The Random Professor
@jeffsuzuki.bsky.social
"Specialization is for insects."
I've been aggressively hiding FB ads (randomly callin them "Irrelevant", "Already bought", "Too personal") and getting my feed down top posts and groups I actually care about, ads started popping up with a vengeance after Blackout Friday. Coincidence?
March 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I've been aggressively hiding FB ads (randomly callin them "Irrelevant", "Already bought", "Too personal") and getting my feed down top posts and groups I actually care about, ads started popping up with a vengeance after Blackout Friday. Coincidence?
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Spoiler: kids started dying
Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Spoiler: kids started dying
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“DO YOUR JOB!”
TEXAS: @RepKeithSelf’s turn
TEXAS: @RepKeithSelf’s turn
March 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“DO YOUR JOB!”
TEXAS: @RepKeithSelf’s turn
TEXAS: @RepKeithSelf’s turn
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It's very reasonable for normal, upstanding Americans to make clear that they won't stand for unAmerican trash like JD Vance. Everyone has their limits.
🚨 BREAKING: After torpedoing yesterday’s meeting with Zelensky, JD Vance fled to Vermont for vacation—only to be met by hundreds of furious protesters.
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
March 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's very reasonable for normal, upstanding Americans to make clear that they won't stand for unAmerican trash like JD Vance. Everyone has their limits.
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
One of the recommendations to avoid burnout is to find your role in the resistance. I have some experience with the federal grant process and the history of science (and what happens when politics interferes with science), so here are a few thoughts on the issue:
www.facebook.com/share/p/155x...
www.facebook.com/share/p/155x...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
One of the recommendations to avoid burnout is to find your role in the resistance. I have some experience with the federal grant process and the history of science (and what happens when politics interferes with science), so here are a few thoughts on the issue:
www.facebook.com/share/p/155x...
www.facebook.com/share/p/155x...
At a conference in Munich, J. D. Vance said:
"“But we want to achieve a durable, lasting peace."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/w...
"“But we want to achieve a durable, lasting peace."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/w...
Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Unlikely to Survive the War Without U.S. Support (Gift Article)
His comments came on the first day of the Munich Security Conference, where anxious European officials had hoped to learn more about U.S. plans to broker peace talks.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
At a conference in Munich, J. D. Vance said:
"“But we want to achieve a durable, lasting peace."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/w...
"“But we want to achieve a durable, lasting peace."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/w...
I haven't seen anyone talk about this, but cutting $1 trillion in government spending is likely to produce a recession.
www.facebook.com/share/p/19w6...
www.facebook.com/share/p/19w6...
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www.facebook.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I haven't seen anyone talk about this, but cutting $1 trillion in government spending is likely to produce a recession.
www.facebook.com/share/p/19w6...
www.facebook.com/share/p/19w6...
1. Specialize in a Chosen Role
2. Guard Your Time and Attention
3. Join or Build an Organization
Bonus Tip: Resistance from Within
2. Guard Your Time and Attention
3. Join or Build an Organization
Bonus Tip: Resistance from Within
Lessons from Military Service: Three Tips to Improve Your Everyday Anti-Fascism
In the face of authoritarian tactics, these strategies will help you stay focused, effective, and organized.
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Anyone remember "Dark Angel" (the James Cameron series with Jessica Alba)?
Anyway, you might want to get paper copies of your social security earnings over the years:
www.ssa.gov
Anyway, you might want to get paper copies of your social security earnings over the years:
www.ssa.gov
The United States Social Security Administration | SSA
Official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration.
www.ssa.gov
February 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Anyone remember "Dark Angel" (the James Cameron series with Jessica Alba)?
Anyway, you might want to get paper copies of your social security earnings over the years:
www.ssa.gov
Anyway, you might want to get paper copies of your social security earnings over the years:
www.ssa.gov
So I know I have MAGAt "friends" and relatives on Facebook.
They are very, very, very quiet right now, posting about the most innocuous things possible.
