Ward Q. Normal (he/him)
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New school year about to start, so a new thread for the alphabetical order commute playlist. This morning's drive started with "Dumb All Over" (Zappa) and ended with 4 songs titled "Dust" (Monks of Doom, Parquet Courts, 13th Floor Elevators, Elvis Costello).
I sincerely hope that we are very close to getting a former president saying on camera, "I did not have sexual relations with that man."
The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I sincerely hope that we are very close to getting a former president saying on camera, "I did not have sexual relations with that man."
New day, new words to add to the mute list.
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New day, new words to add to the mute list.
Second hydrogen bond tie. I love this one, because it shows the hexagonal structure of ice, which helps me explain to my students why ice floats in water.
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Second hydrogen bond tie. I love this one, because it shows the hexagonal structure of ice, which helps me explain to my students why ice floats in water.
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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I know everyone uses social media differently. But during this time of rising fascism, if you have a platform, I'd ask that you pick at least one thing you care about & understand & share practical ways your followers can make a difference in fighting for it. If there ever was a time, this is it.
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I know everyone uses social media differently. But during this time of rising fascism, if you have a platform, I'd ask that you pick at least one thing you care about & understand & share practical ways your followers can make a difference in fighting for it. If there ever was a time, this is it.
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When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
December 21, 2023 at 10:09 PM
When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
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The summer my daughter was 15, she participated in a science camp. And even though the camp bus dropped her off less than a half mile from our home, I had to pick her up from the bus stop. Because the camp required that parents pick up their minor children.
This post is not about a bus stop.
This post is not about a bus stop.
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The summer my daughter was 15, she participated in a science camp. And even though the camp bus dropped her off less than a half mile from our home, I had to pick her up from the bus stop. Because the camp required that parents pick up their minor children.
This post is not about a bus stop.
This post is not about a bus stop.
I need noise cancelling headphones for my chronic tinnitus.
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I need noise cancelling headphones for my chronic tinnitus.
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these are not even the files lol
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
these are not even the files lol
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sometimes being an atheist really sucks bc i want so many people to burn in hell
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
sometimes being an atheist really sucks bc i want so many people to burn in hell
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I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
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the kind of posts where the nurse looks at the doctor and asks, "time of death?"
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
the kind of posts where the nurse looks at the doctor and asks, "time of death?"
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A 17 year old Zohran Mamdani -who was born in Uganda- listed himself as African on a college application.
The New York Times source on this was hacked materials obtained by a neo-Nazi whose identity was already known through social media posts, but who the NYT granted source anonymity to anyways.
The New York Times source on this was hacked materials obtained by a neo-Nazi whose identity was already known through social media posts, but who the NYT granted source anonymity to anyways.
I always get a kick out of the NYT Defense Squad trotting out harrumphing takes about how serious journalists don't report on mere speculation, blow things out of proportion, dig into their colleagues' email, etc etc
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A 17 year old Zohran Mamdani -who was born in Uganda- listed himself as African on a college application.
The New York Times source on this was hacked materials obtained by a neo-Nazi whose identity was already known through social media posts, but who the NYT granted source anonymity to anyways.
The New York Times source on this was hacked materials obtained by a neo-Nazi whose identity was already known through social media posts, but who the NYT granted source anonymity to anyways.
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so glad the child sexual abuse panic was squarely pointed at folks like me by the people actually doing it & the public was like “yeah, seems right—freaks did it. not the men with all the money & fighting to keep child marriage legal, the women that are legal to kill in 30 states if you’re nervous.”
What a great day for finding out that a lot of things people thought were conspiracies are actually backed up by emails that are like hey pedo, let us pedo together in pedoland on the second day of the pedo month
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
so glad the child sexual abuse panic was squarely pointed at folks like me by the people actually doing it & the public was like “yeah, seems right—freaks did it. not the men with all the money & fighting to keep child marriage legal, the women that are legal to kill in 30 states if you’re nervous.”
Roses are red
Power Rangers are Morphin'
When you're near me my brain
Releases endorphins
Power Rangers are Morphin'
When you're near me my brain
Releases endorphins
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Roses are red
Power Rangers are Morphin'
When you're near me my brain
Releases endorphins
Power Rangers are Morphin'
When you're near me my brain
Releases endorphins
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Away with them to prison
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Away with them to prison
"All the news we choose to print."
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"All the news we choose to print."
These emails prove that a whole lot of extremely wealthy people in positions of tremendous power and influence are:
a) pedophiles, and
b) functionally illiterate
a) pedophiles, and
b) functionally illiterate
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
These emails prove that a whole lot of extremely wealthy people in positions of tremendous power and influence are:
a) pedophiles, and
b) functionally illiterate
a) pedophiles, and
b) functionally illiterate
Today's lesson: intermolecular forces. For the occasion, I have worn a bow tie showing water and its hydrogen bonds. I have two different ties that show this, in two very different styles, so stay tuned for tomorrow when I teach the same lesson to my other sections.
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Today's lesson: intermolecular forces. For the occasion, I have worn a bow tie showing water and its hydrogen bonds. I have two different ties that show this, in two very different styles, so stay tuned for tomorrow when I teach the same lesson to my other sections.
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I have lost track of how many times I’ve seen a prominent journalist (eg at NY Times) defend against media criticism with something like “but that wouldn’t have changed many votes” or “but Trump supporters wouldn’t have cared.”
So? You’re in the truth business. Or at least you’re supposed to be.
So? You’re in the truth business. Or at least you’re supposed to be.
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I have lost track of how many times I’ve seen a prominent journalist (eg at NY Times) defend against media criticism with something like “but that wouldn’t have changed many votes” or “but Trump supporters wouldn’t have cared.”
So? You’re in the truth business. Or at least you’re supposed to be.
So? You’re in the truth business. Or at least you’re supposed to be.
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Media standards:
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Media standards:
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
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It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.