Headed to Baltimore to get the first infusion. Hopefully, this won’t be my last post

I say it all the time: they want you smart enough to do a job, but never smart enough to question why you do the job the way that you do (I use this to help demonstrate the latent function of primary education)

Schwalbe nails why sociology faces such political hostility: we teach people to see power structures, inequality, and social construction of "common sense." That's exactly what authoritarians fear most - citizens who can critically analyze society. #sociology #AcademicSky

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An important conversation to have as kids make plans with friends for the weekend!

Sorry for the audio distortion, but here’s an excerpt from my presentation at the #southernsociologicalsociety’s annual conference. #damnyoudowdarrow #dowdarrowtotheknee

Christian nationalists dream of taking over America. This movement is actually doing it. The New Apostolic Reformation is "the greatest threat to US democracy you've never heard of."

This was written in 2024; but it still holds true today.

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Christian nationalists dream of taking over America. This movement is actually doing it. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

2 dead and 1 injured in shooting in Louisville, Kentucky.

13 year old shooter arrested.

Mass shooting:
2 dead and 4 injured in shooting involving an assault rifle in Amarillo, Texas.

Number of vics may change; suspect shot family members and two more vics who responded after hearing gunfire.

Assault weapons ban and other gun control bills head to Gov. Spanberger | ARLnow.com Legislation to ban the sale of assault-style weapons is among a raft of gun control bills heading to Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) as the Virginia General Assembly session ends tomorrow (Saturday). Many...

“It is a powerful, full-circle moment to have a former Moms Demand Action volunteer in Governor Spanberger now holding the pen. We know our Governor respects the weight of this responsibility and is ready to sign this historic slate of more than 20 gun safety bills into law.” - Susan Koch

White privilege means being the default. It means being considered the “normal.” It’s why there are no racial boxes asking if someone is European American like we do with Asian and African Americans. White privilege is seen in science in comparing other groups to whites to see how far they deviate.

Over on TEMU Twitter, MAGA is sharing a meme claiming Trump is the smartest person to hold the Presidency. I corrected that meme

We are headed toward a new dark age YouTube video by Benjamin Dowd-Arrow

Let’s talk about the war on education and the complicity of white Americans

Mass shooting:
3 dead including the shooter and 14 others wounded in shooting that is being described as a terrorist act connected to the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei occurred overnight at Buford’s bar in Austin, Texas.

Just a reminder, while he was senator, he said to a parkland survivor that he would never stop taking NRA money

I need help internet! I’m working on submitting a scientific paper to a public health journal and I need to find out if anyone made posts of videos about the murder of Renee Good. Specifically, I want content that suggests that Ross was overly aggressive and murdered Good because he was angry at her

Ghost Guns Are Linked to an Increase in Suicide Rates People who attempt suicide, nine out of 10 times, will survive — if they don’t use a gun. But suicide attempts with a firearm are almost always fatal: nine in 10 attempts end in death.  For years, res...

“[Ghost guns] can be acquired without background checks or waiting periods, bypassing the very safeguards designed to create a pause between intent and action, which makes them particularly consequential for individuals seeking means for self-harm.” - Jemar Bather, NYU biostatistician

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Finally, a cereal that is just as bland and uninspiring as it is difficult to keep down or tolerate.

NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.

BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned

NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?

Walkinshaw: Bondi is going to have to answer questions about her failure to follow the law with respect to the Epstein files. Missed the deadline, continues to hide 2.5 million files, redactions that are not consistent with the law. What's she covering up and who is she covering up for?

3 dead in possible double murder suicide in Olympia, Washington.

Ages: 66, 79, and 70.

Marked safe from this every day of my life.

Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.