Andrew McKenzie
@padausyan.bsky.social
Okie now living in Kansas. Enrolled in the Kiowa Tribe. Francophile fluent in French.
Profession: Linguistics professor specializing in formal semantics and Native American languages, especially Kiowa. Also published on surgical communication.
Profession: Linguistics professor specializing in formal semantics and Native American languages, especially Kiowa. Also published on surgical communication.
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I give it four hours until Trump fires the head of the DOJ office that produced this information and replaces them with some Fox News rando
August 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I give it four hours until Trump fires the head of the DOJ office that produced this information and replaces them with some Fox News rando
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NEW in @chron.com
Houston SBC megachurch settles child sex abuse lawsuit
The politically powerful Champion Forest Baptist Church has settled two child abuse suits in the last year.
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
Houston SBC megachurch settles child sex abuse lawsuit
The politically powerful Champion Forest Baptist Church has settled two child abuse suits in the last year.
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
Houston SBC megachurch settles second child sex abuse case within year
Champion Forest Baptist Church, a politically influential Texas megachurch, settles another child sex abuse case.
www.chron.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
NEW in @chron.com
Houston SBC megachurch settles child sex abuse lawsuit
The politically powerful Champion Forest Baptist Church has settled two child abuse suits in the last year.
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
Houston SBC megachurch settles child sex abuse lawsuit
The politically powerful Champion Forest Baptist Church has settled two child abuse suits in the last year.
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
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Lots of people I know that were furious about kids having to wear masks are real quiet about a two year old citizen being wrongfully deported
April 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Lots of people I know that were furious about kids having to wear masks are real quiet about a two year old citizen being wrongfully deported
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I'm thinking about how tonight was probably the first time Kilmar Abrego Garcia learned that millions of people care about him - the first time he learned that the United States Supreme Court ruled 9-0 to bring him home. I'm thinking what it must mean for him to know, right now, that he isn't alone.
April 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I'm thinking about how tonight was probably the first time Kilmar Abrego Garcia learned that millions of people care about him - the first time he learned that the United States Supreme Court ruled 9-0 to bring him home. I'm thinking what it must mean for him to know, right now, that he isn't alone.
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Pronouns in bios are a way of indicating that trans and nonbinary people are normal and transphobic bigots are abnormal, which is why transphobic bigots hate and fear pronouns in bios.
These fevered ego who constantly whine “you can’t say anything” then constantly punish people for what they say.
These fevered ego who constantly whine “you can’t say anything” then constantly punish people for what they say.
“As a matter of policy, we do not respond to reporters with pronouns in their bios,” says White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
The petty “thought police” intolerance of the Trump regime should alarm all reasonable people.
The petty “thought police” intolerance of the Trump regime should alarm all reasonable people.
Trump White House Won’t Respond to Some Journalists Who Display Their Pronouns
Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Pronouns in bios are a way of indicating that trans and nonbinary people are normal and transphobic bigots are abnormal, which is why transphobic bigots hate and fear pronouns in bios.
These fevered ego who constantly whine “you can’t say anything” then constantly punish people for what they say.
These fevered ego who constantly whine “you can’t say anything” then constantly punish people for what they say.
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Bosses hated the Biden-era job market where they had to fight over employees instead of abusing them, so used their control over the media to turn inflation into the number one issue, predict a fake recession that never happened, and try to convince Americans to tank the economy. It worked.
The Indeed job postings index is down 2.5 points nationally since Jan 20, DC has fallen 10.6 points--the trend is continued cooling in labor demand
April 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Bosses hated the Biden-era job market where they had to fight over employees instead of abusing them, so used their control over the media to turn inflation into the number one issue, predict a fake recession that never happened, and try to convince Americans to tank the economy. It worked.
