Matthew Borus
@matthewborus.bsky.social
Sociologist, social work faculty
Posting topics include community, disability, social welfare, Chicago, social movements, organizing, policy, the state, labor, coffee, and various nerdy side trips. Personal account
Posting topics include community, disability, social welfare, Chicago, social movements, organizing, policy, the state, labor, coffee, and various nerdy side trips. Personal account
TrUmP cHaNgEs CoUrSe In MiNnEaPoLiS
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
TrUmP cHaNgEs CoUrSe In MiNnEaPoLiS
Look, I’m thrilled if we never see Greg Bovino in the streets again. But any elected who takes this as a real effort at de-escalation should see the wallet inspector.
Trump continues his demonization and acts astounded that anyone objects to ICE.
He’s not backing down here. We shouldn’t either.
Trump continues his demonization and acts astounded that anyone objects to ICE.
He’s not backing down here. We shouldn’t either.
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Look, I’m thrilled if we never see Greg Bovino in the streets again. But any elected who takes this as a real effort at de-escalation should see the wallet inspector.
Trump continues his demonization and acts astounded that anyone objects to ICE.
He’s not backing down here. We shouldn’t either.
Trump continues his demonization and acts astounded that anyone objects to ICE.
He’s not backing down here. We shouldn’t either.
This is a bald-faced lie attempting to cover up a murder.
Also, this buffoon doesn’t appear to know what obfuscate means. The word makes no sense in this sentence.
As inept as he is authoritarian.
Also, this buffoon doesn’t appear to know what obfuscate means. The word makes no sense in this sentence.
As inept as he is authoritarian.
January 25, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This is a bald-faced lie attempting to cover up a murder.
Also, this buffoon doesn’t appear to know what obfuscate means. The word makes no sense in this sentence.
As inept as he is authoritarian.
Also, this buffoon doesn’t appear to know what obfuscate means. The word makes no sense in this sentence.
As inept as he is authoritarian.
This killing is many things, but by their own description, it is NOT a case of untrained new agents.
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This killing is many things, but by their own description, it is NOT a case of untrained new agents.
To expect anyone to be able to prove citizenship on demand is obscene.
To expect it of a sixth grader is completely through the looking glass. When I was that age I had a hard time not losing my gloves, but kids of color are supposed to carry passports at all times?
To expect it of a sixth grader is completely through the looking glass. When I was that age I had a hard time not losing my gloves, but kids of color are supposed to carry passports at all times?
January 21, 2026 at 9:24 PM
To expect anyone to be able to prove citizenship on demand is obscene.
To expect it of a sixth grader is completely through the looking glass. When I was that age I had a hard time not losing my gloves, but kids of color are supposed to carry passports at all times?
To expect it of a sixth grader is completely through the looking glass. When I was that age I had a hard time not losing my gloves, but kids of color are supposed to carry passports at all times?
And y'know what? We got a LOT of honks.
January 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
And y'know what? We got a LOT of honks.
Not long ago, Stop ICE Terror wasn’t a slogan seen much outside left circles. Now seeing someone display it *with a US flag* seems to mark a shift.
And it suggests that the normies (though I hate that term) are furious.
And it suggests that the normies (though I hate that term) are furious.
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Not long ago, Stop ICE Terror wasn’t a slogan seen much outside left circles. Now seeing someone display it *with a US flag* seems to mark a shift.
And it suggests that the normies (though I hate that term) are furious.
And it suggests that the normies (though I hate that term) are furious.
I asked this fellow if his sign was from 1991 (the first Iraq War). He wasn’t sure; said it was from years ago and he’d found it in his garage.
Neither of us were happy to have to say it again, but here we are.
Neither of us were happy to have to say it again, but here we are.
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I asked this fellow if his sign was from 1991 (the first Iraq War). He wasn’t sure; said it was from years ago and he’d found it in his garage.
Neither of us were happy to have to say it again, but here we are.
Neither of us were happy to have to say it again, but here we are.
Vestal, NY protest against war and ICE
January 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Vestal, NY protest against war and ICE
It was late 2024, but someone said that this post was elitist and that I obviously didn't have to network because I had relatives on boards of directors(?!).
January 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
It was late 2024, but someone said that this post was elitist and that I obviously didn't have to network because I had relatives on boards of directors(?!).
The haters may keep hating, but so many of us made this happen despite massive opposition.
That’s a fact. Let’s ride into 2026.
That’s a fact. Let’s ride into 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 5:32 AM
The haters may keep hating, but so many of us made this happen despite massive opposition.
That’s a fact. Let’s ride into 2026.
That’s a fact. Let’s ride into 2026.
Snowy night in Brooklyn
December 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Snowy night in Brooklyn
May our love,
our hope,
and our defiance of tyrants
all burn brighter than our fear.
our hope,
and our defiance of tyrants
all burn brighter than our fear.
December 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
May our love,
our hope,
and our defiance of tyrants
all burn brighter than our fear.
our hope,
and our defiance of tyrants
all burn brighter than our fear.
Dogs in sweaters, you say?
December 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Dogs in sweaters, you say?
In darkness, kindle light.
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In darkness, kindle light.
My post was actually a quote of something Harris proposed in 2019. My concern is not that it’s too nebulous, but that it’s so conditional and specific as to be useless.
December 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My post was actually a quote of something Harris proposed in 2019. My concern is not that it’s too nebulous, but that it’s so conditional and specific as to be useless.
I love my students, but I’m kind of shook.
I got them donuts on the last day of class. They ate everything but the plain cake donuts. THOSE ARE THE BEST KIND!
This calls for some kind of intervention, right?
I got them donuts on the last day of class. They ate everything but the plain cake donuts. THOSE ARE THE BEST KIND!
This calls for some kind of intervention, right?
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I love my students, but I’m kind of shook.
I got them donuts on the last day of class. They ate everything but the plain cake donuts. THOSE ARE THE BEST KIND!
This calls for some kind of intervention, right?
I got them donuts on the last day of class. They ate everything but the plain cake donuts. THOSE ARE THE BEST KIND!
This calls for some kind of intervention, right?
My Mom still has this bumper sticker, copyright 1975. Go Blue!
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My Mom still has this bumper sticker, copyright 1975. Go Blue!
Post pies please
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Post pies please
Summers said this woman saw him as a mentor. To try to manipulate that into sex is so horrifically predatory…
And then you add the wild power imbalance given his professional standing. And the 20+ year age difference.
And THEN you add that he sought advice on this from Epstein. In 2018.
Hideous.
And then you add the wild power imbalance given his professional standing. And the 20+ year age difference.
And THEN you add that he sought advice on this from Epstein. In 2018.
Hideous.
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Summers said this woman saw him as a mentor. To try to manipulate that into sex is so horrifically predatory…
And then you add the wild power imbalance given his professional standing. And the 20+ year age difference.
And THEN you add that he sought advice on this from Epstein. In 2018.
Hideous.
And then you add the wild power imbalance given his professional standing. And the 20+ year age difference.
And THEN you add that he sought advice on this from Epstein. In 2018.
Hideous.
The Zohran sign generator and this particular @themountaingoats.bsky.social lyric seemed like a good match.
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Zohran sign generator and this particular @themountaingoats.bsky.social lyric seemed like a good match.
Mamdani is going to implement shakshuka law. Looks delicious.
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Mamdani is going to implement shakshuka law. Looks delicious.
Real heads love to see a water crib from a plane window.
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Real heads love to see a water crib from a plane window.