Bruce Matsunaga
@brucematsunaga.bsky.social
I'm a PhD in English Lit (DH, Romanticism, ecocriticism), Advisory Board for Kids Need to Read, Other: Tech, Drupal, PokémonGo, photographer, cats.
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While I'll miss access to Star Trek, it was past time to cancel Paramount+ / CBS / whatever they are now. The cancelling of Colbert, installing Bari Weiss to lead CBS News combined with the subsequent corporate consolidation of media with the resulting layoffs were just too much.
November 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
While I'll miss access to Star Trek, it was past time to cancel Paramount+ / CBS / whatever they are now. The cancelling of Colbert, installing Bari Weiss to lead CBS News combined with the subsequent corporate consolidation of media with the resulting layoffs were just too much.
Such a privilege hearing a new, powerful piece written today by the amazing Jesmyn Ward during day two of #humanitiesweek. Also, shout out to having a live transcriber at this in-person event. #ASUHumanities
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Such a privilege hearing a new, powerful piece written today by the amazing Jesmyn Ward during day two of #humanitiesweek. Also, shout out to having a live transcriber at this in-person event. #ASUHumanities
While you are waiting to be whisked off (hail Zorp!), consider making a donation to Kids Need to Read. Any size donation helps us deliver new books and programming to under-resourced schools, libraries, and communities. You can't take it with you! www.mightycause.com/event/Birthd...
September 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
While you are waiting to be whisked off (hail Zorp!), consider making a donation to Kids Need to Read. Any size donation helps us deliver new books and programming to under-resourced schools, libraries, and communities. You can't take it with you! www.mightycause.com/event/Birthd...
I'll be sad to lose access to a couple shows but it was time to cancel Hulu, Disney, and HBO Max (or whatever they are calling it now). I just increased my sustaining memberships to PBS and NPR.
September 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I'll be sad to lose access to a couple shows but it was time to cancel Hulu, Disney, and HBO Max (or whatever they are calling it now). I just increased my sustaining memberships to PBS and NPR.
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All they had to do to circumvent the 1st Amendment was outsource the censorship to the oligarchs.
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The Oligarchs' Coup Against the Free Press Is Happening Now
The American information space is not merely changing; it is undergoing a hostile takeover. It is a deliberate, coordinated campaign by a new class of oligarchs out of Silicon Valley that includes Jef...
www.thedissident.news
September 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
All they had to do to circumvent the 1st Amendment was outsource the censorship to the oligarchs.
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
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Goodnight all!
September 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Goodnight all!
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“How you die does not redeem how you lived.”
September 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“How you die does not redeem how you lived.”
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UC Berkeley betrayed their own faculty, including Jewish academics like Judith Butler, to the Trump administration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
UC Berkeley betrayed their own faculty, including Jewish academics like Judith Butler, to the Trump administration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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To be clear, ICE is going after nonwhite immigrants of all backgrounds with and without model minority credentials, especially brown ones, but this should be a screaming alert that Asians are not as protected by perceived white-adjacent status as many of us think
The ICETrump Korean Hunters continue their courageous crackdown on immigrant classical musicians, engineers and researchers who are threatening the American way of life by existing and breathing
John Shin, a well known and respected violinist from South Korea, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the University of Utah for violin performance, was detained by ICE.
John Shin has been a violinist and teaches students in Utah.
He is being detained in Colorado.
John Shin has been a violinist and teaches students in Utah.
He is being detained in Colorado.
August 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
To be clear, ICE is going after nonwhite immigrants of all backgrounds with and without model minority credentials, especially brown ones, but this should be a screaming alert that Asians are not as protected by perceived white-adjacent status as many of us think
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From 3D printers to a facsimile of the Book of Kells, explore these unique libraries around Arizona.
Explore the stacks in these unique Arizona libraries
It’s possible to fight off a case of summertime brain fog — just spend an afternoon in one of these unique libraries around the state.
www.kjzz.org
August 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
From 3D printers to a facsimile of the Book of Kells, explore these unique libraries around Arizona.
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"I am not some sleek, futuristic glyph. I am the battered, coffee-stained backbone of writerly panic—the gasping pause where a thought should have ended but simply could not."
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
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July 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"I am not some sleek, futuristic glyph. I am the battered, coffee-stained backbone of writerly panic—the gasping pause where a thought should have ended but simply could not."
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The Supreme Court said it was unlawful for the Biden administration to forgive student loans because it lacked congressional authority but has no problem with the Trump administration gutting the entire Department of Education without congressional approval. This is a lawless court.
July 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The Supreme Court said it was unlawful for the Biden administration to forgive student loans because it lacked congressional authority but has no problem with the Trump administration gutting the entire Department of Education without congressional approval. This is a lawless court.
Thanks to everyone who visited the Kids Need to Read booth! You made Phoenix Fan Fusion a grand success! We gave free prizes from the Wheel of Literacy to the kids. We had raffles for uniquely geeky loot. Thanks to all of the generous folks who donated the bounty of prizes.
