Matt Hodler
@mhodler.bsky.social
assoc professor uri 🌊 | ex-swimmer | former bartender & bus-washer | miamioh uncg uiowa | race, gender, class, nation, & sport | views & typos = mine | he/him | cis
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i don't know why people act like this is some unsolvable problem when generations of teachers have done it! we just don't like their conclusions because it seems old-fashioned/fusty
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
i don't know why people act like this is some unsolvable problem when generations of teachers have done it! we just don't like their conclusions because it seems old-fashioned/fusty
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The idea that protests and public opinion are meaningless in the face of the Trumpist assault, that authoritarian regimes are impervious to public pressure, is still widespread. But it is wrong. And it perpetuates the regime's assertion of inevitability.
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The idea that protests and public opinion are meaningless in the face of the Trumpist assault, that authoritarian regimes are impervious to public pressure, is still widespread. But it is wrong. And it perpetuates the regime's assertion of inevitability.
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What the regime is doing in Minneapolis is extremely unpopular. While Trump and the extremists around him may think they can ignore public opinion, they are mistaken. Even the most staunchly authoritarian regime will ultimately be affected by its public standing.
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
What the regime is doing in Minneapolis is extremely unpopular. While Trump and the extremists around him may think they can ignore public opinion, they are mistaken. Even the most staunchly authoritarian regime will ultimately be affected by its public standing.
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ICE/CBP want to terrify people into submission and compliance so that they can operate with impunity, unimpeded, in semi-secrecy. It is not working. In every urban center these masked goons descend upon, the local community is rallying in solidarity.
January 31, 2026 at 2:39 PM
ICE/CBP want to terrify people into submission and compliance so that they can operate with impunity, unimpeded, in semi-secrecy. It is not working. In every urban center these masked goons descend upon, the local community is rallying in solidarity.
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And “protest,” in a narrow sense, isn’t even the right term for what we are seeing now. Crucially, in reaction to the regime sending an occupation force of masked goons, a new form of resistance emerged: Communities organizing to help their neighbors, confrontational but peaceful.
January 31, 2026 at 2:38 PM
And “protest,” in a narrow sense, isn’t even the right term for what we are seeing now. Crucially, in reaction to the regime sending an occupation force of masked goons, a new form of resistance emerged: Communities organizing to help their neighbors, confrontational but peaceful.
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The “Where are the protests?” lament after Trump’s inauguration was always based on a (willful) misperception. Over the past year, protests have been far more numerous, more geographically widespread, and more sustained than what we saw in 2017, for instance.
January 31, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The “Where are the protests?” lament after Trump’s inauguration was always based on a (willful) misperception. Over the past year, protests have been far more numerous, more geographically widespread, and more sustained than what we saw in 2017, for instance.
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Forget all the nonsense about Trump “pivoting” to moderation. The regime will continue to escalate.
But the thing is: In Minneapolis, people are holding the line. And the Trumpists have no effective strategy to consolidate authoritarian rule in the face of sustained resistance.
But the thing is: In Minneapolis, people are holding the line. And the Trumpists have no effective strategy to consolidate authoritarian rule in the face of sustained resistance.
January 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Forget all the nonsense about Trump “pivoting” to moderation. The regime will continue to escalate.
But the thing is: In Minneapolis, people are holding the line. And the Trumpists have no effective strategy to consolidate authoritarian rule in the face of sustained resistance.
But the thing is: In Minneapolis, people are holding the line. And the Trumpists have no effective strategy to consolidate authoritarian rule in the face of sustained resistance.
+ states defunding public higher education since 1990s has led to schools chasing tuition $, which resulted in marketing & recruitment of prospective students as “the best 4 yrs of your life” & resource allocation to student life. Student: Faculty::Costumer:Customer Service Rep
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
+ states defunding public higher education since 1990s has led to schools chasing tuition $, which resulted in marketing & recruitment of prospective students as “the best 4 yrs of your life” & resource allocation to student life. Student: Faculty::Costumer:Customer Service Rep