The Gurgling Cod (he/him)
@thegurglingcod.bsky.social
JBF IRL. (Jonathan Beecher Field) The Internet's only early Americanist. Acting Dean of Weird Kids. Uncle. Assistant SID, PTKU. Early American settler colonialism, charcuterie, stonemasonry, mutts.
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Striding up to the pharmacy counter at CVS and announcing the names of all of these like I’m Dusty Rhodes and they are places I’m going to wrestle
January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Striding up to the pharmacy counter at CVS and announcing the names of all of these like I’m Dusty Rhodes and they are places I’m going to wrestle
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2 things:
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
It’s quite telling that so many right-wing dealers in nostalgia are embracing the aesthetics of modern AI-generated art. Can’t actually find real images of the imagined past to which you want us to return? No problem; just generate it with AI.
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
2 things:
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
Just minding my business, doing research on Thanksgiving, and then Kirk Cameron is in the chat.
January 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Just minding my business, doing research on Thanksgiving, and then Kirk Cameron is in the chat.
This is true, but in order for this to be meaningful, your college presidents and provosts and deans would have to go undercover as contingent faculty teaching regular gen ed classes. The kids who voluntarily take a class w a college prez are not representatve.
In a perfect world, every college president, provost and dean would be teaching a course this spring, to see first hand how hard it is to ensure students, not AI, are doing the work.
January 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is true, but in order for this to be meaningful, your college presidents and provosts and deans would have to go undercover as contingent faculty teaching regular gen ed classes. The kids who voluntarily take a class w a college prez are not representatve.
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In a perfect world, every college president, provost and dean would be teaching a course this spring, to see first hand how hard it is to ensure students, not AI, are doing the work.
January 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
In a perfect world, every college president, provost and dean would be teaching a course this spring, to see first hand how hard it is to ensure students, not AI, are doing the work.
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Why I can't stand Canvas.
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Aphantasia as a Missing Design Variable. Or, why I can't use Canvas
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January 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Why I can't stand Canvas.
hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/out-of-sig...
hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/out-of-sig...
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And 2 of them were Georgia.
7 out of the 8 teams that earned byes to the quarterfinals in the 12-team CFP era have now lost.
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM
And 2 of them were Georgia.
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lmao pete golding now has 2 more playoff wins than lane kiffin who has none
January 2, 2026 at 4:58 AM
lmao pete golding now has 2 more playoff wins than lane kiffin who has none
I can’t ever think of a situation where my underdog rooting interest in all four playoff games came through
Indiana and Ole Miss are half of the final four I’m on the moon right now
January 2, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I can’t ever think of a situation where my underdog rooting interest in all four playoff games came through
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Lane Kiffin shows up and LSU WBB suffers their first loss of the season and then his former team beats Georgia in the Playoff without him?
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Lane Kiffin shows up and LSU WBB suffers their first loss of the season and then his former team beats Georgia in the Playoff without him?
I have a whole skin on pork shoulder in the oven overnight rubbed with fennel, pepper, salt, garlic, and olive oil at 185°
January 2, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I have a whole skin on pork shoulder in the oven overnight rubbed with fennel, pepper, salt, garlic, and olive oil at 185°
Facts
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Facts
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Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
January 2, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Teletubbies but the baby in the sky is Sean Mcdonough
Sean McDonough deserves better than Greg McElroy as a booth partner
January 2, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Teletubbies but the baby in the sky is Sean Mcdonough
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I am so tired because I was in Pennsylvania this morning and I am in Charlotte now (as an aside, why is there SO MUCH VIRGINIA) but also I think overtime is what we all deserve to see from this game
January 2, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I am so tired because I was in Pennsylvania this morning and I am in Charlotte now (as an aside, why is there SO MUCH VIRGINIA) but also I think overtime is what we all deserve to see from this game
This is very vulgar with both teams scoring lots of points
January 2, 2026 at 4:25 AM
This is very vulgar with both teams scoring lots of points
If an online publication, no matter how righteous, ignores emails from you and then sends you emails asking for more money, that's a no from me, dawg.
January 2, 2026 at 12:56 AM
If an online publication, no matter how righteous, ignores emails from you and then sends you emails asking for more money, that's a no from me, dawg.
Are Indiana's band/twirlers, etc just gonna keep going indefinitely?
January 2, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Are Indiana's band/twirlers, etc just gonna keep going indefinitely?
Reskeet with a picture of your pet but only if your pet is cooler than Peter Herbstreit
January 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Reskeet with a picture of your pet but only if your pet is cooler than Peter Herbstreit
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Culture
January 2, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Culture
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What if Alabama didn’t want to win the game? Maybe this performance is an art installation about how we overemphasis championships in sports and that what matters is really the time we spend together.
January 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
What if Alabama didn’t want to win the game? Maybe this performance is an art installation about how we overemphasis championships in sports and that what matters is really the time we spend together.
This is Dinah and her cousin buddy agreeing that the ice storm is bullshit
January 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
This is Dinah and her cousin buddy agreeing that the ice storm is bullshit
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While at lunch today I had a thought that the next Democratic Presidential nominee should sell branded chisels as merch. A real national healing opportunity. So many mismatched fonts to be corrected.
January 1, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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Trump signed 220 executive orders in his first term and has 225 and counting not even one year into his second term. In case any presidential candidates are wondering what they should be promising to do on their Day 1.
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Trump signed 220 executive orders in his first term and has 225 and counting not even one year into his second term. In case any presidential candidates are wondering what they should be promising to do on their Day 1.