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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 1d

Be careful — you may have used up your luck ration for the month.

Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 1d

Not to mention higher divorce rates (not sure that’s actually true, but even granting it) might be because someone with no career financially *can’t* leave even if they desperately want to.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 2d

I’m an associate editor now (puffs chest out proudly), so I mostly assign editors who chase reviewers. You’re safe from me. 😂

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 2d

Reminds me, I haven’t sent you a review request recently… 😈

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 2d

As an editor, I try to filter the worst of it before it even goes to the reviewers, because we know the reviewers are also overworked. Obviously, I can only confidently do this in my own area, because it’s better to let junk get reviewed than to desk-reject something that turns out to be good.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, and how is any of that relevant to the discussion you interrupted, where there almost certainly won’t be a viable third party?

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 3d

May it continue as long as possible!

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 3d

Since you chose to ignore where I already answered the second half of your comment, I think this discussion is over.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 3d

When faced with a binary choice, it’s foolish not to take the less bad one. However, the key in the interim is to avoid having to make that choice, by trying to ensure a better candidate gets nominated.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

Sounds like the world’s worst porn parody

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

He would still be a lesser evil than anyone who the republicans would likely nominate — they’d share those negatives and have a lot of others. However, he’s pretty far down the list of people I’d want to see nominated.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

On the outside chance you’re not a complete imbecile: one can do all of those things and still think Newsom is a mediocre presidential candidate who supports a lot of terrible policies. Saying so now ups the odds we end up nominating someone better.

Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

I live in NY. In any event, this whole conversation was about Newsom as a presidential candidate.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

To pick a presidential candidate? Yes. We need to see how people effectively resist, what they advocate for, and how they connect with people. Pointing out that Newsom is a deeply flawed politician doesn’t become a bad idea because he hired a good social media consultant.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

Once again, one of your many contributions is helping the rest of us find people to block. You don’t deserve to be attacked like that.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly — if Newsom were nominated, I’d hold my nose and vote for him as the lesser evil, but we’re >2 years out and there’s time to find someone better.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

Only complaint is the preview on their site pixelates things, which worried us the first time. The real posters are fine.
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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

We’ve used spoonflower.com, specifically the performance pique fabric. They’re quick, good quality, and (even with express) cheaper than the university print shop. Also, the express fee is per order, not per poster, so if you’re getting several it’s a great deal.
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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 4d

Isn’t that from The Sounds of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel?

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Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 5d

This article focusing on Kurt Vonnegut is a riveting read.

Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 5d

Looking for a banned book to read? Try this Hoosier veteran of World War II.
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Indianapolis, and Slaughterhouse-Five - Indiana Historical Society

On May 29, 1945, twenty-one days after German forces had surrendered to the victorious Allied armies, a father in Indianapolis received a letter from his son who had been listed as “missing in action”...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 5d

I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 6d

It’s not a new medium, and calling it a “translation” really strains the definition of the word. It’s a cheap attempt to cash in on someone else’s work.

Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 6d

Retelling changes the title and most of the individual words, and (hopefully) adds new ideas and perspectives. By its own description, all this does is dumb down the language, while labeling itself in a way that you might accidentally think it’s the real thing. The appropriate response is contempt.

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Alan Grossfield @agrossfield.bsky.social · 6d

I agree. I loved it when I read it around ~1989, but I don’t dare read it now, because I think I’ll find it too depressing.

I understand copyright expiration, but I still find the idea of “translating” it offensive and wish there were a way to prevent it.

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