Timothy Messer-Kruse
@profmk.bsky.social
Professor of Cultural Studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Eclectic scholar of radicalism and culture. Currently writing a civics textbook from a critical perspective. https://blogs.bgsu.edu/tmesser/
Can I just point out that Erika Kirk’s fundraising letter that repeatedly refers to “the evildoers that took Charlie’s life” and “they tried to silence [him]” is conspiracy mongering and reckless?
October 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Can I just point out that Erika Kirk’s fundraising letter that repeatedly refers to “the evildoers that took Charlie’s life” and “they tried to silence [him]” is conspiracy mongering and reckless?
Ohio's GOP has opened the door to renewed socialist education by requiring every student in state university to take a course that includes study of "the American economic system and capitalism." There is no other description of what this requires. Thank you comrade State Senator Jerry Cirino!
September 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ohio's GOP has opened the door to renewed socialist education by requiring every student in state university to take a course that includes study of "the American economic system and capitalism." There is no other description of what this requires. Thank you comrade State Senator Jerry Cirino!
BTW, I am speaking on Slavery's Fugitives and the Making of the U.S. Constitution at the BGSU Constitution Day Symposium Friday (9/19) at 4:15 in Rm 207 of the Union. In spite of the reluctance of the BGSU Marketing Dept. to mention my existence, they did relent and squeeze my name in at the bottom.
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
BTW, I am speaking on Slavery's Fugitives and the Making of the U.S. Constitution at the BGSU Constitution Day Symposium Friday (9/19) at 4:15 in Rm 207 of the Union. In spite of the reluctance of the BGSU Marketing Dept. to mention my existence, they did relent and squeeze my name in at the bottom.
At the red light I asked the guy in a red hat what his stage name was.
August 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
At the red light I asked the guy in a red hat what his stage name was.
First time in a decade my local paper prints a story about me and it has nothing to do with books.
June 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
First time in a decade my local paper prints a story about me and it has nothing to do with books.
I understand why comfortable liberals prefer to have their martyrs be peaceful and innocent. But if you call yourself a "radical" you should be willing to entertain the possibility that the Haymarket martyrs believed in propaganda of the deed and thought bombing cops would spark the revolution.
May 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I understand why comfortable liberals prefer to have their martyrs be peaceful and innocent. But if you call yourself a "radical" you should be willing to entertain the possibility that the Haymarket martyrs believed in propaganda of the deed and thought bombing cops would spark the revolution.
It looks like the Ohio House Comm. will vote on SB 1 on Tues.
March 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It looks like the Ohio House Comm. will vote on SB 1 on Tues.
Ohio S.B. 1, the omnibus attack on higher education in Ohio, will be the subject of the House workforce and education committee, this coming Tuesday at 3:15.
March 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Ohio S.B. 1, the omnibus attack on higher education in Ohio, will be the subject of the House workforce and education committee, this coming Tuesday at 3:15.
A colleague reported that these flyers showed up near campus. I guess this is the "balanced discourse" MAGA demands we adopt.
February 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A colleague reported that these flyers showed up near campus. I guess this is the "balanced discourse" MAGA demands we adopt.
I still like to delude myself and believe that academia has purpose beyond the market logic of capitalism but then I stumble across my uni's policy on naming academic programs. I'm hoping somebody will make me the DraftKings Professor of Cultural Studies for $300 k.
February 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I still like to delude myself and believe that academia has purpose beyond the market logic of capitalism but then I stumble across my uni's policy on naming academic programs. I'm hoping somebody will make me the DraftKings Professor of Cultural Studies for $300 k.
As I teach two classes today, I'm not going to be able to join my fellow defenders of free inquiry today. I look forward to watching all your insightful testimony later! Will someone please ask Sen. Cirino to define DEI and clarify what scholarships he considers "DEI" and wants to cancel?
February 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
As I teach two classes today, I'm not going to be able to join my fellow defenders of free inquiry today. I look forward to watching all your insightful testimony later! Will someone please ask Sen. Cirino to define DEI and clarify what scholarships he considers "DEI" and wants to cancel?
Ohio GOP is preparing to mandate civics for all college students. I've written a text to meet the requirements of SB 1 "Unpatriotic Civics: A Blasphemous Look at America’s Founding Documents". So the sponsors understand what many of us will do with this requirement, here is the table of contents.
February 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Ohio GOP is preparing to mandate civics for all college students. I've written a text to meet the requirements of SB 1 "Unpatriotic Civics: A Blasphemous Look at America’s Founding Documents". So the sponsors understand what many of us will do with this requirement, here is the table of contents.
!!!BREAKING!!! Ohio SB 1 Proponent Testimony to take place Tues. Feb. 11 at 2 pm (North Hearing Room). GOP is planning to vote on it this same week!
February 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
!!!BREAKING!!! Ohio SB 1 Proponent Testimony to take place Tues. Feb. 11 at 2 pm (North Hearing Room). GOP is planning to vote on it this same week!
My humble request for scholars to comment on my untraditional civics text found no volunteers. So, maybe my title page will elicit some curiosity. #skystorians
January 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My humble request for scholars to comment on my untraditional civics text found no volunteers. So, maybe my title page will elicit some curiosity. #skystorians
The usual “Like what you see” now sounds like a sales pitch.
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January 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The usual “Like what you see” now sounds like a sales pitch.
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Is Microsoft trying to cozy up to Trump too? Here is today’s screensaver: (1/3)
January 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Is Microsoft trying to cozy up to Trump too? Here is today’s screensaver: (1/3)
Google has updated my description from “historian” to “public figure”. Should I be worried?
January 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Google has updated my description from “historian” to “public figure”. Should I be worried?
When you live in Ohio, this is one sign you are far, far from home.
December 17, 2024 at 6:31 PM
When you live in Ohio, this is one sign you are far, far from home.
Each athlete competing in the NZ Ironman 70.3 World Championships received a letter written by a child from the area. Here is mine. Thanks for the kind wishes Hannah!
December 13, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Each athlete competing in the NZ Ironman 70.3 World Championships received a letter written by a child from the area. Here is mine. Thanks for the kind wishes Hannah!
A pub sign that shows you are in rugged country:
December 11, 2024 at 5:08 PM
A pub sign that shows you are in rugged country:
Enjoyed my first genuine intercultural Kiwi conversation:
Me: Good morning, how ya doin’?
NZ’er: Just peachy mate!
Me: Good morning, how ya doin’?
NZ’er: Just peachy mate!
December 10, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Enjoyed my first genuine intercultural Kiwi conversation:
Me: Good morning, how ya doin’?
NZ’er: Just peachy mate!
Me: Good morning, how ya doin’?
NZ’er: Just peachy mate!
Sunrise somewhere over the vast Pacific.
December 9, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Sunrise somewhere over the vast Pacific.
Remembering Ohio’s contribution to our national holiday.
November 28, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Remembering Ohio’s contribution to our national holiday.