@blmckean
associate professor of political science at Ohio State University // global justice, supply chains, populism, climate change, critical theory, etc // all tweets (skeets?) produced accidentally by having my phone in a pants pocket while I walk the dog
My alma mater, Ohio State, is choosing a new president. There's a real fear that they'll jawbone through another MAGA lackey, when we want a transparent process. To that end, a petition to the Board of Trustees is circulating. Would love for people to sign it! actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
Drone strikes in Haiti.
Drone strikes. In Haiti.
By private contractors.
They’re killing Haitians for private profit & the world barely pays attention.
The story of Haiti is the story America likes to tell about itself. Except there, it’s true. And the west has never stopped punishing Haiti for it
I mean, yes, but also why are they resurrecting month-old news and making a Groundhog Day reference in March?
“The fact that union voters still reliably vote for Democrats at relatively stable rates for the past 50 years can’t make up for the fact that they’re a shrinking percentage of the electorate, especially when nonunion households are swinging hard against the Democratic Party…”
Great dissection of why the media keeps pushing the false narrative that union members are going MAGA, despite Harris beating Biden's union vote share. Media needs more labor reporting, less horse race, while declining union density means less political payoff from winning union members.
"When the search starts, conduct it transparently. Publicly identify at least three finalists. Invite finalists to campus for open presentations and authentic engagement with key groups…Ohio State deserves a board that governs openly and an in-depth search process.”
Now that we know the Ohio State Board of Trustees is meeting tomorrow at 9am to decide on next steps, it’s even more urgent that we get as many signatures as possible TODAY to send them a clear and strong message that EVERYONE wants an open, inclusive search process. Please sign and circulate!
Encountered a problem this week I'd never had before - in my Intro to Political Theory class, we discuss the ways that Marx and Milton Friedman use Robinson Crusoe to explain economic thinking. This year, students sheepishly confessed they were confused because they never heard of Robinson Crusoe.
FWIW I have had a long argument with a (Never Trump-ish) conservative who explicitly defended Schadlow’s line here so I don’t think this is merely a gaffe
Ohio State’s institutIonal leadership has produced a neverending parade of scandals so it’s no surprise this petition from @osuaaup.bsky.social demanding the search for a new Ohio State president be transparent and inclusive is popular. But 300 signatures in less than 24 hours is something else!
We’re really living in “The Emperor’s New Clothes” but it’s not only the emperor that’s naked but his entire court
Meanwhile, here in reality…
If Husted - this corrupt, moronic empty suit who makes Gray Davis seem like a charismatic superstar politician - can win reelection this year, Ohio is truly hopeless
This morning, Husted is testifying in a corruption case over his role and relationship with former First Energy execs who were indicted for bribing public officials, and he has the audacity to criticize people living in poverty with this nonsense
I think it speaks to the depths of unhappiness at Ohio State right now that this petition has already attracted almost 200 signatures since it was posted. Institutional leadership has very little credibility - if the trustees pick a new president in secret, the anger will be explosive.
The baseline level of public bigotry right now is just off the charts
People all talk up Daylight Savings Time giving us light until 7:30pm but the sun not coming up until 8am is just brutal for waking up kids and getting them to school
I think it speaks to the depths of unhappiness at Ohio State right now that this petition has already attracted almost 200 signatures since it was posted. Institutional leadership has very little credibility - if the trustees pick a new president in secret, the anger will be explosive.
Calling all members of the OSU community (faculty, students, staff, alums, parents), Ohio citizens, and more. Please sign and circulate this letter to the OSU Board of Trustees for a transparent and inclusive search for a new president.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
Be safe out there, Portage County
rfk standing very normally in a steak and shake
leland palmer in the black lodge
Harvard administrators are quite simply some of the biggest losers on the planet: "The change...comes months after administrators ordered two Organismic and Evolutionary Biology professors to remove a Black Lives Matter banner from their lab windows in the Northwest Science Building."
The headline that highlights the absurd form of American fascism we now live with:
“He ran for president in 1992, again on the Populist Party ticket. He received 0.1 percent of the vote, or twice what David Duke received in 1988.”
I remember my far-right, militia-loving uncle supporting Gritz in 1992, once Pat Buchanan’s run ended. My uncle was on the fringe then. Not any more.
Some examples of how the energy crisis is affecting South Asia.
1. Pakistan will close schools for the next two weeks, get government employees to work from home and universities will shift to online learning.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
OSU being OSU, my first reaction to these graphics is to think it's about an injured athlete like, "TED CARTER is OUT INDEFINITELY with an INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP"
This book is absolutely essential history for anyone living in Ohio and, really, anyone thinking about resisting an unjust U.S. government. Extremely moving and compelling presentation of the Kent State story - even my mom, who says she “hates comics,” thought it was excellent.
It is kind of amazing that even in a room full of handpicked pro-regime propagandists who are only called on at Trump's whim, his transparent mendacity is still sometimes too great to choke down, producing questions like this.
bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Always nice to see @osuaaup.bsky.social’s statement noted in news coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...