Reposted by Timothy SpringDuke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 16hToday would have been Michel Foucault's 100th birthday. In honor of his Centennial, and our own, we're offering a wide variety of free content related to the great philosopher on our blog. Books, chapters, & articles will be open access until Dec. 15, 2026. #DUP100 #Foucault buff.ly/H2nyiVZ 19668
Reposted by Timothy SpringAman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 15hRemarkable outcome in Fox News' latest poll: 88% of U.S. voters say they are extremely or very concerned about corruption in government, beating every other issue including inflation www.foxnews.com/politics/fox... 37774247
Reposted by Timothy SpringTechEquity @techequity.bsky.social · 13hDespite contributing to billion-dollar AI systems, Junbee makes less than minimum wage through Remotasks, a subsidiary of Scale AI. However, there’s little recourse for workers at foreign companies like Remotasks, and that’s by design. 112
Reposted by Timothy SpringJohn Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Six days after ICE shot him in the Bronx, Oscar Belgal remains in MDC Brooklyn, and still hasn’t gotten surgery to remove the bullet in his neck. “He has experienced a loss of sensation in half of his face, as well as hearing loss in his left ear.” Gift link: www.nydailynews.com/2026/10/14/l...nydailynews.comICE never identified themselves during NYC shooting of Oscar Belgal, who still has bullet in neck: lawyersThe Legal Aid Society, which now represents the 28-year-old father, filed a habeas corpus petition in Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday, seeking his “immediate release on reasonable conditions.” 341716884
Reposted by Timothy SpringTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026[edit] The book Venn I am going to suggest: This is WHO: American Oligarchs by Andrea Bernstein + This is WHY: Caliban & Witch + This is HOW: Capital Is Dead by McKenzie Wark anyone you see missing in that formulation is in: Golden Gulag. 747176
Reposted by Timothy SpringYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 15/10/2026And yet gas-only cars constituted 77% of the new vehicle market in the US over that period. Has the US ever been this far behind the world average in new tech adoption for a major product type? 36677129
Reposted by Timothy SpringSonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026First, BASIRA is a great project (I'm on the board of advisors, so I'm not impartial). Second, here's an example of a manuscript that survives in its original chemise binding. It's a 15th-century copy of the Nova Statuta from England, a book containing parliamentary statutes. 59624
Reposted by Timothy SpringRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 15/10/2026torn between shock and disgust and amusement imagining the DoD getting orders to execute the same-day invasion of a major ally 511363197
Reposted by Timothy SpringJulia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Ideological deportations, based on political belief, expression, or association, have been used to suppress dissent & as tools of political repression. Denaturalization was often used to assist in ideological deportation. Learn more in "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️ ⬇️ www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...hup.harvard.eduThreat of Dissent — Harvard University Press“Suspicion of foreigners goes back to the earliest days of the republic…Kraut traces how different ideologies would be considered intolerably dangerous according to the dominant fears of a given era. ... 34024
Reposted by Timothy SpringCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate...then were told to lay off. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comCFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil TradesChairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack. 6627351439
Timothy Spring @springtimothy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Great video and so true. @sarahjones.bsky.social have you seen this? 010
Reposted by Timothy SpringChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I spoke a bit about Matthew Shepard over the weekend in person to some folks, but I didn't want to let the anniversary of his death — October 12, 1998 — pass by without giving a moment to him and his memory here. 192859479
Reposted by Timothy SpringIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14854994511727
Reposted by Timothy SpringAlani Bankhead for U.S. Senate (D-MT) @alanib.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Shannon didn’t switch sides today. She’s been working against the Democratic nominee since the summer. #mtpol FULL STATEMENT: alaniformt.com/pr-2026-10-12 63216
Reposted by Timothy SpringMeade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 12/10/2026For my fellow pika enthusiasts, today’s update from the Washington Cascades (sound on). Me: This would be such great pika habitat, but it’s a south-facing slope, so — Pikas: MEEP! 6988
Reposted by Timothy SpringKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“Instead of asking, “Do I want to keep this?” ask, “Would I buy this today?” Modifying the decision-making framework allows a neural calculation in reward and self-relevance systems to shift, too. A teakettle becomes something you can choose — or not — rather than something you stand to lose.”nytimes.comOpinion | Neuroscience Can Make Decluttering EasierDecluttering is a challenge for many Americans, but neuroscience indicates we can make the process easier on ourselves and our loved ones. 2418
Reposted by Timothy SpringStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Twenty of our activists came to Bruqin yesterday to harvest olives alongside Palestinian farmers, and to make sure they did not have to face Israeli settler terror alone. 210539
Reposted by Timothy SpringCatalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A new CNN investigation has revealed that Israeli military attacks on Gaza caused the deaths of at least 24 of the 40 captives taken alive on October 7, 2023. The investigation also highlighted how Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu's new demands concerning the 143
Reposted by Timothy SpringEric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating. 18167591970
Reposted by Timothy SpringKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Very much agree with this. The Trump admin has purposefully attacked mail in voting from multiple directions and continues to make threats of law enforcement at voting sites… their goal is to create confusion, distrust, and fear… to suppress votes. 8330101
Reposted by Timothy SpringTina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 08/10/2026You can now read Carlos Vargas Moreno's story at The Guardian. Carlos was an H-2A worker who experienced a debilitating heat stroke in 2022 after being subjected to unsafe work conditions by his employer, Florida Orange Gold. Two years prior, another Florida Orange Gold worker died of heat stroke.theguardian.comHeatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same companyA farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but the contractor is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina 15436
