Derek John Boczkowski
@derekboczkowski.bsky.social
University writing center guy (The Ohio State University at Newark). Composition and literacies researcher. Chicago Cubs fan. Teacher, learner, molder of minds and minder of molds.
The Svengali President
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Svengali President
Yeah, I think I undersold how batshit bonkers that post is.
"Remember the good-ol' days, when mobs of strangers would take it upon themselves throw your neck in a noose if you stepped out of line. How COMPLACENT have we gotten?"
Double-stuffed Christ, is that nuts.
"Remember the good-ol' days, when mobs of strangers would take it upon themselves throw your neck in a noose if you stepped out of line. How COMPLACENT have we gotten?"
Double-stuffed Christ, is that nuts.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Yeah, I think I undersold how batshit bonkers that post is.
"Remember the good-ol' days, when mobs of strangers would take it upon themselves throw your neck in a noose if you stepped out of line. How COMPLACENT have we gotten?"
Double-stuffed Christ, is that nuts.
"Remember the good-ol' days, when mobs of strangers would take it upon themselves throw your neck in a noose if you stepped out of line. How COMPLACENT have we gotten?"
Double-stuffed Christ, is that nuts.
If someone were trying to perform "dumb conservative claiming to be a moderate" as a bit, they could post for years and not come up with something as self-effacing as public hangings keeping crime down "often for months at a time."
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If someone were trying to perform "dumb conservative claiming to be a moderate" as a bit, they could post for years and not come up with something as self-effacing as public hangings keeping crime down "often for months at a time."
Welp, she's got the "eccentric" part down, I guess. Not seeing a lot of "right" there . . .
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Welp, she's got the "eccentric" part down, I guess. Not seeing a lot of "right" there . . .
I mean, even if he has looked at all those books, the fact that he's trying to rush the world headlong into the dystopian futures they warn against might say something about the quality of his "reading."
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I mean, even if he has looked at all those books, the fact that he's trying to rush the world headlong into the dystopian futures they warn against might say something about the quality of his "reading."
Is the "hilarious" part that he's wearing a push-up bra?
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Is the "hilarious" part that he's wearing a push-up bra?
Very serious, factual website.
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Very serious, factual website.
Reposted by Derek John Boczkowski
"Why do the plaques on the LGBT Legacy Walk rainbow pylons mention that the honorees are gay" is a question best reserved for over-economical editors.
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Why do the plaques on the LGBT Legacy Walk rainbow pylons mention that the honorees are gay" is a question best reserved for over-economical editors.
Pretty sure I saw them at a Low Dough Show with Butt Gravy and Spankwagon at the Metro in Chicago in ‘94.
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Pretty sure I saw them at a Low Dough Show with Butt Gravy and Spankwagon at the Metro in Chicago in ‘94.