James Sims
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Associate Vice President for Communications, Wesleyan University | Prior: Center Theatre Group, Lincoln Center, AMNH | Columbia Journalism Alum | Air Force Veteran 🇺🇸✈️ | Arts & Theatre Geek 🎭 Film/TV, Media, HigherEd & Democracy ✡️
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Carter Bays and @himymcraig.bsky.social reflect on the 20th anniversary of their hit TV show "How I Met Your Mother" and its Wesleyan University roots: "The world needs Wesleyans...It needs people who are active and care about what’s going on and are trying to get to the bottom of it." #HIMYM
How I Met Your Mother: A 20-Year Reunion
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November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Carter Bays and @himymcraig.bsky.social reflect on the 20th anniversary of their hit TV show "How I Met Your Mother" and its Wesleyan University roots: "The world needs Wesleyans...It needs people who are active and care about what’s going on and are trying to get to the bottom of it." #HIMYM
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Carter Bays and @himymcraig.bsky.social reflect on the 20th anniversary of their hit TV show "How I Met Your Mother" and its Wesleyan University roots: "The world needs Wesleyans...It needs people who are active and care about what’s going on and are trying to get to the bottom of it." #HIMYM
How I Met Your Mother: A 20-Year Reunion
www.wesleyan.edu
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The whole story started at @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social!
Carter Bays and @himymcraig.bsky.social reflect on the 20th anniversary of their hit TV show "How I Met Your Mother" and its Wesleyan University roots: "The world needs Wesleyans...It needs people who are active and care about what’s going on and are trying to get to the bottom of it." #HIMYM
How I Met Your Mother: A 20-Year Reunion
www.wesleyan.edu
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Carter Bays and @himymcraig.bsky.social reflect on the 20th anniversary of their hit TV show "How I Met Your Mother" and its Wesleyan University roots: "The world needs Wesleyans...It needs people who are active and care about what’s going on and are trying to get to the bottom of it." #HIMYM
"More than three dozen universities including Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Duke have their participation in a federal research partnership on the chopping block after the state department proposed to suspend them over their diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices." #HigherEd @theguardian.com
The full list of US universities at risk of losing state department funding over DEI support
State department proposes excluding 38 institutions from Diplomacy Lab partnership including Harvard and Yale
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"More than three dozen universities including Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Duke have their participation in a federal research partnership on the chopping block after the state department proposed to suspend them over their diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices." #HigherEd @theguardian.com
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COOK POLITICAL: Republicans “may have had a blind spot: the extent to which Democrats could push .. in blue states to fight back.” 🤡
@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
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@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
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November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
COOK POLITICAL: Republicans “may have had a blind spot: the extent to which Democrats could push .. in blue states to fight back.” 🤡
@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
“In a just society, people should not fear that they will be killed for their speech. And they should not fear that they will spend five minutes in jail — let alone five weeks — for sharing a nonthreatening meme.” @nytopinion.nytimes.com @glukianoff.bsky.social
Opinion | Nobody Should Go to Jail for a Harmless Meme
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“In a just society, people should not fear that they will be killed for their speech. And they should not fear that they will spend five minutes in jail — let alone five weeks — for sharing a nonthreatening meme.” @nytopinion.nytimes.com @glukianoff.bsky.social
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The Interior Department has announced it will charge $100 per head for non-US residents to visit the most popular 11 national parks.
Stupid and self-defeating. Millions have visited those parks and left with with affection for America. No more, except those who can afford $400 per family per park.
Stupid and self-defeating. Millions have visited those parks and left with with affection for America. No more, except those who can afford $400 per family per park.
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The Interior Department has announced it will charge $100 per head for non-US residents to visit the most popular 11 national parks.
Stupid and self-defeating. Millions have visited those parks and left with with affection for America. No more, except those who can afford $400 per family per park.
Stupid and self-defeating. Millions have visited those parks and left with with affection for America. No more, except those who can afford $400 per family per park.
And, as any New York construction company knows, there is nothing worse than a client that refuses to pay after the building is done.
