{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Nic Babarskis","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/thebigbabooski","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1685639","username":"thebigbabooski","bio":"Ora et labora. I’m a Michigan State University PhD student. I think a lot about colleges and universities.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":121,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/47/1685639.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"100784351","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/gregmoore\">@gregmoore</a> AMEN!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski/100784351","date_published":"2026-11-09T18:11:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"18:11","date_timestamp":1794247912,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100769864","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/gregmoore\">@gregmoore</a> 👏👏</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski/100769864","date_published":"2026-11-09T13:17:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:17","date_timestamp":1794230260,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100682216","content_html":"<p>🎩 tip to <a href=\"http://birchtree.me\">@birchtree.me</a> <a href=\"https://birchtree.me/blog/the-weather-channel-retrocast/\">through whom</a> I’ve discovered you can <a href=\"https://weather.com/retro/\">retrocast</a> the weather channel in all its vaporwave glory.  🎶</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/11/07/tip-to-birchtreeme-through-whom.html","date_published":"2026-11-07T16:03:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-07 16:03","date_timestamp":1794067420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117576004137022899","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mzqbkhq7o72g","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfckVRVlDl-"]}},{"id":"100640426","content_html":"<p>M. Gessen with <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/06/opinion/trump-era-blue-wave-democrats-midterms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OVE.83kB.0Bt4P0I0_WER&amp;smid=url-share\">a gut-check</a> at the end of a week of elation for U.S. pro-democracy folks:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Autocrats rise to power in times of fear and dislocation. They get elected on promises of stability and security. Most of the time, they also promise a return to a glorious imaginary past, when the world felt safe and you didn’t feel poor. They never deliver. Instead of stability, they bring chaos, confusion and often war.</p>\n<p>Rather than expose the autocrat as a liar, however, the instability affirms the worldview that brought him to power in the first place. The world, it seems, really is terrifying. Life really is...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/11/06/m-gessen-with-a-gutcheck.html\">nic.babarskis.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/11/06/m-gessen-with-a-gutcheck.html","date_published":"2026-11-06T19:45:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 19:45","date_timestamp":1793994300,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117571212466832733","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mzo5hhqi3f22","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfaZJHym_i6"]}},{"id":"100633151","content_html":"<p>If you live in the U.S. and you’ve never heard of the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact\">National Popular Vote Interstate Compact</a> you should do a bit of reading.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/11/06/if-you-live-in-the.html","date_published":"2026-11-06T17:31:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 17:31","date_timestamp":1793986278,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117570686012492831","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mznvy2w55z25","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfaJjccHCMD"]}},{"id":"100561882","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://nic.babarskis.blog\">@nic.babarskis.blog</a> Callens beat specifically seems to be the Presbyterian corner of the board.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mzl2v42rqk2j","date_published":"2026-11-05T14:21:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 14:21","date_timestamp":1793888488,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100557937","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ReaderJohn\">@ReaderJohn</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“A lot of the complaints people have about the role of money in politics can’t neatly be traced to Citizens United itself,” said Duncan Hosie, the director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center and the author of the study. But, he added, the decision was a potent shorthand for the Supreme Court’s campaign finance jurisprudence and the increasing influence of money on the political system, one that amped up partisan polarization among lower court judges.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski/100557937","date_published":"2026-11-05T12:58:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 12:58","date_timestamp":1793883524,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100516444","content_html":"<p>I think The Preamble is one of the best publications providing <em>explainer</em> style analysis at the intersection civics, current events, and political wrangling. It has a viewpoint but I wouldn’t call it explicitly partisan. A <a href=\"https://thepreamble.com/p/america-has-a-bigger-israel-problem\">recent post </a>on the state of the U.S. relationship to Israel is a good example.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/11/04/i-think-the-preamble-is.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T21:07:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 21:07","date_timestamp":1793826427,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117560210143356493","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mzjb472hsz2f","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfVYqkNHTu9"]}},{"id":"100508884","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/joshuapsteele\">@joshuapsteele</a> Citizens United. Listened to Dr. AES’s victory speech and was <a href=\"https://youtu.be/Btos5P_O2EY?si=Re2abHFvu7PBxBW2&amp;t=718\">struck by a line </a> he gives about 2/3rds through about the fact that his win represents a repudiation of “the machine.” There was a time in U.S. politics that referred to an opaque set of organized power-brokers who relied on corruption, chicanery, and organized crime to enforce their prerogatives and right now it refers to an overwhelming mass of money and the influence it buys.