanthe?
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
*middle schooler mocking his sibling voice* ith thith platform thtill mathively againtht ai or hath it moved more towardth aktheptanthe?
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Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
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November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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