Elitist Semicolon
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Tiny monstrosity, unaligned. Plucking little punctuation mark. #toastie
Idea: Annie Lennox/Hannah Waddingham duet
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Idea: Annie Lennox/Hannah Waddingham duet
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It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
SOURCES: Michigan State is firing head coach Jonathan Smith, @theathletic.com has learned.
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
Smol Paul is an ICON.
November 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Smol Paul is an ICON.
Extremely tempted to put on every wool, silk, and down garment I own, bring out the lawn chair, and curl up for a nap outside under my three down duvets.
I love winter.
I love winter.
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Extremely tempted to put on every wool, silk, and down garment I own, bring out the lawn chair, and curl up for a nap outside under my three down duvets.
I love winter.
I love winter.
huh. guess I better up my fucking game.
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 AM
huh. guess I better up my fucking game.
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
Wilford Birdley
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Wilford Birdley
Given that his has happened multiple times this fall, it might be time to dredge the river.
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Given that his has happened multiple times this fall, it might be time to dredge the river.
that alt text tho
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
that alt text tho
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Support independent bookstores always. If you don’t have one near you, you can purchase through bookshop.org and designate any indy store as your “home” store. They will get the credit for your purchase.
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
bookshop.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Support independent bookstores always. If you don’t have one near you, you can purchase through bookshop.org and designate any indy store as your “home” store. They will get the credit for your purchase.
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Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
Does anyone know
where the love of God goes
when the waves
turn the minutes
to hours?
where the love of God goes
when the waves
turn the minutes
to hours?
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Does anyone know
where the love of God goes
when the waves
turn the minutes
to hours?
where the love of God goes
when the waves
turn the minutes
to hours?
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I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
I deeply regret reading this thread right before going to bed, which probably answers the question.
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I deeply regret reading this thread right before going to bed, which probably answers the question.
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I have found the best pigeon.
November 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I have found the best pigeon.
may the person at Sling TV who decided we needed a channel that is all episodes of The Repair Shop lead a blessed life
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
may the person at Sling TV who decided we needed a channel that is all episodes of The Repair Shop lead a blessed life
Jólakötturinn!!!
This is Jólakötturinn, the Icelandic Christmas cat, who eats children who do not get new clothes. Christmas is here, children!
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Jólakötturinn!!!
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Rudy Bridges is younger than the Sitting President of the United States and 29 sitting United States Senators
It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Rudy Bridges is younger than the Sitting President of the United States and 29 sitting United States Senators
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If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
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Don't buy Starbucks ANYTHING while workers are on strike!
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Don't buy Starbucks ANYTHING while workers are on strike!
Absolutely epic news reporting here.
Happy 55th Annual ‘Oregon Blew Up a Whale’ Day, to all who celebrate
50 Years Ago Today, Oregon Blew Up a Dead Whale. With Dynamite. On Live TV.
The blubber chunks were ... everywhere.
www.popularmechanics.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Absolutely epic news reporting here.
I wonder what subsequent crews of the Arthur M. Anderson felt when they first boarded.
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I wonder what subsequent crews of the Arthur M. Anderson felt when they first boarded.
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if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now
There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now
I still think the Punch Brothers' cover of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is the best cover, but this one's really good too. That intro is {chef's kiss}.
Billy Strings “Wreck of the Edmund’s Fitzgerald” 4/19/25 #billystrings #cary #agirlandherphone
YouTube video by Beth Boylan
m.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I still think the Punch Brothers' cover of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is the best cover, but this one's really good too. That intro is {chef's kiss}.