Professor G
@professorg.bsky.social
Formerly KingsCowbothat. History professor. Alabama fan, Hawkeye stan. “Socrates realized he was the wisest man in Athens because he alone was prepared to admit his own ignorance.”
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Professor G
@professorg.bsky.social
· Jan 25
Things can get better but they are not going to get better on their own. We have to accept that we are responsible for making things better, and that may include sacrifice. I am willing to accept that sacrifice, and while I am still figuring out what that means, I am willing to find the #GoodTrouble
Hey @ichawkeye.bsky.social @05hawki.bsky.social do y’all have any idea about how much this will affect air travel, especially out of regional airports?
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Hey @ichawkeye.bsky.social @05hawki.bsky.social do y’all have any idea about how much this will affect air travel, especially out of regional airports?
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The Trump administration recognized that Tulsi Gabbard was wildly unqualified/too much of a nutjob for her post running U.S. intelligence, so they've given her some busy work (the busy work is trying to unravel American democracy). www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The Trump administration recognized that Tulsi Gabbard was wildly unqualified/too much of a nutjob for her post running U.S. intelligence, so they've given her some busy work (the busy work is trying to unravel American democracy). www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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I'm so old I remember when various reporters were very critical of the refusal of outlets to devote significant attention to a president’s mental fitness in light of polls showing that the public believed there was an issue.
Hard to pick just one devastating stat from this survey but holy shit
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I'm so old I remember when various reporters were very critical of the refusal of outlets to devote significant attention to a president’s mental fitness in light of polls showing that the public believed there was an issue.
AI promoters are always in awe of what AI can reproduce, but seemly don’t understand that AI can’t actually produce anything new. And what it produces is usually of far less quality than the original. It’s a plagiarism machine that’s offers results that are at best mid.
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
AI promoters are always in awe of what AI can reproduce, but seemly don’t understand that AI can’t actually produce anything new. And what it produces is usually of far less quality than the original. It’s a plagiarism machine that’s offers results that are at best mid.
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ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
Does this mean I can go fishing off the coast Venezuela and not expect to get blown up by the US military?
Trump: "I just spoke to the president of Venezuela and informed her that we're going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela. American citizens will be very shortly able to go to Venezuela and they will be safe there. It's under very strong control."
January 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Does this mean I can go fishing off the coast Venezuela and not expect to get blown up by the US military?
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The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
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An AI-generated blog on a tour company’s website has landed tourists in hot water — and not the kind they were looking for — after it emerged the “tranquil” northern Tasmania hot springs it recommended don’t actually exist. https://cnn.it/4t6zner
January 28, 2026 at 11:04 PM
An AI-generated blog on a tour company’s website has landed tourists in hot water — and not the kind they were looking for — after it emerged the “tranquil” northern Tasmania hot springs it recommended don’t actually exist. https://cnn.it/4t6zner
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“are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” has been knocking around my head all day
one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”
January 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
“are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” has been knocking around my head all day
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
Truly love that “Everything I don’t like or scares me is Communism” remains the rights primary method of cope
He’s shaken because 5 women asked for his credentials…imagine ICE asking you for your papers…
January 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Truly love that “Everything I don’t like or scares me is Communism” remains the rights primary method of cope
FDR was successful because he adapted to the realities of the depression. Many of the policies of the first New Deal were failures and faced political opposition, but rather than moderate he realized he needed approach the situation more aggressively. Dems need to understand the only path is forward
Chuck Schumer just announced demands on DHS to avoid shutdown:
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
January 28, 2026 at 9:04 PM
FDR was successful because he adapted to the realities of the depression. Many of the policies of the first New Deal were failures and faced political opposition, but rather than moderate he realized he needed approach the situation more aggressively. Dems need to understand the only path is forward
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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She moved TOWARD him. Went right at him.
She’s braver and stronger than every single MFer in power right now. Every single MFer playing dress-up in an ICE costume. Every single MFer who would call her less than or inferior.
She’s braver and stronger than every single MFer in power right now. Every single MFer playing dress-up in an ICE costume. Every single MFer who would call her less than or inferior.
🔥 @repilhan.bsky.social took it like a champ — and even went right after that lunatic
“I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.” 🔥 👸
“I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.” 🔥 👸
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 AM
She moved TOWARD him. Went right at him.
She’s braver and stronger than every single MFer in power right now. Every single MFer playing dress-up in an ICE costume. Every single MFer who would call her less than or inferior.
She’s braver and stronger than every single MFer in power right now. Every single MFer playing dress-up in an ICE costume. Every single MFer who would call her less than or inferior.
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English translation of statement from Ecuadorian Consulate regarding ICE’s attempt to enter their building in Minneapolis today:
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
English translation of statement from Ecuadorian Consulate regarding ICE’s attempt to enter their building in Minneapolis today:
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Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
Not only are they lame, they are also just extremely pathetic
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks at the Trump rally: "They're playing this song -- Macho Man. Every hard-working woman deserves a Macho Man. And I see a whole lot of it all around me! But the number one macho man you're gonna hear from in a little while."
January 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Not only are they lame, they are also just extremely pathetic
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Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
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glory to the martyrs who defend the republic
My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
glory to the martyrs who defend the republic
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Trump managed to turn Republicans against the NFL, beer, cops, and now guns.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Trump managed to turn Republicans against the NFL, beer, cops, and now guns.
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY