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Rob Gordon
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Psych professor and political junkie.
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profhalloran.bsky.social
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.

$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
chrisvannini.com Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 6d
SOURCES: Michigan State is firing head coach Jonathan Smith, @theathletic.com has learned.

He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).

MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... via @seattletimes
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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darthbluesky.bsky.social
i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
today.yougov.com YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 11d
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "A majority of Americans believe that aliens exist." The chart's sub-headline is: "How likely do you think it is that each of the following beings exist? (% who believe they definitely or probably exist) ." The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "probably does not exist," "definitely does not exist," and "not sure" are not shown. "
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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wutangforchildren.bsky.social
No notes 🎯….internet is undefeated!
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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brainmage.bsky.social
i have sunk
the ship
that was in
lake superior

and which
you were probably
using
for haulage

forgive me
it was November
so laden
and so cold
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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chriso-wiki.bsky.social
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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paulandstorm.bsky.social
[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
photo of a sign outside the door of the Oval Office, reading "The Oval Office" in gold bullshit script, made out of three sheets of paper Close-up image of the same sign
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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gretchenmcc.bsky.social
New favourite example of structural ambiguity
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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troyg.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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juliusgoat.bsky.social
They showed me little birdy, and asked you are you little birdy's mother, and I would say you are not my mother, I said not mother to the dog, and to the cow, and to the boat, and the steam shovel, and I would say you are not my mother, and I got a 90%. They say they've never seen it before, 90%.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Oct 27
Trump: AOC is low IQ. If you give her an IQ test, have her pass like the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. Those are very hard…

The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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larryglickman.bsky.social
In spite of the headline, there is the pesky legal matter that neither billionaires or anybody else can “give” money to “pay troops” or anything else. However, a great compromise would be for billionaires to pay more money into the general treasury through “taxes.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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drskyskull.bsky.social
Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
Original photo from post showing a well dressed man with a blazer, hat and umbrella standing next to police. I have helpfully circled the man on the photo and drawn arrows pointing at him to help law enforcement
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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gizmodo.com
Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.
gizmodo.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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ziibiing.com
lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day
AJ West • 1h Find your own holiday instead of stealing. Today is Columbus Day as designated by the federal government Reply 6
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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cmgiulini.bsky.social
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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thisiscolossal.com
From Parth Kothekar's M.C. Escher-inspired series of papercuts

www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/part...
a hand holding a trippy white paper cut to distort perspective
October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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hannahposts.bsky.social
I will be silent no longer
A picture of those popular long bubble wands with the following text: When the bubble solution gets down to about this level, it stops filling up the bubble wand and therefore no longer functions to blow bubbles. It is a failed product.
October 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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andyoregon.bsky.social
Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies
October 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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smotus.bsky.social
Think harder
October 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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jonathanslaght.com
super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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queersatanic.bsky.social
Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play

go fuckin Huskies

Nazi UW students fuck off
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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joshuajfriedman.com
One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."
A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute. Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner. I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way. Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose. The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why. Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes. I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic). "To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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jazzreads.bsky.social
So exhausting..
September 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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samwang.bsky.social
I turned this thread into a full post over at Fixing Bugs In Democracy.

To read about torturing evidence until it confesses, check it out: samwang.substack.com/p/tylenol-ca...
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM