Dr. Michael Phillips
@drmphillipsut.bsky.social
Historian, author of “White Metropolis” and co-author of the upcoming “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.”
Do not under any circumstances attend the University of Texas at Dallas or encourage your children to attend there. The school has some great faculty but the administration despises free speech and will harm students to suppress it.
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UT Dallas Punishes Student Journalist for Adding Disclaimer to Antisemitism Article
The former student paper editor is appealing the decision, and warns the punishment comes amid a free speech crackdown on campus.
www.dallasobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Do not under any circumstances attend the University of Texas at Dallas or encourage your children to attend there. The school has some great faculty but the administration despises free speech and will harm students to suppress it.
www.dallasobserver.com/news/ut-dall...
www.dallasobserver.com/news/ut-dall...
Dominic at his graduation over the summer and with his girlfriend SuJin. They are adorable.
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Dominic at his graduation over the summer and with his girlfriend SuJin. They are adorable.
Good thread.
Here's a link to the full 1945 text if you're interested. bsky.app/profile/seth...
Here's a link to the entire document. Like all primary sources, it is a product of its moment and does not voice timeless or universal truths. It is, however, interesting how insightful this particular analysis of American fascism, ca. 1945, looks in hindsight. archive.org/details/Army...
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Good thread.
Comments on the epidemic of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank from a retired Israeli Army general as quoted in the Washington Post.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Comments on the epidemic of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank from a retired Israeli Army general as quoted in the Washington Post.
I hope you join what promises to be a fascinating conversation.
Virtual Talk Tonight! Join us as we bring together these powerful voices to reflect on this urgent moment & the ongoing struggle to protect truthful history. @stevanzetti.bsky.social @drmphillipsut.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I hope you join what promises to be a fascinating conversation.
Deeply disturbing.
Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Deeply disturbing.
A reminder: you can hear us talk about our new book, "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas" this Wednesday, November 19, at the Collin College McKinney, Texas campus at 2400 Community Drive from 6-7 p.m. CST.
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A reminder: you can hear us talk about our new book, "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas" this Wednesday, November 19, at the Collin College McKinney, Texas campus at 2400 Community Drive from 6-7 p.m. CST.
Betsy Friauf and I will be talking about our book, "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas" at 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 19 at the Collin College campus in McKinney. We'll be in the Conference Center, Room F120A. We hope we see you there.
November 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Betsy Friauf and I will be talking about our book, "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas" at 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 19 at the Collin College campus in McKinney. We'll be in the Conference Center, Room F120A. We hope we see you there.
I'm with my co-author @betsyfriauf.bsky.social at a book signing following my talk about our new book "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas" a UT Arlington October 9. This was one of our favorite events during our book tour.
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I'm with my co-author @betsyfriauf.bsky.social at a book signing following my talk about our new book "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas" a UT Arlington October 9. This was one of our favorite events during our book tour.
Proud to have appeared in & to have consulted for the excellent public television series, "Recovering the Stories: Exploring History and Resilience in Dallas Communities." Produced by Jerry Hawkins, the series won a Lone Star Emmy yesterday.
www.pbs.org/show/recover...
www.pbs.org/show/recover...
Recovering the Stories: Exploring the History and Resilience in Dallas Communities
How well do you know Dallas history?
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November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Proud to have appeared in & to have consulted for the excellent public television series, "Recovering the Stories: Exploring History and Resilience in Dallas Communities." Produced by Jerry Hawkins, the series won a Lone Star Emmy yesterday.
www.pbs.org/show/recover...
www.pbs.org/show/recover...
Higher education is completely dead in Texas.
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Higher education is completely dead in Texas.
The Clinton-Gingrich collaboration of that decade created much of the hellscape we live in how.
Paramount, Netflix, and Comcast are putting in bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was, in the long run, a very bad idea with disastrous consequences.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was, in the long run, a very bad idea with disastrous consequences.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | Paramount, Comcast, Netflix Prepare Bids for Warner as Deadline Approaches
Warner Bros. Discovery is holding an auction process in the hopes of having it completed by the end of the year.
www.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The Clinton-Gingrich collaboration of that decade created much of the hellscape we live in how.
Censorship, Neo-McCarthyism, racism & anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry as public policy marches on in Texas. This will prompt even more of a brain drain. Texas Republicans are determined to destroy colleges and universities like they are dismantling public schools.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Censorship, Neo-McCarthyism, racism & anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry as public policy marches on in Texas. This will prompt even more of a brain drain. Texas Republicans are determined to destroy colleges and universities like they are dismantling public schools.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
The list of millionaires who can honk is shrinking.
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The list of millionaires who can honk is shrinking.
I'm looking forward to this event.
Our virtual event is just one week away! Join us as we bring together these powerful voices to reflect on this urgent moment & the ongoing struggle to protect truthful history.
@stevanzetti.bsky.social @drmphillipsut.bsky.social
Access this event on our Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RefusingtoFo...
@stevanzetti.bsky.social @drmphillipsut.bsky.social
Access this event on our Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RefusingtoFo...
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm looking forward to this event.
My co-author @betsyfriauf.bsky.social at the rally in Austin Monday for Tom Alter, railroaded out of his job for unconstitutional reasons, by Texas State University.
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My co-author @betsyfriauf.bsky.social at the rally in Austin Monday for Tom Alter, railroaded out of his job for unconstitutional reasons, by Texas State University.
I see no lies.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I see no lies.
Yep. For absolutely nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Yep. For absolutely nothing.
The Senate Democrats are so cowardly you’d think they were college and university presidents.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Senate Democrats are so cowardly you’d think they were college and university presidents.
I’m going to vote for this guy.
This moment demands fighters, not folders.
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I’m going to vote for this guy.
The Democratic Party tonight adopted a new logo.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Democratic Party tonight adopted a new logo.
Yep. Fuck Schumer and the “moderates.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Yep. Fuck Schumer and the “moderates.”
As Jon Stewart said, Chuck Schumer is the human equivalent of a flat tire.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
As Jon Stewart said, Chuck Schumer is the human equivalent of a flat tire.
Trump was having a bad week then the Democrats came to the rescue.
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Trump was having a bad week then the Democrats came to the rescue.
I’m voting for this guy.
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I’m voting for this guy.