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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2h

The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 5h

It me, again, about Turning Point USA Professor Watchlist www.masslive.com/news/2025/10...

This isn’t Rate My Professor: Explosion in watchlists brings new threats to academics

Online commentary used to be limited to sites like "Rate My Professor," which jokingly rated how "hot" a professor was. It's changed drastically.

www.masslive.com

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 5h

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 9d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17h

If you think I'm not alarmed, read this.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

www.theatlantic.com

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Mark Riedl @markriedl.bsky.social · 15h

Hi all,

Georgia Tech is holding its 2nd Summit on Responsible Computing, AI, and Society October 28-29th in Atlanta.

rcais.github.io

Our speakers and schedule is set. It's going to be great!

If you are planning to be in Atlanta and want to join us, registration is now open on the website.

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 19h

One way to get adults in the room out of the room is to put them in another room

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 20h

The CIA’s deputy director has “abruptly demoted” the CIA’s acting general counsel & installed himself in that role, thus taking “control of making legal judgments for the agency while continuing to help lead it…” (This follows Hegseth’s termination of top military legal officials in Feb.) 10/6/25 1/

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

www.nytimes.com

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 15h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 9d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 15h

Ex-pats make great prime ministers.

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 15h

It’s his TP event at Kent State but he was not there

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 15h

Ha! But no, alas. Though I suppose you could ask AI to make such

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 18h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 9d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 18h

See also bsky.app/profile/matt...

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 9d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 19h

To be fair this isn’t Charlie Kirk in photo

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 19h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 9d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 19h

We are far from Thomas Merton prayer: “I don’t know pleases you now but I think the fact that I want to please you pleases you.”

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 19h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 9d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 19h

One way to get adults in the room out of the room is to put them in another room

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 20h

The CIA’s deputy director has “abruptly demoted” the CIA’s acting general counsel & installed himself in that role, thus taking “control of making legal judgments for the agency while continuing to help lead it…” (This follows Hegseth’s termination of top military legal officials in Feb.) 10/6/25 1/

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

www.nytimes.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 1d

NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!

Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.

Please click below, sign, & share.

#DefendHigherEd

University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 1d

Something something seven mountains indeed

Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

People actually don't care about politics. They'd rather not think about it, actually. The right makes people want to care about politics. It does that by enraging and engaging them. It does that by turning them into heroes who can stop whatever is enraging by voting & sharing their content.

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 1d

Ferris State University has rejected a county commission proposal to erect a statue of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

www.woodtv.com/news/michiga...

www.woodtv.com

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 1d

You don’t say: “If (Charlie) Kirk’s movement accomplishes its ambitious goals, it would rival America’s significant evangelical youth revival that erupted after World War Two” aka “Parachurch” organizations”

religionunplugged.com/news/charlie...

Charlie Kirk's TPUSA Could Rival Traditional Campus Evangelism

If Kirk’s movement accomplishes its ambitious goals, it would rival America’s significant evangelical youth revival that erupted after World War Two. “Parachurch” organizations formed during that era,...

religionunplugged.com

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 1d

Bari has watched Newsroom apparently- maybe to get that experience!

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 1d

You don’t say: “If (Charlie) Kirk’s movement accomplishes its ambitious goals, it would rival America’s significant evangelical youth revival that erupted after World War Two” aka “Parachurch” organizations”

religionunplugged.com/news/charlie...

Charlie Kirk's TPUSA Could Rival Traditional Campus Evangelism

If Kirk’s movement accomplishes its ambitious goals, it would rival America’s significant evangelical youth revival that erupted after World War Two. “Parachurch” organizations formed during that era,...

religionunplugged.com

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 1d

Ferris State University has rejected a county commission proposal to erect a statue of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

www.woodtv.com/news/michiga...

www.woodtv.com

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 1d

Something something seven mountains indeed

Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

People actually don't care about politics. They'd rather not think about it, actually. The right makes people want to care about politics. It does that by enraging and engaging them. It does that by turning them into heroes who can stop whatever is enraging by voting & sharing their content.

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