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Edward Gorey's wonderfully odd Christmas illustration.
December 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Edward Gorey's wonderfully odd Christmas illustration.
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It is EXHAUSTING not only being made responsible for coming up with new kinds of assignments for our students; it's also tedious reading op-eds that suggest the core problem is a crisis in teaching. But, as Chris and I lay out here, this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning.
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It is EXHAUSTING not only being made responsible for coming up with new kinds of assignments for our students; it's also tedious reading op-eds that suggest the core problem is a crisis in teaching. But, as Chris and I lay out here, this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning.
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there is one and only one political strategy, and that is: “hang trump like an anchor around the neck of every single elected republican and the party itself.” no ‘friends across the aisle.’ no ‘the fever will break.’ anyone not on board with that has to go. no exceptions
![Gallup poll | 12/1-12/15
President Trump approval crosstabs (%)
🟥Overall (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥Democratic (93/3 disapprove) [-90]
🟩Republican (89/8 approve) [+81]
🟥Independent (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥18-34 (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥35-54 (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥55+ (53/43 disapprove) [-10]
🟥No college (55/37 disapprove) [-18]
🟥College graduate (59/37 disapprove) [-22]
🟥Male (53/42 disapprove) [-11]
🟥Female (64/30 disapprove) [-34]
🟥White (52/46 disapprove) [-6]
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December 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
there is one and only one political strategy, and that is: “hang trump like an anchor around the neck of every single elected republican and the party itself.” no ‘friends across the aisle.’ no ‘the fever will break.’ anyone not on board with that has to go. no exceptions
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Senior academics: this is why you have tenure. If you’re at this institution, you should put your ass on the line to stand up against this shit.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Senior academics: this is why you have tenure. If you’re at this institution, you should put your ass on the line to stand up against this shit.
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Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lyin… - If Books Could Kill - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/17/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
Fuck you, Justice Blutarsky.
Kavanaugh goes out of his way to pen a footnote not having to deal with the case at hand.
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
December 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Fuck you, Justice Blutarsky.
Happy to say that one of my sabbatical projects came to fruition over the weekend.
The 6yo and I both performed in The Nutcracker, put on by her (and now, I suppose, my) skating club.
The 6yo and I both performed in The Nutcracker, put on by her (and now, I suppose, my) skating club.
Dean: So, tell me about what you worked on during your sabbatical.
Me (a philosopher): I pursued an applied project at the intersection of gravitational theory, thermodynamics, and surface physics.
Dean: …
Me: Okay, okay. Ice skating. I took ice skating lessons.
Me (a philosopher): I pursued an applied project at the intersection of gravitational theory, thermodynamics, and surface physics.
Dean: …
Me: Okay, okay. Ice skating. I took ice skating lessons.
December 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Happy to say that one of my sabbatical projects came to fruition over the weekend.
The 6yo and I both performed in The Nutcracker, put on by her (and now, I suppose, my) skating club.
The 6yo and I both performed in The Nutcracker, put on by her (and now, I suppose, my) skating club.
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I’m sorry ezra but I could swear you told me the cruel folks were doing this the right way
KLEIN: “.. cruelty as the dominant culture repulses most people. .. Closed and cruel are on their way out. What comes next, I suspect, will present itself as open, friendly and assertively moral.”
@ezraklein.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
@ezraklein.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
December 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I’m sorry ezra but I could swear you told me the cruel folks were doing this the right way
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Solstice Drive to St. Anthony
Christopher Pratt
2008
Christopher Pratt
2008
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Solstice Drive to St. Anthony
Christopher Pratt
2008
Christopher Pratt
2008
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I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
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Shoutout to Lamb shift, love me some Lamb shift
December 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Shoutout to Lamb shift, love me some Lamb shift
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Apologies to those who already know this but this is even worse than it already appears.
“Girl dad” is the latest innocent- sounding banner under which bigots are organizing themselves:
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/a-co...
“Girl dad” is the latest innocent- sounding banner under which bigots are organizing themselves:
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/a-co...
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Apologies to those who already know this but this is even worse than it already appears.
“Girl dad” is the latest innocent- sounding banner under which bigots are organizing themselves:
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/a-co...
“Girl dad” is the latest innocent- sounding banner under which bigots are organizing themselves:
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/a-co...
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if you tell me i have to abandon trans people in any way i'm simply not going to take you seriously. you're not someone i listen to. your opinion stops mattering immediately. i don't do what bigots tell me to do.
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
if you tell me i have to abandon trans people in any way i'm simply not going to take you seriously. you're not someone i listen to. your opinion stops mattering immediately. i don't do what bigots tell me to do.
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
In (dis)honor of the ongoing fuckery at Texas Tech (and A&M, and Oklahoma, and in Congress, and...), a syllabus.
I. Speculations
Emshwiller, "Sex and/or Mr. Morrison"
Leckie, Ancillary Justice, chs. 1 and 2
...
I. Speculations
Emshwiller, "Sex and/or Mr. Morrison"
Leckie, Ancillary Justice, chs. 1 and 2
...
December 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In (dis)honor of the ongoing fuckery at Texas Tech (and A&M, and Oklahoma, and in Congress, and...), a syllabus.
I. Speculations
Emshwiller, "Sex and/or Mr. Morrison"
Leckie, Ancillary Justice, chs. 1 and 2
...
I. Speculations
Emshwiller, "Sex and/or Mr. Morrison"
Leckie, Ancillary Justice, chs. 1 and 2
...
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Vaccination is not just a personal health decision. It is part of duty to others.
Subtext: This entire family *is* vaccinated, and the mom got a booster while pregnant. Their child was just 2 weeks old when she contracted whooping cough -- too young to be vaccinated.
But experts say if vax rates drop, this kind of infection becomes more common -- bc the disease is just around.
But experts say if vax rates drop, this kind of infection becomes more common -- bc the disease is just around.
Vaccination rates are plummeting across the country, as part of a larger, troubling trend of growing vaccine hesitancy that is fueling a resurgence of preventable diseases, an NBC News and Stanford University investigation found.
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Vaccination is not just a personal health decision. It is part of duty to others.
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Dems who are willing to throw communities under the bus, including trans communities, we see you. I won’t forget come election time.
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Dems who are willing to throw communities under the bus, including trans communities, we see you. I won’t forget come election time.
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Trans rights are human rights and it's not negotiable, you fucks
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Trans rights are human rights and it's not negotiable, you fucks
Fucking monsters.
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
House passes bill to criminalize transition care for minors
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related medical care
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Fucking monsters.