Travis Neel
@travisneel.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Recovering-Academic
English lecturer at OSU Newark & 1L at Capital Law School; Moving from medieval literature to something law in Columbus, OH.
Interested in reading, running, the English Premier League, movie/TV podcasts & typewriters.
English lecturer at OSU Newark & 1L at Capital Law School; Moving from medieval literature to something law in Columbus, OH.
Interested in reading, running, the English Premier League, movie/TV podcasts & typewriters.
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Yep.
Stop the Steal: Politicians cheat voters and destroy democracy with shameless gerrymandering • Ohio Capital Journal
“Stop the Steal!” The mantra screamed for years by MAGA to perpetuate the lie that that 2020 election was rigged can be repurposed as Republicans in Ohio and elsewhere announce their plan to pass even...
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August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Yep.
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I personally will continue to use "Gulf of Mexico" because our president is a wrathful felonious nincompoop with the intellect of paramecium and I do not consent to his cartographic buffoonery
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I personally will continue to use "Gulf of Mexico" because our president is a wrathful felonious nincompoop with the intellect of paramecium and I do not consent to his cartographic buffoonery
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An important message from the ABA:
"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."
"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
www.americanbar.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
An important message from the ABA:
"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."
"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."
Back to doing monsters in first-year writing this term, so I am updating my prep for my favorite week: JJC’s Monster Culture for day one & Freud’s Uncanny for day two. Introducing new students to these two readings is always exhilarating. I am soul-starved, desperate for this week.
February 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Back to doing monsters in first-year writing this term, so I am updating my prep for my favorite week: JJC’s Monster Culture for day one & Freud’s Uncanny for day two. Introducing new students to these two readings is always exhilarating. I am soul-starved, desperate for this week.
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Now more than ever.
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Now more than ever.
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I’m not kidding: those who delegate all their writing, thinking and creative expression to machines are going to wake up one day and discover that they can no longer write or think. You need to make your own art. You need to keep your brain working. You need to stay human.
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’m not kidding: those who delegate all their writing, thinking and creative expression to machines are going to wake up one day and discover that they can no longer write or think. You need to make your own art. You need to keep your brain working. You need to stay human.
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Sorry, America. We can feed the elderly with Meals on Wheels or we can let billionaires cheat on their taxes. We can't do both.
January 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Sorry, America. We can feed the elderly with Meals on Wheels or we can let billionaires cheat on their taxes. We can't do both.
Another gem.
January 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Another gem.
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I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
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PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video
PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…
www.pbs.org
January 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
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Having a business that depends on ignoring copyrights getting destroyed by a knockoff is some pretty stark irony.
I admit I did not have "OpenAI gets Temu'd" as a pale horse but if this is what does it, lol
January 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Having a business that depends on ignoring copyrights getting destroyed by a knockoff is some pretty stark irony.
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No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
January 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
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Good thread. Also, speaking as a former acquiring editor, this post is true: A whole lot of submissions don't make it out of the first paragraph. It's not about the being flashy out of the gate. It's about whether the craft is there. Craft isn't something you can fake (even with "AI," trust me).
Authors! Submitting your story to an open call? As someone reading through 400+ submissions for an anthology, some tips:
Opening paragraph/sentence: I can tell within the first few sentences if a story is a 'no.'
'Maybes' turn to 'no's' by the end of the first paragraph. Brutal, but it's true.
Opening paragraph/sentence: I can tell within the first few sentences if a story is a 'no.'
'Maybes' turn to 'no's' by the end of the first paragraph. Brutal, but it's true.
January 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Good thread. Also, speaking as a former acquiring editor, this post is true: A whole lot of submissions don't make it out of the first paragraph. It's not about the being flashy out of the gate. It's about whether the craft is there. Craft isn't something you can fake (even with "AI," trust me).
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My new year’s resolution generator for @theguardian.com. Let me know what you get!
January 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My new year’s resolution generator for @theguardian.com. Let me know what you get!
I’m not at all distracted from course prep. Why do you ask?…
January 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m not at all distracted from course prep. Why do you ask?…
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It's sobering to realize that the key text to understanding the age we live in and the reason everything is so terrible is the monorail episode of THE SIMPSONS. Any explanation you need about why we keep, as a society, slamming our proverbial dick in the door is contained in those 23 minutes.
December 26, 2024 at 9:19 PM
It's sobering to realize that the key text to understanding the age we live in and the reason everything is so terrible is the monorail episode of THE SIMPSONS. Any explanation you need about why we keep, as a society, slamming our proverbial dick in the door is contained in those 23 minutes.
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since it is Muppet Christmas Carol time, let us revisit this wonderful interview with Michael Caine, who loves it as much as the rest of us
“People say to me, Have you ever sung? I say, Yes, I sang in a movie. They say, Who with? I say, Kermit the Frog.”
“People say to me, Have you ever sung? I say, Yes, I sang in a movie. They say, Who with? I say, Kermit the Frog.”
Michael Caine Loves 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' as Much as You Do
God bless us, every one! But especially Michael Caine.
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December 25, 2024 at 1:33 AM
since it is Muppet Christmas Carol time, let us revisit this wonderful interview with Michael Caine, who loves it as much as the rest of us
“People say to me, Have you ever sung? I say, Yes, I sang in a movie. They say, Who with? I say, Kermit the Frog.”
“People say to me, Have you ever sung? I say, Yes, I sang in a movie. They say, Who with? I say, Kermit the Frog.”
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Well done RollingStone for reporting it accurately.
December 23, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Well done RollingStone for reporting it accurately.
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How to gift wrap a book… my cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
December 21, 2024 at 11:13 AM
How to gift wrap a book… my cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
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Brain: Colours
Art brain: Rothko
Academic brain: A Very Short Introduction
Art brain: Rothko
Academic brain: A Very Short Introduction
December 18, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Brain: Colours
Art brain: Rothko
Academic brain: A Very Short Introduction
Art brain: Rothko
Academic brain: A Very Short Introduction