Chris Borglum
@borglum.bsky.social
English prof, Gator, quiz bowl guy
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Views | A coordinated political campaign has moved from attacking “critical race theory” to reshaping university governance through partisan board control, putting academic freedom, campus climate, and the democratic mission of higher education at risk.
Censorship and Governance: The Modern Assault on Higher Education
For the nation to thrive and for higher education to continue to serve as a vehicle for democracy, it’s essential colleges and universities have the freedom to foster the exchange of ideas without cen...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Views | A coordinated political campaign has moved from attacking “critical race theory” to reshaping university governance through partisan board control, putting academic freedom, campus climate, and the democratic mission of higher education at risk.
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Misinformation can be unintentional but still damaging.
Basic fact (that this article omits): professors are already required to submit syllabi to their supervisors, have those docs reviewed by admin, and are consistently evaluated by colleagues and students. 1/4
Basic fact (that this article omits): professors are already required to submit syllabi to their supervisors, have those docs reviewed by admin, and are consistently evaluated by colleagues and students. 1/4
College professors once taught free from political interference. Now, they are being watched by state officials, senior administrators and students themselves. The increased oversight comes as conservatives expand their movement to curb what they say is a liberal tilt in university classrooms.
How Universities and States Are Increasing Surveillance of Professors
Scrutiny of university classrooms is being formalized, with new laws requiring professors to post syllabuses and tip lines for students to complain.
nyti.ms
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Misinformation can be unintentional but still damaging.
Basic fact (that this article omits): professors are already required to submit syllabi to their supervisors, have those docs reviewed by admin, and are consistently evaluated by colleagues and students. 1/4
Basic fact (that this article omits): professors are already required to submit syllabi to their supervisors, have those docs reviewed by admin, and are consistently evaluated by colleagues and students. 1/4
'Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict' (Pink Floyd, Ummagumma)
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM
'Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict' (Pink Floyd, Ummagumma)
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My latest: Mark Carney just delivered the most important speech in recent Canadian history. Now, we wait for the fallout. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
Mark Carney just shook up the world
His speech in Davos might be the most important one ever delivered by a Canadian prime minister. Its consequences will determine his place in history — and ours.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM
My latest: Mark Carney just delivered the most important speech in recent Canadian history. Now, we wait for the fallout. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
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if you don't defund the police, you end up with a police state.
January 13, 2026 at 7:16 PM
if you don't defund the police, you end up with a police state.
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accursed fiends beckoned him to leap down among them
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
accursed fiends beckoned him to leap down among them
I'm convinced that the legacy media's unwillingness to report on all the small madnesses of this criminal administration is the main reason most disengaged voters aren't more pissed off
It’s beyond insane that our overarching internal security agency has spent months tweeting barely-coded messages of support for neo-Nazi groups and the entire media apparatus looks at it and says “That’s odd but certainly not part a major story that is relevant to current events, I’m sure”
January 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I'm convinced that the legacy media's unwillingness to report on all the small madnesses of this criminal administration is the main reason most disengaged voters aren't more pissed off
Last Barney Miller, of course. St. Elsewhere finale also pretty great
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Last Barney Miller, of course. St. Elsewhere finale also pretty great
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Georgia has lost all their 2026 games while the 2026 Gators are undefeated
Bringing the optimism into the new year
Go Gators 🐊🐊🐊
Bringing the optimism into the new year
Go Gators 🐊🐊🐊
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Georgia has lost all their 2026 games while the 2026 Gators are undefeated
Bringing the optimism into the new year
Go Gators 🐊🐊🐊
Bringing the optimism into the new year
Go Gators 🐊🐊🐊
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You should watch this right the hell now
December 31, 2025 at 3:17 AM
You should watch this right the hell now
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There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.
December 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.
George Saunders
“The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl sponsored by Fresh Pet” is a series of words Pynchon or DeLillo could only dream of.
December 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
George Saunders
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Well, fuck them. I’m just gonna professor even HARDER.
When I'm feeling particularly hopeless about the future of professoring as a profession, I try to remind myself: That's what they want. They want us to not want to be professors anymore.
December 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well, fuck them. I’m just gonna professor even HARDER.
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Make him hire A GODDAMN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
SOURCES: Billy Napier will be the next head coach at James Madison, @theathletic.com has learned. A five-year deal is being finalized with an announcement coming after Friday's Sun Belt championship game.
Napier was formerly the head coach at Florida and Louisiana.
Napier was formerly the head coach at Florida and Louisiana.
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Make him hire A GODDAMN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
What were the East German secret police called? I forget
Arrogant #Florida education commissioner roundly booed at Tampa school board conference after he defends "Schools of Hope" that favor charter companies & talks about shutting down entire public school districts. www.tampabay.com/news/educati... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
Florida education commissioner booed at Tampa school board conference
District leaders erupted when Anastasios Kamoutsas floated the notion that school districts “could be shut down.”
www.tampabay.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
What were the East German secret police called? I forget
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Op-ed: In authorizing #Florida bear hunt, state wildlife officials based their decision on old and outdated 2015 population estimates rather than current science. That's why everyone should oppose it. www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2... via @sierraclub.org
The Sierra Club opposes Florida’s black bear hunt. Here’s why | Column
The club isn’t against all hunts, but it is against this one.
www.tampabay.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Op-ed: In authorizing #Florida bear hunt, state wildlife officials based their decision on old and outdated 2015 population estimates rather than current science. That's why everyone should oppose it. www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2... via @sierraclub.org
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Why is this reported as some cutesy story every time it comes up, rather than the affront to the Constitution that it is? There is no context in which this is funny, quirky, or just "Trump being Trump." This is not charming patter; it's Putin territory.
October 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Why is this reported as some cutesy story every time it comes up, rather than the affront to the Constitution that it is? There is no context in which this is funny, quirky, or just "Trump being Trump." This is not charming patter; it's Putin territory.
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I agree 100% with this post. The media's double standard on Trump makes us realize they aren't journalists at all. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...
Trump shits on America. Why doesn’t the media care?
For many news orgs, Trump’s fascist coalition is uniquely legitimate.
www.publicnotice.co
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I agree 100% with this post. The media's double standard on Trump makes us realize they aren't journalists at all. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...
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New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST
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The Mercury had been the official paper of The University of Texas at Dallas since 1980. That was until students running the Mercury broke off and formed their own paper in response to the university's crackdown on pro-Palestinian expression on campus.
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RIP Mercury, Hello Retrograde! How Administrators Failed to Stop the Presses at The University of Texas-Dallas - UNICORN RIOT
Student journalists at The University of Texas at Dallas formed their own newspaper after being dismissed from their school's paper.
unicornriot.ninja
October 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Mercury had been the official paper of The University of Texas at Dallas since 1980. That was until students running the Mercury broke off and formed their own paper in response to the university's crackdown on pro-Palestinian expression on campus.
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The New York Times describes Trump demanding his own Justice Department pay him $230 million as a "potential" ethical conflict.
October 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The New York Times describes Trump demanding his own Justice Department pay him $230 million as a "potential" ethical conflict.
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Diego Pavia should have the Heisman
Diego Pavia should have a Heisman invite.
October 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Diego Pavia should have the Heisman
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.