Greg Andree
@gregandree71.bsky.social
Pretty good writer. Reasonably competent HusbandParentMusician. Passable teacher. Old, stubborn, and grumpy. Forever fighting book bans, ignorance, and cruelty. He/Him.
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I start every class with my 8th graders during Black History Month with a favorite poem. Today's is from Langston Hughes.
Omg. Me too. I forgot about doing that
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Omg. Me too. I forgot about doing that
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back in the day if you got caught trying to film people on the down-low you'd get dragged into the street and beaten and in many ways i think that's more significantly more civilized than tolerating this shit
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
back in the day if you got caught trying to film people on the down-low you'd get dragged into the street and beaten and in many ways i think that's more significantly more civilized than tolerating this shit
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Starting to get really fucking irritated that ICE in Minnesota isn't still the top story everywhere all the time.
February 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Starting to get really fucking irritated that ICE in Minnesota isn't still the top story everywhere all the time.
My man, Markey. He'll always get my vote.
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
My man, Markey. He'll always get my vote.
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So excited for this!!
Later this week, we drop our Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue draft! Get ready for the episode by checking out this 1990 cultural anomaly. #90s www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0-v...
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February 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM
So excited for this!!
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Age verification? I've had measles and mumps and got vaccinated so I wouldn't catch smallpox.
Age verification? Adventure on the Atari 2600 was the first time I slayed a dragon.
Age verification? I'm running to my boombox to hit 'record' on the cassette player so I can tape a song off the radio.
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Age verification? I've had measles and mumps and got vaccinated so I wouldn't catch smallpox.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
Age verification? Adventure on the Atari 2600 was the first time I slayed a dragon.
Age verification? I'm running to my boombox to hit 'record' on the cassette player so I can tape a song off the radio.
Age verification? Crank-rolling up those car windows, baby.
February 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Age verification? Adventure on the Atari 2600 was the first time I slayed a dragon.
same, Starblazers along with Battle of the Planets. the 70s had some great cartoons
February 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
same, Starblazers along with Battle of the Planets. the 70s had some great cartoons
Hart and the AI LLM tech bros don't understand artists who create because they want to make art, that there are people who write to communicate ideas to other people who want to interact with art to understand other people better.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
<< “If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” Hart told the NYT. >>
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
The article describes a ‘smut’ writer producing a book in 45 mins with AI, and generates a six figure income from her writing. We are racing to the bottom. Are readers really that gullible? I guess so. futurism.com/artificial-i... #Author #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #BlueSky #BookSky #AI
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Hart and the AI LLM tech bros don't understand artists who create because they want to make art, that there are people who write to communicate ideas to other people who want to interact with art to understand other people better.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
BHM poem of the day, If We Must Die by Claude McKay
Though far outnumbered let us show us brave,
And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow!
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!
Though far outnumbered let us show us brave,
And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow!
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
BHM poem of the day, If We Must Die by Claude McKay
Though far outnumbered let us show us brave,
And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow!
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!
Though far outnumbered let us show us brave,
And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow!
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!
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Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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Like Kendrick, political as hell precisely because it doesn't bother to acknowledge the haters. They're irrelevant, beneath attention. And nothing is more intolerable to fascists than the thought that their enemies are cool, enjoying themselves, and not thinking about them.
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Like Kendrick, political as hell precisely because it doesn't bother to acknowledge the haters. They're irrelevant, beneath attention. And nothing is more intolerable to fascists than the thought that their enemies are cool, enjoying themselves, and not thinking about them.
Feeling bad for anyone who had to pretend to like Kid Rock's halftime show, while we were watching Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin, Lady Gaga, and Cardi B put on the best dance party any Super Bowl has ever seen.
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Feeling bad for anyone who had to pretend to like Kid Rock's halftime show, while we were watching Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin, Lady Gaga, and Cardi B put on the best dance party any Super Bowl has ever seen.
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Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
February 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
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The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Bad Bunny https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-bad-bunny/
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Bad Bunny https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-bad-bunny/
It's almost as if everything from bitcoin to AI to everything in late-stage capitalism is a pyramid scheme that's collapsing under the weight of its own delusion.
Hey so just wondering if we’ve considered having an economy that *isn’t* almost entirely based around deranged hype-fueled grifts, that’s the only economy I’ve ever experienced but I feel like there’s gotta be a better option
February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It's almost as if everything from bitcoin to AI to everything in late-stage capitalism is a pyramid scheme that's collapsing under the weight of its own delusion.
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'Who's going to win," she says after explaining that she can't even mention the pen names producing books because it will tank what pitiful sales she gets if people know she's using AI to produce them.
LOL. Hear yourself.
LOL. Hear yourself.
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
'Who's going to win," she says after explaining that she can't even mention the pen names producing books because it will tank what pitiful sales she gets if people know she's using AI to produce them.
LOL. Hear yourself.
LOL. Hear yourself.
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A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY cannot say Black.
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY cannot say Black.
February 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY cannot say Black.
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY cannot say Black.
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Generally speaking, the minute you see the word “Fabio” attached to an article about romance other than as history, you can throw the entire thing into the garbage. It’s a sneer, designed as communication from one person who thinks romance is stupid to another.
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
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The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Generally speaking, the minute you see the word “Fabio” attached to an article about romance other than as history, you can throw the entire thing into the garbage. It’s a sneer, designed as communication from one person who thinks romance is stupid to another.