Mike Boylan-Kolchin
@mbkplus.bsky.social
Dad, husband, astrophysicist, dog herder. Samuel T. and Fern Yanagisawa Regents Professor in Astronomy at UT Austin. This is a personal account and the views expressed in my posts here are mine. https://mrbk.github.io
Darth, I simply cannot
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Darth, I simply cannot
Ending his post with “I’m guessing this is common” kills me every time
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ending his post with “I’m guessing this is common” kills me every time
best time was ~10 years ago (if not earlier), now is the best we can do.
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
best time was ~10 years ago (if not earlier), now is the best we can do.
he hasn't retired yet. His caucus should vote him out now.
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
he hasn't retired yet. His caucus should vote him out now.
It's funny that for all of its cultural cachet, the most relevant bit for our present moment is the "not a wartime consigliere" scene and the Democrats refuse to see it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It's funny that for all of its cultural cachet, the most relevant bit for our present moment is the "not a wartime consigliere" scene and the Democrats refuse to see it.
Jerry, <exclamation>!
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Jerry, <exclamation>!
rare L for Burns this year, he's been a terror. But whew, that's on the "spin moves gone bad" highlight reel
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
rare L for Burns this year, he's been a terror. But whew, that's on the "spin moves gone bad" highlight reel
not the first, definitely not the last
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
not the first, definitely not the last
"actually, the racism was a selling point!"
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"actually, the racism was a selling point!"