Rod Graham (The Neighborhood Sociologist)
@roderickgraham.bsky.social
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"Unearned suffering is redemptive"
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 PM
"Unearned suffering is redemptive"
One of the more curious aspects of modern higher education is administrators hiring consultants to do the tasks their faculty are teaching students to do.
And then pay the consultants twice as much as they pay the faculty.
#academicsky
And then pay the consultants twice as much as they pay the faculty.
#academicsky
February 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
One of the more curious aspects of modern higher education is administrators hiring consultants to do the tasks their faculty are teaching students to do.
And then pay the consultants twice as much as they pay the faculty.
#academicsky
And then pay the consultants twice as much as they pay the faculty.
#academicsky
This is free speech in a society dominated by the MAGA tribe.
www.whro.org/2026-02-12/f...
www.whro.org/2026-02-12/f...
February 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This is free speech in a society dominated by the MAGA tribe.
www.whro.org/2026-02-12/f...
www.whro.org/2026-02-12/f...
This product is pretty good, not ragging on it specifically...
But how is it possible that you can have the scientific wherewithal to make these products...but can't figure out how to make it dissolve in hot water?
It's a mystery.
But how is it possible that you can have the scientific wherewithal to make these products...but can't figure out how to make it dissolve in hot water?
It's a mystery.
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
This product is pretty good, not ragging on it specifically...
But how is it possible that you can have the scientific wherewithal to make these products...but can't figure out how to make it dissolve in hot water?
It's a mystery.
But how is it possible that you can have the scientific wherewithal to make these products...but can't figure out how to make it dissolve in hot water?
It's a mystery.
Baseball is interesting sociologically.
Most players are conservative, and I suspect many of the white players are Christian Nationalist MAGA supporters.
Yet, they must navigate an international environment where progressive ideas of multiculturalism and tolerance are necessary.
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Most players are conservative, and I suspect many of the white players are Christian Nationalist MAGA supporters.
Yet, they must navigate an international environment where progressive ideas of multiculturalism and tolerance are necessary.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Baseball is interesting sociologically.
Most players are conservative, and I suspect many of the white players are Christian Nationalist MAGA supporters.
Yet, they must navigate an international environment where progressive ideas of multiculturalism and tolerance are necessary.
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Most players are conservative, and I suspect many of the white players are Christian Nationalist MAGA supporters.
Yet, they must navigate an international environment where progressive ideas of multiculturalism and tolerance are necessary.
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When we get out the other side of this, we should think seriously about making signs like this permanent, like the plaques in Paris that tell you that you're standing on the exact spot where a resistance fighter was shot down by the Nazis in 1944.
seen in my neighborhood in south Minneapolis
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
When we get out the other side of this, we should think seriously about making signs like this permanent, like the plaques in Paris that tell you that you're standing on the exact spot where a resistance fighter was shot down by the Nazis in 1944.
I think a lot of Trump supporters do regret their decision to support him.
But at this point, the logic for them may be that too many people have seem them in public wearing the brownshirts so...just dig in and hope for the best 🤷♂️
But at this point, the logic for them may be that too many people have seem them in public wearing the brownshirts so...just dig in and hope for the best 🤷♂️
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I think a lot of Trump supporters do regret their decision to support him.
But at this point, the logic for them may be that too many people have seem them in public wearing the brownshirts so...just dig in and hope for the best 🤷♂️
But at this point, the logic for them may be that too many people have seem them in public wearing the brownshirts so...just dig in and hope for the best 🤷♂️
Damn...Ms. Cash!
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Damn...Ms. Cash!
Happy to see this for two reasons.
I have a love for older, grizzled athletes who keep walking once more into the breach. There is something heroic about it.
Also he is an #ODU man.
I have a love for older, grizzled athletes who keep walking once more into the breach. There is something heroic about it.
Also he is an #ODU man.
February 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Happy to see this for two reasons.
I have a love for older, grizzled athletes who keep walking once more into the breach. There is something heroic about it.
Also he is an #ODU man.
I have a love for older, grizzled athletes who keep walking once more into the breach. There is something heroic about it.
Also he is an #ODU man.
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I don't want you to be exceedingly reasonable, Chuck. I want you to stop these motherfuckers from putting babies in jail, just for a start. Find a backbone or RESIGN and let someone better have the job.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I don't want you to be exceedingly reasonable, Chuck. I want you to stop these motherfuckers from putting babies in jail, just for a start. Find a backbone or RESIGN and let someone better have the job.
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The fact that the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie's mother is the most covered story of February 2026 in the United States is absolutely to god infuriating. The media will take literally any excuse to ignore fascism and abuse of power.
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The fact that the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie's mother is the most covered story of February 2026 in the United States is absolutely to god infuriating. The media will take literally any excuse to ignore fascism and abuse of power.
