Modern Day Bartleby
@moderndaybartleby.bsky.social
Former Clevelander, STL, SF now Tokyoite
He/Him/They/Them
#NowWithALT Creator
https://moderndaybartleby.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/nowwithalt/
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He/Him/They/Them
#NowWithALT Creator
https://moderndaybartleby.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/nowwithalt/
Buy Me a Coffee - coff.ee/ModernDayBartleby
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SPOILER ALERT: The anti-DEI stuff is just segregationist drivel in slightly different clothes.
We talked to the marvelous @victorerikray.bsky.social about some of the themes of anti-DEI opinion pieces and legislation, how antipathy toward DEI exposes a sense of entitlement, and so much more!
We talked to the marvelous @victorerikray.bsky.social about some of the themes of anti-DEI opinion pieces and legislation, how antipathy toward DEI exposes a sense of entitlement, and so much more!
Anti-DEI or Just Segregationist?
YouTube video by Liberal Currents
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
SPOILER ALERT: The anti-DEI stuff is just segregationist drivel in slightly different clothes.
We talked to the marvelous @victorerikray.bsky.social about some of the themes of anti-DEI opinion pieces and legislation, how antipathy toward DEI exposes a sense of entitlement, and so much more!
We talked to the marvelous @victorerikray.bsky.social about some of the themes of anti-DEI opinion pieces and legislation, how antipathy toward DEI exposes a sense of entitlement, and so much more!
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“He caused it … and exploited it”
Special Counsel Jack Smith about Trump’s role on Jan 6
youtu.be/7TtqBvSAHWc?...
Special Counsel Jack Smith about Trump’s role on Jan 6
youtu.be/7TtqBvSAHWc?...
“He caused it … and exploited it” .. Special Counsel Jack Smith about Trump’s role on Jan 6
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“He caused it … and exploited it”
Special Counsel Jack Smith about Trump’s role on Jan 6
youtu.be/7TtqBvSAHWc?...
Special Counsel Jack Smith about Trump’s role on Jan 6
youtu.be/7TtqBvSAHWc?...
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Was just thinking that Gone With the Wind will be public domain in 6 years.
Considering the tantrum the Mitchell estate threw about The Wind Done Gone, I think you all know what to do with that information.
Considering the tantrum the Mitchell estate threw about The Wind Done Gone, I think you all know what to do with that information.
January 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Was just thinking that Gone With the Wind will be public domain in 6 years.
Considering the tantrum the Mitchell estate threw about The Wind Done Gone, I think you all know what to do with that information.
Considering the tantrum the Mitchell estate threw about The Wind Done Gone, I think you all know what to do with that information.
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@victorerikray.bsky.social and @jpygold.bsky.social:
"To succeed, this revisionist project required a cultural common sense that expects inequality and a corresponding legal regime that protects white male over-representation. Trump is delivering."
"To succeed, this revisionist project required a cultural common sense that expects inequality and a corresponding legal regime that protects white male over-representation. Trump is delivering."
“The demographics of American workplaces, gold-standard studies of workplace discrimination, and the EEOC’s own data belie the idea that white Americans experience systematic discrimination. These data all show the opposite of the Trump Administration’s fact free claims.”
Promoting a New Segregation
The Trump administration wants to make anti-Black racism great again.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
@victorerikray.bsky.social and @jpygold.bsky.social:
"To succeed, this revisionist project required a cultural common sense that expects inequality and a corresponding legal regime that protects white male over-representation. Trump is delivering."
"To succeed, this revisionist project required a cultural common sense that expects inequality and a corresponding legal regime that protects white male over-representation. Trump is delivering."
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Jack Smith says Trump acknowledged to others that he lost 2020 election. | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/jac...
Jack Smith says Trump acknowledged to others that he lost 2020 election
A House panel released the former special counsel's private testimony from October.
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Jack Smith says Trump acknowledged to others that he lost 2020 election. | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/jac...
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Mamdani is out here reducing crime on day one.
January 2, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Mamdani is out here reducing crime on day one.
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"Given the low costs relative to its transportation peers, it’s not clear to me why Bike Share should need to focus on revenue generation and break-even operations when other forms of mobility are treated like public services worthy of continued public investment." -Matt Elliott
Matt Elliott: Why dark clouds loom over Bike Share Toronto, despite its undeniable success
Adding more e-bikes certainly sounds like an admirable goal, but it comes with a downside.
buff.ly
January 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"Given the low costs relative to its transportation peers, it’s not clear to me why Bike Share should need to focus on revenue generation and break-even operations when other forms of mobility are treated like public services worthy of continued public investment." -Matt Elliott
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In addition to tariffs, Trump is now weaponizing his politics & grievances at western allies & companies. Case in point re: his quest to takeover Greenland. Denmark's Orsted said on Friday it was challenging the U.S. govt’s suspension of the lease for its Revolution Wind joint venture…
Orsted challenges US halt of its $5 billion offshore wind project
Denmark's Orsted said on Friday it was challenging the U.S. government's suspension of the lease for its Revolution Wind joint venture and would seek a court injunction against the decision to halt it...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
In addition to tariffs, Trump is now weaponizing his politics & grievances at western allies & companies. Case in point re: his quest to takeover Greenland. Denmark's Orsted said on Friday it was challenging the U.S. govt’s suspension of the lease for its Revolution Wind joint venture…
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Butter-Cups Cereal (1965-circa 1967): Puffed, light, crispy, flower-shaped corn cereal pieces from General Mills. A commercial featured children picking and eating real-life buttercups (which are poisonous), which led to parental complaints of copycat behavior and ultimately its discontinuation
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Butter-Cups Cereal (1965-circa 1967): Puffed, light, crispy, flower-shaped corn cereal pieces from General Mills. A commercial featured children picking and eating real-life buttercups (which are poisonous), which led to parental complaints of copycat behavior and ultimately its discontinuation
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History will be made in St. Paul Friday when Kaohly Her becomes the city’s first Hmong mayor and the first woman to hold the title. With her inauguration, all of St. Paul’s elected city leaders will be women.
