Abolition is the only way forward. Reform doesn’t work. Accountability doesn’t work. Training doesn’t work. Body cameras don’t work. Tear it all down and build something better.

That’s so Ravens

Entire Ravens coaching staff needs to go. They were this close to the playoffs simply because they field a handful of generational / all-time greats on both sides of the ball.

Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.

An enormous, massive congratulations to one of my best buds in the world and his super amazing fiancé.

Sharing to remind myself to come back to this later.

Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.

It’s 2026! Here are my ins and outs for Cultured Mag.

My wife and I typically hit a movie on the first of the year. This year it was the excellent Marty Supreme. boxd.it/cn4vD5

My brother and I have watched S1E38 of Batman: The Animated Series, “Christmas with the Joker” every year for the last few decades. It is a perfect tradition.

Folks I’ve spent the majority of my break watching Godzilla films that I’ve never seen before. I highly recommend this experience. Also follow me on Letterboxd for my film nonsense. boxd.it/4WF8X

Well that was certainly a very Baltimore Ravens game in part of a very Baltimore Ravens football season.

Contract ratified, babyyyyyyyy

Currently sitting in a mostly empty theater to watch Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair in 70mm. About to have the most intimate experience with this film I could ever imagine having.

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Not sure if this is a hot take, but I’m very comfortable saying that the Baltimore Ravens’ biggest issue is their coaching. They get out coached in every phase of the game every single week. That they have won six games is a testament to the ludicrously talented roster, nothing more.

The vast majority of my students recognize AI as the scam it is. It’s the billionaires and administrators who are pushing it.

So excited to welcome these hazards to Baltimore!

Holy smokes just got the news that our bargaining team has reached a full TA on our first union contract! Incredible way to close out the semester and go into the holidays. #solidarityforever #unionstrong

I could go the rest of my career without people worrying about whether giving students with accommodations extra time for assignments is an unfair advantage. In my career, every single project--every single one--I've worked on, someone has asked for more time. It has never caused major problems

ILL is absolute sorcery

It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.

I think a lot about all of us who, ten years ago, said things like "I'm worried about X and Y under a Trump presidency," only to be brushed aside and told "X and Y will never happen in the United States! Stop being a baby!" And here we are, watching X and Y happen.

This OU bullshit, where this trans TA’s job is imperiled because she’s trans, is something I remember trying to explain to cis people I could see on the horizon like… four or five years ago, and no one would believe me, and it turns out now that it’s happening, no one still believes me lol

Step 1: Defund a public good because you don't want to pay the taxes Step 2: Shift payment burden to students Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post Step 4: Success

Someone get the sweepy widdle guy a warm blanket and sit him down in front of the TV in the common room.

I think back to an old Provost and some of the stuff that would come out of this person's mouth. This assessment totally tracks.

This is insane. Any material a prof thinks is necessary but isn’t for formal licensing has to get the signoff of the chair, then dean, then provost? This is an absolutely mockery of academic freedom. I feel like Texas Tech HAS to lose its accreditation for this, no? It’s preposterous.

It's the cover up / memory hole situation that does it for me. Damnit, David.

It's good to re-up this for World AIDS day. If you don't know the whole story I'd recommend reading the thread. It really sucks that Grohl and the band have been allowed to sweep this under the rug, because their support had real, significant consequences.

Holy smokes this is exactly the language I've been looking for. It's "deskilling workers" -- my goodness what a simple and clear message.

I'm starting to look ahead to next semester and just realized that, for the first time in my career, I'm going to be working with the MLA-recommended number of students for writing-intensive courses (~60 students).

Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.

Live music is my thing, so here are the five best bands I’ve ever seen. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Nine Inch Nails Imperial Triumphant Iron Maiden

It's my last day of classes, with our final exam week taking place immediately upon return from Thanksgiving break next week. Y'all, whoever wrote this academic calendar is very not ready for how disastrous this is about to be.

We at Prince George’s Community College are closing in on 600 days of bargaining without a contract in sight. I was extraordinarily proud to stand with my colleagues and read and present our petition demanding a fair contract at bargaining today. #unionstrong

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Nobody wants this shit. Nobody. The hostile reaction has been so pronounced, in fact, that it feels like a company announcing it would never force AI into its products would carve out a pretty good chunk of the market.

I recently watched this again for the first time in a few years and it really holds up way better than I imagined it would. The sequels, not so much. But this is still very funny and so full of joy and creativity!

Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.

Hrmmm.... macOS Tahoe 26.1 seems to have broken my ability to use my MacBook Air (M4) in clamshell mode with an external display. Anyone else run into similar issues?

The best thing you can do for yourself next year is to join an organization if you can.

I take a rather silly amount of pride in how happy my dog is. My wife and I have tried really hard to provide him with a good and comfortable home and I find joy in knowing that he is comfortable and knows he is safe and oh so loved.

Amazing, let’s do Baltimore County next!

The lesson here is have good principles and stand on them. Stand for something that isn't power!

If, like me, you don't have local elections today, take a moment to figure out how you can plug-in locally. Organizations like DSA offer incredible opportunities for all kinds of community work. Or if that's not your bag, find a local mutual aid where you can donate. All kinds of ways to make change

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