Michael Alvard
@anteayer.bsky.social
Radical Left Scum (RLS), Atheist, scientist, anthropologist, outdoors person, anti-authoritarian. Father, sibling, friend. I live in Texas, but I'm not from Texas. Motto: gɛdder dün
Here's a watercolor of the vandalized Sullivan Ross statue on the campus of Texas A&M University
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Here's a watercolor of the vandalized Sullivan Ross statue on the campus of Texas A&M University
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most commonly considered the foundational thinker of the Western philosophical tradition.
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most commonly considered the foundational thinker of the Western philosophical tradition.
With permission.... Dr. Peterson is Martin Peterson, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Academic Freedom Council at Texas A&M. Kristi, is Dr. Kristi Sweet, Department head.
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 AM
With permission.... Dr. Peterson is Martin Peterson, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Academic Freedom Council at Texas A&M. Kristi, is Dr. Kristi Sweet, Department head.
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Good morning and happy New Year's Eve to everyone. Time zones are so weird. Australia is already in 2026. Europe is still in 2025. And the United States is in 1933.
December 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Good morning and happy New Year's Eve to everyone. Time zones are so weird. Australia is already in 2026. Europe is still in 2025. And the United States is in 1933.
The Texas A&M football team lost today and that brings me joy. Am I a bad person for feeling that way?
December 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Texas A&M football team lost today and that brings me joy. Am I a bad person for feeling that way?
Academic freedom at Texas A&M is done
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Academic freedom at Texas A&M is done
On a secret mission
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
On a secret mission
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"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Washington Post paperback bestsellers
A snapshot of popular books.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Weekly rage protest click for the details
October 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Weekly rage protest click for the details
College Station, TX
October 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
College Station, TX
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Narrator: This is fascism.
October 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Narrator: This is fascism.
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One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
October 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
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President of Dartmouth, Sian Leah Beilock, tells Trump to fuck off
Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President
president.dartmouth.edu
October 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
President of Dartmouth, Sian Leah Beilock, tells Trump to fuck off
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“It was a glimpse into our new reality created by the Court’s decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo…Justice Kavanaugh wrote that federal immigration officers can stop and briefly detain anyone they have ‘reasonable suspicion’ to believe is in the country unlawfully.”
open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
The Most Dangerous Thing Happening Right This Minute
We have entered the "Papers. Please" era
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“It was a glimpse into our new reality created by the Court’s decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo…Justice Kavanaugh wrote that federal immigration officers can stop and briefly detain anyone they have ‘reasonable suspicion’ to believe is in the country unlawfully.”
open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
Here's the first page of the United States Forest Service website
October 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Here's the first page of the United States Forest Service website
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"Are we the baddies?" Lands as a joke because it genuinely would have been a novel thought to front-line 1942 Germans who, like 90% of Americans in 2025, had not considered that their national project might be some kind of great historic evil the likes of which the world had never known.
September 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Are we the baddies?" Lands as a joke because it genuinely would have been a novel thought to front-line 1942 Germans who, like 90% of Americans in 2025, had not considered that their national project might be some kind of great historic evil the likes of which the world had never known.
Today. 6:00 academic Plaza Texas A&M University.
September 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Today. 6:00 academic Plaza Texas A&M University.
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A man in Washington, DC, plays the Imperial March from Star Wars while following patrolling soldiers. One of the soldiers threatens to call the police.
September 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A man in Washington, DC, plays the Imperial March from Star Wars while following patrolling soldiers. One of the soldiers threatens to call the police.