{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"talqix.cloud - Nic Babarskis","home_page_url":"https://talqix.cloud","feed_url":"https://talqix.cloud/posts/thebigbabooski","_microblog":{"about":"https://talqix.cloud/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":110,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://avatars.talqix.cloud/avatars/2024/47/1685639.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"91873538","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/PRWwXeRIvoI?si=2HYIblcfequiAES7\">New Animagraffs video just dropped.</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/06/09/new-animagraffs-video-just-dropped.html","date_published":"2026-06-10T02:14:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 02:14","date_timestamp":1781057689,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116723398282459809","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mnvnc7ukfs2q","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DZY2PFSlKbB"]}},{"id":"91731327","content_html":"<p>⛪️ Up North  📷</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F8cff71b430.jpg\" alt=\"A white church with a tall steeple is surrounded by greenery.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F2298175f85.jpg\" alt=\"A red brick church with a tall steeple against a grey cloudy sky framed by a tree on its left side.\" 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src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fbf87b35c5c.jpg\" alt=\"A lush, green forest filled with tall trees and a gravel path running through it.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F27c861db28.jpg\" alt=\"A narrow dirt path winds through a dense forest of tall trees and lush greenery.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fd6623a5abd.jpg\" alt=\"A sandy pathway flanked by lush trees leads to a foggy beach with picnic tables by the water.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F0075867eed.jpg\" alt=\"A lush, green forest floor is covered in dense foliage with scattered young trees and shrubs.\" 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dusk features calm waters, a rocky shoreline, and silhouettes of trees under a pale blue sky.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F2370b15e83.jpg\" alt=\"Cloudy skies stretch over a calm beach with gentle waves and a small sand structure in the foreground.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/06/05/some-up-north.html","date_published":"2026-06-06T02:00:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 02:00","date_timestamp":1780711247,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116700693199053152","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mnlknmiucx2l"]}},{"id":"91553263","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLMX2w3cwuE\">I see Santa Monica Studios has not been idle.</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/06/04/i-see-santa-monica-studios.html","date_published":"2026-06-05T00:21:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 00:21","date_timestamp":1780618876,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116694639961478877","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mniumhyihw2v","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DZLxQ9xEbyl"]}},{"id":"91409343","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/ayjay\">@ayjay</a> I remember in approximately 2007 sitting with my father in a restaurant in Chicago and seeing construction cranes all along the horizon. My dad made a comment to the effect of “I think a lot of people believe this sort of boom never will end.”</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/thebigbabooski/91409343","date_published":"2026-06-02T18:09:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 18:09","date_timestamp":1780423771,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91409162","content_html":"<p>Some light reading on a Tuesday from <a href=\"https://lukesheahan.com/\">Luke Sheahan:</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“From [Robert] Nisbet’s perspective, the post-liberal attempt to redirect state power from individualizing the populace to integrating the populace into meaningful community is dubious because the origins and structure of state power renders it an inherent social solvent.” (<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1080/10457097.2025.2499248\">Sheahan, 2025, p. 178</a>)</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/06/02/some-light-reading-on-a.html","date_published":"2026-06-02T18:06:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 18:06","date_timestamp":1780423591,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116681841283731133","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mnd6qdshrp2z","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DZF8xb2Fszs"]}},{"id":"91396521","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00091383.2024.2419341\">Reading</a> <a href=\"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10457097.2025.2499248\">scholarly</a> <a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/618154/regime-change-by-patrick-j-deneen/\">work</a> as I’m trying to define the contours of a “postliberal” education policy landscape. An early question I have is whether or not any resistance to the subordination of institutions to partisan aims requires a pluralistic approach, or if resisting <a href=\"https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/wrecked/9781978821415\">deinstitutionalization</a> requires a ‘your...</p> <a href=\"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/06/02/reading-scholarly-work-as-im.html\">nic.babarskis.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/06/02/reading-scholarly-work-as-im.html","date_published":"2026-06-02T14:58:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 14:58","date_timestamp":1780412332,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116681104598997481","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mncubbnlig2y","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DZFnVc0Eah3"]}},{"id":"91344413","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://pardoguerra.bsky.social\">@pardoguerra.bsky.social</a> I thought Setec Astronomy went under when the Dot-com bubble crashed.