Dr. Joe Krulder
@joekrulder.bsky.social
Proud dad, lucky husband, an existentialist historian of the 18th-century Atlantic, laughing as I go. Author of “The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain” (2021)
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
(in a smug announcer voice)
“Brought to you by, AI.”
Actively Increasing (your electric bill).
“Brought to you by, AI.”
Actively Increasing (your electric bill).
Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
seiu.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
(in a smug announcer voice)
“Brought to you by, AI.”
Actively Increasing (your electric bill).
“Brought to you by, AI.”
Actively Increasing (your electric bill).
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PLS REPOST
"Democracy is not a spectator sport; it's a participatory event.
If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy."
Michael Moore"
PLS OUR #Change.org PETITION👇 & CALL #Congress to impeach & convict #Trump & his Admin.
#UNITEDWeStand
www.change.org/p/with-this-...
#BlueCrew
"Democracy is not a spectator sport; it's a participatory event.
If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy."
Michael Moore"
PLS OUR #Change.org PETITION👇 & CALL #Congress to impeach & convict #Trump & his Admin.
#UNITEDWeStand
www.change.org/p/with-this-...
#BlueCrew
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
PLS REPOST
"Democracy is not a spectator sport; it's a participatory event.
If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy."
Michael Moore"
PLS OUR #Change.org PETITION👇 & CALL #Congress to impeach & convict #Trump & his Admin.
#UNITEDWeStand
www.change.org/p/with-this-...
#BlueCrew
"Democracy is not a spectator sport; it's a participatory event.
If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy."
Michael Moore"
PLS OUR #Change.org PETITION👇 & CALL #Congress to impeach & convict #Trump & his Admin.
#UNITEDWeStand
www.change.org/p/with-this-...
#BlueCrew
History says it’s called populism, and it’s about damn time
Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message. n.pr/3XLWU62
Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party
Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
History says it’s called populism, and it’s about damn time
Reminds me of these lyrics,
“Homophobes in the high command / Waiting for the rapture like it’s Disneyland.“
Karen Casey
Documents show Pentagon preparing to sever ties with Scouting
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
“Homophobes in the high command / Waiting for the rapture like it’s Disneyland.“
Karen Casey
Documents show Pentagon preparing to sever ties with Scouting
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Reminds me of these lyrics,
“Homophobes in the high command / Waiting for the rapture like it’s Disneyland.“
Karen Casey
Documents show Pentagon preparing to sever ties with Scouting
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
“Homophobes in the high command / Waiting for the rapture like it’s Disneyland.“
Karen Casey
Documents show Pentagon preparing to sever ties with Scouting
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
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am I even awake right now?
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
am I even awake right now?
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The UCMJ was taught to me in Boot Camp. It was written in 1950 in response to post-war Nazis on trial stating they were “just following orders.” Thus, the UCMJ codifies legal orders from illegal orders.
Leavitt: "All lawful -- all orders -- lawful orders are presumed to be legal by our service members."
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The UCMJ was taught to me in Boot Camp. It was written in 1950 in response to post-war Nazis on trial stating they were “just following orders.” Thus, the UCMJ codifies legal orders from illegal orders.
Hey world, be more like Bhutan!
Bhutan PM on leading the first carbon-negative nation: ‘The wellbeing of our people is at the centre of our agenda’ #Climate
Bhutan PM on leading the first carbon-negative nation: ‘The wellbeing of our people is at the centre of our agenda’
Exclusive: Tshering Tobgay says his country is doing ‘a lot more than our fair share’ on climate and west must step up ‘for the happiness of your people’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Hey world, be more like Bhutan!
Bhutan achieved it.
We only have one planet. And its climate affects everything.
The EU Parliament has just voted to reduce emissions by 90% by 2040. Once agreed with member states, the target becomes EU law.
🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/dD9prX
The EU Parliament has just voted to reduce emissions by 90% by 2040. Once agreed with member states, the target becomes EU law.
🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/dD9prX
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Bhutan achieved it.
Trusting in billionaires is a fool’s game. How do you think they became billionaires?
