Carlos Cuéllar
@carloscuellar.bsky.social
Political scientist turned assessment professional in higher ed. @UTRGV // views are my own!
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can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The Secretary of Education just appointed five new members to the powerful National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)--the organization that approves accreditors. Expect NACIQI to play a major role over the next several years.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Secretary of Education just appointed five new members to the powerful National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)--the organization that approves accreditors. Expect NACIQI to play a major role over the next several years.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
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Imagine being one of those CEOs or school presidents who bowed down to this weird old man, then realizing he doesn’t like you as much as he likes this guy who didn’t bow at all
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Imagine being one of those CEOs or school presidents who bowed down to this weird old man, then realizing he doesn’t like you as much as he likes this guy who didn’t bow at all
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Another semester, another moment to thank that guy from Rice University who made that syllabus maker thing. I love you
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
Generic Syllabus Maker
wcaleb.rice.edu
July 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Another semester, another moment to thank that guy from Rice University who made that syllabus maker thing. I love you
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
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Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.
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Breaking News! MIT became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s compact of demands, after its president Sally Kornbluth said the practices of the school already “meet or exceed many standards outlined” by the federal government.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/b...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/b...
MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe
MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Breaking News! MIT became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s compact of demands, after its president Sally Kornbluth said the practices of the school already “meet or exceed many standards outlined” by the federal government.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/b...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/b...
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: “What of the writers, the thinkers, and the pundits who cannot separate the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life? Can they truly be so ignorant to the words of a man they have so rushed to memorialize? I don’t know.”
September 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates: “What of the writers, the thinkers, and the pundits who cannot separate the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life? Can they truly be so ignorant to the words of a man they have so rushed to memorialize? I don’t know.”
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Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
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have to say that i liked this one quite a bit
wrote about the “national conservative” vision for america
Opinion | They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
have to say that i liked this one quite a bit
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Liberals say the Supreme Court had destroyed our democracy. They're wrong—it has destroyed our Republic.
September 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Liberals say the Supreme Court had destroyed our democracy. They're wrong—it has destroyed our Republic.
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Trump-loving, socialism-hating farmers demand socialist bailouts.
You can’t make this shit up.
You can’t make this shit up.
FAFO -
Hundreds of Arkansas farmers are begging for a bailout since Trumps tariffs and policies have destroyed their business
Hundreds of Arkansas farmers are begging for a bailout since Trumps tariffs and policies have destroyed their business
September 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Trump-loving, socialism-hating farmers demand socialist bailouts.
You can’t make this shit up.
You can’t make this shit up.
I can’t imagine having to demonstrate compliance with a “viewpoint diversity” standard.
This is a fascinating piece on how the proposed red-state public university accreditor came to be. It's well worth your time to read.
How UNC Led a First-of-Its-Kind Plan to Shake Up College Accreditation
Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, publicly announced the new six-state oversight body. Behind the scenes, the University of North Carolina system shaped the vision.
www.chronicle.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I can’t imagine having to demonstrate compliance with a “viewpoint diversity” standard.
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From @johnsides.bsky.social at @goodauth.bsky.social: Some mainstream parties have tried becoming more anti-immigrant to win back voters from radical right parties. It doesn't work. Actually it backfires.
Embracing populism doesn’t hurt right-wing parties. It may help them.
New research from Western Europe shows that accommodating extremism doesn’t work.
goodauthority.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
From @johnsides.bsky.social at @goodauth.bsky.social: Some mainstream parties have tried becoming more anti-immigrant to win back voters from radical right parties. It doesn't work. Actually it backfires.
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The NY Times says this administration considers diversity "taboo."
A healthy democracy includes a robust appreciation f/ diversity & widespread civic participation.
Research from the last 10+ years shows Christian nationalism threatens democracy in at least 3 ways:
kettering.org/how-christia...
A healthy democracy includes a robust appreciation f/ diversity & widespread civic participation.
Research from the last 10+ years shows Christian nationalism threatens democracy in at least 3 ways:
kettering.org/how-christia...
How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy and What Can Be Done about It
Social scientific research provides evidence of how Christian nationalism and, by extension, initiatives like Project 2025 pose a threat to any pluralistic, democratic society.
kettering.org
August 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The NY Times says this administration considers diversity "taboo."
A healthy democracy includes a robust appreciation f/ diversity & widespread civic participation.
Research from the last 10+ years shows Christian nationalism threatens democracy in at least 3 ways:
kettering.org/how-christia...
A healthy democracy includes a robust appreciation f/ diversity & widespread civic participation.
Research from the last 10+ years shows Christian nationalism threatens democracy in at least 3 ways:
kettering.org/how-christia...
