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Joshua Tom
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Sociologist and Professor at Seattle Pacific University, with unimpeachable judgment regarding my social media presence
New at @sociusjournal.bsky.social , with @toddwferguson.bsky.social and Brandon Martinez.
Religion and Racial Bias in Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models
journals.sagepub.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The more suburban the Costco, the more likely you are to see some truly unhinged behavior
July 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Reposted by Joshua Tom
🏕️ What do tents tell us about #homelessness?

In #Socius, Drs. Snedker, McKinney & @clanfear.bsky.social report on a street-level tent census in #Seattle—revealing undercounted, clustered, and rising unsheltered #homelessness during #COVID.

Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...
May 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Fixed a typo for you @nytwirecutter.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
After several weeks of Republican photo ops in front of CECOT this is what I imagine happening 2000 years ago
April 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Coming back to a project after a long break.
a young boy is sitting in front of a shelf with toys and says `` let 's see where were we ? ''
ALT: a young boy is sitting in front of a shelf with toys and says `` let 's see where were we ? ''
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Genuinely thought this was just a “Muppets Christmas Carol” gag
December 2, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Something the parenting books don't prepare you for is that Paw Patrol doesn't take place in a dog society, it takes place in a human society that has outsourced essential services *to* dogs.
November 27, 2024 at 4:54 PM
I often think about this quote from Chesterton's "The Man Who Was Thursday", which illuminates so much about our current moment.

For my own research interests, the most damning indictment I can make about evangelical political culture is that it creates the kinds of cowards who admire great force.
November 22, 2024 at 6:47 PM
I take no small amount of pride in knowing that sociology is always one of the first targets of authoritarian and wanna-be authoritarian governments.
Florida Tries a Subtler Way to Curb Progressive Ideology: Cut Sociology
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:41 PM
This "Wicked" marketing blitz has finally crossed a line
Breaking news: President-elect Donald Trump announced plans Tuesday to nominate Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor and onetime U.S. Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, to lead the agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Live updates: Trump picks Mehmet Oz to serve as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
wapo.st
November 19, 2024 at 11:33 PM
The thing I'm looking forward to the most about our second daughter arriving is the wholly unearned adulation I will receive for being a father holding a baby while existing in public.
November 19, 2024 at 11:29 PM
All of my normal hesitations about live-action versions of animated movies aside,
that dragon cute.
How To Train Your Dragon | Official Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Undocumented students need to hear from their colleges that they will be supported and protected from whatever is coming down the line
Live updates: Trump confirms plans to use military for mass deportations
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:47 PM
The name of this place is very confusing to those of us posting from Seattle
November 16, 2024 at 11:41 PM