Reposted by Bob GeraghtyMara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 16hNaturally, since she was a poet, the poetry section in the Rebel Loon Archives chapter about Renee Good is really moving. This section of a long poem by V.M. Stone really hit me 14612
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A real successful 1A day here on campus. Heavy hitters. Big student turnout. Engaged questions. My notes for the academic freedom panel is a sort of Cliff Notes of how I approach this thing. This is it. My whole talk. 4500111
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyFrank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026If you’re in the Twin Cities, please come and see this. Trace & I will riff a short film, but that’s just a warm up to @rachellichtman.bsky.social blowing your mind with her sensational @programme4.tv show. I’m not kidding, you don’t want to miss this. 515719
Reposted by Bob GeraghtySickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 03/10/2026JUG JUG JUG MINNESOTA BEATS MICHIGAN AT HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1977 949157
Bob Geraghty @vulgeraghty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is well written, please read it and consider the direction our wonderful University system is heading 000
Bob Geraghty @vulgeraghty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Every bit of this hits home. If there is no financial crisis then why the proactive cuts that will certainly produce a crisis? 0278
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyMaddie Stone @themadstone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A very timely and important new paper: “How decades of corporate capture enabled today's assault on universities in the United States” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comHow decades of corporate capture enabled today's assault on universities in the United StatesUniversities in the US have never been free of corporate, military, or political influence. But over the past fifty years, corporate libertarian donor… 212854
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026The Trump admin has decimated American science budgets, taking away life saving opportunities, and the potential for groundbreaking discoveries. This is how you destroy American innovation. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis showsAn analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term. 19621305
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyChris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 07/02/2025FACT: The Clash debuted "Clampdown" in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sept. 12, 1979. #rockfacts #localangle Photo taken from the front row that day by Mike Reiter #Internationalclashday 3707
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Today I reunited with Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian at his school, Valley View Elementary in Minnesota. The last time I was with them, I was escorting them back home from the Dilley Trailer Prison. Liam's mom was 3 months pregnant at the time. Today, I met Liam's new brother. 9841171
Bob Geraghty @vulgeraghty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Pretty sure I worked in the Garry Lab there as a part-time undergrad tech in the mid-to-late 80's. I don't recall who had the lab upstairs but he had a holiday party with some kind of lab alcohol punch. Good times. Must have missed the sex room 010
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 08/09/2026"Yeah, we know, we’re seen as boring and old and out of touch. But we’re hungry for progress. As long as it feels scripted and familiar. We’re ready to usher in profound change, abstracted into a focus-group-tested campaign slogan." buff.ly/tt1slzKmcsweeneys.netThese Exciting Progressive Candidates Who Might Lose Must Be Replaced by Boring Moderates Who Will Definitely Lose“Yeah, we know, we’re seen as boring and old and out of touch. But we’re hungry for progress. As long as it feels scripted and familiar. We’re ready to usher... 621970
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyAaron - Eat More Pie @paddle2paddle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Important news!youtube.comLive Fish Cam from the State FairYouTube video by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 04524
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyWhat a week, huh? all Wednesdays @whataweekhuh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026 1351158
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyBandcamp @bandcamp.com · 07/08/2026Buying music on Bandcamp = supporting artists. Today is Bandcamp Friday! For 24 hours, we waive our revenue share, so even more of every purchase goes to the artists and labels behind the music. Go forth. The music is waiting. bit.ly/4pX3JPz 3126105
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyAmerican Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 29/07/2026It's an early morning start at #asv2026 today, but a beautiful time to take a stroll thru Scholar's Walk! 081
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Morning Bluesky This is correct, by Paul Krugman: “1.2 million Americans died from Covid — a number that would have been much lower if MAGA misinformation hadn’t caused so many people to refuse vaccination” See: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... 1/2 paulkrugman.substack.com/p/reality-is...paulkrugman.substack.comReality is a Communist PlotOf MAGA and the totalitarian mindset 7308111
Reposted by Bob GeraghtySkip Bolden 💙🎬🎞️ @skipbolden.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Batman (TV Series 1966–1968) Theme music composed by Neal Hefti 610631
