Frenemy of the State
@kellyyoung.bsky.social
Detroit-based. Lover of pop culture, sports, my family, and pets. Perpetually sad Chicago Bears fan. Occasional professor, mostly administrator, mostly sarcastic.
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all pies are good. simply do not say to me that any pies are bad. i do not even want to know about the kind of life that would so warp a person as to think any pie is bad
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
all pies are good. simply do not say to me that any pies are bad. i do not even want to know about the kind of life that would so warp a person as to think any pie is bad
Thoughts about this Chicago Bears game.
First, Caleb needs to work on the t-shirt under the jersey game.
Second, what are these first down things? I am intrigued.
Third, holy shit, we scored on an opening drive against a good defense?
First, Caleb needs to work on the t-shirt under the jersey game.
Second, what are these first down things? I am intrigued.
Third, holy shit, we scored on an opening drive against a good defense?
September 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Thoughts about this Chicago Bears game.
First, Caleb needs to work on the t-shirt under the jersey game.
Second, what are these first down things? I am intrigued.
Third, holy shit, we scored on an opening drive against a good defense?
First, Caleb needs to work on the t-shirt under the jersey game.
Second, what are these first down things? I am intrigued.
Third, holy shit, we scored on an opening drive against a good defense?
I went and see the Dr. and he gave me the cure, I think I got it some more
Can’t work today, boss. I got the woke mind virus.
August 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I went and see the Dr. and he gave me the cure, I think I got it some more
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It's true. The public has how universities work, or why the federal budget cuts are an existential crisis, or anything else about how the assault on 🇺🇸 higher ed will affect society. Because our university leaders have been from the public square:
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99% of the population doesn’t know what a Board of Trustees is. They think universities are run by the faculty. Which is like thinking line cooks at McDonald’s are making corporate decisions.
Boards of Trustees ***LIKE*** the Trump demands. They ***AGREE*** with them.
They like the idea of putting the screws on activist, lefty, and Muslim students. They like the idea of a whiter student body and conservative curriculum. They want these things and think $200 million is a fair price.
They like the idea of putting the screws on activist, lefty, and Muslim students. They like the idea of a whiter student body and conservative curriculum. They want these things and think $200 million is a fair price.
July 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It's true. The public has how universities work, or why the federal budget cuts are an existential crisis, or anything else about how the assault on 🇺🇸 higher ed will affect society. Because our university leaders have been from the public square:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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I'm sure I'll take shit for saying this, but this passage from Glenn Loury's Chronicle interview perfectly captures for me the civilizational necessity of a relatively autonomous academic sphere. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
May 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I'm sure I'll take shit for saying this, but this passage from Glenn Loury's Chronicle interview perfectly captures for me the civilizational necessity of a relatively autonomous academic sphere. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
Why not make tariffs against China 1 million percent at this point? What’s the difference, really?
April 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Why not make tariffs against China 1 million percent at this point? What’s the difference, really?
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Duke made the wrong kind of history Saturday 😳
H/T OptaStats on X
H/T OptaStats on X
April 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Duke made the wrong kind of history Saturday 😳
H/T OptaStats on X
H/T OptaStats on X
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Felix sat through the band’s entire new album, and a few of the radio hits, impatient for them to play the old school stuff. Then he heard the familiar bass line start, feeling the rumble deep down in his belly. Finally, it was time to get into the mosh pit and fuck some shit up.
April 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Felix sat through the band’s entire new album, and a few of the radio hits, impatient for them to play the old school stuff. Then he heard the familiar bass line start, feeling the rumble deep down in his belly. Finally, it was time to get into the mosh pit and fuck some shit up.
Soros’s hand must be cramping from all the checks he had to write today.
April 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Soros’s hand must be cramping from all the checks he had to write today.
Life in academia as an administrator on a Friday:
8 am-4:44 pm: silence
4:45-5:30 pm: 12 urgent messages.
Really?
8 am-4:44 pm: silence
4:45-5:30 pm: 12 urgent messages.
Really?
April 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Life in academia as an administrator on a Friday:
8 am-4:44 pm: silence
4:45-5:30 pm: 12 urgent messages.
Really?
8 am-4:44 pm: silence
4:45-5:30 pm: 12 urgent messages.
Really?
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March 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Newsletter: There is no AI Revolution. Consumer adoption of generative AI outside of ChatGPT is barely 100 million people, every single company in generative AI is deeply unprofitable, Microsoft is pulling capex, and OpenAI spent $9bn in 2024 to lose $5bn.
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www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-m...
There Is No AI Revolution
Soundtrack: Mack Glocky - Chasing Cars
Last week, I spent a great deal of time and words framing the generative AI industry as a cynical con where OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei hav...
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February 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Newsletter: There is no AI Revolution. Consumer adoption of generative AI outside of ChatGPT is barely 100 million people, every single company in generative AI is deeply unprofitable, Microsoft is pulling capex, and OpenAI spent $9bn in 2024 to lose $5bn.
www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-m...
www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-m...
All of today;
a woman says " aww this is very disappointing " in a peacock ad
ALT: a woman says " aww this is very disappointing " in a peacock ad
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February 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
All of today;
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That’s the problem. We’ve been standing by for too long.
February 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
That’s the problem. We’ve been standing by for too long.
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1000% this. Public libraries are actually pretty radical--free to all, and based on the idea that info should be available to all. Get a library card! Use your library! Those numbers often play into their funding.
I also keep thinking that we have to support our libraries.
January 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
1000% this. Public libraries are actually pretty radical--free to all, and based on the idea that info should be available to all. Get a library card! Use your library! Those numbers often play into their funding.
I feel like “Can’t Say I Remember No At- Atin“ is my fight song for 2025.
January 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I feel like “Can’t Say I Remember No At- Atin“ is my fight song for 2025.
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Here come the Red Wings
January 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Here come the Red Wings
The same applies for “data-driven decisions.” Only valued when the data supports corporate/institutional interests.
January 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The same applies for “data-driven decisions.” Only valued when the data supports corporate/institutional interests.
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6yo: What’s it like being a grown up?
Me: Remember when Nana gave you a birthday card with no money in it?
Me: Remember when Nana gave you a birthday card with no money in it?
December 19, 2024 at 4:50 AM
6yo: What’s it like being a grown up?
Me: Remember when Nana gave you a birthday card with no money in it?
Me: Remember when Nana gave you a birthday card with no money in it?
This was sent to me, so I dont know who to credit, but it made me laugh.
December 6, 2024 at 5:36 PM
This was sent to me, so I dont know who to credit, but it made me laugh.
In a rare moment, I did agree with a Next Door post: what was all that noise near me?
November 26, 2024 at 3:28 AM
In a rare moment, I did agree with a Next Door post: what was all that noise near me?
Did I mention I’m a perpetually sad Bears fan?
November 24, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Did I mention I’m a perpetually sad Bears fan?
I spent the last week praising the Steelers. I apologize to Steeler Nation for jinxing them. I’ll go back to hoping my Bears don’t lose to the Vikings by 70.
November 22, 2024 at 12:45 PM
I spent the last week praising the Steelers. I apologize to Steeler Nation for jinxing them. I’ll go back to hoping my Bears don’t lose to the Vikings by 70.