Nick Carnes
@carnes.bsky.social
Author of White-Collar Government and The Cash Ceiling
Co-Editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bio/Foster/Adoptive Parent
Opinions my own / not my employer's
Co-Editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bio/Foster/Adoptive Parent
Opinions my own / not my employer's
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"and the Plato readings that may include these."
Could I assign Lincoln's Second Inaugural under these conditions?
Could I assign Lincoln's Second Inaugural under these conditions?
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"and the Plato readings that may include these."
Could I assign Lincoln's Second Inaugural under these conditions?
Could I assign Lincoln's Second Inaugural under these conditions?
An enduring problem for those of us who regularly code politicians' occupational backgrounds.
he’s an investor in a soybean farm. calling him a farmer is like calling jerry jones a quarterback.
Brooke Rollins: "On the China soybeans, Secretary Bessent -- himself a soybean farmer ... "
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
An enduring problem for those of us who regularly code politicians' occupational backgrounds.
Because they axolotl questions.
This is a big exception, because I generally don't like axolotls.
Finishing up a book manuscript with @noamlupu.bsky.social and my 7yo designed this incredible cover. The book isn't about axolotls PER SE but I'm sure we can figure out how to make this work.
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Because they axolotl questions.
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what asshole assigned all this work to my students #evergreen
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
what asshole assigned all this work to my students #evergreen
This is a big exception, because I generally don't like axolotls.
Finishing up a book manuscript with @noamlupu.bsky.social and my 7yo designed this incredible cover. The book isn't about axolotls PER SE but I'm sure we can figure out how to make this work.
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is a big exception, because I generally don't like axolotls.
Finishing up a book manuscript with @noamlupu.bsky.social and my 7yo designed this incredible cover. The book isn't about axolotls PER SE but I'm sure we can figure out how to make this work.
December 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Finishing up a book manuscript with @noamlupu.bsky.social and my 7yo designed this incredible cover. The book isn't about axolotls PER SE but I'm sure we can figure out how to make this work.
Incredible.
"I recently spoke with Santa Claus, who is currently coordinating his staff of immortal blue-collar elves, about the morality of children and his friendship with a creature whom many carolers consider a war criminal: Krampus."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Incredible.
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"About 243,000 more children under 5 years have died or will die this year than in 2024" due mostly to DOGE's illegal dismantling of USAID
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"About 243,000 more children under 5 years have died or will die this year than in 2024" due mostly to DOGE's illegal dismantling of USAID
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MURDER!
Ryan Goodman, a New York University law professor & former Pentagon lawyer: “Even under a law of armed conflict, they were all civilians, & we are not actually in armed conflict. Either way, it was all murder.” @rgoodlaw.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Ryan Goodman, a New York University law professor & former Pentagon lawyer: “Even under a law of armed conflict, they were all civilians, & we are not actually in armed conflict. Either way, it was all murder.” @rgoodlaw.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
The Furor Over Trump’s Boat Attacks and a Particular Follow-Up Strike, Explained
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
MURDER!
Ryan Goodman, a New York University law professor & former Pentagon lawyer: “Even under a law of armed conflict, they were all civilians, & we are not actually in armed conflict. Either way, it was all murder.” @rgoodlaw.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Ryan Goodman, a New York University law professor & former Pentagon lawyer: “Even under a law of armed conflict, they were all civilians, & we are not actually in armed conflict. Either way, it was all murder.” @rgoodlaw.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
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A corrupt president pardons a corrupt member of Congress for corrupt reasons. With multiple guilty pleas establishing a bribery-laundering scheme, Hakeem Jeffries still called the case “thin” and sought cover in a bribery-plagued Supreme Court.
A lesson in squandering potential inroads with voters.
A lesson in squandering potential inroads with voters.
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A corrupt president pardons a corrupt member of Congress for corrupt reasons. With multiple guilty pleas establishing a bribery-laundering scheme, Hakeem Jeffries still called the case “thin” and sought cover in a bribery-plagued Supreme Court.
A lesson in squandering potential inroads with voters.
A lesson in squandering potential inroads with voters.
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OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
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No people are “garbage.” That is the language of fascists. We need to rein this racist lunatic in.
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
No people are “garbage.” That is the language of fascists. We need to rein this racist lunatic in.
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is so, so easy. You just say:
"No one is garbage."
"That's not the right thing to say about a person or a group of people."