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mnapsveedk2t","date_published":"2026-06-01T18:34:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 18:34","date_timestamp":1780338866,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91260653","content_html":"<p>Judging from the headline and thumbnail of this <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/houstonchronicle.com/post/3mmwbivhqkj2k\">endorsement editorial post</a> the <a href=\"http://houstonchronicle.com\">@houstonchronicle.com</a> sounds like <a href=\"https://www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/resolution-on-moral-character-of-public-officials/\">Southern Baptists in 1998</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/31/judging-from-the-headline-and.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T11:42:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 11:42","date_timestamp":1780227752,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116669006670984254","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mn5idrr3e22l","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DZAHOzNkbiU"]}},{"id":"91260322","content_html":"<p>Spring Progress 📷 2026.05.28</p>\n<p>Final photo to label spring. Summer ascendant.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F50d798a9da.jpg\" alt=\"A sidewalk and street are bordered by a tree with lush green leaves, set against a backdrop of residential houses and clear blue sky.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p>Here’s the whole progression:</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.talqix.cloud%2F188083%2F2026%2Fimg-2603-m.jpg\" alt=\"Bare tree branches with budding red buds stretch over a suburban street on an overcast day.\" data-microblog-lightbox=\"https://cdn.uploads.talqix.cloud/188083/2026/img-2603-xl.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.talqix.cloud%2F188083%2F2026%2Fimg-2619-m.jpg\" alt=\"A residential street is lined with bare trees budding in early spring, with a house and a sky oddly cloudy and clear as the backdrop.\" data-microblog-lightbox=\"https://cdn.uploads.talqix.cloud/188083/2026/img-2619-xl.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.talqix.cloud%2F188083%2F2026%2Fimg-2691-m.jpg\" alt=\"A tree with budding red flowers is set against a backdrop of a suburban street and a clear blue sky.\" data-microblog-lightbox=\"https://cdn.uploads.talqix.cloud/188083/2026/img-2691-xl.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.talqix.cloud%2F188083%2F2026%2F9ff3d9e5dd454658a6b02e7cb6fd1eae-m.jpg\" alt=\"A greenhouse is filled with rows of vibrant flowers in various colors, displayed in pots and hanging baskets.\" data-microblog-lightbox=\"https://cdn.uploads.talqix.cloud/188083/2026/9ff3d9e5dd454658a6b02e7cb6fd1eae-xl.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.talqix.cloud%2F188083%2F2026%2F6cb42ba846-m.jpg\" alt=\"Budding branches are in the foreground with a quiet suburban street and houses under a blue sky in the background.\" data-microblog-lightbox=\"https://cdn.uploads.talqix.cloud/188083/2026/6cb42ba846-xl.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.talqix.cloud%2F188083%2F2026%2F06caf569f5-m.jpg\" alt=\"A suburban street is partially obscured by the green leaves of a tree in the foreground, with houses and a clear sky in the background.\" data-microblog-lightbox=\"https://cdn.uploads.talqix.cloud/188083/2026/06caf569f5-xl.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.talqix.cloud%2F188083%2F2026%2F50d798a9da-m.jpg\" alt=\"A sidewalk and street are bordered by a tree with lush green leaves, set against a backdrop of residential houses and clear blue sky.\" data-microblog-lightbox=\"https://cdn.uploads.talqix.cloud/188083/2026/50d798a9da-xl.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/31/spring-progress-final-photo-to.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T11:33:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 11:33","date_timestamp":1780227202,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116668971697104690","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mn5huerzke2t"]}},{"id":"91214201","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://rmkubinec.bsky.social\">@rmkubinec.bsky.social</a> Ope, don’t mind me, I’m just a yankee forgetting Columbia and Clemson aren’t the same municipality. 🤡🤡🙃</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mn3btx3wm22a","date_published":"2026-05-30T14:41:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 14:41","date_timestamp":1780152070,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91173878","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://rmkubinec.bsky.social\">@rmkubinec.bsky.social</a> Gotcha - also, congrats(?) on the new president at USC. Charming fellow.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmzfo4jp6k2l","date_published":"2026-05-29T20:44:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 20:44","date_timestamp":1780087450,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91170383","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://rmkubinec.bsky.social\">@rmkubinec.bsky.social</a> In your perspective is whats happening here analogous to Roy Moore in Alabama in 2017 or is there something divergently new happening here? Maybe restated, is this about candidate quality internally to the GOP or something else?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmzcrck3m22y","date_published":"2026-05-29T19:52:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 19:52","date_timestamp":1780084336,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91077427","content_html":"<p>Been sitting with the <a href=\"https://www.polygon.com/destiny-2-ending-live-service/\">news that Destiny is going into the gamer vault</a> with no firm plans for a future release. It’s got me reminiscing on <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFh5ArG46_M\">The Taken King,</a> and all the evenings I remember fondly running raids or PVP with my friends.