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@drnelk.bsky.social

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All fire, no chill. Husband/Father. I philosoPHizeD about Ethics @ UVA, and ever true to Brown. I teach text and thought to HS students in NYC.

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · Jan 16

That time my puppy became a rescue dog

Maple, a bichon-shih tzu, carrying a sleeve of specialty nespresso pods

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 3m

"I'll be going as Sylvia Plath [for Halloween] because it's the one day of the year you can dress like a slut"
-SNL

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 1h

They're really beginning to be like us

New Paper Finds That When You Reward AI for Success on Social Media, It Becomes Increasingly Sociopathic
"When LLMs compete for social media likes, they start making things up."

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 1d

Be as self-affirming as the ny'er who, walking by 100s of peoples in costume said, "is it ComicCon? It is? I knew it!"

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 6d

Sounds awful! #jerseyshore

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 10d

RIP Jane Goodall

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 10d

Getting cleansed of all sin on Yom Kippur

a person is digging a hole in the ground to rescue a dog from a hole in the ground .

Alt: Sheep rescued from pit runs and leaps back into it.

media.tenor.com

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 19d

You know what cures Tylenol overexposure? Releasing the #EpsteinFiles.

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 19d

Genius suggestion from @brinablank.bsky.social

Everything is a grift now, anyway, so here’s the plan… We autistics file a class action against Tylenol. If we win, we use the money to escape the Nazis, and if we lose they’ll have to show Tylenol doesn’t cause autism

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 20d

"I showed my heart to the doctor.
he said I just have to quit
Then he wrote himself a prescription
And your name was mentioned in it..." -Leonard Cohen #botd

Doors to LC exhibit, A Crack in Everything.

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 21d

I've had many, but the last time i was suddenly claustrophobic and had to get out, calm down, and try again.

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 21d

I wasn't even comfortable with them shredding the Constitution.

Human composting is now legal in nj. But don't break out the shovel just yet.

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 24d

"only horses walk in the middle of the road. Be a person!"
-R Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 24d

Self-righteous cruelty and self-destructive stupidity, America is writing itself into a new book of the Hebrew bible.

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 24d

It had a good run...

Today in history:  
On Sept. 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 24d

Teachers assigning small group work be like:

𝙱𝚊𝚋𝚎 𝚁𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 @unfitz.bsky.social · Apr 19

There’s someone for everyone.

Except you. Sorry, there’s an odd number of us.

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 24d

At the absolute least there could be some language that says the president has to follow the law as passed rather than take the money and do with it what he pleases.

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 24d

Like, at least read Wikipedia or something.

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 24d

Menachem Mendel of Kotz: "If I am I because I am I and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you."

Buber: wth is wrong with Thou?
Levinas: wth, infinitely

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 24d

When your leader tells you he wants you to become Sparta, it's well past time for a new leader.

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 24d

More horrifying choices from the Trump administration that benefit pedophiles
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Revealed: Trump administration retreats on combating human trafficking and child exploitation

Experts say decades of progress are under threat; Trump officials say administration remains committed to fighting trafficking and sex abuse

www.theguardian.com

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 26d

@epicciuto.bsky.social whoa it is so much worse than i ever imagined when I thought i was catastrophizing way back on twitter

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 26d

My God the size of the asterisk on Vance's statement is blocking the sun

Vance said the administration would “work to dismantle the institutions that promote violence and terrorism in our own country”.

The administration would be working to do that in the coming months and would “explore every option to bring real unity to our country and stop those who would kill their fellow Americans because they don’t like what they say”, Vance said.

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 26d

It almost seems naive to point at gross quid pro quo deals enriching Trump when they're readying aktions against liberals, but omg www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

www.nytimes.com

Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 27d

If you didn't know EE Cummings planned a ballet based on Uncle Tom's cabin, with stage and costume by Ben Shahn, now you do.

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Dov @drnelk.bsky.social · 29d

Wait what

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