josh, grad school era (with more spice)
@joshuapcollins.bsky.social
2006 time person of the year, aspiring leftist, and MFA candidate/artist researching queer discrimination through visual format
more about my work on instagram: jpccollinsart
more about my work on instagram: jpccollinsart
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I wish we could cancel the election, suggests the guy who truly loves American democracy. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump: "They have the worst policy. How we have to even run against these people -- I won't say cancel the election, they should cancel the election, because the fake news with say, 'He wants the elections canceled. He's a dictator.' They always call me a dictator. Nobody is worse than Obama."
January 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I wish we could cancel the election, suggests the guy who truly loves American democracy. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Being at all involved in proposing genital inspections (of children) should get you on a list
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Being at all involved in proposing genital inspections (of children) should get you on a list
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While the government yells baseless accusations about queer people being "groomers," more and more gentry get outed as disgusting, serial child sexual abusers in the Epstein files.
Every accusation is a confession. Never forget that.
Every accusation is a confession. Never forget that.
December 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
While the government yells baseless accusations about queer people being "groomers," more and more gentry get outed as disgusting, serial child sexual abusers in the Epstein files.
Every accusation is a confession. Never forget that.
Every accusation is a confession. Never forget that.
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Im going to need progressive to stop "handing it to" Marjorie Taylor Greene.
If you can see through Gavin Newsoms transparent bullshit, you can see through the "Jewish Space Laser" lady's obvious attempt to clean up her image for a Presidential run.
If you can see through Gavin Newsoms transparent bullshit, you can see through the "Jewish Space Laser" lady's obvious attempt to clean up her image for a Presidential run.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Telling People She Wants to Run for President
www.notus.org/2028-electio...
www.notus.org/2028-electio...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Telling People She Wants to Run for President
One source told NOTUS Greene believes she has “the national donor network to win the primary.”
www.notus.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Im going to need progressive to stop "handing it to" Marjorie Taylor Greene.
If you can see through Gavin Newsoms transparent bullshit, you can see through the "Jewish Space Laser" lady's obvious attempt to clean up her image for a Presidential run.
If you can see through Gavin Newsoms transparent bullshit, you can see through the "Jewish Space Laser" lady's obvious attempt to clean up her image for a Presidential run.
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This is a big deal. Kudos to @mfaboston.bsky.social for its actions. The institution is proving an important precedent for the restitution of objects that others should follow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
Enslaved Potter’s Art, Displayed at Boston Museum, Returns to Heirs at Last
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This is a big deal. Kudos to @mfaboston.bsky.social for its actions. The institution is proving an important precedent for the restitution of objects that others should follow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
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Mr. Political Instincts over here with the dumbest imaginable attempt at moderation on trans rights. You can't say that you'll protect LGBT policy while affirming bigotry in the next breath.
This doesn't appeal to the right, angers the left and reveals you as a worm to absolutely everyone.
This doesn't appeal to the right, angers the left and reveals you as a worm to absolutely everyone.
October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mr. Political Instincts over here with the dumbest imaginable attempt at moderation on trans rights. You can't say that you'll protect LGBT policy while affirming bigotry in the next breath.
This doesn't appeal to the right, angers the left and reveals you as a worm to absolutely everyone.
This doesn't appeal to the right, angers the left and reveals you as a worm to absolutely everyone.
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99% of trans people I've met feel exactly this way
despite all the fear mongering about trans people and the attempts to abandon and actively harm us from both political parties in the US, transitioning is still the greatest decision i’ve ever made, only regret i have is not doing it younger, and that it has only made my life infinitely better
October 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
99% of trans people I've met feel exactly this way
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despite all the fear mongering about trans people and the attempts to abandon and actively harm us from both political parties in the US, transitioning is still the greatest decision i’ve ever made, only regret i have is not doing it younger, and that it has only made my life infinitely better
October 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
despite all the fear mongering about trans people and the attempts to abandon and actively harm us from both political parties in the US, transitioning is still the greatest decision i’ve ever made, only regret i have is not doing it younger, and that it has only made my life infinitely better
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Three images.
The first is an email from the provost that was sent to select faculty a week after the initial act of censorship took place.
The second is the artifact labeled as “an element that was overtly political in nature.”
The third is what I plan to post on my office door tomorrow.
The first is an email from the provost that was sent to select faculty a week after the initial act of censorship took place.
The second is the artifact labeled as “an element that was overtly political in nature.”
The third is what I plan to post on my office door tomorrow.
![Dear Colleagues,
I want to share an update regarding recent events at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.
[Here a paragraph describes the history of the museum and its role in the nested communities of Pepperdine, Malibu, and Los Angeles. The alt text does not allow enough characters to include it.]
In September, the Weisman Museum opened the Hold My Hand in Yours exhibition, which features painting, sculpture, drawing, performance, and video. As part of the exhibition, one of the featured artists presented a video installation that included content with political overtones. A second piece from a different artist's exhibit displayed an element that was overtly political in nature.
Because Pepperdine's established practice with the Weisman Museum has been to avoid overtly political content consistent with the University's nonprofit status, the museum removed these two pieces from display. Since then, there has been discussion with the artists to seek a solution, including inquiring about posting signage that notifies visitors that the artwork does not necessarily reflect the views of the University. That process has not been successful, and additionally, several other artists have withdrawn their pieces from the exhibition or indicated their intentions to do so. Given these challenges, the museum will close the exhibit.
