Dr. Michael Phillips
@drmphillipsut.bsky.social
Historian, author of “White Metropolis” and co-author of the upcoming “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.”
My son Dominic has accepted a position in Overseas Sales at SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel. That company does extensive business in Texas. @betsyfriauf.bsky.social and I are very proud of him.
January 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
My son Dominic has accepted a position in Overseas Sales at SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel. That company does extensive business in Texas. @betsyfriauf.bsky.social and I are very proud of him.
Betsy has started partying early.
December 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Betsy has started partying early.
I won’t have a double.
December 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I won’t have a double.
How I feel most of the time when I watch the news.
December 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
How I feel most of the time when I watch the news.
Betsy and I at Christ United Methodist Church in Plano where we enjoyed some traditional Christmas music.
December 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Betsy and I at Christ United Methodist Church in Plano where we enjoyed some traditional Christmas music.
Well, she was in to something regarding herself.
December 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Well, she was in to something regarding herself.
Had a fun time at a Christmas party last night w/ John Lundberg & Katie Kubacak Lundberg. We were supposed to go as characters from a favorite Christmas movie. My name tag identifies me as George Bailey from “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Betsy Friauf came as the “Ghost of Christmas Present” (get it?)
December 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Had a fun time at a Christmas party last night w/ John Lundberg & Katie Kubacak Lundberg. We were supposed to go as characters from a favorite Christmas movie. My name tag identifies me as George Bailey from “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Betsy Friauf came as the “Ghost of Christmas Present” (get it?)
We had a great time at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reunion last night at Lot 12 in Fort Worth. That newspaper will always mean a lot to me because that's where I met my partner in all things, @betsyfriauf.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We had a great time at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reunion last night at Lot 12 in Fort Worth. That newspaper will always mean a lot to me because that's where I met my partner in all things, @betsyfriauf.bsky.social
Of course, Trump is likely a child rapist and his DOJ released the info on Bill Clinton as a distraction from his obvious coverup of his crimes. But It's disgusting that Democrats are again leaping at the chance to be a hypocrite about Clinton and his career as a sexual predator.
December 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Of course, Trump is likely a child rapist and his DOJ released the info on Bill Clinton as a distraction from his obvious coverup of his crimes. But It's disgusting that Democrats are again leaping at the chance to be a hypocrite about Clinton and his career as a sexual predator.
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Seriously, fuck that guy. As far as I can discern Bill Clinton woke up every morning thinking to himself "how can I violate a woman's right to bodily autonomy today?"
I think Republicans are overestimating liberals' emotional attachment to Bill Clinton.
December 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Seriously, fuck that guy. As far as I can discern Bill Clinton woke up every morning thinking to himself "how can I violate a woman's right to bodily autonomy today?"
The destruction of newspapers, partly the result of equity firm depredations and the federal government’s refusal to enforce anti-trust laws, is happening at the worst possible time.
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The destruction of newspapers, partly the result of equity firm depredations and the federal government’s refusal to enforce anti-trust laws, is happening at the worst possible time.
The anti-vaxxers are very proud they are making Americans sicker and weaker with the added bonus that they are going to kill a lot of people.
December 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The anti-vaxxers are very proud they are making Americans sicker and weaker with the added bonus that they are going to kill a lot of people.
Islamophobia is un-American.
December 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Islamophobia is un-American.
Betsy likes the new earrings I got her for our anniversary.
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Betsy likes the new earrings I got her for our anniversary.
What Democrat is going to support an unprovoked invasion of Venezuela and why is his name John Fetterman?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
What Democrat is going to support an unprovoked invasion of Venezuela and why is his name John Fetterman?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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Today is our 16th wedding anniversary. I love this photo of us taken when we joined the Community Unitarian Universalist Church in Plano, Texas. Life with Betsy has been an adventure. I never tire of her wit, her smarts, her generosity, and her big heart. She is a treasure.
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Today is our 16th wedding anniversary. I love this photo of us taken when we joined the Community Unitarian Universalist Church in Plano, Texas. Life with Betsy has been an adventure. I never tire of her wit, her smarts, her generosity, and her big heart. She is a treasure.
My 16th wedding anniversary w/ Betsy Friauf is tomorrow. One of the things I most love about her is that she treated Dominic like one of her own. He once said he saw her as his other mom. Her love helped propel his many accomplishments from Taekwondo to orchestra to choir.
December 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My 16th wedding anniversary w/ Betsy Friauf is tomorrow. One of the things I most love about her is that she treated Dominic like one of her own. He once said he saw her as his other mom. Her love helped propel his many accomplishments from Taekwondo to orchestra to choir.
#KenPaxton is the last person on earth who should accuse anyone else of fraud.
#KenPaxton is a #liarandthief . #Texas needs to deport him to #prison
#Islamophobia #EastPlanoIslamicCenter
#Islamophobia #EastPlanoIslamicCenter
Welllllll....this is interesting. Looks like Paxton and the state securities board are in a fight a little bit over EPIC.
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#KenPaxton is the last person on earth who should accuse anyone else of fraud.
Today, I made a presentation at a local church about the unhinged Islamophobia unleashed by Gov. Abbott, state Attn. Gen. Ken Paxton, & state Rep. Jeff Lech against the East Plano Islamic Center because that mosque wants to build a planned community. To protect the church, I'll keep it unnamed.
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Today, I made a presentation at a local church about the unhinged Islamophobia unleashed by Gov. Abbott, state Attn. Gen. Ken Paxton, & state Rep. Jeff Lech against the East Plano Islamic Center because that mosque wants to build a planned community. To protect the church, I'll keep it unnamed.
Yep. And single-payer and a refusal to support genocide would be nice too.
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
When left-leaning Democrats complain about corporate influence, it’s not a “purity test.” It’s a demand for a better politics.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Yep. And single-payer and a refusal to support genocide would be nice too.
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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What I’m reading today.
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
What I’m reading today.
Betsy early in our dating life in January of 2009 in Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Betsy early in our dating life in January of 2009 in Washington, D.C.
My co-author and partner in all things, Betsy Friauf, is profiled this month at the East Texas Historical Association website.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My co-author and partner in all things, Betsy Friauf, is profiled this month at the East Texas Historical Association website.
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