Brett Jones
@brettwjones.bsky.social
Industry partnerships at UW-Madison. Optimist. Girl dad. Also, Urbanism, transit, parks, higher ed, sports cards and good vibes. Hawkeye living car-lite in Madison, WI.
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This floored me.
Artists are patandseankelly on Instagram.
Artists are patandseankelly on Instagram.
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This floored me.
Artists are patandseankelly on Instagram.
Artists are patandseankelly on Instagram.
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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FIVE out of NINE and counting ...
"The University of Virginia is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
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#AcademicSky
"The University of Virginia is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcademicSky
UVA, Dartmouth Reject Trump Compact
The University of Virginia is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
www.insidehighered.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
FIVE out of NINE and counting ...
"The University of Virginia is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcademicSky
"The University of Virginia is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcademicSky
As a baseball obsessed kid growing up in Iowa, Ryno was my idol, inspiring hours of throwing myself grounders off the garage door, hoping to be the first left handed 2nd baseman in MLB. It didn’t happen, but #23 is forever my favorite Cub.
Paul Sullivan writes: Ryne Sandberg was more than just a ballplayer.
He was a man who changed a team, which transformed a neighborhood, which helped turn a bandbox ballpark called Wrigley Field into a mecca for baseball fans for decades to come.
He was a man who changed a team, which transformed a neighborhood, which helped turn a bandbox ballpark called Wrigley Field into a mecca for baseball fans for decades to come.
Column: Ryne Sandberg left a legacy at Wrigley Field — and the Chicago Cubs and their fans were better for it
Ryne Sandberg changed the Chicago Cubs franchise, which transformed a neighborhood, which helped turn Wrigley Field into a mecca for baseball fans for decades to come.
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July 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
As a baseball obsessed kid growing up in Iowa, Ryno was my idol, inspiring hours of throwing myself grounders off the garage door, hoping to be the first left handed 2nd baseman in MLB. It didn’t happen, but #23 is forever my favorite Cub.
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Universities, whatever their faults, are one of America's most successful products. A massive exporter, they generate innovation and middle class jobs in places where people like Marc Andreessen never visit.
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Tech billionaire Trump adviser Marc Andreesen says universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI
Tech investor and Trump adviser Marc Andreessen in a private group chat attacked colleges for promoting diversity, saying they had discriminated against “native born kids.”
www.washingtonpost.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Universities, whatever their faults, are one of America's most successful products. A massive exporter, they generate innovation and middle class jobs in places where people like Marc Andreessen never visit.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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If I were a talented student considering various international options for higher education, I’d definitely be rushing to contribute my talents to the US, the country with the lunatic government constantly shouting “We loathe foreigners”
May 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If I were a talented student considering various international options for higher education, I’d definitely be rushing to contribute my talents to the US, the country with the lunatic government constantly shouting “We loathe foreigners”
Conference tournament courts presented by Dan Flashes.
🚨 @sickoscommittee.org I fear Big XII court-itis has spread to Indianapolis. Halftime show has been compromised.
March 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Conference tournament courts presented by Dan Flashes.
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All federal employees must respond to an email from a Nigerian prince with their bank account number or risk being terminated.
March 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
All federal employees must respond to an email from a Nigerian prince with their bank account number or risk being terminated.