Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Barry's work is really great, and I relate to his newspaper background. Journos, HMU for images, interviews. news.ku.edu/news/article...news.ku.eduBarry Fitzgerald uses month of splendid isolation to continue artistic musings on homeJuxtaposing straight lines, organic forms inspires painter, illustrator 010
Reposted by Rick HellmanChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026We are watching the worst assault on multiracial democracy since the Pettus bridge. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...nytimes.comRepublicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee’s Majority-Black House District 18449701596
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Sort of counter-intuitive, once you read the details. HMU to interview #kuexperts co-author. news.ku.edu/news/article...news.ku.eduStudy of nonprofits bouncing back from pandemic reveals surprising findingsGroups with the broadest networks proved most resilient 020
Reposted by Rick HellmanSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 06/05/2026You’ll never guess the direction this Mike Flynn “investigation” goes. 4430064
Reposted by Rick HellmanMichelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Sad thing is, I expect most Americans to not know about this. 926137566816
Reposted by Rick Hellmanpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 04/05/2026you don't need a study to know this is bad for kids. that's why school admins have zero excuses for signing these deals 5439441051
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Yes. #kuexperts Jeff Hall agrees. Great time now to plan a summer trip. www.outsideonline.com/health/welln...outsideonline.comWe've Found the Cure for the Loneliness Epidemic: CampingResearch shows that camping acts as a relationship accelerator. Learn how the time spent outdoors helps turn casual acquaintances into best friends. 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026New story alert: news.ku.edu/news/article...news.ku.eduBarry Fitzgerald uses month of splendid isolation to continue artistic musings on homeJuxtaposing straight lines, organic forms inspires painter, illustrator 000
Reposted by Rick HellmanHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026There is no equivalent on the Democratic side for the pure, undiluted nihilism coming from the federal government right now. We basically have one party of technocrats and one party of Branch Davidians. 732828692
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Looks like Crown Center, as we knew it, is not long for this world. I remember when it opened with the wild, mid-century West Village shops by this guy. www.archpaper.com/2023/03/at-y...archpaper.com 110
Reposted by Rick HellmanHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 22/04/2026Priceless post from the official White House social media 229100482730
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Folks in France looking to @universityofkansas.bsky.social prof Robert Rowland for perspective on Trump comms. www.france24.com/en/live-news...france24.comTrump's messaging on Iran grows increasingly erraticWith his sensational statements on Truth Social and serial phone chats with individual journalists, President Donald Trump has only added to the confusion surrounding his plans for Iran in recent days... 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Good story here w/lotta quotes from @universityofkansas.bsky.social prof Jeff Hall, making sense, as usual. 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026www.edit.quotetab.com/quote/by-bud...edit.quotetab.comI would never say it can't get worse. This game is too hard to play. There's always something lurking around the corner.Quote from Buddy Bell: I would never say it can't get worse. This game is too hard to play. There's always something lurking around the corner. 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026At the risk of violating the Buddy Bell rule, it can hardly be worse. 020
Reposted by Rick HellmanKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Say what you will about the worst members of the Roberts Court, but they all make sure their wives are in on the grift. Jane Roberts, Martha Alito and Ginni Thomas are equal partners with their husbands in the grand project of destroying the United States and enriching themselves in the process. 19357182127
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Jeff Hall's "Friendship Hours" survey cited once again here. Not sure I believe the 200 hours part, but the gist of it - that you must put in a lot of work to be a good friend - yes. www.bolde.com/psychology-s...bolde.comPsychology says people who don't have a lot of good friends often want to reverse it, but just don't know howI used to think I was the only one who didn’t have a set crew of people. I’d scroll through social media and see groups of friends laughing, celebrating, going on trips together. I’d wonder how they f... 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comPalantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fearsAlarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons 000
Reposted by Rick HellmanCYNC Verity Media @cvmedia.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Surveillance has evolved beyond Orwell’s “Big Brother.” Today’s reality is a network of governments, corporations, and data brokers—each collecting and leveraging personal data at scale. Laws can constrain governments. Controlling private power is far harder. #AISurveillance #Privacy @ec.europa.eu 0197
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Journalists who need a long, honest perspective on presidential rhetoric, HMU to speak with #kuexperts Robin Rowland. www.c-span.org/person/rober...c-span.org 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I've known & worked w/some fine sci-fi/fantasy writers at @universityofkansas.bsky.social - O.G. James Gunn, Kij Johnson - & @silviapark.bsky.social builds on that tradition brilliantly here with her win for "Luminous" (Simon & Schuster). www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...kirkusreviews.comWinners of the ‘LA Times’ Book Prizes Are Revealed | Kirkus ReviewsThe newspaper’s awards were announced Friday at the University of Southern California. 010
Reposted by Rick HellmanMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20/04/2026With the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week demanding 2024 election records from Wayne County, Michigan, the Trump administration is now aggressively targeting the voting process in perhaps the country’s three most pivotal voting jurisdictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comAhead of midterms, Trump’s DOJ is targeting voting in three of the most pivotal swing-state counties"They're basically acknowledging they got nothing," one elections expert said. "It's going to be used for propaganda and PR. And DOJ's law enforcement powers aren't supposed to be used for propaganda ... 321126508
