Jared Gardner
@guttergeek.bsky.social
Prof of lit & media. University Senate Secretary. Buckeye. Higher ed defender, academic freedom militant. Hobbies include music, plants & counting pills. π₯π΅βπ«β‘οΈ π Opinions mine
http://campus-novel.ghost.io
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Temporary power, permanent consequences π₯
January 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Temporary power, permanent consequences π₯
Found myself desperately seeking human connection on {shudder} social media! I stopped myself before I drove all you nice people away but clearly it is time to step away and get my gears and wires sorted. Be back on the other side of whatever the fuck this is
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Found myself desperately seeking human connection on {shudder} social media! I stopped myself before I drove all you nice people away but clearly it is time to step away and get my gears and wires sorted. Be back on the other side of whatever the fuck this is
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Future things swim before me, as in empty outlines and skeletons; all the past is somehow grown dim.
January 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Future things swim before me, as in empty outlines and skeletons; all the past is somehow grown dim.
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kids, not to get too radical here but i donβt want my govt to murder me
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
kids, not to get too radical here but i donβt want my govt to murder me
Translation: If you call the agent who murdered someone a βmurderer,β it is just going to lead to them murdering more people. Donβt call it βmurderβ and then all the people they kill wonβt have been murdered and people wonβt be infuriated
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Translation: If you call the agent who murdered someone a βmurderer,β it is just going to lead to them murdering more people. Donβt call it βmurderβ and then all the people they kill wonβt have been murdered and people wonβt be infuriated
I would march beneath that banner, swearing fealty until the end of time
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I would march beneath that banner, swearing fealty until the end of time
Some of us remember how foundational the ham was in our lives. Thatβs what people mean when they say βnever forgetβ (I think)
January 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Some of us remember how foundational the ham was in our lives. Thatβs what people mean when they say βnever forgetβ (I think)
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
The same people are getting rich off the AI bubble as got rich off the Crypto bubbleβa bunch of folks getting paper rich raking off of venture capital inflows and self-dealing to cash out as much as possible; and one company, NVIDIA, getting seriously rich making the shovels for the gold rush.
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The same people are getting rich off the AI bubble as got rich off the Crypto bubbleβa bunch of folks getting paper rich raking off of venture capital inflows and self-dealing to cash out as much as possible; and one company, NVIDIA, getting seriously rich making the shovels for the gold rush.
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Watching the news these days is probably what it feels like to be awake during surgery.
January 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Watching the news these days is probably what it feels like to be awake during surgery.
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NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
www.404media.co
January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
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Then does the Republican governor of Florida support domestic terrorism? Someone should ask him.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Then does the Republican governor of Florida support domestic terrorism? Someone should ask him.
As well you should. Although mine are more goofy than unsavory
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 AM
As well you should. Although mine are more goofy than unsavory
The legend who inspired me to take up a career in art restoration. RIP
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 AM
The legend who inspired me to take up a career in art restoration. RIP
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
Just got here. Howβs 2026 going so far?
January 4, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Just got here. Howβs 2026 going so far?
More skircles!! The glory has gone to my head
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 AM
More skircles!! The glory has gone to my head
Is there a character class in D&D for hyper vigilant prairie dog? If so, happy to join your party
a group of meerkats standing next to each other in the desert looking at the camera .
ALT: a group of meerkats standing next to each other in the desert looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Is there a character class in D&D for hyper vigilant prairie dog? If so, happy to join your party
I tried but everything was locked in cabinets and no one working there could find a key
January 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I tried but everything was locked in cabinets and no one working there could find a key
I never have been in a circle before! And the bestest circle π
January 1, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I never have been in a circle before! And the bestest circle π
I will to end this year the way I began itβ shaking in uncontrollable fear of the year to come
December 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I will to end this year the way I began itβ shaking in uncontrollable fear of the year to come
Doing a 2025 Wrapped nostalgia tour ahead of the new year in which I recall for you all the times I cried at work this past year. Tickets go on sale shortly
December 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Doing a 2025 Wrapped nostalgia tour ahead of the new year in which I recall for you all the times I cried at work this past year. Tickets go on sale shortly
Just βmetβ you via your recent dickmode post and I give you an A
December 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Just βmetβ you via your recent dickmode post and I give you an A