Reposted by Timothy SpringElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 821476697
Reposted by Timothy SpringBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Literally making people use the term on public radio 54711
Reposted by Timothy SpringKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The latest “rigged election” strategy from the Trump administration involves producing a series of strategically timed arrests of non-citizens for alleged voter fraud & promoting those events to feed the false narrative that non-citizen voter fraud is widespread. uwcip.substack.com/p/federal-fr...uwcip.substack.comFederal Fraud Charges Resonate With Debunked Non-Citizen Voting NarrativesA flurry of recent charges and press conferences amplifying alleged non-citizen voting make a small phenomena seem bigger 10426188
Reposted by Timothy SpringCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026(Politico) - ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge on Tuesday .. @politico.com $DIS www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 1171544685
Reposted by Timothy SpringRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?bbc.comParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood mergerThe merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition 675147716004
Reposted by Timothy SpringThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.” 433189465709
Reposted by Timothy SpringMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The president of the United States says that "the New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested" for denying that the arena in which he spoke had empty seats. It's really bad! www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump... 1211188270
Reposted by Timothy SpringJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hi folks: Today's the deadline for public comments on the proposed removal of federal protection for nat'l forests Hundreds of endangered species will be affected Here's info from the American Bird Conservancy, & the link for comments: abcbirds.org/news/roadles... www.fs.usda.gov/managing-lan...fs.usda.govRoadless Areas | US Forest ServiceWhat's NewOn Aug. 18, 2026, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brook L. Rollins announced that the proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement that recommends removing the 2001 Roadle... 22343220
Reposted by Timothy SpringDerek Fox @partialobserver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Aforementioned list of demands - 1344
Reposted by Timothy SpringNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 05/10/2026For clarity, this is the list of demands at Cornell I find the strongest. Focused on accountability and a shift in power dynamics as a means of producing cultural and structural change. 04619
Reposted by Timothy SpringAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026But ice cream shops can’t give a free cone to someone with an “I voted” sticker 872239452
Reposted by Timothy SpringMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 25968434601
Reposted by Timothy SpringLori Lou Freshwater @lorifreshwater.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just returned from Appalachia where I heard from people about 22 year olds being diagnosed with Black Lung along with all the ways the coal companies have tried to erase the history of the miners fighting and dying to take them on. Poverty creates slavery. And coal companies are in that business. 093
Reposted by Timothy SpringKatie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026SNAP update: Another cut from the Republican reconciliation law takes effect today, cutting the federal match for SNAP administrative costs from 50% to 25%. Every state now gets half as many federal dollars to ensure SNAP gets to eligible families on time & in the right amount. 11921
Reposted by Timothy SpringBryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Because the cancer has progressed to his spine, he’s no longer eligible for clinical trials. In August, he was admitted to the ICU with a brain bleed. His family has enrolled him in hospice care." The human toll of NIH cuts. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/n...cnbc.comNIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't haveA delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options. 0136
Reposted by Timothy SpringBryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Fascinating new study of New Mexico's universal childcare program, first of its kind, finds the program dramatically increased work for lower-income moms www.the74million.org/zero2eight/n...the74million.orgNearly a Year In, Universal Childcare Is Reshaping Work for Moms in New MexicoA new study highlights some early impacts of universal childcare on labor supply for mothers in New Mexico. 8553184
Reposted by Timothy SpringKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 239102223244
Reposted by Timothy SpringOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 03/10/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 37732
Reposted by Timothy SpringOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 03/10/2026NYT: The Trump administration’s talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. 38287150
Reposted by Timothy SpringKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's Oct 3. The midterms are a month away, but early voting has already begun in some states. Mail-in ballots will start circulating soon. Some of the usual suspects are already pushing the same "rigged election" rumors we've all heard before. This year, you can play along at home. bingo.cip.uw.edubingo.cip.uw.edu"Rigged Election" BingoSpot the tropes before they spread. Recognize the common story elements behind election rumors — can you get BINGO? 817486
Reposted by Timothy SpringCharlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A new level of lawlessness 0153
Reposted by Timothy SpringGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One more photo of today’s rally for free speech, free assembly, and academic freedom at Yale. 1454
Reposted by Timothy SpringGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 02/10/2026More photos (and more to come) from today at Beinecke Plaza, a historic site of protest at Yale. Students, faculty, alums are calling for academic freedom, free speech and assembly and no settlement with the Trump administration. 0245
Reposted by Timothy SpringAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US. 181981697
Reposted by Timothy SpringNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026ICYMI:nytimes.comStatement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was RapedDocuments obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges. 4454116
Reposted by Timothy SpringJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9753522189
