Victor Luftig
@vl1959.bsky.social
English professor, Democrat, Mets fan. Views expressed are my own and definitely not those of my employer or its discredited Board.
He had a very active role in race crimes. newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/how...
How Woodrow Wilson’s racist policies eroded the Black civil service - Haas News | UC Berkeley Haas
Before the election of President Woodrow Wilson, Black Americans worked at all levels of the federal government. But when Wilson assumed office in 1913, he mandated that the federal workforce be segre...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
He had a very active role in race crimes. newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/how...
I dunno. Good that people are objecting to what Trump is doing, but the boycott must be generating plenty of innocent victims eg I assume that the Center is laying off ushers, etc, and that it's got to be pretty tough to be a musician in the programs there right now.
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I dunno. Good that people are objecting to what Trump is doing, but the boycott must be generating plenty of innocent victims eg I assume that the Center is laying off ushers, etc, and that it's got to be pretty tough to be a musician in the programs there right now.
Primary: Tom Perriello, please. (Not that the state dems wouldn't put up a huge fight. They'll just want to clone Spanberger, and venture capital and the CIA are probably a close enough match for them.)
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Primary: Tom Perriello, please. (Not that the state dems wouldn't put up a huge fight. They'll just want to clone Spanberger, and venture capital and the CIA are probably a close enough match for them.)
Have been giving _The Georgia Review_ to about a dozen friends and family members for years, and it’s appreciated equally by those who otherwise see such things and those who never would.
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Have been giving _The Georgia Review_ to about a dozen friends and family members for years, and it’s appreciated equally by those who otherwise see such things and those who never would.
I hope you're right. Not what sports.yahoo.com/importance-b... says--"Having to pay large buyouts hampers the university...by not allowing them to use their fundraised money to upgrade facilities or to spend on its academic programs"--but that's just Yahoo.
The Importance of the Buyout for College Football Coaches
When the University of Nebraska hired Scott Frost, an alumnus and standout football player, as the head football coach ahead of the 2018 season, the school thought he would be the program’s saving gra...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I hope you're right. Not what sports.yahoo.com/importance-b... says--"Having to pay large buyouts hampers the university...by not allowing them to use their fundraised money to upgrade facilities or to spend on its academic programs"--but that's just Yahoo.
MSU: "students have reported increasing class sizes, fewer teaching assistants, and study abroad programs no longer being offered"; LSU made cuts to all academic programs in Sept. The more powerful emetic is (or ought to be) the money unavailable for, like, education while these payments continue.
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
MSU: "students have reported increasing class sizes, fewer teaching assistants, and study abroad programs no longer being offered"; LSU made cuts to all academic programs in Sept. The more powerful emetic is (or ought to be) the money unavailable for, like, education while these payments continue.
Bad, yeah. Not seeing "on Trump's watch" re economic collapse, war crimes; "on Morrissey's watch" re WVa's lowest rank in US for education; on "Reeves's watch" re Mississippi's highest infant mortality. And not seeing "on Armstrong's watch" re this: www.kxnet.com/news/top-sto... Etc etc
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December 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Bad, yeah. Not seeing "on Trump's watch" re economic collapse, war crimes; "on Morrissey's watch" re WVa's lowest rank in US for education; on "Reeves's watch" re Mississippi's highest infant mortality. And not seeing "on Armstrong's watch" re this: www.kxnet.com/news/top-sto... Etc etc
Worth underscoring that this is part of a recent pattern at OU: jr. prof. of Iranian Studies detained by ICE, jr. prof. of communications quits after alleging harassment, this grad student suspended. I can't find evidence that sr. faculty or admins are under comparable pressure.
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Worth underscoring that this is part of a recent pattern at OU: jr. prof. of Iranian Studies detained by ICE, jr. prof. of communications quits after alleging harassment, this grad student suspended. I can't find evidence that sr. faculty or admins are under comparable pressure.
I feel I should thank you every day for these posts. They're magnificent, gorgeous, fascinating.
November 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I feel I should thank you every day for these posts. They're magnificent, gorgeous, fascinating.
Safe and happy travels.
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Safe and happy travels.
Arlo Guthrie
Andy Irvine
Sons of Bill
Mavis Staples
The Who
Andy Irvine
Sons of Bill
Mavis Staples
The Who
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Arlo Guthrie
Andy Irvine
Sons of Bill
Mavis Staples
The Who
Andy Irvine
Sons of Bill
Mavis Staples
The Who
Butler's piece in _The Nation_ doesn't focus on tech but does mention surveillance. (And happy Thanksgiving!)
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Butler's piece in _The Nation_ doesn't focus on tech but does mention surveillance. (And happy Thanksgiving!)
I would guess that it has moved towards acceptance of every opportunity to diminish AI's impact and to combat the craven and corrupt forces that are driving investment in it. So the first one.
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I would guess that it has moved towards acceptance of every opportunity to diminish AI's impact and to combat the craven and corrupt forces that are driving investment in it. So the first one.
Thanks for posting this: looks wonderful
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Thanks for posting this: looks wonderful
Sure, and saying goodbye to Schumer et al is important. But I find this analysis--especially the dismissal of "online culture," where Gen Z is demonstrating engagement, commitment, and creativity--unpersuasive.
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sure, and saying goodbye to Schumer et al is important. But I find this analysis--especially the dismissal of "online culture," where Gen Z is demonstrating engagement, commitment, and creativity--unpersuasive.
I am not sure what a "photo illustration" is (per the credit), but it looks like an AI-generated response to a muddled prompt. I find the illustrator's images pretty inscrutable. ricardotomas.es
Ricardo Tomás
www.ricardotomas.es
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November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I am not sure what a "photo illustration" is (per the credit), but it looks like an AI-generated response to a muddled prompt. I find the illustrator's images pretty inscrutable. ricardotomas.es
Thanks for posting this. It's imperative that the craven UVA deal be understood in its broader contexts.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Thanks for posting this. It's imperative that the craven UVA deal be understood in its broader contexts.