Chuck Pearson (he/him/etc.)
@shorterpearson.com
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Assistant Dean of Math and Science at Tusculum University. All sorts of other nerdy things.
I'm going into lurking mode on Bluesky. I can't be convinced that this platform isn't going to go right the same direction as Twitter. There may be no bombastic Elon-like behavior coming from the mods, but there isn't safety for marginalized groups on here either.
October 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm going into lurking mode on Bluesky. I can't be convinced that this platform isn't going to go right the same direction as Twitter. There may be no bombastic Elon-like behavior coming from the mods, but there isn't safety for marginalized groups on here either.
I am actively wondering if the correct response when the mods melt down a platform isn’t to flee to another platform, but to flee social media itself.
People are going back to Mastodon? LOLsob, I was specifically taking a break from Mastodon. I am running out of platforms to flee to.
October 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I am actively wondering if the correct response when the mods melt down a platform isn’t to flee to another platform, but to flee social media itself.
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I think this was the worst loss a coach has taken in 18 seasons
This morning in the free college football newsletter:
- @alexkirshner.com asks whether Penn State-UCLA was the worst loss since 13-9 itself
- Alex did most of the writing this time actually
- I did however make a shark gif
- @alexkirshner.com asks whether Penn State-UCLA was the worst loss since 13-9 itself
- Alex did most of the writing this time actually
- I did however make a shark gif
Penn State loss was the most disastrous since … ? Plus: Miami up, Belichick down
Until Saturday is The Athletic's free college football newsletter.
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I think this was the worst loss a coach has taken in 18 seasons
UCLA did what now
October 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
UCLA did what now
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The constitutional remedy for a president who orders executive branch officials to break the law is impeachment, removal, and disqualification.
a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny
defector.com/treasury-dep...
defector.com/treasury-dep...
Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector
The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...
defector.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The constitutional remedy for a president who orders executive branch officials to break the law is impeachment, removal, and disqualification.
I don't understand why it's necessary to do this when @dicknixon.bsky.social posts here all the time.
Florida State University's civics institute says it will use some of its federal grant to train AI models of important figures in American history for students to be able to talk to.
Campus Civics Centers Are Getting Millions From Trump. Here’s What They’ll Use It For.
Dozens of universities will receive money to boost civics education in commemoration of the United States’ 250th birthday.
www.chronicle.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I don't understand why it's necessary to do this when @dicknixon.bsky.social posts here all the time.
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SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
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I went to pull up a list of land-grant universities...and was greeted by the following statement on the USDA website. This isn't a typical government shutdown.
October 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I went to pull up a list of land-grant universities...and was greeted by the following statement on the USDA website. This isn't a typical government shutdown.
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When I started at the place I work now eight years ago, I was told "V.R. (and A.R.) are the future of learning", "In five years all students will come to college with their own V.R. headset", and "V.R. will transform [chemistry]!"
I was told to get in on the ground floor.
I was told to get in on the ground floor.
October 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
When I started at the place I work now eight years ago, I was told "V.R. (and A.R.) are the future of learning", "In five years all students will come to college with their own V.R. headset", and "V.R. will transform [chemistry]!"
I was told to get in on the ground floor.
I was told to get in on the ground floor.
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Had me in the first half, not gonna lie
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Had me in the first half, not gonna lie
As an assistant dean, I feel this. I feel this SO HARD.
I'm spending some time this week working on chair duties. And by chair duties, I mean helping my faculty navigate policies to get a new chair.
October 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As an assistant dean, I feel this. I feel this SO HARD.
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October? In this economy?
October 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
October? In this economy?
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This headline is ridiculous. Republicans have literally every lever of power. They have proven incapable of keeping the government open. Because while they are good at winning elections, they don’t care about governance.
That’s the story.
That’s the story.
September 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This headline is ridiculous. Republicans have literally every lever of power. They have proven incapable of keeping the government open. Because while they are good at winning elections, they don’t care about governance.
That’s the story.
That’s the story.
What I want in this moment is writing about the military facing down illegal orders.
September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What I want in this moment is writing about the military facing down illegal orders.
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For non-academics, let me explain that it's rare for a grad student to take an undergrad class, that's it's almost unheard of for a grad student to take an undergrad class in an entirely different field, and that it's totally insane for a grad student to hijack the class with political sea lioning.
September 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
For non-academics, let me explain that it's rare for a grad student to take an undergrad class, that's it's almost unheard of for a grad student to take an undergrad class in an entirely different field, and that it's totally insane for a grad student to hijack the class with political sea lioning.
