Matthew Kenerly
@mattk-fs.bsky.social
Fresno -> Baltimore. Writing center coordinator. Wife guy. JD Vance thinks I'm his enemy for some reason? Used to write about Mountain West football. Enjoys Mexican food, reading, hiking, playing pool, tasty beverages, and baseball.
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Matthew Kenerly
@mattk-fs.bsky.social
· Jan 17
To borrow from Anne Lamott, here's my "shitty first draft" of a Bluesky starter pack for writing center folks. No clue how many other interested parties are out there, but let me know if you'd like to be added because I'd love for this to be representative of the field!
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The internet's pal @kevinmkruse.bsky.social said a thing the other day that got me thinking about the dissembling rhetoric of white flight being ripped out of GOP discourse at about the same rate that an adult reasoning capacity is being stripped from Trump's brain and how shitty reality is for it.
The Sheriff of Sundown City - Truthdig
As the final regulators burn out of the machine, Trump's mental retrogression has no limit but his expiration date.
www.truthdig.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The internet's pal @kevinmkruse.bsky.social said a thing the other day that got me thinking about the dissembling rhetoric of white flight being ripped out of GOP discourse at about the same rate that an adult reasoning capacity is being stripped from Trump's brain and how shitty reality is for it.
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Ray Ratto on Jeff Kent making the Hall of Fame: defector.com/hall-of-fame...
The Hall Of Fame Welcomes Jeff Kent And Not That Other Guy | Defector
The Baseball Hall of Fame in its principal role as the parent company of BondsBeGone International has concluded at long last that the pretense of considering Barry Bonds is no longer worth the…
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December 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Ray Ratto on Jeff Kent making the Hall of Fame: defector.com/hall-of-fame...
Who decided to call it the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop and not simply the Snooper Bowl?
December 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Who decided to call it the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop and not simply the Snooper Bowl?
A Baseball Hall of Fame that now includes Jeff Kent but not Barry Bonds is an extremely confusing product for me as a Giants fan.
December 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A Baseball Hall of Fame that now includes Jeff Kent but not Barry Bonds is an extremely confusing product for me as a Giants fan.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Crying Irish.
10-2 Notre Dame announces it will not accept a bowl bid after missing the playoff.
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Crying Irish.
Drinking one (1) Belgian quadrupel is enough to make me feel like I can fight God.
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Drinking one (1) Belgian quadrupel is enough to make me feel like I can fight God.
You ever think about how Judge Doom putting that squeaky red shoe into the Dip is actually a pretty horrifying scene to weave into what's ostensibly a kid's movie?
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
You ever think about how Judge Doom putting that squeaky red shoe into the Dip is actually a pretty horrifying scene to weave into what's ostensibly a kid's movie?
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It’s that time of year: what was the piece of writing about AI that stuck with you the most this year, pop press or academic? A few of mine in the thread. ⬇️
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It’s that time of year: what was the piece of writing about AI that stuck with you the most this year, pop press or academic? A few of mine in the thread. ⬇️
The American president is a racist.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The American president is a racist.
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New in The Important Work, Maggie Boyd writes about working with colleagues to create a tool to help students think about the choice to use AI and shares her experience using the tool to help Writing Center tutors talk to students about AI. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/pause-befo...
Pause Before You Prompt
Empowering Students to Evaluate AI Tools in a Values-Based Framework
theimportantwork.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New in The Important Work, Maggie Boyd writes about working with colleagues to create a tool to help students think about the choice to use AI and shares her experience using the tool to help Writing Center tutors talk to students about AI. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/pause-befo...
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columbia sportswear is running an ad campaign challenging flat earthers to send them a picture of the edge of earth
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
columbia sportswear is running an ad campaign challenging flat earthers to send them a picture of the edge of earth
In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, it seems appropriate to donate five bucks for the courtesy of having an honest-to-goodness physical newspaper that I can get on my own street. We need clear-eyed local media these days.
Baltimore Beat is free! Help us keep it that way. Every dollar you have will be matched, and that means it'll go even farther. support.baltimorebeat.com/page/NEIGHBO...