It's tempting to reach out to them...but are they quiet because they're appalled, or are they quiet because they're happy?
They are very, very, very quiet right now, posting about the most innocuous things possible.
It's tempting to reach out to them...but are they quiet because they're appalled, or are they quiet because they're happy?
February 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So I know I have MAGAt "friends" and relatives on Facebook.
They are very, very, very quiet right now, posting about the most innocuous things possible.
It's tempting to reach out to them...but are they quiet because they're appalled, or are they quiet because they're happy?
They are very, very, very quiet right now, posting about the most innocuous things possible.
It's tempting to reach out to them...but are they quiet because they're appalled, or are they quiet because they're happy?
Just a quick note to our international friends:
Wine is mostly made in blue states (CA, NY).
Distilled alcohol is mostly made in red states (KY, TN).
You know what to do...
Wine is mostly made in blue states (CA, NY).
Distilled alcohol is mostly made in red states (KY, TN).
You know what to do...
February 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Just a quick note to our international friends:
Wine is mostly made in blue states (CA, NY).
Distilled alcohol is mostly made in red states (KY, TN).
You know what to do...
Wine is mostly made in blue states (CA, NY).
Distilled alcohol is mostly made in red states (KY, TN).
You know what to do...
An old joke...
February 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
An old joke...
Real question: The threats to companies that have DEI policies makes me wonder what exactly could DOJ do to such companies? The current standard of proof for discrimination cases is very high, so prosecuting a company for discriminating against a white person would seem impossible?
January 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Real question: The threats to companies that have DEI policies makes me wonder what exactly could DOJ do to such companies? The current standard of proof for discrimination cases is very high, so prosecuting a company for discriminating against a white person would seem impossible?
In anticipation of deregulation ( = "Food safety inspectors? Who needs'em...") we got an aquaponic system to grow greens. I strongly recommend this.
January 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In anticipation of deregulation ( = "Food safety inspectors? Who needs'em...") we got an aquaponic system to grow greens. I strongly recommend this.
So I knew that Danica McKellar was a math major. I just found out that Felicia Day was one as well. (Because I'm compiling a not-so-serious list of other things you can do with a math major, that's why...)
January 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
So I knew that Danica McKellar was a math major. I just found out that Felicia Day was one as well. (Because I'm compiling a not-so-serious list of other things you can do with a math major, that's why...)
Video editing this weekend. Clips coming soon.
January 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Video editing this weekend. Clips coming soon.
I have confirmed that I'm a mathematician: I automated a task that would take 30 seconds to do manually. It took me half an hour, the last twenty minutes of which was because I miscounted.
January 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I have confirmed that I'm a mathematician: I automated a task that would take 30 seconds to do manually. It took me half an hour, the last twenty minutes of which was because I miscounted.
First World Problem: Awhile back I started writing a paper on the mathematical analysis of English country dance. It's somewhere on a 128 GB flash drive...
January 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
First World Problem: Awhile back I started writing a paper on the mathematical analysis of English country dance. It's somewhere on a 128 GB flash drive...
So I did a search for "MAA meetings" (Mathematical Association of America), and the first few hits were for "Media Addicts Anonymous."
January 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
So I did a search for "MAA meetings" (Mathematical Association of America), and the first few hits were for "Media Addicts Anonymous."
Day four of my Facebook vacation.
I don't miss it. I'll go back, as I have too many contacts there to completely abandon the platform, but it's easier to break from than it might seem.
I don't miss it. I'll go back, as I have too many contacts there to completely abandon the platform, but it's easier to break from than it might seem.
January 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Day four of my Facebook vacation.
I don't miss it. I'll go back, as I have too many contacts there to completely abandon the platform, but it's easier to break from than it might seem.
I don't miss it. I'll go back, as I have too many contacts there to completely abandon the platform, but it's easier to break from than it might seem.
The debauchery continues...
January 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The debauchery continues...
Logged put of Facebook for the week.
January 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Logged put of Facebook for the week.