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
But wasn't he one of the voices raising skepticism about all things CDC and "establishment" science?
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
But wasn't he one of the voices raising skepticism about all things CDC and "establishment" science?
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This week at Group Threat, I spoke with @grundrza.bsky.social about Florida's censorship regime, teaching under authoritarianism, and how folks are coping (or not).
What's the Matter with Florida? An Interview with Zachary Levenson
A discussion about Florida's censorship of sociology and teaching under authoritarianism
groupthreat.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This week at Group Threat, I spoke with @grundrza.bsky.social about Florida's censorship regime, teaching under authoritarianism, and how folks are coping (or not).
"There are three principles of bodhisattva life I teach: keep your mind clear, be patient, and when you see an opportunity to act, do so without hesitation. Now I am thinking about adding a fourth principle: live a quiet life. Don’t be distracted by things."
tricycle.org/magazine/lew...
tricycle.org/magazine/lew...
The Power of a Quiet Life
Sometimes the best way to help the world is to move slowly through it.
tricycle.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"There are three principles of bodhisattva life I teach: keep your mind clear, be patient, and when you see an opportunity to act, do so without hesitation. Now I am thinking about adding a fourth principle: live a quiet life. Don’t be distracted by things."
tricycle.org/magazine/lew...
tricycle.org/magazine/lew...
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Face recognition technology is so dangerous that government should not use it at all—least of all our federal government’s out-of-control immigration agencies. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Yes to the “ICE Out of Our Faces Act”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. The violence is shocking. So are the intrusions on
www.eff.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Face recognition technology is so dangerous that government should not use it at all—least of all our federal government’s out-of-control immigration agencies. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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“It's part of this whole rush to just throw everything into the data-driven machine-learning nexus, and then hoping something more good will come out of it, your private information be damned,” EFF’s @legind.bsky.social told @CNET.com. www.cnet.com/home/intern...
Starlink Is Using Your Personal Data to Train AI. Here’s How to Opt Out
Starlink says it may also share personal data with partners to help it "develop AI-enabled tools that improve your customer experience.”
www.cnet.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
“It's part of this whole rush to just throw everything into the data-driven machine-learning nexus, and then hoping something more good will come out of it, your private information be damned,” EFF’s @legind.bsky.social told @CNET.com. www.cnet.com/home/intern...
I am of the belief that protest is a sign of a healthy democratic state.
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Of course the crushing of protest is a sign of a healthy totalitarian state.
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Of course the crushing of protest is a sign of a healthy totalitarian state.
February 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I am of the belief that protest is a sign of a healthy democratic state.
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Of course the crushing of protest is a sign of a healthy totalitarian state.
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Of course the crushing of protest is a sign of a healthy totalitarian state.
Well it's that month. And it's time for my yearly listen.
It seems I get around to listening to this story of the Civil Rights Movement at least once a year - may as well do it during #BlackHistoryMonth.
It's a heavy listen, but worth it for me.
It seems I get around to listening to this story of the Civil Rights Movement at least once a year - may as well do it during #BlackHistoryMonth.
It's a heavy listen, but worth it for me.
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Well it's that month. And it's time for my yearly listen.
It seems I get around to listening to this story of the Civil Rights Movement at least once a year - may as well do it during #BlackHistoryMonth.
It's a heavy listen, but worth it for me.
It seems I get around to listening to this story of the Civil Rights Movement at least once a year - may as well do it during #BlackHistoryMonth.
It's a heavy listen, but worth it for me.
I'm listening to fascinating interview with the author of this piece.
www.grassrootsthinking.com/nonviolence-...
www.grassrootsthinking.com/nonviolence-...
How nonviolent protests or civil resistance is violence, too
A brief survey of the history and philosophies of nonviolent protests, revealing why nonviolent struggle is not actually nonviolent.
www.grassrootsthinking.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I'm listening to fascinating interview with the author of this piece.
www.grassrootsthinking.com/nonviolence-...
www.grassrootsthinking.com/nonviolence-...
I have a saying...from deep in my sociologist's bones:
Groups are not unique, only the conditions they navigate.
Who *couldn't* have predicted this? The only question I had was in what direction the censorship goes.
Groups are not unique, only the conditions they navigate.
Who *couldn't* have predicted this? The only question I had was in what direction the censorship goes.
February 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I have a saying...from deep in my sociologist's bones:
Groups are not unique, only the conditions they navigate.
Who *couldn't* have predicted this? The only question I had was in what direction the censorship goes.
Groups are not unique, only the conditions they navigate.
Who *couldn't* have predicted this? The only question I had was in what direction the censorship goes.
Reposted by Rod Graham (The Neighborhood Sociologist)
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.