As any architect knows, there’s nothing worse than a nightmare client.
@washingtonpost.com
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@washingtonpost.com
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November 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
And, as any New York construction company knows, there is nothing worse than a client that refuses to pay after the building is done.
“…some of the duties that the rest of us are most inclined to give to bots are the very things AI super users insist on doing themselves. This should make us consider whether we are doing AI adoption backward in some cases.” @wsj.com
Why AI Workers Won’t Let Bots Do the Most Basic Tasks
People immersed in artificial intelligence sometimes take an old-school approach to work.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“…some of the duties that the rest of us are most inclined to give to bots are the very things AI super users insist on doing themselves. This should make us consider whether we are doing AI adoption backward in some cases.” @wsj.com
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Every day, Trump keeps escalating. He's showing us the power that he believes he has and how he'll wield it against all of us. It's on all of us to remind Trump that in America, we have no tyrants and no kings.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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FBI seeks interviews with six Democrats Trump accused of 'seditious behavior'
The lawmakers, who released a video urging members of the military and the intelligence community not to follow illegal orders, accused Trump of trying to intimidate them.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Every day, Trump keeps escalating. He's showing us the power that he believes he has and how he'll wield it against all of us. It's on all of us to remind Trump that in America, we have no tyrants and no kings.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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The person with the most demanding job in the world should not be so old they get fatigued after a few hours. (It's been almost nine years since we had a president under 70.)
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The person with the most demanding job in the world should not be so old they get fatigued after a few hours. (It's been almost nine years since we had a president under 70.)
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Checking in! How are we?
Thanksgiving week is historically Very Weird. It's a Very Slow Week, that also has Key News Dumps. So, it's both and not always clear what's what.
If you're still in government, especially DOJ, and something unusual is going on this week, reach out! Signal is crg.32
Thanksgiving week is historically Very Weird. It's a Very Slow Week, that also has Key News Dumps. So, it's both and not always clear what's what.
If you're still in government, especially DOJ, and something unusual is going on this week, reach out! Signal is crg.32
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Checking in! How are we?
Thanksgiving week is historically Very Weird. It's a Very Slow Week, that also has Key News Dumps. So, it's both and not always clear what's what.
If you're still in government, especially DOJ, and something unusual is going on this week, reach out! Signal is crg.32
Thanksgiving week is historically Very Weird. It's a Very Slow Week, that also has Key News Dumps. So, it's both and not always clear what's what.
If you're still in government, especially DOJ, and something unusual is going on this week, reach out! Signal is crg.32
"If we truly believe that the country is on the brink of a civil war or a fascist takeover, then a drastic plan of action is needed. We cannot wait for a war to solve our problems for us." — Wesleyan University professor @dsj2110.bsky.social in @commonweal.bsky.social
Conscription for Peace
What peaceful equivalent of war could generate the same sense of urgency and solidarity? William James had an answer.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"If we truly believe that the country is on the brink of a civil war or a fascist takeover, then a drastic plan of action is needed. We cannot wait for a war to solve our problems for us." — Wesleyan University professor @dsj2110.bsky.social in @commonweal.bsky.social
As our democracy fights for its life, today’s @nytimes.com morning newsletter reminds me of America’s priorities—the most clicked story yesterday was about shopping for a toothbrush…
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
As our democracy fights for its life, today’s @nytimes.com morning newsletter reminds me of America’s priorities—the most clicked story yesterday was about shopping for a toothbrush…
“This could result in a chilling effect on the usage of open federal data in all research moving forward, and there is no replacement for the breadth of data collection that the government does.” — James Guerrera-Sapone, Wesleyan University’s research data librarian, on disappearing government data
Disappearing Data
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November 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“This could result in a chilling effect on the usage of open federal data in all research moving forward, and there is no replacement for the breadth of data collection that the government does.” — James Guerrera-Sapone, Wesleyan University’s research data librarian, on disappearing government data
“A professor at the University of Oklahoma has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to an OU faculty member.” #AcademicSKY #HigherEd
OU professor with valid visa reportedly detained by ICE while boarding flight to D.C.
