@billconnell163.bsky.social
Historian, author of After Moctezuma Oklahoma U Press 2011, writing about 18th century Mexican crime and murder. AAUP advocacy chapter vice president.
Not a great day to be a Buffalo fan today. The Bills and the Sabres both have an inability to score and a crisis of confidence.
October 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Not a great day to be a Buffalo fan today. The Bills and the Sabres both have an inability to score and a crisis of confidence.
How far we have come that a dozen people shot with at least 4 deaths barely makes the NYT. No one should have this much power. Are mass shootings now this ordinary?
At Least 4 Dead in Bar Shooting in South Carolina, Sheriff Says www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
At Least 4 Dead in Bar Shooting in South Carolina, Sheriff Says www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
At Least 4 Dead in Bar Shooting in South Carolina, Sheriff Says
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
How far we have come that a dozen people shot with at least 4 deaths barely makes the NYT. No one should have this much power. Are mass shootings now this ordinary?
At Least 4 Dead in Bar Shooting in South Carolina, Sheriff Says www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
At Least 4 Dead in Bar Shooting in South Carolina, Sheriff Says www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
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I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Letter Regarding Compact
MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors October 6, 2025 Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” MIT has been invited by the federal governmen...
docs.google.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Strange way to start Sunday. @nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Strange way to start Sunday. @nytimes.com
No Kings Williamsburg Va!
June 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
No Kings Williamsburg Va!
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Hoy compartimos el sexto video que curador José Montelongo preparó para su exhibición "Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature".
Ahora en la JCB!
Ahora en la JCB!
May 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hoy compartimos el sexto video que curador José Montelongo preparó para su exhibición "Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature".
Ahora en la JCB!
Ahora en la JCB!
Perhaps Nero can fiddle while we wait for the quo. Just because corrupt actors know how to do this does not mean the absence of an explicit action on the horizon. Will the NYT remember when it drops? Good grief, no one gives anyone anything worth that much without corrupt intent.
Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
May 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Perhaps Nero can fiddle while we wait for the quo. Just because corrupt actors know how to do this does not mean the absence of an explicit action on the horizon. Will the NYT remember when it drops? Good grief, no one gives anyone anything worth that much without corrupt intent.
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Undermining the NEH, National Archives, Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian all at once also tells us this 360 is not just about higher ed or research but about how we have (finally, slowly, imperfectly) expanded the American story.
The scope of issues confronting research and scholarship is 😱🤯 among them for publications the profusion of AI slop.
But the direct political intervention in funding and publishing research as well as in libraries and universities shows this to be a 360 crisis.
But the direct political intervention in funding and publishing research as well as in libraries and universities shows this to be a 360 crisis.
Since this was published yesterday, NPR reports JAMA joins NEJM on the list of journals that confirms they’ve been sent threatening letters by Trump’s DOJ, ominously referencing their tax-exempt status in a bid to compel regime-friendly editorial choices.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
May 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Undermining the NEH, National Archives, Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian all at once also tells us this 360 is not just about higher ed or research but about how we have (finally, slowly, imperfectly) expanded the American story.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/w...
They are not even trying to hide it. Shame.
They are not even trying to hide it. Shame.
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/w...
They are not even trying to hide it. Shame.
They are not even trying to hide it. Shame.
Governor Pritzker calls current democratic leadership and pundits “politicians whose simpering timidity served as kindle for the arsonists now urge us not to reach for the hose. Pritzker.” Harsh but we need to hear it. He is strong and a supporter of labor - worth 30 mins.
youtu.be/zMndfvxVeRo?...
youtu.be/zMndfvxVeRo?...
Gov. Pritzker blasts Republicans and ‘do-nothing Democrats' in fiery speech (FULL)
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
youtu.be
April 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Governor Pritzker calls current democratic leadership and pundits “politicians whose simpering timidity served as kindle for the arsonists now urge us not to reach for the hose. Pritzker.” Harsh but we need to hear it. He is strong and a supporter of labor - worth 30 mins.
youtu.be/zMndfvxVeRo?...
youtu.be/zMndfvxVeRo?...
