Dan Salerno
@dansalerno.bsky.social
Savoyard.
Weird Al scholar.
Yankees and Rutgers fan.
Chinese food appreciator.
Weird Al scholar.
Yankees and Rutgers fan.
Chinese food appreciator.
Thinking about the sinking of the USS Johnston today in light of current events.
"Three 14 inch shells struck the Johnston in succession...Somehow, the Johnston remained afloat [and] stayed in the fight with only her two forward 4 inch guns...Soon enough, the Johnston succumbed."
"Three 14 inch shells struck the Johnston in succession...Somehow, the Johnston remained afloat [and] stayed in the fight with only her two forward 4 inch guns...Soon enough, the Johnston succumbed."
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Thinking about the sinking of the USS Johnston today in light of current events.
"Three 14 inch shells struck the Johnston in succession...Somehow, the Johnston remained afloat [and] stayed in the fight with only her two forward 4 inch guns...Soon enough, the Johnston succumbed."
"Three 14 inch shells struck the Johnston in succession...Somehow, the Johnston remained afloat [and] stayed in the fight with only her two forward 4 inch guns...Soon enough, the Johnston succumbed."
i spend the entire winter in these quarter zips because I'm lazy
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
i spend the entire winter in these quarter zips because I'm lazy
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
kill me
Final in Piscataway, New Jersey: Penn State 40, Rutgers 36.
Rutgers scored more points against the Paterno bastards than they ever have, and lost because of a 4th-quarter fumble.
They haven't beaten Penn State in 38 years.
If Greg Schiano can't win this game, then he needs to go.
Rutgers scored more points against the Paterno bastards than they ever have, and lost because of a 4th-quarter fumble.
They haven't beaten Penn State in 38 years.
If Greg Schiano can't win this game, then he needs to go.
November 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
kill me
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Kiddo asked for Bubble Tea and said it was too cold to ride his bike there. This generation is soft!! (and yes i drove him come on)
November 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Kiddo asked for Bubble Tea and said it was too cold to ride his bike there. This generation is soft!! (and yes i drove him come on)
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hi new friends. you’re here because I openly posted about being suicidal, but on my better days I’m simply a Shakespeare professor at William & Mary. I would love it if you read some of my work on Ophelia’s pregnancy, the heart of my first book:
electricliterature.com/shakespeare-...
electricliterature.com/shakespeare-...
Shakespeare Already Wrote About What Happens When Women Don’t Have Bodily Autonomy - Electric Literature
And guess what? It ends badly
electricliterature.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
hi new friends. you’re here because I openly posted about being suicidal, but on my better days I’m simply a Shakespeare professor at William & Mary. I would love it if you read some of my work on Ophelia’s pregnancy, the heart of my first book:
electricliterature.com/shakespeare-...
electricliterature.com/shakespeare-...
Admiral Erich Raeder was convicted and sentenced to life at Nuremberg for, among other things, giving orders to machine gun survivors in the water.
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Admiral Erich Raeder was convicted and sentenced to life at Nuremberg for, among other things, giving orders to machine gun survivors in the water.
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“What is remigration, which the Department of Homeland Security is calling for?”
It’s this:
It’s this:
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“What is remigration, which the Department of Homeland Security is calling for?”
It’s this:
It’s this:
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The advent of free worldwide publishing for all, and the ensuing need for publishers to outcompete all other publishers for attention, has turned public communication into an endless tournament to discover the most potent emotional payloads that can be embedded in media.
The winner: toxic nostalgia
The winner: toxic nostalgia
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The advent of free worldwide publishing for all, and the ensuing need for publishers to outcompete all other publishers for attention, has turned public communication into an endless tournament to discover the most potent emotional payloads that can be embedded in media.
The winner: toxic nostalgia
The winner: toxic nostalgia
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When you have kids one day you just start talking like a dad. My kid slept in this morning and I greeted him with, "Glad to see you among the living!"
I've never used that phrase in my life. It just came out.
I've never used that phrase in my life. It just came out.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When you have kids one day you just start talking like a dad. My kid slept in this morning and I greeted him with, "Glad to see you among the living!"
I've never used that phrase in my life. It just came out.