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyJimmy Lonetti @djgloverepair.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Reminder: Highland Water Tower in St. Paul is open today (it usually opens for two weekends every year). Not sure if the smoke has cleared enough to easily see the Minneapolis skyline and the airport. 1346
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyDeborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This, from food safety attorney Bill Marler, is so much better than anything I've seen from the FDA.marlerblog.comTaylor Farms Posted Its Own Recall. It Went to 27 States, Not 5 — and the List Includes Bags Sold in Grocery Stores.Taylor Farms has posted a recall notice on its own website. As of this morning it is still not on FDA's recalls page, which means the only 111136622
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyRebecca Thompson 🦋 @rebalynn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026(Originally released 1980) From The Clash official website: "This song confronted the issue of conscription into the armed forces, a threat which remained in America following the Vietnam War." ##MusicSky youtu.be/v0V6PTBFYws?...youtu.beThe Call Up (Remastered)YouTube video by The Clash - Topic 061
Bob Geraghty @vulgeraghty.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Crap. I liked their direct to Dublin. Fewer choices soon, ugh. 011
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Born on this day in 1606, in Leiden, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. Painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and extraordinary at them all. One of the true greats of my or any century. Here by himself in 1629. 314829
Bob Geraghty @vulgeraghty.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Mick Herron Jo Nesbo George R. R. Martin Jim Butcher Joe Abercrombie 020
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?" 1402198165592
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The members of Brass Solidarity come from a variety of musical backgrounds and are united in their dedication to using their talents to promote social justice and bring people together. Minnesota love and community is stronger than ever 🫶 13456771444
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 22/06/2026The Trump administration just paid Invenergy $765 million to cancel four wind projects. That brings the running total to roughly $2.5 billion in taxpayer money spent to stop energy from being built. Think about that. At a time when electricity demand is rising, 6928061237
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyThe Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 20/06/2026For the millionth time, Rick Scott was CEO of Columbia/HCA when they perpetrated a $1.7B Medicare and Medicaid fraud over billing and kickback scheme. He was the private sector grifter at massive scale. He’s the fox in the henhouse. 39833
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyRobert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 19/06/2026"And Marx is claiming he was offsides." youtu.be/PjV9eZzNs2g?...youtu.beMonty Python's World Cup Team of Philosophers YouTube video by Lonnie Goldman 36615
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyFlaming Hydra @flaminghydra.com · 09/06/2026TODAY: @ilanaslightly.bsky.social on the worlds and politics of Terry Pratchett, who was, by the way, "passionately anti-authoritarian, and a humanist, whose values shine through every book." flaminghydra.com/i-too-am-beg...flaminghydra.comI, Too, Am Begging You to Read Terry PratchettAnkh-Morpork, the beautifully chaotic city-state where many of the late Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld novels take place, has a beggars’ guild. It’s basically a protection racket: if you don’t wa... 430995
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyAbby Sliva @abbysliva.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Thank you so much to @wtevs.bsky.social for letting me write about my BASKETBALL FEELINGS 💚💙substack.comExits: Silence is not enoughIn a brittle, cruel winter, Minnesotans showed up for each other. The Timberwolves stayed out of it. 105714
Bob Geraghty @vulgeraghty.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I understand I am out of touch, but can’t we just skip the tagline thing? 010
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyBill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 02/06/2026If you want to see the best possible pro-business outcome for Lyndale Avenue, go there this weekend. www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/open-s...ourstreetsmn.orgOpen Streets LyndaleMark your calendar and join us in a celebration of community, where we're closing Lyndale Ave S to car traffic, allowing people to walk, bike, roll, and connect with their neighbors and local business... 1568
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyScience Magazine @science.org · 29/05/2026The White House today announced it plans to make major changes in how the U.S. government manages research funding. scim.ag/43HgW4sscim.agWhite House seeks to tighten political oversight of grantmakingSweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees 52325192
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/05/2026As if to underscore Derek's point, less than 24 hours after he published this column, the situation got far worse with OMB's new proposed rule that would eviscerate federal funding entirely. No science would proceed but what the Trump admin wants:elizabethginexi.substack.comSummary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance RuleRussell Vought is going destroy American Science 4222105
Reposted by Bob GeraghtyDerek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026An unapologetically angry post about what’s being done to US science:science.orgThe Current Crisis: What's Happening to Science in America 10518249