Ron Buckmire 🏳️🌈♾️🇬🇩
@ronbuckmire.bsky.social
He/him/él. LGBTQ. Black/Caribbean. Mathematical Evangelist. Avid Library User. Word Puzzle Enthusiast. Godless. Tennis Fan. Chess Master. Academic Administrator. Los Angeles, California _and_ Poughkeepsie, New York.
Website: marist.edu/ron-buckmire
Website: marist.edu/ron-buckmire
Just FYI, the list of AMS Council members is here: www.ams.org/about-us/gov...
January 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Just FYI, the list of AMS Council members is here: www.ams.org/about-us/gov...
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On 22 Feb 2022, shortly before the planned host of that year's International Congress of Mathematicians launched a "special military operation" in the territory of a sovereign neighbour, the American Mathematical Society released this statement: www.ams.org/news?news_id...
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
On 22 Feb 2022, shortly before the planned host of that year's International Congress of Mathematicians launched a "special military operation" in the territory of a sovereign neighbour, the American Mathematical Society released this statement: www.ams.org/news?news_id...
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Finally watched the last 3 of 4 #StrangerThings season 5. Trying to stay unspoiled about S5E08, the #StrangerThingsFinale
***SPOILER***
Looks amazing so far. I thought Will’s coming out scene was powerful! And Max’s return was worth the wait!
***SPOILER***
Looks amazing so far. I thought Will’s coming out scene was powerful! And Max’s return was worth the wait!
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Finally watched the last 3 of 4 #StrangerThings season 5. Trying to stay unspoiled about S5E08, the #StrangerThingsFinale
***SPOILER***
Looks amazing so far. I thought Will’s coming out scene was powerful! And Max’s return was worth the wait!
***SPOILER***
Looks amazing so far. I thought Will’s coming out scene was powerful! And Max’s return was worth the wait!
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N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series made her the first Black author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel. She is the first author to win in 3 consecutive years & the first to win for all 3 novels in a trilogy. Recipient MacArthur Genius Grant, 2020.
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series made her the first Black author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel. She is the first author to win in 3 consecutive years & the first to win for all 3 novels in a trilogy. Recipient MacArthur Genius Grant, 2020.
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
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Anyone else frantically making donations to important and underfunded organization before the calendar turns to 2026? #FirstWorldProblems
January 1, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Anyone else frantically making donations to important and underfunded organization before the calendar turns to 2026? #FirstWorldProblems
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19 states will raise their minimum wages to ring in the new year for 2026, with most of them reaching a rate of $15 per hour or higher
19 States To Raise Their Minimum Wage For The New Year
As the federal minimum wage languishes, 20 states are on their way to a $15 wage floor if they haven't reached it already.
www.huffpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
19 states will raise their minimum wages to ring in the new year for 2026, with most of them reaching a rate of $15 per hour or higher
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“Indian Americans’ median household income significantly outstrips that of white Americans overall; about three-quarters of Indian American adults have at least a college degree and many work in high-status, well-paying professions in places like Houston, New York and Silicon Valley.” #Diversity
I went to Texas to write about the sudden end of one of America's most successful experiments: the six decades of welcoming India's most educated and ambitious citizens. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Indian Americans’ median household income significantly outstrips that of white Americans overall; about three-quarters of Indian American adults have at least a college degree and many work in high-status, well-paying professions in places like Houston, New York and Silicon Valley.” #Diversity
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What is true that many don't accept?
Ethan Siegel @startswithabang.bsky.social names 5 scientific truths that became unpopular in 2025, but remain vitally important. 🧵
Ethan Siegel @startswithabang.bsky.social names 5 scientific truths that became unpopular in 2025, but remain vitally important. 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What is true that many don't accept?
Ethan Siegel @startswithabang.bsky.social names 5 scientific truths that became unpopular in 2025, but remain vitally important. 🧵
Ethan Siegel @startswithabang.bsky.social names 5 scientific truths that became unpopular in 2025, but remain vitally important. 🧵
Finished watching #HeatedRivalry last night with my husband (of 35 years). We remarked that it’s way more enjoyable, effective, and emotional than any of the recent gay/coming out shows of the last decade (Heartstopper, Love Victor) because it features grown adults with grown problems and issues.
December 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Finished watching #HeatedRivalry last night with my husband (of 35 years). We remarked that it’s way more enjoyable, effective, and emotional than any of the recent gay/coming out shows of the last decade (Heartstopper, Love Victor) because it features grown adults with grown problems and issues.
Finally got around to watching season 3 of #ForAllMankind during holiday travel this week and the show is fantastic! How no one in the cast has been recognized by #Emmys is shocking to me.
December 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Finally got around to watching season 3 of #ForAllMankind during holiday travel this week and the show is fantastic! How no one in the cast has been recognized by #Emmys is shocking to me.
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Amazing how little changed during the era of peak woke, yet we still got the woke panic.
