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Lol. The people that were forced to actually show up for work are the ones saying good riddance to a guy that is a massive loss. Jay was smart to leave. 

Sure, Grandpa. They're not actually working but playing fortnite at home. If I could fly the jet in my underwear in bed I would.
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On 1/7/2025 at 4:23 PM, jimmyjazz said:

It's a tired trope, but "The Reactionary Fuckwads" is a good band name.

The Tired Tropes is a good band name.

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Interim president came in and fired the the provost that Hartzell appointed just a few weeks ago. 
 

That’s not usually what interim presidents do. 

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27 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Interim president came in and fired the the provost that Hartzell appointed just a few weeks ago. 
 

That’s not usually what interim presidents do. 

is the new provost better or worse

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2 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

is the new provost better or worse

This is what I could find on their backgrounds:

Rachel Davis Mersey Named Executive Vice President and Provost (from January 6)
Mersey became Dean of the Moody College of Communication in June 2023, where she focused on experiential learning through programs such as Bevo Video Productions and collaborations with Texas Athletics; partnerships across campus and with industry, particularly in Austin, Los Angeles and New York; and driving high-impact research and creative activities across disciplines. Mersey holds an appointment as the Everett D. Collier Centennial Chair in the School of Journalism and Media and is a member of the Communication and Leadership faculty.

Prior to joining the Moody College as Dean, Mersey was Director of Global Research and Partnerships at Meta, the parent company of Facebook. She designed, hired and ran a multinational team that managed and executed a company-level initiative to increase data transparency while ensuring consumer privacy. She also delivered the first-of-its-kind data-sharing program in support of the U.S. 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Study, which was led by a team of independent academics that included Talia Stroud of the Moody College.

Before joining Meta, Mersey served as Associate Dean for Research at Moody, where she was a champion for research and creative projects. Before joining UT, she was a professor and Associate Dean for Research in the Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.S. from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, and a B.A. with honors from Wake Forest University in communication and studio art.

 

UT System names Jim Davis as UT-Austin’s interim president (from yesterday)
Hartzell promoted Davis to senior vice president and chief operating officer in 2023, expanding Davis’ authority in the president’s office. In that role, he oversaw campus operations and services, university housing and dining and UT-Austin’s business strategies in areas like real estate and intellectual property.

Hartzell said at the time that Davis led the legal work to develop the Moody Center, an arena that hosts concerts, basketball games and other events; the Innovation Tower, an 14-story office building for startups and established companies that want to collaborate with the university; and UT-Austin’s entry into the Southeastern Conference.

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Prior to joining the university, Davis worked as a deputy attorney general for civil litigation under Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for nearly four years.

He long has had ties to the Forty Acres. He is a UT-Austin graduate, and his father, Robert Davis, is a former chair of the radio, television and film department.

Davis attended Harvard Law School. His first job after law school was as a briefing attorney for former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales when he served on the Texas Supreme Court. Then, he worked in private practice for 14 years at the Locke Lord law firm. Before attending UT-Austin, Davis served in the U.S. Navy for four years as a cryptologist stationed in Scotland.

In a 2023 letter, Davis expressed support for the university's response to domestic violence charges against then-basketball coach Chris Beard. The charges were ultimately dropped but Beard was still fired. Davis said athletic director Chris Del Conte “exercised thoughtful restraint to allow time for additional material facts to emerge” before acting.

“It is a mistake to view a manager’s support for an employee as a statement of belief in criminal guilt or innocence,” Davis wrote. “It is his actual behavior that we consider, not whether some acts also constitute a crime. Whether or not the District Attorney ultimately charges Mr. Beard is not determinative of whether he engaged in conduct unbecoming a head coach at our university.”

 

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11 minutes ago, bolverk said:

Prior to joining the university, Davis worked as a deputy attorney general for civil litigation under Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for nearly four years.

Hardest pass

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1 hour ago, SubliminalHorn said:

Well Texas Fight is basically a sped up taps, so I’m sure they can

LHB calls Texas Fight as "Taps", and when we're letting our nuts hang we play taps in one to end the game 🤘

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7 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

The whole UT system is following aggy. This is a shitty development.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/18/university-texas-system-drag-show-ban/

All of this reminds me of ultraconservative parents who randomly unilaterally decide something is EVIL because they read a random article about it.

 

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Wait, it's exactly like that and the State is acting like it knows what's best and most """moral""" for the People

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32 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

The whole UT system is following aggy. This is a shitty development.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/18/university-texas-system-drag-show-ban/

This is the part I don't get.  They act like people are being dragged off the street and forced to watch Clockwork Orange style.

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 If drag offends you, don’t buy a ticket,”

Seems like an easy solution to me.

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1 hour ago, Captainant said:

And that's why @Rex Kramer thinks that Hartzell is doing a great job

Anyone that outwardly shits on free speech, LGBT people, Arab/Muslim people and/or their causes, or anything else that makes his rich friends uncomfortable is A-ok in Rex's coloring book. He totally hates Trump though.

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37 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Not at all.  A university should be a place where students are exposed to a variety of viewpoints, where free speech is not only tolerated but encouraged.  We're already lost.

Then get approval for your protest and etc. 

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Just now, BurntOrange&White said:

Then get approval for your protest and etc. 

Ridiculous, not to mention the reduction in 1A (and other) rights is not wholly related to organized protests.

Regardless, if you think Abbott's henchmen are going to issue permits for (say) anti-Israel protests you're off your fucking rocker.

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2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Ridiculous, not to mention the reduction in 1A (and other) rights is not wholly related to organized protests.