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/28/been-sitting-with-the-news.html","date_published":"2026-05-28T13:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 13:30","date_timestamp":1779975000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116652442761440104","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmw4xfbmyj24","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DY4lKH2ltSo"]}},{"id":"91045984","content_html":"<p>After 2 years, <a href=\"https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-05-27/the-timeline-behind-kevin-guskiewiczs-exit-from-msu-to-clemson\">Michigan State University is once again searching for a new president.</a> I suppose I shouldn’t be too shocked. When he arrived <a href=\"https://statenews.com/article/2023/12/unc-chancellor-kevin-guskiewicz-named-appointed-msu-president-by#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIf,statements\">Dr. Guskiewicz discussed he expected the Board to refrain from the meddling</a> that plagued his predecessor. <a href=\"https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-05-27/msu-trustee-pushes-back-after-outgoing-president-criticizes-board-in-exit-letter\">It didn’t,</a> and so he’s leaving.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/27/after-years-michigan-state-university.html","date_published":"2026-05-28T00:12:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 00:12","date_timestamp":1779927156,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116649312513006331","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmuqhykkob2p","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DY3KEEgljTL"]}},{"id":"91031390","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://robertkelchen.com\">@robertkelchen.com</a> Given that MSU’s Board offered in writing to increase Dr. G’s salary to almost $ 2 million to retain him I presume that would be where negotiations start for the next candidate?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmueukjhes2g","date_published":"2026-05-27T20:46:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 20:46","date_timestamp":1779914794,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90963621","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/philbowell\">@philbowell</a> I’ve neglected cleaning my house fans so long that I presume with the right equipment, one could use a sample of the accumulated dust to tell the homes history in the same way climatologists use arctic ice cores for earth’s history.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/thebigbabooski/90963621","date_published":"2026-05-26T19:52:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 19:52","date_timestamp":1779825130,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90959959","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/bullet-points-how-government-ought-to-work\">Gee, I wonder why, in the U.S., it feels so particularly difficult to realize change in our current political system:</a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.beehiiv.com%2Fcdn-cgi%2Fimage%2Ffit%3Dscale-down%2Cquality%3D80%2Cformat%3Dauto%2Conerror%3Dredirect%2Fuploads%2Fasset%2Ffile%2Ff6f2a565-9aaa-4649-9e63-d439779691ab%2Funnamed.png\" alt=\"A bar chart titled “Billionaire contributions as % of total contributions,” tracking data from the year 2000 to 2024. The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 18 percent, and the horizontal axis shows even-numbered election years. From 2000 to 2010, billionaire contributions remain flat and low, hovering between 0.3% and 0.9%. A vertical red dashed line labeled “Citizens United” splits the chart between 2010 and 2012. Following this line, the bars climb sharply: 3.7% in 2012, 10.5% in 2016, and peaking at 16.5% in 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/26/gee-i-wonder-why-in.html","date_published":"2026-05-26T18:22:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 18:22","date_timestamp":1779819727,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116642269796314078","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmrmfd5bmm23","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DYz9GN3FjCq"]}},{"id":"90817922","content_html":"<p>📷 The <a href=\"https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/00bb4a7660fd4516bd813ffee5b5758a\">Red Cedar</a> used to host a raw sewage discharge point, power plant, and heavy industry along its banks for large portions of its history as Michigan evolved from a frontier territory to Arsenal-of-Democracy. Decades of environmental advocacy and robust regulation have gotten it to a point you can see the...</p> <a href=\"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/24/the-red-cedar-used-to.html\">nic.babarskis.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/24/the-red-cedar-used-to.html","date_published":"2026-05-24T11:20:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 11:20","date_timestamp":1779621656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116629287115297942","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmltvj2i2524","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DYuDPw1Flmc"]}},{"id":"90784578","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://rmkubinec.bsky.social\">@rmkubinec.bsky.social</a> JACK WHITE?!!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmk2uq5tr22r","date_published":"2026-05-23T18:21:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-23 18:21","date_timestamp":1779560465,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90699556","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/ebola-the-disease-of-compassion-and\">Emily Smith:</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ebola is often called the disease of compassion by experts like Dr. Craig Spencer. It spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids, which means it spreads when a family member tends to the sick, when a nurse stays at the bedside, or when a community gathers to bury their dead. In other words, it’s spread through acts of care.</p>\n<p>But the phrase has been sitting differently lately because this outbreak is spreading not only through compassion but also through the global withdrawal of it.