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Am I reading this correctly?
A grad student ... in Computer Science ... enrolled in an undergraduate seminar ... in the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program ... where he ignored the readings and hijacked discussions to talk about Israel and defend its actions in Gaza?
What the hell?
A grad student ... in Computer Science ... enrolled in an undergraduate seminar ... in the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program ... where he ignored the readings and hijacked discussions to talk about Israel and defend its actions in Gaza?
What the hell?
Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Am I reading this correctly?
A grad student ... in Computer Science ... enrolled in an undergraduate seminar ... in the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program ... where he ignored the readings and hijacked discussions to talk about Israel and defend its actions in Gaza?
What the hell?
A grad student ... in Computer Science ... enrolled in an undergraduate seminar ... in the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program ... where he ignored the readings and hijacked discussions to talk about Israel and defend its actions in Gaza?
What the hell?
Sandwich-eating theory is worth your study here.
September 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Sandwich-eating theory is worth your study here.
This year's model of Earlybird is in the books. It was an all-timer.
Thanks to the staff who support me in running a top-class quizbowl tournament for the region, and we hope everybody who turned out had the greatest of days.
Thanks to the staff who support me in running a top-class quizbowl tournament for the region, and we hope everybody who turned out had the greatest of days.
Quizbowl competition at Tusculum attracts about 120 students, enables them to learn more about the university :: Tusculum University
GREENEVILLE – Pre-college students demonstrated their command of a wide array of subjects Saturday, Sept. 27, as readers peppered them with questions during the annual quizbowl competition at Tusculum...
www3.tusculum.edu
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This year's model of Earlybird is in the books. It was an all-timer.
Thanks to the staff who support me in running a top-class quizbowl tournament for the region, and we hope everybody who turned out had the greatest of days.
Thanks to the staff who support me in running a top-class quizbowl tournament for the region, and we hope everybody who turned out had the greatest of days.
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LMFAO
Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek: “We will begin a national search for our next head coach immediately and that search will include Coach (Bobby) Petrino, who has expressed his desire to be a candidate for the full-time job.”
September 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
LMFAO
the prophecy, fulfilled
News: Arkansas has fired head football coach Sam Pittman.
Bobby Petrino will be the interim head coach.
Bobby Petrino will be the interim head coach.
September 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
the prophecy, fulfilled
News like this does not help my rocky relationship with evangelical Christianity.
Caner removed as Truett-McConnell president – Baptist News Global
His 17-year tenure at the Cleveland, Ga., school came to an abrupt end on Thursday night after a meeting of the university’s trustees.
baptistnews.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
News like this does not help my rocky relationship with evangelical Christianity.
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Israel shouldn't be in UEFA to begin with. They're in UEFA because the confederation they belong in kicked them out.
And the more they are blithering diplomatic idiots, the harder it gets to say that the Asian Football Confederation didn't kick them out fair and square.
And the more they are blithering diplomatic idiots, the harder it gets to say that the Asian Football Confederation didn't kick them out fair and square.
"A majority of the UEFA 20-member executive committee is expected to support any vote in favor of suspending Israeli teams from international play, two sources told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject." www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Report: UEFA expected to vote to suspend Israel
European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on Thursday.
www.espn.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Israel shouldn't be in UEFA to begin with. They're in UEFA because the confederation they belong in kicked them out.
And the more they are blithering diplomatic idiots, the harder it gets to say that the Asian Football Confederation didn't kick them out fair and square.
And the more they are blithering diplomatic idiots, the harder it gets to say that the Asian Football Confederation didn't kick them out fair and square.
I don't care if she's in the suite supporting her fiancé.
Friends don't let friends watch the NFL.
Friends don't let friends watch the NFL.
Apparently the NFL wanted her show for free, and thought the value of it for her was the exposure. The NFL has been getting free exposure from Taylor, just from her going to her fiancés games, and she is getting death threats for it.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
NFL ‘Flatly Refused’ to Meet Taylor Swift’s Demands About Super Bowl Performance, Source Says
The speculation about Taylor Swift’s possible performance at the Super Bowl has now reportedly come to an abrupt end. Industry insiders claimed that Swift made some demands to perform for the halftime...
www.yahoo.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I don't care if she's in the suite supporting her fiancé.
Friends don't let friends watch the NFL.
Friends don't let friends watch the NFL.
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The kids are alright.
September 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The kids are alright.