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.
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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.
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WATCH — @balint.house.gov on the unredacted Epstein files: “There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.”
(From @dropsitenews.com )
(From @dropsitenews.com )
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
WATCH — @balint.house.gov on the unredacted Epstein files: “There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.”
(From @dropsitenews.com )
(From @dropsitenews.com )
Despite his negligible buckeye allegiances, I could not agree more. Absolutely brilliant scholar. One of the few researchers whose work I stop what I’m doing to read as soon as it comes out.
An economist you all should be following yesterday is @trevondlogan.bsky.social: Economic historian, one of the smartest people I know, and a genuinely interesting researcher.
One of my favorite studies by him debunks the myth that white women were passive observers of slavery. #blackhistorymonth
One of my favorite studies by him debunks the myth that white women were passive observers of slavery. #blackhistorymonth
American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business
Originally published in By Trevon LoganProfessor of Economics, The Ohio State University
news.osu.edu
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Despite his negligible buckeye allegiances, I could not agree more. Absolutely brilliant scholar. One of the few researchers whose work I stop what I’m doing to read as soon as it comes out.
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The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
Lolol omg
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Lolol omg
Plus nearly all of them…like to a man…were just fascists that hated government because they thought it existed to uplift blacks. The second the government because overtly white nationalist they traded those stupid snake flags for swastikas.
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Plus nearly all of them…like to a man…were just fascists that hated government because they thought it existed to uplift blacks. The second the government because overtly white nationalist they traded those stupid snake flags for swastikas.
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crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
Atlanta is the Mecca for black baseball…among many other black things…and boy have we been learning why! The 5yo’s first outdoor “voluntary” offseason workout was intense. His teammates missed a couple of grounders and around the diamond they had to go to learn to get those gloves down!
February 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Atlanta is the Mecca for black baseball…among many other black things…and boy have we been learning why! The 5yo’s first outdoor “voluntary” offseason workout was intense. His teammates missed a couple of grounders and around the diamond they had to go to learn to get those gloves down!
Jd Vance has the charisma of a loose floorboard.
February 7, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Jd Vance has the charisma of a loose floorboard.