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Trusting in billionaires is a fool’s game. How do you think they became billionaires?
If so, may the media folks not bury the story on page 17 of the “A” section. Looking at you @nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If so, may the media folks not bury the story on page 17 of the “A” section. Looking at you @nytimes.com
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Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
In summer of 2011, I taught aboard the USS Philippine Sea. I wasn’t the only civilian. Aboard was an Arabic translator from Somalia. Smart, earnest in his job, he eventually found a home in the USA.
Trump terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
www.npr.org/2025/11/22/g...
Trump terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
www.npr.org/2025/11/22/g...
Trump says he's terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
President Donald Trump said Friday night that he's "immediately" terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota. The state has the nation's largest Somali community.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In summer of 2011, I taught aboard the USS Philippine Sea. I wasn’t the only civilian. Aboard was an Arabic translator from Somalia. Smart, earnest in his job, he eventually found a home in the USA.
Trump terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
www.npr.org/2025/11/22/g...
Trump terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
www.npr.org/2025/11/22/g...
Hahahahaha. TRUE
Google Brexited their own search engine.
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Hahahahaha. TRUE
Pretty much
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Pretty much
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Trump is the only president impeached twice. He knows the Democrats will impeach him again if they gain control. The trick is to have enough Democrats in the House and Senate to convict him. Let’s vote for people with the courage to do it. It should be apart of their campaign pledge. Do you agree? 🔄
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Trump is the only president impeached twice. He knows the Democrats will impeach him again if they gain control. The trick is to have enough Democrats in the House and Senate to convict him. Let’s vote for people with the courage to do it. It should be apart of their campaign pledge. Do you agree? 🔄
Met with congressional candidate Audrey Denney, today. We discussed California’s Job First grants, how funds are distributed, and the reporting measures and agencies via this state’s community college system. We also talked about what I’m working on at Yuba College within that umbrella, plus…
November 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Met with congressional candidate Audrey Denney, today. We discussed California’s Job First grants, how funds are distributed, and the reporting measures and agencies via this state’s community college system. We also talked about what I’m working on at Yuba College within that umbrella, plus…
I’m old enough to remember that in the late 1990s, the Republican campaign to retake the White House was to return it to decency.
Raskin: "The condoning by President Trump of the assassination of Mr. Khashoggi, preceded by one day President Trump essentially endorsing threats against the lives of our colleagues…We can't allow a situation to develop where POTUS is condoning the assassination of foreign or American leaders."
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I’m old enough to remember that in the late 1990s, the Republican campaign to retake the White House was to return it to decency.
Ahem. I rooted for the Blue Jays!
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Ahem. I rooted for the Blue Jays!
The billionaire class has come to own numerous media outlets. As Benjamin Barber wrote, McWorld is no friend of democracy. Exhibit A for today, the @nytimes.com
The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The billionaire class has come to own numerous media outlets. As Benjamin Barber wrote, McWorld is no friend of democracy. Exhibit A for today, the @nytimes.com
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I have nothing nice to say.
🤬 The emoji speaks for me.
🤬 The emoji speaks for me.
NEWSWEEK: “Chinese immigrant found hanging in ICE detention with his hands and feet tied behind him… Chaofeng Ge died 4 days after entering ICE custody in Pennsylvania… deaths in ICE custody have gone up under Trump…”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I have nothing nice to say.
🤬 The emoji speaks for me.
🤬 The emoji speaks for me.
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“We need to start, now, to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, by at least 5% per year. This must happen in order to have a chance to avoid unmanageable & extremely costly climate impacts affecting all people in the world.” PIKs J. Rockström @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30: Scientists warn countries must act decisively to protect people and life or risk ‘suffering for billions’ – as it happened
As president Lula tries to find common ground between negotiating countries, planetary scientists say emissions must be urgently cut
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“We need to start, now, to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, by at least 5% per year. This must happen in order to have a chance to avoid unmanageable & extremely costly climate impacts affecting all people in the world.” PIKs J. Rockström @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...