Eddy Conroy

@econroy.bsky.social

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“There’s some good in this world… and it’s worth fighting for” Running comms for National College Attainment Network, all things higher ed policy and practice. Plus food and cocktails. Opinions mine.

A screen shot of the weather report for the day, showing that the air quality index is bad, with a score of 290, and a “very unhealthy” rating.
Two deli containers, sitting on a black kitchen counter, one with regular pesto and one with sun dried tomato pesto.
A pile of drying basil on a countertop
A screenshot of a Twitter post from Daybook jobs. The post reads: “Job Opportunity! Graham Platner for U.S. Senate is immediately hiring a Research Director to develop a comprehensive research and vetting strategy and build comprehensive defense strategies and rapid-response toolkits. Salary range of $7k –$11k/month.”
A woman’s hand with an engagement ring on it. The ring has a large green center stone, with stepped diamond baguettes on each side. The hand is resting on a flower arrangement.
A white man with only his torso and arms in the frame. He has a tattoo on his right arm, and is wearing a grey shirt that says “support our civil servants” in white lettering on the front.
A grocery cart with bottles of rum, gin mezcal and tequila
A down mountain bike trail with a wooden wall ride feature, surrounded by trees and grass
A message from the weather channel that says “the UFC Freedom 250 is facing a chaotic weather setup on the White House south lawn, with a 60% change if thunderstorms, heavy downpours, and wind gusts up to 34 mph threatening to delay the outdoor fights. On top of the storm risk, brutal D.C humidity is driving a triple-digit heat index alongside massive swarms of mosquitoes and gnats that fighters will have to battle inside the cage. While the venues massive 92-foot overhang will keep the octagon dry, a lightening strike within eight miles will trigger an automatic 30-minute freeze on the entire event.”
A black and white tuxedo cat curled up in the lap of man sitting at a keyboard.
A green hillside with a chairlift in the foreground. There are large patches of woods, with downhill mountain bike trails cutting through them and across the hillside.
A plate of food on a tray. The plate has rare steak, asparagus with a herb sauce on it and a pile of French fries.
A chair lift and mountain side in the sunshine. Taken from the perspective of someone on the lift
A green sauce in a blender on a black counter top with limes and tomatoes
A tattoo of an Ent with the fellowship’s Lorien badge below the ents feet. The tattoo is on the forearm of a white man wearing blue jean and a blue t-shirt.
A white man with a reddish brown beard and brown hair is looking at a springer spaniel. The dog has his head on the man’s shoulder and is looking at him
A blue graphic with orange text. the first paragraph says " 1.7 million more max Pell eligible students so far, for the 2025-26 FAFS cycle." The second paragraph says, "a 27% Increase, Compared to 2023-24, Pre-FAFSA Simplification.
White man with a crew cut, wearing a grey suit, with a law enforcement badge showing on his breast pocket blocks a door. The white man is staring at state representative Justin Peterson, a Black man with black tightly curled hair in a short Afro. Peterson is being blocked from entering a hearing room where Tennessee republicans are discussing redrawing his district in an attempt to gain the seat.
A deep blue velvet dinner jacket with a shawl collar, and turned up, satin lined cuffs.
A map of the Virginia redistricting vote showing the yes campaign is predicted to win.
A stage with bookcases behind it. Seated on the stage are three white men, and one black woman.
A small ginger cat sitting on a wooden desk blocking the view of the monitor, like the little punk she is.
A bronze statue of a cat looking regal, sitting on a blonde stone plinth
A loaf of bread sitting on a wooden cutting board. The bread had been cut on both sides, so the loaf was cut at each end.
A screenshot of text from an inside higher Ed article about Accreditation. The text says: “Kissel pointed to concerns about a requirement in NWCCU’s standards for member institutions to collect student outcomes data “disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, gender, socioeconomic status, first generation college student, and any other institutionally meaningful categories that may help promote student achievement and close barriers to academic excellence and success (equity gaps).” He flagged another standard that calls on members to “focus on equity and closure of equity gaps in achievement.” Such standards, he argued, may violate civil rights law by directing where institutions must steer their resources. Kissel also read a statement from the accreditor about NWCCU’s commitment “to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and social justice” within the organization and at its member institutions.”
A screenshot of text that reads: “Will any agency leaders be called before Congress to explain why their workforces feel leaderless and under siege? Probably not. This is a Congress that has shown little appetite for protecting even its own institutional prerogatives, let alone protecting the government workforce. Republicans have long favored the argument that government should be run more like a private business. It is a fair question to turn back on them: what private organization, having presided over a collapse of this magnitude would be considered well-managed? What board of directors would look at these numbers and declare the strategy a success?”
A large male black and white tuxedo cat is laying across the lap of a white person wearing a navy t-shirt. The shirt has a logo that says “Bartlett 1998” on the front.
A torn pair of navy pants.
A tabby cat is sitting in front of a small circular space heater, sitting on a taupe carpet.
A man’s legs and feet, wearing jeans and slippers. One foot is resting on a hammock style footrest.
A highly figured live edge maple desk top in a room with a bookcase, dark blue walls, and a beige carpet.
A man with a respirator is on the ground being pushed down by what appear to be ICE agents. In the foreground, the man’s camera is in mid-air, after he threw it to the person taking the photo.
A crock pot with chuck beef, carrots and onions in it.
Two empty whisky bottles standing on a black kitchen counter too. One bottle has a label that says “the epicurean” the other “Ledaig”
An opinion headline from the Washington post. The headline reads: “actually, today’s food prices are a bargain.”
A white man with a reddish brown beard, wearing dark, heavy framed glasses and a navy long sleeve tee shirt, is sitting in a couch. There are two springer spaniels piled on his lap. In the background is a Christmas tree kit with coloured lights
A plate of steak, fries, and roasted veggies
A suit jacket laid out to see the interior lining. The lining is a printed museum shelf, with leather bound books, chotskis on the shelves and a parrot peeking out from behind books in the middle of the scene.
An almond milk box that’s been cut to turn into a multi-cup coffee carrier. It has two coffees in it, with a cookie sitting in the middle of them.
A gold and blue lapel pin with an image of the White House in the center, and gold stars in the blue border. At the top of the pin, a line of text says, “what’s next?”
Two cocktails in short rocks glasses with orange twists in them. In the background are bottles of Campari, Carpano antica sweet vermouth and Bulleit Rye whisky.
A long line of people waiting to vote during early in person voting in Fairfax, VA.
A large slab of live edge maple wood. The wood is pale gold in colour, with lots of nice wood grain appearance. The slab is sitting on top of two saw horses in a driveway.
The sunrise over San Diego looking out of a high hotel window
a graphic from the linked news article. The graphic title says: "have U.S. tariffs been helpful or harmful to your business? underneath is a break down of the responses, with 29% of business leaders who answered the question answering with, "helpful" and 71% "harmful"