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Its pretty stark to watch mass media focus the gerrymandering conflict on California -- despite it being in reaction to Texas.
California is seeking voter approval, while Texas is coercing Democrats to provide a quorum.
But California is the problem here.
California is seeking voter approval, while Texas is coercing Democrats to provide a quorum.
But California is the problem here.
August 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Its pretty stark to watch mass media focus the gerrymandering conflict on California -- despite it being in reaction to Texas.
California is seeking voter approval, while Texas is coercing Democrats to provide a quorum.
But California is the problem here.
California is seeking voter approval, while Texas is coercing Democrats to provide a quorum.
But California is the problem here.
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A short history of mail balloting 🧵
August 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A short history of mail balloting 🧵
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What if we vilified billionaires and their corporations the way the poor have long been stigmatized: as the "parasite class"—Musk's own favored term—trapped in an "endless cycle of dependency."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...
August 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What if we vilified billionaires and their corporations the way the poor have long been stigmatized: as the "parasite class"—Musk's own favored term—trapped in an "endless cycle of dependency."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...
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Abortion bans are not about objection to abortion, but about objection to women’s autonomy and freedom from male control. The anti-choice movement often has no objection to abortions that are instigated and commanded by men.
Texas DA once paid for an abortion — then charged a woman who had one with murder, court filing claims www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Texas DA who charged abortion patient with murder accused of once paying for one
Three years after Texas prosecutors charged a woman with murder for inducing her own abortion, the local district attorney is accused of paying for an abortion while having an affair decades ago.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Abortion bans are not about objection to abortion, but about objection to women’s autonomy and freedom from male control. The anti-choice movement often has no objection to abortions that are instigated and commanded by men.
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Everyone in DC knows that if you want to hide something, announce it on a Friday in August. Better yet, make it nearly impossible to track down.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court prepares to end voting rights as we know it
And they don't want you to notice.
www.motherjones.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Everyone in DC knows that if you want to hide something, announce it on a Friday in August. Better yet, make it nearly impossible to track down.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
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Sure seems like the President of the United States is going to pardon a convicted sex trafficker and serial abuser who ran a pedophilia ring with his best friend in the whole wide world.
“The reason for the move is listed as a “lesser security transfer” (code 308), which is completely inappropriate for inmates who are in the early stages of serving their sentences. ‘This is such obvious corruption. I have never seen this before.’”
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas
According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.
open.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sure seems like the President of the United States is going to pardon a convicted sex trafficker and serial abuser who ran a pedophilia ring with his best friend in the whole wide world.
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come for the extended intro where i call jd vance a loser, stay for my analysis connecting vance's argument to the most reactionary antebellum views of citizenship
Opinion | JD Vance Claims One of Our Worst Traditions as His Own
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
come for the extended intro where i call jd vance a loser, stay for my analysis connecting vance's argument to the most reactionary antebellum views of citizenship
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Here's the thing about claims that "history will remember."
History doesn't remember. *People* remember.
Reconstruction ended ~150 years ago. For most of that time, Americans have misunderstood, misremembered, & willfully misrepresented it - despite a vast historical record to the contrary.
History doesn't remember. *People* remember.
Reconstruction ended ~150 years ago. For most of that time, Americans have misunderstood, misremembered, & willfully misrepresented it - despite a vast historical record to the contrary.
After the Civil War, Klan terrorism and violence sparked the largest congressional investigation to that point in US history.
But within a few decades, historians used its evidence to exonerate the Klan and indict the whole project of Reconstruction. 🗃️
But within a few decades, historians used its evidence to exonerate the Klan and indict the whole project of Reconstruction. 🗃️
What History Says About The Jan. 6 Committee Investigation
The importance of an unambiguous report that cannot be weaponized by Trump supporters.
www.bunkhistory.org
July 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Here's the thing about claims that "history will remember."
History doesn't remember. *People* remember.
Reconstruction ended ~150 years ago. For most of that time, Americans have misunderstood, misremembered, & willfully misrepresented it - despite a vast historical record to the contrary.
History doesn't remember. *People* remember.
Reconstruction ended ~150 years ago. For most of that time, Americans have misunderstood, misremembered, & willfully misrepresented it - despite a vast historical record to the contrary.
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Really enjoyed my conversation with @chrislhayes.bsky.social about how protests can shape public opinion. He also generously invited me to share a bit of my personal story which helps put the research in context.
— Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
— Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Byd...
— Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
— Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Byd...
The Resistance vs. Trump 2.0 with Omar Wasow
Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 07/22/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Really enjoyed my conversation with @chrislhayes.bsky.social about how protests can shape public opinion. He also generously invited me to share a bit of my personal story which helps put the research in context.
— Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
— Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Byd...
— Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
— Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Byd...