Christopher Coffman
@coffmanesq.bsky.social
“...a good fellow: rather miscellaneous and bric-à-brac, but likable.”
economics, public policy, art and literature, philosophy; Rice owl; recovering full-time college adjunct
(you may have known me as “tex” in the other place)
economics, public policy, art and literature, philosophy; Rice owl; recovering full-time college adjunct
(you may have known me as “tex” in the other place)
Pinned
i am in these skeets, but not of them
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Breaking Med Beds News:
The X account that posted the exact same Med Beds video President Trump posted a few days before he shared it is from...Nigeria.
Our president shared Nigerian scammer videos lol
The X account that posted the exact same Med Beds video President Trump posted a few days before he shared it is from...Nigeria.
Our president shared Nigerian scammer videos lol
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Breaking Med Beds News:
The X account that posted the exact same Med Beds video President Trump posted a few days before he shared it is from...Nigeria.
Our president shared Nigerian scammer videos lol
The X account that posted the exact same Med Beds video President Trump posted a few days before he shared it is from...Nigeria.
Our president shared Nigerian scammer videos lol
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create.
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create.
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
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I would like all of you, each and every one, to go google “Miss Universe National Costume Competition 2025 Norway” right now
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I would like all of you, each and every one, to go google “Miss Universe National Costume Competition 2025 Norway” right now
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When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
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A verse directed to a people *in exile*
DHS uses American Standard Version translation when quoting scripture. In case you were wondering.
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A verse directed to a people *in exile*
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Trump has put together the whitest presidential administration of the 21st century — 91 percent of his confirmed appointees are white.
www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Trump has put together the whitest presidential administration of the 21st century — 91 percent of his confirmed appointees are white.
www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
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I see a leading voice in the climate tech world attacking teachers for not properly embracing AI in the classroom.
You know who has been trying to tell teachers he knew how to do their jobs better than them? For years? Bill Gates.
You know who has no teaching experience? Bill Gates
You know who has been trying to tell teachers he knew how to do their jobs better than them? For years? Bill Gates.
You know who has no teaching experience? Bill Gates
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I see a leading voice in the climate tech world attacking teachers for not properly embracing AI in the classroom.
You know who has been trying to tell teachers he knew how to do their jobs better than them? For years? Bill Gates.
You know who has no teaching experience? Bill Gates
You know who has been trying to tell teachers he knew how to do their jobs better than them? For years? Bill Gates.
You know who has no teaching experience? Bill Gates
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
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This Pope guy has some bangers
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This Pope guy has some bangers
that was hard to read in part because she’s still delusional, in part because it was poorly written
unfortunately, the imges just got shared and oh boy its uh
something
something
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
that was hard to read in part because she’s still delusional, in part because it was poorly written
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a conspiracy theorist was elected to Congress and became blackpilled by actually seeing how washington works
In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
a conspiracy theorist was elected to Congress and became blackpilled by actually seeing how washington works
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CNN: In the last couple of weeks or so, she's become kind of an ally on some issues. What do you make of this?
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
CNN: In the last couple of weeks or so, she's become kind of an ally on some issues. What do you make of this?
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
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February 15. Was I wrong?
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
February 15. Was I wrong?
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once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
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Zohran Mamdani standing beside the President of the United States just said that the US is funding Israel's genocide and yet can't take care of its own unhoused children on live television.
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Zohran Mamdani standing beside the President of the United States just said that the US is funding Israel's genocide and yet can't take care of its own unhoused children on live television.
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
shocked to learn that the Trump staffer who sent super racist texts was also intervening on behalf of a noted serial rapist and sex trafficker
NEW: After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention a “brazen interference with a federal investigation.”
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
shocked to learn that the Trump staffer who sent super racist texts was also intervening on behalf of a noted serial rapist and sex trafficker
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People will say it's the lack of enforcement, and that's a factor, but we also have technology to limit phone use while driving and our automakers and leaders refuse to implement it. It's a choice to allow distracted driving. And all the deaths and injuries that result are because of that choice.
We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
People will say it's the lack of enforcement, and that's a factor, but we also have technology to limit phone use while driving and our automakers and leaders refuse to implement it. It's a choice to allow distracted driving. And all the deaths and injuries that result are because of that choice.
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no doubt in my mind that she already has a book deal lined up
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
no doubt in my mind that she already has a book deal lined up
this is truly amazing
On Jessica Lange
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
this is truly amazing