Also of note, Iowa paid Chris Rufo—perhaps the leading propagandist for the current assault on higher ed, an unqualified hack and admitted fabulist—$34,000 to speak. It's embarrassing that any higher ed institution would invite him, especially when they are cutting departmental budgets.

Hey friends, feel like donating some cash to an amazing student who needs $10k of dental work? www.gofundme.com/f/help-krist...

For the second time this week, a man who makes way more money than I do was confidently wrong about something I tried to help them with and I have, again for the second time this week, shown them that I was right. Have they acknowledged this? No. Will they apologize? No. Its Tuesday.

Came up on my Memories. Choosing not to question.

the Founders would be terrified and confused by microwaves and bluetooth speakers, I think we can stop worrying about their holy wisdom

If bluesky stopped existing tomorrow I don’t think I would go find an alternative. I might just be done

Taking a gummy and entering the "nothing is real" headspace tonight don't text

“You want to eat six hard boiled eggs in one sitting?” “What no that sounds disgusting.” “I mixed the yolks with mustard and put paprika on top.” “Get out of my way, I’ve got six hard boiled eggs to eat.”

reading a book about a bad person will in fact turn you into one. authors are lying to you about this because they’re all bad people themselves

Sir, a second bird is at the feeder

Greenville, SC.

i guess i should probably be clear about something: if you see me reposting my own jokes, it’s probably not for the reason you think. it’s because i want the post to get more likes, which makes me feel good

Notice how they never cite a study or statistic that justifies AI use in the classroom. Why? Bc there is basically no evidence that AI improves student learning outcomes (and they know it). Politicians are putting corporate profit ahead of student needs—a corporate-backed science experiment on kids

He’s right

Sadly the fight between my coworkers is not to the death

Put this in a museum

considering having a “cajun plate lunches are basically bentos” convo with my boss on monday

Watching the 1995 classic Friday. Even though it’s Saturday. Checkmate libs

*movie trailer guy voice*

Y'know, no one ever asks "WHY is babby formed"

literally every “bluesky is dying” post is just some freak who does war crime apologia for the newspaper saying “I deserve more followers” and that’s very funny to me

The internet wasn't a mistake. It saved lives. It's allowed community. It's one of the best advancements in modern history for information. The mistake was normalizing rampant cruelty and dunk culture and protecting predators and harassers over victims.

I do rank lunch above brunch because lunch at least has utility and is cost effective. Brunch I view as a human failure.

there are some people who post because it's their job, some people who post like it's their job, and some people who post in spite of their job. you really want to avoid that second one

discourse on this site every other week

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

guys, bluesky is dying. if we don't start getting more likes, a greedy developer will bulldoze the site to put up a parking garage. the only thing that can save it is for a ragtag crew of misfits to put on one last big concert at the community center.

MUPPET TRENT REZNOR: what have I become / my swedish friend? SWEDISH CHEF: ervie wurr ye durr gurrs awerre en de ern

Never

The only engagement I want is a diamond ring hi-yo

You know what else isn’t mentioned in the Constitution? Deez nuts haha we’re going back to the dark ages

I’m glad a man said this

Your family must come from the former Autist-Hungarian Empire

this comports with my understanding of my national and neurological ancestry

Every time I have to wade through a conversation on the morality of healthy/"natural" food, it makes me want to climb in a rocket and leave this planet behind. Having to explain why organic is a marketing ploy and how "healthy" is a morally charged moving target is frankly exhausting as fuck.

This is so, so well-articulated.

This day in history. 1980. In Memphis Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders punched the manager of a TGI Fridays, kicked out the windows of a police car, and head-butted her cellmate's poster of Kylie Minogue.

yesterday my less-online best friend said "i garbanzo on her bean til that chick peas" and i needed to repeat that online for everyone

this came to me in a dream

Lots of tech dudes think the "idea" is the important part of creating, not the creative journey you take through work to give that idea actual meaning. Ideas are the easiest, cheapest and least fulfilling part of it. Giving ideas life through work, and sharing that work with others, is the stuff.

incredible comment on one of my youtube videos

they collected peanuts. in a book

????

ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy