Isaac Kamola
@isaackamola.bsky.social
Higher education & African anticolonialism. Professor at Trinity College. Wrote "Making the World Global" and "Free Speech And Koch Money." Director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom (AAUP). Views=my own.
I guess the only real fair system then is SINGLE PAYER!!
brb, emailing my smoke detector manufacturer for a refund because I never had a fire in my house
A few years ago there was a terrible Gen Z tweet everyone dunked on about how people should get their car insurance payments back if they don’t use it. Anyway it’s fun to discover this is now the stated position of the GOP
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I guess the only real fair system then is SINGLE PAYER!!
Moron calling the idiot stupid…
Trump: "If I didn't have tariffs, the entire would be in a depression."
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Moron calling the idiot stupid…
If I was the defense attorney: “Dude, it’s a f’in sandwich. And what, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, IS a sandwich in the face of fascism?”
the most important case in the history of western jurisprudence
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
If I was the defense attorney: “Dude, it’s a f’in sandwich. And what, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, IS a sandwich in the face of fascism?”
And @donmoyn.bsky.social is a strong poster!! Hazzah for keeping the timeline fresh…even in the hard time! ❤️
Hard times make strong posters
Strong posters create good vibes
Good vibes create weak men
Weak men create even better vibes
Strong posters create good vibes
Good vibes create weak men
Weak men create even better vibes
Y’know how the vibes are immaculate right now, and so you’re constantly refreshing the timeline?
Bluesky didn’t cause that. It channeled it.
Good times make good platforms. Bluesky, as a platform, has been saddled with trying to scale amidst bad times.
Bluesky didn’t cause that. It channeled it.
Good times make good platforms. Bluesky, as a platform, has been saddled with trying to scale amidst bad times.
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
And @donmoyn.bsky.social is a strong poster!! Hazzah for keeping the timeline fresh…even in the hard time! ❤️
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Chaser: Washington DC
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Chaser: Washington DC
Went to vote this morning. Caught myself humming Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" as I left the polling place...ug... 🫣
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Went to vote this morning. Caught myself humming Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" as I left the polling place...ug... 🫣
Just listened to the "Posting Through It" episode featuring
@whstancil.bsky.social and, I must say, I'm a fan. Grounded conversations with @jaredlholt.bsky.social @michaelehayden.bsky.social about how to be a good person online. And also fascists suck.
www.patreon.com/posts/050-ho...
@whstancil.bsky.social and, I must say, I'm a fan. Grounded conversations with @jaredlholt.bsky.social @michaelehayden.bsky.social about how to be a good person online. And also fascists suck.
www.patreon.com/posts/050-ho...
050: How Will Stancil Became a Meme feat. Will Stancil | Posting Through It
Get more from Posting Through It on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Just listened to the "Posting Through It" episode featuring
@whstancil.bsky.social and, I must say, I'm a fan. Grounded conversations with @jaredlholt.bsky.social @michaelehayden.bsky.social about how to be a good person online. And also fascists suck.
www.patreon.com/posts/050-ho...
@whstancil.bsky.social and, I must say, I'm a fan. Grounded conversations with @jaredlholt.bsky.social @michaelehayden.bsky.social about how to be a good person online. And also fascists suck.
www.patreon.com/posts/050-ho...
Dude, BlueSky has a "Saved" function!
How did I not see this before.
Endless bookmarks here I come!!
How did I not see this before.
Endless bookmarks here I come!!
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Dude, BlueSky has a "Saved" function!
How did I not see this before.
Endless bookmarks here I come!!
How did I not see this before.
Endless bookmarks here I come!!
Ralph Wilson, Aaron Suppel and I have a piece out at Journal of Academic Freedom looking at the 70+ publicly available Charles Koch Foundation contracts with academic institutions (including useful tables breaking down the contracts). Check out whether your school is on there!
Isaac Kamola, Aaron Supple, and Ralph Wilson, “From Direct to Diffuse Donor Influence: Charles Koch Foundation Funding in Higher Education, 1990–2024” 1/4
@isaackamola.bsky.social
www.aaup.org/JAF16/direct...
@isaackamola.bsky.social
www.aaup.org/JAF16/direct...
