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Matt Reed

@deandad.bsky.social

Experienced community college administrator. Writer. Dad of two. Pursuing justice, wisdom, and good pizza.

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Alaina Wood@thegarbagequeen.bsky.social · last wk.

Friendly reminder that these things aren't impacted by closing the Strait of Hormuz so maybe, just maybe, we should implement them to avoid being impacted by future conflicts: -Solar panels -Wind turbines -Battery storage -Electric vehicles -Bicycles -Natural fertilizers -Electric heat pumps

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Compared to what?” is always the essential question when asking about critiques of higher education & universities, whether we’re discussing declining trust, freedom of speech, viewpoint diversity, or any of the other things.

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Ryan Enos@ryanenos.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is crucial and often unmentioned. Almost every single diagnosis of declining faith in universities fails to mention that it is runs in parallel to declining faith in almost all American institutions. Any failure to recognize this means it is really flawed or not a serious effort.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 4w ago

one of my unpopular (to americans) opinions is that primaries are a pretty flawed way of choosing candidates and only superficially have more democratic legitimacy than “smoke-filled rooms”

Darin Self@darinself.com · 4w ago

I am begging my fellow Americans to learn how parties work *literally* every where else. Candidates are not more legitimate just because they were selected via a primary. Parties regularly select candidates and then voters, in an election, tell the party if they liked them or not.

Summer Brennan@summerbrennan.bsky.social · last mo.

I ran an absolutely 100% human, zero AI-involvement at any stage passage of my writing through an "AI detector," curious if it could really tell human from AI work, and it said my own writing was "84% AI written" then asked I wanted to pay to have it "humanized." So there's that to keep in mind.

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · last mo.

"Every serious legal mind must inevitably face a fundamental choice: Read the Constitution and apply its words as the bedrock laws of the land, or transcend its tired text and interpret the super-secret invisible version that tells you exactly what you want to hear."

The US Constitution Is for Simple Folk Still Burdened by the Belief That Words Have Meaning

“Every serious legal mind must inevitably face a fundamental choice: Read the Constitution and apply its words as the bedrock laws of the land, or transcend ...

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Edward Perez@eddieperez.bsky.social · last mo.

“…It is a federal crime for anyone (private citizen or government official) to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or attempt to, any other person for the purpose of interfering with their right to vote (18 U.S.C. § 594).“

Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · last mo.

"The more the public understands their rights and the security forces’ authorities in this historically abnormal setting, the lower the risk of tragic mistakes and open hostility." @danmaurerlawprof.bsky.social outlines what election officials should do if troops are deployed at polling stations.

Richard Kadrey@richardkadrey.bsky.social · last mo.

Good morning. Here's a thought for anyone struggling with their work. "Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance." —James Baldwin

Abbey@abbeyarletto.bsky.social · last mo.

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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