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timnokken.bsky.social
Some good work by the Texas Tribune about the erosion of academic freedom at Texas Tech. Hot on the heels of our incoming chancellor appearing at at TPUSA rally held in town recently. As they like to say, From Here It's Possible.
Texas Tech system’s vague guidelines on gender identity spur more questions than answers
Faculty have spent weeks seeking clarity on new restrictions, which have often been issued by word of mouth. A written Q&A was rescinded.
www.texastribune.org
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Mars was the Roman god of war.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'

Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.
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If you were on Sarah Palin's Alaskan porch yesterday, you might have looked up and gotten an entirely new view of Russia.

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NORAD intercepts Russian aircraft near Alaska amid NATO airspace tensions in Europe — Meduza
U.S. fighter jets scrambled on Wednesday to intercept four Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported a day later. The two Tu-95s and…
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
So just to be clear: The US is propping up Argentina’s economy, and now Argentina can eliminate its export taxes, so it can sell tons of soybeans to China, so China isn’t forced to buy soybeans from the US, so the US can pay subsidies to keep our farmers solvent.

www.reuters.com/world/china/...
China expands Argentina soybean buying to 20 cargoes, traders say
Chinese importers kept up a hectic pace of Argentine soybean purchases after the South American supplier's move to abolish export taxes temporarily made its prices competitive, traders said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
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by Frank C. Thames

fthames.bsky.social
Looks tasty

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jelvisweinstein.bsky.social
I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
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esqueer.net
Under pressure from Texas government officials, Angelo State University in Texas is banning all discussion or mention of the existence of trans people along with banning the LGBTQ pride flag from campus and forced misgendering of trans people.

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Alt text: Screenshot of a document outlining a new university policy. The bullet points state: No discussion of transgender topics or anything suggesting more than two genders. All information in syllabi about transgender topics must be removed. Instructors must use students’ given names, not preferred names. Safe-space stickers, LGBTQ flags, etc. are banned and must be removed. Employees must remove pronouns from email signatures. The university will not support faculty who teach or discuss these topics in class.
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wutangforchildren.bsky.social
Happy 21st of September 🎉….do you remember?
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bencollins.bsky.social
I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.
Nation Grateful to GOP for Protecting It From TV Report: You to Be Fired for Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk Trump Spends Entire UK Trip Trying to Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From Charlie Kirk, Not In His Own Words: We Honor The Right-Wing Activist By Making Up Quotes That Sound Much Better, Given The Moment
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by Frank C. Thames

fthames.bsky.social
From Here It’s Possible!
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theathletic.com
TCU's admin had some fun after the Horned Frogs dominated Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels 😅🐸
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dmsilverman.bsky.social
Frankly I’m surprised more comparativists aren’t saying, “Aw that’s so cute. America’s having its first little premature rumor and speculation frenzy about the autocrat’s death after his public absence for a brief period” (common in authoritarian regimes)
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atrupar.com
CNBC: I'm really interested in how you personally would see it if another country did something of this ilk back.

LUTNICK: You mean like China does it every day?

CNBC: Yeah. Exactly.
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miketaddow.bsky.social
when ya dad yelled at you, grounded you, took your car keys and then made you shake hands
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kairyssdal.bsky.social
Is it really head-scratching tho?

finance.yahoo.com/news/ppi-inf...
PPI inflation shock: Core producer prices hit 3-year high in July in 'head-scratching' inflation surge
Producer prices rose faster than expected in July, giving investors an inflation surprise early Thursday.
finance.yahoo.com
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pattonoswalt.bsky.social
The future (hopeful and optimistic): Flying cars and jet packs!

The future (reality): You will never stop filling out forms online.
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rfrbrghs.bsky.social
Trump ‘s tarrifs are backfiring – even in rural Republican heartlands and in key battleground states.

So much for „but his voters want this“

They don‘t.
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Reposted by: Frank C. Thames, Brendan Nyhan, Linda J. Skitka , and 3 more

cwolbrecht.bsky.social
Shout out to the colleagues who ask why I bother studying a settled issue like women’s suffrage.
peoplefor.bsky.social
People For the American Way @peoplefor.bsky.social · Aug 8
Pete Hegseth shares a clip saying women shouldn’t have the right to vote, the 19th Amendment should be “repealed,” and women should “submit” to their husbands: “All of Christ for All of Life”
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dzobrien.bsky.social
So proud of @gdilandro.bsky.social for successfully defending his thesis "Political Parties and the Gender Voting Gap in Western Democracies: A Supply and Demand Framework." He's already published one dissertation paper in @bjpols.bsky.social & there's more great gender & politics work to come! 🍾
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by Barry C. Burden — Reposted by: Frank C. Thames

bcburden.bsky.social
New article: "Path to the Polls: A Study of How Poll Workers Become Poll Workers" by Matt Lamb, Bob Stein, & me in APR shows that veteran poll workers are recruited by different pathways than new recruits. News you can use for election officials. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Reposted by: Frank C. Thames, Stefano Gualeni

misjabaas.bsky.social
Dune, 1965
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diterlizzi.bsky.social
August 1st , 1981: MTV debuted on cable television throughout certain regions across the US and ushered in a cultural shift in pop music and pop culture.

“Video Killed the Radio Star” indeed. 📺
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jbsinger.bsky.social
Politicians pitting the haves against the have nots is nothing new. Plato saw economic inequality as a threat to any republic because it creates a society of the rich and the poor. Learn more in Ep. 140 w/ @laywilliams.bsky.social on The Greatest of All Plagues
The Greatest of All Plagues: David Lay Williams, PhD on Economic Inequality
The first podcast by social workers for social workers. Big names talking about bigger ideas. 24/7/365.
socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com
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theonion.com
HR Improves Company Morale By Giving Employees Constant Stream Of Dumbass Bullshit To Mock
HR Improves Company Morale By Giving Employees Constant Stream Of Dumbass Bullshit To Mock
AUSTIN, TX—Providing workers with an opportunity for some lighthearted fun, the human resources department of local ad agency Milner-Ferraro reportedly improved company morale by giving employees a co...
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by Frank C. Thames

fthames.bsky.social
I clearly remember being criticized for our desk reject rate at PRQ. The critics never had a good solution to the reviewer and space problems.
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by Henry Farrell — Reposted by: Frank C. Thames, Jonathan Portes, Monika Schnitzer , and 2 more

lastpositivist.bsky.social
I decided to make a long blog post combining general sociological things I am aware of with personal observations of cultural and lifestyle differences between the UK and USA.

sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/07/comp...
Comparisons Between Life in the UK and the USA
For most of my life I have lived in the UK, but for six years I lived in the United States of America. Somewhat erratic and unpleasant polit...
sootyempiric.blogspot.com
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theonion.com
Relaxing Tea Better Fucking Work
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Relaxing Tea Better Fucking Work
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fthames.bsky.social
Nice!
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by Frank C. Thames

fthames.bsky.social
I had Indian food with Indian beer tonight!

by Frank C. Thames

fthames.bsky.social
Wow. Looks great
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