I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Newly updated today: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake

The 1st time I read through the whole Bible as an adult it struck me even the "fire & brimstone" Old Testament God was all fire & brimstone-y at the Israelites bc over & over they weren't caring for the "widow, the orphan, or the stranger within their gates." The Religious Right isn't Christianity.

I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.

Huh. My son is named “Milo”, so draw your own conclusions. 🤷‍♀️

Free live fluids quantitative demonstration show! Tuesday night Jan. 20, 7:30pm eastern. I'll be broadcasting live on zoom from my lab. See this post for details. #iTeachPhysics jacobsphysics.org/2026/01/19/f...

Prescient.

Bryan Knowles on discord says there's regrettably no good rhymes for "Caleb" or "Williams" for a Super Bowl Shuffle remake. Hard disagree. "Well the game's not over when we've got Caleb. He's now Chicago history, like the city as a rail hub." Notes welcome.

One thing we've lost in the digital, high-def age is audio/video transmission at the speed of light. I used to synch radio and TV, listen to radio at the game... no such thing as a (perceptible) delay.

@miketanier.bsky.social Lieutenant Beauregard promoted to general? Just one star so far?

Won't speak for anyone else but if Rob Gale or Jonas Eidevall had copped to using AI for tactical advice we woulda launched them into the f*&%ing sun www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...

I think I'll bring this up with my students during our upcoming College Kickoff week.

This is Aki. He just realized how to unify Einstein's general relativity theory with quantum mechanics to solve the black hole information paradox, but then remembered he's supposed to be a dog. 13/10 (TT: katelyvxxn)

I read this more as names a fan might call the Eagles oc. Like “ ^%##%^*ing son of a *%^*+#. “

Macclesfield defender Sam Heathcote is a teacher and was back in school on Monday, just two days after beating Crystal Palace in the FA Cup's greatest upset 😲 He quite rightly received a hero's reception 👏

And dagburnit, Romo, that's emphatically NOT what the officials said. They said that the defense was offside when the offense was set, before the expiration of the game clock. They did not split hairs about whether the center moved. You even have a rules analyst, don't make crap up.

My gawd. This is why I don't watch football so much anymore. Five minutes to discuss whether there's a second on the clock. Just make a freakin' call. If it's that close, whatever they say on the field is good enough.

I can see in one quick look that the ball hit the ground. Why do we need a long review process?

"That was a monster play." What insightful analysis by Tony Romo!

The first sports broadcast where you can mute the announcers and just listen to the crowd should be an international holiday

I just like that we didn't have a 10 minute replay review on that Rams TD. I'm rooting for the Panthers, but that was beautiful.

Veggie Tales Pirates who Don't Do Anything Well, we’ve never thrown a screen pass and we've never sniffed a rollout And we’ve never thrown our Saquan Barkley up against the wall And we don’t move in 4th quarters, and we don’t look good in green pants… And we’ve never won in Boston in the fall

How lab cleanup contributed to some excellent collaboration today. #iTeachPhysics jacobsphysics.org/2026/01/07/c...

I'll be at NSTA Anaheim on Apr. 16-18! I'd love to meet other physics teachers there - I generally learn more (and have more fun) through shop talk than through formal events. Let me know if you'd like to meet up, either through a reply, a DM, or an email! #iTeachPhysics

Dateline: tomorrow. ARSENAL INJURY REPORT: RICE OUT WITH PERSISTENT MOUTH FUNGUS

Anderson’s soft pretzel truck shows up at Yoder’s (on US 29 in Madison, VA) occasionally. They are the best pretzels I have ever tasted. I would have eaten two! (But my wife ate half of my second, of course. 🥨)

What is wrong with this free body diagram? #iTeachPhysics jacobsphysics.org/2025/12/31/w...

#Physics #iTeachPhysics

I was a college senior when this happened. I do not remember it. But I laughed so hard at the picture in the article (not the one below, the one of the bear and tree writhing on the court) that my wife was concerned for my safety. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

A catalog of non-grade incentives I use with my 9th grade classes. #ITeachPhysics jacobsphysics.org/2025/12/28/a...

I gave a conceptual physics student full credit for an incorrect answer. Why? Here are some thoughts on contexts in which math does and does not matter. #iTeachPhysics jacobsphysics.org/2025/12/20/c...

I recommend that teachers don't write comments on student work. But I violated that recommendation just once this year, and it seemed effective. Here's the story. #iTeachPhysics jacobsphysics.org/2025/12/08/c...

"Or maybe just maybe Generative AI is a sack of wet garbage. Do not use AI for search. DO NOT USE AI FOR SEARCH."

Ravens are already defeated. Monochrome purple? Really? Barf.

Thoughts about what the physical space in my classroom/lab looks like, and designing such a space. #iTeachPhysics jacobsphysics.org/2025/11/19/d...

I can now say I’ve seen Trinity Rodman play in person. So there’s that!

19,000 here at Audi for NWSL semifinal. It’s awesome! It’s also an average crowd for a Thorns game. 😀

Sam Hiatt - very tall when seen in person. #BAONPDX

Spirit have come a long way since the half-filled Maryland SoccerPlex days…

All right, NOW dagburnit. What a move by Washington, tho. grrrr. #BAONPDX

Saved by VAR! Whoda think?

DagBURNit. 3.5 hours of travel, 4 minutes and the other team scores. 🤷‍♂️ #BAPNPDX

Love the Thorns’ gray puffy warmup coats. Not as cold today as it coulda been, but those puff coats seem wonderfully snuggly. #BAONPDX

But I’ve already found four Thorns fans, and I’ve been through the gates for two minutes. 😀. #BAONPDX

Caught in the (puny, comparatively) supporters march. But of all that Thorns away games I’ve attended, this is the first time I’ve truly felt in enemy territory. #BAONPDX

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And my favorite Neve Jones got the start for G-H, saving the game with a desperate lunge to hold up Harlequins right at the halftime whistle. Toughest, strongest short woman I've ever seen other than my wife. :-)