Matt Busch
@mattbusch.bsky.social
HS Social Studies teacher (AP World, World, Sociology).
We might be back up...
We might be back up...
I finally had some time to watch Al Jazeera's new documentary series on the British, French, and Spanish empires - and man let me tell you the AI slop, and resulting inaccuracies, were really disappointing to see.
Some examples:
Some examples:
January 8, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I finally had some time to watch Al Jazeera's new documentary series on the British, French, and Spanish empires - and man let me tell you the AI slop, and resulting inaccuracies, were really disappointing to see.
Some examples:
Some examples:
Of course there will be weird dudes obsessed with playing Roman Empire in a post-apocalyptic hellscape...
a close up of a man 's face while holding a stick
ALT: a close up of a man 's face while holding a stick
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Of course there will be weird dudes obsessed with playing Roman Empire in a post-apocalyptic hellscape...
Neither here nor there, but the ending of Netflix's Marco Polo will have to go down as Exhibit A on why you don't end a season on a cliff hanger in the streaming age.
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Neither here nor there, but the ending of Netflix's Marco Polo will have to go down as Exhibit A on why you don't end a season on a cliff hanger in the streaming age.
I may have googled "how to challenge a sitting senator"
President Trump’s actions today with Venezuela raise more questions than answers. Is America going to be involved in running and stabilizing Venezuela? Today's actions raise many questions about the stability of the region and our policy towards South America.
January 4, 2026 at 5:44 AM
I may have googled "how to challenge a sitting senator"
We need to do a better job of teaching our students that the US want for control over the Americas is not some recent fever dream.
January 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
We need to do a better job of teaching our students that the US want for control over the Americas is not some recent fever dream.
We've gone from "standardized tests clearly discriminate against marginalized groups" to "let's use that discrimination to benefit us"
God I hate this timeline so much.
God I hate this timeline so much.
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 AM
We've gone from "standardized tests clearly discriminate against marginalized groups" to "let's use that discrimination to benefit us"
God I hate this timeline so much.
God I hate this timeline so much.
We weren't really arguing about slop - you just didn't want to hear our actual arguments and tried to dismiss them and blow us off by saying we were unhappy about the slop.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop
Nadella doesn’t want to argue about AI slop anymore
buff.ly
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We weren't really arguing about slop - you just didn't want to hear our actual arguments and tried to dismiss them and blow us off by saying we were unhappy about the slop.
Well if this doesn't hit the nail right in the head:
It’s a little embarrassing sometimes to work in a profession where the people with lots of influence are essentially extremely enthusiastic used car salesmen
December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Well if this doesn't hit the nail right in the head:
Can we sign ourselves up for this list or????
I said chatgpt doesn't have a soul and got put on this list
December 31, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Can we sign ourselves up for this list or????
Why do kids hate school and where has everyone's sense of creativity gone?
I give you Exhibit A:
I give you Exhibit A:
December 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Why do kids hate school and where has everyone's sense of creativity gone?
I give you Exhibit A:
I give you Exhibit A:
Will put this on the TV to start class when we return in January.
Me: Why did this make Mr. Busch laugh at 850pm during break and startle his wife?
Class: [hopefully explaining chess to me]
Me: Great, you just provided contextualization to something.
Me: Why did this make Mr. Busch laugh at 850pm during break and startle his wife?
Class: [hopefully explaining chess to me]
Me: Great, you just provided contextualization to something.
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Will put this on the TV to start class when we return in January.
Me: Why did this make Mr. Busch laugh at 850pm during break and startle his wife?
Class: [hopefully explaining chess to me]
Me: Great, you just provided contextualization to something.
Me: Why did this make Mr. Busch laugh at 850pm during break and startle his wife?
Class: [hopefully explaining chess to me]
Me: Great, you just provided contextualization to something.
Sage advice:
Welcome to SURREAL WEEK, where calories don't count, drinking is governed by airport rules, no one cares how you're dressed, and marathoning old movies is the norm. You have until January 5th when doing absolutely fucking nothing becomes embarrassing again. Do nothing with it wisely.
December 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Sage advice:
Hie is it I'm just now hearing about TOO HOT TO HANDEL: The Gospel Messiah?!?
December 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hie is it I'm just now hearing about TOO HOT TO HANDEL: The Gospel Messiah?!?
If I was an AFT member I'd be demanding your resignation.
December 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
If I was an AFT member I'd be demanding your resignation.
Thinking of all the Christmases past where we stayed up to all hours playing pinochle and listening to "Christmas" on my Grandparent's Zune.
Hoping everyone is able to create some memories this year with those most dear to them.
Hoping everyone is able to create some memories this year with those most dear to them.
December 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Thinking of all the Christmases past where we stayed up to all hours playing pinochle and listening to "Christmas" on my Grandparent's Zune.
Hoping everyone is able to create some memories this year with those most dear to them.
Hoping everyone is able to create some memories this year with those most dear to them.
Reposted by Matt Busch
I honestly think the “AI college student that doesn’t read,” is quickly becoming the new “rural Ohio Diner,” in journalism:
Something passed off as being the status quo and the norm, but a minor amount of research shows how wrong that is.
Something passed off as being the status quo and the norm, but a minor amount of research shows how wrong that is.
December 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I honestly think the “AI college student that doesn’t read,” is quickly becoming the new “rural Ohio Diner,” in journalism:
Something passed off as being the status quo and the norm, but a minor amount of research shows how wrong that is.
Something passed off as being the status quo and the norm, but a minor amount of research shows how wrong that is.
Can't wait for all those ardent free-marketeers to start prattling on and on about moral hazard again like is 2008/9 all over again...
December 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Can't wait for all those ardent free-marketeers to start prattling on and on about moral hazard again like is 2008/9 all over again...
You know you're supposed to be on the side of labor right???
Because your continued attempts to push AI really show you're on the side of management.
Because your continued attempts to push AI really show you're on the side of management.
We know students, like the rest of the world, are using AI. Teachers need to be equipped to deal w/all the issues AI creates. Our approach starts with maximizing safety & privacy and empowering educators to make educational decisions, so AI tools can benefit not harm www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
AI has become the norm for students. Teachers are playing catch-up.
At a New York City training session, educators explored how artificial intelligence could support teaching while also discussing their concerns around the technology.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
You know you're supposed to be on the side of labor right???
Because your continued attempts to push AI really show you're on the side of management.
Because your continued attempts to push AI really show you're on the side of management.
Remember when all those NFT bros got pissed off when people would just CTRL C CTRL V their images?
This is even better.
This is even better.
December 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Remember when all those NFT bros got pissed off when people would just CTRL C CTRL V their images?
This is even better.
This is even better.
Continue to loudly not accept this AI bullshit. It's tiring, but it's working.
www.techradar.com/computing/fi...
www.techradar.com/computing/fi...
December 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Continue to loudly not accept this AI bullshit. It's tiring, but it's working.
www.techradar.com/computing/fi...
www.techradar.com/computing/fi...
As someone a little familiar with history and not usually wont to make statements of hyperbole, I can pretty confidently say there is no more manufactured conflict in our day and age than the War on Christmas™
December 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
As someone a little familiar with history and not usually wont to make statements of hyperbole, I can pretty confidently say there is no more manufactured conflict in our day and age than the War on Christmas™
Perfect. No notes.
December 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Perfect. No notes.
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Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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