Curtis
@soccurt.bsky.social
Overly caffeinated prof in SW Ontario, and probably having another cup of coffee way too late at night. Politics: liberal socialism, limitarianism, electrify everything. Posts my own and do not reflect my employer. He/him. 🏳️🌈
Pinned
Note to boyfriend
I ate all
The pineapple
That was for
Dessert
It was
Supposed to be
A treat
For us both
Forgive me
I read the news
On Bluesky
And panicked
I ate all
The pineapple
That was for
Dessert
It was
Supposed to be
A treat
For us both
Forgive me
I read the news
On Bluesky
And panicked
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You might have heard that "the best revenge is a life well lived." But that's because your school was underfunded and you had old textbooks from before scientists invented the Revengerator.
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
You might have heard that "the best revenge is a life well lived." But that's because your school was underfunded and you had old textbooks from before scientists invented the Revengerator.
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I've been rambling about this for a long time. Transport Canada abdicated responsibility for defining (and thus importing) e-bikes to the provinces and now we have this absolute wild west where it's legal to buy and import virtually everything. 1/3
1/ I saw this video about the really, really, bad New Jersey e-bike law that's on the governor's desk. The presenter does a good job of describing the problem with e-motorbikes, why they get confused with e-bikes, and makes a case for licensing…
#yyjbike
youtu.be/gjRNoVYuo28
#yyjbike
youtu.be/gjRNoVYuo28
This Dumb E-Bike Law Affects Everyone
YouTube video by Berm Peak
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I've been rambling about this for a long time. Transport Canada abdicated responsibility for defining (and thus importing) e-bikes to the provinces and now we have this absolute wild west where it's legal to buy and import virtually everything. 1/3
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He was a Communist, Elmo.
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
He was a Communist, Elmo.
Yes, but humans lose like 300,000 points minimum for inventing social media.
scoreboard
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Yes, but humans lose like 300,000 points minimum for inventing social media.
One thing I've struggled with teaching lately: balancing parsimony in my assignment instructions against the desire to explain everything to avoid misunderstandings.
January 20, 2026 at 2:45 AM
One thing I've struggled with teaching lately: balancing parsimony in my assignment instructions against the desire to explain everything to avoid misunderstandings.
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A greeting card for my Bluesky friends
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A greeting card for my Bluesky friends
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Someone pointed out that influencers use serotonin/dopamine/cortisol/oxytocin like they’re the four humors and now I can’t stop seeing it
March 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Someone pointed out that influencers use serotonin/dopamine/cortisol/oxytocin like they’re the four humors and now I can’t stop seeing it
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"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace."
January 19, 2026 at 12:17 PM
"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace."
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my name is bari
and I’m here to say
I’m unpredictable
in a major way
and I’m here to say
I’m unpredictable
in a major way
January 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
my name is bari
and I’m here to say
I’m unpredictable
in a major way
and I’m here to say
I’m unpredictable
in a major way
Getting ready for one of my favourite and most challenging weeks of teaching in sociology of the family, theory. My students often struggle with social reproduction theory at first, but by the end, I see the dawning of recognition and can almost hear the brains clicking.
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Getting ready for one of my favourite and most challenging weeks of teaching in sociology of the family, theory. My students often struggle with social reproduction theory at first, but by the end, I see the dawning of recognition and can almost hear the brains clicking.
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Of all the purely evil things Trump has done--that we warned would be done, that we said repeatedly were the alternative to electing Harris--an invasion of Greenland would be among the vilest and most catastrophic.
There are no justifications for this, but Trump's are uniquely stupid.
There are no justifications for this, but Trump's are uniquely stupid.
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Of all the purely evil things Trump has done--that we warned would be done, that we said repeatedly were the alternative to electing Harris--an invasion of Greenland would be among the vilest and most catastrophic.
There are no justifications for this, but Trump's are uniquely stupid.
There are no justifications for this, but Trump's are uniquely stupid.
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Republicans believe the stove isn't hot and an unfortunate number of Democrats believe third degree burns can be fixed with a band-aid
January 19, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Republicans believe the stove isn't hot and an unfortunate number of Democrats believe third degree burns can be fixed with a band-aid
Got so intensely focused on the potential invasion of Greenland that I briefly forgot about Trump grabbing Maduro. Granted it's late, I'm tired, but JFC...
