From agnotolgy to structural ignorance…

Periodic reposting of the secret seal of the American Historical Association. Its image: a wet blanket. One motto: "Historians - we are here to bum you out." (Grainy because I risked my life to smuggle this out of a secret history ritual.)

If Schumer votes AGAINST this but enough Ds vote FOR it that it passes, he needs to RESIGN immediately. He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go. Literally resign tonight.

What exactly does the Democratic Party stand for anymore??

“The shift this time was particularly remarkable given that the legislation Republicans have offered does not address Democrats’ main demand in the shutdown fight: the extension of health insurance tax credits that are slated to expire…” WTAF.

Really feeling that being a Democrat is being in an abusive relationship

My new book will be out in early December 2025 via @mitpress.bsky.social Details at: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348... #HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️

Living in a shi*ty version of Bioshock... www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...

Dulles at dusk.

If it were a national economy, cybercrime would be the third largest in the world, behind only the United States and China and growing by 15 per cent a year. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Avi Loeb is to astronomy what RFK Jr. is to medicine... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...

One year? Fire Schumer.

"Dadfar is not accused of any crime and is following the legal path to asylum..." Disgusting. coloradosun.com/2025/11/07/i...

Who better than Kim Davis, 4X failed marriage partner, to tell people who they can and can't marry? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

James D. Watson is dead. Stay tuned for some thoughts, based on my research on his biography, to be published soon. While I write that up, y'all can throw tomatoes at this if you like. But I will offer a more nuanced take. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

The Holy Father, as well as being the candidate of the Holy Spirit, apparently thinks about the design of human values into sociotechnical systems

I wanna invite Pope Leo to my Intro to Science and Technology Studies class

Instead of restricting commercial air traffic, why not ground private jets?

One trillion reasons not to buy a Tesla.

Santa Cruz Chameleon is a nice affordable rig...

"Musk's board of directors, if they have strong spines, might want to read the Yale paper and put it on the next agenda..." coloradosun.com/2025/11/05/e...

New from me in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social: a review of tech critic Cory Doctorow's latest book, "Enshittification," an essential roadmap to why the internet continues to get worse. (Free to read, no paywall.) lareviewofbooks.org/article/gian...

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Colorado's shock of the night if this holds, but Republican firebrand Danielle Jurinsky narrowly trails in her Aurora City Council re-elect bid. Jurinsky built a national profile on immigration via Fox News and the Trump campaign, but she trails two Dems in a pick-two race. #copolitics

MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Moderate/Dem-backed candidates are currently sweeping every school board race in conservative Douglas County, Colorado (home to a famous school voucher experiment). Would give moderates total 7-0 control of the school board. #copolitics

MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Union-backed school board candidates in Durango, Colo. are beating their conservative opponents by 40 pt margins. Conservatives, including anti-furry fmr Gov candidate Heidi Ganahl, have made Durango the center of education culture war issues lately. #copolitics

Can we fire Schumer now?

I could smell the mustard and the onions...

Big Blues

17 year ago...Gobama.

"Throw another log on the fire, boys/ Dick Cheney is coming to stay..."

I am trying (and failing) to imagine the amount of human labor that went into crafting this...

"Mr. Solano worked three jobs, and his wife did cleaning work, made empanadas and cared for the children in a rundown trailer park outside Durango. The family had no run-ins with local law enforcement...His arrest turned out to be a case of mistaken identity." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

I have been a loyal TIDAL user for streaming for some time...but the app has gotten so janky and the customer service so poor, I feel compelled to surrender to SPOTIFY.

Dang...what a game.

I guess I know the future!

BLUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEE

Extra innings and I am out of whisky. What a game :)

WHAAAAAAAAT?

These dudes talking to "A.I" machines in various World Series adverts are just sad. Get a dog.

I am late to the party, but the PG version that @andrewhickey.500songs.com did for the MC5’s NSFW song “Kick Out The Jams” is hilarious. Up against the wall…Milton Friedman!!

Situation report

Book in hand…author copies of my new thing from @mitpress.bsky.social arrived

Today in crazy town...

Politicians are playing games with SNAP benefits while food banks are overwhelmed with need. Screw politics. Let’s just help people. I’ll match the next fifty $5 donations to the Weld Food Bank: weldfoodbank.org/wordofthanks/

If you can't eat them or harvest their organs...

Fred Turner's new essay hits some important points. Missing, however, is any mention of Lyndon B. Johnson and his policies for the Great Society, civil rights, etc. Where does this all fit into the "Texas Ideology"? thebaffler.com/salvos/the-t...

If the spirits move you... www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfJk...

New university warning...so, "we" partnered Canvas with Open AI and now the LLMs are completing the Canvas quizzes. So much dumbfuckery.

The genre continues to deliver...