AR Hanlon
@aaronrhanlon.com
anti-disciplinary generalist and letter of recommendation abolitionist
The Enlightenment; historical epistemology; computational philosophy of fiction
Audere est facere #COYS
The Enlightenment; historical epistemology; computational philosophy of fiction
Audere est facere #COYS
Bielsa is the true philosopher's manager
"the way the United States played, how they press, how they overload the area where the ball is—well, we prepare for all those things, and for nine days... So that's why I'm telling you that when I feel responsible for all of this, I'm telling you with reasoned arguments."
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Bielsa is the true philosopher's manager
‘I’m ICE, boys’
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
‘I’m ICE, boys’
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When this happened in Trump’s first administration, Senate Republicans like Lindsay Graham rebuked him and threatened to hold up legislation. Senator Marco Rubio, now the nation’s top diplomat, called for severing US ties with Saudi Arabia over human rights. Press should ask them about it too.
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
When this happened in Trump’s first administration, Senate Republicans like Lindsay Graham rebuked him and threatened to hold up legislation. Senator Marco Rubio, now the nation’s top diplomat, called for severing US ties with Saudi Arabia over human rights. Press should ask them about it too.
You’re right, Ben, it was too subtle for detection.
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
You’re right, Ben, it was too subtle for detection.
Astonishing levels of moral cowardice.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Astonishing levels of moral cowardice.
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"Everyone tempted to participate in Trump's schemes and conspiracies should be on notice that bygones won’t be bygones on the other side of this constitutional interregnum."
Good @brianbeutler.bsky.social theorizing deeply on how to dissuade Trump accomplices:
www.offmessage.net/p/maga-corru...
Good @brianbeutler.bsky.social theorizing deeply on how to dissuade Trump accomplices:
www.offmessage.net/p/maga-corru...
MAGA Corruption And The Psychology Of Deterrence
Criminal accountability may be off the table for some Trump loyalists; but other forms—yes, including impeachment—are not.
www.offmessage.net
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"Everyone tempted to participate in Trump's schemes and conspiracies should be on notice that bygones won’t be bygones on the other side of this constitutional interregnum."
Good @brianbeutler.bsky.social theorizing deeply on how to dissuade Trump accomplices:
www.offmessage.net/p/maga-corru...
Good @brianbeutler.bsky.social theorizing deeply on how to dissuade Trump accomplices:
www.offmessage.net/p/maga-corru...
Textbook weakling
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Textbook weakling
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NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
Also, this person should not be anywhere near academic career advising if they’re going to say shit like this
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Also, this person should not be anywhere near academic career advising if they’re going to say shit like this
If you’ve explicitly said you’ve denied regular teaching and mentorship to a student because they won’t fuck you, hoping it will coerce them into doing so, then whatever is protecting you is not tenure. Tenure protection does not cover that and teaching is the last thing you should be doing.
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
If you’ve explicitly said you’ve denied regular teaching and mentorship to a student because they won’t fuck you, hoping it will coerce them into doing so, then whatever is protecting you is not tenure. Tenure protection does not cover that and teaching is the last thing you should be doing.
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"He said good things about me."
Q: Tucker had a friendly interview w/ antisemite Nick Fuentes. What role do you think Carlson should play in the GOP?
TRUMP: I've found him to be good. He's said good things about me. Will you let me finish my statement? You're the worst. You're with Bloomberg, right? I don't know why they have you
TRUMP: I've found him to be good. He's said good things about me. Will you let me finish my statement? You're the worst. You're with Bloomberg, right? I don't know why they have you
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"He said good things about me."
Top 5 movie genres:
circumstances mean REVENGE has had to wait long time, but time has come
you stole a person, animal, or car from me; REVENGE
you thought I forgot about that thing; I didn't; REVENGE
bullied in high school; time for REVENGE
this heist film turns out also to be about REVENGE
circumstances mean REVENGE has had to wait long time, but time has come
you stole a person, animal, or car from me; REVENGE
you thought I forgot about that thing; I didn't; REVENGE
bullied in high school; time for REVENGE
this heist film turns out also to be about REVENGE
Top 5 movie genres are:
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
Top 5 movie genres are:
People being shits at a dinner party
Rotting mansion, faded starlet/society beauty, high-camp fuckdown
Either nothing or everything happened, glacially slowly & visually stunningly
Woman is being haunted or maybe there’s actually a gross guy
Tilda Swinton hears a weird noise
People being shits at a dinner party
Rotting mansion, faded starlet/society beauty, high-camp fuckdown
Either nothing or everything happened, glacially slowly & visually stunningly
Woman is being haunted or maybe there’s actually a gross guy
Tilda Swinton hears a weird noise
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Top 5 movie genres:
circumstances mean REVENGE has had to wait long time, but time has come
you stole a person, animal, or car from me; REVENGE
you thought I forgot about that thing; I didn't; REVENGE
bullied in high school; time for REVENGE
this heist film turns out also to be about REVENGE
circumstances mean REVENGE has had to wait long time, but time has come
you stole a person, animal, or car from me; REVENGE
you thought I forgot about that thing; I didn't; REVENGE
bullied in high school; time for REVENGE
this heist film turns out also to be about REVENGE
The debate over whether this is 'fascism' is a silly semantic one in which a small minority mean 'completed fascist authoritarianism' and the vast majority mean 'the people in power say and do things that demonstrate completed fascist authoritarianism is what they want to achieve.'