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski/100508884","date_published":"2026-11-04T19:14:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 19:14","date_timestamp":1793819679,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100492791","content_html":"<p>Looks like Dems have a trifecta in Michigan state governance with <a href=\"https://bridgemi.com/michigan-politics/democrats-take-full-control-of-legislature-michigan-government-what-to-expect/\">fairly comfortable margins</a> in the legislature. Can we please, PLEASE get a comprehensive sunshine/transparency/FOIA bill passed in the upcoming term? <a href=\"http://votepenelope.bsky.social\">@votepenelope.bsky.social</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/11/04/looks-like-dems-have-a.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T15:09:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 15:09","date_timestamp":1793804971,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117558804484245818","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mzin4yjnkm2z","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfUvwoHkQst"]}},{"id":"100282254","content_html":"<p>📷🎃Halloween sketches</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F20866f65-e97a-4c27-9e48-26d3a41afdcc.jpg\" alt=\"A notebook lies open on a table, displaying a child’s drawings of a house on the left page and a stick figure with monstrous razor sharp teeth on the right page.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/11/01/halloween-sketches.html","date_published":"2026-11-01T12:06:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-01 12:06","date_timestamp":1793534803,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117541098158857049","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mzarj7gan32a","https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/gallery/3mzarjbfmuhjg","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfMsctylFDQ"]}},{"id":"100231772","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/10/31/g-s1-150698/drone-photo-award-winners\">Engrossing article</a> on NPR’s site about the winners of the Siena Drone Photo Awards. Read it on a big screen if you can.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/31/engrossing-article-on-nprs-site.html","date_published":"2026-10-31T15:16:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-31 15:16","date_timestamp":1793459765,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mz6ln5v7fw2q","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfKdVg9Fm_S"]}},{"id":"100226465","content_html":"<p>📷🍂 Track Fall’s progression with me through my front yard Maple. We’re in the late stages now.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F3ebbe765-e09e-49a8-85a2-9378a47465e2.jpg\" alt=\"A tree with mostly bare branches and some remaining orange leaves is standing in front of a house under a clear blue sky.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F58860f81-962c-4e07-a3f7-fb2ba15ca23e.jpg\" alt=\"A branch with vibrant orange autumn leaves is in the foreground of a suburban yard featuring a blue house and green lawn.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/31/track-falls-progression-with-me.html","date_published":"2026-10-31T13:16:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-31 13:16","date_timestamp":1793452586,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117535710647816626","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mz6exgjsn32x","https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/gallery/3mz6exqysdi4b"]}},{"id":"100176437","content_html":"<p>Guess I’ll starting perusing <a href=\"https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/\">https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/</a> again.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/30/135733.html","date_published":"2026-10-30T17:57:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 17:57","date_timestamp":1793383053,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117531152923882187","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mz4e6ivb2i2v","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfIK_gPlsfl"]}},{"id":"100126739","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://martynwendell.bsky.social\">@martynwendell.bsky.social</a> “They don’t understand that I’m what you call a daywalker. I look like you, but I’m not like you. I’m the vampire during the day—come talk to me and watch yourself get bitten.”</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mz2q4d7hzs2n","date_published":"2026-10-30T02:26:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 02:26","date_timestamp":1793327163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100109463","content_html":"<p>Thanks for everything Patrick.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n      <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY-hkFABu_I\">YouTube Video</a>\n    </p><img class=\"video-thumbnail\" alt=\"YouTube Thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"video-play-button\"></div>\n  \n <a href=\"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/29/thanks-for-everything-patrick-yt.html\">nic.babarskis.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/29/thanks-for-everything-patrick-yt.html","date_published":"2026-10-29T20:18:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 20:18","date_timestamp":1793305099,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117526043500321179","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mz23l2puei2h","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfF2iB4n-Ta"]}},{"id":"100029893","content_html":"<p>This is fairly concise overview of how voting in the U.S. works that touches on the important parts of the process and briefly highlights the heterogeneous nature of election administration given our state driven system:</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n      <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aqZU0JyMfw\">YouTube Video</a>\n    </p><div class=\"video-play-button\"></div>\n  \n <a href=\"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/28/this-is-fairly-concise-overview.html\">nic.babarskis.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/28/this-is-fairly-concise-overview.html","date_published":"2026-10-28T15:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-28 15:30","date_timestamp":1793201400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117519249165608787","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3myx2zelgje2h","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DfCwyPlFn2j"]}},{"id":"99988205","content_html":"<p>This is a delightful little mini-documentary about the restoration of bookshelves that were part of the original state library housed in the Michigan Capitol. 