Margaret Susan (Peggy) Thompson
@mstfromsu.bsky.social
Prof. of History & Political Science at Syracuse University, progressive Catholic feminist,
This is HORRIFIC.
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is HORRIFIC.
Good grief!
October 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Good grief!
I agree--and so would Barry Goldwater. For the record, I'm a very progressive Democrat and would never have votes for either of these men, but they were both persons of principle. Would that more Republicans today could say the same.
October 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I agree--and so would Barry Goldwater. For the record, I'm a very progressive Democrat and would never have votes for either of these men, but they were both persons of principle. Would that more Republicans today could say the same.
They were both practicing detachment and establishing another site of Jesus in the tabernacle?
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
They were both practicing detachment and establishing another site of Jesus in the tabernacle?
The Temu Tony Robbins (times 2) were giving the talks....
October 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Temu Tony Robbins (times 2) were giving the talks....
Syracuse's Nexstar Channel 9 (ABC) is not carrying Kimmel, of course. And our CBS and NBC outlets are *both* owned by Sinclair. Welcome to the city that's also home of the Newhouse School of Public Communication. Embarrassing. [Please come back and visit, Jim!]
September 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Syracuse's Nexstar Channel 9 (ABC) is not carrying Kimmel, of course. And our CBS and NBC outlets are *both* owned by Sinclair. Welcome to the city that's also home of the Newhouse School of Public Communication. Embarrassing. [Please come back and visit, Jim!]
Your title is by far the better and more accurate one. Sadly.
August 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Your title is by far the better and more accurate one. Sadly.
One of the best is "Book: A Novel," by Robert Grudin. It starts slowly, but I was roaring with laughter by the end. Not exactly a murder mystery, but the footnotes stage an insurrection. A must read (and available for free on archive.org).
August 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
One of the best is "Book: A Novel," by Robert Grudin. It starts slowly, but I was roaring with laughter by the end. Not exactly a murder mystery, but the footnotes stage an insurrection. A must read (and available for free on archive.org).
Having already read the column, I knew the answer. But that doesn’t make the devolution of Bezos’s Post any more discouraging.
August 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Having already read the column, I knew the answer. But that doesn’t make the devolution of Bezos’s Post any more discouraging.
He was my senator back in the day!
July 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
He was my senator back in the day!
Sobieski Ross
July 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Sobieski Ross
My thoughts exactly.
June 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My thoughts exactly.
It's a good read!
June 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It's a good read!
There were 8-10,000 in Syracuse. People came and went, but there were at least 8000 there as more were still arriving. Great energy, no problems, and hugely empowering. Joined by local officials including our state senator and member of Congress. Woo-hoo!
June 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
There were 8-10,000 in Syracuse. People came and went, but there were at least 8000 there as more were still arriving. Great energy, no problems, and hugely empowering. Joined by local officials including our state senator and member of Congress. Woo-hoo!
That’s four years more than the current Secretary of the Navy.
June 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
That’s four years more than the current Secretary of the Navy.
Noem would never have qualified for AP *anything*.
May 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Noem would never have qualified for AP *anything*.
Welcome to my world. Just got a hapless grade appeal addressed to "Miss," and another addressed to "Margie" (a nickname I've never used). "Mrs." is also unwelcome, as I use my original surname. I tell those who use it: "'Mrs. Thompson' was my mother, and she also preferred 'Professor'."
May 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Welcome to my world. Just got a hapless grade appeal addressed to "Miss," and another addressed to "Margie" (a nickname I've never used). "Mrs." is also unwelcome, as I use my original surname. I tell those who use it: "'Mrs. Thompson' was my mother, and she also preferred 'Professor'."
This is clearly a violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause (Art. I, Section 9, Clause 8). In other words, it is *unconstitutional*!
"no Person holding any Office [shall] accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
"no Person holding any Office [shall] accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
May 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is clearly a violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause (Art. I, Section 9, Clause 8). In other words, it is *unconstitutional*!
"no Person holding any Office [shall] accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
"no Person holding any Office [shall] accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
Thank you! I've been saying the same.
May 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thank you! I've been saying the same.
