Erik Ugland
@erikugland.bsky.social
U. prof writing about media law, ethics, and policy.
Re-write history or lose your job.
October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Re-write history or lose your job.
Kim Jong-un has to be jealous
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Kim Jong-un has to be jealous
Plainly unconstitutional for now. But Texas v. Johnson (1993) is not safe in the hands of the current SCOTUS.
October 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Plainly unconstitutional for now. But Texas v. Johnson (1993) is not safe in the hands of the current SCOTUS.
This week in loopy false equivalencies. (This one is mostly on the headline writer).
September 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This week in loopy false equivalencies. (This one is mostly on the headline writer).
No court ruling is a "major blow" to a lawless adminstration.
July 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
No court ruling is a "major blow" to a lawless adminstration.
Reassuring that the public, by and large, gets the lunacy of this bill, even if the corrupt fascists in control are still going to do their master's bidding.
June 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reassuring that the public, by and large, gets the lunacy of this bill, even if the corrupt fascists in control are still going to do their master's bidding.
Aside from being unconscionably petty and fascistic, these kinds of firings should be treated as First Amendment violations.
May 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Aside from being unconscionably petty and fascistic, these kinds of firings should be treated as First Amendment violations.
A morally broken man—vengeful, paranoid, and capable of every kind of evil. Shame on all who STILL support him and equally those who look the other way.
April 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A morally broken man—vengeful, paranoid, and capable of every kind of evil. Shame on all who STILL support him and equally those who look the other way.
RIP Washington Post (1877-2025)
#BoycottBezos
#BoycottBezos
February 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
RIP Washington Post (1877-2025)
#BoycottBezos
#BoycottBezos
Self-own of the day.
February 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Self-own of the day.
WITNESS, the Meritocracy!
February 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
WITNESS, the Meritocracy!
Next will be a withdrawal of secret service protection.
February 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Next will be a withdrawal of secret service protection.
Can somone do a video mashup now, recreating the 1984 Apple SB commercial with the woman hurling the hammer at the screen?
January 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Can somone do a video mashup now, recreating the 1984 Apple SB commercial with the woman hurling the hammer at the screen?
Biden gave this guy a royal welcome at the White House and Obama played footsie with him at the Jimmy Carter funeral. Start treating him like the fascist POS that he is. Normalizing him has been disastrous, and if it continues there will be nothing left.
January 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Biden gave this guy a royal welcome at the White House and Obama played footsie with him at the Jimmy Carter funeral. Start treating him like the fascist POS that he is. Normalizing him has been disastrous, and if it continues there will be nothing left.
GOP out here picking winners and losers in the marketplace. Which they oppose. Except when they don’t.
November 22, 2024 at 12:24 AM
GOP out here picking winners and losers in the marketplace. Which they oppose. Except when they don’t.
Trump wants McMahon to “return education to the states.” Um, okaaaay?
November 20, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Trump wants McMahon to “return education to the states.” Um, okaaaay?