Matt Lammers
@asociollogything.bsky.social
MIZZOU grad working hard to get students to develop a Sociological Imagination.
There was no 'official' No Kings rally scheduled in my community today but the town square was filled with protesters (patriots) this morning. So proud of my town, neighbors, and others across the nation.
October 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
There was no 'official' No Kings rally scheduled in my community today but the town square was filled with protesters (patriots) this morning. So proud of my town, neighbors, and others across the nation.
At a previous appointment, students came by my office to discuss how Obama was using black helicopters to spy on us, empty Walmarts were surrounded by barb wire & connected by tunnels to house 'patriots', & Jade Helm 15 was end game for the country. When I challenged that I was called a 'sheeple'.
August 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
At a previous appointment, students came by my office to discuss how Obama was using black helicopters to spy on us, empty Walmarts were surrounded by barb wire & connected by tunnels to house 'patriots', & Jade Helm 15 was end game for the country. When I challenged that I was called a 'sheeple'.
Joined a few people at the Hillsborough court house today. All seemed pretty friendly and motivated.
Odd (maybe not so odd) how people on Twitter are saying that the No Kings events are a flop.
Odd (maybe not so odd) how people on Twitter are saying that the No Kings events are a flop.
June 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Joined a few people at the Hillsborough court house today. All seemed pretty friendly and motivated.
Odd (maybe not so odd) how people on Twitter are saying that the No Kings events are a flop.
Odd (maybe not so odd) how people on Twitter are saying that the No Kings events are a flop.
I have my students compare economic theories, e.g. Adam Smith, Marx,Veblen, Polanyi. Most students align with Smith. Peter Navarro was on This Week today saying China took 60K of our factories, 5M of our jobs, & they have to stop being a predator country. Not exactly the Smith position on economics.
April 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I have my students compare economic theories, e.g. Adam Smith, Marx,Veblen, Polanyi. Most students align with Smith. Peter Navarro was on This Week today saying China took 60K of our factories, 5M of our jobs, & they have to stop being a predator country. Not exactly the Smith position on economics.
OMG! @artcullen.bsky.social is on Stephanie Ruhle The Night Cap tonight. #StormLakeTimesPilot.
April 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
OMG! @artcullen.bsky.social is on Stephanie Ruhle The Night Cap tonight. #StormLakeTimesPilot.
I love it when current events align with my assignments. The final paper in the Econ & Society class asks "Is the two-tiered economy necessary for contemporary society or is it counter to classical and neoclassical economic theory? Support your argument with the readings from the semester."
April 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I love it when current events align with my assignments. The final paper in the Econ & Society class asks "Is the two-tiered economy necessary for contemporary society or is it counter to classical and neoclassical economic theory? Support your argument with the readings from the semester."
Jobs where you never want to hear 'Well, they learned a lesson today':
-Bomb disposal specialist
-Airline pilot
-Heart surgeon
-Nuclear reactor operator
-National Security Advisor
-Bomb disposal specialist
-Airline pilot
-Heart surgeon
-Nuclear reactor operator
-National Security Advisor
March 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Jobs where you never want to hear 'Well, they learned a lesson today':
-Bomb disposal specialist
-Airline pilot
-Heart surgeon
-Nuclear reactor operator
-National Security Advisor
-Bomb disposal specialist
-Airline pilot
-Heart surgeon
-Nuclear reactor operator
-National Security Advisor
IA ranks #2 in cancer rates & this bill is intended to put a dent into that. Yes, skin cancer is a problem but what about smoking, drinking, farm chemicals, water quality, radon, & so much more in IA. Would @ Gov. Reynolds & IA GOP but they're not on bsky.
www.iowapublicradio.org/state-govern...
www.iowapublicradio.org/state-govern...
Minors would need parental consent to use tanning beds under a bill passed by the Iowa House
Minors wouldn’t be allowed to use indoor tanning beds unless they have parental permission, under a bill passed out of the Iowa House Monday.
www.iowapublicradio.org
March 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
IA ranks #2 in cancer rates & this bill is intended to put a dent into that. Yes, skin cancer is a problem but what about smoking, drinking, farm chemicals, water quality, radon, & so much more in IA. Would @ Gov. Reynolds & IA GOP but they're not on bsky.
www.iowapublicradio.org/state-govern...
www.iowapublicradio.org/state-govern...
I use this image as the banner on my Economy & Society course. Sad that it continues to be relevant, even more so today.
(credit: Joseph Keppler 1889)
(credit: Joseph Keppler 1889)
March 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I use this image as the banner on my Economy & Society course. Sad that it continues to be relevant, even more so today.
