Toby Bartels
@tobybartels.name
Probably the only anglophone Toby Bartels. They/them. Mathematics instructor at a community college in Nebraska. Tolstoyan ex-Catholic. 🏴🚩🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ https://mathstodon.xyz/@TobyBartels/
Why Do We Have Hands? [two hands with question marks on them] There Are Many Reasons: pat the kitty [a hand patting a kitty] give high-five [two hands high-fiving] holding the soup, soup for your family [two hands cradling a can of Campbell's tomato soup] punch the nazi [a fist slamming into a face]
December 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Why Do We Have Hands? [two hands with question marks on them] There Are Many Reasons: pat the kitty [a hand patting a kitty] give high-five [two hands high-fiving] holding the soup, soup for your family [two hands cradling a can of Campbell's tomato soup] punch the nazi [a fist slamming into a face]
This is why every year we remember our honored dead by entering their sacred passwords so they will never be truly gone.
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is why every year we remember our honored dead by entering their sacred passwords so they will never be truly gone.
Maybe the people of that region put South at the top of their maps now.
December 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Maybe the people of that region put South at the top of their maps now.
I like the last one, because often I'm *not* there when it happens, but I don't need the rest.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I like the last one, because often I'm *not* there when it happens, but I don't need the rest.
Not many cryptids can say they punched out a guy at the Council of Nicaea.
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Not many cryptids can say they punched out a guy at the Council of Nicaea.
It's true, they are closed and have no isolated points.
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It's true, they are closed and have no isolated points.
Yeah, that number's obviously fake.
But to a set theorist, a real number is just a set of natural numbers, and a formula (in the sense of logic) is just a natural number, so that's how this set of formulas is a real number.
But to a set theorist, a real number is just a set of natural numbers, and a formula (in the sense of logic) is just a natural number, so that's how this set of formulas is a real number.
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Yeah, that number's obviously fake.
But to a set theorist, a real number is just a set of natural numbers, and a formula (in the sense of logic) is just a natural number, so that's how this set of formulas is a real number.
But to a set theorist, a real number is just a set of natural numbers, and a formula (in the sense of logic) is just a natural number, so that's how this set of formulas is a real number.
There are some states whose administrations would just go along with this because Trump said so, but Colorado isn't one of them.
December 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
There are some states whose administrations would just go along with this because Trump said so, but Colorado isn't one of them.
This is so out of touch. Would you be OK with losing access to expensive things that you don't have access to now? Yes, I guess so!
December 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is so out of touch. Would you be OK with losing access to expensive things that you don't have access to now? Yes, I guess so!
Yes, Washington and Jefferson knew that slavery was wrong and decided to keep doing it anyway, while Trump can't imagine what they were so conflicted about.
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Yes, Washington and Jefferson knew that slavery was wrong and decided to keep doing it anyway, while Trump can't imagine what they were so conflicted about.
That and the racism.
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
That and the racism.
This explains why Asia is legally considered part of Italy, which otherwise makes no sense.
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This explains why Asia is legally considered part of Italy, which otherwise makes no sense.
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If iPhone, here's how to turn off
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If iPhone, here's how to turn off
Trump has always been simultaneously friendly towards Russia and hostile towards Russia's client states, such as Syria, Iran, and Venezuela. My diagnosis is that he doesn't know anything about international politics but is just attracted to whoever is in charge; which is Putin, not the clients.
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Trump has always been simultaneously friendly towards Russia and hostile towards Russia's client states, such as Syria, Iran, and Venezuela. My diagnosis is that he doesn't know anything about international politics but is just attracted to whoever is in charge; which is Putin, not the clients.
Hopefully not by bigots.
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hopefully not by bigots.
Obviously this is a bit much, but I do tell kids how Santa Claus punched out a guy at the Council of Nicaea.
(Which isn't really true, but it's not really true that he rides in a sleigh carried by eight reindeer either, so 🤷)
(Which isn't really true, but it's not really true that he rides in a sleigh carried by eight reindeer either, so 🤷)
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Obviously this is a bit much, but I do tell kids how Santa Claus punched out a guy at the Council of Nicaea.
(Which isn't really true, but it's not really true that he rides in a sleigh carried by eight reindeer either, so 🤷)
(Which isn't really true, but it's not really true that he rides in a sleigh carried by eight reindeer either, so 🤷)
I honestly surprised that it's even an option!
December 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I honestly surprised that it's even an option!
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Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am "slowing up," am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am "slowing up," but it's not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it's seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it.
They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful "source" of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w475svwwaby3v65o6tubzel4/bafkreihoqf63msjhgm5wokyibc3xfvjlm72vhsa3egxb4w6l4hlqp66p24@jpeg)