Mike Urbancic
@urbancic.bsky.social
teaching professor of economics, faculty unionist at the University of Oregon | pedagogy, astronomy, tabletop gaming, parodies, data visualization, maps, sundry | #TeachEcon #EconSky 📈📉 | alum UArizona & Berkeley Econ | he/him
Brooks spends the book describing what the road to character looks like as it recedes in his rearview mirror, I presume.
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Right? At that point it just looked like the list had been prepared by an intern or AI.
(What about a *suburb* of Moscow or St Petersburg?)
(What about a *suburb* of Moscow or St Petersburg?)
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Right? At that point it just looked like the list had been prepared by an intern or AI.
(What about a *suburb* of Moscow or St Petersburg?)
(What about a *suburb* of Moscow or St Petersburg?)
Borders get tricky when the courses of rivers meander over time!
(Many such cases for state borders along the Mississippi River, for instance.)
I can certainly see how this might lead to misunderstandings. Hopefully nothing serious.
(Many such cases for state borders along the Mississippi River, for instance.)
I can certainly see how this might lead to misunderstandings. Hopefully nothing serious.
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Borders get tricky when the courses of rivers meander over time!
(Many such cases for state borders along the Mississippi River, for instance.)
I can certainly see how this might lead to misunderstandings. Hopefully nothing serious.
(Many such cases for state borders along the Mississippi River, for instance.)
I can certainly see how this might lead to misunderstandings. Hopefully nothing serious.
Congress is healing 🥰😂
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Congress is healing 🥰😂
So... *not* a spaceship, Benny?
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
So... *not* a spaceship, Benny?
Even if Chi were ultimately to lose, this primary challenge will motivate Jeffries to change his positions and tactics over the next year (and beyond).
Especially given the timing of national events, this strong push now may be just as important as whoever might win the primary (& election) later.
Especially given the timing of national events, this strong push now may be just as important as whoever might win the primary (& election) later.
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Even if Chi were ultimately to lose, this primary challenge will motivate Jeffries to change his positions and tactics over the next year (and beyond).
Especially given the timing of national events, this strong push now may be just as important as whoever might win the primary (& election) later.
Especially given the timing of national events, this strong push now may be just as important as whoever might win the primary (& election) later.
I have to think more folks in Alaska would be familiar with the word "taiga".
For what it's worth, I think that would make a *great* name for a dog.
For what it's worth, I think that would make a *great* name for a dog.
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I have to think more folks in Alaska would be familiar with the word "taiga".
For what it's worth, I think that would make a *great* name for a dog.
For what it's worth, I think that would make a *great* name for a dog.
impressive attention to detail!
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
impressive attention to detail!
Maybe there's a reason Tom isn't being added to everyone's Signal chats.
November 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Maybe there's a reason Tom isn't being added to everyone's Signal chats.
*Kid 1 starts to tell me a story about an incident in the DoughCo parking lot*
Kid 1: So I was sitting... in silence--but I didn't walk away.
me, weakly: ... 'Cause--because Ian told you not to???
me: *bursts into a bizarre mixture of sharp grief, genuine tears, and peals of HYSTERICAL laughter*
Kid 1: So I was sitting... in silence--but I didn't walk away.
me, weakly: ... 'Cause--because Ian told you not to???
me: *bursts into a bizarre mixture of sharp grief, genuine tears, and peals of HYSTERICAL laughter*
November 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Reposted by Mike Urbancic
This is a very early morning way to say:
I think more academic administrators should teach classes, at least a little bit.
I think more academic administrators should teach classes, at least a little bit.
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is a very early morning way to say:
I think more academic administrators should teach classes, at least a little bit.
I think more academic administrators should teach classes, at least a little bit.
came to the replies to see this
was not disappointed
was not disappointed
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
came to the replies to see this
was not disappointed
was not disappointed
I initially misread "months" as "hours".
Still plausible!
Still plausible!
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I initially misread "months" as "hours".
Still plausible!
Still plausible!