Nick Wilson
@nickhwilson.bsky.social
Sociology (Historical, Political, Cultural, of Science, etc.)
Modernity's Corruption: https://tinyurl.com/y596p54t
After Positivism: https://tinyurl.com/3nrfakrj
A CHS of Corruption: https://tinyurl.com/muyeezka
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Modernity's Corruption: https://tinyurl.com/y596p54t
After Positivism: https://tinyurl.com/3nrfakrj
A CHS of Corruption: https://tinyurl.com/muyeezka
nickwilsonsoc.org
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You could open up a salt mine from all these posts. Stay mad.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
You could open up a salt mine from all these posts. Stay mad.
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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February 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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If you need a good example of “sampling on the dependent variable” for your stats class, look no further.
Episode 49: The Millionaire Next Door
In 1996, two marketing professors revealed the characteristics of America's new elite class: They buy the right kind of watch, marry the right kind of wife and were born the right kind of white.
In 1996, two marketing professors revealed the characteristics of America's new elite class: They buy the right kind of watch, marry the right kind of wife and were born the right kind of white.
The Millionaire Next Door
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 02/05/2026 · 1h 11m
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February 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
If you need a good example of “sampling on the dependent variable” for your stats class, look no further.
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Don’t expect any further rewards or handclaps. This is how normal people are all the time.
February 6, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Don’t expect any further rewards or handclaps. This is how normal people are all the time.
Enjoyed mixing tonight's ditty. Trying to get better and stops and little connective tissue.
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Hobbyist posting for fun. Admire the work of Amon Tobin, Four Tet, The Roots, Massive Attack, Portishead, Glitch Mob, Bonobo, DJ Shadow, RTJ, among many others.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Enjoyed mixing tonight's ditty. Trying to get better and stops and little connective tissue.
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How is this exculpatory?!
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
How is this exculpatory?!
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This is the Yale professor's explanation for why he described the physical attractiveness of a student in an email to Epstein. He explicitly says he regrets nothing about their association.
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
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Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
This is the Yale professor's explanation for why he described the physical attractiveness of a student in an email to Epstein. He explicitly says he regrets nothing about their association.
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
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Hi all,
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
Hello!
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Hi all,
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
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Better yet, don’t collect any data: let ChatGPT make it up!
February 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Better yet, don’t collect any data: let ChatGPT make it up!
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A human writer uses a dash to set off a relatively abrupt jump in thought. But the machines are constantly calculating the most predictable next thing to say, plodding around the same area. So the machine dash looks like it's gesturing toward something new, only to always land on something obvious.
At first I didn't understand why people were holding forth about how an em dash—a totally normal and human piece of punctuation—was an obvious tell that an AI wrote something. But eventually I figured it out.
That's not just an em dash—it's the AI Voice em dash
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
A human writer uses a dash to set off a relatively abrupt jump in thought. But the machines are constantly calculating the most predictable next thing to say, plodding around the same area. So the machine dash looks like it's gesturing toward something new, only to always land on something obvious.
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It's happening!! Pub date of Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine is just 2 weeks away. Order now with code NR26 & get 30% off @psupress.bsky.social!
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January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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#GraphicMedicine
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First inklings of this book were in 2019. Initial plans were delayed by the lockdown in 2020. The cfp went out in 2021. We have been working with our 41 amazing contributors for over 5 years, editing, securing permissions & high-res images. Could not have done it with anyone but @briwok.bsky.social!
January 24, 2026 at 12:17 PM
First inklings of this book were in 2019. Initial plans were delayed by the lockdown in 2020. The cfp went out in 2021. We have been working with our 41 amazing contributors for over 5 years, editing, securing permissions & high-res images. Could not have done it with anyone but @briwok.bsky.social!
Gotta love the HVAC in a 1970s, un-renovated building. (No, I can't open my windows. No, I can't turn it off.)
February 2, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Gotta love the HVAC in a 1970s, un-renovated building. (No, I can't open my windows. No, I can't turn it off.)
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I’m not sure how Dems are going to overcome this tidal wave of new Republican voters.
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I’m not sure how Dems are going to overcome this tidal wave of new Republican voters.
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Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
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If only computers had built in clocks in order to tell time using some sort of deterministic machine-readable format.
But alas, the only way to know whether it's daytime is to pay nearly a dollar every 30 minutes to ask a fancy autocomplete bot.
But alas, the only way to know whether it's daytime is to pay nearly a dollar every 30 minutes to ask a fancy autocomplete bot.
I’m starting to think the people who are excited about “AI agents” have literally never used a computer in their lives
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 AM
If only computers had built in clocks in order to tell time using some sort of deterministic machine-readable format.
But alas, the only way to know whether it's daytime is to pay nearly a dollar every 30 minutes to ask a fancy autocomplete bot.
But alas, the only way to know whether it's daytime is to pay nearly a dollar every 30 minutes to ask a fancy autocomplete bot.
Can I taskrabbit someone to march for me?
February 1, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Can I taskrabbit someone to march for me?
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“the state-approved version doesn’t include chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race and ethnicity, social stratification, or gender, sex and sexuality.” State. Approved.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Florida Introduces “Sanitized” Sociology Textbook
The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two univ...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
“the state-approved version doesn’t include chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race and ethnicity, social stratification, or gender, sex and sexuality.” State. Approved.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Florida launches statewide book burning, with Intro to Sociology textbook as kindling. Their state education system is a farce, a system for destroying knowledge and ideas in order to prevent critical thinking.
Florida Introduces “Sanitized” Sociology Textbook
The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two univ...
www.insidehighered.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Florida launches statewide book burning, with Intro to Sociology textbook as kindling. Their state education system is a farce, a system for destroying knowledge and ideas in order to prevent critical thinking.
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It's easy to get inured to this. But it's genuinely shocking. These are just untrained, hyped up hooligans terrorizing people.
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's easy to get inured to this. But it's genuinely shocking. These are just untrained, hyped up hooligans terrorizing people.
Incisive take
The Pro-ICE Primal Scream Chorus Fragments and The Underbussing Begins talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-p...
The Pro-ICE Primal Scream Chorus Fragments and The Underbussing Begins
Everywhere we’re seeing signs that ICE, the White House and its virtual...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Incisive take
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“I enjoy thinking about truly fundamental concepts, like the alphabet for instance.”
January 22, 2026 at 1:11 PM
“I enjoy thinking about truly fundamental concepts, like the alphabet for instance.”