(credit: Joseph Keppler 1889)
(credit: Joseph Keppler 1889)
Re-watched 'Good night, and good luck'. Haven't seen it in a while. If I teach the Media in Society class again I'll include this & have the students discuss the relevance of the theme regarding media & and how Murrow's argument may relate to social media today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixL...
Good Night, and Good Luck. Edward Murrow Speech
YouTube video by OM Solutions
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March 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Re-watched 'Good night, and good luck'. Haven't seen it in a while. If I teach the Media in Society class again I'll include this & have the students discuss the relevance of the theme regarding media & and how Murrow's argument may relate to social media today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixL...
The avg. age of this group is 67. Would be higher but for the youngsters Fetterman, Gillabran, Schatz (in their 50s). I'm from the end of the boomer gen and near this age range but it is time for a change of guard.
They are the #SurrenderCaucus
March 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The avg. age of this group is 67. Would be higher but for the youngsters Fetterman, Gillabran, Schatz (in their 50s). I'm from the end of the boomer gen and near this age range but it is time for a change of guard.
Mom (84yrs old) said they were told castor oil would cure everything when she was younger. I still have the jetgun scar from the MMR vaccine in elementary school & got new MMR vaccines when entering my Master's & Ph.D. programs. #Science
March 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Mom (84yrs old) said they were told castor oil would cure everything when she was younger. I still have the jetgun scar from the MMR vaccine in elementary school & got new MMR vaccines when entering my Master's & Ph.D. programs. #Science
Throughout the entire Biden administration many banking CEOs and economists (Lawrence Summers, Jamie Dimon, et al) said that we will soon have a recession. Odd that we haven't heard from them lately but we seem really close now.
March 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Throughout the entire Biden administration many banking CEOs and economists (Lawrence Summers, Jamie Dimon, et al) said that we will soon have a recession. Odd that we haven't heard from them lately but we seem really close now.
Reposted by Matt Lammers
Some researchers say these recent attacks are examples of "nonideological" terrorism — the result of several antisocial, decentralized, online networks coming together.
Experts warn that recent school shootings show growth in new radicalization pattern
Some researchers say these recent attacks are examples of "nonideological" terrorism — the result of several antisocial, decentralized, online networks coming together.
www.npr.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Some researchers say these recent attacks are examples of "nonideological" terrorism — the result of several antisocial, decentralized, online networks coming together.
Congratulations Iowa State on a great season. Good luck in the tournament! #ISUBasketball #Cyclones
March 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Congratulations Iowa State on a great season. Good luck in the tournament! #ISUBasketball #Cyclones
In my Orgs. & Bureaucracy class yesterday we talked about all that we've read this semester showing that bureaucracy is efficient & the best way to run large orgs. We'll be watching the DOGE experiment as it challenges all the previous scholarship. Thanks for the teaching moments.
February 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In my Orgs. & Bureaucracy class yesterday we talked about all that we've read this semester showing that bureaucracy is efficient & the best way to run large orgs. We'll be watching the DOGE experiment as it challenges all the previous scholarship. Thanks for the teaching moments.
I never thought I would see the day when I would go out for breakfast and see all the omelettes listed at "Market Price".
February 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I never thought I would see the day when I would go out for breakfast and see all the omelettes listed at "Market Price".
Constructed my Organizations & Bureaucracies class well before the election. Nearly every reading for the students say that dismantling bureaucracy & hiring based on cronyism, favoritism, & nepotism is destructive to large organizations. Plenty of teaching moments are being provided this semester.
All federal workers will shortly receive an email asking what they did last week — and that if employees fail to respond, it will be taken as a resignation, Elon Musk wrote in a post on X Saturday.
Musk says on X that feds must explain what they did last week — or resign
Musk says on X that feds must explain what they did last week — or resign
wapo.st
February 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Constructed my Organizations & Bureaucracies class well before the election. Nearly every reading for the students say that dismantling bureaucracy & hiring based on cronyism, favoritism, & nepotism is destructive to large organizations. Plenty of teaching moments are being provided this semester.
Watching the press briefing today has me digging out my copy of Orwell's 1984 to re-read and watching V for Vendetta again tonight.
February 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Watching the press briefing today has me digging out my copy of Orwell's 1984 to re-read and watching V for Vendetta again tonight.
So many stories of airplane tragedies. I talk with the flight crew whenever I fly to ask about what they like about their jobs. These people are often unappreciated but they are professionals and first responders. Make sure to thank flight attendants and pilots every time you fly.
February 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
So many stories of airplane tragedies. I talk with the flight crew whenever I fly to ask about what they like about their jobs. These people are often unappreciated but they are professionals and first responders. Make sure to thank flight attendants and pilots every time you fly.
I think that it is time to teach my Anti-Intellectualism in American Society class again.
February 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I think that it is time to teach my Anti-Intellectualism in American Society class again.