Thomas Boyd
@iprovosttom.bsky.social
30 years in higher ed: teaching, research, and admin. Retired. Loving life with my wife, my cat, the Big Lebowski, music, backyard astronomy, and bike racing. Proudly liberal.
No DMs. Oh, and I swear - I mean like I swear a lot...
No DMs. Oh, and I swear - I mean like I swear a lot...
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Rubio Admits Difficulties in Translating US Peace Plan from the Original Russian
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Rubio Admits Difficulties in Translating US Peace Plan from the Original Russian
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And MAGA is still convinced that Twitter proves that their shitty movement is widely supported in the US 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And MAGA is still convinced that Twitter proves that their shitty movement is widely supported in the US 🙄
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Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
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Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
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Researchers discovered spending time with your cat; petting, talking to, playing with, all are good for YOUR health, not just theirs.
Cats are in our lives to remind us we need to take care of ourselves...so we can take care of them.
Yes, there is an agenda! 😹
Cats are in our lives to remind us we need to take care of ourselves...so we can take care of them.
Yes, there is an agenda! 😹
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Researchers discovered spending time with your cat; petting, talking to, playing with, all are good for YOUR health, not just theirs.
Cats are in our lives to remind us we need to take care of ourselves...so we can take care of them.
Yes, there is an agenda! 😹
Cats are in our lives to remind us we need to take care of ourselves...so we can take care of them.
Yes, there is an agenda! 😹
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Marjorie Taylor Greene never got “the joke that MAGA is about anything more than manipulation”—her failure to do so may be her one service to the nation, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke
What the Georgia representative learned in Washington
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November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene never got “the joke that MAGA is about anything more than manipulation”—her failure to do so may be her one service to the nation, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.
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I mean, Lemons must understand that at point his license is in jeopardy. I’ve never seen anything close to this.
This is the “four seasons total landscaping” of prosecutions. Except here, there will most certainly be lasting professional consequences, if not criminal.
This is the “four seasons total landscaping” of prosecutions. Except here, there will most certainly be lasting professional consequences, if not criminal.
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I mean, Lemons must understand that at point his license is in jeopardy. I’ve never seen anything close to this.
This is the “four seasons total landscaping” of prosecutions. Except here, there will most certainly be lasting professional consequences, if not criminal.
This is the “four seasons total landscaping” of prosecutions. Except here, there will most certainly be lasting professional consequences, if not criminal.
Couldn't agree more...
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Couldn't agree more...
Excellent read...
There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Excellent read...
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The Hard Times News FTW
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Hard Times News FTW
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"I am tired of losing and worse, I am tired of expecting to lose. We need Democrats who will use their positions of power not to constantly capitulate, compromise, and cave, but to fight-- not to say the word ‘fight’ because it’s the popular thing to do, but to actually do it and mean it."
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Senate Democrats have validated our worst fears about a party unwilling to meet the moment
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November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"I am tired of losing and worse, I am tired of expecting to lose. We need Democrats who will use their positions of power not to constantly capitulate, compromise, and cave, but to fight-- not to say the word ‘fight’ because it’s the popular thing to do, but to actually do it and mean it."
Bingo...
Khanna: And then it’s awfully convenient that those eight senators happen to be the ones who aren’t up in 2026—and they’re all consulting Schumer. People are sick of this. That’s why I called on Schumer to step down.
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Bingo...
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The Dems fumbled the shutdown so spectacularly, it can only be described as “New York Giants-esque”
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Dems fumbled the shutdown so spectacularly, it can only be described as “New York Giants-esque”
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Analysis | Yes, Democrats won last Tuesday's elections by double digits. However, they did not win them by triple digits. The time had come to cave to Trump.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Analysis | Yes, Democrats won last Tuesday's elections by double digits. However, they did not win them by triple digits. The time had come to cave to Trump.
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Bold strategy there, Chuck, we'll see if it pays off.
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Bold strategy there, Chuck, we'll see if it pays off.
JFC Senate Dems. Grow some balls. This is what people think about the moron you’re about to cave to…
Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
JFC Senate Dems. Grow some balls. This is what people think about the moron you’re about to cave to…
All of this!!! JFC Dems, you took the off the elections in a landslide, America understands who’s responsible, stand firm…
@schumer.senate.gov
DO NOT CAVE!!! FIGHT FFS!!!
DO NOT CAVE!!! FIGHT FFS!!!
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
All of this!!! JFC Dems, you took the off the elections in a landslide, America understands who’s responsible, stand firm…