Charles F. Whittingham
@cfwhittingham.bsky.social
Educator & friend | Left-leaning, culture-first, savoring art, ideas & the small pleasures that make life vivid 🍷📚✨ | Open-minded, supportive of creative expression | Quiet admirer of confidence, charm & effortless grace 🌹 | #Progressive #Humanist
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📚💙Classical liberal ideas—free inquiry, individual dignity, and limits on power—remain vital. Re-engaging with them can steady modern progressivism, grounding its commitments to justice and reform in the enduring value of human freedom.
#booksky
#booksky
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What if? If? IF?!?!?!
The US is all the scary stuff we thought the USSR was!!!!
They can and have been doing this!!!
The US is all the scary stuff we thought the USSR was!!!!
They can and have been doing this!!!
January 18, 2026 at 10:42 PM
What if? If? IF?!?!?!
The US is all the scary stuff we thought the USSR was!!!!
They can and have been doing this!!!
The US is all the scary stuff we thought the USSR was!!!!
They can and have been doing this!!!
Thank you. I followed all of these accounts.
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Thank you. I followed all of these accounts.
Our learning institutions continue to be used for political maneuvering. Longtime believer in progressive ideals, I still wish schools could be stewarded by academia's best leaders without regard to political affiliation.
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UVA board members resign ahead of Spanberger’s inauguration: Report
Top members of the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors have reportedly resigned following pressure from state Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D). The New York Times reported Friday that Rachel S...
www.aol.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Our learning institutions continue to be used for political maneuvering. Longtime believer in progressive ideals, I still wish schools could be stewarded by academia's best leaders without regard to political affiliation.
www.aol.com/news/uva-boa...
www.aol.com/news/uva-boa...
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Tales of the Adorable!!!
Spent the last while* hearing details** of toddler's*** dream****!
*year
**horrors
***Trump's
****confused lies
Spent the last while* hearing details** of toddler's*** dream****!
*year
**horrors
***Trump's
****confused lies
January 14, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Tales of the Adorable!!!
Spent the last while* hearing details** of toddler's*** dream****!
*year
**horrors
***Trump's
****confused lies
Spent the last while* hearing details** of toddler's*** dream****!
*year
**horrors
***Trump's
****confused lies
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"Getting all hot and heavy and there was HAIR down there!!!"
___________
Heard a human say this to a human. (gender, identity not relevant).
Men and women have been shaving legs, face, pits for a good while.
🤣🤣But how do move forward after hearing this?!?! 🤣🤣
⬇️how I feel⬇️
___________
Heard a human say this to a human. (gender, identity not relevant).
Men and women have been shaving legs, face, pits for a good while.
🤣🤣But how do move forward after hearing this?!?! 🤣🤣
⬇️how I feel⬇️
January 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
"Getting all hot and heavy and there was HAIR down there!!!"
___________
Heard a human say this to a human. (gender, identity not relevant).
Men and women have been shaving legs, face, pits for a good while.
🤣🤣But how do move forward after hearing this?!?! 🤣🤣
⬇️how I feel⬇️
___________
Heard a human say this to a human. (gender, identity not relevant).
Men and women have been shaving legs, face, pits for a good while.
🤣🤣But how do move forward after hearing this?!?! 🤣🤣
⬇️how I feel⬇️
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Research funding has long been subject to culture war squabbles (e.g. stem cells) but especially in the Senate has enjoyed bipartisan support. That legacy is reflected by the Senate proposing a smaller cut than the administration. Still, higher ed needs to plan for less research in the future.
Senate advances bills rejecting Trump’s efforts to slash research funding
The White House sought cuts of 40% or more at some agencies, but lawmakers from both parties are pushing to hold science spending relatively steady.
www.highereddive.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Research funding has long been subject to culture war squabbles (e.g. stem cells) but especially in the Senate has enjoyed bipartisan support. That legacy is reflected by the Senate proposing a smaller cut than the administration. Still, higher ed needs to plan for less research in the future.
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🌈Closeted Men Suffer🌈
We run X rescue missions encouraging self-acceptance.
Ashamed, they refuse help. They will not listen.
_____
Another item about me: I make digital collages out of screenshots!
We run X rescue missions encouraging self-acceptance.
Ashamed, they refuse help. They will not listen.
_____
Another item about me: I make digital collages out of screenshots!
January 14, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🌈Closeted Men Suffer🌈
We run X rescue missions encouraging self-acceptance.
Ashamed, they refuse help. They will not listen.
_____
Another item about me: I make digital collages out of screenshots!
We run X rescue missions encouraging self-acceptance.
Ashamed, they refuse help. They will not listen.
_____
Another item about me: I make digital collages out of screenshots!
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The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesday ahead of his address to the Detroit Economic Club. The vi...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
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Saks Global, the luxury giant that owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, has declared bankruptcy
Luxury retail giant Saks files for bankruptcy
The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman has struggled to pay vendors.
www.businessinsider.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Saks Global, the luxury giant that owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, has declared bankruptcy
As we are urged to do by many, it would be useful if people would read a bit more. I have seen the benefit of education.
And I have seen profound knee-jerk reactions from ignorant persons, presumably of aligned political stances.
And I have seen profound knee-jerk reactions from ignorant persons, presumably of aligned political stances.
📚💙Classical liberal ideas—free inquiry, individual dignity, and limits on power—remain vital. Re-engaging with them can steady modern progressivism, grounding its commitments to justice and reform in the enduring value of human freedom.
#booksky
#booksky
January 10, 2026 at 3:04 AM
As we are urged to do by many, it would be useful if people would read a bit more. I have seen the benefit of education.
