Rick
@rsquared1978.bsky.social
Ronin Academic, Professor Sociologically Inclined.
He/Him, They/Them
He/Him, They/Them
Acting Ensign Rhodey reporting for duty!
November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Acting Ensign Rhodey reporting for duty!
A mid-October pollinator.
October 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A mid-October pollinator.
Pollinators of September...
September 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Pollinators of September...
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UC Berkeley gives the Trump admin the names of 160 faculty + students for a federal investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents.”
Judith Butler, one of the targeted scholars, tells me: "It is an enormous breach of trust... It's shocking. Did you consider not complying with this request?”
Judith Butler, one of the targeted scholars, tells me: "It is an enormous breach of trust... It's shocking. Did you consider not complying with this request?”
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
UC Berkeley gives the Trump admin the names of 160 faculty + students for a federal investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents.”
Judith Butler, one of the targeted scholars, tells me: "It is an enormous breach of trust... It's shocking. Did you consider not complying with this request?”
Judith Butler, one of the targeted scholars, tells me: "It is an enormous breach of trust... It's shocking. Did you consider not complying with this request?”
Want to feel old? In five years it will be Ramona Quimby-Age 80 🙂 Henry Huggins was first released in 1950.
September 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Want to feel old? In five years it will be Ramona Quimby-Age 80 🙂 Henry Huggins was first released in 1950.
He's still the sweetest pup.
August 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
He's still the sweetest pup.
Who needs guard dogs?
August 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Who needs guard dogs?
Late Summer Pollinators
August 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Late Summer Pollinators
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It strikes me as odd that Akiva Goldsman wants to essentially redo TOS with Year One when there is technically an entire 2nd 5-year-mission offscreen between TMP & WoK. Not sure I’d want that either but I’d be MORE interested. The uniforms alone! And if they did it, the should def call it Phase II.
August 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It strikes me as odd that Akiva Goldsman wants to essentially redo TOS with Year One when there is technically an entire 2nd 5-year-mission offscreen between TMP & WoK. Not sure I’d want that either but I’d be MORE interested. The uniforms alone! And if they did it, the should def call it Phase II.
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god i love host Hazel Brugger so much #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
god i love host Hazel Brugger so much #eurovision
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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Maus author Art Spiegelman’s next comic will be about Gaza, in collaboration with Joe Sacco. He thinks he will struggle to find a publisher in the United States.
“I’ll finish this thing or die trying.”
“I’ll finish this thing or die trying.”
Art Spiegelman Won’t Shrink Back From Controversy
The artist has illustrated more than one contentious New Yorker cover in his career, chronicled in a new film, and his next project will be no less gutsy.
hyperallergic.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Maus author Art Spiegelman’s next comic will be about Gaza, in collaboration with Joe Sacco. He thinks he will struggle to find a publisher in the United States.
“I’ll finish this thing or die trying.”
“I’ll finish this thing or die trying.”
This afternoon, I found this little puffball sitting on a branch looking for berries in the bitter cold. It made the run to the Co-op/grocer worth it. We were, I guess, both foraging.
February 29, 2024 at 3:27 AM
This afternoon, I found this little puffball sitting on a branch looking for berries in the bitter cold. It made the run to the Co-op/grocer worth it. We were, I guess, both foraging.
Weekend snugglers. Roadie and Klaus on the couch...
February 26, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Weekend snugglers. Roadie and Klaus on the couch...
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Bacon, who passed away last year, was one of the kindest creatures that I have ever met. My friends raised him right and he did right by them. He loved them. His eyes sparkled with a keen intelligence. Despite being all muscle he was gentler than a mouse. He was a sweet puppy.
February 7, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Bacon, who passed away last year, was one of the kindest creatures that I have ever met. My friends raised him right and he did right by them. He loved them. His eyes sparkled with a keen intelligence. Despite being all muscle he was gentler than a mouse. He was a sweet puppy.
Sorry for the repost. Typos in the original. Could not find the edit button. Roadie, my partner's service dog, waits patiently as they run a quick errand. Roadie has three legs and giant heart. He was abandoned as a pup and was a hit and run victim. He fought his way back to active service.
February 6, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Sorry for the repost. Typos in the original. Could not find the edit button. Roadie, my partner's service dog, waits patiently as they run a quick errand. Roadie has three legs and giant heart. He was abandoned as a pup and was a hit and run victim. He fought his way back to active service.
My oldest friend's cat has more than a dash of elegance as he surveys the apartment, looking for his treats.
February 6, 2024 at 9:21 PM
My oldest friend's cat has more than a dash of elegance as he surveys the apartment, looking for his treats.
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Hi, new people!
This isn't Twitter/ X /whatever.
Here has a more respectful culture overall, and those of us who've been here a minute would like to continue to keep our cortisol levels down.
*don't be a jerk in mentions
*don't put people on blast
*mute, block, move on
*have a nice day!
This isn't Twitter/ X /whatever.
Here has a more respectful culture overall, and those of us who've been here a minute would like to continue to keep our cortisol levels down.
*don't be a jerk in mentions
*don't put people on blast
*mute, block, move on
*have a nice day!
February 6, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Hi, new people!
This isn't Twitter/ X /whatever.
Here has a more respectful culture overall, and those of us who've been here a minute would like to continue to keep our cortisol levels down.
*don't be a jerk in mentions
*don't put people on blast
*mute, block, move on
*have a nice day!
This isn't Twitter/ X /whatever.
Here has a more respectful culture overall, and those of us who've been here a minute would like to continue to keep our cortisol levels down.
*don't be a jerk in mentions
*don't put people on blast
*mute, block, move on
*have a nice day!