The University has apologized to the artists who may have been inconvenienced by this decision, and is honoring compensation agreements. The Weisman Museum is a cherished part of the University, and our intent is to maintain the highest standards of excellence as we celebrate artistic expression through the visual arts.
Jay Brewster
Provost
Pepperdine University](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r5urwk7llhkocsahdnsfevm4/bafkreigtyz2e5cxh2swl4ubys3rst7tze634zha5bmdaln46wbewxkklsi@jpeg)
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Three images.
The first is an email from the provost that was sent to select faculty a week after the initial act of censorship took place.
The second is the artifact labeled as “an element that was overtly political in nature.”
The third is what I plan to post on my office door tomorrow.
The first is an email from the provost that was sent to select faculty a week after the initial act of censorship took place.
The second is the artifact labeled as “an element that was overtly political in nature.”
The third is what I plan to post on my office door tomorrow.
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This was, basically, the corporitization of higher education.
The top administrators ran away with all the money, and the faculty lost any real power to push back on administrative decisions
The top administrators ran away with all the money, and the faculty lost any real power to push back on administrative decisions
The groundwork was laid by decades of budget-busting administrative bloat, turning most (upwards of 70% nationwide) teaching faculty into contractors with low pay and no benefits, and state cuts to higher ed.
This is bad, but most of those PhDs wouldn't have gotten tenure-track jobs anyway
This is bad, but most of those PhDs wouldn't have gotten tenure-track jobs anyway
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This was, basically, the corporitization of higher education.
The top administrators ran away with all the money, and the faculty lost any real power to push back on administrative decisions
The top administrators ran away with all the money, and the faculty lost any real power to push back on administrative decisions
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When a society uses linguistic difference or cultural misunderstanding as excuses for exclusion, it has crossed into a more insidious form of racism.
A German newspaper commissioned this article from Ai Weiwei and then refused to publish it so we at @hyperallergic.com did. “When conversation becomes avoidance, when topics must not be mentioned, we are already living under the quiet logic of authoritarianism.”
What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier
A German newspaper commissioned an article from me but then refused to publish it.
hyperallergic.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When a society uses linguistic difference or cultural misunderstanding as excuses for exclusion, it has crossed into a more insidious form of racism.
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Boy forced into girl's sports because someone wasn't paying attention when they did his birth certificate.
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
October 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Boy forced into girl's sports because someone wasn't paying attention when they did his birth certificate.
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
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“… the data out of Montgomery County, Maryland makes one thing unmistakably clear: this crusade is not a mass movement. It’s the obsession of a vanishingly small minority …”
1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.
Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
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Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To
After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“… the data out of Montgomery County, Maryland makes one thing unmistakably clear: this crusade is not a mass movement. It’s the obsession of a vanishingly small minority …”
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This has always been a extremely tiny screeching minority demanding that their bigotry dictate that no one else's children can learn of the existence of LGBTQ people.
1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.
Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To
After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This has always been a extremely tiny screeching minority demanding that their bigotry dictate that no one else's children can learn of the existence of LGBTQ people.
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This is so important. Art is not only something an artist does, it's an expression, it's communication, and it's a means of interaction.
Bad art can still be critiqued, reviled, and hated, but ignoring it refuses the opportunity to face both its flaws and strengths.
Bad art can still be critiqued, reviled, and hated, but ignoring it refuses the opportunity to face both its flaws and strengths.
Read bad art. Write bad art. Critique bad art.
October 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is so important. Art is not only something an artist does, it's an expression, it's communication, and it's a means of interaction.
Bad art can still be critiqued, reviled, and hated, but ignoring it refuses the opportunity to face both its flaws and strengths.
Bad art can still be critiqued, reviled, and hated, but ignoring it refuses the opportunity to face both its flaws and strengths.
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A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
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Being trans is great, but it would nicer during a time when my mere existence is not a form of protest
September 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Being trans is great, but it would nicer during a time when my mere existence is not a form of protest
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There is a lot less news reporting coming out of Gaza since Israel killed the entire Al Jazeera team of journalists.
August 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
There is a lot less news reporting coming out of Gaza since Israel killed the entire Al Jazeera team of journalists.
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If you're denying a transgender woman employment because you're afraid it might be seen as a political statement
a) our existence is not political
b) congrats, you're now part of the problem that perpetuates that myth
a) our existence is not political
b) congrats, you're now part of the problem that perpetuates that myth
August 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
If you're denying a transgender woman employment because you're afraid it might be seen as a political statement
a) our existence is not political
b) congrats, you're now part of the problem that perpetuates that myth
a) our existence is not political
b) congrats, you're now part of the problem that perpetuates that myth
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re: folks suggesting “we” call the cops on ICE—
LAPD is now joining the fray. They are firing rounds of less lethals
June 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
re: folks suggesting “we” call the cops on ICE—
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Your periodic reminder that the Democratic Party assiduously avoided trans issues in 2024. I was there. There was not a two-sided conversation on trans issues. There was the GOP with their bullhorn versus Democrats largely pretending we don’t exist.
June 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Your periodic reminder that the Democratic Party assiduously avoided trans issues in 2024. I was there. There was not a two-sided conversation on trans issues. There was the GOP with their bullhorn versus Democrats largely pretending we don’t exist.
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gentleman, gentleman, please, there's no need for this! you are both in the epstein files.
June 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
gentleman, gentleman, please, there's no need for this! you are both in the epstein files.