Justin Zimmerman
@jztidecat.bsky.social
UAlbany, SUNY Assistant Professor of American Politics. Researching Black Politics, Distrust, and Neighborhood Institutions.
If I’m going to capitulate, it’s going to be for a lot more than a university salary. It’s just going to lead to the worst type of brain drain.
"Hiring professors with PhDs is meaningless if administrators are the ones deciding what gets taught,” he said. “Faculty will start asking not, ‘Is this accurate?’ but ‘Will this get me in trouble?’ That’s not education, it’s risk management.”
#HigherEd
#HigherEd
Leonard Bright, president of the Texas A&M Chapter of the AAUP said faculty were not consulted on the proposed changes, which he called “a direct violation” of their expertise + freedom to teach. “If that’s the case, there’s just going to be a further black eye on higher education here in Texas.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If I’m going to capitulate, it’s going to be for a lot more than a university salary. It’s just going to lead to the worst type of brain drain.
Nah, they messed up and there‘s not much they can say, unfortunately. They can’t compromise their morals and stances, and justify it based on their morals and stances. 😭
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Nah, they messed up and there‘s not much they can say, unfortunately. They can’t compromise their morals and stances, and justify it based on their morals and stances. 😭
That judge is making their life hard. Good, but I’m sure they’ll be back.
Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
trib.al
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
That judge is making their life hard. Good, but I’m sure they’ll be back.
I forgot Red Hulk destroyed the East Wing too.
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I forgot Red Hulk destroyed the East Wing too.
Miles is learning to read and he’s so good. The preemie is growing up.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Miles is learning to read and he’s so good. The preemie is growing up.
There’s no evidence that Black folks in general are moving towards the far right, but more than a few articles talking about a few Black conservative, grifters aimlessly wandering around HBCUs with half assed arguments to “Blexit.“ WHY?!
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
There’s no evidence that Black folks in general are moving towards the far right, but more than a few articles talking about a few Black conservative, grifters aimlessly wandering around HBCUs with half assed arguments to “Blexit.“ WHY?!
When your family won’t even defend you, you know you messed up. SMH
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. Her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal. “Clearly we had different approaches here,” Stefany Shaheen said on Monday. nyti.ms/4nMq7s0
Jeanne Shaheen Faces Shutdown Blowback From Her Daughter
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. But her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
When your family won’t even defend you, you know you messed up. SMH
Lame people that try to make pop culture jokes are always several years too late. sigh
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Lame people that try to make pop culture jokes are always several years too late. sigh
The most vulnerable, the poor, the disenfranchised are political actors too, and because a sizable chunk of democrats can’t fathom this, they face plant into complicity and blame those same folks for losing faith in their leadership. “We are the adults in the room!” Sure…
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The most vulnerable, the poor, the disenfranchised are political actors too, and because a sizable chunk of democrats can’t fathom this, they face plant into complicity and blame those same folks for losing faith in their leadership. “We are the adults in the room!” Sure…
I'm grading and watching a documentary on the marines. It reminds me of All Quiet on the Western Front. A bunch of young, white men very excited to be engaged in war and violence, with no real understanding of what they are asking for. Sad and disturbing.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm grading and watching a documentary on the marines. It reminds me of All Quiet on the Western Front. A bunch of young, white men very excited to be engaged in war and violence, with no real understanding of what they are asking for. Sad and disturbing.
Lmao. Why would he say this?
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Lmao. Why would he say this?
Charlamagne, a man that’s never served in the political arena, never worked for government, never been formally educated in the subject of politics, pretending to be mad about being accused of misinformation is really, really funny. Unserious, selfish times.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Charlamagne, a man that’s never served in the political arena, never worked for government, never been formally educated in the subject of politics, pretending to be mad about being accused of misinformation is really, really funny. Unserious, selfish times.
You don’t have to think about that if you put it on in the high 50s. My coat stay on.
it's that sad time of year where I have to start wondering where I put my good winter coat
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
You don’t have to think about that if you put it on in the high 50s. My coat stay on.
The amount of people that are about to go without health insurance is going to skyrocket. No, this wasn’t about constituents. This is just boneheaded policy.
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The amount of people that are about to go without health insurance is going to skyrocket. No, this wasn’t about constituents. This is just boneheaded policy.
Btw our airports still aren’t going to be efficient and safe because Trump has been unilaterally firing airport personnel. No notes from our 8 democratic dipshits. Remember when Tim Cain let us hear some of his struggle Spanish? Good times.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Btw our airports still aren’t going to be efficient and safe because Trump has been unilaterally firing airport personnel. No notes from our 8 democratic dipshits. Remember when Tim Cain let us hear some of his struggle Spanish? Good times.
Might as well shoot for negative number.
Congress at 15% approval rating, eyeing single digits. With enough work they can get there.
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Might as well shoot for negative number.
There’s always just enough naive, stupid moderate democrats. Always just enough living in the 90s.
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
There’s always just enough naive, stupid moderate democrats. Always just enough living in the 90s.
If the Republicans are determined to drown in their own hate, let them. There’s no other viable choice anyway. This whole democracy thing only works with people interested in governing.
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
If the Republicans are determined to drown in their own hate, let them. There’s no other viable choice anyway. This whole democracy thing only works with people interested in governing.
why would he even set himself up for this? What did he think would happen?
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
why would he even set himself up for this? What did he think would happen?
Not quite sure how Trump is giving $2000 to most of the country when he and his Republican colleagues refuse to fund the government. 🙃
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Not quite sure how Trump is giving $2000 to most of the country when he and his Republican colleagues refuse to fund the government. 🙃
Never underestimate the ability of far too many democrats to slam their own foot in the door. All for the hope of a majority of white suburbanites finally voting for him. 🙃
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Never underestimate the ability of far too many democrats to slam their own foot in the door. All for the hope of a majority of white suburbanites finally voting for him. 🙃
I just wouldn’t get on a plane until they finally fund the damn government. That these folks have been mistreating air traffic control like there’s so many people qualified to do the job, is bonkers.
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I just wouldn’t get on a plane until they finally fund the damn government. That these folks have been mistreating air traffic control like there’s so many people qualified to do the job, is bonkers.
Sometimes I think about how this man would have already been removed from office off incompetence alone, if we had a functioning system. Sigh
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sometimes I think about how this man would have already been removed from office off incompetence alone, if we had a functioning system. Sigh
As LSU struggles, there’s not enough talk about how nuts it is that the governor has so much say on who the football coach will be.
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
As LSU struggles, there’s not enough talk about how nuts it is that the governor has so much say on who the football coach will be.
Alabama is lucky that LSU isn’t a smart team. SMH
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Alabama is lucky that LSU isn’t a smart team. SMH