Regardless, if you think Abbott's henchmen are going to issue permits for (say) anti-Israel protests you're off your fucking rocker.

Causing disruption without approval for your protest is a no go regardless. If you want to peacefully protest with approval then go for it.

Same for idiots who decide to block highways. 

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31 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

Anyone that outwardly shits on free speech, LGBT people, Arab/Muslim people and/or their causes, or anything else that makes his rich friends uncomfortable is A-ok in Rex's coloring book. He totally hates Trump though.

Rex cares most about his wallet, and the ONLY reason Rex doesn't like Trump is he's bad for business. Rex is perfectly fine with everything else.

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2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Causing disruption without approval for your protest is a no go regardless. If you want to peacefully protest with approval then go for it.

Same for idiots who decide to block highways. 

What does that have to do with Drag Shows being banned? Amazing how you just default to bootlicking.

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1 minute ago, elguapo said:

What does that have to do with Drag Shows being banned? Amazing how you just default to bootlicking.

I'm not even conservative you dumb mother fucker. If drag shows are happening at university facilities then sure ban them. But if it's not at university facilities who gives a fuck and the university can't ban those. The policy is saying that you can't have them at say Gregory gym. Drag shows don't impact you and about 99% of the campus so who gives a shit if they're banned or not. Seems fucking pointless to get worked up over some stupid shit like drag shows that are meant to fucking piss off liberals and just be a talking point. The same liberals who can't wrap their heads around the fact that transgender political targeted ads work for the masses. 

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5 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Seems fucking pointless to get worked up over some stupid shit like drag shows

Holy shit what an idiot you are

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55 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Causing disruption without approval for your protest is a no go regardless. If you want to peacefully protest with approval then go for it.

Same for idiots who decide to block highways. 

Go read one book that talks about civil disobedience and its impact on civil rights in this country. Just one. Holy shit please educate yourself before spouting off takes like that what the fuck.

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3 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

The whole UT system is following aggy. This is a shitty development.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/18/university-texas-system-drag-show-ban/

If the proposed SB 37 I posted about Saturday in the Destruction of Public Education thread gets passed in the lege, banning drag shows at UT and elsewhere is going to seem tame. They're going after curricula, profs, etc in that one.

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Then get approval for your protest and etc. 

"You may have opinions and voice them, if the State approves of them."

58 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Causing disruption without approval for your protest is a no go regardless. If you want to peacefully protest with approval then go for it.

Same for idiots who decide to block highways. 

"Nevermind that the State is openly regulating and banning peaceful speech and opinions."

55 minutes ago, elguapo said:

What does that have to do with Drag Shows being banned? Amazing how you just default to bootlicking.

"It's not bootlicking if they ban opinions I disagree with.  That's just good government."

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I'm not even conservative you dumb mother fucker. If drag shows are happening at university facilities then sure ban them. But if it's not at university facilities who gives a fuck and the university can't ban those. The policy is saying that you can't have them at say Gregory gym. Drag shows don't impact you and about 99% of the campus so who gives a shit if they're banned or not. Seems fucking pointless to get worked up over some stupid shit like drag shows that are meant to fucking piss off liberals and just be a talking point. The same liberals who can't wrap their heads around the fact that transgender political targeted ads work for the masses. 

Drag shows are a good time and drag queens are some of the best people out there. I give a shit if they’re banned because it’s discriminatory and a violation of the first amendment.

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I'm not even conservative you dumb mother fucker. If drag shows are happening at university facilities then sure ban them. But if it's not at university facilities who gives a fuck and the university can't ban those. The policy is saying that you can't have them at say Gregory gym. Drag shows don't impact you and about 99% of the campus so who gives a shit if they're banned or not. Seems fucking pointless to get worked up over some stupid shit like drag shows that are meant to fucking piss off liberals and just be a talking point. The same liberals who can't wrap their heads around the fact that transgender political targeted ads work for the masses. 

Do you smell toast?

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I'm not even conservative you dumb mother fucker. If drag shows are happening at university facilities then sure ban them. But if it's not at university facilities who gives a fuck and the university can't ban those. The policy is saying that you can't have them at say Gregory gym. Drag shows don't impact you and about 99% of the campus so who gives a shit if they're banned or not. Seems fucking pointless to get worked up over some stupid shit like drag shows that are meant to fucking piss off liberals and just be a talking point. The same liberals who can't wrap their heads around the fact that transgender political targeted ads work for the masses. 

It seems even more pointless to ban them.

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4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

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If this dumb mother fucker had use of anything below the waist, he's the kind of Republican who'd be the first one to get a boner at a drag show.

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Drag shows don't impact you

There’s this thing called empathy. You should maybe get you some

and if you can’t manage that maybe think about the fact that their ability to take away rights of others means they have the ability to take yours. And eventually they will get around to you

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Posted
1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Seems fucking pointless to get worked up over some stupid shit like drag shows that are meant to fucking piss off liberals and just be a talking point.

I missed this gem -- drag shows are meant to piss off liberals?

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Just now, David Dennison said:

Using BO&W's logic, if drag shows don't impact you, what's the point in banning them in the first place?

Maybe when democrats control all 3 phases again they'll actually put forth legislation to protect the people they feel so strongly about protecting. 

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1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Maybe when democrats control all 3 phases again they'll actually put forth legislation to protect the people they feel so strongly about protecting. 

Why?  Sex (and sexuality/gender) is protected class.  That's why it's discriminatory to take action against someone because of their sexuality/gender (among many other things).

Did you ever take a fucking civics class?



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