Sean P
@sirseanly.bsky.social
Research administrator | Classical musician husband | UChicago grad | Iowa captive | he/him
I’m just the guy that does the thing. I once met Heidi Fleiss.
I’m just the guy that does the thing. I once met Heidi Fleiss.
What an insane time to be alive. What a truly stupid culture we are.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
What an insane time to be alive. What a truly stupid culture we are.
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The 1st circuit upholds one of the earliest permanent injunctions against the Trump administration last year, barring NIH from capping indirect costs in federal grants for medical research across a vast number of universities and hospitals.
Appeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Trump’s Medical Research Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The 1st circuit upholds one of the earliest permanent injunctions against the Trump administration last year, barring NIH from capping indirect costs in federal grants for medical research across a vast number of universities and hospitals.
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
::chef's kiss::
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
::chef's kiss::
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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It’s true.
It’s really true.
It’s really true.
December 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It’s true.
It’s really true.
It’s really true.
Either his health issues broke something within him or removed whatever filter he had left to be his true self. Either way, I sincerely hope for our sake he takes the Sinema path and cashes in with his rightwing constituency. This is just bonkers stuff.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fetterm...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fetterm...
Fetterman Writes Letter Asking Israel’s President to Pardon Netanyahu
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) prepared a letter in recent days asking Israel’s...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Either his health issues broke something within him or removed whatever filter he had left to be his true self. Either way, I sincerely hope for our sake he takes the Sinema path and cashes in with his rightwing constituency. This is just bonkers stuff.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fetterm...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fetterm...
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NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
Abject stupidity. We know that the chaos, the suffering, has long been the point. Maybe at some point, one of these moves will actually make people push back.
And ED makes it official. Numerous programs are getting shipped out to four different agencies.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
McMahon Breaks Up More of the Education Department
Trump officials announced six agreements with four agencies to take over some of ED’s responsibilities.
www.insidehighered.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Abject stupidity. We know that the chaos, the suffering, has long been the point. Maybe at some point, one of these moves will actually make people push back.
"I wonder if I can get away with a quick, quiet one."
::silent but deadly fart ensues::
::silent but deadly fart ensues::
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"I wonder if I can get away with a quick, quiet one."
::silent but deadly fart ensues::
::silent but deadly fart ensues::
Sandwich guy is free! Be free, sandwich guy!
Also, bonus points: "The jury — which feasted on sandwiches for lunch Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours Wednesday and Thursday before delivering the verdict."
Also, bonus points: "The jury — which feasted on sandwiches for lunch Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours Wednesday and Thursday before delivering the verdict."
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Sandwich guy is free! Be free, sandwich guy!
Also, bonus points: "The jury — which feasted on sandwiches for lunch Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours Wednesday and Thursday before delivering the verdict."
Also, bonus points: "The jury — which feasted on sandwiches for lunch Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours Wednesday and Thursday before delivering the verdict."
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Quick recap of Trump's very bad 2 weeks:
- No Kings historic record turnout
- unhinged AI poop slop video (people mad)
- bulldozed White House (people mad)
- Gatsby burlesque party (people mad)
- SNAP threats/cuts (people furious)
- Christian right schism
- Pope mad
- Dems sweep elections
- No Kings historic record turnout
- unhinged AI poop slop video (people mad)
- bulldozed White House (people mad)
- Gatsby burlesque party (people mad)
- SNAP threats/cuts (people furious)
- Christian right schism
- Pope mad
- Dems sweep elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Quick recap of Trump's very bad 2 weeks:
- No Kings historic record turnout
- unhinged AI poop slop video (people mad)
- bulldozed White House (people mad)
- Gatsby burlesque party (people mad)
- SNAP threats/cuts (people furious)
- Christian right schism
- Pope mad
- Dems sweep elections
- No Kings historic record turnout
- unhinged AI poop slop video (people mad)
- bulldozed White House (people mad)
- Gatsby burlesque party (people mad)
- SNAP threats/cuts (people furious)
- Christian right schism
- Pope mad
- Dems sweep elections
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Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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Get em Joe get their asses
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Get em Joe get their asses
Look, the NYT has been as complicit as any media in bringing us to this point through capitulation. It can even be argued that by their very prominence, their apologism makes it far more responsible than most. But even I can acknowledge that this is worth reading.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Look, the NYT has been as complicit as any media in bringing us to this point through capitulation. It can even be argued that by their very prominence, their apologism makes it far more responsible than most. But even I can acknowledge that this is worth reading.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What do you even say to this? Body bag futures are about to get a huge boost?
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
What do you even say to this? Body bag futures are about to get a huge boost?
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The global mean temperature just set some new record daily highs for this time of year, despite the emerging La Niña conditions. Wow.
Track it daily here: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
Track it daily here: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The global mean temperature just set some new record daily highs for this time of year, despite the emerging La Niña conditions. Wow.
Track it daily here: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
Track it daily here: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
A bigger cadre of imbeciles you would be hard-pressed to find.
A civil attorney who Trump enthusiast Lindsey Halligan brought in to prosecute the Letitia James case screwed up his initial appearance and the court had to give him step-by-step instructions about how to save a PDF.
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A bigger cadre of imbeciles you would be hard-pressed to find.
What an age of wonders.
Baltimore high school student Taki Allen was swarmed by police after an artificial intelligence system apparently mistook his bag of Doritos for a gun www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What an age of wonders.
A President who simply disdains Americans is an interesting choice. If he truly is Teflon Don, it’s worth remembering that Teflon wears off.
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A President who simply disdains Americans is an interesting choice. If he truly is Teflon Don, it’s worth remembering that Teflon wears off.
Regression.
Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
October 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Regression.
What can you say that isn't already being said? Disgusting. And any university that agrees to such a "compact" is complicit in what happens next.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
What can you say that isn't already being said? Disgusting. And any university that agrees to such a "compact" is complicit in what happens next.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
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Joni Ernst’s lifelong legacy for women serving in the military from her time in the Senate is Pete Hegseth.
Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.
Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Joni Ernst’s lifelong legacy for women serving in the military from her time in the Senate is Pete Hegseth.
Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.
Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.