Will Barratt
@icoia.bsky.social
Retired Higher Ed Leadership Prof, global traveler, Fulbrighter, high O and low N outlier on Big 5. Semi-tame, semi-feral. I can pass a Turing test.
Point of vew matters. Media's goal (and professional social influencers), or point of view, is to drive readers to advertisements.
June 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Point of vew matters. Media's goal (and professional social influencers), or point of view, is to drive readers to advertisements.
A Malaysian MAGA fan here in Kuala Lumpur went on and on and on at me on RapidKL. The movement has metastasized.
May 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A Malaysian MAGA fan here in Kuala Lumpur went on and on and on at me on RapidKL. The movement has metastasized.
Did Trump manage to pay off the Trump debt that Putin owned?
May 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Did Trump manage to pay off the Trump debt that Putin owned?
So, Team Trump, and you've heard Trump's rambling speeches, are trying to out Biden for memory lapses. Seems more than a little disingenuous.
May 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
So, Team Trump, and you've heard Trump's rambling speeches, are trying to out Biden for memory lapses. Seems more than a little disingenuous.
I'm "the cyberpunk reminds me of the Edsel" years old.
May 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I'm "the cyberpunk reminds me of the Edsel" years old.
Want a quick check on the economy? Look at the number of trucks on any interstate and number of ships in any port.
May 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Want a quick check on the economy? Look at the number of trucks on any interstate and number of ships in any port.
The GOP, run by ruch old white men, has figured out how to appeal to the US lower and lower middle class, who were traditionally helped by the Dems. How times change.
May 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The GOP, run by ruch old white men, has figured out how to appeal to the US lower and lower middle class, who were traditionally helped by the Dems. How times change.
What do you call someone who believes in a literal and real Satan?
April 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
What do you call someone who believes in a literal and real Satan?
Dear MAGA people: sign up to be a Soros paid protester at a MAGA town hall and show your receipt. We'll wait.
April 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Dear MAGA people: sign up to be a Soros paid protester at a MAGA town hall and show your receipt. We'll wait.
Why do neurotypicals want everyone to be like them?
April 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Why do neurotypicals want everyone to be like them?
So will Bridge ganes be banned since we can bid No Trump.
April 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So will Bridge ganes be banned since we can bid No Trump.
The Irish potato famine was causes by monoculture of only one variery of potato that got attacked by one disease. Diversity of potato types would have prevented this. We need diversity.
April 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Irish potato famine was causes by monoculture of only one variery of potato that got attacked by one disease. Diversity of potato types would have prevented this. We need diversity.
For real data on Harvard, or any college in the USA, visit College Navigator from the National Center for Educational Statistics.
April 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
For real data on Harvard, or any college in the USA, visit College Navigator from the National Center for Educational Statistics.
Life hack for MAGA: self identify as a Lib, get one of those paid protester jobs, publish your pay check as proof.
April 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Life hack for MAGA: self identify as a Lib, get one of those paid protester jobs, publish your pay check as proof.
So RFK Jr is going to find the cause of ASD (no they're not). Next target will be the cause of LBGTQ. Oh wait, GOPeeners believe LBGTQ is a choice. So maybe being on the ASD is a choice (no it's not).
April 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So RFK Jr is going to find the cause of ASD (no they're not). Next target will be the cause of LBGTQ. Oh wait, GOPeeners believe LBGTQ is a choice. So maybe being on the ASD is a choice (no it's not).
All of the Metrics for success that Trump uses are negative. And yet he just lies more.
April 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
All of the Metrics for success that Trump uses are negative. And yet he just lies more.
So, is the USA being divided into two groups: those who follow science, and the dead, damaged, and dying.
March 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
So, is the USA being divided into two groups: those who follow science, and the dead, damaged, and dying.
I'm so pleased to hear from so many newly minted encryption experts.
March 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I'm so pleased to hear from so many newly minted encryption experts.
I'm wondering today how many people are looking up information on Signal. Hard encryption is good to find.
March 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm wondering today how many people are looking up information on Signal. Hard encryption is good to find.
How many of the 10 Commandments can you list?
How many of the 10 Beatitudes can you list?
How many of the 10 Beatitudes can you list?
March 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
How many of the 10 Commandments can you list?
How many of the 10 Beatitudes can you list?
How many of the 10 Beatitudes can you list?
People use Signal on purpose. There was no mistake.
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
People use Signal on purpose. There was no mistake.
When you self identify as a MAGA member, then when MAGA is criticized you feel personally criticized. It is impossible for any serious MAGA member to realize they are in a cult and are wrong because that would mean their self is wrong.
March 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When you self identify as a MAGA member, then when MAGA is criticized you feel personally criticized. It is impossible for any serious MAGA member to realize they are in a cult and are wrong because that would mean their self is wrong.
Which college sports team?
March 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Which college sports team?
Is men shaving their facial hair a gender transformation or an attempt to look prepubescent?
March 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Is men shaving their facial hair a gender transformation or an attempt to look prepubescent?
I honestly don't think T Rump knows that he is a Russian asset.
March 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I honestly don't think T Rump knows that he is a Russian asset.