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The debate over whether this is 'fascism' is a silly semantic one in which a small minority mean 'completed fascist authoritarianism' and the vast majority mean 'the people in power say and do things that demonstrate completed fascist authoritarianism is what they want to achieve.'
omg
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
omg
Dune 3: Set Theorists with Vertigo
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Dune 3: Set Theorists with Vertigo
Scumbags
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Scumbags
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I hate the "wow can't believe you didn't know X was always like this" genre because a) I think a lot of people simply lie about what they knew, b) changing your opinion of someone in response to new evidence is good, actually, and c) it is often said even when the person did in fact know previously.
November 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I hate the "wow can't believe you didn't know X was always like this" genre because a) I think a lot of people simply lie about what they knew, b) changing your opinion of someone in response to new evidence is good, actually, and c) it is often said even when the person did in fact know previously.
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Two firefighters injured by illegal chemicals in an Elon Musk job site learn how Musk uses his clout within the GOP to make all his problems, including millions in fines, simply disappear. fortune.com/2025/11/12/e...
Two firefighters suffered chemical burns in a Boring Co. tunnel. Then the Nevada Governor’s office got involved, and the penalties disappeared | Fortune
A Fortune investigation reveals that Boring Company was able to skirt aggressive penalties after protesting to some of Nevada’s most powerful politicians.
fortune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Two firefighters injured by illegal chemicals in an Elon Musk job site learn how Musk uses his clout within the GOP to make all his problems, including millions in fines, simply disappear. fortune.com/2025/11/12/e...
My most woke opinion is you must play attacking football in a 4-4-3 with inverted fullbacks, an aggressive high press, and an average defensive line height >= 51 meters.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My most woke opinion is you must play attacking football in a 4-4-3 with inverted fullbacks, an aggressive high press, and an average defensive line height >= 51 meters.
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Combo of Trump’s lawlessness and the pardon power complicate the psychology. Deterrence requires more than warning of future prosecution. The people committing these murders need to ask:
Can I depend on a faithless man like Trump to pardon me?
What other forms of accountability might I face?
Can I depend on a faithless man like Trump to pardon me?
What other forms of accountability might I face?
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Combo of Trump’s lawlessness and the pardon power complicate the psychology. Deterrence requires more than warning of future prosecution. The people committing these murders need to ask:
Can I depend on a faithless man like Trump to pardon me?
What other forms of accountability might I face?
Can I depend on a faithless man like Trump to pardon me?
What other forms of accountability might I face?
The discipline of literary studies is often very technical but radically under-formalized. In plain terms, there’s an aversion to naming the granular operations of research and teaching and this undersells both. I think the reason for this is mostly attitudinal and not otherwise substantive.
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The discipline of literary studies is often very technical but radically under-formalized. In plain terms, there’s an aversion to naming the granular operations of research and teaching and this undersells both. I think the reason for this is mostly attitudinal and not otherwise substantive.
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<record scratch>
You may be wondering how I got here. It all started with the first black president.
You may be wondering how I got here. It all started with the first black president.
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
<record scratch>
You may be wondering how I got here. It all started with the first black president.
You may be wondering how I got here. It all started with the first black president.
For the love of god someone make a movie that isn’t a franchise sequel, toy, or video game.
Few details about the project are known, but the movie is the latest bet by a studio that a film based on a popular toy will click with audiences.
Labubus Could Hit The Big Screen—Sony Strikes Deal To Develop Film Based On Popular Toy
Few details about the project are known, but the movie is the latest bet by a studio that a film based on a popular toy will click with audiences.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
For the love of god someone make a movie that isn’t a franchise sequel, toy, or video game.
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From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
I did watch the Qatar World Cup and am generally not a fan of boycotts, but this being my country, I'm getting very close to boycotting the upcoming World Cup. For context, I watch about 10 hours of football (soccer) per week and play another 3 hours / week, so this would be a real sacrifice for me.
In the 9 months since Trump took over the Kennedy Center (and installed *himself* as Chair!), the venue has seen a dramatic drop in revenue.
Now, he’s offering the space to FIFA—an organization worth billions—FOR FREE.
Why? So it can give Trump a fake peace prize.
You can't make this stuff up.
Now, he’s offering the space to FIFA—an organization worth billions—FOR FREE.
Why? So it can give Trump a fake peace prize.
You can't make this stuff up.
Trump’s FIFA Boss Bestie Is Getting the Kennedy Center for Free to Present Made-Up Peace Prize
FIFA President Gianni Infantino cooked up his new award as the MAGA leader was licking his wounds.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I did watch the Qatar World Cup and am generally not a fan of boycotts, but this being my country, I'm getting very close to boycotting the upcoming World Cup. For context, I watch about 10 hours of football (soccer) per week and play another 3 hours / week, so this would be a real sacrifice for me.