Jason "Bad Knees" Delaney
@jasonjdelaney.bsky.social
Increasingly decrepit father, partner, economist, teacher
LFGM, UU, upbeat guy, still recovering from an injury sustained during the cola wars
on your side, rooting for you, no matter what
LFGM, UU, upbeat guy, still recovering from an injury sustained during the cola wars
on your side, rooting for you, no matter what
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
bootstrapping be like
Making me think of how Kit-Kat insides are made up of other ground-up Kit-Kats www.today.com/food/kit-kat...
What's really in the middle of a Kit Kat? The answer is blowing our minds
That filling between the wafers tastes a little too familiar.
www.today.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
bootstrapping be like
as an avowed moralist, let me tell you that it does *not* preclude introspection and self-criticism. i am profoundly aware of my shortcomings! they are the project of my life!
i just don't think "i would struggle if i realized i am a hypocrite" is sufficient to expect less of yourself or others
i just don't think "i would struggle if i realized i am a hypocrite" is sufficient to expect less of yourself or others
This paragraph especially!
If I understand him right, he's saying "moral clarity it good" and the right has been utterly immoral so it might sound weird to criticize moral clarity. HOWEVER, because the left is bad [unspecified reasons], "moral clarity is an obstacle to insight." ???
If I understand him right, he's saying "moral clarity it good" and the right has been utterly immoral so it might sound weird to criticize moral clarity. HOWEVER, because the left is bad [unspecified reasons], "moral clarity is an obstacle to insight." ???
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
as an avowed moralist, let me tell you that it does *not* preclude introspection and self-criticism. i am profoundly aware of my shortcomings! they are the project of my life!
i just don't think "i would struggle if i realized i am a hypocrite" is sufficient to expect less of yourself or others
i just don't think "i would struggle if i realized i am a hypocrite" is sufficient to expect less of yourself or others
Lol, for the rest of my life I'm just gonna go around thinking of people and using the universal sports dude promo voice to say to myself "GREW UP PRIVILEGED"
There's something really funny about a graphic that just reads "GREW UP PRIVILEGED"
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Lol, for the rest of my life I'm just gonna go around thinking of people and using the universal sports dude promo voice to say to myself "GREW UP PRIVILEGED"
I just want her back
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I just want her back
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this should be obvious but the reason Trump is working desperately against Epstein transparency is because he's guilty
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
this should be obvious but the reason Trump is working desperately against Epstein transparency is because he's guilty
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What are the major trends determining the course of overall inflation? @jeffhorwich.bsky.social looks at durable goods, market-based services, and housing & utilities next to their recent historical performance. The results show why this is a challenging moment for policymakers. #EconSky
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What are the major trends determining the course of overall inflation? @jeffhorwich.bsky.social looks at durable goods, market-based services, and housing & utilities next to their recent historical performance. The results show why this is a challenging moment for policymakers. #EconSky
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Lest there be any insinuation that Dems spared their own. It would be tough for Kathy Ruemmler—Obama’s WH Counsel from 2011 to mid-2014—to come off looking worse in these docs the committee Dems released. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
![From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Kathy Ruemmler
9/19/2014 11:54:57 AM
jeffrey E. ljeevacation@gmail.com]
Re:
Importance: High
Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effeetively.....how are you going to manage all of that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too....l'Il be here all week -- you may get sick of me....just sat down on the train so can't talk freely.
On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
"girls?", careful i will renew an old habit, . this week, thiel, summers, bill burns, gordon brown, jagland, ( council of curope and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( gates). jabor (qatar ). sultan (dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody. you are a welcome guest at any... also if you think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate summit, clinton security council, holy shit im on
for next 30 minutes
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler -
> wrote:
Most girls do not have to worry about this crap.
On Sep 19, 20147:09 AM, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, cmotional. and financial
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler
Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him.
wrote:
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 19,2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." <jcevacation@gmail.com>wrote:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreidpc4aexgxfahdqvqgbocphszflpkdsfpldci2zeo7aqsjkzkbub4@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lest there be any insinuation that Dems spared their own. It would be tough for Kathy Ruemmler—Obama’s WH Counsel from 2011 to mid-2014—to come off looking worse in these docs the committee Dems released. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Made this the other night and the chicken was a little meh (wish i could have brined it first tbh), but the vegetables are literally the best vegetables i've ever made--brussels sprouts that somehow both melt in your mouth and still have a good bite
www.seriouseats.com/pan-roasted-...
www.seriouseats.com/pan-roasted-...
Pan-Roasted Chicken With Vegetables and Dijon Jus Recipe
While a simple roast chicken is swell, and fall vegetables are pretty much made for roasting, wouldn't it be nice if there were a recipe that delivered a roast chicken with supremely crisp, crackling ...
www.seriouseats.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Made this the other night and the chicken was a little meh (wish i could have brined it first tbh), but the vegetables are literally the best vegetables i've ever made--brussels sprouts that somehow both melt in your mouth and still have a good bite
www.seriouseats.com/pan-roasted-...
www.seriouseats.com/pan-roasted-...