And I have seen profound knee-jerk reactions from ignorant persons, presumably of aligned political stances.
And I have seen profound knee-jerk reactions from ignorant persons, presumably of aligned political stances.
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UAE cuts UK university funding over radicalization fears: report
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/361981/
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is removing funding for its…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/361981/
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is removing funding for its…
UAE cuts UK university funding over radicalization fears: report - United Kingdom News Beep
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is removing funding for its citizens to study in the United Kingdom, citing concerns they could be radicalized abroad.
www.newsbeep.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
UAE cuts UK university funding over radicalization fears: report
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/361981/
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is removing funding for its…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/361981/
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is removing funding for its…
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Amy Klobuchar: "There are now more ICE agents in Minnesota than there are police officers combined in Minneapolis and St. Paul. So they are outnumbering our own local police officers out on the streets."
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Amy Klobuchar: "There are now more ICE agents in Minnesota than there are police officers combined in Minneapolis and St. Paul. So they are outnumbering our own local police officers out on the streets."
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Cu tristețe îmi părăsesc publicul englez. Am riscat mult oferind informații și poze mici, arătând drumul spre mai mult. Totuși, mulți nu au înțeles nimic și au ales doar să blocheze. Aproape 1500. Sper să ajung la minți mai profunde.
#JonathanSwift
#MichelDreyfus
#HannahArendt
#JonathanSwift
#MichelDreyfus
#HannahArendt
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Cu tristețe îmi părăsesc publicul englez. Am riscat mult oferind informații și poze mici, arătând drumul spre mai mult. Totuși, mulți nu au înțeles nimic și au ales doar să blocheze. Aproape 1500. Sper să ajung la minți mai profunde.
#JonathanSwift
#MichelDreyfus
#HannahArendt
#JonathanSwift
#MichelDreyfus
#HannahArendt
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Hoping to connect with other businesswomen or professionals. Also hoping to learn. Interested in hiking, yoga, all things art, God's creatures.
Quietly political, relying more on action than on yelling.
(I don't always wear "orange" lipstick, but when I do it is for the entire world's amusement).
Quietly political, relying more on action than on yelling.
(I don't always wear "orange" lipstick, but when I do it is for the entire world's amusement).
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Hoping to connect with other businesswomen or professionals. Also hoping to learn. Interested in hiking, yoga, all things art, God's creatures.
Quietly political, relying more on action than on yelling.
(I don't always wear "orange" lipstick, but when I do it is for the entire world's amusement).
Quietly political, relying more on action than on yelling.
(I don't always wear "orange" lipstick, but when I do it is for the entire world's amusement).
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We are in the midst of a real challenge to the American experiment. Politicians craft soundbites that best satisfy test audiences then take them live. On both sides. Satisfying voter desire to hear certain words and rallying cries.
Little work being done. No one held accountable.
Little work being done. No one held accountable.
Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
We are in the midst of a real challenge to the American experiment. Politicians craft soundbites that best satisfy test audiences then take them live. On both sides. Satisfying voter desire to hear certain words and rallying cries.
Little work being done. No one held accountable.
Little work being done. No one held accountable.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
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January 10, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Cu tristețe îmi părăsesc publicul englez. Am riscat mult oferind informații și poze mici, arătând drumul spre mai mult. Totuși, mulți nu au înțeles nimic și au ales doar să blocheze. Aproape 1500. Sper să ajung la minți mai profunde.
#JonathanSwift
#MichelDreyfus
#HannahArendt
#JonathanSwift
#MichelDreyfus
#HannahArendt
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Star-Tribune: The mother of the driver who was shot and killed by ICE identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good
Live: Mother identifies woman shot and killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
The mother of the deceased driver identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good, 37. Video of the shooting shows agents near the vehicle as Good reversed and then accelerated. One agent appeared to fire m...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Star-Tribune: The mother of the driver who was shot and killed by ICE identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good
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an eyewitness to the Minneapolis ICE shooting told me the victim appeared "obviously scared" and "was going to leave" before an ICE agent fired multiple shots "right into, it seemed like, her face" www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-sh...
Witness Says Victim Was ‘Obviously Scared’ Before Fatal ICE Shooting
The victim appeared "obviously scared" and "was going to leave," Emily Heller told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
an eyewitness to the Minneapolis ICE shooting told me the victim appeared "obviously scared" and "was going to leave" before an ICE agent fired multiple shots "right into, it seemed like, her face" www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-sh...
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Renee Nicole Good, the woman shot & killed by an ICE agent, had a young son whose father died in 2023, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune
“There’s nobody else in his life,” the boy’s grandfather told the paper. “I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come get my grandchild.” www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
“There’s nobody else in his life,” the boy’s grandfather told the paper. “I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come get my grandchild.” www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
January 7, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Renee Nicole Good, the woman shot & killed by an ICE agent, had a young son whose father died in 2023, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune
“There’s nobody else in his life,” the boy’s grandfather told the paper. “I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come get my grandchild.” www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
“There’s nobody else in his life,” the boy’s grandfather told the paper. “I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come get my grandchild.” www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
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Hi!!!
Sense of humor and dark attraction to irony are the only things keeping me out of jail during this period in American history.
How are you staying out of jail?
Sense of humor and dark attraction to irony are the only things keeping me out of jail during this period in American history.
How are you staying out of jail?
December 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hi!!!
Sense of humor and dark attraction to irony are the only things keeping me out of jail during this period in American history.
How are you staying out of jail?
Sense of humor and dark attraction to irony are the only things keeping me out of jail during this period in American history.
How are you staying out of jail?