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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D.

@christhinnes.bsky.social
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[Xfer from x.com/ChrisThinnes] Veteran school teacher, leader, facilitator, consultant, & writer. Senior DEI Consultant @ Blink. Board co-chair @ EduColor. Board @ Progressive Education Network. Ed.D., LMU Education Leadership for Social Justice.

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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"But Gil taught us that the blues remembers everything the country tries to forget..." Jesse Hagopian: open.substack.com/pub/jessehag...
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Semiquincentennial Blues
For Gil Scott-Heron
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"But it is a mistake to confuse the diversification of inquiry with the abandonment of rigor. The more pressing question is whether our conception of objectivity has kept pace with the changing realities of the academy itself..." Dwight McBride: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
insidehighered.com
The Question Haunting the Vanderbilt/Wash U Report (opinion)
A new report criticizes a turn toward politicized scholarship in the humanities. But could it be that a more diverse academy is asking different questions?
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
"Debemos cambiar el rumbo El sistema no sirvió Nada, Nada es verdad Todo es un sueño escrito por la sociedad..." Los Cojolites ft. Natalia Lafourcade: youtu.be/38L5soYeEz0
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Los Cojolites ft. Natalia Lafourcade. Nada es Verdad
YouTube video by loscojolites
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"This isn't about doing less or backing down, it's about redesigning approaches, building unexpected partnerships, and standing firm in equity commitments even when the conditions make it harder..." National Equity Project: drive.google.com/file/d/1fmCA...
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"One risk is mistaking modernization for liberation: scaling technical reforms while leaving intact the deeper architecture that determines who holds power, whose knowledge is valued, and who is protected or pushed to the margins..." National Equity Project: drive.google.com/file/d/1e617...
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"If held to the same standards, 27 private schools identified by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune through tax filings likely would have violated state law..." ProPublica: www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
"At a certain point you start wondering when curiosity stops functioning as inquiry and becomes avoidance, when complexity becomes an excuse, when understanding becomes a way of indefinitely postponing judgment..." Erin Williams: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Problem With Pema Chodron
This piece is in conversation with an earlier essay on Ezra Klein’s method.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"Liberalism has long produced a familiar reflex... it moves from structural causation to personal psychology, replaces analysis & action with resilience, & shifts attention from what produced the harm to how individuals might endure it..." Erin Williams: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Problem With Pema Chodron
This piece is in conversation with an earlier essay on Ezra Klein’s method.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"Dyfi Groms" is an artful, insightful, & serious short film about youth, community, & youth culture in Wales. It also gets at the core of the whys & why-would-you-do-thats of mountain biking. Just "wow." www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE9p...
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Dyfi Groms - Official Film
YouTube video by Tiny House Creatives
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"What white supremacy promises its adherents is a life without challenge--the right to be free of competition and judgment, the right to be shielded from new ways of thinking, to be insulated from diverse cultural practices that challenge their hegemony..." Ifill: open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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White Supremacy Is an Antidemocracy Movement
If You Want Democracy in this Country You Have to Fight White Supremacy
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"I burn down your cities-how blind you must be I take from you your children and you say how blessed are we You all must be crazy to put your faith in me That's why I love mankind You really need me That's why I love mankind..." Randy Newman: youtu.be/XwC1HDaw6s8
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God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) (2002 Remaster)
YouTube video by Randy Newman - Topic
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
"Louisiana v. Callais is not about Republicans versus Democrats in the battle for control of Congress. It’s about white folks trying to take political power away from Black folks. And the Supreme Court ruled “whites win”—again..." Elie Mystal: open.substack.com/pub/elienyc/...
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The Return of Jim Crow
Elie v. U.S.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
PEN's Educational Principles | 1 of 6 Education must: Amplify students’ voice, choice, and participation as learners and citizens. progressiveeducationnetwork.org/about/missio...
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
"Nothing bad ever happens to me Nothing bad ever happens to me Why should I care? Nothing bad ever happens to me..." Oingo Boingo, "Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me" www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpjH...
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Nothing bad ever happens to me - Oingo Boingo
YouTube video by Boingo Vision
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Digable Planets, "The May 4th Movement," LIVE on KEXP: youtu.be/Sn3SYaDqml8 & you're welcome.
