Joe Drury
@joedrury.bsky.social
scholar and teacher of 18th/19th British literature, science & technology, material culture, and whimsy
UK far right before Trump's visit is like Renfield in the asylum when Dracula visits Carfax: "The bride-maidens rejoice the eyes that wait the coming of the bride!"
September 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
UK far right before Trump's visit is like Renfield in the asylum when Dracula visits Carfax: "The bride-maidens rejoice the eyes that wait the coming of the bride!"
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Few charts show our current American weakness like this one.
The minute Trump came into office, Putin knew he had the green light to do whatever he wanted and kill as many innocent civilians as he wanted.
The minute Trump came into office, Putin knew he had the green light to do whatever he wanted and kill as many innocent civilians as he wanted.
August 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Few charts show our current American weakness like this one.
The minute Trump came into office, Putin knew he had the green light to do whatever he wanted and kill as many innocent civilians as he wanted.
The minute Trump came into office, Putin knew he had the green light to do whatever he wanted and kill as many innocent civilians as he wanted.
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2 bits of data from new Economist/YouGov poll.....
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
August 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
2 bits of data from new Economist/YouGov poll.....
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
Anyone who works on a faculty senate should be aware of this
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Anyone who works on a faculty senate should be aware of this
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Addison's Hum-Drum Club lives!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Meet the members of the Dull Men’s Club: ‘Some of them would bore the ears off you’
An international club where dull people meet online to share the tedium of everyday lives is immensely popular. But for one man it’s a place of poignant connection
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Addison's Hum-Drum Club lives!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The whims of the would-be despot
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
Opinion | All Hail Our Rococo President!
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The whims of the would-be despot
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
Reasons to be optimistic. This is the second conservative parliamentary leader to lose his seat in a national election this week
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Anthony Albanese wins 2025 federal election with Labor securing majority in 'win for the ages'
Peter Dutton loses own seat of Dickson in Brisbane as Coalition suffers stunning collapse in support
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Reasons to be optimistic. This is the second conservative parliamentary leader to lose his seat in a national election this week
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Such great news
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia Student Detained by Trump Administration, is Freed
Mohsen Mahdawi had been an organizer of pro-Palestinian protests at the university. The Trump administration had tried and failed to deport him for it.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Such great news
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
The Trump administration detains and deports green card holders who protest Israel's war in Gaza, accuses them without evidence of supporting terrorism, while hosting a far-right politician who has a long, documented history of actually supporting terrorism
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Israel’s far-right security minister to visit Yale day after Mar-a-Lago dinner
Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has past convictions for supporting terrorism, attended fundraiser at Trump’s resort
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The Trump administration detains and deports green card holders who protest Israel's war in Gaza, accuses them without evidence of supporting terrorism, while hosting a far-right politician who has a long, documented history of actually supporting terrorism
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Hard to imagine a person less likely to undermine the foreign policy of a government that was actually, seriously committed to peace in the Middle East
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...
He Wanted Peace in the Middle East. ICE Wants to Deport Him.
Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. He had spent a decade trying to understand the conflict that shaped his life, his supporters say.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Hard to imagine a person less likely to undermine the foreign policy of a government that was actually, seriously committed to peace in the Middle East
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...
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"I will no longer be able to continue teaching."
Hyeongseon Jeon, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, said he had his foreign visa unexpectedly terminated and now must return to Korea immediately.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Hyeongseon Jeon, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, said he had his foreign visa unexpectedly terminated and now must return to Korea immediately.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
University of Houston confirms math assistant professor had visa revoked
A University of Houston assistant professor is among the foreign scholars whose visas were revoked in recent weeks, officials at the institution confirmed.
www.houstonchronicle.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"I will no longer be able to continue teaching."
Hyeongseon Jeon, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, said he had his foreign visa unexpectedly terminated and now must return to Korea immediately.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Hyeongseon Jeon, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, said he had his foreign visa unexpectedly terminated and now must return to Korea immediately.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
The least surprising thing ever
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally
The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The least surprising thing ever
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Some vertebrae being rediscovered
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Some vertebrae being rediscovered
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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The move comes after professors sued and alleged the investigation violated their constitutional free speech rights…
The committee subsequently withdrew its request – a move that a Thursday press release from the Center for Constitutional Rights described as a “victory for academic freedom, the rule of law, and bedrock constitutional principles”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US House panel drops inquiry into Northwestern’s law school clinics
Move comes after professors sued and alleged investigation violated their constitutional free speech rights
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The move comes after professors sued and alleged the investigation violated their constitutional free speech rights…
Was just thinking that the problem with the White Lotus is that it has an essentially Obama-era understanding of rich people. This is more like it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_1G...
The White Potus - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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April 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Was just thinking that the problem with the White Lotus is that it has an essentially Obama-era understanding of rich people. This is more like it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_1G...
The $1m Tim Cook spent on Trump's inauguration was a bargain. You have to wonder what else he gave him: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration to exempt smartphones and computers from tariffs
Announcement said tariffs – including those imposed on China – would also not apply to other electronic devices
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The $1m Tim Cook spent on Trump's inauguration was a bargain. You have to wonder what else he gave him: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Don't blame them. Stay away, unless you enjoy being treated like pond life by border agents
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
‘I’m super worried’: fewer UK tourists visiting US amid Trump’s policies and rhetoric
Number of Brits crossing Atlantic down 14.3% from 2024 – and the travel industry fears decline could continue
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Don't blame them. Stay away, unless you enjoy being treated like pond life by border agents
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
"Therapy is expensive, but this is free."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Sledgehammer-wielding Musk critics smash up Tesla in London art project
Campaign group Everyone Hates Elon organised protest with car bound for scrapheap ‘to create debate about wealth inequality’
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"Therapy is expensive, but this is free."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
They're not even pretending
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-b...
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-b...
Trump Brags About How Tariff Pause Made His Friends Even Richer
Donald Trump’s decision to pause his tariffs sent the stock market soaring.
finance.yahoo.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
They're not even pretending
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-b...
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-b...
You lot better shut it or Trump will suspend your security clearances too
April 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You lot better shut it or Trump will suspend your security clearances too
Rinse and repeat
And Trump changes his mind on tariffs again. No doubt stocks will bounce back and people tipped off about the reversal will once again make a lot of money. Graft one day, grift the next
April 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Rinse and repeat
"Average salaries for full-time faculty members increased 3.9 percent among public institutions, 3.6 percent among private independent institutions, and 3.0 percent among religiously affiliated institutions." Sigh
www.aaup.org/preliminary-...
www.aaup.org/preliminary-...
Preliminary 2024-25 Faculty Compensation Survey Results
Data collection for the 2024–25 FCS concluded in March, with over 800 US colleges and universities providing employment data for approximately 370,000 full-time and 90,000 part-time faculty members as...
www.aaup.org
April 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"Average salaries for full-time faculty members increased 3.9 percent among public institutions, 3.6 percent among private independent institutions, and 3.0 percent among religiously affiliated institutions." Sigh
www.aaup.org/preliminary-...
www.aaup.org/preliminary-...
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These cuts won't heal themselves
April 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
These cuts won't heal themselves
The latest in the War on Truth
Get this: Commerce is slashing $ to Princeton's world-renowned climate research b/c modeling changes to Earth systems is "contributing to a phenomenon known as 'climate anxiety,' which has increased significantly among America’s youth."
No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
Ending Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton University
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that nearly $4 million in funding is ending to Princeton University after a detailed, careful, and thorough review of the...
www.commerce.gov
April 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The latest in the War on Truth
These cuts won't heal themselves
April 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
These cuts won't heal themselves