I've never used that phrase in my life. It just came out.
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The #1 and 1a priorities of the incoming Sherrill administration should be permitting reform to speed the construction of new housing and fixing New Jersey Transit.
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The #1 and 1a priorities of the incoming Sherrill administration should be permitting reform to speed the construction of new housing and fixing New Jersey Transit.
twitter is irredeemable. I guess I'll hang around here.
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
twitter is irredeemable. I guess I'll hang around here.
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In the era of AI it’s more crucial than ever that social media sites add a serif to the lower case L
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In the era of AI it’s more crucial than ever that social media sites add a serif to the lower case L
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Imagine being a kid in December 1978, it's a few days before Christmas, you just got out on break, and your parents are taking you to see Superman! You nestle into your seat, the theater goes dark, and then you see these opening titles. It must have been incredible.
youtu.be/7V7esTIGT60?...
youtu.be/7V7esTIGT60?...
Superman [1978] - Opening Titles Sequence SOUND REMASTERED
YouTube video by NIKOS LANGAS GREEK AND ENGLISH MUSIK
youtu.be
December 28, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Imagine being a kid in December 1978, it's a few days before Christmas, you just got out on break, and your parents are taking you to see Superman! You nestle into your seat, the theater goes dark, and then you see these opening titles. It must have been incredible.
youtu.be/7V7esTIGT60?...
youtu.be/7V7esTIGT60?...
Imagine being a kid in December 1978, it's a few days before Christmas, you just got out on break, and your parents are taking you to see Superman! You nestle into your seat, the theater goes dark, and then you see these opening titles. It must have been incredible.
youtu.be/7V7esTIGT60?...
youtu.be/7V7esTIGT60?...
Superman [1978] - Opening Titles Sequence SOUND REMASTERED
YouTube video by NIKOS LANGAS GREEK AND ENGLISH MUSIK
youtu.be
December 28, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Imagine being a kid in December 1978, it's a few days before Christmas, you just got out on break, and your parents are taking you to see Superman! You nestle into your seat, the theater goes dark, and then you see these opening titles. It must have been incredible.
youtu.be/7V7esTIGT60?...
youtu.be/7V7esTIGT60?...
Release me from this Hell. Let me root for any other team on earth please
Rutgers blows 17-point lead in heartbreaking Rate Bowl loss to Kansas State
Rutgers blows 17-point lead in heartbreaking Rate Bowl loss to Kansas State
Dylan Edwards ran for 196 yards and scored his third touchdown on a 36-yard run in the fourth quarter, helping Kansas State rally past Rutgers.
nypost.com
December 27, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Release me from this Hell. Let me root for any other team on earth please
When will the Lord take me?
GONNA CALL THIS THE HEART RATE BOWL!! (Please, no doctors tell me my heart rate is not healthy)
December 27, 2024 at 3:08 AM
When will the Lord take me?
Please god make the pain stop
Incredible win for Princeton over Rutgers in an awesome atmosphere. Caden Pierce was the star with 21 and 14 including the game-winning back down bucket. Tigers profile as another scary team if they can get back in the tournament.
December 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Please god make the pain stop
I literally want to die. I'm so sick of this garbage.
FINAL: Princeton 83, Rutgers 82.
Ace Bailey hit a 3 for the lead but Caden Pierce scores the game-winner! Rutgers no good at the buzzer. Incredible game.
Ace Bailey hit a 3 for the lead but Caden Pierce scores the game-winner! Rutgers no good at the buzzer. Incredible game.
December 21, 2024 at 7:35 PM
I literally want to die. I'm so sick of this garbage.
We beat Penn State AND Seton Hall this week? I don't care about margins, that's as good a week as a Rutgers fan can have.
DYLAN HARPER!
ANYTHING BIG BRO CAN DO, I CAN DO BETTER!
Rutgers 66, Seton Hall 63. #RHoops #TheKnighthood
ANYTHING BIG BRO CAN DO, I CAN DO BETTER!
Rutgers 66, Seton Hall 63. #RHoops #TheKnighthood
December 15, 2024 at 3:45 AM
We beat Penn State AND Seton Hall this week? I don't care about margins, that's as good a week as a Rutgers fan can have.