Kenneth Deuel
@kendeuel.bsky.social
Will Srancil, the Joe Flacco of political activists.
conceptual question for political scientists: when you use 'elite' as a technical term of art "opinion elites, elite persuasion, etc", would characterize someone like Will Stancil (large/activve online presence, no formal institutional power) as falling under the 'elite' umbrella for those purposes?
February 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Will Srancil, the Joe Flacco of political activists.
Saw my first New Virginia Maps political ad (which was in favor of it)
February 11, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Saw my first New Virginia Maps political ad (which was in favor of it)
The Senator that always wore a bow tie?
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The Senator that always wore a bow tie?
But, like a lot of others have said, I hit a wall with math ed once I took stuff that was off the engineering education support path and was instead more 'pure' math. I would have never been able to major in it.
February 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
But, like a lot of others have said, I hit a wall with math ed once I took stuff that was off the engineering education support path and was instead more 'pure' math. I would have never been able to major in it.
Most certainly, the state of math education in the 1980s (in decent SES public schools) worked for me. In hindsight, I think they even coordinated the class schedules between intermediate school and elementary, and then again between high school & intermediate, to specifically accommodate me.
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Most certainly, the state of math education in the 1980s (in decent SES public schools) worked for me. In hindsight, I think they even coordinated the class schedules between intermediate school and elementary, and then again between high school & intermediate, to specifically accommodate me.
...but I am not entirely sure that would have been possible. Not unless they had also the totality of their life experience when they first realized they *had* locked-up potential.
February 11, 2026 at 10:19 PM
...but I am not entirely sure that would have been possible. Not unless they had also the totality of their life experience when they first realized they *had* locked-up potential.
... in that it's still possible that the current educational paradigms, flawed as they are, may still be better than any alternative. There's a lot in people's anecdotes in the past day where it would have definitely been great to 'unlock potential' earlier...
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 PM
... in that it's still possible that the current educational paradigms, flawed as they are, may still be better than any alternative. There's a lot in people's anecdotes in the past day where it would have definitely been great to 'unlock potential' earlier...
Glad someone posted this, the math education conversation made me think of this, but I couldn't recall which keywords I needed to search for it.
Even after all these years, still mulling it over, because I go back & forth between this being a bullseye, and it somewhat missing the mark...
Even after all these years, still mulling it over, because I go back & forth between this being a bullseye, and it somewhat missing the mark...
Worth noting there's a parallel problem of kids who were told they were good at math, but were really just good at following instructions, then made it to grad school before realizing they have no talent. Lockhart mentioned this in A Mathematician's Lament. profkeithdevlin.org/wp-content/u...
February 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Glad someone posted this, the math education conversation made me think of this, but I couldn't recall which keywords I needed to search for it.
Even after all these years, still mulling it over, because I go back & forth between this being a bullseye, and it somewhat missing the mark...
Even after all these years, still mulling it over, because I go back & forth between this being a bullseye, and it somewhat missing the mark...
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Worth noting there's a parallel problem of kids who were told they were good at math, but were really just good at following instructions, then made it to grad school before realizing they have no talent. Lockhart mentioned this in A Mathematician's Lament. profkeithdevlin.org/wp-content/u...
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Worth noting there's a parallel problem of kids who were told they were good at math, but were really just good at following instructions, then made it to grad school before realizing they have no talent. Lockhart mentioned this in A Mathematician's Lament. profkeithdevlin.org/wp-content/u...
yeah the Rt 50 split between the Roosevelt Bridge and Geo Wash Parkway has never been great, designed when tailfined cars ruled the streets, and probably is worst now that more people are likely trying to avoid I-66 tolls during rush hour.
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
yeah the Rt 50 split between the Roosevelt Bridge and Geo Wash Parkway has never been great, designed when tailfined cars ruled the streets, and probably is worst now that more people are likely trying to avoid I-66 tolls during rush hour.
1) some of you people don't know what a sitcom is.
2) some of you people aren't getting that the point of some of the combos you are stating is that they were atrocious.
3) I am fine with 'teach the controversy' on Rachel/Joey vs Rachel/Ross
2) some of you people aren't getting that the point of some of the combos you are stating is that they were atrocious.
3) I am fine with 'teach the controversy' on Rachel/Joey vs Rachel/Ross
With Valentine’s Day coming up… what’s your LEAST favorite romance in a sitcom?
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
1) some of you people don't know what a sitcom is.
2) some of you people aren't getting that the point of some of the combos you are stating is that they were atrocious.
3) I am fine with 'teach the controversy' on Rachel/Joey vs Rachel/Ross
2) some of you people aren't getting that the point of some of the combos you are stating is that they were atrocious.