"I don't agree with that statement."
When people brazenly refuse to challenge the dehumanization of entire groups, you know something is deeply, deeply wrong.
"No one is garbage."
"That's not the right thing to say about a person or a group of people."
"I don't agree with that statement."
When people brazenly refuse to challenge the dehumanization of entire groups, you know something is deeply, deeply wrong.
BERMAN: How many of the 40,000 people born in Somalia living in Minnesota do you consider to be garbage?
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is so, so easy. You just say:
"No one is garbage."
"That's not the right thing to say about a person or a group of people."
"I don't agree with that statement."
When people brazenly refuse to challenge the dehumanization of entire groups, you know something is deeply, deeply wrong.
"No one is garbage."
"That's not the right thing to say about a person or a group of people."
"I don't agree with that statement."
When people brazenly refuse to challenge the dehumanization of entire groups, you know something is deeply, deeply wrong.
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How far down do I need to scroll to find coverage of the TN-7 election, which would be nonstop, above-the-fold & masthead editorial panic (at the Paper of Record & everywhere else) about Democrats In Disarray & Denying Political Reality if the shoe were on the other foot?
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
How far down do I need to scroll to find coverage of the TN-7 election, which would be nonstop, above-the-fold & masthead editorial panic (at the Paper of Record & everywhere else) about Democrats In Disarray & Denying Political Reality if the shoe were on the other foot?
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Read the latest #APSR article, Curation Bubbles, exploring how information on social media is characterized by networked curation processes in which users select other users from whom to receive information.
Curation Bubbles -
Curation Bubbles By Jon Green, Duke University; Stefan Mccabe, George Washington University; Sarah Shugars, Rutgers University; Hanyu Chwe, Northeastern University; Luke Horgan, Northeastern…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Read the latest #APSR article, Curation Bubbles, exploring how information on social media is characterized by networked curation processes in which users select other users from whom to receive information.
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Major decision. In D.C., ICE/CBP can no longer arrest immigrants without a warrant unless they find individualized probable cause of a flight risk.
"Viewing all immigrants potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
"Viewing all immigrants potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Major decision. In D.C., ICE/CBP can no longer arrest immigrants without a warrant unless they find individualized probable cause of a flight risk.
"Viewing all immigrants potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
"Viewing all immigrants potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Mapped every investor mortgage in the US in 2024 (HMDA data).
Draw on any market --> get instant stats.
Areas that stand out:
- Exurbs (north of Dallas)
- Vacation areas (Florida 30A)
- Low-income urban (Memphis)
Interested in this data? Send me a note.
Draw on any market --> get instant stats.
Areas that stand out:
- Exurbs (north of Dallas)
- Vacation areas (Florida 30A)
- Low-income urban (Memphis)
Interested in this data? Send me a note.
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Mapped every investor mortgage in the US in 2024 (HMDA data).
Draw on any market --> get instant stats.
Areas that stand out:
- Exurbs (north of Dallas)
- Vacation areas (Florida 30A)
- Low-income urban (Memphis)
Interested in this data? Send me a note.
Draw on any market --> get instant stats.
Areas that stand out:
- Exurbs (north of Dallas)
- Vacation areas (Florida 30A)
- Low-income urban (Memphis)
Interested in this data? Send me a note.
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Pure, unmitigated hate.
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pure, unmitigated hate.
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NU AAUP Condemns Resolution Agreement between the United States of America and Northwestern University, including $75 Million Extortion Payout. academeblog.org/2025/12/01/s...
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Statement from NU AAUP on the University’s “Resolution Agreement”
BY JACKIE STEVENS Northwestern University’s Interim President Henry Bienen announced on Friday the university had violated commitments to its faculty and students in order to appease an autoc…
academeblog.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
NU AAUP Condemns Resolution Agreement between the United States of America and Northwestern University, including $75 Million Extortion Payout. academeblog.org/2025/12/01/s...
@academemagazine.bsky.social
@academemagazine.bsky.social
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Starting a purely consultant run college. All degrees will come with an AI concentration. We will break free from academic silos by having centers. Each faculty member will be empowered with an entrepreneurial spirit to teach the largest classes. Students will intern as administrative assistants
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Starting a purely consultant run college. All degrees will come with an AI concentration. We will break free from academic silos by having centers. Each faculty member will be empowered with an entrepreneurial spirit to teach the largest classes. Students will intern as administrative assistants
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