Sociologist: UT Austin 🤘🏽 Author: The Danger Imperative📕💀👮🏽‍♂️ lnk.bio/michaelsierraahttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3m4irz3x5hk2oThe Danger Imperative was selected as a Finalist for the Hamilton Book Awards at UT Austin! Humbled to be selected alongside other finalists and the grand prize winner that explored vital topics cutting across free speech, politics, academic freedom, climate change, and more. Onward 🚀31 Oct 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4irz3x5hk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3m2a5iiavf22bMy latest in Texas Monthly: Tim Kennedy is a Green Beret, former UFC fighter, and manosphere influencer. He runs his own school in Cedar Park and, lately, has been spotted in the White House. But lawsuits and accusations of stolen valor threaten to bring it all crashing down. Gift link: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/tim-kennedy-manosphere-mma-green-beret/?utm_source=texasmonthly&utm_medium=webcta&utm_campaign=giftstory&gift_code=OTU4NzA4OzY5YWJkODY0LWMzNDktNDZlZi1iYWI4LTVmNjNiZjJhZjM4NTsyMDI1MDkyOQ==02 Oct 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2a5iiavf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lggel4kj5s2rGrant reviews frozen. Medical trial recruitment frozen. Meetings with patient groups frozen. Hiring frozen. Jobs rescinded. All comms and travel frozen. You don't have to abolish an institution or fire everyone to cripple it. https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring23 Jan 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggel4kj5s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lfupfxwfms2mTASERs nor any other tech can end police brutality. Tech does not change the violent / coercive nature of policing. All tech can and will be misused and abused. I wrote about this a while back. Nothing has changed. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/law-and-society-review/article/technological-innovation-and-police-officers-understanding-and-use-of-force/03DE6086FE4292FDC34A3B23234438D6 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/abuse-and-injury-result-from-uneven-rules-on-police-taser-use.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare16 Jan 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfupfxwfms2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3le3hjyw53s2g“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits: [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Dec 2024 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3le3hjyw53s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lcnlmnpsms2tThe level of anxiety needed to make armed rideshare anything but a bad punchline is truly staggering. Armed ride-hailing app will soon be coming to these Texas cities. Here's what to know https://www.statesman.com/story/business/2024/12/06/armed-ride-hailing-app-blackwolf-launching-austin-texas-cities/76426506007/06 Dec 2024 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnlmnpsms2thttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lcjjzfzkb22cAPD fires officer Christopher Taylor following prison sentence for fatal 2019 shooting https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/12/04/austin-police-department-terminates-officer-christopher-taylor-prison-sentence/76772104007/05 Dec 2024 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjjzfzkb22chttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lcb5vgpc4k2pAny recs for the/a few key texts on the ascendance of the “influencer”? Maybe how “influencing” shapes more than pop culture / brands, but also HOW politics is done, how movements (R or L) form/function?01 Dec 2024 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcb5vgpc4k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lcb4sikbwk2pIt’s cold and windy in Philly today. Missing Austin and the homie Shiner AKA The Bubs AKA My lil Dirtbag.01 Dec 2024 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcb4sikbwk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lbsldwigwc2rYou don’t have to fire faculty to kill a department. As enrollments drop, it’s easier to justify mergers, downsizing, whatever admin speak you want to use. Don’t fool yourself into thinking this can’t happen on your campus, too. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/florida-social-sciences-progressive-ideas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare25 Nov 2024 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbsldwigwc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lbrprxhpwc2gLatest addition to my “Fan Mail” scrapbook 📁 After some Googling, I think my man Domingo is an 80 y.o retiree outside Dallas. Friend reminded me: consider how full my life is and how empty theirs must be to spend time/energy like this. - Michael “Cara de Perro” Sierra-Arévalo, Ph.D.25 Nov 2024 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrprxhpwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lbmzxuziys2qHow to request 'G-file' records — the once-secret Austin Police Department personnel files https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/11/22/how-to-request-austin-police-department-personnel-records-apd-g-file/76500523007/23 Nov 2024 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmzxuziys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelsierraa.bsky.social/post/3lbmq6ieibk2qWhat Starts Here Changes the World. Y’all best pay attention. https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-11-22/the-right-wingification-of-ut/23 Nov 2024 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:3amd5cck3r62e3rl5tbonsoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmq6ieibk2q