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Congrats to @universityofkansas.bsky.social English Prof Silvia Park on winning the LA Times Book Prize for sci-fi/fantasy for their novel "Luminous." www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...kirkusreviews.comWinners of the ‘LA Times’ Book Prizes Are Revealed | Kirkus ReviewsThe newspaper’s awards were announced Friday at the University of Southern California. 050
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026I feel like a UFO movie set in Kansas City is gonna be big hereabouts. people.com/steven-spiel...people.comSteven Spielberg Drops First Trailer for His Mysterious UFO Movie with Emily Blunt and Josh O'ConnorEmily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and more star in Steven Spielberg's new movie 'Disclosure Day,' in theaters June 2026. 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Or this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLMR...youtube.comThe Impressions - We're a WinnerYouTube video by WatchSoul 010
Reposted by Rick HellmanMaggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Forbes is gamifying news about the horrific mass shooting in Shreveport, LA this weekend, encouraging readers to bet on the likelihood of gun regulation with fake money via its "ForbesPredict" feature. Eight children were murdered in the shooting. futurism.com/future-socie...futurism.comIn Article About Horrific Shooting That Killed Eight Children, Forbes Lets Readers Place Bets About Gun ControlIn a story about a mass shooting that left eight children dead, Forbes is encouraging readers to bet on the news with fake money. 621525720
Reposted by Rick HellmanThe Onion @theonion.com · 17/04/2026Live Nation CEO Sentenced To 10 Years In Online Queue 151565184
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Great story about this amazing gift by @universityofkansas.bsky.social prof Robert McDonald. sanantonioreport.org/kansas-city-...sanantonioreport.orgA lifesaving gift, times seven, in San AntonioA South Texas cattle rancher received a lifesaving liver transplant through a rare seven-pair living donor exchange at University Hospital. 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Totally normal stuff. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...telegraph.co.ukRFK Jr ‘cut off a dead raccoon’s penis’US politician’s antics about a “freezer full of roadkill” and “weird family” told in new book 000
Reposted by Rick HellmanDave Lee @davelee.me · 16/04/2026Mamdani needs to have this team make movie poster-style subway ads with these quotes 18754102
Reposted by Rick HellmanErika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 16/04/2026How is TJ Maxx not getting in on "looksmaxxing," riding it hard for a fiscal quarter of advertising campaign, then walking away with the satisfaction of having murdered the trend. 343032404
Reposted by Rick HellmanDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 16/04/2026So the media is a bunch of villainous Jews and Trump is Jesus. I fully expect the NYT to sanewash this antisemitic lunacy. So far, they’re ignoring it. 1032711610
Reposted by Rick HellmanMatt Ufford @mattufford.bsky.social · 16/04/2026not at all the point but this is why an image made in Photoshop is better than AI 363078
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 16/04/2026I can connect journos who HMU with #kuexperts on Spielberg, Greek drama (Chris Nolan's "Odyssey" hits screens in July). I'll even tell you my own Spielberg story. www.reuters.com/business/med...reuters.comSpielberg teases new alien film 'Disclosure Day' as 'more truth than fiction'Steven Spielberg described his 1977 UFO film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" as his own "speculation" about intelligent life on other planets. 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 16/04/2026You have done a great job. My sincere condolences. 010
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I have enjoyed KC's Listyning Room. www.france24.com/en/live-news... www.centerforrecordedmusic.org/listyningroomfrance24.com'Listening bars' bloom as hottest new nightlife trendNot quite like a gig or going clubbing, but there's a new night out spreading in cities around the world: an evening at a "listening bar". 000
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Congrats to @universityofkansas.bsky.social prof @bogiperson.bsky.social for being shortlisted for Best First Novel! locusmag.com/2026/04/2026... Here's KU News Service release on "Song of Spores" for more: news.ku.edu/news/article...locusmag.com2026 Locus Awards Top Ten FinalistsCongratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! These results are from the February 1 to April 1 voting by readers on an open public ballot. The Locus Awards winners will be announced… 164
Reposted by Rick Hellmanemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026These are adjudged terrorists. 431200442
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Speaking as a consumer, I miss antitrust. www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/u...cnbc.comWhat a United-American merger would mean, from antitrust hurdles to airfareUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reportedly floated a potential merger with Trump administration officials earlier this year. 020
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026He did defeat fascism and pulled the economy out of a tailspin. 130
Rick Hellman @rickhellman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Most Jews know the difference between an actual attempted genocide and something else. 000
Reposted by Rick HellmanAndy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · 14/04/2026A @propublica.org investigation pinpointed at least 75 people across federal agencies who stood up to protect the integrity of the 2020 election. Today, nearly all of those people are gone, having resigned, been fired, or been reassigned, esp. at DOJ and DHS. www.propublica.org/article/trum...propublica.orgInside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm ElectionsWhen Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l... 6293148
Reposted by Rick HellmanAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I've seen respected columnists using AI to add cartoons to their posts. Please stop- first of all, it's garbage. Secondly, most editorial cartoonists would be happy if you included their work with your posts. Just ask them for permission. 12790203
