An American anniversary to be remembered.

US citizen and veteran George Retes:”What’s happening right now isn’t right.”

Kathleen DuVal discussing Native Nations—well worth making time to attend. Speaking as a former student of Dr. DuVal.

Well-behaved sandwiches rarely make history

Far out!

Hey #AcademicSky and #CommSky! Check out this special issue of Journalism and Communication Monographs on race in communication research! Some thought-provoking commentary by @professordavidoh.bsky.social @llop14.bsky.social @melitagarza.bsky.social and more! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMO/curr...

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Mexican Navy tragedy at the Brooklyn Bridge shows us how real New Yorkers respond www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

Opinion | The Profound Inhumanity of ICE Raids

"A system that delivers the same penalty for committing a violent crime and for driving with a broken taillight is inherently unjust." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...

This Mother's Day, Let's Honor Our Elders by Listening | Opinion History can only be forgotten if we let it.

In this Mother's Day OpEd published in Newsweek today 5/9/2025, I write a remembrance of my mother growing up in the Great Depression and coming of age in World War II in San Antonio, Texas. www.newsweek.com/our-elders-s...

I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date.

Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. (Gift Article) It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

Tracking Mass Deportation by the Numbers, Not Smoke and Mirrors “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.”The not-so-ethereal Wizard infamously demands this in the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 novel by...

@dr-isabelskinner.bsky.social kinner reveals "algorithmic funny business" in the Trump administration's mass deportation PR campaign in this must read piece: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...

YouTube video by NJ Spotlight News Brian Sicknick's family 'angered' after Jan. 6 pardons

Please give a listen to Brian Sicknick's brother Craig and show your support to him and his family. They deserve so much better @jan6risingvoice.bsky.social

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I was really hoping all the Canadian and Mexican firefighters would save us from more than just the fires.

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Looks so yummy, Lily!

Mediating Mexicans: Immigrant news portrayals time can’t erase A recent cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz, winner of the Herblock Prize, shows a brown-skinned man standing at a street corner and holding a large homemade sign. As a couple in a red Volkswagen approach, perha...

Sharing my piece published this week in The Fulcrum: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...