Reposted by Patrick Hardythe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 13hToday, Oct 4, is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi: the day when you can bring your pets to church for a blessing. 431262377
Reposted by Patrick HardyNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 10hKate Manne wrote another brilliant essay about the Cornell case. This time, it's about her own experiences interacting with Cornell's police department.katemanne.substack.comWhose Side Are the Cornell University Police On?Sharing my story of a disturbing encounter with CUPD in 2018 411938
Reposted by Patrick Hardyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12hremarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading. 683346877
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 14hI swear, the moment you bring bananas home from the store they start browning 400% faster 130
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 15hSince it's Idaho, I had to check, and no, they're not an LDS schism. Turns out it's a small Pentecostal church. 030
Reposted by Patrick HardyProtection From Elephants (Abj; Wiz/Sor3; Comp: V, S, DF) @mxmarkargent.bsky.social · 22h 3397114
Reposted by Patrick HardyStuart Schrader @stschrader1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The new book I co-edited with @juliango.bsky.social, IMPERIAL ENTANGLEMENTS OF POLICING, is now shipping from @dukepress.bsky.social. Order your copy here: dukeupress.edu/imperial-ent... 05021
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026As a parent of young kids, the worst part is this guy & his company are prominently featured in an episode of Mark Rober's YouTube/Netflix show. 010
Reposted by Patrick HardyLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The tortuous, botched execution of Christa Pike is truly horrifying. And while it feels unique in some ways, in reality it is also only the latest in a history of botched executions going back years — YEARS — in numerous states. Please know: this is the reality of the death penalty in this country. 111280376
Reposted by Patrick HardyKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just a reminder that people don’t always realize they were raped in the immediate aftermath. It can take hours, days, months, and even years to realize you were raped, and it doesn’t make it any less true. There are many kinds of responses, including fawning and trying to appease your rapist 8852091016
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not the main point but there's a random Natalie Harp cameo early on in the transcript; really gives you the sense that she's always hovering right by the president, waiting to feed him information. 010
Reposted by Patrick HardyMark Schofield @markschofield.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Mike Tomlin is currently giving a tour of his boutique hotel in Minecraft, which has a multipurpose conference room and an appropriate number of public restroom and I’m losing MY MIND 221740219
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't think the picture ever made the news; a conservative coworker showed me it from a private Facebook page. It was darkly funny though, the levels of conspiracy mindedness that led to that picture becoming a reality. And the coworker 100% believed that the stunt prevented a riot. 030
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One of the enduring (to me) images from 2020 was of dozens of armed white people standing guard at a Walmart in a random rural town in Washington state because they heard rumors that BLM protestors were going to show up and loot the place (there were never any protestors) 120
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The whole thing about Americans being consumers first and citizens second really stuck with me and I finally realized why 120
Reposted by Patrick HardyCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571622057
Reposted by Patrick HardyAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Let’s remind Hegseth of Casimir Pulaski’s example, in the spirit of 1776 that the Secretary touts. General Pulaski— the father of the American Calvary and hero of Savannah— was an intersex or trans Polish horseman who came to this country, saved George Washington’s life, and died for our Revolution. 1717246
Reposted by Patrick HardyAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 5030791084
Reposted by Patrick HardyJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 30/09/2026So-called AI detection tools might be an even bigger scurge than AI. I was talking today with a student (a senior), who shared that they now have to spend time "dumbing down" their papers--shortening sentences, removing advanced vocab and punctuation--because otherwise they get flagged as "AI." 1029574
Reposted by Patrick Hardygamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Trucking is one of the most politically conservative industries in the country. 75% of truckers are or lean conservative, and 85% of industry campaign donations go to Republican candidates. This guy's diesel bill this morning was $1,476. 138914
Reposted by Patrick HardyStephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thread about ICE rendering a Black US Citizen unconscious in Evanston. 042
Reposted by Patrick HardyK.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026how is an AI gonna understand what I mean when I tell my wife "i want nuggets from the good mcdonald's not the bad mcdonald's you know what happened the last time", i could be talking about any number of mcdonald's and any number of last times, that's the point of having family who understands 1827