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A quick post-cruise refresher from me before I do any serious delving into any particular current events:
Fuck fascists
Fuck -phobes
Fuck wealthy sociopaths
Fuck immigrant-haters
Fuck sexists
Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico
Fuck vaccine deniers
Fuck this administration
Etc, etc
Fuck fascists
Fuck -phobes
Fuck wealthy sociopaths
Fuck immigrant-haters
Fuck sexists
Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico
Fuck vaccine deniers
Fuck this administration
Etc, etc
March 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A quick post-cruise refresher from me before I do any serious delving into any particular current events:
Fuck fascists
Fuck -phobes
Fuck wealthy sociopaths
Fuck immigrant-haters
Fuck sexists
Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico
Fuck vaccine deniers
Fuck this administration
Etc, etc
Fuck fascists
Fuck -phobes
Fuck wealthy sociopaths
Fuck immigrant-haters
Fuck sexists
Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico
Fuck vaccine deniers
Fuck this administration
Etc, etc
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My favorite fact about the NYC subway is that there are way more daily riders (about 4 million) than the number of people who fly in the US out of all airports every day (~2.5 million). The scale is hard to get a grasp on.
Max capacity passengers per hour:
* Boring Co’s Vegas Loop: 4,500
* NYC subway 6 train: 105,000
* Boring Co’s Vegas Loop: 4,500
* NYC subway 6 train: 105,000
January 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My favorite fact about the NYC subway is that there are way more daily riders (about 4 million) than the number of people who fly in the US out of all airports every day (~2.5 million). The scale is hard to get a grasp on.
My wife has made peace with how I shout the name of any former Sooner who makes a play, no matter what team they play on #boomersooner #OUforever
January 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
My wife has made peace with how I shout the name of any former Sooner who makes a play, no matter what team they play on #boomersooner #OUforever
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pandasthumb.org/archives/202... RFK jr petitioned May 2021 to stop vaccination against COVID. Had he been successful this would probably have cauaed ~ 3 million more deaths in the US. Fig: Weekly US death rate per 100,000. Red, unvaxx; green, vaxx w/o bivalent booster; blue, with bivalent booster 🧪
January 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
pandasthumb.org/archives/202... RFK jr petitioned May 2021 to stop vaccination against COVID. Had he been successful this would probably have cauaed ~ 3 million more deaths in the US. Fig: Weekly US death rate per 100,000. Red, unvaxx; green, vaxx w/o bivalent booster; blue, with bivalent booster 🧪
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💯 It's our 100th episode! 💯
To celebrate, we're giving you 100 fun facts about linguistics this month
See how many you recognize and tell us about your favourite linguistics facts this month in honour of our 100th episodiversary!
To celebrate, we're giving you 100 fun facts about linguistics this month
See how many you recognize and tell us about your favourite linguistics facts this month in honour of our 100th episodiversary!
100: A hundred reasons to be enthusiastic about linguistics
This is our hundredth episode that's enthusiastic about linguistics! To celebrate, we've put together 100 of our favourite fun facts about linguistics, featuring contributions from previous guests and
soundcloud.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
💯 It's our 100th episode! 💯
To celebrate, we're giving you 100 fun facts about linguistics this month
See how many you recognize and tell us about your favourite linguistics facts this month in honour of our 100th episodiversary!
To celebrate, we're giving you 100 fun facts about linguistics this month
See how many you recognize and tell us about your favourite linguistics facts this month in honour of our 100th episodiversary!
Saw this on 30 Rock the other day.
Kenneth: I'd quit but I have no other skills.
Jack: You're a white man with hair, Kenneth. The sky's the limit!
In show, this was supposed to be a joke.
Kenneth: I'd quit but I have no other skills.
Jack: You're a white man with hair, Kenneth. The sky's the limit!
In show, this was supposed to be a joke.
this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.
www.wsj.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Saw this on 30 Rock the other day.
Kenneth: I'd quit but I have no other skills.
Jack: You're a white man with hair, Kenneth. The sky's the limit!
In show, this was supposed to be a joke.
Kenneth: I'd quit but I have no other skills.
Jack: You're a white man with hair, Kenneth. The sky's the limit!
In show, this was supposed to be a joke.
Re-watching season 1 Buffy w/ kid, and in this ep, a demon gets scanned into a computer network, catfishes Willow, and turns two boys into ideologically-enthralled murderers.
Despite the 90's cyber-exposition (e.g. speakers reading chats), it is creepily prescient
Despite the 90's cyber-exposition (e.g. speakers reading chats), it is creepily prescient
January 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Re-watching season 1 Buffy w/ kid, and in this ep, a demon gets scanned into a computer network, catfishes Willow, and turns two boys into ideologically-enthralled murderers.
Despite the 90's cyber-exposition (e.g. speakers reading chats), it is creepily prescient
Despite the 90's cyber-exposition (e.g. speakers reading chats), it is creepily prescient
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the correct response time to an email is either within 5 minutes of receiving it or no less than 48 hours. anything in between makes you look suspicious
January 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
the correct response time to an email is either within 5 minutes of receiving it or no less than 48 hours. anything in between makes you look suspicious
For once, the apocalyptic weather forecast turned out right. Pretty much all roads are closed, school is already cancelled tomorrow, and folks were right to empty out the supermarkets last week. At least we have power
January 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
For once, the apocalyptic weather forecast turned out right. Pretty much all roads are closed, school is already cancelled tomorrow, and folks were right to empty out the supermarkets last week. At least we have power
Yep, some folks think that raining on parades is a personality
I found this article ont YES BUT helpful. It's usually is said as if the person to whom it's said is naively uninformed, as in X says, "it's great the prisoner was released"; Y, "yeah, but not all prisoners were released."
Lots of yeah but here these days. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-...
Lots of yeah but here these days. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-...
How a Yabut Can Kill a Conversation
Nothing sucks the blood out a great idea faster than the dreaded "Yabut." Yabuts need to feel in control and by adding the word "but" they discount everything leading up to it.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 22, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Yep, some folks think that raining on parades is a personality
SMU's QB is clearly rattled, so can he get composed for a comeback? Or maybe just run the ball more...
December 21, 2024 at 6:15 PM
SMU's QB is clearly rattled, so can he get composed for a comeback? Or maybe just run the ball more...
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All the grocery store employees groan as I enter wearing this and head to the rotisserie chicken stand
I have to take an annual fire safety training for work, and I am reminded that I asked some of the folks who manage these things how they evacuate the NICU and apparently they have vests you can load up with babies
December 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
All the grocery store employees groan as I enter wearing this and head to the rotisserie chicken stand
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The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
December 19, 2024 at 10:22 PM
The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
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Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
MOSCOW—Just days after rebels seized Damascus, deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly returned to practicing ophthalmology at a Moscow LensCrafters, sources confirmed Tuesday. “Which one ...
theonion.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
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When I had a violent stalker who would graphically describe how he would have me gang raped, puncture my organs and and break all my bones, I was told the police "couldn't do anything".
Consider this a reminder that they absolutely ✨can✨ do something.
They just don't care about YOU.
Consider this a reminder that they absolutely ✨can✨ do something.
They just don't care about YOU.
December 14, 2024 at 10:08 PM
When I had a violent stalker who would graphically describe how he would have me gang raped, puncture my organs and and break all my bones, I was told the police "couldn't do anything".
Consider this a reminder that they absolutely ✨can✨ do something.
They just don't care about YOU.
Consider this a reminder that they absolutely ✨can✨ do something.
They just don't care about YOU.
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We tell children the answer to school mass shootings is live shooter drills and bulletproof backpacks and then act surprised when they grow up and their response to gun violence is dark humor.
December 14, 2024 at 1:56 AM
We tell children the answer to school mass shootings is live shooter drills and bulletproof backpacks and then act surprised when they grow up and their response to gun violence is dark humor.
Tuning out of the college football playoff since my Sooners and Jayhawks aren't in. But at least they salvaged disappointing seasons by ruining several other teams chances...
December 10, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Tuning out of the college football playoff since my Sooners and Jayhawks aren't in. But at least they salvaged disappointing seasons by ruining several other teams chances...