December 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Amazing how little changed during the era of peak woke, yet we still got the woke panic.
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![Gallup poll | 12/1-12/15
President Trump approval crosstabs (%)
🟥Overall (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥Democratic (93/3 disapprove) [-90]
🟩Republican (89/8 approve) [+81]
🟥Independent (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥18-34 (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥35-54 (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥55+ (53/43 disapprove) [-10]
🟥No college (55/37 disapprove) [-18]
🟥College graduate (59/37 disapprove) [-22]
🟥Male (53/42 disapprove) [-11]
🟥Female (64/30 disapprove) [-34]
🟥White (52/46 disapprove) [-6]
🟥Non-white (71/21 disapprove) [-50]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreifnv6vxufu6icjvsd5toirz3lmqkzertdpdnlqh7q44momevhfjqq@jpeg)
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DOJ Report Declares MSIs Unconstitutional
The decision comes after the Department of Education asked the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel to review the legality of a number of programs they said used racial “quotas.” https://bit.ly/4p47EIl
The decision comes after the Department of Education asked the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel to review the legality of a number of programs they said used racial “quotas.” https://bit.ly/4p47EIl
December 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
DOJ Report Declares MSIs Unconstitutional
The decision comes after the Department of Education asked the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel to review the legality of a number of programs they said used racial “quotas.” https://bit.ly/4p47EIl
The decision comes after the Department of Education asked the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel to review the legality of a number of programs they said used racial “quotas.” https://bit.ly/4p47EIl
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Chilling. Brilliant. Infuriating!
I wrote about the conservative quest to restore the "true" Constitution, the Antebellum Constitution, shorn of the egalitarian nonsense in the Reconstruction Amendments, a document that replaces equality with a society of dominators and the dominated. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Chilling. Brilliant. Infuriating!
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“Internal department data obtained by ProPublica shows that more than 1,000 racial harassment investigations initiated in previous administrations still are open. Most of those complaints involve harassment of Black students.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Internal department data obtained by ProPublica shows that more than 1,000 racial harassment investigations initiated in previous administrations still are open. Most of those complaints involve harassment of Black students.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Conservatives: The constitution is colorblind, discrimination does not justify reverse discrimination
Also conservatives: white men deserve reparations for not having 100 percent of the jobs they apply for
Also conservatives: white men deserve reparations for not having 100 percent of the jobs they apply for
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Conservatives: The constitution is colorblind, discrimination does not justify reverse discrimination
Also conservatives: white men deserve reparations for not having 100 percent of the jobs they apply for
Also conservatives: white men deserve reparations for not having 100 percent of the jobs they apply for
When your neighborhood fauna in #Poughkeepsie understand the assignment. #HappyHolidays
December 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
When your neighborhood fauna in #Poughkeepsie understand the assignment. #HappyHolidays
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🚨 I’ve been keeping this under wraps until published and it’s out today.
Do judges with background in law enforcement act differently at bail time? Our groundbreaking NYC study estimates that when they set bail, it is a full 32% higher on average compared to other judges. Check it out and share.
Do judges with background in law enforcement act differently at bail time? Our groundbreaking NYC study estimates that when they set bail, it is a full 32% higher on average compared to other judges. Check it out and share.
Judicial Professional Background and Pretrial Detention Outcomes | Journal of Law and Courts | Cambridge Core
Judicial Professional Background and Pretrial Detention Outcomes
www.cambridge.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🚨 I’ve been keeping this under wraps until published and it’s out today.
Do judges with background in law enforcement act differently at bail time? Our groundbreaking NYC study estimates that when they set bail, it is a full 32% higher on average compared to other judges. Check it out and share.
Do judges with background in law enforcement act differently at bail time? Our groundbreaking NYC study estimates that when they set bail, it is a full 32% higher on average compared to other judges. Check it out and share.
The 2025 recipients of the Mathematical Sciences Sponsorship Fund (MSSF) supported by Elsevier have been announced:
www.elsevier.com/subject/math...
They include organizations from Nigeria, Mexico, Spain, Malaysia, Kenya and Italy. Chairing the selection committee is my favorite service task.
www.elsevier.com/subject/math...
They include organizations from Nigeria, Mexico, Spain, Malaysia, Kenya and Italy. Chairing the selection committee is my favorite service task.
Mathematical Sciences Sponsorship Fund
Elsevier Mathematical Sciences Sponsorship Fund supports events & activities that benefit individuals and groups within the mathematical sciences community
www.elsevier.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The 2025 recipients of the Mathematical Sciences Sponsorship Fund (MSSF) supported by Elsevier have been announced:
www.elsevier.com/subject/math...
They include organizations from Nigeria, Mexico, Spain, Malaysia, Kenya and Italy. Chairing the selection committee is my favorite service task.
www.elsevier.com/subject/math...
They include organizations from Nigeria, Mexico, Spain, Malaysia, Kenya and Italy. Chairing the selection committee is my favorite service task.