Matt Rice

Congratulations!

“.. There has to be a line between crime and war,” said John Yoo, a former deputy assistant attorney general under President George W. Bush.

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When this is all over, Marc Elias gets a sainthood and a Medal of Freedom. I only wish there were 100 clones of him to help keep elections free and fascism at bay.

Ruh roh. 😂

It's not a surprise this is now being discussed in the open. It has certainly been discussed behind closed doors since 2016, and accelerated by the 2018 Helsinki private Trump/Putin meeting and reports of additional communication between Trump, Musk, and Putin in recent years.

Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online.

A WIRED investigation reveals that billion-dollar scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands are enslaved—are using Starlink, the satellite internet service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to stay online and keep their operations running.

5 former Secretaries of Defense call on Congress to exercise oversight responsibility on Trump-Hegseth firing of senior military leaders:

The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."

Allison Gill on Mitch McConnell: if your dumb ass would have voted to convict and barred him from office, we wouldn’t be here. YOU are embarrassing and costly.

Mitch McConnell on the Ukraine war:

"Blame for this human catastrophe rests solely on Vladimir Putin … If Russian forces laid down their arms, Europe would be at peace. If Ukrainian forces laid down theirs, Putin's aims would not stop … Mistaking this fact is as embarrassing as it is costly."

Getting this higher on my profile page.

See Joshi's rebuttal (below). It's very well written and supported by facts, but that may not matter to Trump and Vance.

To spare you all from Twitter, here’s @shashj.bsky.social’s great rebuttal.

Lol. Overpaid academics. Sununu has not idea what he's talk about, and clearly has no clue about how compensation from grants works.

I usually love the passing, but they need to not pass up open shots. Of course, Protas scores anyway right after the PP. He is having a great season. He plays hard, and has some great defensive skills.

It is expensive, but somewhat consistent with the other state schools. As a faculty member, there are no discounts for my own kids, so they have all attended elsewhere. I'm happy to help your son if he needs anything while on campus. GMU is well connected to local employers, which is helpful.

You're right about having all those uncontrollable things click into place. I tell my own students that even when circumstances and factors are nearly ideal, that often isn't enough. Congrats. This time of year I reflect a lot of the job, and my value. I know I make a positive impact on a few.

Congrats. It's pretty hard to get a tenure-track position, esp. without a multi-year post-doc.

@tizzyent.bsky.social?

Trying my hardest to settle in here, after cancelling Twitter and being frustrated with Threads. Someone please explain why my "News" feed is replete with WWF/WWE and wrestling posts? I recognize this post will not help. Am I seeing some secret interest of 90% of my follows?

Truth. It is very hard to recruit new faculty in a HCOL area. There is just no way to afford a home and get ahead. Unfortunately, this causes a sort of unintended filtering for already wealthy or privileged job candidates, or candidates with no families and fewer concerns for the future.

Agree. It has been a great way to rebuild over here.