Max Coleman
@maxecoleman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Utah, studying health inequalities (especially mental health) from a social psych perspective.
Husband to @robrankin.bsky.social 🏳️🌈
Husband to @robrankin.bsky.social 🏳️🌈
What do you use to make these beautiful graphs? R Studio?
January 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
What do you use to make these beautiful graphs? R Studio?
From SCOTUSblog: “Just to be clear, the court is done issuing opinions [one opinion] for today and it did not issue opinions on tariffs or Louisiana voting rights.”
January 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
From SCOTUSblog: “Just to be clear, the court is done issuing opinions [one opinion] for today and it did not issue opinions on tariffs or Louisiana voting rights.”
Reposted by Max Coleman
The obvious problem with this “we all need to live with each other” rhetoric is that one side’s sole ideology is the expulsion of an entire sector of society because they don’t want to live with them.
New CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil closing the broadcast from MN last night.
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The obvious problem with this “we all need to live with each other” rhetoric is that one side’s sole ideology is the expulsion of an entire sector of society because they don’t want to live with them.
How it started How it’s going
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
How it started How it’s going
Exactly. Machiavelli wrote that a leader can exercise violence, but better yet they can threaten violence—and even before that, they can demonstrate the capacity to threaten violence.
January 8, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Exactly. Machiavelli wrote that a leader can exercise violence, but better yet they can threaten violence—and even before that, they can demonstrate the capacity to threaten violence.
Phenomenal reporting by the PBS News Hour (@pbsnews.org) on the 5th anniversary of January 6. The only serious coverage I’ve seen today.
Three parts:
1. youtu.be/pvjdvc5Z7kw
2. youtu.be/klgjJaPYor0
3. youtu.be/ytUrYA9lyeQ
Three parts:
1. youtu.be/pvjdvc5Z7kw
2. youtu.be/klgjJaPYor0
3. youtu.be/ytUrYA9lyeQ
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters return to Capitol on 5th anniversary of insurrection
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Phenomenal reporting by the PBS News Hour (@pbsnews.org) on the 5th anniversary of January 6. The only serious coverage I’ve seen today.
Three parts:
1. youtu.be/pvjdvc5Z7kw
2. youtu.be/klgjJaPYor0
3. youtu.be/ytUrYA9lyeQ
Three parts:
1. youtu.be/pvjdvc5Z7kw
2. youtu.be/klgjJaPYor0
3. youtu.be/ytUrYA9lyeQ
Reposted by Max Coleman
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
Asked what Trump plans to do about the vice president of Venezuela, he said, “She’s willing to do what is necessary to Make America Great Again.” What??
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Asked what Trump plans to do about the vice president of Venezuela, he said, “She’s willing to do what is necessary to Make America Great Again.” What??
Trump just now: “We’re going to get the oil flowing the way it should be.”
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Trump just now: “We’re going to get the oil flowing the way it should be.”
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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Entering the second quarter of the 21st century and hearing national security pundits speak about the “day after plan.” Everything old is new again!
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Entering the second quarter of the 21st century and hearing national security pundits speak about the “day after plan.” Everything old is new again!
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The capture and deposal of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro by the U.S. does not mean a regime transition because his Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is now acting as President and the entire regime apparatus remains intact.
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The capture and deposal of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro by the U.S. does not mean a regime transition because his Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is now acting as President and the entire regime apparatus remains intact.
As a proud IU grad, let me just say: Go Hoosiers!!
Let me also say: I don’t watch football and that didn’t change today. (I do watch baseball because my butch gay husband watches it.) ⚾️
Let me also say: I don’t watch football and that didn’t change today. (I do watch baseball because my butch gay husband watches it.) ⚾️
January 2, 2026 at 3:29 AM
As a proud IU grad, let me just say: Go Hoosiers!!
Let me also say: I don’t watch football and that didn’t change today. (I do watch baseball because my butch gay husband watches it.) ⚾️
Let me also say: I don’t watch football and that didn’t change today. (I do watch baseball because my butch gay husband watches it.) ⚾️
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My hope, following Mamdani’s inspired inauguration, is that we can leave that nihilistic notion of “cringe” (read: believing in anything) in 2025.
January 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
My hope, following Mamdani’s inspired inauguration, is that we can leave that nihilistic notion of “cringe” (read: believing in anything) in 2025.
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It's worth reading the whole interview in full. It basically verifies that the NYT has spent the past decade-plus doubling down on top-down narratives for coverage, getting more intense over time.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It's worth reading the whole interview in full. It basically verifies that the NYT has spent the past decade-plus doubling down on top-down narratives for coverage, getting more intense over time.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
Great line from Mamdani’s inauguration speech: “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
January 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Great line from Mamdani’s inauguration speech: “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
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This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
December 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
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A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
This is the kind of situation where more solidarity is needed. This lecturer should sue the living daylights out of the university, and she should have her legal fees paid for by the AAUP, Lambda Legal, FIRE, and more.
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.
Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings
A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
www.texastribune.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is the kind of situation where more solidarity is needed. This lecturer should sue the living daylights out of the university, and she should have her legal fees paid for by the AAUP, Lambda Legal, FIRE, and more.
28. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” I like the contrast between the generic song title and its strangely urgent subtitle. … It’s like if you had a song called “Hanukkah (Son, If You Can Hear This, I Forgive You)” or “Easter (WE ARE SURROUNDED).”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/201...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/201...
Opinion | A ranking of 100 — yes, 100 — Christmas songs
From "Little Drummer Boy" to "I Farted on Santa's Lap," here's where they stand.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
28. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” I like the contrast between the generic song title and its strangely urgent subtitle. … It’s like if you had a song called “Hanukkah (Son, If You Can Hear This, I Forgive You)” or “Easter (WE ARE SURROUNDED).”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/201...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/201...
Currently grading my third research paper with AI-generated citations. Thank you SO MUCH to Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and all the other titans of industry for making our lives that much easier. 🙄
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Currently grading my third research paper with AI-generated citations. Thank you SO MUCH to Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and all the other titans of industry for making our lives that much easier. 🙄
Wish we could do that. Here at U of Utah we have to include a detailed reading list, including all optional/recommended readings. It all goes into a searchable database.
December 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Wish we could do that. Here at U of Utah we have to include a detailed reading list, including all optional/recommended readings. It all goes into a searchable database.
Why is this so hard in our own country??
Australian leaders promised Monday to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. https://to.pbs.org/4oWMBY3
Australian leaders promise to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre
Among the new measures proposed Monday would be a limit on the number of guns someone can own and a review of licenses held over time.
to.pbs.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Why is this so hard in our own country??
After President Trump makes light of the murder of a famous American—even implying that he brought it upon himself—I assume Republicans will call for him to be fired?
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
utterly incapable of grace
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
After President Trump makes light of the murder of a famous American—even implying that he brought it upon himself—I assume Republicans will call for him to be fired?