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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 1d
The USC-Notre Dame rivalry may be ending, but we'll always have that weird bowl game they played on Christmas Eve in Die Hard... bit.ly/3NhIf0j
A Christmas query: Why is Notre Dame playing USC in 'Die Hard?'
Nearly 30 years after its release, one question about 'Die Hard' remains unanswered. Why was Notre Dame playing USC in a Christmas Eve bowl game?
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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 2d
Whereas this student is being empowered for making vague and unsubstantiated references to Biblical authority, I was once placed on TPUSA's Professor Watchlist for specifically citing Biblical authority in a paper outlining the Bible's concerns about concentrated wealth. You can't win.
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that pr...
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 9d
Mom always fried up the cheese grits the next day. Usually had ham and fried eggs. One of my favorite meals she made.

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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 9d
Make sure you fry up some of the leftovers for breakfast!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“I had just let the whole thing wash over me. I marveled at what a good story the truth could make in the right hands,” the author Stephen King writes about seeing “Stand by Me,” Rob Reiner’s adaptation of King's novella “The Body.”
Opinion | Stephen King on Rob Reiner’s ‘Stand by Me’
In Rob’s hands, “Stand by Me,” my most autobiographical novel, rang true.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d
Joe Ely has died at 78. A singer-songwriter at the forefront of alt-country, he earned the nickname Lord of the Highway thanks to tireless touring.
Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
Thanks to his eclectic style and tireless touring, he was among the most influential artists in the early days of Americana and alt-country music.
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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 11d
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.

Us: Across your entire career?

Reiner: In a 6 year period.

Us: That sounds-

Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Extract from Rob Reiner's Wikipedia Filmography 1986 - Stand By zme 1987 - The Princess Bride 1989 - When Harry Met Sally 1990 - Misery 1992 - A Few Good Men

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21d
Lastly, we get to ‘Donner’ and ‘Blitzen.’

‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”

‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”

We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.

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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 25d
Franklin Goes to The Hague

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 25d
The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.

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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 28d
Putin is the Hyacinth Bucket of great power leaders: it's all about keeping up appearances. Russia's a great power only to the extent that it can persuade others it is, because there's very little material basis for its pretensions to great power status. That's why Trump's deference is so important.

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Kasey Buckles @kaseybuckles.bsky.social · 29d
I used to feel bad
for the aunt cleaning up
while everyone else talked
but now I know
she just wanted to be alone

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keelin @keelin12ft.bsky.social · 29d
Happy Thanksgiving
A four-panel meme from the animated show King of the Hill. In the first panel, John Redcorn, an indigenous man, responds “Yes?” while looking at a blond boy Bobby Hill in a classroom. In the second panel, Bobby looks confused and asks, “Are you sure it’s the white man who did all that stuff?” The third panel shows Bobby gesturing toward himself and saying, “Because I come from white people,” and the fourth panel continues with him saying, “and this is the first I’m hearing of it.”

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 29d
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Speech but it's Ellen Ripley

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Nov 25
can’t fucking catch a breath

make it stop
Is ChatGPT Conscious? Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something. By Jeff Wise, a science journalist and private pilot.

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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · Nov 24
I remember my cousin Walter making a black roux for gumbo. Had to unplug the smoke detectors. Best gumbo I’ve ever had.

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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · Nov 14
This showed up in the other place. I'm amused!

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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · Nov 14
It's increasingly clear that these people portray immigrants, LGBT folks, and trans people as creepy predators who prey on women and children because they themselves are creepy predators who prety on women and children.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Nov 14
‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms.

‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.

But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…

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Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · Nov 10
Looks like Kim Davis is gonna have to go back to tying James Caan to the bed during a snowstorm now.

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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · Oct 24
"Within a seminar series, women are interrupted more than men... Interruptions that are negative in tenor or tone, or cutoff the presenter mid-sentence, increase for women presenters"
aeajournals.bsky.social AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · Oct 21
Forthcoming in the AER: "Gender Differences in Economics Seminars" by Pascaline Dupas, Amy Handlan, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, Mateo Seré, Haoyu Sheng, Justin Wolfers, and Seminar Dynamics Collective. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Gender Differences in Economics Seminars
(Forthcoming Article) - We assess whether men and women are treated differently when presenting their economics research. We collected data across thousands of seminars, job market talks and conferenc...
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · Oct 23
You have excellent taste but you really need to embrace stouts and barleywine.

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András Tóth-Czifra @minczifra.bsky.social · Oct 23
Over the past year people have come to me & other Hungarians to ask what a slide into authoritarianism will look like. Well, our wisdom stops here - in 15 years Orban hasn't openly ordered the government to pay him a bribe (or used the Hungarian military against cities, for that matter).

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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · Oct 19
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

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John Kovalic @muskratjohn.bsky.social · Oct 18
Madison. WI:

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · Oct 12
nothing from George Orwell or Terry Gilliam rivals the horror that is today's LinkedIn copy

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Oct 12
Portland, OR, 2025
Protester in frog costume stands in front of tank (meme of Tiananmen Square “Tank Man”)

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · Oct 11
Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · Oct 9
Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle.

Deadline Oct. 22.

www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant
Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants
Supporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice.
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