Jeffrey Parker
@jnparker.bsky.social
NC to NOLA via Chicago.
Urban sociology, doughnuts, indie rock—order depends on the day.
Views my own, but ultimately a singular instantiation of the collective process of knowledge production, so really who’s to say.
https://www.jeffreynparker.com
Urban sociology, doughnuts, indie rock—order depends on the day.
Views my own, but ultimately a singular instantiation of the collective process of knowledge production, so really who’s to say.
https://www.jeffreynparker.com
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Thoughts, @durkheimsays.bsky.social?
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Thoughts, @durkheimsays.bsky.social?
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Mandatory Annual UNO #facultymeating Turkey Poboy tradition in the books for 2025 w/ @jnparker.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Mandatory Annual UNO #facultymeating Turkey Poboy tradition in the books for 2025 w/ @jnparker.bsky.social
People who are upset because they got their hopes up that MJ Lenderman was actually going to get a Grammy nomination:
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
People who are upset because they got their hopes up that MJ Lenderman was actually going to get a Grammy nomination:
I regret to inform Arsenal fans that Mamdani winning is their trophy for the season. Better than the Carabao, at least.
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I regret to inform Arsenal fans that Mamdani winning is their trophy for the season. Better than the Carabao, at least.
At the point in my theory course where I tell students that they really do need to read a couple pages of Hegel if they want to unlock what we’re talking about. Have managed to ignore the issue with Du Bois, Simmel, even Marx, but now we’re on to de Beauvoir and it’s unavoidable.
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
At the point in my theory course where I tell students that they really do need to read a couple pages of Hegel if they want to unlock what we’re talking about. Have managed to ignore the issue with Du Bois, Simmel, even Marx, but now we’re on to de Beauvoir and it’s unavoidable.
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ME: Jesus christ. The Chicken Man? When was this?
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: last night
ME: fuck.... well, at least his house is okay
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: *looks concerned*
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: last night
ME: fuck.... well, at least his house is okay
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: *looks concerned*
October 2, 2024 at 2:53 PM
ME: Jesus christ. The Chicken Man? When was this?
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: last night
ME: fuck.... well, at least his house is okay
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: *looks concerned*
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: last night
ME: fuck.... well, at least his house is okay
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: *looks concerned*
Did they have Joe Carter throw out the first pitch and if not why not?
November 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Did they have Joe Carter throw out the first pitch and if not why not?
Guys, the Snocaps record sounds like Talulah Gosh and Heavenly and Marine Girls and the Pastels and a bunch of other stuff from Sarah Records and the C86 tape, except also Southern, and I'm not sure I'm going to listen to anything else this year.
November 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Guys, the Snocaps record sounds like Talulah Gosh and Heavenly and Marine Girls and the Pastels and a bunch of other stuff from Sarah Records and the C86 tape, except also Southern, and I'm not sure I'm going to listen to anything else this year.
“Your boos are not scaring me! I know most of you are not ghosts!”
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“Your boos are not scaring me! I know most of you are not ghosts!”
I know other people have pointed this out, but it really is an underrated joy watching a Wembanyama highlight, seeing something amazing, and then realizing that there are like 20 second left in the video and you have no idea what else he's going to do.
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I know other people have pointed this out, but it really is an underrated joy watching a Wembanyama highlight, seeing something amazing, and then realizing that there are like 20 second left in the video and you have no idea what else he's going to do.
It's like they're vertically integrating corruption.
Seriously, this has the potential to give us the first presidential administration in history to point shave elections. Real innovation in the field of graft.
Seriously, this has the potential to give us the first presidential administration in history to point shave elections. Real innovation in the field of graft.
Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It's like they're vertically integrating corruption.
Seriously, this has the potential to give us the first presidential administration in history to point shave elections. Real innovation in the field of graft.
Seriously, this has the potential to give us the first presidential administration in history to point shave elections. Real innovation in the field of graft.
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Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
Arsenal fans, this is a safe space: you don't actually LIKE this guy, do you?
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Arteta: I envisioned set-piece goals '10 years ago'
Mikel Arteta has revealed Arsenal's set-piece prowess was a decade in the making.
www.espn.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Arsenal fans, this is a safe space: you don't actually LIKE this guy, do you?
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
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Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!
BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC must publicly release Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal
The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement. UCLA is required to share the document...
www.latimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!