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revolution.
music credit: The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
music credit: The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
April 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
revolution.
music credit: The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
music credit: The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
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Leafing through the (>500 GB!) digital copy of this Sebastian Münster MS that @adamjmosley.bsky.social pointed out, and the image of Japan just off Central America's west coast is a wild reminder of Europe's pre-Magellan uncertainty on the size of the globe: opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/title/BV0374...
April 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Leafing through the (>500 GB!) digital copy of this Sebastian Münster MS that @adamjmosley.bsky.social pointed out, and the image of Japan just off Central America's west coast is a wild reminder of Europe's pre-Magellan uncertainty on the size of the globe: opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/title/BV0374...
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Scenes at Harvard Square right now: community leaders in solidarity with Harvard faculty call out federal overreach for what it is: an attack on academic freedom — and democracy itself.
April 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Scenes at Harvard Square right now: community leaders in solidarity with Harvard faculty call out federal overreach for what it is: an attack on academic freedom — and democracy itself.
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The many triumphed over the money in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election yesterday.
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford, to the people of Wisconsin, and to everyone fighting for a just and free America. Let's keep going.
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford, to the people of Wisconsin, and to everyone fighting for a just and free America. Let's keep going.
April 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The many triumphed over the money in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election yesterday.
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford, to the people of Wisconsin, and to everyone fighting for a just and free America. Let's keep going.
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford, to the people of Wisconsin, and to everyone fighting for a just and free America. Let's keep going.
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Raúl Jiménez sigue como líder absoluto de México y ha dado la primera Concacaf Nations League a México al vencer a Panamá dos goles a uno. #CONCACAFNationsLeague #MexicanosenEuropa
¡Campeones! Raúl da a México su primera Nations League
Raúl Jiménez sigue como líder absoluto de México y ha dado la primera Concacaf Nations League a México al vencer a Panamá dos goles a uno.
www.mxfutbol.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Raúl Jiménez sigue como líder absoluto de México y ha dado la primera Concacaf Nations League a México al vencer a Panamá dos goles a uno. #CONCACAFNationsLeague #MexicanosenEuropa
3 killed, 15 injured in mass shooting at 'unsanctioned car show' in New Mexico park - NBC News
So
Much for that whole “guns save lives” argument . . . Again. It’s amazing we tolerate this level of violence by allowing people to carry weapons that can do this much harm
So
Much for that whole “guns save lives” argument . . . Again. It’s amazing we tolerate this level of violence by allowing people to carry weapons that can do this much harm
March 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
3 killed, 15 injured in mass shooting at 'unsanctioned car show' in New Mexico park - NBC News
So
Much for that whole “guns save lives” argument . . . Again. It’s amazing we tolerate this level of violence by allowing people to carry weapons that can do this much harm
So
Much for that whole “guns save lives” argument . . . Again. It’s amazing we tolerate this level of violence by allowing people to carry weapons that can do this much harm
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“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
www.latimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to steal from us so regularly, so openly, so unapologetically that Americans just accept it as normal.
We can’t let them. I’m headed to the Senate floor right now to lay out the story of 6 weeks of stunning, brazen White House corruption.
We can’t let them. I’m headed to the Senate floor right now to lay out the story of 6 weeks of stunning, brazen White House corruption.
March 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to steal from us so regularly, so openly, so unapologetically that Americans just accept it as normal.
We can’t let them. I’m headed to the Senate floor right now to lay out the story of 6 weeks of stunning, brazen White House corruption.
We can’t let them. I’m headed to the Senate floor right now to lay out the story of 6 weeks of stunning, brazen White House corruption.
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You need to post the video everywhere. Every American should watch this. youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
You need to post the video everywhere. Every American should watch this. youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...
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NEW: The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes.
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would…
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March 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes.
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
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We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o.... “Musk is proving before our eyes, working 120 hours a week is not the same as doing a good job”.
Opinion | Elon Musk Is the World’s Richest Man. Why Is He Sleeping on an Office Floor?
For today’s entrepreneurs, work isn’t merely a way to get things done; it’s also a “superpower” that confers the right to impose their vision on the world.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o.... “Musk is proving before our eyes, working 120 hours a week is not the same as doing a good job”.