The flagship public university in Texas is hosting a eugenic conference, someone please help the political discourse in my state is very sick www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... - ThreadSky

stevanzetti.bsky.social • 22 days ago

The flagship public university in Texas is hosting a eugenic conference, someone please help the political discourse in my state is very sick

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/natal-conference-austin-texas-eugenics

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rebelgadfly.bsky.social•22 days ago

Ah, I see the dark enlightenment is out in full force taking over discourse at universities. Let me say it another way -- what the actual flying fuck???????

digitaldesert.bsky.social•22 days ago

Nice…after Trump I guess we get to live through Star Trek’s Eugenics Wars. 🙄

claybabe.bsky.social•22 days ago

#fuckelonmusk

andzinthesky.bsky.social•22 days ago

It's 1930 and Henry Ford is "just asking questions".

I hate this TL.

hikeandbikempls.bsky.social•22 days ago

I am going to shit on my degree and send it back to them.

jelenawoehr.bsky.social•22 days ago

nothing we can do for it i'm afraid, i recommend humane euthanasia of the discourse

samfrome.bsky.social•22 days ago

This is grim news.

nursebettytx.bsky.social•22 days ago

🤬 I’m amazed, even for Texas this is sickening.

jedimasterkarlie.bsky.social•22 days ago

Excellent opportunity to host a food drive. Whole community can help.

catbirdmeows.bsky.social•22 days ago

It has also been the hotbed of evopsy bullshit for a long time, so I am disappointed but not surprised.

redmaple2324.bsky.social•22 days ago

Damn

jenniedahlby.bsky.social•22 days ago

Are they justifying cancelling aid to other countries based on racist views instead of the "money saving" reasons they are posting?

rwruedii.bsky.social•22 days ago

Wouldn't surprise me.

starlightwishes.bsky.social•22 days ago

Texas is presently where several of the Broligarchs are centering themselves. Men like Muck, Vance, Thiel, Yarvin, etc are very much into Eugenics.

theeagles.bsky.social•21 days ago

Pray for the soul of Texas!

drmanhattan2025.bsky.social•22 days ago

Tower Sniper II

pepperghost.bsky.social•22 days ago

11 out of 10 would firebomb.

justkris2.bsky.social•22 days ago

This is creepy and utterly mad. Why are MY federal public education tax dollars supporting this atrocity ?

rwruedii.bsky.social•22 days ago

It is unclear if they are sponsoring it. They simply own the conference hall that is hosting it.

For all we know, they could be receiving a lot of money for hosting it, not the other way around.

Still, not a good look for them.

justkris2.bsky.social•21 days ago

Still unacceptable.

timewaits.bsky.social•22 days ago

Sounds like a good place to hold the next measles party

branders23.bsky.social•22 days ago

we are 1930s germany

robinconqueso.bsky.social•22 days ago

I saw that! I know UT has its problems but this is so far beyond anything I would expect.

iavswn.bsky.social•22 days ago

Is this real? 😳

rasolis.bsky.social•22 days ago

What do you think the ratio of men to women attendees will be?

I can’t imagine many women volunteering to gestate every year until they can’t

lovelyritamytamaid.bsky.social•22 days ago

Look at the conference page. What kind of “social events” take place amongst— what do these people call themselves! Natalists? I’m looking forward to the new season of the Handmaiden’s Tale. Things are getting weird!

yafachaya.bsky.social•22 days ago

https://highschoolbioethics.georgetown.edu/units/cases/unit4_5.html

chrissielew.bsky.social•22 days ago

What the hell is going on????

jannalextx.bsky.social•21 days ago

Texas Pride is very much misplaced. No longer stands for squat (if it ever did)

jannalextx.bsky.social•21 days ago

Make this make national news here!

kenjaminsol.bsky.social•22 days ago

Tape the proceedings. I’m sure some current or future MAGA leaders will be attending.

padremiguel.bsky.social•22 days ago

Ersatz “race science” is the prelude to genocide. I hope UT students raise Hell at my alma mater.

While the Board of Regents might be Nazis, Austin is usually unwelcoming to this kind of
Po’ White Trash.

padremiguel.bsky.social•22 days ago

Texas — the sh!ttiest of sh!thole states. Crappity crap crap crap.

reallyaprilstarr.bsky.social•22 days ago

I’ve lived in both and Oklahoma is worse. Even more sociopathic and way more poor. You’re lucky not to have been in Oklahoma long enough to learn this.

padremiguel.bsky.social•22 days ago

I’m not as up to date on Oklahoma’s shittery. 🙂 It is quite the competitive race. Who is in the lead in revoking child labor laws?

reallyaprilstarr.bsky.social•21 days ago

I mean, I think that’s a hard call without researching all the chicanery in each state. But I bet Oklahoma is in the lead on that one. “Children should be free to choose if they wish to earn a living instead of attending school. Liberty is our highest goal.”

gsmaustin.bsky.social•22 days ago

UT Austin is not hosting this conference. It's being held at a conference center and hotel located at UT Austin.
Nonetheless, if I didn't have plans to be elsewhere on those days, I'd certainly be protesting this repugnant event

stevanzetti.bsky.social•22 days ago

Yes their ~venue~ is hosting the conference

rwruedii.bsky.social•22 days ago

They own the venue, though, so yes, they are hosting it.

It is unclear if they are SPONSORING it, but yes, they are hosting it.

gsmaustin.bsky.social•22 days ago

That's like implying that Royal Caribbean advocates for Paramount because the company that organizes the Star Trek Cruise charters a ship from RC

stevanzetti.bsky.social•21 days ago

No one said "advocate." The better word would be "allow."

rwruedii.bsky.social•21 days ago

It is still saying they ALLOW and TOLERATE it.

ssasquatch79.bsky.social•22 days ago

Weird how in the article when the author says "the guardian reported" it almost always links back to an article that the author himself wrote. Source? It's me, trust me bro.

rwruedii.bsky.social•22 days ago

Maybe read the article for more information?

Guardian does not have a paywall.

You can then verify any information from other sources if you have further doubts.

bennessee.bsky.social•22 days ago

let them all in there and lock the doors from the outside for a few weeks

dvandom.bsky.social•22 days ago

For no reason whatsoever, here's a Wikipedia article about an Isaac Asimov short story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winnowing

frogprof.bsky.social•22 days ago

📌

followyoursmile.bsky.social•22 days ago

Sounds like a great time for a protest

nprpodcastjunki.bsky.social•22 days ago

Go to @50501movement.bsky.social for protests planned for March 4th!

ewakef.bsky.social•22 days ago

So sad. UT is not perfect, but has some amazing programs. Very sad to see UT connected to this dangerous nonsense.

tim468.bsky.social•22 days ago

My new routine. Go to the Bluesky search option and see what’s trending. And this pops up. Every day gives a new outrage of right wing insanity.

mfoxwoods.bsky.social•22 days ago

WTF

collectivided.bsky.social•22 days ago

Anyone interested in "attending", like me? Sounds like it's March 28th at Bullock Museum of Texas History in Austin, and then on March 29th, a "symposium" at the AT&T Conference Center (Austin location). Can't wait to tell the natalists to "fuck off, even literally, freaks"

lunaiswarped.bsky.social•22 days ago

@sassy-sarah.bsky.social 🙃

sassy-sarah.bsky.social•22 days ago

🫠🫠🫠

robinlanark.bsky.social•22 days ago

100 years of sacrificing and fighting for progress and these still climb out from under rocks.

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