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Ralph Wilson, Aaron Suppel and I have a piece out at Journal of Academic Freedom looking at the 70+ publicly available Charles Koch Foundation contracts with academic institutions (including useful tables breaking down the contracts). Check out whether your school is on there!
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Hope you made the first of our series this past Monday: our panelists inspired us with their brilliance and their courage. Register now for the next in the series and please share!
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hope you made the first of our series this past Monday: our panelists inspired us with their brilliance and their courage. Register now for the next in the series and please share!
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This is *such* a good podcast - always aharp and fascinating – and this episode is particularly great.
Really enjoyed chatting with @llassabe.bsky.social about how the manufactured college free speech crisis paved the way for the assault on universities today: americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
Beware of FIRE (and institutional neutrality) with Mary Anne Franks - American Campus Podcast
On the rightwing origins of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.References and suggested readings:Mary Anne Franks. 2024. Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment. Bold ...
americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is *such* a good podcast - always aharp and fascinating – and this episode is particularly great.
Looks like Hillsdale got gobs and gobs of money to create slick videos featuring a bunch of old white guys talking about the moral virtues of America's founding, as told circa 1950...
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Hillsdale College on X: "COMING SOON! https://t.co/21O4roadvi" / X
COMING SOON! https://t.co/21O4roadvi
x.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Looks like Hillsdale got gobs and gobs of money to create slick videos featuring a bunch of old white guys talking about the moral virtues of America's founding, as told circa 1950...
x.com/hillsdale/st...
x.com/hillsdale/st...
Google is a broken machine. I have a Google Alerts set up on my name. And it rarely turns up those instances when I'm quoted in mainstream news outlets. Instead, I get a steady stream of updates about what various Kamolas in Turkey and often Central Asian countries are up to...🤷♂️ #Shitification
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Google is a broken machine. I have a Google Alerts set up on my name. And it rarely turns up those instances when I'm quoted in mainstream news outlets. Instead, I get a steady stream of updates about what various Kamolas in Turkey and often Central Asian countries are up to...🤷♂️ #Shitification
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“Students & education workers form the backbones of communities in every state & are witnessing firsthand how Trump’s policies are wreaking havoc on campuses & beyond. We need a massive movement of higher ed workers & students...As higher ed goes, so goes democracy.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
STUDENTS RISE UP: NOVEMBER 7TH DAY OF ACTION
Students and education workers across the US are organizing our schools towards mass non-cooperation on November 7th! Find an action on your campus!
actionnetwork.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Students & education workers form the backbones of communities in every state & are witnessing firsthand how Trump’s policies are wreaking havoc on campuses & beyond. We need a massive movement of higher ed workers & students...As higher ed goes, so goes democracy.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Amazing folks at @cssn.org have published the essential book "Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment" (open access). Remember: the same plutocrats backing right-wing authoritarians & attacking education, propping up J20, etc. are also behind climate denialism.
cssn.org/wp-content/u...
cssn.org/wp-content/u...
cssn.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Amazing folks at @cssn.org have published the essential book "Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment" (open access). Remember: the same plutocrats backing right-wing authoritarians & attacking education, propping up J20, etc. are also behind climate denialism.
cssn.org/wp-content/u...
cssn.org/wp-content/u...
This tweet by @aoc.bsky.social is the best tweet ever. Discuss.
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This tweet by @aoc.bsky.social is the best tweet ever. Discuss.
Corcoran: I'm a hack with no business being president of a college...
Trump: Here's a compact that no universities have signed, stripping all institutional autonomy...
Corcoran: Perfect. I have a $1.3 million contract because I've striped institutional autonomy from the school I purport to lead...
Trump: Here's a compact that no universities have signed, stripping all institutional autonomy...
Corcoran: Perfect. I have a $1.3 million contract because I've striped institutional autonomy from the school I purport to lead...
New College of Florida says it wants to be the first college in the nation to sign Trump's compact. https://chroni.cl/4oCUWAa
Compact Live Updates: New College of Florida Says It ‘Is Ready’ to Sign Trump’s Compact
The liberal-arts college’s president said the institution would like to be the first campus in the nation to endorse the controversial document.
chroni.cl
October 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Corcoran: I'm a hack with no business being president of a college...
