dave rubric
@daverubric.bsky.social
In no particular order, this is about: OFMD (primarily stizzy), heated rivalry I GUESS, curséd politics, rhetoric, teaching college writing, soap, candles, and fiber arts || pfp: lovedhands || he/him, old, gay, and trans
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dave rubric
@daverubric.bsky.social
· Dec 9
Your regular reminder of the romance novel cover of The Two Towers
Every time IQ gets brought up it makes me grind my teeth!!! Jordan Peterson's biggest contribution to this mess
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Every time IQ gets brought up it makes me grind my teeth!!! Jordan Peterson's biggest contribution to this mess
I made a kind of dry shampoo gel and I'm really pleased with it
January 25, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I made a kind of dry shampoo gel and I'm really pleased with it
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Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.
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It just all feel worse than hopeless. Pointless
January 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
It just all feel worse than hopeless. Pointless
The strip club near our house is having a "pajama night"
January 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The strip club near our house is having a "pajama night"
Angry at many things today but extremely angry at a holier-than-thou academic telling my students that protesting is what the liberals want you to do and is pointless, that going to college is a scam, and that democracy isn't worth defending. As he Zoomed in from Germany on sabbatical
January 23, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Angry at many things today but extremely angry at a holier-than-thou academic telling my students that protesting is what the liberals want you to do and is pointless, that going to college is a scam, and that democracy isn't worth defending. As he Zoomed in from Germany on sabbatical
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The People vs. ICE
Renee Good’s death galvanized a city eager to push back against Trump’s invasion.
nymag.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Pet stress is its own brand of horrible
January 23, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Pet stress is its own brand of horrible
if this guy wants to be a podcaster so bad he should just do it. like you're on sabbatical. you have an iPhone. talk into it for free instead of ranting to first-generation students about how colleges suck and are pointless
January 23, 2026 at 1:23 AM
if this guy wants to be a podcaster so bad he should just do it. like you're on sabbatical. you have an iPhone. talk into it for free instead of ranting to first-generation students about how colleges suck and are pointless
imagine being so cool you already think katie wilson sucks
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 AM
imagine being so cool you already think katie wilson sucks
rich anarchists exhaust me. you're not getting into heaven until you divest my dude
January 23, 2026 at 12:54 AM
rich anarchists exhaust me. you're not getting into heaven until you divest my dude
extremely sick of leftists speaking in absolutes about every single institution and how if you disagree you are "undermining solidarity" like lol lmfao
January 23, 2026 at 12:24 AM
extremely sick of leftists speaking in absolutes about every single institution and how if you disagree you are "undermining solidarity" like lol lmfao
a lot of people are being forced to use AI at work so I will extend my learning excel advice to this circumstance. if you have to use it, work with it to make a spreadsheet that will let you automate something that won't require further engagement with the AI to continue using.
January 22, 2026 at 9:24 PM
a lot of people are being forced to use AI at work so I will extend my learning excel advice to this circumstance. if you have to use it, work with it to make a spreadsheet that will let you automate something that won't require further engagement with the AI to continue using.
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Happy 238th birthday to my forever favorite fuckboi, Lord Byron 🥳
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy 238th birthday to my forever favorite fuckboi, Lord Byron 🥳
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good photos allude me but i am trying
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
good photos allude me but i am trying
Two particular things get me in the fucking gut about the photo of the child used as bait by Ice. The bunny ear hat (the child's middle name means rabbit) and the way the ICE agent holds him the edge of his backpack
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Two particular things get me in the fucking gut about the photo of the child used as bait by Ice. The bunny ear hat (the child's middle name means rabbit) and the way the ICE agent holds him the edge of his backpack
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I've said this a couple times in interviews lately but it's annoying that the lesson publishing will take away from this isn't "invest in more specific, niche, and/or weird books that cater to an under-served readership." It'll be "MORE SPORTS" bc that's a variable they can quantify.
I wrote about how Heated Rivalry is just the latest case of how publishers, with all their data, are still not able to predict what will be the next sensation. lithub.com/get-ready-fo...
Get Ready For Publishing to Chase the Heated Rivalry Phenomenon
Heated Rivalry mania has swept the world, and it’s been so fun to watch the stars of the TV series becoming A-list celebrities while the books upon which the show was based hit the bestseller list …
lithub.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I've said this a couple times in interviews lately but it's annoying that the lesson publishing will take away from this isn't "invest in more specific, niche, and/or weird books that cater to an under-served readership." It'll be "MORE SPORTS" bc that's a variable they can quantify.
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
con being sober was a big part of me deciding to also get help and get sober. <3333
Conito celebration 30 years of being sober today! :) ❤ #ConONeill #Wahoo
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
con being sober was a big part of me deciding to also get help and get sober. <3333
I'm just extremely pleased with how these turned out. This was my first time doing hidden feather/flower and I unintentionally did a great job making the flower parts look distinct!
January 21, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I'm just extremely pleased with how these turned out. This was my first time doing hidden feather/flower and I unintentionally did a great job making the flower parts look distinct!
Tor's "anything but romance" imprint is annoying me
January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Tor's "anything but romance" imprint is annoying me
I need to nut up and actually exercise regularly and the idea fills me with such dread. Unfortunately I can't force myself to make the harder choice consistently so I need to find my lowest barrier entry point for this and I don't know what it is.
January 21, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I need to nut up and actually exercise regularly and the idea fills me with such dread. Unfortunately I can't force myself to make the harder choice consistently so I need to find my lowest barrier entry point for this and I don't know what it is.
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This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index