Cynthia Froning
@astra2.bsky.social
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I'm all for pardons and second chances. But it's a hell of a juxtaposition to pardon millionaire NFL players convicted of drug distribution while you're summarily executing impoverished fishermen making a few hundred bucks to shuttle drugs around the Caribbean.
President Trump pardons Hall of Famer Joe Klecko and four other former NFL players
Trump pardoned Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I'm all for pardons and second chances. But it's a hell of a juxtaposition to pardon millionaire NFL players convicted of drug distribution while you're summarily executing impoverished fishermen making a few hundred bucks to shuttle drugs around the Caribbean.
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I think we need a new term, like a hell-no-bill.
I have heard of a no bill but zero votes is new to me
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
February 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I think we need a new term, like a hell-no-bill.
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Hey y'all. I'm hiring. Are you interested in building instruments for astrophysics?
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Research Scientist/Engineer 2 (E S UAW Research)
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February 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Hey y'all. I'm hiring. Are you interested in building instruments for astrophysics?
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I feel heartened to know this was aired.
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I feel heartened to know this was aired.
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How do you not view this as a gorgeous expression of Hispanic culture in the U.S.?
Smooth music, beautiful sets, and great dancing.
Smooth music, beautiful sets, and great dancing.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
How do you not view this as a gorgeous expression of Hispanic culture in the U.S.?
Smooth music, beautiful sets, and great dancing.
Smooth music, beautiful sets, and great dancing.
It felt like a love letter to the Hispanic American experience.
I think one of the best things about Bad Bunny’s performance is that it was so *specific*. It so clearly had a point of view coming from real lived experience and actual emotion, actual heart, not cynical calculation. Just beautiful.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
It felt like a love letter to the Hispanic American experience.
The prof's quotes in this article. 🤮
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The prof's quotes in this article. 🤮
Phew, one of those times when something is stressing you out that you know you won't care about on your deathbed, but that seems very important right now.
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Phew, one of those times when something is stressing you out that you know you won't care about on your deathbed, but that seems very important right now.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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Pretti clearly did not brandish his gun. Which means the government is saying he was killed for legally exercising his right to carry.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Pretti clearly did not brandish his gun. Which means the government is saying he was killed for legally exercising his right to carry.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
TFW you are refereeing a paper you know you should have said no to...
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
TFW you are refereeing a paper you know you should have said no to...
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/2 This will be grotesque. Edward R. Murrow didn’t have a radio show in 1946 where Eisenhower debated Göring about whether the Nazis had some good points. Today’s media would absolutely do that. Today’s media will platform people defending and rewriting Good’s murder for years.
January 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
/2 This will be grotesque. Edward R. Murrow didn’t have a radio show in 1946 where Eisenhower debated Göring about whether the Nazis had some good points. Today’s media would absolutely do that. Today’s media will platform people defending and rewriting Good’s murder for years.
I'm glad this is happening to a rostered faculty member instead of an adjunct or TA.
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I'm glad this is happening to a rostered faculty member instead of an adjunct or TA.
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
The White House having it's "we've always been at war with Eurasia" moment.
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The White House having it's "we've always been at war with Eurasia" moment.
Also, cedar fever days like today make me think I should retire on medical grounds.
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Also, cedar fever days like today make me think I should retire on medical grounds.
I'm teaching this semester and just had my first teaching bad dream. A student called my Canvas modules "mediocore" lol.
January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I'm teaching this semester and just had my first teaching bad dream. A student called my Canvas modules "mediocore" lol.
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The same editorial board described Seattle’s mayor raising taxes to pay for childcare as a totalitarian power grab
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The same editorial board described Seattle’s mayor raising taxes to pay for childcare as a totalitarian power grab
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Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.
December 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.
Happy New Year!
2025 Top 10 reading list:
10. The Secret of Ventriloquism -- Jon Padgett
9. Remembering Peasants: a Personal History of a Vanished World -- Patrick Joyce
8. When we Were Real -- Daryl Gregory
7. The Good House -- Tananarive Due
6. Queen Demon -- Martha Wells
2025 Top 10 reading list:
10. The Secret of Ventriloquism -- Jon Padgett
9. Remembering Peasants: a Personal History of a Vanished World -- Patrick Joyce
8. When we Were Real -- Daryl Gregory
7. The Good House -- Tananarive Due
6. Queen Demon -- Martha Wells
January 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Happy New Year!
2025 Top 10 reading list:
10. The Secret of Ventriloquism -- Jon Padgett
9. Remembering Peasants: a Personal History of a Vanished World -- Patrick Joyce
8. When we Were Real -- Daryl Gregory
7. The Good House -- Tananarive Due
6. Queen Demon -- Martha Wells
2025 Top 10 reading list:
10. The Secret of Ventriloquism -- Jon Padgett
9. Remembering Peasants: a Personal History of a Vanished World -- Patrick Joyce
8. When we Were Real -- Daryl Gregory
7. The Good House -- Tananarive Due
6. Queen Demon -- Martha Wells
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Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
I don't argue much on social media but I did get put on blast when I said that Bernie Sanders doesn't accomplish much in Congress.
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I don't argue much on social media but I did get put on blast when I said that Bernie Sanders doesn't accomplish much in Congress.
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What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
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Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"