Wayne Batchis
@waybat.bsky.social
Professor of Constitutional Law in the Political Science Department @udelaware.bsky.social. I study the First Amendment and Election Law. Urbanist, Philly Enthusiast.
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This is excellent from David Didau @lutzfernandez.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social
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Brave New World: the republic of distraction
How Neil Postman’s warnings about attention reveal the intellectual cost of our digital age
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November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is excellent from David Didau @lutzfernandez.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social
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"And I guess that’s why I hate AI in the classroom as much as I do. Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection."
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
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November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"And I guess that’s why I hate AI in the classroom as much as I do. Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection."
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A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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This is chilling. The President is asserting authority to kill completely outside of the law. And plans to keep at it.
We are not at war, and he is ignoring the criminal laws that actually apply (eg, murder).
No limiting principle stops him from doing this to others he labels "terrorists."
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We are not at war, and he is ignoring the criminal laws that actually apply (eg, murder).
No limiting principle stops him from doing this to others he labels "terrorists."
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Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is chilling. The President is asserting authority to kill completely outside of the law. And plans to keep at it.
We are not at war, and he is ignoring the criminal laws that actually apply (eg, murder).
No limiting principle stops him from doing this to others he labels "terrorists."
1/3
We are not at war, and he is ignoring the criminal laws that actually apply (eg, murder).
No limiting principle stops him from doing this to others he labels "terrorists."
1/3
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Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.
October 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.
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Honestly very impressed by Newsmax, the Washington Times, and the Washington Examiner.
They deserve credit precisely because they’re standing up for journalistic principle notwithstanding their ideological inclination.
They deserve credit precisely because they’re standing up for journalistic principle notwithstanding their ideological inclination.
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Honestly very impressed by Newsmax, the Washington Times, and the Washington Examiner.
They deserve credit precisely because they’re standing up for journalistic principle notwithstanding their ideological inclination.
They deserve credit precisely because they’re standing up for journalistic principle notwithstanding their ideological inclination.
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The future of SEPTA is brilliant, keep fighting for it!
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The future of SEPTA is brilliant, keep fighting for it!
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Marc Rowan says the "compact" will "protect free speech," but First Amendment scholars across the political spectrum are of one mind that the compact is flagrantly unconstitutional, and every major free speech org--from the ACLU to FIRE to PEN--agrees. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
October 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Marc Rowan says the "compact" will "protect free speech," but First Amendment scholars across the political spectrum are of one mind that the compact is flagrantly unconstitutional, and every major free speech org--from the ACLU to FIRE to PEN--agrees. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
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Indicting political opponents & critics because they are political opponents & critics is terrifying.
It's completely inconsistent with the rule of law & democracy.
It should scare everyone - and (hopefully) will get people to realize that we all need to stand against this.
It's completely inconsistent with the rule of law & democracy.
It should scare everyone - and (hopefully) will get people to realize that we all need to stand against this.
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Indicting political opponents & critics because they are political opponents & critics is terrifying.
It's completely inconsistent with the rule of law & democracy.
It should scare everyone - and (hopefully) will get people to realize that we all need to stand against this.
It's completely inconsistent with the rule of law & democracy.
It should scare everyone - and (hopefully) will get people to realize that we all need to stand against this.
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Any university that agrees to this outrageous “compact” is a full participant in Trump’s assault on democracy. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
October 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Any university that agrees to this outrageous “compact” is a full participant in Trump’s assault on democracy. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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SEPTA released some info about their Reimagining Regional Rail reform proposal on a TRB webinar. Some details on the Build Philly Now Substack buildphillynow.substack.com/p/sneak-peek...
Sneak Peek: SEPTA's Reimagining Regional Rail Agenda
SEPTA's proposal could increase service by more than 100%, while doubling regional rail ridership
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October 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
SEPTA released some info about their Reimagining Regional Rail reform proposal on a TRB webinar. Some details on the Build Philly Now Substack buildphillynow.substack.com/p/sneak-peek...
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ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
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This is how a patriot carries himself. Judge Young was appointed by Reagan, BTW.
AAUP v. Rubio is out, and look at how it starts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is how a patriot carries himself. Judge Young was appointed by Reagan, BTW.
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A corrupt and weaponized DOJ, open assaults on freedom of speech, troops on our streets, deportations to brutal Latin American prisons without due process, unlawful government-ordered killing on the high seas, and, somehow, many of my FedSoc friends still doing this
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words `` it 's fine '' written above him .
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words `` it 's fine '' written above him .
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September 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A corrupt and weaponized DOJ, open assaults on freedom of speech, troops on our streets, deportations to brutal Latin American prisons without due process, unlawful government-ordered killing on the high seas, and, somehow, many of my FedSoc friends still doing this
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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This is what losing our freedom looks like. www.axios.com/2025/09/17/a...
ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel after Charlie Kirk comments
The move comes shortly after FCC chair Brendan Carr warned ABC about potential action over Kimmel's comments.
www.axios.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is what losing our freedom looks like. www.axios.com/2025/09/17/a...
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Look, they know what hate speech is, and they know it’s constitutionally protected. They don’t care. It’s their way of appropriating and weaponizing left rhetoric to their advantage, and capitalizing upon ignorance of the law.
September 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Look, they know what hate speech is, and they know it’s constitutionally protected. They don’t care. It’s their way of appropriating and weaponizing left rhetoric to their advantage, and capitalizing upon ignorance of the law.
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The corrupt anti-democratic self-dealing of this group of anti-bike "activists" is disgusting. As a member of the SHCA and a biker I'm enraged. www.inquirer.com/transportati...
Society Hill civic association wants to pay $25,000 to prevent new bike protections on Pine and Spruce Streets
A proposal calls for donating money to pay lawyers helping the Friends of Pine & Spruce, which is opposed to added bike lane protections.
www.inquirer.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The corrupt anti-democratic self-dealing of this group of anti-bike "activists" is disgusting. As a member of the SHCA and a biker I'm enraged. www.inquirer.com/transportati...
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This is a man for whom no one else's life has any meaning at all. A terrifying illumination of pure narcissism.
September 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This is a man for whom no one else's life has any meaning at all. A terrifying illumination of pure narcissism.
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Someone just needs to be brave and make Sansom Street pedestrian only.
September 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Someone just needs to be brave and make Sansom Street pedestrian only.
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When I first really became aware of the Supreme Court: 1962, when I was 11: I didn’t know its name (Engel v Vitale) but it said i would no longer be forced to say another religion’s prayer in school every day. Or any prayer. That was so very long ago.
September 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
When I first really became aware of the Supreme Court: 1962, when I was 11: I didn’t know its name (Engel v Vitale) but it said i would no longer be forced to say another religion’s prayer in school every day. Or any prayer. That was so very long ago.
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Interesting shutdown politics thread by health policy expert and former OMB official Topher Spiro.
September 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Interesting shutdown politics thread by health policy expert and former OMB official Topher Spiro.