Michael Yarbrough (he/him)
@mwyarbrough.bsky.social
JD/PhD. Interdisciplinary sociologist, law & society, transnational gender & sexuality. I research marriage, esp in S Africa. And I organize with colleagues to defend higher ed. Opinions mine not employer's.
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One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
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America did mass higher education way earlier than any other country.
Americans were more likely to attend higher education than Europeans were in the 1950s. The British government explicitly cited the US as expanding mass higher education (as noted in the Robbins Report).
Americans were more likely to attend higher education than Europeans were in the 1950s. The British government explicitly cited the US as expanding mass higher education (as noted in the Robbins Report).
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
America did mass higher education way earlier than any other country.
Americans were more likely to attend higher education than Europeans were in the 1950s. The British government explicitly cited the US as expanding mass higher education (as noted in the Robbins Report).
Americans were more likely to attend higher education than Europeans were in the 1950s. The British government explicitly cited the US as expanding mass higher education (as noted in the Robbins Report).
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In the public speaking and advocacy that I’ve done nothing has made me happier than going to a non-flagship state college and meeting switched-on kids and faculty who are happy in their work, with SDSU, UTRGV and Mississippi College School of Law being standouts
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In the public speaking and advocacy that I’ve done nothing has made me happier than going to a non-flagship state college and meeting switched-on kids and faculty who are happy in their work, with SDSU, UTRGV and Mississippi College School of Law being standouts
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The interesting angle imo is that Mamdani was able to give Trump a photo op without it being more than a photo op: it wasn't "legitimizing" or "normalizing." He was able to do that because of the amount of political capital/goodwill he'd built with the left, which, idk, maybe more people should do?
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The interesting angle imo is that Mamdani was able to give Trump a photo op without it being more than a photo op: it wasn't "legitimizing" or "normalizing." He was able to do that because of the amount of political capital/goodwill he'd built with the left, which, idk, maybe more people should do?
Any delay in budget attacks or military invasion will help get the city more prepared before it happens, especially since he doesn't even hold any formal power yet.
And if he can forestall it entirely? That meeting could end up saving billions of dollars and hundreds or thousands of lives.
And if he can forestall it entirely? That meeting could end up saving billions of dollars and hundreds or thousands of lives.
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Any delay in budget attacks or military invasion will help get the city more prepared before it happens, especially since he doesn't even hold any formal power yet.
And if he can forestall it entirely? That meeting could end up saving billions of dollars and hundreds or thousands of lives.
And if he can forestall it entirely? That meeting could end up saving billions of dollars and hundreds or thousands of lives.
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for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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