Glenn Mackin
@glennmackin.bsky.social
Political theorist at a music school, writing about politics and aesthetics; runner, cyclist, dog-lover, tea obsessive; will likely post about some or all of these. Or maybe something else!
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But we need to realize that *genuinely* centering corruption is not a tactic. It’s fucking crusade.
It means running against institutions.
It means putting the mission over partisanship.
It means you have to *use* power to deliver.
It means you have to hold people accountable.
It means running against institutions.
It means putting the mission over partisanship.
It means you have to *use* power to deliver.
It means you have to hold people accountable.
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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In 2017, the sitting president had Thanksgiving with his old friend who had been convicted of sex crimes with a minor.
And we’re only learning about this now?
And we’re only learning about this now?
trump spent thanksgiving 2017 with epstein LOL
fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In 2017, the sitting president had Thanksgiving with his old friend who had been convicted of sex crimes with a minor.
And we’re only learning about this now?
And we’re only learning about this now?
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I do, of course, have a paragraph from "Why We Fear AI" for this
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I do, of course, have a paragraph from "Why We Fear AI" for this
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I can't remember the precise wording but someone on here said that the Republican threat to expose Bill Clinton too isn't so much a threat as it is a "buy one, get one free" promotion.
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I can't remember the precise wording but someone on here said that the Republican threat to expose Bill Clinton too isn't so much a threat as it is a "buy one, get one free" promotion.
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Yes. At some point in my Ph.D., I first panicked that I didn't publish anything yet, and then, I decided to resist this pressure. Because I haven't finished my thesis yet. I don't mean the physical thesis, but my original work. I'm in the final months of my study, and only now I'm ready to publish+
“It’s time for the ‘publish more’ mindset to perish.”
Mandy Hill, writing in the Financial Times, calls for reform in academic publishing:
Read the full letter (paywall) 🔗 https://cup.org/3WRVlDm
Mandy Hill, writing in the Financial Times, calls for reform in academic publishing:
Read the full letter (paywall) 🔗 https://cup.org/3WRVlDm
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yes. At some point in my Ph.D., I first panicked that I didn't publish anything yet, and then, I decided to resist this pressure. Because I haven't finished my thesis yet. I don't mean the physical thesis, but my original work. I'm in the final months of my study, and only now I'm ready to publish+
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Time magazine names Vera as one of the 100 best books of 2025. It’s a great list all around!
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Time magazine names Vera as one of the 100 best books of 2025. It’s a great list all around!
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Animals are so much better than humans
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Animals are so much better than humans
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"Hiring professors with PhDs is meaningless if administrators are the ones deciding what gets taught,” he said. “Faculty will start asking not, ‘Is this accurate?’ but ‘Will this get me in trouble?’ That’s not education, it’s risk management.”
#HigherEd
#HigherEd
Leonard Bright, president of the Texas A&M Chapter of the AAUP said faculty were not consulted on the proposed changes, which he called “a direct violation” of their expertise + freedom to teach. “If that’s the case, there’s just going to be a further black eye on higher education here in Texas.”
Texas A&M to vote on banning “race and gender ideology”
The proposal appears to mark the first time a Texas university system offers definitions of what kind of instruction related to race and gender should not be permitted.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Hiring professors with PhDs is meaningless if administrators are the ones deciding what gets taught,” he said. “Faculty will start asking not, ‘Is this accurate?’ but ‘Will this get me in trouble?’ That’s not education, it’s risk management.”
#HigherEd
#HigherEd
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If 10% of my business was based on defrauding and scamming people, and was called a "pillar of the global fraud economy", I would have some serious moral qualms about my business. Not our friends at Meta though.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If 10% of my business was based on defrauding and scamming people, and was called a "pillar of the global fraud economy", I would have some serious moral qualms about my business. Not our friends at Meta though.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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“I will read the seeds a story,” said Toad. “Then they will not be afraid.”
Toad read a long story to his seeds.
Toad read a long story to his seeds.
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“I will read the seeds a story,” said Toad. “Then they will not be afraid.”
Toad read a long story to his seeds.
Toad read a long story to his seeds.
I didn't have emotional investment in the shutdown fight, at least not in the way others clearly did. So I'm not feeling demoralized, though I understand why others are. It's ok to feel demoralized and to take a break. Then we'll get back to work defeating Republicans and electing better Dems
I have thoughts, and they aren’t going to fit neatly into Bluesky posts. Briefly:
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I didn't have emotional investment in the shutdown fight, at least not in the way others clearly did. So I'm not feeling demoralized, though I understand why others are. It's ok to feel demoralized and to take a break. Then we'll get back to work defeating Republicans and electing better Dems
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Feeling extremely smug about having declined the AI listening tool at my most recent doctor's appointment
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Feeling extremely smug about having declined the AI listening tool at my most recent doctor's appointment
The outcome of the shutdown is a useful reminder that a major part of the fight against MAGA has to be a fight against a lot of the elites, including many in the Democratic Party. Rank and file Dems who are angry at the party's caving need to devote some energy to replacing those responsible
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The outcome of the shutdown is a useful reminder that a major part of the fight against MAGA has to be a fight against a lot of the elites, including many in the Democratic Party. Rank and file Dems who are angry at the party's caving need to devote some energy to replacing those responsible
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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I am currently out of the philosophy department on parental leave. if this inquiry is about classes for next semester, please email the chair of the department. if your inquiry is about the nature or existence of the external world, please consult René Descartes' work
Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I am currently out of the philosophy department on parental leave. if this inquiry is about classes for next semester, please email the chair of the department. if your inquiry is about the nature or existence of the external world, please consult René Descartes' work
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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difficult toss-up for me b/w ‘Unknown Pleasures’ and ‘London Calling’
46 Years Ago
1979 was also a year with great punk rock, post-punk, and ska albums.
Here's a selection—is your favorite among them?
Mine is definitely Ramones - It's Alive
#punk #punks #punkrock #postpunk #ska #vinyl #legends #musiclegends #history #punkrockhistory
1979 was also a year with great punk rock, post-punk, and ska albums.
Here's a selection—is your favorite among them?
Mine is definitely Ramones - It's Alive
#punk #punks #punkrock #postpunk #ska #vinyl #legends #musiclegends #history #punkrockhistory
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
difficult toss-up for me b/w ‘Unknown Pleasures’ and ‘London Calling’
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so much talk of shou Puer these days that I almost forgot to remind you all that you need to try our new Dancongs
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
so much talk of shou Puer these days that I almost forgot to remind you all that you need to try our new Dancongs
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What the hell are we doing?
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What the hell are we doing?
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40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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Another point is that it gets talked about as if it'd allow party-line legislation all the time. But more often than not, neither party has both houses of Congress plus the presidency. In this century there's been a GOP or Dem trifecta less than half of the time.
one thing i find crazy-making is the idea that getting rid of the filibuster would make congress a purely majoritarian institution. bicameralism itself is counter-majoritarian! equal state representation is counter-majoritarian! the fact that senate elections are staggered is counter-majoritarian!
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Another point is that it gets talked about as if it'd allow party-line legislation all the time. But more often than not, neither party has both houses of Congress plus the presidency. In this century there's been a GOP or Dem trifecta less than half of the time.
The number of people who just really, really enjoy dominating and humiliating others never ceases to amaze me
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The number of people who just really, really enjoy dominating and humiliating others never ceases to amaze me
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It took Rex a while to join in the greyhounds he's hearing in a YouTube video. That tilty head 😍🥰🤩❣️
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It took Rex a while to join in the greyhounds he's hearing in a YouTube video. That tilty head 😍🥰🤩❣️