David Kellogg
@hermagoras.bsky.social
Professional underachiever. Hedgehog sometimes mistaken for fox. I read too much, write too little. Poetry, rhetoric, science/anti-science, politics, Ireland, Singapore. (Also: Associate Professor of English, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC)
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Come 2029, the leaders of Northwestern and Columbia will be at the forefront of a PR speaking circuit to talk up how ethical and brave their actions were, and they’ll be invited by the other groups going by the same PR—round and round.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Come 2029, the leaders of Northwestern and Columbia will be at the forefront of a PR speaking circuit to talk up how ethical and brave their actions were, and they’ll be invited by the other groups going by the same PR—round and round.
FEEL THE DERSHENING
ah yes, the people yearn for the dersh
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
FEEL THE DERSHENING
“I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
That's when my love comes tumbling down
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
When there's no one else around
I'm gonna take you, girl, and hold you
And do all the things I told you
In the midnight hour”
That's when my love comes tumbling down
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
When there's no one else around
I'm gonna take you, girl, and hold you
And do all the things I told you
In the midnight hour”
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
“I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
That's when my love comes tumbling down
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
When there's no one else around
I'm gonna take you, girl, and hold you
And do all the things I told you
In the midnight hour”
That's when my love comes tumbling down
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
When there's no one else around
I'm gonna take you, girl, and hold you
And do all the things I told you
In the midnight hour”
For years I've been meaning to read Thomas Ligotti. I'm over halfway through Songs of a Dead Dreamer and pretty underwhelmed. Seems overly clever and not gripping. What am I missing?
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
For years I've been meaning to read Thomas Ligotti. I'm over halfway through Songs of a Dead Dreamer and pretty underwhelmed. Seems overly clever and not gripping. What am I missing?
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If Mike Johnson is going to suck Trump's cock like this in a public space he needs to report this to his son with that app they use to report to each other when they get freaky.
Mike Johnson responds to my question about saying Democrats committed treasonable by death
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If Mike Johnson is going to suck Trump's cock like this in a public space he needs to report this to his son with that app they use to report to each other when they get freaky.
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going to keep saying it, inauthentic good is so much better than authentic evil.
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
going to keep saying it, inauthentic good is so much better than authentic evil.
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we need a department of kerning
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
we need a department of kerning
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I see James Watson died. So it's time for a science joke.
"What did Watson and Crick discover?"
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
Good joke.
"What did Watson and Crick discover?"
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
Good joke.
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I see James Watson died. So it's time for a science joke.
"What did Watson and Crick discover?"
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
Good joke.
"What did Watson and Crick discover?"
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
Good joke.
AI training is theft on a massive scale, not fair use. Full stop.
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
AI training is theft on a massive scale, not fair use. Full stop.
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
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Can you hear them, Clarice? The silence of the in-class writing exercises?
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Can you hear them, Clarice? The silence of the in-class writing exercises?
Please, for the love of all that is good, STOP with "I hope this letter finds you well." I already *know* you're relying on AI. You don't have to be so obvious.
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Please, for the love of all that is good, STOP with "I hope this letter finds you well." I already *know* you're relying on AI. You don't have to be so obvious.
The Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom
October 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom
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My friend told me that her 14 year old son started doing laundry on Sundays for some of his elderly neighbors. He doesn't charge for the labor. And now he is the most popular person in the building and has non stop pies, cookies, and cake. The 14 year old should be our model of modern masculinity.
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My friend told me that her 14 year old son started doing laundry on Sundays for some of his elderly neighbors. He doesn't charge for the labor. And now he is the most popular person in the building and has non stop pies, cookies, and cake. The 14 year old should be our model of modern masculinity.
Deep cut, and a good one
ONE MAGNOLIA AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)
October 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Deep cut, and a good one
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This is the same Speaker who has repeatedly refused to put up the congressionally-mandated plaque honoring the Capitol Police members who were viciously assaulted by MAGA goons on January 6th.
We've seen your deeds, you oily liar.
We've seen your deeds, you oily liar.
Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."
October 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is the same Speaker who has repeatedly refused to put up the congressionally-mandated plaque honoring the Capitol Police members who were viciously assaulted by MAGA goons on January 6th.
We've seen your deeds, you oily liar.
We've seen your deeds, you oily liar.
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Lord give us the Democrats that Republicans warn us about.
Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "
October 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Lord give us the Democrats that Republicans warn us about.
Scene: RFK Jr introduces the public to his glorious, neurotypical, uncut “little Bobby” as Taylor Swift’s “Wood” plays in the background
October 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Scene: RFK Jr introduces the public to his glorious, neurotypical, uncut “little Bobby” as Taylor Swift’s “Wood” plays in the background
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Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.
October 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.
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That (NPR!) journalists think AI is a creative engine that can finesse iconic productions is not just context for the crap quality of writing in media but alarmingly the inability among a class of supposedly professional scrutinizers to distinguish between art and slop, good and bad, truth and lie
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
That (NPR!) journalists think AI is a creative engine that can finesse iconic productions is not just context for the crap quality of writing in media but alarmingly the inability among a class of supposedly professional scrutinizers to distinguish between art and slop, good and bad, truth and lie
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Less than a year into the Trump admin and the National Governors Association, founded over 115 years ago, is on the brink of collapse.
Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Less than a year into the Trump admin and the National Governors Association, founded over 115 years ago, is on the brink of collapse.
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In case you missed it, the call for papers is now open for the 9th Derrida Today Conference in Paris, France - from July 13-17, 2026.
Details can be found on the website here: derridatoday.com.au/conference/
All enquiries: conference@derridatoday.com
Details can be found on the website here: derridatoday.com.au/conference/
All enquiries: conference@derridatoday.com
Conference – Derrida Today
derridatoday.com.au
October 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In case you missed it, the call for papers is now open for the 9th Derrida Today Conference in Paris, France - from July 13-17, 2026.
Details can be found on the website here: derridatoday.com.au/conference/
All enquiries: conference@derridatoday.com
Details can be found on the website here: derridatoday.com.au/conference/
All enquiries: conference@derridatoday.com
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I second this emotion.
I want to say this again. And I will again and again. You need to speak up against AI
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I second this emotion.
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Stipulating in advance that I probably agree with everyone’s critiques of Newson:
This is the way. Make it clear in advance that compliance has a price too.
This is the way. Make it clear in advance that compliance has a price too.
IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY.
CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
October 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Stipulating in advance that I probably agree with everyone’s critiques of Newson:
This is the way. Make it clear in advance that compliance has a price too.
This is the way. Make it clear in advance that compliance has a price too.