Ron Buckmire 🏳️‍🌈♾️🇬🇩

New Quinnipiac poll:

63% of voters disapprove of ICE

60% want ICE out of Minneapolis

58% want Kristi Noem removed from office

In January 2026, at #JMM2026, the Howard community and the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM) gathered in Washington, DC, to celebrate the program’s 50th anniversary of launching the first doctoral program in mathematics at a Historically Black College or University. Link in comments.

Supreme Court lets California use new congressional map in midterms, rejecting bid to block it The Supreme Court declined to block California's new congressional map​ that could net Democrats five seats in the upcoming midterm elections.

BREAKING: Supreme Court ALLOWS California to use new maps in the midterms by refusing to hear Republicans' bid to block it. www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...

Immigrant Safety Act: Bill to ban immigrant detention in New Mexico heads to governor's desk "If the bill becomes law — it'll make it a crime for these counties, any county, any local government to contract with ICE to house ICE detainees," KOAT legal expert John Day said.

The NM legislature got it done. The governor just needs to sign it. No ICE facilities here.

www.koat.com/article/immi...

My Conversation At Hamilton College President Obama’s conversation with Hamilton College President Steven Tepper on April 3, 2025. The conversation was part of the school’s…

I guess Barack Obama doesn’t “understand endowments” either. He made the same point I am making LAST YEAR:

barackobama.medium.com/conversation...

To be clear: I completely support the federal government supporting research (obviously, since I am a former NSF program officer and current academic administrator). My point is, Harvard has the wherewithal to make choices about their “financial model” which would not rely on _this_ administration.

Endowment - Harvard University The small portion of the endowment Harvard is able to use each year supports life-saving medical research, climate change solutions, and financial aid for our students.

80% of Harvard’s endowment is earmarked towards specific programs and departments. Harvard’s annual operating expenses are $7billion, which is about 12% of its endowment value. It draws down $2.5billion (5%) from its endowment annually.
Source: www.harvard.edu/about/endowm...

In what world does an institution with an estimated $57,000,000,000 endowment “rel[y] on federal funding for its financial model”??! #HedgeFundWithAUniversityAttached

In the hopes of finding two that will say “yes”?

this is good. I’d add that I think masking has an internal psychological element too, it’s part of how the ICE chuds psych themselves up to do crimes

From trailblazers like Jackie Robinson and Octavia Butler, to the proud historic community of Altadena, California's 28th District has a rich Black history paved by incredible leaders, past and present, who have broken barriers and changed our nation for the better.

Happy Black History Month.

This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.

bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy

Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).

Liam made people look. Now don’t look away.

We still have children in ICE custody eating bad food, drinking questionable water, living in filthy conditions, and carrying a lifetime of trauma they shouldn’t have to survive.
#FreeTheChildren

The New York Times Does PR for Segregationists The paper of record casts a legal movement that is repealing Civil Rights era reforms as one committed to anti-discrimination.

I wrote about the New York Times refusing to call Neo-segregationists by their true names, the DARVO style of writing about race, and some great articles and books I read this week.

If you haven't subscribed to my newsletter with @hebagowayed.bsky.social yet, now is the time.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

Government records reviewed by ProPublica identify the two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Sadly it’s all downhill from there 😭

People laughed at my body hair investigative reporting, but here we are 🤷🏽‍♂️😉🙌🏽

Carlos Alcaraz wins AO2026

Temperature in Poughkeepsie NY showing high 22° low 4° on February 1 2036.

We’re not in South Pasadena any more!!

#SaturdayNightMovie with hubby was the extended in-theater 4h13m version of #LordoftheRings “The Return of the King” 👑

#Tennis #AusOpen 🎾

If I hadn't watched it I wouldn't have believed it.

An amazing comeback from Carlitos in the 5th Set.

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Alexander Zverev.

Did Carlos confirm he was thinking of retiring there?

LAPD won’t enforce ban on federal law enforcement officers wearing masks, chief says LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said the ban is “not a good public policy decision.”

So...the Chief of the LAPD doesn't plan to protect us? www.dailynews.com/2026/01/29/l...

Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution January 30 of Every Year "Stand up for what is right!" www.korematsuinstitute.org

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Of course Djokovic would acknowledge the presence of the religious fundamentalist homophobe for whom the second largest court at the Australian Open is named. Ugh!

Me too!

ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.

Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...

IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...

I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.

Biden himself said they were fabricated!

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Abstract blue background with molecular structures connected by glowing nodes on the right side.

Are you a mathematician employed full-time at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) that does not offer a doctoral program in the mathematical sciences? Apply for AMS-Simons Research Enhancement Grants for PUI Faculty! Learn more about eligibility and application process. Link in comments.

Utah reviewed its voter rolls for noncitizens. It found one. Who never voted The results sharply undercut the narrative of widespread noncitizen voting Republicans are using to promote new nationwide restrictions on voting.

A Republican-led Utah audit of over 2 million voter registrations found only one noncitizen, who never voted.

The results undercut the right-wing narrative of widespread noncitizen voting, especially as Republicans renew their push for a proof-of-citizenship requirement in voter registration.

@dtkung.bsky.social seems like someone doesn’t read the Math Values blog! maa.org/math-values/...