3) I am fine with 'teach the controversy' on Rachel/Joey vs Rachel/Ross
I'm still mad that when USS Greenville sunk the MV Ehime Maru, there were a huge Court of Inquiry, but I don't think the Military District of Washington did anything similar towards accountability, treating 3 dead soldiers as sufficient price paid.
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I'm still mad that when USS Greenville sunk the MV Ehime Maru, there were a huge Court of Inquiry, but I don't think the Military District of Washington did anything similar towards accountability, treating 3 dead soldiers as sufficient price paid.
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Fundamentally my assumption on El Paso and its special security measures is pretty clear evidence the government is so understaffed that it cannot handle routine communications
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Fundamentally my assumption on El Paso and its special security measures is pretty clear evidence the government is so understaffed that it cannot handle routine communications
Reposted by Kenneth Deuel
They should just put a ramp off the GW and MD commuters can launch off a cliff onto the Whitehurst 🚀
February 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
They should just put a ramp off the GW and MD commuters can launch off a cliff onto the Whitehurst 🚀
it does seem very likely due to all that has transpired in the past few hour, that there was some coordination between FAA and DoD, or at least some attempt to, and DoD did not respond for clarification & mitigation in a timely manner, so someone at FAA went max NOTAM to avoid this exact thing.
January 28, NTSB: Both FAA and DOD fucked up, leading to the most lethal airline crash in decades.
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, saying all flights to resume
The agency says it will ground all flights to and from the airport for "special security reasons."
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
it does seem very likely due to all that has transpired in the past few hour, that there was some coordination between FAA and DoD, or at least some attempt to, and DoD did not respond for clarification & mitigation in a timely manner, so someone at FAA went max NOTAM to avoid this exact thing.
Reposted by Kenneth Deuel
January 28, NTSB: Both FAA and DOD fucked up, leading to the most lethal airline crash in decades.
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, saying all flights to resume
The agency says it will ground all flights to and from the airport for "special security reasons."
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
January 28, NTSB: Both FAA and DOD fucked up, leading to the most lethal airline crash in decades.
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
lol, this is going to be such a shitshow, with the recommendations that either people drive thru Rosslyn to take the Key bridge or go across Memorial Bridge & make a left at Lincoln where nobody has signal priority, or even signals for the most part.
Detour on Roosevelt Bridge commuter route goes into effect next week
Detour on Roosevelt Bridge commuter route goes into effect next week | ARLnow.com
Repairs on the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will bring a detour to a heavily trafficked commuter route beginning this weekend and continuing for several months. Starting on Sunday, Feb. 15, the bridge's...
www.arlnow.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
lol, this is going to be such a shitshow, with the recommendations that either people drive thru Rosslyn to take the Key bridge or go across Memorial Bridge & make a left at Lincoln where nobody has signal priority, or even signals for the most part.
(i'm also near the path that helicopters take up 4 mile run to go from National Airport to, well, anywhere else in Virginia, so I hear those almost every day)
February 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM
(i'm also near the path that helicopters take up 4 mile run to go from National Airport to, well, anywhere else in Virginia, so I hear those almost every day)
I'm in the path that jets usually take when they've completely a Arlington National Cemetery flyover for funerals, so I hear various plane noises frequently enough, but when you mentioned it, I did realize 'huh, that jet noise did seem lumbering, loud, and prolonged'
February 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I'm in the path that jets usually take when they've completely a Arlington National Cemetery flyover for funerals, so I hear various plane noises frequently enough, but when you mentioned it, I did realize 'huh, that jet noise did seem lumbering, loud, and prolonged'
A major mistake from a 2029 Dem administration would be keeping most of these people in for 'continuity' - which was a mistake Biden did make, big time.
February 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
A major mistake from a 2029 Dem administration would be keeping most of these people in for 'continuity' - which was a mistake Biden did make, big time.
One thing that's increasing clear is that the senior career people in the government (of all types) are no longer 'guardrails' but are mostly becoming stupid, lazy, and evil like their political bosses are.
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
One thing that's increasing clear is that the senior career people in the government (of all types) are no longer 'guardrails' but are mostly becoming stupid, lazy, and evil like their political bosses are.
Oh, that's what that was.
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Oh, that's what that was.
If only we had a political party whose slogan was prioritizing things that are happening in America over things happening elsewhere in the world.
CNBC: How unusual is it for a senator to not know what's happening when the FAA shuts down airspace for a major airport for 10 days?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: It's not really my lane right now. It's just not something I'm dealing with. We got so many things we're working on around the world, like Iran
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: It's not really my lane right now. It's just not something I'm dealing with. We got so many things we're working on around the world, like Iran
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
If only we had a political party whose slogan was prioritizing things that are happening in America over things happening elsewhere in the world.