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Kids Need to Read Booth, Phoenix Fan Fusion, 2025
Thanks to everyone who visited the Kids Need to Read booth! You made Phoenix Fan Fusion a grand success! We gave free prizes from the Wheel of Literacy to the kids. We held raffles for some unique and...
flic.kr
July 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Thanks to everyone who visited the Kids Need to Read booth! You made Phoenix Fan Fusion a grand success! We gave free prizes from the Wheel of Literacy to the kids. We had raffles for uniquely geeky loot. Thanks to all of the generous folks who donated the bounty of prizes.
flic.kr/s/aHBqjCmup8
flic.kr/s/aHBqjCmup8
Thanks to Randy DeVault and the Lupine Entertainment team for raising an amazing $6,640 at the Charity Poker Tournament for Kids Need to Read! Album at flic.kr/s/aHBqjCmukL
July 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thanks to Randy DeVault and the Lupine Entertainment team for raising an amazing $6,640 at the Charity Poker Tournament for Kids Need to Read! Album at flic.kr/s/aHBqjCmukL
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The Pima County Public Library caring for the community during the hottest days of summer.
June 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The Pima County Public Library caring for the community during the hottest days of summer.
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Pictures from Kids Need to Read hosted Drinks with Authors at Phoenix Fan Fusion. This event provided an opportunity for Fan Fusion members to meet their favorite writers in an informal atmosphere and have a glass or two while discussing all the things. Full album at flic.kr/s/aHBqjCi2rZ
June 16, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Pictures from Kids Need to Read hosted Drinks with Authors at Phoenix Fan Fusion. This event provided an opportunity for Fan Fusion members to meet their favorite writers in an informal atmosphere and have a glass or two while discussing all the things. Full album at flic.kr/s/aHBqjCi2rZ
At Phoenix Fan Fusion and feeling lucky? Come out for the Kids Need to Read charity poker tournament hosted by Lupine Entertainment (18+) tonight, 6/7 at 7pm in the new location, North 120BCD. The top ten winners generally take home a massive prize package of geeky merch. #PhoenixFanFusion
June 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
At Phoenix Fan Fusion and feeling lucky? Come out for the Kids Need to Read charity poker tournament hosted by Lupine Entertainment (18+) tonight, 6/7 at 7pm in the new location, North 120BCD. The top ten winners generally take home a massive prize package of geeky merch. #PhoenixFanFusion
Don't miss Blast-a-Trooper benefiting Kids Need to Read hosted by the Dune Sea Garrison, you never know what might happen! 1-4pm daily at the Star Wars neighborhood in North 120BCD this year. #phoenixfanfusion
June 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Don't miss Blast-a-Trooper benefiting Kids Need to Read hosted by the Dune Sea Garrison, you never know what might happen! 1-4pm daily at the Star Wars neighborhood in North 120BCD this year. #phoenixfanfusion
Will I see you at Phoenix Fan Fusion "Drinks with Authors" by Kids Need to Read? 7:30pm Today, Friday 6/6 in North 120BCD Cosplay Universe Stage! Authors and readers, this event is for you! #PhoenixFanFusion
June 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Will I see you at Phoenix Fan Fusion "Drinks with Authors" by Kids Need to Read? 7:30pm Today, Friday 6/6 in North 120BCD Cosplay Universe Stage! Authors and readers, this event is for you! #PhoenixFanFusion
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Indiana state legislature just staged a hostile takeover of IU, functionally eliminating tenure, promising to close smaller (hum) majors, taking over the IU board, and cutting the IU budget. This is so bleak
April 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Indiana state legislature just staged a hostile takeover of IU, functionally eliminating tenure, promising to close smaller (hum) majors, taking over the IU board, and cutting the IU budget. This is so bleak
This #EarthDay I did my small part by commuting on my bike. I have been doing this three times a week which saves at least 60 miles of driving. It's actually fewer miles on my bike because of the route.
April 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
This #EarthDay I did my small part by commuting on my bike. I have been doing this three times a week which saves at least 60 miles of driving. It's actually fewer miles on my bike because of the route.
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NEW: A second filing today from the DOJ tells Judge Xinis that in their view, since Mr. Abrego is in Bukele's custody, she can't order them to do anything further to bring him back since that's not what "facilitate" means.
They also say the deal with Bukele is classified and/or a state secret.
They also say the deal with Bukele is classified and/or a state secret.
April 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
NEW: A second filing today from the DOJ tells Judge Xinis that in their view, since Mr. Abrego is in Bukele's custody, she can't order them to do anything further to bring him back since that's not what "facilitate" means.
They also say the deal with Bukele is classified and/or a state secret.
They also say the deal with Bukele is classified and/or a state secret.
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Gutting Section 230 won't punish Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk. It will just kill Bluesky and Wikipedia
230 Protects Users, Not Big Tech
Once again, several Senators appear poised to gut one of the most important laws protecting internet users – Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230). Don’t be fooled – many of Section …
www.techdirt.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Gutting Section 230 won't punish Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk. It will just kill Bluesky and Wikipedia
Looks like a SpaceX launch occurred tonight. The view of the contrail from Phoenix just a bit ago.
February 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Looks like a SpaceX launch occurred tonight. The view of the contrail from Phoenix just a bit ago.