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Never been a better time to jump in on the IP’s lore. <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2arGyCiZ4hA&amp;list=PLxmAhPtq_sv9dM1qJE_QBm-HuUknwEyMV\">Go watch some Sven van der Plank...</a></p> <a href=\"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/07/i-get-that-there-is.html\">nic.babarskis.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/07/i-get-that-there-is.html","date_published":"2026-10-07T14:17:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-07 14:17","date_timestamp":1791382620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117400053475720053","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mxc55etggo2r","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DeMjvKIFss-"]}},{"id":"98783757","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://cxffeeblack.com/blogs/news/west-africa-grows-coffee\">Cxffeeblack on the relationship between sustainability, fair trade, and the long tail of colonialism in the coffee industry:</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sustainability discourse asks how to keep the crop alive. 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I am asking why that is the position on offer at...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/06/cxffeeblack-on-the-relationship-between.html\">nic.babarskis.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/06/cxffeeblack-on-the-relationship-between.html","date_published":"2026-10-07T01:19:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-07 01:19","date_timestamp":1791335942,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117396994020739986","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mxaro3xil22x","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DeLKs5Xm1kt"]}},{"id":"99273600","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://historicalmarker.bsky.social\">@historicalmarker.bsky.social</a> If <a href=\"http://ifbookspod.bsky.social\">@ifbookspod.bsky.social</a> DID pick this topic up they should interview <a href=\"http://mburtwrites.bsky.social\">@mburtwrites.bsky.social</a> and <a href=\"http://kkramermcginnis.bsky.social\">@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social</a> who wrote a fairly comprehensive book reviewing the whole genre and did a podcast series on it www.buzzsprout.com/2463181/epis…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mxab6nclps27","date_published":"2026-10-06T20:24:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-06 20:24","date_timestamp":1791318270,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98772130","content_html":"<p>To the extent that I’m starting to see a bit a fuss on my feeds about what may or may not be happening with the Plague in Russia its worth reading <a href=\"https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/i/218984637/spotlight-plague-in-russia\">folks who will remind you to take a deep breath</a> before jumping to conclusions.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/06/to-the-extent-that-im.html","date_published":"2026-10-06T19:37:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-06 19:37","date_timestamp":1791315427,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117395649143401383","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mxa6kj5ky72r","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DeKjT0onfDc"]}},{"id":"98768973","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dancohen\">@dancohen</a> Easily one of my favorite pieces of software that I use on an (almost) daily basis. It’s functionality on personal computer quite literally drove me to stop using an iPad as my common tasks computer.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski/98768973","date_published":"2026-10-06T18:35:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-06 18:35","date_timestamp":1791311719,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98768887","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/\">Propublica is documenting in detail</a> the detention of U.S. citizens by (typically masked) Federal law enforcement officers under the guise of immigration policy administration.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/06/propublica-is-documenting-in-detail.html","date_published":"2026-10-06T18:32:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-06 18:32","date_timestamp":1791311564,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117395395805165873","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mxa2xcmhxf24","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DeKb8StHe3I"]}},{"id":"98725903","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/help\">@help</a> noticed that this <a href=\"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski/98711006\">particular post</a> which includes an embedded element from Mastodon is not displaying correctly on MB and not showing at all on my actual blog (nic.babarskis.blog). Only major change between this post and the last time I created a similar style post is I upgraded to the recommended hugo version.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski/98725903","date_published":"2026-10-06T02:17:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-06 02:17","date_timestamp":1791253067,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98725823","content_html":"<p>📷🍂 Tracking the fall progress through the maple in my front yard 2026.10.05.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-3268.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" 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href=\"http://connectedplaces.online\">@connectedplaces.online</a> because even if many of the projects highlighted in <a href=\"https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-news-summer-2026/\">their most recent roundup</a> end of failing they project a hopeful vision for a less toxic social web.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/10/02/i-like-reading-fediverse-news.html","date_published":"2026-10-02T13:35:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-02 13:35","date_timestamp":1790948141,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/117371578425633077","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mwviigcopn26","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/Dd_mwt2FG9q"]}},{"id":"98499599","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JudsonGreene\">@JudsonGreene</a> what are you looking for in a prose editor or typesetting software?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski/98499599","date_published":"2026-10-01T18:24:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 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