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Digable Planets - The May 4th Movement (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The National Equity Project, "Six Forces the Education Field is Facing Now" drive.google.com/file/d/1fmCA... via @ntlequityproj.bsky.social
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The Progressive Education Network is "proud to introduce our new mission, vision, and principles of progressive education, intended to reflect back to our network what we’ve learned and proudly built with you over time..." progressiveeducationnetwork.org/about/missio...
progressiveeducationnetwork.org
Mission, Vision, & Educational Principles | Progressive Education Network
Our Mission We support a network of educators to advance the practice of progressive education and to cultivate equity and justice in public and private schools. Our Vision Progressive education and p...
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"Callais opens the door for states to gerrymander Black and Brown majority districts out of existence, suppress those communities' votes and representation, and write them out of government of, by, and for the people..." indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/vie...
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Rapid Response Call: SCOTUS guts voting rights
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Mood: youtu.be/EfOW9QrLs0o
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I'm Not Dead (yet)!
YouTube video by driver49
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"As we said a year ago, they can arrest us for praying, but they cannot stop our prayers. The work of this year is to turn our prayers into votes..." Rev. Barber & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: substack.com/@williamjbar...
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One Year Later, Our Prayers Still Rise
Watch now | A conversation about the policy violence of the 119th Congress
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
"Say what? All in line, all in line (oh) For a slice of the devil's pie (yeah)..." D'Angelo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fNt...
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D'Angelo - Devil's Pie
YouTube video by kordtyb
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
"I don't really mind if it's over your head 'Cause the job of resurrectors is to wake up the dead..." - Tribe, "Jazz (We've Got)" www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlA0...
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Jazz (We've Got)
YouTube video by A Tribe Called Quest - Topic
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
"Some of your favorites may be missing. This is because I look not to the songs w/the largest pop-culture footprint but to those that tell me the most about him & how he made music... A cheat code into why Prince was, is, & will always be genius." - Questlove: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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The Prince 100
Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson counts down his top Prince songs.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
"You cannot see when you look back: too dark behind me. And the song says, merely, with a stunning matter-of-factness, 'There's a light before me. I'm on my way...'" - James Baldwin, Just Above My Head
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
^^^ "We the kids that they don't like to talk about... We the kids who come from mining for cobalt We the kids that were abandoned and trafficked and sold off We the kids underneath all the rubble in Gaza We the kids that are missing all their mothers and fathers." www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BAp...
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WE THE KIDS
YouTube video by The Neighborhood Kids - Topic
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Hey! The Neighborhood Kids' new album came out this morning. Get to it. youtu.be/4MWD5I0MHHw
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The Neighborhood Kids – VOICE OF THE REVOLUTION (Full Album Lyric Video)
YouTube video by The Neighborhood Kids
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
May the memory of this righteous one be a blessing. #RIP And how did I not hear this until last month... and why are there so few views? Incredible: youtu.be/KcOEd72IxeM
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The Truth
YouTube video by Prince - Topic
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
📌 Compose yourself. One day the cosplay Nazis will be purged from the White House, the anti-acronym campaign will have failed, and all those school leaders & boards you're grinding molars about will have lost their excuses to capitulate on the commitments they never championed in the first place.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
"Back in the days when I was a teenager Before I had status and before I had a pager You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop I said, well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles..." - ATCQ All of it: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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The Low End Theory - YouTube
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
New walk-on music for workshops/presentations. ;) youtu.be/cIxPzqaCmEc
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Able Heart - Masterpiece (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Able Heart
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"Beyond the Edges" invites us to ask: What happens when the old edges themselves no longer hold? What comes after the versions of “traditional” and “progressive” education we’ve inherited? PEN National Conference | October 2-4, 2026 | Columbus, OH progressiveeducationnetwork.org/event/pen-na...
PEN National Conference | October 2-4, 2026 | Columbus, OH
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It take weapons grade arrogance to invent popesplaining.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"[Chorus] "Motherland, cradle me Close my eyes Lullaby me to sleep Keep me safe Lie with me Stay beside me Don't go Don't you go..." - Natalie Merchant, "Motherland" open.spotify.com/track/6Jrb8p... & genius.com/Natalie-merc...
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Motherland
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
"Write a lyric essay of 300–500 words organized in sections (use white space or small roman numerals). The subject should be something you genuinely don't fully understand yet, an unresolved question about your own life, history, or community..." via Saint Trey Wooden: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Lyric Essay
National Poetry Month|Day 14| April 14 | Prompt #14
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Sure I was worried about X. But then this happened...
