Will Jones
@willpjones.bsky.social
Historian of race and class; Author: The March on Washington & The Tribe of Black Ulysses; Professor, University of Minnesota; President, @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social; Editor, "Up For Debate" @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
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The Spanish train crash is horrific. Remember that nearly twice as many people die in U.S. highway accidents EVERY DAY.
October 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The Spanish train crash is horrific. Remember that nearly twice as many people die in U.S. highway accidents EVERY DAY.
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Dolores Huerta, who rose to national prominence as the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, and was known for her advocacy for women farmworkers, has died. She was 96.
Huerta coined the ¡Sí Se Puede! chant and came to define the farmworker movement.
Huerta coined the ¡Sí Se Puede! chant and came to define the farmworker movement.
Dolores Huerta, Chicana activist and prominent defender of farmworker rights, dies at 96
The labor activist spent over seven decades organizing for better treatment and pay for immigrant workers in California’s Central Valley.
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October 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Dolores Huerta, who rose to national prominence as the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, and was known for her advocacy for women farmworkers, has died. She was 96.
Huerta coined the ¡Sí Se Puede! chant and came to define the farmworker movement.
Huerta coined the ¡Sí Se Puede! chant and came to define the farmworker movement.
Actually, if you wanted to buy a Sam Cooke album, you would go to the "wrecka stow." www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbPo...
October 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Actually, if you wanted to buy a Sam Cooke album, you would go to the "wrecka stow." www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbPo...
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Reviewed the new Debs biography for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/b...
Book Review: ‘American Socialist,’ by Shawn Gude
In “American Socialist,” Shawn Gude tracks the rise and fall of the movement led by the left-wing presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs.
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Reviewed the new Debs biography for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/b...
I guess he’s not so concerned about dad!
Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say
Far-right senator on plane to US after missing deadline to hand over his passport since loss to Lula
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I guess he’s not so concerned about dad!
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Nobel prize in Physics went to Frances Halzen, a professor at UW-Madison, one of our great public universities. His work was made possible by the NSF. He's an immigrant. The Trump Administration has been actively destroying all of the things that made this possible www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/s...
Neutrinos Are Everywhere. A Physicist Explains.
Dr. Francis Halzen, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, sheds some light on the mysterious, subatomic particles that whiz through us everyday.
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Nobel prize in Physics went to Frances Halzen, a professor at UW-Madison, one of our great public universities. His work was made possible by the NSF. He's an immigrant. The Trump Administration has been actively destroying all of the things that made this possible www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/s...
Got on the train after work and was asked if I’m a student at the university.They clearly weren’t paying attention but I’ll take it!!
October 26, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Got on the train after work and was asked if I’m a student at the university.They clearly weren’t paying attention but I’ll take it!!
Buddy, it’s raining and you are not smoking. If you really need to play Stairway to Heaven at 11, keep your windows up!
October 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Buddy, it’s raining and you are not smoking. If you really need to play Stairway to Heaven at 11, keep your windows up!
This was Taney's argument in Dred Scot v. Sandford. It is the reason we now have the 14th Amendment, and why Trump hates it so much.
Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."
October 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This was Taney's argument in Dred Scot v. Sandford. It is the reason we now have the 14th Amendment, and why Trump hates it so much.
"For 175 years, Minnesota has aspired to be a national and international leader in all areas of higher education. . . Now, for reasons that haven’t been explained to Minnesotans, the university’s leadership has decided that 175 years of comprehensive institutional excellence is enough."
Opinion | University of Minnesota budget cuts will be bad for students and the state
"The news from the University of Minnesota gets grimmer and grimmer. The eye-popping $225 million cut to the institution’s operating budget is now forecast to be as high as $260 million," the authors ...
www.startribune.com
October 23, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"For 175 years, Minnesota has aspired to be a national and international leader in all areas of higher education. . . Now, for reasons that haven’t been explained to Minnesotans, the university’s leadership has decided that 175 years of comprehensive institutional excellence is enough."
“The administration claims that they announced the cuts early to create time for engagement with shared governance, but they began the conversation by announcing a dramatic cut. That’s not engagement. They’re setting the terms of the debate before they even begin the discussion.” @aaup.org
This Campus Is Financially Stable. Why Is It Cutting $250 Million?
The University of Minnesota says cuts now will ward off future austerity. Professors are skeptical.
www.chronicle.com
October 23, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“The administration claims that they announced the cuts early to create time for engagement with shared governance, but they began the conversation by announcing a dramatic cut. That’s not engagement. They’re setting the terms of the debate before they even begin the discussion.” @aaup.org
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David Stein discusses the past and present of working-class organizing and resistance in Minnesota with historians @willpjones.bsky.social and Peter Rachleff in the this week's episode of the Working History Podcast. #laborhistory
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ICE and Resistance in the Twin Cities | Working History
David Stein sits down with historians Will Jones (Professor of History at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) and Peter Rachleff (Retired Professor at Macalester College and Co-Executive Directo...
workinghistorypodcast.podbean.com
October 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
David Stein discusses the past and present of working-class organizing and resistance in Minnesota with historians @willpjones.bsky.social and Peter Rachleff in the this week's episode of the Working History Podcast. #laborhistory
workinghistorypodcast.podbean.com/e/ice-and-re...
workinghistorypodcast.podbean.com/e/ice-and-re...