Luke Kornet out here on his way to dropping 30 entirely on uncontested dunks like he’s young Shaq because the Pels have to triple team Wemby.
October 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Luke Kornet out here on his way to dropping 30 entirely on uncontested dunks like he’s young Shaq because the Pels have to triple team Wemby.
Also, what Wemby did to AD last night had vibes of that two-leg Champions League knockout between Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan back when Maicon was arguably the best right back in the world and then it took two games for Gareth Bale to basically end his career.
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Also, what Wemby did to AD last night had vibes of that two-leg Champions League knockout between Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan back when Maicon was arguably the best right back in the world and then it took two games for Gareth Bale to basically end his career.
Really wish Bill Walton was around to be the color commentator on last night's Wemby game.
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Really wish Bill Walton was around to be the color commentator on last night's Wemby game.
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From the article referenced below: tldr esp. in authoritarian systems, mediocrities and worse tend to go into the secret police b/c those with better performance have better opportunities elsewhere, so secret police gets the dregs who are extra-dependable because the thing they can offer is loyalty
October 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
From the article referenced below: tldr esp. in authoritarian systems, mediocrities and worse tend to go into the secret police b/c those with better performance have better opportunities elsewhere, so secret police gets the dregs who are extra-dependable because the thing they can offer is loyalty
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I’ve been thinking about how hard the founding fathers cooked with the Third Amendment.
Imagine being forced to house ICE. I can’t imagine they wash their hands. They’ve never done laundry in their lives. They’d break your stuff if you didn’t cut the crusts off their sandwiches.
Imagine being forced to house ICE. I can’t imagine they wash their hands. They’ve never done laundry in their lives. They’d break your stuff if you didn’t cut the crusts off their sandwiches.
October 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I’ve been thinking about how hard the founding fathers cooked with the Third Amendment.
Imagine being forced to house ICE. I can’t imagine they wash their hands. They’ve never done laundry in their lives. They’d break your stuff if you didn’t cut the crusts off their sandwiches.
Imagine being forced to house ICE. I can’t imagine they wash their hands. They’ve never done laundry in their lives. They’d break your stuff if you didn’t cut the crusts off their sandwiches.
“One way to see the pattern is to examine the 17 Democrats — 13 in the House, four in the Senate — who last year won in places that Mr. Trump also won.”
I don’t expect very much from the NYT, but come on. I’ll take “sampling on the dependent variable” for $500, Alex.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
I don’t expect very much from the NYT, but come on. I’ll take “sampling on the dependent variable” for $500, Alex.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“One way to see the pattern is to examine the 17 Democrats — 13 in the House, four in the Senate — who last year won in places that Mr. Trump also won.”
I don’t expect very much from the NYT, but come on. I’ll take “sampling on the dependent variable” for $500, Alex.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
I don’t expect very much from the NYT, but come on. I’ll take “sampling on the dependent variable” for $500, Alex.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
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lol lmao (via @krisap.bsky.social) x.com/krispursiain...
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
lol lmao (via @krisap.bsky.social) x.com/krispursiain...
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Off the top of my head, in the past few weeks ICE/CBP has:
- handcuffed/detained an alderwoman
- pointed a gun at a state rep
- threatened another alderwoman w/ arrest for watching them
- abducted an alder's chief of staff & elected district councilor
- handcuffed/detained an alderwoman
- pointed a gun at a state rep
- threatened another alderwoman w/ arrest for watching them
- abducted an alder's chief of staff & elected district councilor
FULL STORY: “These federal agents are operating lawlessly, demonstrating utter disregard for our constitutional rights,” Ald. Mike Rodriguez said. @wttw.bsky.social
Border Patrol Agents Detain 2 City Employees During ‘Lawless’ Little Village Raids, Ald. Rodriguez Says
“These federal agents are operating lawlessly, demonstrating utter disregard for our constitutional rights,” Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd Ward) said.
news.wttw.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Off the top of my head, in the past few weeks ICE/CBP has:
- handcuffed/detained an alderwoman
- pointed a gun at a state rep
- threatened another alderwoman w/ arrest for watching them
- abducted an alder's chief of staff & elected district councilor
- handcuffed/detained an alderwoman
- pointed a gun at a state rep
- threatened another alderwoman w/ arrest for watching them
- abducted an alder's chief of staff & elected district councilor