December 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, it seems appropriate to donate five bucks for the courtesy of having an honest-to-goodness physical newspaper that I can get on my own street. We need clear-eyed local media these days.
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I wrote about the private, intimate, often ridiculous agonies of working for a man who think you’re a monster nymag.com/intelligence...
Doughnuts and Bullets: The Absurdity of Working for RFK Jr.
What happens when your new boss thinks you’re a child killer?
nymag.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I wrote about the private, intimate, often ridiculous agonies of working for a man who think you’re a monster nymag.com/intelligence...
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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Understanding Generative AI: A Primer for College Writers docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Understanding Generative AI: A Primer for College Writers docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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The CCCC Special Committee on Generative AI in College Composition & Writing Studies is pleased to share two docs that have been in the works since this past summer:
Academic Integrity, Plagiarism, & Generative AI: Guidelines for Postsecondary Writing Teachers docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Academic Integrity, Plagiarism, & Generative AI: Guidelines for Postsecondary Writing Teachers docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The CCCC Special Committee on Generative AI in College Composition & Writing Studies is pleased to share two docs that have been in the works since this past summer:
Academic Integrity, Plagiarism, & Generative AI: Guidelines for Postsecondary Writing Teachers docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Academic Integrity, Plagiarism, & Generative AI: Guidelines for Postsecondary Writing Teachers docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Has Mark Kelly heard of the "everyone is 12 now" theory?
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Has Mark Kelly heard of the "everyone is 12 now" theory?
Started playing Fallout 76 this morning. One of the first players we've encountered is someone dressed like Santa Claus, a level 400-plus veteran of the game, who was cool enough to give my newbie Level 8 person a few modest bits of swag.
November 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Started playing Fallout 76 this morning. One of the first players we've encountered is someone dressed like Santa Claus, a level 400-plus veteran of the game, who was cool enough to give my newbie Level 8 person a few modest bits of swag.
Booooooooooooooooo
Boise State will host UNLV for the Mountain West title this Friday in Boise. New Mexico, SDSU, BSU and UNLV all finished with 6-2 records in MWC play. The tie was broken by a composite average of nationally recognized metrics: Connelly SP+, ESPN SOR, KPI and SportSource rankings.
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Booooooooooooooooo
So Fresno State ends year one of the Matt Entz era with eight wins and a bowl bid. Not bad overall. In retrospect, though, kinda weird the 'Dogs got smoked at home by Colorado State. Imagine what this team could look like in the renewed Pac-12 with an actual quarterback.
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
So Fresno State ends year one of the Matt Entz era with eight wins and a bowl bid. Not bad overall. In retrospect, though, kinda weird the 'Dogs got smoked at home by Colorado State. Imagine what this team could look like in the renewed Pac-12 with an actual quarterback.
New Mexico to the 'ship or Butlerian Jihad
With the regular season’s scheduled games now over, here are the Mountain West’s final standings. The conference championship matchup for a four-way tie goes to an average of four computer metrics systems that won’t be unveiled until Sunday morning.
#collegefootball #mountainwest #standings
#collegefootball #mountainwest #standings
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
New Mexico to the 'ship or Butlerian Jihad
If you're going to blow up conferences only to change the rules in the new expanded ones when the results become inconvenient to the desired narrative, then what was the point of conference realignment?
This might be an unpopular take ... but if I'm the ACC and Cal upsets SMU, I override the tiebreakers and put Miami in the ACC championship game against Virginia.
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
If you're going to blow up conferences only to change the rules in the new expanded ones when the results become inconvenient to the desired narrative, then what was the point of conference realignment?
One thing I've learned from periodically volunteering for trash pickup events in south Baltimore over the last couple years is that, on the whole, Ravens tailgaters leave the impression of being lazy and gross individuals.
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
One thing I've learned from periodically volunteering for trash pickup events in south Baltimore over the last couple years is that, on the whole, Ravens tailgaters leave the impression of being lazy and gross individuals.