Josh Shepperd
@joshshepperd.bsky.social
Associate Prof, University of Colorado; Director, Library of Congress RPTF; Media Historian
The people at the institution are great, there’s not much any of us can do in the current situation. 
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The people at the institution are great, there’s not much any of us can do in the current situation. 
You all keep holding the line, but this infrastructure is crumbling.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You all keep holding the line, but this infrastructure is crumbling.
I’ve worked on close to 60 grants overall in various capacities, I can’t imagine my working on any in the foreseeable future. There’s literally only one or two places to go.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I’ve worked on close to 60 grants overall in various capacities, I can’t imagine my working on any in the foreseeable future. There’s literally only one or two places to go.
And uncreative politicians with conflicting interests.
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
And uncreative politicians with conflicting interests.
Gonna erase this post - the reporting is coming in.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Gonna erase this post - the reporting is coming in.
When I was working in DC, I learned that they do listen to the messages and take quantitative numbers about who and how many support or are against what policy. 
November 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
When I was working in DC, I learned that they do listen to the messages and take quantitative numbers about who and how many support or are against what policy. 
Tammy Baldwin in the interim.
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Tammy Baldwin in the interim.
Yeah, it seems we’re about 50% into it already, but it’s not done yet and we haven’t seen every re-organizational model. Next three years will reveal.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yeah, it seems we’re about 50% into it already, but it’s not done yet and we haven’t seen every re-organizational model. Next three years will reveal.
Very likely correct
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Very likely correct
Very excellent indeed
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Very excellent indeed
Total victory is not enough!
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Total victory is not enough!
All polling shows that approval ratings are record lows, except that in the next election that if Trump‘s name is on the ballot that the ticket would win. It shouldn’t be a miracle that Democrats won in blue districts.
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
All polling shows that approval ratings are record lows, except that in the next election that if Trump‘s name is on the ballot that the ticket would win. It shouldn’t be a miracle that Democrats won in blue districts.
Republicans are just gonna make bad offers and then say the Democrats won’t fund healthcare, and everyone is gonna believe it, again
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Republicans are just gonna make bad offers and then say the Democrats won’t fund healthcare, and everyone is gonna believe it, again
Solidarity with my friends and colleagues in the transgender community.
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Solidarity with my friends and colleagues in the transgender community.
Ohh man, written by Ross Douthat.
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Ohh man, written by Ross Douthat.