Kris McGuffie

A grey pitbull uses her generous tongue to slurp a ramen noodle

A pitbull makes a funny wide eyed face as she inhales a noodle

The very same pitbull stares admiringly at the noodle she is inhaling

As the noodle comes to an end, the pitbull’s remarkable tongue extends to catch the last of it

Everything sucks so here is my dog eating ramen. 🍜

Confession - remembering to practice self-empathy It has been a rough day, a rough month, a rough year! So today I'm going to practice that first step - being vulnerable (and as I always remind folks, it's about being vulnerable with yourself, you do...

Check out my latest newsletter - I have some confessions to make and news to share, particularly for my friends in the UK - I'll be in #London next week! Looking forward to connecting with colleagues.
#Reckoning
#RadicalEmpathy

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Bobcat at Pt Reyes Wednesday ...

Generative AI’s Productivity Myth | TechPolicy.Press People may be using artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t mean it’s useful, writes Eryk Salvaggio.

Studies are beginning to reveal fissures in the argument that AI boosts productivity, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio. Nonetheless, companies and governments are pouring investments into speculative growth without ample evidence.

My new book is published today, and my cats highly recommend it.

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We are witnessing a swift and sweeping consolidation of media (traditional and social) into the hands of a small number of billionaires who are actively aligned/aligning (both via free will and coercion) with Trump and his right wing political party. This is (I’ll say it) a fascist project.

The US Justice Department appears to have removed from its website a study into political violence in America by the National Institute of Justice, the Justice Department’s research agency, which concluded that far-right extremism outpaced “all other types of domestic violent extremism”.

When women aren't heard, their opinions ignored, their testimony dismissed, we end up with criminals and psychos like Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, RFK Jr, and Krasnov taking a wrecking ball to American institutions, sabotaging public agencies and dismantling our fragile democracy.

30 seconds of Adonis biscuit time for you

I love zotero.

TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. and if compassion for humans is so fucking far for you to think about, know that stripping trans rights means your rights are next

#Rumeysa #Ozturk now free from ICE custody, released from Louisiana processing center. These are some of the first images of her release. We’re the only Boston TV station here. The message she shared, later tonight on @nbcboston.com @telemundonuevainglaterra.com

Congrats!

The week after Harvard filed a lawsuit against Trump they: gutted their DEI office, stopped affinity graduations, centralized their disciplinary process over protests, and handed over student records of international students to DHS.

These were all demands by Trump. They're complying with all of it

I’m listening to a lot of Hermanos Gutierrez. Such delightful music.

So, they’re coming for judges now. Please keep talking to your friends, neighbors & colleagues about the actions being taken by/for the current administration. Talk about what democracy is & is not. Talk about the country we want and who we believe ourselves to be as a people. Courage is contagious.

Graphic announcing Terrorist Minds: The Psychology of Violent Extremism from Al-Qaeda to the Far Right by John Horgan is the Runner-up of the 2025 Neave Book Prize from the Airey Neave Trust. In include the book cover, an author photo, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu

We are pleased to announce that John Horgan’s TERRORIST MINDS is the Runner-up of the 2025 Neave Book Prize from the Airey Neave Trust. buff.ly/75rjdmk

The story of Trump is not the story of a dictator savant, it's the story of a society whose elite power centers are all rotted from within and collapse at the slightest push. Very hard to know right now if there are any load-bearing walls left.

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.

I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.

Wonderful news! Congrats, Cynthia!

Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Fellowships to 26 Scholars Researching Political Polarization Carnegie Corporation of New York announced today the 2025 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows. Twenty-six fellows will receive stipends of $200,000 each for res...

Thrilled & honored to be named a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow.
This @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
fellowship will support my research on gendered grievance narratives, online misogyny & political polarization, along with strategies to mitigate.
#CarnegieFellows

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HAPPENING NOW: At the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis is set to begin a hearing on the government’s efforts – or lack thereof – to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly removed to El Salvador.

Follow along for updates ⬇️

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

A hardcover copy of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone. The black cover features a vertical strip with the title and a photo of Atlanta’s skyline.

After many years of reporting and writing, the day is finally here: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out today.

I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.

The open mic night for national security aspirants was such a plot twist in this week’s episode of The Real Housewives, Executive Branch.

💥 BREAKING: Walt Disney Company shareholders voted today 99-1 percent to reject an anti-LGBTQ+ proposal, requesting that the company sever its relationship with the Human Rights Campaign and HRC's Corporate Equality Index. Disney Board recommended shareholders vote against the proposal.

if you’re using the language of fascists on fascists you’re still just using the language of fascists.

cut this shit out holy fuck