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Political Scientist - Texas Tech University, MN Sports Fan, Lover of Music, Player of Golf. Dogs and cats. Opinions my own.

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Justin Townes Earle with Jason Isbell "Can't Hardly Wait"
YouTube video by KikiSchueler Justin Townes Earle with Jason Isbell "Can't Hardly Wait"

probably stating the incredibly obvious but this is my favorite cover of it www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSIr...

08.10.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I bet you dollars to donuts that "Up With People" is tanned, rested, and ready to perform, too!

08.10.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

gotta be a boon for our 'efforts' to attain AAU status, too!

08.10.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Texas Tech systemโ€™s vague guidelines on gender identity spur more questions than answers Faculty have spent weeks seeking clarity on new restrictions, which have often been issued by word of mouth. A written Q&A was rescinded.

Some good work by the Texas Tribune about the erosion of academic freedom at Texas Tech. Hot on the heels of our incoming chancellor appearing at at TPUSA rally held in town recently. As they like to say, From Here It's Possible.

08.10.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just feel left out for not getting a post card or big ass mailer thing like others did.

08.10.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

and why do you think it's ok to appear in public with that haircut?

08.10.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You know who should be in jail? Whoever gave Mike Johnson that haircut.

08.10.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the entire discipline?

08.10.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't know much about this Bad Bunny fellow, but since Prince is dead, he seems like a fine selection to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. If Prince we still alive, he should own the halftime show.

08.10.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

07.10.2025 23:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10445    ๐Ÿ” 4756    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 187    ๐Ÿ“Œ 327

Today morphed from an I call bullshit day to a fuck that shit day

08.10.2025 02:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

is there a floor?

07.10.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damn...you really hate these guys!

07.10.2025 02:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Portnoy eats pizza from what I can gather

06.10.2025 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Probably as a warning to locals?

06.10.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This post is excellent, and the best coverage of the "compact" that I've seen so far. @fishkin.bsky.social is the only person I've read so far who understands that the most important part of the compact is this (final) paragraph, which is mostly ignored in the reporting & in the takes.

06.10.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I think they forgot the last part of his response: "What a dumb question. Of course I'm fucking profiling brown people."

06.10.2025 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone" crowd pissed that they're being denied service!

05.10.2025 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

MECC Writer. First word processing program I used

05.10.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not impressed with production quality of the NFL Network broadcast

05.10.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am definitely concerned my university will seek to be given the opportunity to sign on to this

05.10.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

always confused how racist assholes like this...and esp T Tuberville...were able to coach sports. They must have been freaking out every time they had to visit the home of an African American recruit.

05.10.2025 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important point to those who blindly and uncritically accept executive orders as valid

04.10.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm more concerned that it can't find any Replacements...I mean Westerberg's still around somewhere.

03.10.2025 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Moorhead State?

03.10.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Uff da

03.10.2025 02:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish Napheesa Collier held a leadership position at my university.

03.10.2025 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.

02.10.2025 01:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2052    ๐Ÿ” 754    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58

anyone in higher ed administration would be a fool and a knave to take this โ€œdealโ€

02.10.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now thereโ€™s a haircut you can set your watch to

02.10.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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