God these guys are a bunch of assholes.

God these guys are a bunch of assholes.

Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate.

It can be simultaneously true that the new Epstein emails will have political repercussions and that anyone who had been paying any attention won’t be surprised by them. My concern is for the victims who continue to be treated like juicy gossip not human beings with inherent dignity.

You're never gonna believe this, but we're out of archaeologists again. We have matched ~650 groups with archaeologists this semester! I am so grateful to the 196 Archaeologist volunteers! We have 60 unmatched groups rn Know archaeologists who could do a session? Send them to SkypeAScientist.com

I’m so jealous of people who don’t experience 6 months of clouds over the winter. (And hiding their auroras)

On the day that was supposed to end all wars, I'm reminded of Wilfred Owen more than John McCrae. My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.

This is a very Gen X post, but: I listen to Nirvana Unplugged sometimes. I suddenly wanted to listen to it while at work, so I pulled up the actual show on YouTube and it's on my second monitor. There's something about seeing Kurt Cobain and the look in his eyes while he sings. Heartbreaking.

In addition to teaching us "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", my elementary school music teacher taught us civil rights and union marching songs. Michigan in the 70s and 80s was a whole vibe.

Several of the signatories were my students. I’m proud of them and of the institution that shaped all of us. www.startribune.com/university-o...

In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes. The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last. The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes. Why? It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

Good morning

50 year anniversary. I actually learned this song in elementary school. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...

I finally got access to the EDW after months of trying. Spent today getting things set up and making sure everything worked. I was in the middle of a Skype a Scientist talk with a bunch of kids when the whole computer seized up and now I can’t log in.

More on the Edmund Fitzgerald ahead of the 50th anniversary on Monday:

I was trying to figure out why I’m so tired today. Then it occurred to me that I worked until 8pm last night? On a Saturday?

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

13yo wanted a plaid flannel shirt, so I bought him one for Christmas. Now I'm getting constant ads for Lumberjack costumes.

TIL Watson was still alive. (Except now he’s not)

'A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining historical records with modern mapping techniques, researchers mapped hundreds of thousands of kilometres of roads. The findings nearly double the known length of Roman roads.'

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

My flow ran successfully. By certain very useless definitions of "successful". Why do I keep spending hours trying to do this?!? Why am I so obsessed?!?

News: Not since 2006... Me [thinking]: Oh, so not that long ago, then. News: ...nearly twenty years ago... Me:

Why am I so tired in the mornings after the time change?????? It should be the opposite!

I'm going to need to add this to my current project.

Voter number 238

Some academics take themselves so seriously that they shouldn’t be allowed within ten feet of a student. I am currently *fuming* at two academics whose egos and insecurities are teaching my kid not to engage, show up, or ask even the most innocuous questions.

I love reading @sigalsamuel.bsky.social's ethical advice column. It's refreshing and I always learn something new www.vox.com/the-highligh...

The first complaints about heavy service loads

My congressman asked police to investigate harassment and intimidation at his office. Some folks chalked “Don’t let kids starve” and “Help us afford to live” on his sidewalk and outside walls. The ratio on his Facebook post is pretty impressive.

My Facebook memory, from 17 years ago, is “I’ve had all the bonobos I can take.” 🤔🤔

This MSU game is downright painful

FFS

Nnggaaghhzzzzzzz. I hate time changes.

I'm dressed as a witch for Halloween. Well, actually, I'm wearing my normal clothes. Which means all I have to do to be "in costume" is add the pointy hat.

My latest archaeology coverage for @arstechnica.com, in which Neanderthals continue to be fascinating. 🧪

once again posting The Chart

I'm sure multi-step sign-ins are important for security, but FFS now I have to bike back home for my phone or I won't be able to log in to my most basic work software.

🤣🤣🤣

I was a bit of a ringer for today’s Strands. 🤣🤣

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing. Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

My campus is prettier than your campus.

And honestly it’s common in white families too. My parents friends from childhood were aunts and uncles. My kids know my grad school friends that way too. Cousin vs aunt depends on age in large extended Catholic families like my mom’s. 🤷‍♀️

13yo made this very scary pumpkin

Had my usual dentist experience: "wow, your teeth and gums are perfect!" Followed by a closer look at my lower back molars. "Wow, do you chew rocks?!?" New twist this time: I've been told to wear my bite split 24/7 as much as possible to avoid shattering those molars. So I've got that going for me.

Michigan is so damn beautiful

I learned a lot from this thread