Reposted by Patrick HardyDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it. 11041811443
Reposted by Patrick HardyNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I’ll add to this that a big part of why Biden’s approach failed is because he tapped Title IX administrators to lead the effort, instead of survivors and their advocates. He picked the betrayers instead of the betrayed. 225581
Reposted by Patrick HardyWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I was a college antirape activist ~2009-14 and it's wild to read how much of the rape culture playroom colleges use stayed the same. different decade, same rape-enabling bullshit. 618411
Reposted by Patrick HardyHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ctrl-F “Laquan McDonald” <Not found>nytimes.comRahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 PlayThe longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028. 28981199
Reposted by Patrick HardyDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026Damn. With the alt text: 3227111
Reposted by Patrick HardyNight of the Abigail @popeguilty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026RFK Jr does not understand Black babies being healthy and alive as in alignment with his overall project 094
Reposted by Patrick HardyProf. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You should read this piece about Jim Crow theobros. It says a lot about the racial underpinnings that I talk about in my book White Evangelical Racism; The Politics of Morality in America. religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...religionnews.comThe rise of the Jim Crow theobros(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ... 516773
Reposted by Patrick Hardyjenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm so excited to share my newest publication at @thejop.bsky.social "Intersectional Threat" argues that all threats are experienced based on social location and orientation to power. This paper has been under review since Jan 22. I'm SO happy it is finally out. www.academia.edu/176155961/In... 23513
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Great episode, Dr Jackson is such a wealth of knowledge 110
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Whatever data center companies promise about air pollution needs to be taken with a truckload of salt, because they can always pull crap like this when demand spikes www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/n...nytimes.comData Center Is Fined $1.1 Million for Operating 62 Power GeneratorsNew Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits. 001
Reposted by Patrick HardyTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh. 322237588
Reposted by Patrick HardyAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21188123852
Reposted by Patrick HardyTim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The AI build-out is on track to become the biggest economic bet in U.S. history, dwarfing the investments made to fund other huge U.S. infrastructure projects such as the railroads, the highway system and the plumbing for the internet. www.wsj.com/economy/the-...wsj.comThe AI Build-Out Is Becoming the Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. HistoryData-center spending is greater than that for canals, railroads and grid combined—creating jobs and stock-market wealth, while boosting inflation and crowding out housing. 49404169
Reposted by Patrick HardyLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970182264
Reposted by Patrick HardyTim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You joined "grand vizier chat (secret)" You: dark rumors from aboard You: abroad* fuck Sssnakecharmer: mf said aboard WhispersintheChapel: ahoy matey lol PonderMyOrb changed the group name to "rumors from aboard" 3098262766
Reposted by Patrick HardyVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Wanting to "resolve this in the boardroom not the courtroom" is how Newsom justified the settlement. The unquestioned mindset here is that these power struggles are best negotiated among oligopolies & oligarchs, not the democratic polity. Should be disqualifying as a serious presidential candidate. 317658
Reposted by Patrick HardyAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ANOTHER death in ICE detention which appears likely to be the result of medical neglect. A diabetic who told his family members he wasn't receiving regular insulin shots OR getting diabetic-appropriate meals just died in custody. The U.S. prison-ICE detention-industrial complex kills. 261060582
Reposted by Patrick Hardyjon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 31/07/2026Autopsies of Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests often conclude that movements produced tough-on-crime backlash. My new study in Work and Occupations finds a different kind of movement outcome: BLM changed how local reporters cover cops and jails. 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 5768281
Patrick Hardy @patrickdhardy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The interns at my company are great but man do they make me feel old. I was wondering if the COVID pandemic messed up their high school graduations...some of them weren't even in high school yet. I've got Jiras older than these kids. 020
Reposted by Patrick Hardyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026i think you can fairly say that the second trump administration is the most racist federal administration since woodrow wilson and honestly i'm not sure that it isn't more racist than wilson's 164113122110