William M.
wamalot.bsky.social
William M.
@wamalot.bsky.social
Historian, teacher, dad. Equality has to be the presupposition.
It’s a side argument about the essential point, which is that universities need to be free of politicized meddling to perform their essential functions of research and teaching. And no, I don’t agree that tenure has worked for the timid. The problem is defunding, casualizing, and enshitification.
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If only there were some contemporary examples of why such protections, or university freedom as a whole, might be important…🤨
December 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Ethnic cleansing was always going to target a huge part of our population. It’s just a matter of who’s first. As in, “first they came for the…”
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Cosmically vibing
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is him promising to replace progressive taxation with regressive bullshit
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
As if they care about consistency.
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
If only two imperfect candidates had warned us of the devastating consequences. What were their names? Cassandra, perhaps?
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
They’ll get the “war is peace / freedom is slavery” bit up next week, no doubt.
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Jeffries isn’t daddy. His role is to marshal votes, hold that coalition together, and not become fuel for an attack ad on Democrats holding seats in purple or red areas. But our craving for leadership allows for that structural role to be read as some moral failing. We then ignore action from below.
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Fuck yeah
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And that stance doesn’t in turn endanger our troops, no, not at all🙄
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Where are the journalists responding with “swell info, now tell us about the brain MRI too”?
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Never a thought about overpolicing on his way to discarding a fundamental part of democratic rule. Shall we have Star Chamber too, pray tell?
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Reposted by William M.
This is the message that has to get out. Thanks to @chrismurphyct.bsky.social for laying it out in suitably blunt terms. bsky.app/profile/chri...
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
They understand duty and honor and are shocked by this travesty of both
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Cuts down on emails!
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM