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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Turn the Ravens game back on y’all

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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My friend and colleague Tom is 💯 on both of his points, which are personal to us as Syracuse faculty but certainly not specific to Syracuse but apply to US higher education in general

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is the way. Hardball tactics to break the doom loop, with bipartisan good governance reform always on offer as the off-ramp

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I share this concern. But for me it reflects two distinct issues, only one of which is captured in the piece

Some Syracuse faculty worry the university will ultimately use the committee process to emphasize preparation for high-paying fields and further chip away at comprehensive liberal-arts offerings.

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

lol, 3 of the NYT’s top 4 are shows that I started but didn’t finish because I didn’t really like them. Guess I’m just built different

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Richard is doing yeoman’s work to uncover these forgotten censorship stories I feel like we could drum up a local exhibit of the Syracuse stuff

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

O’s are gonna blow this lead and get eliminated in the most hilarious fashion aren’t they?

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If Elias doesn’t install a camera looking right down the left field line before opening day 2027, what are we even doing

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Can I live skeet our University Senate meeting? Is that a thing? Maybe we’ll get diverted to Iceland

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Scooplet: after Texas State Representative Brian Harrison and megadonor Monty Bennett publicly complained about the University of North Texas having a large archive of primary sources related to LGBTQ history in North Texas, UNT has taken down a website about it, and Rep. Harrison is taking credit.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🚨🚨AAUP Chapter at UT Austin VP Lauren Gutterman: “There's been no direct communication from the provost with faculty in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, no clear explanation about why these degree plans are being shut down," she said."The justification is just entirely lacking."

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UT Austin plans to cut Mexican American, African, women's and gender studies majors

The decision comes after university officials consolidated seven ethnic studies departments into two earlier this year. Faculty within the College of Liberal Arts were told most majors could be consol...

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Love this essay on writing, teaching, and teaching writing

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is a good reminder that unseating autocrats unlocks lots of potential advances

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

PSA: No Kings is a coalition, not an org, and it does not do fundraising appeals for itself. Partner orgs raise money for costs we're incurring to put it on. But if you get a text from "NO KINGS" or a PAC you've never heard of before asking for $ that is a scam and you should block/shame away.

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We’re two drives in and Lamar has a 49y completion to Zay, a designed run for a TD, and a first down scramble on 3rd and 16. I think he’s back

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I remember the old one. Anyone got video of the new one?

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I just started this book by @jloeffler.bsky.social and I can’t put it down. Among other things for this all-time-great description of American exceptionalism

Book cover:
James Loeffler’s Exceptional Hatred

American exceptionalism, the myth that our nation's singular political experiment can embrace absolutist free speech while escaping its consequences.

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Finished this stretch 13-13, which is impressive tbh. Though probably not good enough

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What is going on in Stamford Bridge lol?

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Good news is O's are up 4-0 early. Bad news is we've stranded 8(!) runners in 3 innings and burned both our ABS challenges. If this comes back to bite us, you heard it here first

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/09/2026

Jesus Christ: after a recent ruling by the Eighth Circuit that allowed Act 372 to take effect, an Arkansas county has banned all children from checking out any books in the adult section, bringing home any DVDs, or using the self-checkout kiosk in its public libraries.

More recently in Craighead County — symbolically, at least, Ground Zero for the state’s attack on libraries, thanks to Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro) — the library announced several changes to circulation as it relates to minors. In a Facebook post, the library listed a number of changes to library policies, including:

Minors are prohibited from using the self-checkout kiosks;
Children under 13 years old may only check out materials from the designated children’s collection, while minors age 13-17 can only check out from the children or teen sections;
Minors may not check out DVDs at all; and
Minors are prohibited from entering or purchasing anything from the Friends of the Library Bookstore.

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Institutional neutrality mandates are inconsistent with academic freedom, exhibit one million

The Vanderbilt board goes far beyond mere criticism of faculty with views they dislike, to claiming that professors with views they deem "political" are violating their professional duties: "Faculty have a corresponding duty to act in accordance with and actively maintain scholarly standards. Faculty fail to live up to this duty if they individually or collectively (e.g., in academic units or scholarly associations) subordinate scholarly standards to a political and social agenda."

The Vanderbilt board expands this threat against any faculty deemed to promote evil political ideas in class discussions: "Faculty—individually and through academic units-fail in their responsibility if course offerings, syllabi, or class discussions suppress or promote ideas and perspectives that are rooted in political or personal commitments as opposed to academic merit." There is nothing wrong with promoting perspectives that have political commitments; in fact, intellectual diversity requires this, because some viewpoints include political commitments.

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Guys if you dine solo at Myers and Chang in Boston, they give you a special half price menu with smaller portions. This place is my dream

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

O’s have been frustratingly up and down, but this schedule has been brutal. We’re 20 games into a stretch of 26 in 27 days Tonight is the second time in this stretch that we’ve got a home game the day after a tough loss on the road

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"Your professors are not the enemy.... Robots are the enemy." My 18yo started texting us about this speech as soon as she walked out of convocation last week vimeo.com/1222701074?s...

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Nathan Harshman, PhD - 2026 Convocation Speech

This is "Nathan Harshman, PhD - 2026 Convocation Speech" by American University on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Update: Books removed from the Llano County Library now in possession of a private citizen

3 shelves of books removed from Llano County Library

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Tomorrow's blog post will focus on the recent Hamburger Mary's decision from the 11th Circuit, emphasizing that state suppression of drag performance is a warning bell for eroding democratic guardrails. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox tomkeck.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 28/08/2026

You can preorder now!

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jbock1015.bsky.social @jbock1015.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Any local Syracuse/Upstate NY friends. Please come to this event on Saturday at Baker Highschool in Baldwinsville. Myself and my fantastic team of people at Citizens for Lysander put this event together with State Senator @sengonzalezny.bsky.social and @foodandwater.bsky.social ! Please join us!

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Jennifer Nelson’s entry to this year’s Minnesota State Fair crop art

A localized version of Guernica with a loon at the center and a person holding an ICE OUT sign

“My piece was inspired by Picasso's Guernica, a work that was his response to the Nazi's bombing of the Basque town. I thought there was a fitting parallel between these incidents about the high price paid by ordinary people when aggressive regimes try out new tactics of war, as well as a fitting juxtaposition of the darkness of living such an experience and the light we shone through it in our own resistance and care for one another. The patterns near Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s mouths are actually their last words in Morse code: ‘I’m not mad at you,’ and ‘Are you okay?’”

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Polar Bear’s RBI tear fixing to block Alvarez’s triple crown

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Adam Hilton @adhilt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hey all! We’re hiring at Mount Holyoke. If you are on the market this year and have a specialty in American Public Law, we’d love to hear from you. If not, please forward to someone you think is interested. Available for questions via this app, email, or in person at APSA. Thanks!

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Assistant Professor of Politics

Job no: R-0000003578 Position Title: Assistant Professor of Politics Work Type: Faculty Full time In-Person Start Date: 07/01/2027 Job Description: The Department of Politics at Mount Holyoke College ...

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 20/08/2026

Earlier: In an attempt to overcomply with Texas law, the University of Houston will eliminate over 100 women's studies, gender and sexuality courses from the core curriculum. It won't be enough to appease extremist Republicans.

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University of Houston Is Gutting Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas' Crusade Against Higher Ed.

College administrators wrongly hope that anticipatory obedience will satisfy a GOP-run Texas Legislature that is increasingly hostile toward education.

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