Paul
@plangster.bsky.social
The living embodiment of unrealized potential.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
December 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
It's only when you get old that you realise that you were young.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
It's only when you get old that you realise that you were young.
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
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Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen:
Tears for Fears
Iron Maiden
Foo Fighters (x2)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blue Rodeo
Tears for Fears
Iron Maiden
Foo Fighters (x2)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blue Rodeo
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Yo La Tengo
Taylor Swift
Wilson Pickett
Gang of Four
Spice Girls
Yo La Tengo
Taylor Swift
Wilson Pickett
Gang of Four
Spice Girls
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Paul McCartney
Elvis Costello
Prince
Regina Spektor
The Replacements
Paul McCartney
Elvis Costello
Prince
Regina Spektor
The Replacements
November 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen:
Tears for Fears
Iron Maiden
Foo Fighters (x2)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blue Rodeo
Tears for Fears
Iron Maiden
Foo Fighters (x2)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blue Rodeo
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Wild how every single member of the political and business elite went into full drooling fascism the second the prospect of consequences for abhorrent behavior started to seem possible
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wild how every single member of the political and business elite went into full drooling fascism the second the prospect of consequences for abhorrent behavior started to seem possible
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Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.
Palantir CEO Karp twice slams short sellers as stock suffers worst week since April
Palantir CEO Alex Karp twice confronted short sellers this week as the company's shares suffered a double-digit drop.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.
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these should all be mass-produced. every single one.
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
these should all be mass-produced. every single one.
@jeffmarek.bsky.social Okay hockey history guy. What do you make of this? Blue goal lines? Goalminders? Only four players on the bench?
September 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
@jeffmarek.bsky.social Okay hockey history guy. What do you make of this? Blue goal lines? Goalminders? Only four players on the bench?
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My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂
Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons
Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.
www.chronicle.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂
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A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
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I told myself I wouldn't do a snap reaction to Ezra Klein's noxious editorial. I said, "If you're still mad about it on Monday, then you can write about it."
I'm still mad about it!
I'm still mad about it!
Ezra Klein Is Doing Politics the Wrong Way
The NYT columnist is more interested in flattering his ego than telling the truth.
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I told myself I wouldn't do a snap reaction to Ezra Klein's noxious editorial. I said, "If you're still mad about it on Monday, then you can write about it."
I'm still mad about it!
I'm still mad about it!
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
The NFL is feeding us overseas watchers Giants-Commanders because apparently we like to hate-watch football.
September 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The NFL is feeding us overseas watchers Giants-Commanders because apparently we like to hate-watch football.
I wasn't expecting the Russell Wilson of 10 years ago, by OMG this is bad.
September 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I wasn't expecting the Russell Wilson of 10 years ago, by OMG this is bad.
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Can't find a single thing wrong with this...
September 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Can't find a single thing wrong with this...
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Thing #2: A high school student writes that no one at his school is talking about AI, everyone is using it, and his concern "If we keep going this way, we might end up graduating without even noticing that we’re not having thoughts of our own." theimportantwork.substack.com/p/at-my-high...
At my high school no one is talking about AI
But everyone is using it
theimportantwork.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Thing #2: A high school student writes that no one at his school is talking about AI, everyone is using it, and his concern "If we keep going this way, we might end up graduating without even noticing that we’re not having thoughts of our own." theimportantwork.substack.com/p/at-my-high...
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, is dead.
He left behind broken homes, traumatized children, and a movement that treats cruelty as a commandment.
My reaction here: www.friendlyatheist.com/p/james-dobs...
He left behind broken homes, traumatized children, and a movement that treats cruelty as a commandment.
My reaction here: www.friendlyatheist.com/p/james-dobs...
James Dobson, an architect of evangelical Christian cruelty, is finally dead at 89
His toxic teachings on family, sex, and politics left generations scarred—and America worse off
www.friendlyatheist.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, is dead.
He left behind broken homes, traumatized children, and a movement that treats cruelty as a commandment.
My reaction here: www.friendlyatheist.com/p/james-dobs...
He left behind broken homes, traumatized children, and a movement that treats cruelty as a commandment.
My reaction here: www.friendlyatheist.com/p/james-dobs...
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@drstaceypatton.bsky.social on James Dobson:
"His brand of 'Christian childhood' was nothing more than a polished continuation of the centuries-old practice of breaking children’s bodies and spirits to keep them obedient, submissive, and useful to authoritarian systems."
"His brand of 'Christian childhood' was nothing more than a polished continuation of the centuries-old practice of breaking children’s bodies and spirits to keep them obedient, submissive, and useful to authoritarian systems."
James Dobson is Dead. Good. The Father of Spanking Kids Finally Got Grounded.
This Substack is reader-supported.
open.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@drstaceypatton.bsky.social on James Dobson:
"His brand of 'Christian childhood' was nothing more than a polished continuation of the centuries-old practice of breaking children’s bodies and spirits to keep them obedient, submissive, and useful to authoritarian systems."
"His brand of 'Christian childhood' was nothing more than a polished continuation of the centuries-old practice of breaking children’s bodies and spirits to keep them obedient, submissive, and useful to authoritarian systems."
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James Dobson, a truly monstrous man who caused incalculable harm to so many people, is dead at last.
Unfortunately there’s no shortage of creatures like him in the US, and now they’re running the government.
Unfortunately there’s no shortage of creatures like him in the US, and now they’re running the government.
August 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
James Dobson, a truly monstrous man who caused incalculable harm to so many people, is dead at last.
Unfortunately there’s no shortage of creatures like him in the US, and now they’re running the government.
Unfortunately there’s no shortage of creatures like him in the US, and now they’re running the government.