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I hadn't heard Brickell cover Dylan until just now. I absolutely love her voice, though I could do without the chord changes as I am currently not riding an elevator. The original was our theme song for a handful of drives across the desert. Both come with an ugly cry for free. youtu.be/_ZZ2myqz04I
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A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall
YouTube video by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Topic
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The last few years, Dylan & I signed off on text threads w/ "Loves Chunks" (me) & "Loves Munks" (him). He started it. I never knew why. Just now Spotify reminded me of our joyous, manic head banging to this, like 20 years ago, when he was 7 or 8. So thank you, Algorithm... youtu.be/vGMqOhXtIa0
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Funky Monks
YouTube video by Red Hot Chili Peppers - Topic
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Some folks think I'm mad as a hatter for schlepping a mountain bike up here well before dawn... But look at the Beauty I get to encounter with a ~270 degree view of my beloved & completely mental city below... I love L.A. #SkiTopanga
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
It's completely mental how much is at play in Blanco y Negro--across multiple genres, generations, ethnoracial identities, and entangled histories. Every musician at the top of their game, playing with and for each other. If you haven't seen or heard this, you're welcome. 🫶🏻 youtu.be/a9xYA9rFZ_k
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
U! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 C! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 L! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 A! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 UCLA Fight Fight Fight! 💪🏻 dailybruin.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Trump administration drops appeal of order blocking $1.2 billion UCLA settlement - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Feb. 13 at 10:00 p.m. The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a decision Friday that blocked it from demanding a $1.2 billion settlement from UCLA.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
How do ICE actions land with non-ICE law enforcement officers ? Here's an interesting breakdown of responses by 2 focus groups -- Harris-voting & Trump-voting cops -- with Sarah Longwell & Tim Miller: youtu.be/RMqwOnfjedE
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Law Enforcement Reckons With ICE Fallout
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
“One of the things that faith requires of you is the ability to believe that this current state that you are in is not the end. There is a possibility that something can be greater. And even though you cannot see it, you believe that it can happen.” Trevor Noah ~ Bucar substack.com/home/post/p-...
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What If Trevor Noah Is Right About the Left and Religion?
A month ago, I heard something I can’t shake.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
May the memory of this righteous one be a blessing. 🙏🏻
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"And maybe the answer is simple: one song protects mythology. The other tells the truth. What a nation chooses to sing together is, eventually, what it chooses to become..." Dr. Stacey Patton: open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
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The Black National Anthem Is Breaking MAGA’s Brain — And Here’s Why
Lift E'vry Voice and Sing isn’t divisive. It’s just honest and that’s the problem.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Be a part of the 2026 #TeachingInColor Summit! Charlotte, NC — April 25, 2026 More via CREED-nc.org: mailchi.mp/creed-nc/reg...
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
"American voter suppression has never introduced itself as suppression but as reform and protection. And what they are betting on, what they have always bet on, is historical amnesia." Dr. Stacey Patton: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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While Y'all Were Arguing About Monkeys and Halftime Shows, Trump and His Goons Were Figuring Out How to Control Your Vote
The greatest danger of distraction culture is that it trains the public to live emotionally instead of historically.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
"Dance without fear." "Speak without fear." "America" was never greater than for ~13 minutes last night.
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
"Unlike cynicism, hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, & can often feel like the most indefensible & lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism." Nick Cave (11'45"ff) youtu.be/G8qmV6MYCF4
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Nick Cave On Singing With Johnny Cash And The Joyful, Uplifting Vibe Of His New Album, ‘Wild God’
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
“The league officially absorbed his language—slogans like ‘Inspire Change’—while rejecting his message and himself. That co-optation is part of his legacy—activism rebranded as corporate messaging, stripped of disruption..." Myers, in Kilgore: wapo.st/4km8MpZ
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What do we make of Colin Kaepernick now?
The Super Bowl is being played in his former home stadium, at a societal moment that echoes the issues he forced football fans to confront. So why is he out of mind?
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Chris Thinnes, Ed.D. @christhinnes.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
When two law professors stroll into an argument so ill-prepared to argue, it almost makes me feel bad for them, but not quite since they don't see it. wapo.st/3Zh3typ
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Opinion | No, Billie Eilish, Americans are not thieves on stolen land
Civilization depends on secure property titles, not sincere apologies.
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