Mike Pirrotta
@psychprof85.bsky.social
Community College Psychology professor, rock concert goer, and sad NY Giants fan pretty much sums me up
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
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CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
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BOSS: hey you’re focused on getting that report together, right?
ME: ya sure
MY BRAIN (on a loop): Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-basketball, gimme, gimme, gimme the ball because I'm gonna DUNK IT!
ME: ya sure
MY BRAIN (on a loop): Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-basketball, gimme, gimme, gimme the ball because I'm gonna DUNK IT!
October 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
BOSS: hey you’re focused on getting that report together, right?
ME: ya sure
MY BRAIN (on a loop): Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-basketball, gimme, gimme, gimme the ball because I'm gonna DUNK IT!
ME: ya sure
MY BRAIN (on a loop): Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-basketball, gimme, gimme, gimme the ball because I'm gonna DUNK IT!
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Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.
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can skattebo runs like a swoop bike from KOTOR
October 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
can skattebo runs like a swoop bike from KOTOR
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never 👏 ever 👏 ever 👏 EVER 👏 bet 👏 parlays👏
happy football season, quick reminder that sportsbooks win about 3% of your money on straight football bets, but almost 20% on parlays and same-game parlays.
which is why they have all the ads for those and not regular bets
(info via NJ Dept. of Gaming Enforcement monthly report, July 2025)
which is why they have all the ads for those and not regular bets
(info via NJ Dept. of Gaming Enforcement monthly report, July 2025)
October 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
never 👏 ever 👏 ever 👏 EVER 👏 bet 👏 parlays👏
I just saw One Battle After Another, loved it. Anyone have links to some good articles about it to read?
October 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I just saw One Battle After Another, loved it. Anyone have links to some good articles about it to read?
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Running down the best scary movies to watch this Halloween in The Scollywood Minute 🎃🎃🎃
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Running down the best scary movies to watch this Halloween in The Scollywood Minute 🎃🎃🎃
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Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
September 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
I'm posting a lot about academia lately - and a school where I used to work is in the middle of a big fight over a fair contract for their adjuncts. If you support adjuncts making something closer to a living wage, please sign here - actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Respect for Adjunct Professors at Brookdale Community College, NJ
Brookdale Community College has been in negotiations with AFT Local 2222, United Adjunct Faculty of New Jersey, Brookdale Chapter for several months. The college is insisting the our adjunct faculty m...
actionnetwork.org
September 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I'm posting a lot about academia lately - and a school where I used to work is in the middle of a big fight over a fair contract for their adjuncts. If you support adjuncts making something closer to a living wage, please sign here - actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
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Holy shit, A&M fired a Dean, a department head, and a professor over a recording a student took in class of content that seems entirely in keeping with the course, based on a video a student—who seems to have been gunning for this—took that I’m not sure they were allowed to take.
September 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Holy shit, A&M fired a Dean, a department head, and a professor over a recording a student took in class of content that seems entirely in keeping with the course, based on a video a student—who seems to have been gunning for this—took that I’m not sure they were allowed to take.
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Anthony Atamanuik getting a call from a blocked number that opens with, “Are you by any chance familiar with the film ‘Dave’?”
August 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Anthony Atamanuik getting a call from a blocked number that opens with, “Are you by any chance familiar with the film ‘Dave’?”
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I don't write movies because I know I'm not that funny and don't have good ideas for em why would I want to see my horrible visions come to life instead of just watch someone who knows what they're doing
August 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I don't write movies because I know I'm not that funny and don't have good ideas for em why would I want to see my horrible visions come to life instead of just watch someone who knows what they're doing
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They tried to put him through the grinder, but the people recognized a hero.
GRAND JURY NULLIFICATION!
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
They tried to put him through the grinder, but the people recognized a hero.
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let your haters become taters in the chip bag of success
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
let your haters become taters in the chip bag of success
Pavlov won a Nobel Prize for work only tangentially related to what he's famous for
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
August 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Pavlov won a Nobel Prize for work only tangentially related to what he's famous for
This might be one of the best summaries of human memory I've read in a while
"You’re Not Supposed to Remember the Book -
The idea that we should remember everything we read rests on a very particular and largely incorrect model of memory.
It treats the brain like a hard drive, where books are files that either load completely or not at all, but memory is not a filesystem."
The idea that we should remember everything we read rests on a very particular and largely incorrect model of memory.
It treats the brain like a hard drive, where books are files that either load completely or not at all, but memory is not a filesystem."
You’re Not Supposed to Remember the Book
Every few months someone will admit that they read a lot but hardly remember any of it.
horacebianchon.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This might be one of the best summaries of human memory I've read in a while
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This is my personal "Tom Holland doing Umbrella" video. I see it and I repost it. The tightest TV five ever performed and a hall of fame bit. The Gul is a comedy craftsman.
If you like this, and you haven't seen Josh's new special Positive Reinforcement, click through on his profile & remedy that
If you like this, and you haven't seen Josh's new special Positive Reinforcement, click through on his profile & remedy that
Ultimately, this is what I think is funny.
Gary Gulman On How The States Got Their Abbreviations | CONAN on TBS
YouTube video by Team Coco
www.youtube.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is my personal "Tom Holland doing Umbrella" video. I see it and I repost it. The tightest TV five ever performed and a hall of fame bit. The Gul is a comedy craftsman.
If you like this, and you haven't seen Josh's new special Positive Reinforcement, click through on his profile & remedy that
If you like this, and you haven't seen Josh's new special Positive Reinforcement, click through on his profile & remedy that
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Every time you ask ChatGPT a question it brings the topic back around to the portrayal of birds in early 20th-century literature and then realizes it’s late to teach a class.
August 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Every time you ask ChatGPT a question it brings the topic back around to the portrayal of birds in early 20th-century literature and then realizes it’s late to teach a class.
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I think Altman assumes that “PhD-level expert” means someone who speaks confidently on everything as opposed to saying “it’s nuanced,” losing their keys, and getting maniacally fixated on their current topic to the point of seeing it in everything.
“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
(real, one-shot :p )
August 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I think Altman assumes that “PhD-level expert” means someone who speaks confidently on everything as opposed to saying “it’s nuanced,” losing their keys, and getting maniacally fixated on their current topic to the point of seeing it in everything.
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I know this is garbage but I also know a whole bunch of PhDs who can’t figure out basic shit like not hitting reply all to a mass email sent by the provost, so this sort of praise isn’t what I think he thinks it is
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
nbcnews.to
August 8, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I know this is garbage but I also know a whole bunch of PhDs who can’t figure out basic shit like not hitting reply all to a mass email sent by the provost, so this sort of praise isn’t what I think he thinks it is
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note that very smart young women and very smart young people of color very rarely get this reflexive "oh, this kid must be a GENIUS" treatment in our culture and in media that a certain type of privileged young white man in a stained hoodie always does
I just think of all the very bright ND women born from 1975-1990 in particular who got the shit end of the stick via all the bullying people did of smart girls and for girls with personality quirks and how no one was offering them dot com cash or ANYTHING like it.
August 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
note that very smart young women and very smart young people of color very rarely get this reflexive "oh, this kid must be a GENIUS" treatment in our culture and in media that a certain type of privileged young white man in a stained hoodie always does
Hello
i wanna try something. quote this post if you’re a man who hates the manosphere
August 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Hello
Can someone create a blocklist just of the people who responded but didn't get the joke for this skeet?
I bet you freaking communists of Bluesky have some second thoughts about releasing the Epstein lists now that you know it might include your favorite politician of all-time William Jefferson Clinton
July 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Can someone create a blocklist just of the people who responded but didn't get the joke for this skeet?