Andrew Tobolowsky
@andytobo.bsky.social
Associate prof, biblical studies, but in a cool way. Author, dreamweaver etc.
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got our asses
NGL this description of Bsky in Vulture cracked me up
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
got our asses
It's been really fun to watch Klay Thompson shoot the bball this month. I always wondered how he'd do without Steph taking all the defensive attention
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 AM
It's been really fun to watch Klay Thompson shoot the bball this month. I always wondered how he'd do without Steph taking all the defensive attention
Najj has been playing out of his mind lately and PJ brings a lot to the table but both of them are justttttt a little too confident in their dribbling
February 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Najj has been playing out of his mind lately and PJ brings a lot to the table but both of them are justttttt a little too confident in their dribbling
Me when I’m happy to see you
February 1, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Me when I’m happy to see you
Y'know who NBA people never talk about anymore is Kevin Martin. Averaged nearly 20 for a lot of years, retired with a 38.4% 3-pt shooting percentage....
February 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Y'know who NBA people never talk about anymore is Kevin Martin. Averaged nearly 20 for a lot of years, retired with a 38.4% 3-pt shooting percentage....
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January 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I think maybe your average normie dem (Klobuchar) doesn’t understand that affordability arguments work when the person making them seems sincere, NOT when they seem like they’re making a galaxy brain move to avoid talking about ICE
January 31, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I think maybe your average normie dem (Klobuchar) doesn’t understand that affordability arguments work when the person making them seems sincere, NOT when they seem like they’re making a galaxy brain move to avoid talking about ICE
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“i think he should be bringing in economists” is so fucking funny
June 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“i think he should be bringing in economists” is so fucking funny
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Just no longer engaging with people who can only imagine social progress through the lens of legislation. Y’all got it.
January 31, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Just no longer engaging with people who can only imagine social progress through the lens of legislation. Y’all got it.
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Oh sure when the Virginia Living Museum does it it’s fine but when *I* kill and eat Pentheus
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Oh sure when the Virginia Living Museum does it it’s fine but when *I* kill and eat Pentheus
Again what always strikes me about the Epstein stuff is that the problem for a lot of conservatives, and probably a lot of men in general, is that they don't know that they simultaneously think pedophilia is wrong but having sex with a lot of women of barely legal age is actually really cool
January 31, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Again what always strikes me about the Epstein stuff is that the problem for a lot of conservatives, and probably a lot of men in general, is that they don't know that they simultaneously think pedophilia is wrong but having sex with a lot of women of barely legal age is actually really cool
To Noam Chomsky? Based on something Chomsky told him? While defending James Watson? Gross!
Jeffrey Epstein sent a link to the white nationalist podcast The Right Stuff, whose core hosts played an active role in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally. He did so in February 2016. Before TRS made national news, really.
Genuinely bizarre.
Genuinely bizarre.
January 31, 2026 at 12:37 PM
To Noam Chomsky? Based on something Chomsky told him? While defending James Watson? Gross!
It’s all performance with the Dems and that’s the problem. Sure they’re doing this bc they might get this and they wouldn’t get other stuff. But they just seem like they’re doing what they think we want them to do rather than having principles all the time.
"The Democrats are pushing reforms that they know won’t work because they are doing performative, perfunctory opposition to try to quiet their base, instead of real legislating and fighting to dismantle Trump’s ICE and CBP." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Senate Democrats’ ICE Proposals Are a Huge and Inexcusable Whiff
Their opening bid should have been eight or 10 bold proposals. But as usual, the Democrats start by negotiating with themselves.
newrepublic.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:48 AM
It’s all performance with the Dems and that’s the problem. Sure they’re doing this bc they might get this and they wouldn’t get other stuff. But they just seem like they’re doing what they think we want them to do rather than having principles all the time.
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Alchemy
Intro to Philosopher's Stone
Mining for Lead
Theory of Spheres
The Five Humours
Alchemy
Intro to Philosopher's Stone
Mining for Lead
Theory of Spheres
The Five Humours
January 31, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Alchemy
Intro to Philosopher's Stone
Mining for Lead
Theory of Spheres
The Five Humours
Alchemy
Intro to Philosopher's Stone
Mining for Lead
Theory of Spheres
The Five Humours
Plotting the perfect crime
January 31, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Plotting the perfect crime
Oh sure when the Virginia Living Museum does it it’s fine but when *I* kill and eat Pentheus
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Oh sure when the Virginia Living Museum does it it’s fine but when *I* kill and eat Pentheus
The funny thing is she was in the democratic primary in 2020!
