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Political theorist in Buffalo, USA.
The best part about grading final exams is you can quit at 2pm with the earned conviction that you put in a full day's work.
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I asked my Cultural Theory students which reading from the syllabus they would assign to family & friends. Winner BY FAR was How to do Nothing by
@jennitaur.bsky.social
www.shareable.net/how-to-do-no...
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Q&A with Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
In her book, How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell takes apart our notion of productivity & explores how the simple act of doing nothing can be revolutionary.
https://www.shareable.net/how-to-do-nothing-resisting-the-attention-economy-book/
1 day ago
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Just stumbled across a 2005 article from Vaccine Denier in Chief warning against the GOP misinformation machine
archive.vanityfair.com/article/shar...
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The Disinformation Society | Vanity Fair
George W. Bush's re-election has been explained as a red-state-versus-blue-state "values gap." But research shows a majority of Bush voters were misinformed about White House policies on the environme...
https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/8a156e73-93d7-43fa-923c-925445200f60
1 day ago
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1995: you'll never believe what they're saying on AM radio 2005: you'll never believe what they're saying on Fox News 2015: you'll never believe what they're saying on Facebook 2025: you'll never believe what they're saying on X
1 day ago
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new 'best running song' found
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_GF...
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Games People Play
YouTube video by Mel Tormé - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_GF2KwswmY
2 days ago
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The correct way to respond to a student that overslept and missed the final exam is to say “Don’t worry, you’ll have nightmares about this for the rest of your life” and then offer to let them take a makeup.
2 days ago
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Woke up remembering the day we all laughed at "dotard" .
2 days ago
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wait until "the mafia" hears about this
3 days ago
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Local journalism still alive in Buffalo.
7 days ago
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An app that lets you change the lyrics on an original recording so you can make Sabbath's I Am Iron Man come out Happy Mother's Day
8 days ago
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Had reason to look up the NYTimes review of an old Stephen King book ("Needful Things") and was reminded that there was a time when King was NOT widely recognized as a national treasure.
8 days ago
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Fascism. Capitalism. Structural racism. Intersectionality. Gender essentialism. Gobbledygook or normal people talk?
add a skeleton here at some point
8 days ago
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According to FB Josh AIlen has had quite a week!
9 days ago
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I just paid the extra buck for organic lettuce and came home to see my neighbor literally blowing insecticide into the air with a leaf blower.
9 days ago
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Last long run before the Buffalo half marathon
11 days ago
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What truly awful NBA game can I watch tonight ?
12 days ago
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Perhaps Mad Magazine would like to buy it?
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12 days ago
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Shame he couldn't maintain his trademark sober analysis
12 days ago
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As a legal philosophy originalism seems ridiculous when you first hear about it but when somebody seriously defends it you realize its actually absurd.
14 days ago
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Looking forward to think pieces on "nadir TV"
14 days ago
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Mad Men in 2026
15 days ago
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Bless his simple, simple heart.
15 days ago
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Legit surprised that it's a word
15 days ago
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I just learned about the upcoming "Enhanced Games" it's great to see an SNL parody come to life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAdG...
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Weekend Update: Kevin Nealon on the All-Drug Olympics - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAdG-iTilWU
16 days ago
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I'll do all sorts of things defend democracy. But staying up 'til 11pm to watch a talk show is not one of them.
16 days ago
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I've spent 20 years explaining to students that you can't be both libertarian and fascist and then along comes Palantir.
16 days ago
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The naive optimism of Buffalo in late April.
17 days ago
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Who the hell is Michael Tracey?
17 days ago
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Every Cavs loss is the universe saying no to Harden's beard.
18 days ago
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I've read this twice and best I can tell, the answer is "Because I want to and by the way I got a C in first year composition."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/o...
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Opinion | Why I Still Love Michael Jackson
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/opinion/culture/michael-jackson-movie-fan.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
19 days ago
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Props to the student who gave a good summary of "Down Girl" before comparing it to "Up Dog" (in hopes of getting me to say "What's up, dog?")
19 days ago
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Another day of 100 posts telling me not to read something* I never thought to read. *TC Williams column.
19 days ago
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Tillis neglected to say "no take backs"
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/b...
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Justice Department Drops Criminal Investigation Into the Fed
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/doj-investigation-federal-reserve-powell.html
19 days ago
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My students say the algorithm knows them pretty well but it wants me to join LinkedIn so I can follow Tim Tebow
22 days ago
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After one episode Beef II: Another Beef seems promising.
23 days ago
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Keeping my eyes on the prize by checking which jam bands from the 1990s are making the right political statements in 2026.
25 days ago
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On the bright side, Roberts and Thomas finally laid the idea of "strict constructionism" to rest.
25 days ago
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Trying to imagine being John Roberts and not knowing I have to resign
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
25 days ago
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When your kid goes on a school trip and you decide to take a drive and see what kind of last minute Broadway tix you can score
29 days ago
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I see Boba Fett and Falcon, but who else is here?
about 1 month ago
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lauren
about 1 month ago
the artemis II stuff was a lot of fun but as a regional supervisor of the misery engine that turns doomscrolling into green energy i'm glad it's over. we're down 44% from this time YoY for Q2
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all these people acting in a deliberate and coordinated manner to bring people back from space and my department can't even agree on a time to hold a meeting.
about 1 month ago
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there's nothing like an afternoon talking to county clerks, notaries, and lawyers to remind you that property is really a matter of faith.
about 1 month ago
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The goddamn decency on display in Jury Duty: Corporate Retreat might be the salve you need this week.
about 1 month ago
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A hallucinated peace deal really was the only possible outcome.
about 1 month ago
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Internet: "Geno Auriemma should be ashamed of himself!" Geno Auriemma: "I am ashamed of myself." On to the finals.
about 1 month ago
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Say what you will, Rooster nails the academic plight of using a permanent marker on a dry erase board
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about 1 month ago
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New piece? I feel like I've been reading this headline weekly since 2015.
about 1 month ago
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Wanted: CNN screen designer. Qualifications: above average at Tetris.
about 1 month ago
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Turns out voters, like authors, don't get to determine the meaning of their texts
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admits...
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Trump Brags He’s Spending Big on War Instead of Basic Needs
“We have to take care of one thing: military protection,” the 79-year-old said.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admits-us-cant-afford-daycare-and-medicare-because-of-iran-war/
about 1 month ago
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