Free-Range Prof
@freerangeprof.bsky.social
Writer, editor, data wrangler. Then: tenured German Studies prof & program chair. Now: free-range. Second career in IT.
🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🏳️🌈 ♾️ 🧠
Asteroid 2032 ☄️
🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🏳️🌈 ♾️ 🧠
Asteroid 2032 ☄️
Pinned
Come on asteroid ☄️
Relieve our misery
🌍
Relieve our misery
🌍
Asteroid 2032
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
May every single human being on this planet be safe.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
May every single human being on this planet be safe.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
"AI Chatbot, show me examples of psychological projection."
June 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"AI Chatbot, show me examples of psychological projection."
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court
"Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.
timesofsandiego.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Wer Menschenrechte unter Nützlichkeitsaspekten betrachtet, hat Menschenrechte nie verstanden.
June 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Wer Menschenrechte unter Nützlichkeitsaspekten betrachtet, hat Menschenrechte nie verstanden.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Best image of the day:
June 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Best image of the day:
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there who don’t refer to taking care of their own children as “babysitting.”
June 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there who don’t refer to taking care of their own children as “babysitting.”
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
just saw two cardinals fistfighting in a vape shop. the conclave has begun.
April 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
just saw two cardinals fistfighting in a vape shop. the conclave has begun.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
The lack of universal healthcare in the US paved the way for so many “wellness” charlatans - when it’s hard or prohibitively expensive to access evidence based care, people will attempt to treat things in their own or believe those providing the care are getting rich off of their illness
April 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The lack of universal healthcare in the US paved the way for so many “wellness” charlatans - when it’s hard or prohibitively expensive to access evidence based care, people will attempt to treat things in their own or believe those providing the care are getting rich off of their illness
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
April 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
You guys are being so mean to Kristi Noem, but sometimes you have to pay for Dalmatian puppies in cash.
April 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
You guys are being so mean to Kristi Noem, but sometimes you have to pay for Dalmatian puppies in cash.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
decisively peacing out right after meeting JDV is the most relatable thing any Pope has ever done
April 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
decisively peacing out right after meeting JDV is the most relatable thing any Pope has ever done
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
The next time an asswipe quotes Leviticus for being anti LGBTQ.
Just quote this. This is the passage evil men used to justify raping Black slave girls in America. Evil will always use a holy book to oppress.
Leviticus 19:20 states that a slave girl can be raped because she’s
Just quote this. This is the passage evil men used to justify raping Black slave girls in America. Evil will always use a holy book to oppress.
Leviticus 19:20 states that a slave girl can be raped because she’s
April 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The next time an asswipe quotes Leviticus for being anti LGBTQ.
Just quote this. This is the passage evil men used to justify raping Black slave girls in America. Evil will always use a holy book to oppress.
Leviticus 19:20 states that a slave girl can be raped because she’s
Just quote this. This is the passage evil men used to justify raping Black slave girls in America. Evil will always use a holy book to oppress.
Leviticus 19:20 states that a slave girl can be raped because she’s
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.
April 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Technically, we are all in space right now, so
April 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Technically, we are all in space right now, so
Another moment in failed data security brought to you by dipshits
It also appears this could be a site-killing hack - it appears nobody updated anything since 2016, and the leaks are basically showing the security holes were security canyons. Almost every user is now compromised. 4Chan is fucked.
April 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Another moment in failed data security brought to you by dipshits
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Anyone screaming at people for talking about goofy stuff like movies and art online "while the world burns" has not for a single second considered or cared that the person talking about their joys night be doing so TO GET THEMSELVES THROUGH THE BURNING TIMES.
April 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Anyone screaming at people for talking about goofy stuff like movies and art online "while the world burns" has not for a single second considered or cared that the person talking about their joys night be doing so TO GET THEMSELVES THROUGH THE BURNING TIMES.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
April 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.
April 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
The secret to a long and happy life is deciding that “Slavoj Zizek” is the guy from the Red Hot Chili Peppers who died and then never thinking about it ever again.
March 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The secret to a long and happy life is deciding that “Slavoj Zizek” is the guy from the Red Hot Chili Peppers who died and then never thinking about it ever again.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
🧵 Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is considered the greatest German landscape artist of his time. A key Romantic painter he explored the metaphysical role of human & nature. He truly captured the sublime. [1]
March 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🧵 Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is considered the greatest German landscape artist of his time. A key Romantic painter he explored the metaphysical role of human & nature. He truly captured the sublime. [1]
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Please read the second chapter of my book about Hollywood misconduct & enabling, Burn It Down. I put the chapter on Rudin up front because .. this is a thing the media & Hollywood have done for 30+ years. Talk about how Rudin "has changed" & is "a different man" www.harpercollins.com/products/bur...
March 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Please read the second chapter of my book about Hollywood misconduct & enabling, Burn It Down. I put the chapter on Rudin up front because .. this is a thing the media & Hollywood have done for 30+ years. Talk about how Rudin "has changed" & is "a different man" www.harpercollins.com/products/bur...
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
“Still punk as fuck!” I whisper as I separate the food on my plate because I hate when certain food groups are touching.
March 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“Still punk as fuck!” I whisper as I separate the food on my plate because I hate when certain food groups are touching.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
If we asked these same people clamoring for heads on pikes what these fired scientists do for work, they wouldn’t be able to answer. They don’t know and they don’t care to know. They have been primed and conditioned to hate by years of misinformation and disinformation.
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If we asked these same people clamoring for heads on pikes what these fired scientists do for work, they wouldn’t be able to answer. They don’t know and they don’t care to know. They have been primed and conditioned to hate by years of misinformation and disinformation.
Reposted by Free-Range Prof
Rod Serling quote from an interview in 1967: "I happen to think the singular evil of our time is prejudice. It is from this evil that all other evils grow and multiply. In almost everything I’ve written there is a thread of this: man’s seemingly palpable need to dislike someone other than himself."
March 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Rod Serling quote from an interview in 1967: "I happen to think the singular evil of our time is prejudice. It is from this evil that all other evils grow and multiply. In almost everything I’ve written there is a thread of this: man’s seemingly palpable need to dislike someone other than himself."