Phil Choong
@philchoong.bsky.social
PhD candidate. Academic interests in rhetorical education & critical university studies. Also here for games, pro wrestling, podcasts, and pet photos. (he/him)
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Babies are born worshiping unknown gods
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Babies are born worshiping unknown gods
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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Yn thys case the joke ys literallye real: Gen AI ys a scam by Big Tech companyes to sell more Gen AI
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Yn thys case the joke ys literallye real: Gen AI ys a scam by Big Tech companyes to sell more Gen AI
Why did I read this in Captain Benjamin Sisko’s voice?
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Why did I read this in Captain Benjamin Sisko’s voice?
Happy black cat day, to all those who celebrate!
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Happy black cat day, to all those who celebrate!
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Everyone please diligently check your candy this year. I cracked open a snickers bar and not only did I find a copper ingot, but it was of poor quality.
Worse still, when my man Nanni confronted my neighbor about it, he was treated with disdain.
Worse still, when my man Nanni confronted my neighbor about it, he was treated with disdain.
October 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Everyone please diligently check your candy this year. I cracked open a snickers bar and not only did I find a copper ingot, but it was of poor quality.
Worse still, when my man Nanni confronted my neighbor about it, he was treated with disdain.
Worse still, when my man Nanni confronted my neighbor about it, he was treated with disdain.
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Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
October 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
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it's not FOR us
October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
it's not FOR us
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Here’s the things I believe to be true:
- we need intellectual centers to study phenomena shaping our world, so we can better understand how their origins & their impact, with the perspective of time.
- Creator/influencer studies is a growing field that does that work.
- that is not what this is.
- we need intellectual centers to study phenomena shaping our world, so we can better understand how their origins & their impact, with the perspective of time.
- Creator/influencer studies is a growing field that does that work.
- that is not what this is.
Syracuse University, which costs $100,000 per year, has opened a school to give degrees in podcasting and social media influencing 🫥
Betting on the Creator Economy, Syracuse University Opens Academic Center for Podcasters and Influencers
The shift in course offerings follows a recent decision to pause admission for 20 undergraduate majors, including fine arts and digital humanities.
www.artnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Here’s the things I believe to be true:
- we need intellectual centers to study phenomena shaping our world, so we can better understand how their origins & their impact, with the perspective of time.
- Creator/influencer studies is a growing field that does that work.
- that is not what this is.
- we need intellectual centers to study phenomena shaping our world, so we can better understand how their origins & their impact, with the perspective of time.
- Creator/influencer studies is a growing field that does that work.
- that is not what this is.
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Morning walk
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Morning walk
pareidolia, or, there are friends everywhere for those with the eyes to see
September 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
pareidolia, or, there are friends everywhere for those with the eyes to see
Didn’t realize Operation Paperclip was still going on, getting MechaHitler is huge for them
BREAKING: Elon Musk's xAI has signed a deal with the federal government to allow the integration of its Grok AI with federal agencies.
September 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Didn’t realize Operation Paperclip was still going on, getting MechaHitler is huge for them
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The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.
(Read more: The Verge)
(Read more: The Verge)
January 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.
(Read more: The Verge)
(Read more: The Verge)
I’ve been offline for most of the day… people are taking tylenol and getting raptured? Do I have that right?
September 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I’ve been offline for most of the day… people are taking tylenol and getting raptured? Do I have that right?
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Fellow rhetoric grad students in the Midwest: I hope to see you here in Indiana for the Midwest Winter Workshop! For the low price of free (thanks to the amazing organizers and their grant writing efforts) come workshop some works in progress with grad students and faculty from around the Midwest!
Call for Papers | Midwest Winter Workshop
midwestwinterworks.wixsite.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Fellow rhetoric grad students in the Midwest: I hope to see you here in Indiana for the Midwest Winter Workshop! For the low price of free (thanks to the amazing organizers and their grant writing efforts) come workshop some works in progress with grad students and faculty from around the Midwest!
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The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...
Advisory to Academic Workers
In a moment when it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the consequences of our online speech and choices, the AAUP and Faculty First Responders are issuing guidance to AAUP members and othe...
www.aaup.org
September 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...
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rod serling voice: there once was a man from nantucket. he thought of himself as lucky, and he was. until he penetrated: the twilight zone
September 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
rod serling voice: there once was a man from nantucket. he thought of himself as lucky, and he was. until he penetrated: the twilight zone
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i refuse to choose, i live in america, by god, if i want katsu curry for breakfast and tandoori chicken pizza for lunch and a sushi burrito for dinner, i barely even have to leave my neighborhood
September 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
i refuse to choose, i live in america, by god, if i want katsu curry for breakfast and tandoori chicken pizza for lunch and a sushi burrito for dinner, i barely even have to leave my neighborhood
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Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
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rightwing media ecosystem operates by stoking hatred and anger and divisions every single day, they want people to constantly be afraid and want people to hate eachother, everything we are seeing is a result of the destablization the right has profited off of
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
rightwing media ecosystem operates by stoking hatred and anger and divisions every single day, they want people to constantly be afraid and want people to hate eachother, everything we are seeing is a result of the destablization the right has profited off of
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
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Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.
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settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
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be very careful about what you post online
September 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
be very careful about what you post online