James Sims
@simsjames.bsky.social
Associate Vice President for Communications, Wesleyan University | Prior: Center Theatre Group, Lincoln Center, AMNH | Columbia Journalism Alum | Air Force Veteran 🇺🇸✈️ | Arts & Theatre Geek 🎭 Film/TV, Media, HigherEd & Democracy ✡️
The irony of being in D.C., down the road from the White House, for a conference about marketing #HigherEd… key validation point today: Universities can’t slink away. They can’t put their heads down. They must outwardly stand up for their values, otherwise trust will erode. #AMAHigherEd
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The irony of being in D.C., down the road from the White House, for a conference about marketing #HigherEd… key validation point today: Universities can’t slink away. They can’t put their heads down. They must outwardly stand up for their values, otherwise trust will erode. #AMAHigherEd
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“Cruelty is not a bug, it's a feature. Revenge and pettiness, if selfishness is it, it's all grounded in that.” @governorwalz.mn.gov speaking with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social on the Trump doctrine
Justin Wolfers & Gov. Tim Walz
Podcast Episode · Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast · 11/08/2025 · 50m
podcasts.apple.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“Cruelty is not a bug, it's a feature. Revenge and pettiness, if selfishness is it, it's all grounded in that.” @governorwalz.mn.gov speaking with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social on the Trump doctrine
“Let them eat cake.”
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
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@zacheverson.com
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November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“Let them eat cake.”
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(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
“In the grand opera that is Mr. Trump’s return to Washington, the Kennedy Center is like the play within the play. The stakes are lesser, the characters smaller, but the story lines are joltingly familiar.” #arts #theatersky
The Kennedy Center Crackup
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“In the grand opera that is Mr. Trump’s return to Washington, the Kennedy Center is like the play within the play. The stakes are lesser, the characters smaller, but the story lines are joltingly familiar.” #arts #theatersky
“Cruelty is not a bug, it's a feature. Revenge and pettiness, if selfishness is it, it's all grounded in that.” @governorwalz.mn.gov speaking with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social on the Trump doctrine
Justin Wolfers & Gov. Tim Walz
Podcast Episode · Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast · 11/08/2025 · 50m
podcasts.apple.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“Cruelty is not a bug, it's a feature. Revenge and pettiness, if selfishness is it, it's all grounded in that.” @governorwalz.mn.gov speaking with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social on the Trump doctrine
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As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
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“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
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As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
bsky.app/profile/did:...
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Read AO Scott: “Art can’t save us from anything, but we need it as a reminder of something better” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This Poem About Monet’s “Water Lilies” Reflects on the Powers and Limits of Art
“Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you why he loves it.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Read AO Scott: “Art can’t save us from anything, but we need it as a reminder of something better” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“Cornell University on Friday reached a deal with the Trump administration to claw back hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding and end ongoing inquiries into its compliance with civil-rights laws.” #HigherEd
Cornell Will Pay $60 Million and Provide Admissions Data in Deal to Restore Federal Funding
The university, which had seen hundreds of millions of dollars frozen, said the deal “will enable us to return to our teaching and research in restored partnership with federal agencies.”
www.chronicle.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“Cornell University on Friday reached a deal with the Trump administration to claw back hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding and end ongoing inquiries into its compliance with civil-rights laws.” #HigherEd
“What a night for the Democratic Party,” Newsom said after the victory, “a party that is in its ascendancy, a party that is on its toes, no longer on its heels.”
Democrats’ Big Election Night
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November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“What a night for the Democratic Party,” Newsom said after the victory, “a party that is in its ascendancy, a party that is on its toes, no longer on its heels.”
Virginia, this is the way.
Spanberger Wins Virginia Governor’s Race With Forceful Anti-Trump Campaign
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Virginia, this is the way.
In other words…too corrupt to fail. “I think the more deals we’ve done, the more money coming in, it gets harder and harder for SCOTUS to rule against us.”
Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
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November 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In other words…too corrupt to fail. “I think the more deals we’ve done, the more money coming in, it gets harder and harder for SCOTUS to rule against us.”
Still feeling the glow ⚾️💙
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Still feeling the glow ⚾️💙
“An important step toward adulthood is the experience of stumbling—sometimes badly—and discovering that you can stand on your own.” #HigherEd @theatlantic.com
When Helicopter Parents Touch Down—At College
Hovering moms and dads are following their kids all the way to campus.
www.theatlantic.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“An important step toward adulthood is the experience of stumbling—sometimes badly—and discovering that you can stand on your own.” #HigherEd @theatlantic.com
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Please be careful out there, Angelenos.
Cops going aggro on Sunset near Echo Park in LA after the Dodgers Win. Shooting people with less lethals from point blank range, horses running people and press down. Literally minutes before, fireworks in the street
November 2, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Please be careful out there, Angelenos.
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Fires. The military occupation. The ongoing paramilitary occupation. Repeated attacks on peaceful demonstrations by local cops. Continued hardships as the studios don't do more production in the city. Los Angeles is struggling this year. This win means a lot.
Los Angeles suffered tremendously because of the wildfires. The president of the United States has wanted to make the immigrants who make the city suffer and declared war on the city. But all throughout it, L.A. makes it work daily. It’s a place where people go to make it. LA deserves this.
November 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Fires. The military occupation. The ongoing paramilitary occupation. Repeated attacks on peaceful demonstrations by local cops. Continued hardships as the studios don't do more production in the city. Los Angeles is struggling this year. This win means a lot.
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Dodgers owe a LOT to Japan.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Dodgers owe a LOT to Japan.
A series for the ages. 💙💙💙
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
A series for the ages. 💙💙💙
Has the World Series ever had to play right through the end of daylight saving?
November 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Has the World Series ever had to play right through the end of daylight saving?
Don’t give me Kamala-level hope, Dodgers. My heart can’t take another implosion.
November 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Don’t give me Kamala-level hope, Dodgers. My heart can’t take another implosion.
I’m ready for 9 more innings. Who’s with me?
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ALT: a man wearing a blue jacket with the word yeah on it
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November 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I’m ready for 9 more innings. Who’s with me?
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Zapruder-ass World Series
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Zapruder-ass World Series
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The last two minutes of baseball….absolutely fuckin insane
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The last two minutes of baseball….absolutely fuckin insane