A professor at the University of Oklahoma has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to an OU faculty member.Dr. Vahid Abedini was
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November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“A professor at the University of Oklahoma has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to an OU faculty member.” #AcademicSKY #HigherEd
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“.. The revisions set off a backlash. Seth Levi of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights group, called the new policy ‘a national embarrassment.’”
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November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“.. The revisions set off a backlash. Seth Levi of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights group, called the new policy ‘a national embarrassment.’”
@nytimes.com
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“The history of creating lists of Jewish people for the government is one of the most frightening in world history.” #highered
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“The history of creating lists of Jewish people for the government is one of the most frightening in world history.” #highered
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1/ This is a devastatingly good article on RFK Jr by @michaelscherer.bsky.social. Even if you’re someone, like me, who has followed this arc and his devastating impact on public health, it’s a must read. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
1/ This is a devastatingly good article on RFK Jr by @michaelscherer.bsky.social. Even if you’re someone, like me, who has followed this arc and his devastating impact on public health, it’s a must read. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
One in five students missed class during an immigration operation in Charlotte. #education
Border Patrol’s Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops
As undocumented immigrants stayed home and federal agents swept through the city, even the wealthiest neighborhoods got a glimpse of what life without migrants might look like.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
One in five students missed class during an immigration operation in Charlotte. #education
Is this what making America “great again” looks like? “The G20 should send a clear message that the world can move on with or without the U.S.”
Can the World Move On Without the U.S.? G20 Leaders Gave It a Shot.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Is this what making America “great again” looks like? “The G20 should send a clear message that the world can move on with or without the U.S.”
This sounds thrilling! “A jaw-dropping feat of music theater, making a thrilling case for the vitality and potential of opera on a grand scale…’The Monkey King’ is an artistic triumph for the creators and performers alike.” #opera #arts
Review: A Chinese Classic Comes to Spectacular Operatic Life
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Wesleyan University's Center for Prison Education program offers multiple classes at correctional facilities in Connecticut, reaching 70–90 students. Our program's director Tess Wheelwright tells @ctmirror.org the work is powerful and necessary—but comes with real challenges. #HigherEd
College enrollment in CT prisons limited by lack of space, internet
About 320 incarcerated people were enrolled in higher education as of Oct. 2024. That's a fraction of the estimated 3,000 people eligible.
ctmirror.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Wesleyan University's Center for Prison Education program offers multiple classes at correctional facilities in Connecticut, reaching 70–90 students. Our program's director Tess Wheelwright tells @ctmirror.org the work is powerful and necessary—but comes with real challenges. #HigherEd
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ATTN Wesleyan University folks!
I'm discussing my new novel, THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED, @ the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore with my How I Met Your Mother co-creator and fellow Wes alum, Carter Bays! Thursday, 12/11. 6:00 PM. Come say hi!
@wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social
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I'm discussing my new novel, THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED, @ the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore with my How I Met Your Mother co-creator and fellow Wes alum, Carter Bays! Thursday, 12/11. 6:00 PM. Come say hi!
@wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social
rjjulia.com/event/2025-1...
Craig Thomas, "That's Not How It Happened" in conversation with Carter Bays
RJ Julia opened 35 years ago as an independent bookstore whose mission was, and is, to be a place where words matter, where writer meets reader, where the ambiance and selection and merchandising of books creates an atmosphere that is welcoming and presents the opportunity for discovery. Ultimately, we are fiercely committed to putting the right book in the right hands.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
ATTN Wesleyan University folks!
I'm discussing my new novel, THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED, @ the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore with my How I Met Your Mother co-creator and fellow Wes alum, Carter Bays! Thursday, 12/11. 6:00 PM. Come say hi!
@wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social
rjjulia.com/event/2025-1...
I'm discussing my new novel, THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED, @ the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore with my How I Met Your Mother co-creator and fellow Wes alum, Carter Bays! Thursday, 12/11. 6:00 PM. Come say hi!
@wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social
rjjulia.com/event/2025-1...