Let’s go!

NYT Pitchbot now reduced to summaries since there is nothing left to satirize

Modest proposal to fix NBA games: instead of the same old terrible post game interviews with players (“we just executed”), interview family members. Don’t you want to know what Jokic’s older brother thinks about the officiating?! He cannot be fined! #nba #playoffs

Bottled *just* around the last time the Knicks were in the Eastern Conferenxe Finals. Just a coincidence. No jinxes.

NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I, for one, am glad we are finally throwing these DEI planes into the sea.

This time with real blood tests!

Absolutely incredible ending. Again. Thibs - I forgive you for running Hart and Brunson into the ground. All is forgiven.

Amazing

Delighted to be a part of this and hear about a bunch of great new work!

😜some people are determined to put The Onion out of business

It is hard to overstate what Journeys has done for our field and the profession.

Very useful interactive spreadsheet of the college/univ prez who have signed this declaration of academic independence. Up to 480 signers now, up from 180 three days ago. Thanks to @ejgoldstick.bsky.social for putting it together. For reference, his doc is here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Locking down the pro-salmonella vote early

I'd like to say that this quote is as true out of context as it is in the proper context.

Probably worth it

This one is easy. "Yes," right? You can do anything you set your mind to!

Contender for best book title

Dear USG, Sorry to hear that you accidentally turned in a preliminary draft of your letter. Unfortunately, now that a grade has been submitted, we cannot accept a revised version, and the original grade must stand. I hope this will serve as a reminder to double check your work before submitting it.

I was in a Head Start daycare as a child, as my (single) mom couldn’t afford to pay for care for me so she could work the job she needed to care for us. It’s despicable that, in a country that already does so little for children & families, Trump is taking away one bright light.

I did not anticipate, when I started organizing this last year, that we would have so much to talk about. But we do, & I'm grateful my amazing European colleagues are attending. Transatlantic ties are more crucial than ever. Join us on May 1 @uwmadison.bsky.social: europe.wisc.edu/event/keynot...

2013 Ted Cruz sounds so wise and principled!

2013 JD Vance makes a great point

Steve Kerr: "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to. And they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say, by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."

I absolutely refuse to believe that this is a real person and not Bill Hader in a sketch

Generally a fan of most things Kerr says and does but love this one more than usual.

Go Wes :)

We've finally, at long last, reached "The Line." I wish it had come sooner, but maybe it's not too late for others to see that it's the only way. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory. www.ft.com/content/8459...

You’d think this was New York Times reporting!

Love this

I wouldn’t say that Eric Adam’s has a reputation for saying stupid things, but I will say that I wasn’t sure this was satire.

Still at or above Smoot Hawley! Not the usual immediate and total reversal of Trump’s policies at all. Still really pretty terrible.

Turns out the trend of journalism turning into a crew of stenographers to wealthy companies and politicians isn’t limited to politics!

Absolutely incredible: the Feds totally folded on Congestion Pricing, thanks to the MTA just...refusing to abide by their demands www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

"Underrated?!" <JimMoraPlayoffs.gif>

Thank god the republicans are protecting Jews from…globalists

My students are sick of hearing me say this (but probably not only this…)

Love this

Hands Off Madison Wisconsin! Hands off our democracy!

LaTeX still a credible signal

R2 energy

You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.

Something about this just seems right

In a great piece (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...), Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock ask who actually runs Columbia University?" The answer is depressing: "Who becomes a trustee? At Columbia there are 21, all of them from business, law and technology"

Kinsley Gaffes happening so often we might need a new name.

REMINDER: Wisconsin has same-day voter registration. So, if you haven’t registered or recently moved or anything like that, you can register at your polling place (with ID and proof of residence) TODAY. Every state should do this. It’s great that Wisconsin does this. Go vote.