Rod Graham (The Neighborhood Sociologist)
@roderickgraham.bsky.social
Gadfly | I post about social science, culture, and progressive politics | Views are my own
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My sense is that the American response to this has been...tepid. With conservatives loving it, and progressives kinda-sorta interested.
Makes me think the conditions were similar when calls were made for "lebensraum" in the past.
Like wow, I am living through this.
richmond.com/news/nation-...
Makes me think the conditions were similar when calls were made for "lebensraum" in the past.
Like wow, I am living through this.
richmond.com/news/nation-...
Trump says 8 European countries to face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
Hundreds of people rallied Saturday in Greenland and across the Danish kingdom to support the island's self-governance.
richmond.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
My sense is that the American response to this has been...tepid. With conservatives loving it, and progressives kinda-sorta interested.
Makes me think the conditions were similar when calls were made for "lebensraum" in the past.
Like wow, I am living through this.
richmond.com/news/nation-...
Makes me think the conditions were similar when calls were made for "lebensraum" in the past.
Like wow, I am living through this.
richmond.com/news/nation-...
For me, there is no "winner" to a debate because they are just talking. If one is more clever at that moment, so what?
But I love watching them sometimes.
I think debates are about status for men. If they can best the other person, they move up in the hierarchy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovE9...
But I love watching them sometimes.
I think debates are about status for men. If they can best the other person, they move up in the hierarchy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovE9...
Andrew Wilson vs CGA - Is Marriage Worth It
YouTube video by CoachGregAdams
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January 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
For me, there is no "winner" to a debate because they are just talking. If one is more clever at that moment, so what?
But I love watching them sometimes.
I think debates are about status for men. If they can best the other person, they move up in the hierarchy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovE9...
But I love watching them sometimes.
I think debates are about status for men. If they can best the other person, they move up in the hierarchy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovE9...
Reposted by Rod Graham (The Neighborhood Sociologist)
Powerful piece
January 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Powerful piece
Reposted by Rod Graham (The Neighborhood Sociologist)
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The phrase that has led to millions of deaths.
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The phrase that has led to millions of deaths.
Always happens.
Well...just like with all the other products with big tech, I'll slowly start finding #FOSS alternatives as they get shittier and shittier.
Well...just like with all the other products with big tech, I'll slowly start finding #FOSS alternatives as they get shittier and shittier.
January 17, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Always happens.
Well...just like with all the other products with big tech, I'll slowly start finding #FOSS alternatives as they get shittier and shittier.
Well...just like with all the other products with big tech, I'll slowly start finding #FOSS alternatives as they get shittier and shittier.
Well yes, indeed it is. Now will it lead to 105+ wins...prolly not.
But if they are healthy going into the postseason, it's hard to pick against them.
But if they are healthy going into the postseason, it's hard to pick against them.
January 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Well yes, indeed it is. Now will it lead to 105+ wins...prolly not.
But if they are healthy going into the postseason, it's hard to pick against them.
But if they are healthy going into the postseason, it's hard to pick against them.
If MLK were alive today and had a podcast he'd have about...9 subscribers.
The man steadfastly refused to demonize others and tried to win with love.
That kind of approach doesn't play well on the Left like it used to, and has never played on the Right, where hate and violence are fetishized.
The man steadfastly refused to demonize others and tried to win with love.
That kind of approach doesn't play well on the Left like it used to, and has never played on the Right, where hate and violence are fetishized.
January 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
If MLK were alive today and had a podcast he'd have about...9 subscribers.
The man steadfastly refused to demonize others and tried to win with love.
That kind of approach doesn't play well on the Left like it used to, and has never played on the Right, where hate and violence are fetishized.
The man steadfastly refused to demonize others and tried to win with love.
That kind of approach doesn't play well on the Left like it used to, and has never played on the Right, where hate and violence are fetishized.
The analogy given by Sully on Locked on Baseball is that Kyle Tucker is like Matt Damon from Oceans Eleven.
That's awesome.
I'm a Dodgers fan, but it might be bad for competitive balance that a team can pay essentially a number 3 man 60 mil a year.
That's awesome.
I'm a Dodgers fan, but it might be bad for competitive balance that a team can pay essentially a number 3 man 60 mil a year.
January 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The analogy given by Sully on Locked on Baseball is that Kyle Tucker is like Matt Damon from Oceans Eleven.
That's awesome.
I'm a Dodgers fan, but it might be bad for competitive balance that a team can pay essentially a number 3 man 60 mil a year.
That's awesome.
I'm a Dodgers fan, but it might be bad for competitive balance that a team can pay essentially a number 3 man 60 mil a year.
If I were teaching a grad class on wealth inequality, I might think about spending time exploring MLB.
A handful of teams are structurally positioned to consistently win. They usually do.
Then their winning is understood as their good decision making, not as a consequence of their position.
A handful of teams are structurally positioned to consistently win. They usually do.
Then their winning is understood as their good decision making, not as a consequence of their position.
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
If I were teaching a grad class on wealth inequality, I might think about spending time exploring MLB.
A handful of teams are structurally positioned to consistently win. They usually do.
Then their winning is understood as their good decision making, not as a consequence of their position.
A handful of teams are structurally positioned to consistently win. They usually do.
Then their winning is understood as their good decision making, not as a consequence of their position.
Brought over from FB.
I never thought of it this way.
And now I can't stop thinking about it this way.
I never thought of it this way.
And now I can't stop thinking about it this way.
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Brought over from FB.
I never thought of it this way.
And now I can't stop thinking about it this way.
I never thought of it this way.
And now I can't stop thinking about it this way.
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His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
It's lost it's mind.
I was playing with this AI chatbot on my machine...and apparently, I asked it the wrong question!
#neighborhoodsociologist
I was playing with this AI chatbot on my machine...and apparently, I asked it the wrong question!
#neighborhoodsociologist
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
It's lost it's mind.
I was playing with this AI chatbot on my machine...and apparently, I asked it the wrong question!
#neighborhoodsociologist
I was playing with this AI chatbot on my machine...and apparently, I asked it the wrong question!
#neighborhoodsociologist
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Another important local news story. This one by @mprnews.org is about how ICE is violating the law by doxing protestors & then showing up at their homes to harass them.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists
MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advo...
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Another important local news story. This one by @mprnews.org is about how ICE is violating the law by doxing protestors & then showing up at their homes to harass them.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
I have sympathy for all caught up in this mess. Of course, the people and their families being aggressed by ICE are the first I think about.
But the ICE agents - many just looking for work - are also victims. The rules they are obliged to follow almost predetermine civilian anger against them.
But the ICE agents - many just looking for work - are also victims. The rules they are obliged to follow almost predetermine civilian anger against them.
January 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I have sympathy for all caught up in this mess. Of course, the people and their families being aggressed by ICE are the first I think about.
But the ICE agents - many just looking for work - are also victims. The rules they are obliged to follow almost predetermine civilian anger against them.
But the ICE agents - many just looking for work - are also victims. The rules they are obliged to follow almost predetermine civilian anger against them.
We have a group in this country that operates as a new ethnic group. This new ethnic group has a different set of values and beliefs than most in this country, and the West.
This group sees the cultural artifacts of Americans not of their ethnic group as "ideological."
This group sees the cultural artifacts of Americans not of their ethnic group as "ideological."
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
We have a group in this country that operates as a new ethnic group. This new ethnic group has a different set of values and beliefs than most in this country, and the West.
This group sees the cultural artifacts of Americans not of their ethnic group as "ideological."
This group sees the cultural artifacts of Americans not of their ethnic group as "ideological."
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Trump just posted this.
And I legitimately have NO clue what it means...
And I legitimately have NO clue what it means...
January 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Trump just posted this.
And I legitimately have NO clue what it means...
And I legitimately have NO clue what it means...
In this world of purchase, we really have to buy back memories.
Or, at least that's what I was told as a youngin.
Or, at least that's what I was told as a youngin.
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
In this world of purchase, we really have to buy back memories.
Or, at least that's what I was told as a youngin.
Or, at least that's what I was told as a youngin.
I mean if I just stay a year behind I can get all my video games 80% off.
Yeah that's my plan.
Yeah that's my plan.
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I mean if I just stay a year behind I can get all my video games 80% off.
Yeah that's my plan.
Yeah that's my plan.
Rigor is not a substitute for imagination.
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Rigor is not a substitute for imagination.
My New Year's resolution is to support local public media as best I can.
- If you are podcast listener, consider NPR+ (@npr.org)
- If you love quality shows, consider PBS passport (@pbs.org)
My local is @whropublicmedia.bsky.social, and they provide a valuable service to my community.
- If you are podcast listener, consider NPR+ (@npr.org)
- If you love quality shows, consider PBS passport (@pbs.org)
My local is @whropublicmedia.bsky.social, and they provide a valuable service to my community.
January 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
My New Year's resolution is to support local public media as best I can.
- If you are podcast listener, consider NPR+ (@npr.org)
- If you love quality shows, consider PBS passport (@pbs.org)
My local is @whropublicmedia.bsky.social, and they provide a valuable service to my community.
- If you are podcast listener, consider NPR+ (@npr.org)
- If you love quality shows, consider PBS passport (@pbs.org)
My local is @whropublicmedia.bsky.social, and they provide a valuable service to my community.