Kaohly Her makes St. Paul mayoral history as she looks toward the future
History will be made in St. Paul on Friday when Kaohly Her becomes the city’s first Hmong mayor and the first woman to hold the title. On top of all that, St. Paul’s entirely elected leadership is now...
www.mprnews.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
History will be made in St. Paul Friday when Kaohly Her becomes the city’s first Hmong mayor and the first woman to hold the title. With her inauguration, all of St. Paul’s elected city leaders will be women.
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I just love real America so much
History will be made in St. Paul Friday when Kaohly Her becomes the city’s first Hmong mayor and the first woman to hold the title. With her inauguration, all of St. Paul’s elected city leaders will be women.
Kaohly Her makes St. Paul mayoral history as she looks toward the future
History will be made in St. Paul on Friday when Kaohly Her becomes the city’s first Hmong mayor and the first woman to hold the title. On top of all that, St. Paul’s entirely elected leadership is now...
www.mprnews.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I just love real America so much
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
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Experts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden's approach in favor of military strikes. n.pr/4aE5knH
In one year, Trump pivots fentanyl response from public health to drug war
Experts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden's approach in favor of military strikes.
n.pr
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Experts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden's approach in favor of military strikes. n.pr/4aE5knH
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Yes my racism led me to share misinformation so I will take the opportunity to double down on my racism
January 2, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Yes my racism led me to share misinformation so I will take the opportunity to double down on my racism
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“She’s an all-around ideologue who starts off with her conclusions and works backwards to retrofit the evidence in a very disingenuous, dishonest way,”. These are dangerous people, and these are dangerous times.
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
“She’s an all-around ideologue who starts off with her conclusions and works backwards to retrofit the evidence in a very disingenuous, dishonest way,”. These are dangerous people, and these are dangerous times.
The Profa Republican Party is an international crime syndicate of epistemic irresponsibility
Putting someone with no relevant expertise in charge of important programs is concerning even when the person wants to learn the job.
When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDA
The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The Profa Republican Party is an international crime syndicate of epistemic irresponsibility
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Putting someone with no relevant expertise in charge of important programs is concerning even when the person wants to learn the job.
When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDA
The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Putting someone with no relevant expertise in charge of important programs is concerning even when the person wants to learn the job.
When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
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Republicans don't take a position to do a job, but to enrich their friends and use the authority against their enemies.
Putting someone with no relevant expertise in charge of important programs is concerning even when the person wants to learn the job.
When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDA
The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Republicans don't take a position to do a job, but to enrich their friends and use the authority against their enemies.
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Republicans are bad at civilization
One last fucked up 2025 scoop—FEMA has begun issuing termination notices to CORE staff (appointed under the Stafford Act, ordinarily extended for 2 years) effective Jan 2, agency sources tell me. Sr leadership was asked if they could be given more notice but Acting Administrator Karen Evans said no.
January 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Republicans are bad at civilization
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😒 this article is trying to frame the dislike for AI as irrational rather than telling the truth that people hate AI because its obvious that companies would rather burn trillions of dollars on a solution looking for a problem than pay people better wages all while selling bullshit.
You know this article isn’t in any way comprehensive because it doesn’t mention bluesky once.
Why Do Americans Hate A.I.?
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
😒 this article is trying to frame the dislike for AI as irrational rather than telling the truth that people hate AI because its obvious that companies would rather burn trillions of dollars on a solution looking for a problem than pay people better wages all while selling bullshit.
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"100 Million" is, not coincidentally, pretty much the total number of non-white people in the US.
Evil.
Evil.
This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
December 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"100 Million" is, not coincidentally, pretty much the total number of non-white people in the US.
Evil.
Evil.
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In my lifetime syllabi have gone from a thing professors joked about in exasperation to a bizarre form of state surveillance equally loathed by faculty and students
January 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
In my lifetime syllabi have gone from a thing professors joked about in exasperation to a bizarre form of state surveillance equally loathed by faculty and students
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Someone should write a history of the syllabus. You could learn so much about higher ed just from the changes in these documents.
In my lifetime syllabi have gone from a thing professors joked about in exasperation to a bizarre form of state surveillance equally loathed by faculty and students
January 2, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Someone should write a history of the syllabus. You could learn so much about higher ed just from the changes in these documents.
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Mayor Zohran Mandami’s crime reduction strategy notches early win.
January 2, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Mayor Zohran Mandami’s crime reduction strategy notches early win.