Academic (Sociology, Criminology, Globalization and Development), Audiophile, Cyclist. All opinions mine. He/Him.https://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3msvoaybons2uThe Texas State University Department of Sociology is hiring a full-time non-tenure line Assistant Professor of Instruction with a primary focus of teaching Introduction to Sociology. Review of applications begins September 1st. Check it out and pass it along! jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/57698 https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/5769812 Aug 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvoaybons2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3msg2rdm5es2kBlack Residents Warned of Abusive Cops for Years. Then Police Shot and Killed a Toddler. https://theintercept.com/2026/08/06/kohen-wiley-senatobia-mississippi-police-shooting/06 Aug 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg2rdm5es2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mraeo4fpfc25The Real Lesson Behind Texas’ New Bible Curriculum Requirements: students will learn that life circumstances are beyond their power to change, and that they should not question economic inequality https://www.texasobserver.org/sboe-bible-curriculum-requirements/ - via @TexasObserver22 Jul 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraeo4fpfc25https://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mqeudb5xdk2oLawsuit challenges censorship at Texas Tech https://www.chronicle.com/article/at-texas-tech-a-bombshell-lawsuit-points-to-an-extraordinary-system-of-censorship?sra=true11 Jul 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeudb5xdk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mqaamyhcxk2nAAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT sue Texas Tech University System over restrictive course content policies https://aaup-texas.org/blog/f/texas-aaup-aft-and-aaup-file-lawsuit-against-texas-tech-system?link_id=1&can_id=2eefd78eec8df6b5e6f80425b2033c4e&source=email-aaup-texas-aaup-aft-sue-texas-tech-university-system-over-restrictive-course-content-policies&email_referrer=email_3312646&email_subject=aaup-texas-aaup-aft-sue-texas-tech-university-system-over-restrictive-course-content-policies&&09 Jul 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaamyhcxk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mprdzq3k2c24It’s becoming very expensive for public colleges and universities to retaliate against their employees for speaking on matters of public concern outside of their jobs https://www.chronicle.com/article/colleges-have-paid-nearly-3-million-to-employees-fired-for-comments-about-charlie-kirk?sra=true03 Jul 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprdzq3k2c24https://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mnfg2llens2sPhilly Cops Admit That They’re Tracking “First Amendment Activity” Critical of AI by @sambiddle.com https://theintercept.com/2026/06/01/ai-data-center-protest-police-surveillance/03 Jun 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfg2llens2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mmtlhny3ms2eHave your university library order my book calling on academics to stop engaging in police and other criminal legal reform efforts and to instead create and/or evaluate locally developed and led projects in solidarity with local communities that can bring genuine community safety.27 May 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtlhny3ms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mleratp4gs2tHelp Wanted: New Spirit of Leadership to Rescue Academic Freedom in Texas https://aaup-txst.org/2026/05/08/wanted-a-new-spirit-of-leadership-to-rescue-academic-freedom-in-texas/08 May 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleratp4gs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mjjvp7qtl22iArmed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest. “My plan is legitimately to just let them all assault me and you guys arrest them all,” the Phoenix cop told fellow police after the incident. By @noahhurowitz.bsky.social https://theintercept.com/2026/04/15/high-school-ice-protest-arizona-armed-cop/15 Apr 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjvp7qtl22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mjf727t5hs27A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent. https://theintercept.com/2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/13 Apr 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf727t5hs27https://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mj3b5fc4t22xMass surveillance is increasing at universities. Texas State hires students to watch over 900 campus cameras https://universitystar.com/35240/news/texas-state-hires-students-to-watch-over-900-campus-cameras/?mc_cid=ae5ff6e285&mc_eid=5f5e2ced1909 Apr 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3b5fc4t22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mirmot3rvk2mSmoked oak wood pork chops with a light rub05 Apr 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirmot3rvk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mhw5co7t5s2oHow to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Phone at the Airport https://theintercept.com/2026/03/25/ice-airports-phone-security-privacy-safety/25 Mar 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw5co7t5s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nwpino.bsky.social/post/3mhskig7rxk22As debt mounts and police violence on campuses goes unanswered, Senegal’s government is targeting its queer citizens. https://africasacountry.com/2026/03/senegals-theater-of-morality24 Mar 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:2vsxsm4232nm4bssyllfklzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhskig7rxk22