Trump: Here's a compact that no universities have signed, stripping all institutional autonomy...
Corcoran: Perfect. I have a $1.3 million contract because I've striped institutional autonomy from the school I purport to lead...
Trump: Here's a compact that no universities have signed, stripping all institutional autonomy...
Corcoran: Perfect. I have a $1.3 million contract because I've striped institutional autonomy from the school I purport to lead...
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For @aaup.org’s podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Vineeta Singh, Jennifer Ruth, and Ellen Schrecker about academic freedom and about the work we have to do (organize) to translate writing and thinking and teaching into action.
aauppresents.buzzsprout.com/1837772/epis...
aauppresents.buzzsprout.com/1837772/epis...
Defending Academic Freedom: Learning to Resist - AAUP Presents
The 9th episode of our special series “Academic Freedom on the Line” is a conversation among 4 authors who contributed to the recently published University Keywords, a volume on how universities opera...
aauppresents.buzzsprout.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
For @aaup.org’s podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Vineeta Singh, Jennifer Ruth, and Ellen Schrecker about academic freedom and about the work we have to do (organize) to translate writing and thinking and teaching into action.
aauppresents.buzzsprout.com/1837772/epis...
aauppresents.buzzsprout.com/1837772/epis...
“Democracy Dies in Plutocracy.”
Here’s a free link to a house editorial that illustrates the collapse of the new Washpost Opinion page.
It’s important to read it, because it is so poorly written and reasoned, and it shows how quickly an editorial institution can fall completely apart under spineless leadership.
wapo.st/3J2IdIh
It’s important to read it, because it is so poorly written and reasoned, and it shows how quickly an editorial institution can fall completely apart under spineless leadership.
wapo.st/3J2IdIh
Opinion | In defense of the White House ballroom
Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs
wapo.st
October 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“Democracy Dies in Plutocracy.”
Are you referring to the Epstein Ballroom? @swin24.bsky.social
You may not have food or healthcare for your children, but did you know that the White House will now have a classy dance floor for nepotistic pedophiles
October 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Are you referring to the Epstein Ballroom? @swin24.bsky.social
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Diplomatic Talks Break Down Between Trump, Motion-Activated Ghost Decoration
Diplomatic Talks Break Down Between Trump, Motion-Activated Ghost Decoration
WASHINGTON—In what they described as a disappointing turn in the ongoing negotiations, White House officials confirmed Wednesday that diplomatic talks had broken down between President Donald Trump an...
theonion.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Diplomatic Talks Break Down Between Trump, Motion-Activated Ghost Decoration
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The @aaup.org beat Marco Rubio in court, with a Reagan-appointed judge ruling that ideological deportations obviously violate the first amendment.
These cases cost money. And we need millions of people moving together to make them stick. If you're faculty in the US, join AAUP and join the fight.
These cases cost money. And we need millions of people moving together to make them stick. If you're faculty in the US, join AAUP and join the fight.
Join
Joining the AAUP says that you’re concerned about academic freedom, and about the way that basic freedom protects your teaching and research. Join today.
www.aaup.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The @aaup.org beat Marco Rubio in court, with a Reagan-appointed judge ruling that ideological deportations obviously violate the first amendment.
These cases cost money. And we need millions of people moving together to make them stick. If you're faculty in the US, join AAUP and join the fight.
These cases cost money. And we need millions of people moving together to make them stick. If you're faculty in the US, join AAUP and join the fight.
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The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
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Excited for this event on Policing and Counterinsurgency ft @chenjerai.bsky.social, @stschrader1.bsky.social, & @cheatherton.bsky.social next Thursday at NYU! Info & RSVP here: as.nyu.edu/research-cen...
October 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Excited for this event on Policing and Counterinsurgency ft @chenjerai.bsky.social, @stschrader1.bsky.social, & @cheatherton.bsky.social next Thursday at NYU! Info & RSVP here: as.nyu.edu/research-cen...
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Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!
BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC must publicly release Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal
The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement. UCLA is required to share the document...
www.latimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!