Jason Coupet
@professajay.bsky.social
Towards a big, efficient public sector that serves the least of us. Associate Professor of Public Management and Policy at the Andrew Young School. United Campus Workers of Georgia. Father of 3. Chicago southsider. Proud 〽️ichigan alum. 🏀 nut.
Rest in peace brother Jesse. He’s impact on progressive black politics, and progressive politics in general, is so understated. He connected to black struggle to the global one. As a Chicago kid I got a front row seat to this, and feel I am in part a child of his legacy. We will carry the torch.
“We’re not a perfect people. Yet, we are called to a perfect mission. Our mission to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to house the homeless, to teach the illiterate, to provide jobs for the jobless, and to choose the human race over the nuclear race.”
Jessie Jackson
REST IN PEACE
Jessie Jackson
REST IN PEACE
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Rest in peace brother Jesse. He’s impact on progressive black politics, and progressive politics in general, is so understated. He connected to black struggle to the global one. As a Chicago kid I got a front row seat to this, and feel I am in part a child of his legacy. We will carry the torch.
This is crazy. I’m so sorry to her family.
GEORGIA — “beloved teacher” Dr. Linda Davis killed in a car crash as ICE chased a man through the streets: www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Even the ICE release (which blames Dems🤔) says his only crime was being undocumented: www.ice.gov/news/release...
Even the ICE release (which blames Dems🤔) says his only crime was being undocumented: www.ice.gov/news/release...
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
This is crazy. I’m so sorry to her family.
UPDATE: Sometimes I get the (now) 5yo a Wendy’s frosty after baseball practice. This little mf been sneaking and trading them to his sister for time on the phone with this same girl. My 12yo dials her number and lets him talk to her for 5 minutes in exchange for one frosty.
I’ve lost control man.
I’ve lost control man.
The 7th grader has a good friend, who the 4yo has an *enormous* crush on, over to work on a project. So while they were working he put on a “nice sweater” decided come downstairs and serenade her with a keyboard solo.
These COVID conceived kids are built different man. This dude gets after it.
These COVID conceived kids are built different man. This dude gets after it.
February 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
UPDATE: Sometimes I get the (now) 5yo a Wendy’s frosty after baseball practice. This little mf been sneaking and trading them to his sister for time on the phone with this same girl. My 12yo dials her number and lets him talk to her for 5 minutes in exchange for one frosty.
I’ve lost control man.
I’ve lost control man.
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Black people in the South are very familiar with the whole Scots-Irish “fighting” culture thing
February 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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Related: my wife and I, both academics, have so many books, we had two have two moving trucks when we moved to Atlanta. Nearly one whole truck was all books.
So a true story: the moving company is charging us a “library surcharge” because we have “too many books,” which frankly I find both credentialing and insulting.
February 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Related: my wife and I, both academics, have so many books, we had two have two moving trucks when we moved to Atlanta. Nearly one whole truck was all books.
Was talking about this yesterday with my wife. They keep breaking out Scots Irish with no idea what it is. My man on tv said “scots Irish and its subcultures like Italian an Irish.” These guys are such fucking morons, they can’t even get eugenics and white nationalism right.
Musk is such a fucking idiot he probably does not understand that Scotts-Irish (sic) is a category of Presbyterian Scottish planters sent to Ireland to exclude the traditional Irish.
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Was talking about this yesterday with my wife. They keep breaking out Scots Irish with no idea what it is. My man on tv said “scots Irish and its subcultures like Italian an Irish.” These guys are such fucking morons, they can’t even get eugenics and white nationalism right.
GTMH I honestly believe this is why they mostly leave dense urban heavily armed cities like Detroit mostly alone. I walked in on a poker game with middle aged church women in Detroit and there was a semi auto 9 with a scope and an assault rifle on the table.
I could be wrong but I dunno man.
I could be wrong but I dunno man.
I’ve noticed that ICE backs off places where they know folks are armed.
February 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
GTMH I honestly believe this is why they mostly leave dense urban heavily armed cities like Detroit mostly alone. I walked in on a poker game with middle aged church women in Detroit and there was a semi auto 9 with a scope and an assault rifle on the table.
I could be wrong but I dunno man.
I could be wrong but I dunno man.
Man I honestly think I might be more chill about these LLMs everywhere if it wasn’t like “Artificial Intelligence! Brought to you by the slimiest fascist most eugenicist planet destroying pedophile corrupt motherfuckers on earth!”
They make it hard to have an open mind about this shit.
They make it hard to have an open mind about this shit.
February 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Man I honestly think I might be more chill about these LLMs everywhere if it wasn’t like “Artificial Intelligence! Brought to you by the slimiest fascist most eugenicist planet destroying pedophile corrupt motherfuckers on earth!”
They make it hard to have an open mind about this shit.
They make it hard to have an open mind about this shit.
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The @washingtonpost.com layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, per data from the @postguild.bsky.social.
50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members, 45% of Black members, and 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members, 45% of Black members, and 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
Washington Post layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, preliminary Guild data shows
"We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization."
www.niemanlab.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The @washingtonpost.com layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, per data from the @postguild.bsky.social.
50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members, 45% of Black members, and 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members, 45% of Black members, and 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
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Median voter
I keep voting Republican and these Democrats never fix the problems that creates!
February 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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As somebody that works at a public research university, this mentality is a) the biggest thorn in my side ever and b) actually deeply internalized by the universities themselves. Our black and brown kids are not allowed critical thinking. Only to be widgets in training for capital.