Two officials told Wall Street Journal reporters that Gabbard’s report is designed to bolster executive orders about voting before the midterm elections.
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
www.wsj.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:47 AM
The funny thing is she was in the democratic primary in 2020!
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people don't know how to handle a mostly virtuous person who is also massively annoying
January 30, 2026 at 11:26 PM
people don't know how to handle a mostly virtuous person who is also massively annoying
What’s especially crazy about this is even if they don’t believe in higher ed THEY KNOW IT MAKES PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THEM. If the GOP something like that, it’d be illegal not to do it
Yes, this has been my beef for a long time. It would be nice if Democrats would respond to rightwing attacks on higher education by investing in higher ed in a more meaningful way, but they don’t.
The problem is that blue states are fully committed to “return on investment” analysis and are fully committed to undergrad business degrees and whatever the latest tech trend is. There is no theory of holistic education supported by democratic leadership.
January 31, 2026 at 12:37 AM
What’s especially crazy about this is even if they don’t believe in higher ed THEY KNOW IT MAKES PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THEM. If the GOP something like that, it’d be illegal not to do it
The Republicans are evil, the dems are neoliberal and consultant driven, there’s still a big difference but neither is currently an active CHAMPION of public goods
The problem is that blue states are fully committed to “return on investment” analysis and are fully committed to undergrad business degrees and whatever the latest tech trend is. There is no theory of holistic education supported by democratic leadership.
If I were a blue state governor, I’d be looking into adding a bunch of tenure lines at my state schools.
I know that seems like “kick ‘em when they’re down,” but it’s more like “let academics who can escape to where they can do real work.”
Builds up your own schools AND protect US academic output.
I know that seems like “kick ‘em when they’re down,” but it’s more like “let academics who can escape to where they can do real work.”
Builds up your own schools AND protect US academic output.
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The Republicans are evil, the dems are neoliberal and consultant driven, there’s still a big difference but neither is currently an active CHAMPION of public goods
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The problem is that blue states are fully committed to “return on investment” analysis and are fully committed to undergrad business degrees and whatever the latest tech trend is. There is no theory of holistic education supported by democratic leadership.
If I were a blue state governor, I’d be looking into adding a bunch of tenure lines at my state schools.
I know that seems like “kick ‘em when they’re down,” but it’s more like “let academics who can escape to where they can do real work.”
Builds up your own schools AND protect US academic output.
I know that seems like “kick ‘em when they’re down,” but it’s more like “let academics who can escape to where they can do real work.”
Builds up your own schools AND protect US academic output.
The governor of Texas is rapidly turning world-class universities into minor regional ones. Example:
January 31, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The problem is that blue states are fully committed to “return on investment” analysis and are fully committed to undergrad business degrees and whatever the latest tech trend is. There is no theory of holistic education supported by democratic leadership.
When your jumpshot is ICE COLD
January 30, 2026 at 10:18 PM
When your jumpshot is ICE COLD
Amidst all the horror, here's one thing that's frustrating to me about the study of the Hebrew Bible. A lot of people, I think, confuse what is really a methodological issue for a historiographical issue. There are still so, so many people who attempt to reconstruct the history of groups mentioned
January 30, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Amidst all the horror, here's one thing that's frustrating to me about the study of the Hebrew Bible. A lot of people, I think, confuse what is really a methodological issue for a historiographical issue. There are still so, so many people who attempt to reconstruct the history of groups mentioned
It can drive you crazy that this is literally what it is. Venezuela kidnappings, tariffs, frivolous lawsuits, and arrests Trump admin's only theory of power is that it will attack you until you're too scared not to do what they want. And there's somehow still a whole cottage industry of -
the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It can drive you crazy that this is literally what it is. Venezuela kidnappings, tariffs, frivolous lawsuits, and arrests Trump admin's only theory of power is that it will attack you until you're too scared not to do what they want. And there's somehow still a whole cottage industry of -