Thomas M. Keck
@tmksyracuse.bsky.social
Mostly free speech and democratic backsliding. Also Syracuse politics and Baltimore sports.
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Thomas M. Keck
@tmksyracuse.bsky.social
· Dec 29
New paper from me on free speech, academic freedom, and democratic backsliding in Trump-era U.S.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Folks, the dialectic of history, it’s still going, and it’s something we love to see! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Minnesota’s ICE Watchers: How Tactics of 1960s Radicals Went Mainstream
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Folks, the dialectic of history, it’s still going, and it’s something we love to see! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Anyone got a good profile of Mejia?
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Anyone got a good profile of Mejia?
David Simon jinxed it
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
David Simon jinxed it
Small step but in the right direction
February 4, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Small step but in the right direction
For the win
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
For the win
This is at least the third state where GOP has done so in the past decade or two. Bookmark it to reply to the pearl clutching when President AOC expands SCOTUS to 100 justices
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that expands the state Supreme Court from five justices to seven as frustration has mounted among Republican lawmakers over a string of defeats before the tribunal.
apnews.com/article/utah...
apnews.com/article/utah...
Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a bill expanding the state Supreme Court’s five-judge panel to seven.
apnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:18 PM
This is at least the third state where GOP has done so in the past decade or two. Bookmark it to reply to the pearl clutching when President AOC expands SCOTUS to 100 justices
My friend Moe just read the First Amendment!
Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe now reading my favorite speech
Now Christopher Jackson reading from John Brown speech
January 31, 2026 at 10:44 PM
My friend Moe just read the First Amendment!
Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe now reading my favorite speech
Now Christopher Jackson reading from John Brown speech
Rep. Espaillat now reading from a Sotomayor dissent
January 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe now reading my favorite speech
Now Christopher Jackson reading from John Brown speech
Rep. Espaillat now reading from a Sotomayor dissent
Live from NYC right now, loving this www.youtube.com/live/lcBP2wK...
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Now Christopher Jackson reading from John Brown speech
Rep. Espaillat now reading from a Sotomayor dissent
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Rep. Espaillat now reading from a Sotomayor dissent
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If you still have friends and family saying what’s the point of the protests, show them this. If you’ve got comrades doing nothing but protest (tbh we haven’t really met anyone like that), show them this
Studies have shown the impact of days of widespread peaceful protests. Social movements expert @chenoweth.bsky.social explains why not to underestimate No Kings Day: nokings.org/#signup
January 31, 2026 at 6:56 PM
If you still have friends and family saying what’s the point of the protests, show them this. If you’ve got comrades doing nothing but protest (tbh we haven’t really met anyone like that), show them this
Wait my students are on Bluesky send help
This won't seem interesting but it was.
1. Calculus
2. German
3. Chinese
4. Chinese history
5. Constitutional law
(Oh, hey, that last one was with Thomas M. Keck!)
1. Calculus
2. German
3. Chinese
4. Chinese history
5. Constitutional law
(Oh, hey, that last one was with Thomas M. Keck!)
January 31, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Wait my students are on Bluesky send help
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Constitutional law
2. Gender, race, and education
3. The theory and practice of the European left
4. Western representations of the colonized subject
5. Ultimate frisbee
1. Constitutional law
2. Gender, race, and education
3. The theory and practice of the European left
4. Western representations of the colonized subject
5. Ultimate frisbee
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
January 31, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Constitutional law
2. Gender, race, and education
3. The theory and practice of the European left
4. Western representations of the colonized subject
5. Ultimate frisbee
1. Constitutional law
2. Gender, race, and education
3. The theory and practice of the European left
4. Western representations of the colonized subject
5. Ultimate frisbee
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I’m still mad Showalter left Britton in the ‘pen in that one game playoff
I'm still mad that Shangela didn't win All Stars
I'm still mad that Karl wouldn't let Payton cover Jordan in the first 3 games of that Finals
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I’m still mad Showalter left Britton in the ‘pen in that one game playoff
Rabbi Brous on fire again this week youtu.be/bfcPvrwszZQ?...
We Are Under-Reacting - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Bo 5786 / 1.24.2026
YouTube video by IKAR
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Rabbi Brous on fire again this week youtu.be/bfcPvrwszZQ?...
Glad to see Mannion is on here now
There are now 156 Dem co-sponsors to impeach Noem. This is so politically popular, that I'm having a hard time understanding why it's not much closer to 213. If you are a Dem rep, and your name is not on it, what are you even doing?
Check if your rep is listed, and call them if not.
Check if your rep is listed, and call them if not.
www.congress.gov
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Glad to see Mannion is on here now
The Bruce track is good but I like this one too tidal.com/album/493887...
Billy Bragg - City Of Heroes
Listen to City Of Heroes on TIDAL
tidal.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The Bruce track is good but I like this one too tidal.com/album/493887...
Obviously FIFA doesn’t care about human rights records of its hosts. But many participating nations do (purport to) care. They should threaten a boycott now unless specific conditions are met. Force Infantino to talk Trump into scaling back the human rights abuses and threats of territorial conquest
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Obviously FIFA doesn’t care about human rights records of its hosts. But many participating nations do (purport to) care. They should threaten a boycott now unless specific conditions are met. Force Infantino to talk Trump into scaling back the human rights abuses and threats of territorial conquest
The people of Minnesota are heroes. And the behind the scenes networks of immigrant advocacy organizations, churches, etc. are doing G-d’s work
This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The people of Minnesota are heroes. And the behind the scenes networks of immigrant advocacy organizations, churches, etc. are doing G-d’s work
👀
BREAKING via Star-Tribune: GOP gubernatorial candidate ends bid, says he can’t support "stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 PM
👀
Okay the script writers have gone off the rails
Bolsonaro supporters protesting and demanding that he is set free got hit by a lightning bolt, 3 persons are in hospital now.
🚨⚡ Um raio atingiu bolsonaristas em Brasília nesta tarde. Eles estavam aguardando Nikolas Ferreira no Memorial JK para um protesto pela soltura de Bolsonaro quando um raio atingiu a praça. Três bolsonaristas foram para o hospital.
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Okay the script writers have gone off the rails
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Standing with 65 of my UMN Law colleagues (and counting) to condemn ICE’s lawless conduct towards Minnesotans: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open Letter to Minnesota Law CommunityJanuary 25
January 25, 2026 To the Minnesota Law Community: We, the undersigned faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, write in our individual capacities to address the federal government's ongoin...
docs.google.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Standing with 65 of my UMN Law colleagues (and counting) to condemn ICE’s lawless conduct towards Minnesotans: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
TIL NBA teams have chaplains
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 AM
TIL NBA teams have chaplains