Wait, am I the pope???

"Purdue has since warned faculty against speaking with the media."

This is a lesson for all mission driven non profits.

Exciting news! Still my favorite comfort-read (over three decades and running).

This is a great thread (also wonder if he underestimated the degree to which Adams mismanaged things).

NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results" and i was like. oh!

“No person should be above the law” is a value judgment, a belief in human equality. It was made in Magna Carta, by a King. It was made in North America, in the Declaration of Independence, & then in the U.S. Constitution. It’s part of U.K. self-governance—see the arrest of the former Prince Andrew.

And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting. In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

Automatically in for a Concepcion podcast.

Good! Shame on every institution that complied pre-emptively.

Looking forward to attending this Stafford Little Lecture with @katemanne.bsky.social and @tressiemcphd.bsky.social at @princeton.edu, later today. There will be a livestream starting at 5 pm, available here: mediacentrallive.princeton.edu lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...

Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras. This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.

One of the lessons I hope people take away from Jesse Jackson’s life and the outpouring of remembrances small and large is that progress is made and measured in every act and utterance against oppression and not measured solely in legislative or electoral victories.

I don’t think they had a choice (just through the lens of fiduciary duty).

Not happy to be reading this on the day that a true civil rights icon died.

Bari Weiss didn’t want you to see this

A great summation of a great man's legacy (which was far more radical than some would have you think).

RIP Robert Duvall. Forever Mac Sledge, to me.

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Read the actual text of the exhibition that the regime tore down in Philly in @literaturegeek.bsky.social's excellent zine: zinebakery.com/assets/homem...

This sounds like a fascinating book!

This is a crucial point.

Great thread.

Crazy that Costco’s we value our customers message is so much more effective than everyone else telling us to fuck off

One of the great things about A Better World is that it thoughtfully explores a ’timely’ topic Instead of gesturing in its general direction. We get to imagine a world in which a ‘radical’ policy idea is actually implemented.

One day I will read an article about the growth of administrators in universities that is nuanced, thoughtful and informed by actual evidence. An article that recognizes the common humanity of all of the people in the community. Today's not that day. www.chronicle.com/article/why-...

This guy should never be President.

It's possible to do a non-reactionary critique of the current landscape of humanities research funding: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.

This is an extremely smart perspective on the matter.

We're still paying the price for the Obama/Biden decision to work themselves into a shoot re: immigration. In retrospect, the whole 'smart vs. dumb' framing of immigration/military policy was a very bad idea.

So glad our culture and news media spent decades responding to people like this with "what would make you say that," and "let's debate this respectfully," and "why do these ideas resonate with people," and "let's hear him out," and "wow so provocative," instead of "man, shut the fuck up."

The hardest part is that it’s all important. It’d be easier if it was celebrity gossip or sports updates.

Exciting news!

I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at [email protected] to let them know what you think of this.

Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots: 1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...

THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT @schumer.senate.gov

Today is the birthday of Calvin Massey (Feb. 10, 1926-June 10, 2019), a painter, illustrator, and sculptor, who also worked as a comic book artist in the 1940s & 50s. He drew for several companies, including Marvel, St. John Publishing & Lev Gleason. #BlackHistoryMonth

Kinda want to tape this to my wall.

This well reported piece tracked 23 DHS warehouse purchase/lease attempts, how they have attempted to skirt local regs & officials, & avoid opposition. "'If they are going to house people there, it is a death camp. I don’t say that lightly,' said Arizona Sen. Analise Ortiz." shorturl.at/fmMj9

Just had a conversation with my brother (who does software development) about this over the weekend!

The contrast between the perspective of the NY Times' two critics and NPR's quartet of critics is.... well, it's something. Here's the NPR take (an It's Been A Minute/Pop Culture Happy Hour crossover): www.npr.org/2026/02/09/n...

A fun analysis of Bad Bunny's amazing Super Bowl Halftime show performance.

AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW!! www.pastitch.com The long-awaited debut book from @teganoneil5000.bsky.social, Tomorrow Is Always the Best Day of My Life, is a striking collection of essays by one of the most insightful — and incisive — culture critics working today. @josie.zone @andrewhickey.500songs.com

Cartoonist Jackie Ormes (Aug. 1, 1911- Dec. 26, 1985), the first Black woman to create a newspaper comic strip that was nationally syndicated. She created Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, Torchy in Heartbeats & Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger (Patty Jo became a toy doll). #BlackHistoryMonth

This game could be a lot more exciting and good but the Patriots are losing and that’s what matters

I had mine last year and had a similar experience. The prep was inconvenient, but honestly, not a big deal at all. The best part? I was able to proactively address something that could have been an issue in the future. If you’re a guy in your forties, get your colon checked out!

I am also going to win, because I'm never going to wake up in the morning, stare into the empty eyes of the thing in the mirror, and realise I traded my soul and my children's world to make a small profit off slop.

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