This elitist view that only rich/Ivy/private school kids should study/have access the liberal arts is so deeply ingrained in so many highly educated Democrats’ views (including tons who majored in the lib arts themselves) that they don’t even realize they hold it, let alone how ugly & elitist it is
(3) But the Democrat view is also bad: while it's fine for people at Princeton and Harvard to study Latin and Sanskrit, public higher education is about job training and $ ROI. There is no room for the idea that curiosity-driven inquiry is a good that should be supported by the public.
February 13, 2026 at 10:43 PM
As somebody that works at a public research university, this mentality is a) the biggest thorn in my side ever and b) actually deeply internalized by the universities themselves. Our black and brown kids are not allowed critical thinking. Only to be widgets in training for capital.
Bone is back!!!!!!!
February 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Bone is back!!!!!!!
Agree and also evidence that alot of the “over compliance” we saw from universities was not compliance at all but just cover to do hyper segregationist shit their boards/right wing stakeholders with influence have wanted to do for decades.
Given that the administration has stopped trying to defend their EO pushing for more segregation, feels like VT powers that be just want to do this
Virginia Tech Bans University-Funded Identity-Based Graduations
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
February 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Agree and also evidence that alot of the “over compliance” we saw from universities was not compliance at all but just cover to do hyper segregationist shit their boards/right wing stakeholders with influence have wanted to do for decades.
We got my ten year old a little smart watch so we can call him and keep track when he’s outside playing with his friends and he instantly changed my wife’s name in his phone to “Spawn Point.”
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February 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
We got my ten year old a little smart watch so we can call him and keep track when he’s outside playing with his friends and he instantly changed my wife’s name in his phone to “Spawn Point.”
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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Years ago, a guy who worked for Gallup called me to complain about how a bunch of right-wing Christian fundamentalists ran the place. Guess the news on the Holy Donald is too bad to keep reporting. Because their explanation is bullshit.
So Trump has one of the worst ever Gallup approval ratings, and now Gallup is going to stop tracking approval? thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Years ago, a guy who worked for Gallup called me to complain about how a bunch of right-wing Christian fundamentalists ran the place. Guess the news on the Holy Donald is too bad to keep reporting. Because their explanation is bullshit.
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When NYC announced the eviction moratorium in March 2020, I sat in front of my TV and cried.
Early Covid was a horror movie on the East Coast, especially for NYC (I was in Philly), but I remember thinking, "surely we'll get Medicare for All."
Well. I underestimated the depth of our nation's sins.
Early Covid was a horror movie on the East Coast, especially for NYC (I was in Philly), but I remember thinking, "surely we'll get Medicare for All."
Well. I underestimated the depth of our nation's sins.
February 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
When NYC announced the eviction moratorium in March 2020, I sat in front of my TV and cried.
Early Covid was a horror movie on the East Coast, especially for NYC (I was in Philly), but I remember thinking, "surely we'll get Medicare for All."
Well. I underestimated the depth of our nation's sins.
Early Covid was a horror movie on the East Coast, especially for NYC (I was in Philly), but I remember thinking, "surely we'll get Medicare for All."
Well. I underestimated the depth of our nation's sins.
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If Democrats retake the House and Senate, they will come face-to-face with the very real possibility of having to remove Trump’s entire cabinet.
There is no historical precedent for this-this is the real Trump effect: total and absolute corruption of power…
There is no historical precedent for this-this is the real Trump effect: total and absolute corruption of power…
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
If Democrats retake the House and Senate, they will come face-to-face with the very real possibility of having to remove Trump’s entire cabinet.
There is no historical precedent for this-this is the real Trump effect: total and absolute corruption of power…
There is no historical precedent for this-this is the real Trump effect: total and absolute corruption of power…
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minnesota is still being terrorized by ICE. it hasn’t stopped and from local reports has gotten way worse. it isn’t making major headlines anymore and we know why. ABOLISH ICE !!!
February 11, 2026 at 11:56 AM
minnesota is still being terrorized by ICE. it hasn’t stopped and from local reports has gotten way worse. it isn’t making major headlines anymore and we know why. ABOLISH ICE !!!
Dynamic, reflective, adaptive pedagogy that tries to meet students where they are at is an important part of good teaching! But it’s also bad if we get to the point where students can’t be expected to read books and articles or don’t have attention span to listen to a lecture.
February 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Dynamic, reflective, adaptive pedagogy that tries to meet students where they are at is an important part of good teaching! But it’s also bad if we get to the point where students can’t be expected to read books and articles or don’t have attention span to listen to a lecture.
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Dear Blueskies, question: could you recommend a recent-ish, peer reviewed study on implicit/unconscious bias in faculty hiring? I know the classics, but I am wondering what new(ish) research is out there that could be used in a workshop setting. Thank you very much! #AcademicSky #EduSky 🗃️
February 10, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Dear Blueskies, question: could you recommend a recent-ish, peer reviewed study on implicit/unconscious bias in faculty hiring? I know the classics, but I am wondering what new(ish) research is out there that could be used in a workshop setting. Thank you very much! #AcademicSky #EduSky 🗃️
Great news! The IRB for my study on the economics of gang bangin’ somehow came back exempt lol. 🤷🏾♂️ Time to get crackin’!
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Great news! The IRB for my study on the economics of gang bangin’ somehow came back exempt lol. 🤷🏾♂️ Time to get crackin’!
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Breaking news: my sources tell me that ICE is going to affix a "Arbeit macht frei" sign in front of the new concentration camp, err, human warehouse in Atlanta
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Breaking news: my sources tell me that ICE is going to affix a "Arbeit macht frei" sign in front of the new concentration camp, err, human warehouse in Atlanta
Dawg am I losing my mind. Is this the WSJ or Jacobin? WTF is going on!? Did I die yesterday?
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Dawg am I losing my mind. Is this the WSJ or Jacobin? WTF is going on!? Did I die yesterday?
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i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.