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Thanks to Inside Higher Ed reporter Olivia Sanchez for this great article on our updated #ImmigrationSyllabus.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society @michelewaslin.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society @michelewaslin.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social
Immigration Historians Compile Syllabus for Faculty
Leaders at the University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center say they want to put immigration enforcement policy debates into context and share accurate information with anyone who wants...
www.insidehighered.com
October 22, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Thanks to Inside Higher Ed reporter Olivia Sanchez for this great article on our updated #ImmigrationSyllabus.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society @michelewaslin.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society @michelewaslin.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social
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🛡️Indivisible Twin Cities joined Tending the Soil, Unidos, ISAIAH, SEIU Local 26, CTUL, AFL-CIO & MN 50501 to launch the Step Up For Democracy campaign! Activists recently caravanned to the HQs of MN’s 12 largest companies, urging them to sign the Pledge for Democracy. ✊
October 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🛡️Indivisible Twin Cities joined Tending the Soil, Unidos, ISAIAH, SEIU Local 26, CTUL, AFL-CIO & MN 50501 to launch the Step Up For Democracy campaign! Activists recently caravanned to the HQs of MN’s 12 largest companies, urging them to sign the Pledge for Democracy. ✊
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“International students, full-time faculty and part-time faculty in particular—we were all feeling very vulnerable,” said Hank Kalet, a journalism lecturer and vice president of the adjunct faculty union. “So these protections became a central focus for a lot of our members.”
#academicfreedom
#academicfreedom
Rutgers Unions Win Academic Freedom for All Unit Members
Traditionally limited to full-time faculty, academic freedom protections will now extend to librarians, postdocs and clinicians at Rutgers. But without accompanying job security, adjuncts could still ...
www.insidehighered.com
October 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
“International students, full-time faculty and part-time faculty in particular—we were all feeling very vulnerable,” said Hank Kalet, a journalism lecturer and vice president of the adjunct faculty union. “So these protections became a central focus for a lot of our members.”
#academicfreedom
#academicfreedom
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Twin Cities! Come on through Saturday to talk about Howard Zinn and his remarkable life!
October 19, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Twin Cities! Come on through Saturday to talk about Howard Zinn and his remarkable life!
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IT PASSED
IT PASSED
IT PASSED
AUTOMATIC TICKETING FOR OBSTRUCTING BIKE AND BUS LANES WILL EXPAND CITYWIDE!!
IT PASSED
IT PASSED
AUTOMATIC TICKETING FOR OBSTRUCTING BIKE AND BUS LANES WILL EXPAND CITYWIDE!!
BREAKING: automated ticketing for bike & bus lane violations expands city-wide in Chicago. Passed today.
October 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
IT PASSED
IT PASSED
IT PASSED
AUTOMATIC TICKETING FOR OBSTRUCTING BIKE AND BUS LANES WILL EXPAND CITYWIDE!!
IT PASSED
IT PASSED
AUTOMATIC TICKETING FOR OBSTRUCTING BIKE AND BUS LANES WILL EXPAND CITYWIDE!!
Tell me again why we need protected bike lanes on Summit Avenue? So parents don’t force kids and other riders into traffic! @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social @mayorher.bsky.social @bikemn.bsky.social
@bikelaneuprising.bsky.social
@bikelaneuprising.bsky.social
October 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Tell me again why we need protected bike lanes on Summit Avenue? So parents don’t force kids and other riders into traffic! @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social @mayorher.bsky.social @bikemn.bsky.social
@bikelaneuprising.bsky.social
@bikelaneuprising.bsky.social
Seems like @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social could fix the budget @hourcar.bsky.social by charging fair prices for parking @blindeke.bsky.social
www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
One simple solution to St. Paul’s budget woes
Free or nearly-free parking is a nice-to-have in St. Paul, but when the city is in the hole, it’s time to rethink old policies.
www.minnpost.com
October 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Seems like @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social could fix the budget @hourcar.bsky.social by charging fair prices for parking @blindeke.bsky.social
www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
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Here's how to get involved. This is absolutely doable, if we act now. savecarsharemn.org
Keep carshare in our neighborhoods
HOURCAR's last day is October 15. Call and write your city, county, regional, and state officials about keeping carshare running.
savecarsharemn.org
October 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Here's how to get involved. This is absolutely doable, if we act now. savecarsharemn.org
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Something I’ve learned in conversations in the last week is that Evie (HourCar, the car share service set to shut down in the Twin Cities w/o emergency $) gives ppl confidence to try going car-free—then they realize they can
Why this matters: *Even when Evie isn’t being used* it helps climate goals
Why this matters: *Even when Evie isn’t being used* it helps climate goals
October 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Something I’ve learned in conversations in the last week is that Evie (HourCar, the car share service set to shut down in the Twin Cities w/o emergency $) gives ppl confidence to try going car-free—then they realize they can
Why this matters: *Even when Evie isn’t being used* it helps climate goals
Why this matters: *Even when Evie isn’t being used* it helps climate goals
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Come work with me! The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is hiring an associate or full professor in the urban and regional planning program with expertise in housing policy or neighborhood affordability. More info:
hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-Job
Job Opening Number: 376233
hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-Job
Job Opening Number: 376233
October 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Come work with me! The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is hiring an associate or full professor in the urban and regional planning program with expertise in housing policy or neighborhood affordability. More info:
hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-Job
Job Opening Number: 376233
hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-Job
Job Opening Number: 376233
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I will say that a university with a multi-billion dollar endowment and vast wealth and resources doesn't have a funding problem. It has a resource allocation problem. This can be read as a values misalignment with the core mission. I'll accept both answers.
October 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I will say that a university with a multi-billion dollar endowment and vast wealth and resources doesn't have a funding problem. It has a resource allocation problem. This can be read as a values misalignment with the core mission. I'll accept both answers.