Andrew Zolides, Ph.D.

GOP policy or wonton ‘AI’ speculation: which will destroy the American economy first?

honestly, there's no point in reconvening congress basically ever again if the executive branch claims unilateral authority over appropriated funds. democrats have nothing to gain by helping to obscure the fact that the republicans are trying to build a monarchy - let him have his rump parliament

an older man is holding a ring in his hand and asking why shouldn 't i . Alt: an older man is holding a ring in his hand and asking why shouldn 't i .

Every academic using ‘A.I.’

Is any mainstream media going to report on all the times Trump has called out his political opposition during a speech to the military? Seems important.

this is what happens when people who have never been oppressed a second of their lives try to invent oppression

Remember this post from BlueSky CEO when they need to start monetizing… You aren’t wanted or needed here by those that “own” it.

Use it while it’s free and utile… but you don’t ‘owe’ this platform anything.

Trump has already declared a Civil War with the goal being one-party autocracy.

What’s more, this has been built to for years. Campuses have been bending over backwards to accommodate conservative complaints, stifling speech and processes all along.

I have seen scores more ‘progressive’ events cancelled/limited than I have ‘conservative,’ and frankly the ratio isn’t close.

“With the government shutdown and not funded, how will the President pay the troops he plans to have wage war on American cities?” is now a legitimate question for our political discourse.

“.. OpenAI spent more on marketing and equity options for its employees than it made in revenue in the first half of 2025. That single fact sums up where we are in the AI cycle more neatly than anything we could ever write, so we’ll just end there.”

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Note the way he *holds* the box. It’s bizarre, like he has Spider-Man powers and it just sticks to his fingers and palm.

I see. I saw more retreat down in Southwest Ohio myself during the first Trump term, but that might be due to being in the Cincinnati region. Deeper rural shifts you’re describing are significant

THEY CLOSED PUBLIC POOLS RATHER THAN SWIM WITH BLACK PEOPLE

YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS

PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP

I wonder how much is that the MAGA project is so much built on ‘beating’ Dems (in elections) more than actual governance. Now that the election is passed, these people have retreated back from civic life in so many ways and will just emerge to criticize Dems whenever they get another chance.

President declares Civil War.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

No, I included it because I am referring to the original post about those in privileged positions speaking this. I am extremely privileged, in part because of my tenured status, so I feel a stronger responsibility to speak.

“We have the power of the purse.”

I mean, no you don’t. You’ve literally ceded that authority to the President.

“Welcome to Black America” was the line from Coates for me that highlights this disconnect.

Klein is so at sea with the idea that so many people support previously “unacceptable” behavior. His willful ignorance on history and race is quite exposed here.

This is it for me. Klein constantly talks about Kirk being “successful,” but never brings up the money and resources backing him.

Kirk wasn’t just successful because of natural political instinct or approach - he was propped up by an extremely wealthy conservative ecosystem.

Klein openly admitting his has no values (the discussion about lines and him saying “I don’t draw the lines”) was powerful.

Klein essentially defends the Kirk piece by saying he was effective, ignoring Coates’s argument that its effectiveness made the world worse.

the president just said the military should start shooting american civilians if they want to

Sticker reading “FIGHT FASCISM”

On my laptop case, and I’m a tenured professor.

Me: “A 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals will put disabled lives at risk”

Him: “But it’ll be good in the long run because drugs will be cheaper”

Me: “And in the short term? What happens to those who can’t afford their meds?”

Him: “I guess they die.”

This is what happens when eugenics is normalized.

This is a very good, concise summary of various extreme right-wing movements and is presented with easy-to-understand evidence to help start a conversation with people who need to know more about this. Save and share.

Big shoutout to @esquiretheatre.com in Cincinnati, OH for running The Onion’s JEFFREY EPSTEIN: BAD PEDOPHILE!

This is just one amazing reason to support local, independent cinemas!

The superintendent they just kidnapped is a former Olympic athlete who runs footraces with the kids from his schools while wearing a maroon suit and a bowtie. This is quite simply about the people in power feeling threatened by Black excellence.

News Headline: "Trump breaks norms in addressing issue."

The norms = following the law.

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