January 19, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Got so intensely focused on the potential invasion of Greenland that I briefly forgot about Trump grabbing Maduro. Granted it's late, I'm tired, but JFC...
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It's worth noting that the St. Paul Doubletree and Intercontinental are both owned by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's hospitality group. ICE has been harassing Native people in the region and tribal governments have taken notice.
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
It's worth noting that the St. Paul Doubletree and Intercontinental are both owned by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's hospitality group. ICE has been harassing Native people in the region and tribal governments have taken notice.
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Average Ontario discourse:
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Average Ontario discourse:
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one may ask if this is voter intentions on Federal levels why the CPC doesn't sweep the House of Commons
and that reason is because (for better or worse) young Canadians don't vote in practice while older Canadians do
and that reason is because (for better or worse) young Canadians don't vote in practice while older Canadians do
Polls like this make me so frustrated. The Liberals and, even moreso the NDP, have GOT to figure out how to reach young people. There is zero reason Conservatives should be polling like this except for their opponents clearly not understanding or embracing what they should stand for.
January 19, 2026 at 1:36 AM
one may ask if this is voter intentions on Federal levels why the CPC doesn't sweep the House of Commons
and that reason is because (for better or worse) young Canadians don't vote in practice while older Canadians do
and that reason is because (for better or worse) young Canadians don't vote in practice while older Canadians do
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
Deep--but entirely fair--cut.
do you think Americans approve of how much money our nation is spending on gender-affirming procedures for ICE
January 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Deep--but entirely fair--cut.
This is probably also an anti-liberal, anti-modern thing. Yearning for the days of a hegemonic milk. Unable to cope with the fact that modernity will milk anything. (I'm partial to unsweetened soy myself, as befits a soyboy.)
lots of good theories going around about the weird whole milk advertising going on right now, but my personal one is the milk industrial complex is worried and mad about the growth of milk alternatives like soy or oat milk and want to reclaim previous cultural dominance
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 PM
This is probably also an anti-liberal, anti-modern thing. Yearning for the days of a hegemonic milk. Unable to cope with the fact that modernity will milk anything. (I'm partial to unsweetened soy myself, as befits a soyboy.)
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Nuanced take: I think it's really important to give *normal citizens* who supported Trump and off-ramp and *professional writers, pundits and politicians* who supported Trump should have to wear it like a scarlet letter for the rest of their lives
This is aggravating, because on the one hand I think it's really important to give fascists an off-ramp and positive reinforcement when they use it...
...on the other hand, FUCK that guy, in particular.
...on the other hand, FUCK that guy, in particular.
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Nuanced take: I think it's really important to give *normal citizens* who supported Trump and off-ramp and *professional writers, pundits and politicians* who supported Trump should have to wear it like a scarlet letter for the rest of their lives
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This is literally what I've been writing and podcasting about for years. I was planning to do an essay on this, but here's a 🧵.
The main reason is psychology. Due to personal, family, and cultural histories, some people are inherently scared of the world.
The main reason is psychology. Due to personal, family, and cultural histories, some people are inherently scared of the world.
Fight and help win a world war.
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This is literally what I've been writing and podcasting about for years. I was planning to do an essay on this, but here's a 🧵.
The main reason is psychology. Due to personal, family, and cultural histories, some people are inherently scared of the world.
The main reason is psychology. Due to personal, family, and cultural histories, some people are inherently scared of the world.
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“Those were alarms, you just didn’t want to listen,” is very good.
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
“Those were alarms, you just didn’t want to listen,” is very good.
Signing into ChatGPT for the first time in months to output sample assignments (as comparisons to help me figure out when students have used it) and see that it now gives you options to choose different "personalities" 😑
January 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Signing into ChatGPT for the first time in months to output sample assignments (as comparisons to help me figure out when students have used it) and see that it now gives you options to choose different "personalities" 😑
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I wrote book reviews for a while for the WSJ well over a decade ago, and Bari Weis was my editor. One of her special tricks was to try to insert a sharp rightward slant into my essays *after* it had been copy edited, as a way of slipping her viewpoint in at the last minute.
January 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I wrote book reviews for a while for the WSJ well over a decade ago, and Bari Weis was my editor. One of her special tricks was to try to insert a sharp rightward slant into my essays *after* it had been copy edited, as a way of slipping her viewpoint in at the last minute.