Dallas Trinkle
@dallastrinkle.bsky.social
Prof. of Materials Science & Eng. at Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. I use computers to model material defects & how they affect properties. Cyclist + dad 🏳️🌈 he/him
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“It’s all a microcosm of a media industry that allowed Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza to flourish in the first place,” I say. Without a word, my dad stands up from the table, picks up the turkey, and casually dumps it in the trash. Mom pours the gravy into the punch bowl
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“It’s all a microcosm of a media industry that allowed Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza to flourish in the first place,” I say. Without a word, my dad stands up from the table, picks up the turkey, and casually dumps it in the trash. Mom pours the gravy into the punch bowl
That’s how I grew up with it, and I play it at home now. My 10 yo loves it. #tradition
A local radio station plays this song every thanksgiving. Please allow me to expand this tradition: youtu.be/WaKIX6oaSLs?...
Alice's Restaurant Massacree
YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
That’s how I grew up with it, and I play it at home now. My 10 yo loves it. #tradition
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
New paper alert! Energy density and stress fields in quantum systems. Richard Martin, Nithaya Chetty, and DRT
link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
New paper alert! Energy density and stress fields in quantum systems. Richard Martin, Nithaya Chetty, and DRT
link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/...
link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/...
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Holy shit, this is kinda huge if you're into the social sciences
Debunking “When Prophecy Fails”
In 1954, Dorothy Martin predicted an apocalyptic flood and promised her followers rescue by flying saucers. When neither arrived, she recanted, her group dissolved, and efforts to proselytize ceased....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Holy shit, this is kinda huge if you're into the social sciences
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The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
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Let's all allow Dick Cheney's peaceful passing at the ripe old age of 84 to remind us of the importance and joy of speaking ill of the dead when the dead were assholes.
November 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Let's all allow Dick Cheney's peaceful passing at the ripe old age of 84 to remind us of the importance and joy of speaking ill of the dead when the dead were assholes.
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What if the blue jays winning this fixes the timeline after the cubs fucked it up in 2016?
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
What if the blue jays winning this fixes the timeline after the cubs fucked it up in 2016?
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The perfect dad-joke doesnt exi-
November 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The perfect dad-joke doesnt exi-
All I know about this I learned from Sondheim’s Assassins, and Guiteau is definitely one of the most entertaining ones… so I’m admittedly very curious.
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
All I know about this I learned from Sondheim’s Assassins, and Guiteau is definitely one of the most entertaining ones… so I’m admittedly very curious.
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Nothing can prepare you for the factual basis behind this 'wokeness gone too far' anecdote.
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Nothing can prepare you for the factual basis behind this 'wokeness gone too far' anecdote.
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Week of October 13: You Gotta See This Guy! The title says it all as we get a very fun new champ in a week full of them. It's also a pod first: John agrees with the fuming fans. Plus, we get a very charming anecdote and dive deep on Agatha Christie.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Week of October 13: You Gotta See This Guy
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 10/21/2025 · 1h 28m
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October 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Week of October 13: You Gotta See This Guy! The title says it all as we get a very fun new champ in a week full of them. It's also a pod first: John agrees with the fuming fans. Plus, we get a very charming anecdote and dive deep on Agatha Christie.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
October 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
Precisely
This is what courage in the face of authoritarianism looks like. No university should take Trump's bribe & surrender their integrity — bending the knee to a bully only feeds the beast & puts ALL our rights at risk.
Others should follows MIT’s example ASAP.
Others should follows MIT’s example ASAP.
MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding
MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Precisely
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“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”
Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.
www.edweek.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”
From @tomscocca.bsky.social Indignity Vol. 5, No. 180, LAW DEP'T.: Anti-Trans Professors Pretend to Understand Sports www.indignity.net/rewriting-the-rulebook/
Rewriting the rulebook
Indignity Vol. 5, No. 180
www.indignity.net
October 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
From @tomscocca.bsky.social Indignity Vol. 5, No. 180, LAW DEP'T.: Anti-Trans Professors Pretend to Understand Sports www.indignity.net/rewriting-the-rulebook/
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We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.
But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.
Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.
Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.
But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.
Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.
Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
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It is really funny that Jimmy Kimmel Live showed more moral fortitude and adherence to a system of values than Columbia University
September 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It is really funny that Jimmy Kimmel Live showed more moral fortitude and adherence to a system of values than Columbia University
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And again… vaccines save lives. And it’s not just about protecting yourself. It’s also about protecting those around you.
More kids are severely ill or dying from the flu as vaccine rates fall, CDC reports — NBC News
As fewer children get their flu shots, cases of a rare, severe complication are rising. Last season, the U.S. experienced the highest number of pediatric flu deaths in 15 years.
apple.news
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
And again… vaccines save lives. And it’s not just about protecting yourself. It’s also about protecting those around you.
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We aren't on a slippery slope to a constitutional crisis. We are IN the crisis. Time for leaders - political leaders, business leaders, civic leaders - to pick a side: democracy or autocracy?
September 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
We aren't on a slippery slope to a constitutional crisis. We are IN the crisis. Time for leaders - political leaders, business leaders, civic leaders - to pick a side: democracy or autocracy?
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That's not actually a defense?
Barrett spurns Supreme Court bias claims after string of Trump shadow docket wins
“I want people to understand, agree or disagree with the decisions that the court reaches, that we are engaged in a legal enterprise."
@courthousenews.bsky.social
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“I want people to understand, agree or disagree with the decisions that the court reaches, that we are engaged in a legal enterprise."
@courthousenews.bsky.social
www.courthousenews.com/barrett-spur...
Barrett spurns Supreme Court bias claims after string of Trump shadow docket wins
Justice Amy Coney Barrett sat for an extended discussion where she defended the high court’s rulings and her jurisprudence.
www.courthousenews.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
That's not actually a defense?
I really do not care for the look of the iOS 26 and Watch 26. It’s especially bad on the watch… just lots of bubbles floating over things. I guess the idea is that you can still see what’s “underneath” which seems like a complete misunderstanding of how it is used.
September 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I really do not care for the look of the iOS 26 and Watch 26. It’s especially bad on the watch… just lots of bubbles floating over things. I guess the idea is that you can still see what’s “underneath” which seems like a complete misunderstanding of how it is used.
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Nearly 50 college instructors across #Illinois landed on #CharlieKirk's “Professor Watchlist.” @wbez.org reached out to all of them and found the list triggered hateful messages, threats of rape or death, and intensification since Kirk's killing.
#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...
#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...
Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist
An online database compiled by a group affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk identifies close to 50 Illinois college instructors it labels "radical professors."
www.wbez.org
September 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Nearly 50 college instructors across #Illinois landed on #CharlieKirk's “Professor Watchlist.” @wbez.org reached out to all of them and found the list triggered hateful messages, threats of rape or death, and intensification since Kirk's killing.
#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...
#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...