Blackius Maximus
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Blackius Maximus
@blackiusmaximus.bsky.social
I balm atomically…
Also important to note that a LOT of universities use grad students as “instructors of record” to avoid even paying adjunct rates. They lack many of the protections afforded faculty, much less tenured faculty.

So there are many folks just alone, out there flapping in the outrage winds.
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Like chuckin rocks at already-cracked glass.
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
You’re right. That power trifecta has been the biggest worry (and we’ve seen it play out in some situations).

Although, I think the problems at New College of Florida support your point over mine.
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I think this final point is dependent upon the ultimate goals of the OU admin. It draws that line between capitulation/acquiescence and agreement with the complaint.

What stops public universities from becoming more like Liberty and BYU if admin and state government are on the same page?
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.

It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
You seem like you’re your genuine self on here…on top of being skilled and consistently kind and supportive.

It’s good when folks like that are seen and highly regarded.

But why trust me, I just typed this on my phone in bed.
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It’s like we’re living a cognitive/emotional version of Speed. If we slow down and think…actually fully process, we explode. So we keep moving with survival and any small measure of peace taking precedence.

But it makes me even more grateful for the fighters and carers and (trustworthy) informers.
November 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Indigenous brothers and sisters offered aid to colonizers who then back stabbed them and caused genocide and took lands. While some may feast, let us also acknowledge the full view of Thanksgiving. #Thanksgiving #NationalDayofMourning #Ambivalence 🦃 #BlackSky
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The holidays can officially begin!
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
You’re an inspiration. We need those days (sans guilt).
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Y’all gonna do a back and forth like Ceelo and Khujo in Watch for the Hook?
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“R” so hard it could cut glass.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM