@thstarkweather.bsky.social
Teacher of literature. Proud union member. Loves bicycling, punk, harcore, and metal, and the Mariners.
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"f the cost for this workaday commitment to ritual ennoblement of civic participation was occasional ponderousness+pomposity, the cost of r*mp’s alternative is the mental landscape+emotional regulation of the asshole teenager lurking in everyone." www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
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 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"f the cost for this workaday commitment to ritual ennoblement of civic participation was occasional ponderousness+pomposity, the cost of r*mp’s alternative is the mental landscape+emotional regulation of the asshole teenager lurking in everyone." www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Everybody opposed to authoritarianism and oligarchy should needs to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers who are likely going on strike starting November 13
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Everybody opposed to authoritarianism and oligarchy should needs to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers who are likely going on strike starting November 13
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
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As far as elections go, it’s important to remember that you Winsome, and you lose some.
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
As far as elections go, it’s important to remember that you Winsome, and you lose some.
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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 2:22 PM
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...
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"When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity." - CLR James, "The Black Jacobins"
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity." - CLR James, "The Black Jacobins"
As much as that game 7 loss hurt, the Mariners not being the Angels is a bit of a salve.
October 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
As much as that game 7 loss hurt, the Mariners not being the Angels is a bit of a salve.
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The Mariners announced some new food items for the ALCS and all I have to say is Huckle-Nutting is what happens across the PNW whenever Cal Raleigh hits a home run.
October 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The Mariners announced some new food items for the ALCS and all I have to say is Huckle-Nutting is what happens across the PNW whenever Cal Raleigh hits a home run.
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I threw 140 pitches in my final college baseball game. I hope with all my heart there is another Mariners game this week I’ll need to summon the words for.
If there’s not, well, I hope you can feel every pitch I wrote in this one. www.lookoutlanding.com/editorial/13...
If there’s not, well, I hope you can feel every pitch I wrote in this one. www.lookoutlanding.com/editorial/13...
Do not be careful with your hope
From our wildest dreams, we have Game 7 for the first time.
www.lookoutlanding.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I threw 140 pitches in my final college baseball game. I hope with all my heart there is another Mariners game this week I’ll need to summon the words for.
If there’s not, well, I hope you can feel every pitch I wrote in this one. www.lookoutlanding.com/editorial/13...
If there’s not, well, I hope you can feel every pitch I wrote in this one. www.lookoutlanding.com/editorial/13...
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MARINERS WIN!! MARINERS WIN / Victoire Des Marins! Victoire Des Marins!
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
MARINERS WIN!! MARINERS WIN / Victoire Des Marins! Victoire Des Marins!
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Trump and whatever advisor last spoke to him.
October 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Trump and whatever advisor last spoke to him.
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Chicago isn’t licking boots. No Trump No ICE No Troops.
Last minute protest downtown.
Last minute protest downtown.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Chicago isn’t licking boots. No Trump No ICE No Troops.
Last minute protest downtown.
Last minute protest downtown.
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1-9 since the Tigers did the Trump Dance
September 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1-9 since the Tigers did the Trump Dance
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Even while winning, the Mariners remain the weirdest baseball team. They are genetically incapable of being normal.
MUST SEE: The ending of this Mariners vs. Astros game is WILD 👀
September 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Even while winning, the Mariners remain the weirdest baseball team. They are genetically incapable of being normal.
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Beating the Astros twice?
September 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Beating the Astros twice?
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Mariners win! Mariners win!
September 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Mariners win! Mariners win!
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Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.
September 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.
Never seen a batter work a count to 6-2. Good plate discipline from Randy.
September 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Never seen a batter work a count to 6-2. Good plate discipline from Randy.
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MAHA reassembled the everyday eugenics of “beauty preferences” into the political assemblage that is always the handmaiden of fascism.
starting to think the MAHA movement only makes sense relationally...
beyond a thin veneer of healthiness-as-beauty (thanks @tressiemcphd.bsky.social), their vision of health is only relative advantage over less-healthy poor people.
See below where I apply this to schools.
bsky.app/profile/loui...
beyond a thin veneer of healthiness-as-beauty (thanks @tressiemcphd.bsky.social), their vision of health is only relative advantage over less-healthy poor people.
See below where I apply this to schools.
bsky.app/profile/loui...
You can tolerate a low national bar for education etc. as long as your kid is getting “the best” of it, and is most likely to get into the school that gives them the “best” chances. Think how different that is than fighting for better, more affordable schools for everyone
September 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
MAHA reassembled the everyday eugenics of “beauty preferences” into the political assemblage that is always the handmaiden of fascism.
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Yes. Fascism.
Also, what is it about Republicans that makes them so unable to recognize villains in films - or, for that matter, any other cultural medium?
Also, what is it about Republicans that makes them so unable to recognize villains in films - or, for that matter, any other cultural medium?
September 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Yes. Fascism.
Also, what is it about Republicans that makes them so unable to recognize villains in films - or, for that matter, any other cultural medium?
Also, what is it about Republicans that makes them so unable to recognize villains in films - or, for that matter, any other cultural medium?