Professor Tom
@pinerosshields.bsky.social
Political sociologist and action researcher. Empty nester, friend of dogs, most small animals and a few people, poetry and jazz lover and recovering world traveller. I also teach college classes sometimes.
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As an alternative to Wall’s pretzel bending self contradictory argument about adding sociology programs because we need sociology may I elevate the case made by my colleague and friend Ashley Rondini
on why we need sociology to meet the current moment:
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ar...
on why we need sociology to meet the current moment:
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ar...
September 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
As an alternative to Wall’s pretzel bending self contradictory argument about adding sociology programs because we need sociology may I elevate the case made by my colleague and friend Ashley Rondini
on why we need sociology to meet the current moment:
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ar...
on why we need sociology to meet the current moment:
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ar...
September 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
As an alternative to Wall’s pretzel bending self contradictory argument about adding sociology programs because we need sociology may I elevate the case made by my colleague and friend Ashley Rondini
on why we need sociology to meet the current moment:
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ar...
on why we need sociology to meet the current moment:
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ar...
When the government controls businesses isn’t that socialism? What happens to a free market when governments owns some companies?
Trump Says Intel Has Agreed to Give U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/t...
Trump Says Intel Has Agreed to Give U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/t...
Trump Says Intel Has Agreed to Give U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When the government controls businesses isn’t that socialism? What happens to a free market when governments owns some companies?
Trump Says Intel Has Agreed to Give U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/t...
Trump Says Intel Has Agreed to Give U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/t...
Please add ICE to this list of agencies to dismantle.
If we want actual democracy again, 3 things need to be utterly decimated. Citizens United, The Federalist Society, and The Heritage Foundation. This triumvirate has caused and enabled all of this damage. Nearly every person in the Regime is linked to the 3. Overturning, defunding, and arresting
August 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Please add ICE to this list of agencies to dismantle.
From the president who brought us alternative facts..,
After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
From the president who brought us alternative facts..,
After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Just a reminder that the DREAM Act in 2010 had more votes to advance than the Senate had for this monster today. We shouldn’t radically changes laws by a 51 to 49 vote.
Senate Takes Up Trump’s Policy Bill, as G.O.P. Scrounges for Votes to Pass It www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Senate Takes Up Trump’s Policy Bill, as G.O.P. Scrounges for Votes to Pass It www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Senate Takes Up Trump’s Policy Bill, as G.O.P. Scrounges for Votes to Pass It
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Just a reminder that the DREAM Act in 2010 had more votes to advance than the Senate had for this monster today. We shouldn’t radically changes laws by a 51 to 49 vote.
Senate Takes Up Trump’s Policy Bill, as G.O.P. Scrounges for Votes to Pass It www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Senate Takes Up Trump’s Policy Bill, as G.O.P. Scrounges for Votes to Pass It www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
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Trump's DHS is out of control! The violent treatment of Senator Alex Padilla is a stark reminder of the administration's authoritarian agenda. Trump's America is a dystopian nightmare.
June 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump's DHS is out of control! The violent treatment of Senator Alex Padilla is a stark reminder of the administration's authoritarian agenda. Trump's America is a dystopian nightmare.
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Noem said the federal gov was in California to LIBERATE the city from its own elected representatives?! WTAF. No wonder Padilla had a fucking question to ask.
June 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Noem said the federal gov was in California to LIBERATE the city from its own elected representatives?! WTAF. No wonder Padilla had a fucking question to ask.
Strike one? Is Chuck the blind umpire or is he watching a different game? They arrested children, citizens, mayors, and now a senator!
Chuck Schumer issues stern warning to Kristi Noem: "That's strike one."
June 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Strike one? Is Chuck the blind umpire or is he watching a different game? They arrested children, citizens, mayors, and now a senator!
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Kristi Noem: “Nobody knew who he was”
Literally, the first second of the video 👇
Literally, the first second of the video 👇
June 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Kristi Noem: “Nobody knew who he was”
Literally, the first second of the video 👇
Literally, the first second of the video 👇
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Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
June 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
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"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser
June 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser
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In a statement, Frost notes an important detail to Alex Padilla, a sitting U.S. senator, being assaulted by federal agents today:
“They did it in broad daylight. Imagine what they're doing behind closed doors to migrant men, women, and children.
“This isn’t America. This is fascism.”
“They did it in broad daylight. Imagine what they're doing behind closed doors to migrant men, women, and children.
“This isn’t America. This is fascism.”
June 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
In a statement, Frost notes an important detail to Alex Padilla, a sitting U.S. senator, being assaulted by federal agents today:
“They did it in broad daylight. Imagine what they're doing behind closed doors to migrant men, women, and children.
“This isn’t America. This is fascism.”
“They did it in broad daylight. Imagine what they're doing behind closed doors to migrant men, women, and children.
“This isn’t America. This is fascism.”
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What happened to Senator Padilla is horrifying. When will this administration stop with its authoritarian overreach?
June 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
What happened to Senator Padilla is horrifying. When will this administration stop with its authoritarian overreach?
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Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
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First a Mayor. Then a Congresswoman. Now a US Senator. Trump’s administration is trying to silence their opposition. Through threats & physical intimidation . It’s not American. We stand with Sen Padilla slate.com/news-and-pol...
We Are Entering Uncharted Territory Here, Folks
A U.S. senator was thrown down and handcuffed as the DHS secretary announced the "liberation" of California.
slate.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
First a Mayor. Then a Congresswoman. Now a US Senator. Trump’s administration is trying to silence their opposition. Through threats & physical intimidation . It’s not American. We stand with Sen Padilla slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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Don’t let them call alternative facts on this reality 👇
A DHS official told me Noem & security had no idea who Senator Padilla was. Now, the FBI is running with the statement that the senator "did not identify himself and was not wearing his senate security pin" — but he very much did identify himself, loudly, on video...
June 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Don’t let them call alternative facts on this reality 👇
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A spot on piece by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social for NYTs about where we are, how we got here, and what is likely to come next. The question is how the public will respond and the degree to which the Right-Wing echo chamber can manipulate perspectives on reality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
Opinion | This Is What Autocracy Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A spot on piece by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social for NYTs about where we are, how we got here, and what is likely to come next. The question is how the public will respond and the degree to which the Right-Wing echo chamber can manipulate perspectives on reality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
Who is responsible for this country when the president is taking personal time?
Narrator (if only): “the president does not get “personal time” during which ethics rules fail to apply”
REPORTER: On the president's dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making a list of the attendees public so people can see who's paying for that kind of access to the president?
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
May 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Who is responsible for this country when the president is taking personal time?
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So therefore the court finds that she does not pose danger to community or present risk of flight.
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
May 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So therefore the court finds that she does not pose danger to community or present risk of flight.
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
The new US policy’s racism towards refugees could not be more clear. Trump supports white supremacy. Full stop.
We welcome white Afrikaners, but repeal safe haven status to people from Haiti, Venezuela, Cuban and Nicaragua who are already in US LEGALLY adapting to new lives. Shame on Trump & on us.
We welcome white Afrikaners, but repeal safe haven status to people from Haiti, Venezuela, Cuban and Nicaragua who are already in US LEGALLY adapting to new lives. Shame on Trump & on us.
May 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The new US policy’s racism towards refugees could not be more clear. Trump supports white supremacy. Full stop.
We welcome white Afrikaners, but repeal safe haven status to people from Haiti, Venezuela, Cuban and Nicaragua who are already in US LEGALLY adapting to new lives. Shame on Trump & on us.
We welcome white Afrikaners, but repeal safe haven status to people from Haiti, Venezuela, Cuban and Nicaragua who are already in US LEGALLY adapting to new lives. Shame on Trump & on us.
As the Musk/Trump abomination seeks to revoke SSNs from legal migrants to force self deportation, the US will lose up to $5b that undocumented pay into the system. This will have the side effect of bankrupting Social Security sooner (already expected to run out of money in 2032).
April 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As the Musk/Trump abomination seeks to revoke SSNs from legal migrants to force self deportation, the US will lose up to $5b that undocumented pay into the system. This will have the side effect of bankrupting Social Security sooner (already expected to run out of money in 2032).