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/22/katelyn-jetelina-ebola-is-often.html","date_published":"2026-05-22T11:08:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 11:08","date_timestamp":1779448135,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116617914797220040","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmgsbvomft2o","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DYo4Q4EFrHi"]}},{"id":"90670601","content_html":"<p>Spring Progress 📷 2026.05.19</p>\n<p>We might be able to say summer has arrived.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fnic.babarskis.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06caf569f5.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/21/spring-progress-we-might-be.html","date_published":"2026-05-21T22:54:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 22:54","date_timestamp":1779404057,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116615026757542586","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mmfjar3auc2w","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DYnkO-EEeLX"]}},{"id":"90553617","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/eastbrad\">@eastbrad</a> haven’t read the review but your comment makes me think about <em>Andor’s</em> shadow. It isn’t a perfect story but the cohesive craftsmanship that went into its production makes for some tough expectations for any series/film going forward.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/thebigbabooski/90553617","date_published":"2026-05-20T11:38:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 11:38","date_timestamp":1779277125,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90507990","content_html":"<p>Today marks the death anniversary of <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov\">Stanislov Petrov</a> a man who disobeyed orders and established protocol to ensure the world didn’t end in nuclear fire. As someone who has spent most of my career working for large bureaucratic institutions I use this anniversary to reflect on his courage and remind myself...</p> <a href=\"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/19/today-marks-the-death-anniversary.html\">nic.babarskis.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/19/today-marks-the-death-anniversary.html","date_published":"2026-05-19T19:26:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 19:26","date_timestamp":1779218774,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116602883533771990","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mma4oherus2u","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DYiCy1zj5YJ"]}},{"id":"90494651","content_html":"<p>Not once have I ever been disappointed by a visit to <a href=\"https://angelas.cafe/\">Angela’s Cafe</a> in downtown East Lansing. It’s just so good. 😋😋😋</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/19/not-once-have-i-ever.html","date_published":"2026-05-19T16:21:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 16:21","date_timestamp":1779207671,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116602154290221608","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mm7sctjfo423","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DYhtkh6lMF0"]}},{"id":"90494391","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/bullet-points-how-government-ought-to-work\">Dave Karpf: </a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If the only way to make money in comedy is to feed the algorithm, while the companies that control the algorithm scoop out most of the money, and the people who run those companies keep modifying the algorithm to cater to their own whims, then we will be a society where comedy tends toward sucking.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Same principle applies across all sorts of culture-making endeavors, and increasingly any public good that can be commodified for shareholder profit.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/05/19/dave-karpf-if-the-only.html","date_published":"2026-05-19T16:17:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 16:17","date_timestamp":1779207441,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://edumasto.org/@nicbabarskis/116602140646217393","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mm7s4mwso42b","https://www.threads.com/@thebigbabooski/post/DYhtLEolIct"]}},{"id":"90408380","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://imbernomics.bsky.social\">@imbernomics.bsky.social</a> Lol! You jest, but his concussion research does link him to professional athletics in a manner unique among his peers.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/thebigbabooski/90408380","date_published":"2026-05-18T11:56:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 11:56","date_timestamp":1779105391,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90406244","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/kfitz@hcommons.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@kfitz</a></span> hhmmm. Maybe Dr. G stated or implied in some way “pass this or I walk.”</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/thebigbabooski/90406244","date_published":"2026-05-18T11:11:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 11:11","date_timestamp":1779102689,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90406056","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://cantb.bsky.social\">@cantb.bsky.social</a> Think he’s getting other suitors?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrovzn5n65uakj2waamtw6qj/post/3mm3opzsums2i","date_published":"2026-05-18T01:06:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic 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Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 05:19","date_timestamp":1778649580,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90032248","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/annahavron\">@annahavron</a> We’ve had some late frosts/freezes in mid-Michigan so maybe!</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/thebigbabooski/90032248","date_published":"2026-05-12T19:33:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Nic Babarskis","url":"https://nic.babarskis.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1685639.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thebigbabooski"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 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