Playing Cyberpunk 2077 and definitely not following the instructions--I'm curious if anyone has any don't-miss side quests or favorite things to do in game
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Playing Cyberpunk 2077 and definitely not following the instructions--I'm curious if anyone has any don't-miss side quests or favorite things to do in game
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🔔🍄🤰RUDE TALES OF MAGIC🤰🍄🔔
Nethermurk Episode 30: Bell Ringers
Nethermurk Episode 30: Bell Ringers
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🔔🍄🤰RUDE TALES OF MAGIC🤰🍄🔔
Nethermurk Episode 30: Bell Ringers
Nethermurk Episode 30: Bell Ringers
I got Derek Delgaudio's AMORALMAN for my birthday last weekend and I tore through it, finished it in less than a week (got a new lamp to read by as well, which helped).
I enjoyed it quite a bit, and would recommend it
I enjoyed it quite a bit, and would recommend it
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I got Derek Delgaudio's AMORALMAN for my birthday last weekend and I tore through it, finished it in less than a week (got a new lamp to read by as well, which helped).
I enjoyed it quite a bit, and would recommend it
I enjoyed it quite a bit, and would recommend it
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I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
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what if instead we just
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
what if instead we just
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[at Tesla]
Tesla Shareholders: in recognition of your incredible gift for lowering the price of tesla stock, we would like to award you this trillion dollar bonus
Elon Musk: yeah yeah that'sa fine
Tesla Shareholders: what's the matter? you seem distracted
Musk: no i'm fine
Musk: [muttering] oates
Tesla Shareholders: in recognition of your incredible gift for lowering the price of tesla stock, we would like to award you this trillion dollar bonus
Elon Musk: yeah yeah that'sa fine
Tesla Shareholders: what's the matter? you seem distracted
Musk: no i'm fine
Musk: [muttering] oates
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
[at Tesla]
Tesla Shareholders: in recognition of your incredible gift for lowering the price of tesla stock, we would like to award you this trillion dollar bonus
Elon Musk: yeah yeah that'sa fine
Tesla Shareholders: what's the matter? you seem distracted
Musk: no i'm fine
Musk: [muttering] oates
Tesla Shareholders: in recognition of your incredible gift for lowering the price of tesla stock, we would like to award you this trillion dollar bonus
Elon Musk: yeah yeah that'sa fine
Tesla Shareholders: what's the matter? you seem distracted
Musk: no i'm fine
Musk: [muttering] oates
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People tell me all the time that any other commissioner would be just as bad as Rob Manfred but I'd sure like to find out
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
People tell me all the time that any other commissioner would be just as bad as Rob Manfred but I'd sure like to find out
Ban gambling
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ban gambling
Systemically, I think we should be improving affordability, building housing out massively, removing tariffs, putting pressure on healthcare costs, increasing the minimum wage
Personally, I think it's bad for everyone's mental health to constantly think about what we don't have and can't afford
Personally, I think it's bad for everyone's mental health to constantly think about what we don't have and can't afford
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Systemically, I think we should be improving affordability, building housing out massively, removing tariffs, putting pressure on healthcare costs, increasing the minimum wage
Personally, I think it's bad for everyone's mental health to constantly think about what we don't have and can't afford
Personally, I think it's bad for everyone's mental health to constantly think about what we don't have and can't afford
As Tim Kinsella said, Disease teaches immunity
Reusable bottles get grubby no matter what liquid they’re filled with, so it’s important to clean them regularly.
Yes, you do need to clean your water bottle. Here's why and how
Reusable bottles get grubby no matter what liquid they’re filled with, so it’s important to clean them regularly.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
As Tim Kinsella said, Disease teaches immunity
"my position of 'I should have more candy and the other kids should have less candy and be beaten with sticks' made me unpopular in elementary school, but Scalia helped me find the courage to withstand the scorn of my peers as I bravely told my truth"
JUSTICE BRETT KAVANAUGH:
“[Scalia] taught us … what it meant to have a backbone, what it meant to withstand withering criticism, what it meant to be fearless, what it meant to stand up for his principles even when they weren’t popular. Especially when they weren’t popular.”
“[Scalia] taught us … what it meant to have a backbone, what it meant to withstand withering criticism, what it meant to be fearless, what it meant to stand up for his principles even when they weren’t popular. Especially when they weren’t popular.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"my position of 'I should have more candy and the other kids should have less candy and be beaten with sticks' made me unpopular in elementary school, but Scalia helped me find the courage to withstand the scorn of my peers as I bravely told my truth"
People are saying that AI is dangerous and access should maybe be restricted and I think that logic should extend to all applications of multiple regression
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
People are saying that AI is dangerous and access should maybe be restricted and I think that logic should extend to all applications of multiple regression
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
Some people read this as a condemnation of people, but for me this transparent reality has always been an indication of the moral imperative to improve circumstances to allow for people's better natures to win the day.
A world where we care for one another--even for the baddies--has more good in it
A world where we care for one another--even for the baddies--has more good in it
In his excellent sci-fi/action trilogy "The Breach," Patrick Lee's thesis was that under the right circumstances, anybody can become the worst person in the world. (Some may require far more circumstances than others...)
And that's when we get to political science. It is a question of intent.
3/🧵
And that's when we get to political science. It is a question of intent.
3/🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Some people read this as a condemnation of people, but for me this transparent reality has always been an indication of the moral imperative to improve circumstances to allow for people's better natures to win the day.
A world where we care for one another--even for the baddies--has more good in it
A world where we care for one another--even for the baddies--has more good in it
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We're going to have a computer do the phrenology
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're going to have a computer do the phrenology