Jon Boeckenstedt
@jonboeckenstedt.bsky.social
Retired but still working at EnrollmentVP. Hot takes and amateur photography. Bad speller. I blame the nuns at Nativity School.
Google me to find me; I'm the only one on the planet with this name.
Google me to find me; I'm the only one on the planet with this name.
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I use my @JonBoeckenstedt Twitter account and my @JonB (where it's easy to get verified) on Mastodon Social for several purposes. At all times, the content and the opinion are mine alone:
www.jonboeckenstedt.com
This was written for Twitter, but it holds here too: What to know before following me.
www.jonboeckenstedt.com/twitter.html
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Even if you believe that every little piece of academic research, no matter how arcane, adds to our understanding of the world around us, you have to admit that some research did not need to be conducted.
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Even if you believe that every little piece of academic research, no matter how arcane, adds to our understanding of the world around us, you have to admit that some research did not need to be conducted.
You didn't really a need a reason to love Costco any more than you already do, but sometimes the gods are generous.
"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Costco demands a refund from Trump
The mega-retailer is suing to get its tariff money back.
www.publicnotice.co
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
You didn't really a need a reason to love Costco any more than you already do, but sometimes the gods are generous.
Mr. Knight, there's a guy on the phone named Dan saying he needs to talk to "Uncle Phil." And he says its urgent.
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Mr. Knight, there's a guy on the phone named Dan saying he needs to talk to "Uncle Phil." And he says its urgent.
If you melt your cheese at a high enough temperature, the metal melts with it, so don't worry about the recall.
Just enjoy the subtle steel and aluminum undertones in your pizza.
Just enjoy the subtle steel and aluminum undertones in your pizza.
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you melt your cheese at a high enough temperature, the metal melts with it, so don't worry about the recall.
Just enjoy the subtle steel and aluminum undertones in your pizza.
Just enjoy the subtle steel and aluminum undertones in your pizza.
Notice how no one has been talking about the Epstein files since Pete Hegseth committed war crimes?
Something finally worked.
Something finally worked.
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Notice how no one has been talking about the Epstein files since Pete Hegseth committed war crimes?
Something finally worked.
Something finally worked.
No, I did not forget.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
No, I did not forget.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
I can barely read the review, so imagine how bad the book must be www.newyorker.com/books/under-...
Does Olivia Nuzzi Make Good Copy?
Across social media, definitely. In her new memoir, “American Canto,” not so much.
www.newyorker.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I can barely read the review, so imagine how bad the book must be www.newyorker.com/books/under-...
Step 1: Defund a public good because you don't want to pay the taxes
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Step 1: Defund a public good because you don't want to pay the taxes
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
In order to fight income and opportunity inequality, Michael and Susan Dell give 25 million kids an electric scooter from FAO Schwartz for Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In order to fight income and opportunity inequality, Michael and Susan Dell give 25 million kids an electric scooter from FAO Schwartz for Christmas.
There were two pieces of leftover pizza and I issued a "No Quarter" order on them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There were two pieces of leftover pizza and I issued a "No Quarter" order on them.
When you get a foot of snow overnight.
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
When you get a foot of snow overnight.
"I hear there's someone back here who doesn't believe Jesus was a refugee. I'd like to have a talk with him."
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"I hear there's someone back here who doesn't believe Jesus was a refugee. I'd like to have a talk with him."
Torn: Should I send a sympathy card to colleagues who make a million dollars a year, or should I ask the NY Times if their graphic artists may have watched too many Disney movies growing up?
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Torn: Should I send a sympathy card to colleagues who make a million dollars a year, or should I ask the NY Times if their graphic artists may have watched too many Disney movies growing up?
So many people booing in Philadelphia I thought Santa Claus must be in the crowd.
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So many people booing in Philadelphia I thought Santa Claus must be in the crowd.
I am slowly learning why I never made it as a comedian.
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am slowly learning why I never made it as a comedian.
I will donate to any charity or buy insurance from any agent that promises not to send return address labels at the holidays.
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I will donate to any charity or buy insurance from any agent that promises not to send return address labels at the holidays.
Why am I wasting my time doing higher ed consulting when there is a much more lucrative opportunity in Hollywood staring me right in the face?
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Why am I wasting my time doing higher ed consulting when there is a much more lucrative opportunity in Hollywood staring me right in the face?
The more MS Word tells me I'm using "effect" incorrectly the more I'm going to use it.
I hope I can effect some changes in their model.
I hope I can effect some changes in their model.
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The more MS Word tells me I'm using "effect" incorrectly the more I'm going to use it.
I hope I can effect some changes in their model.
I hope I can effect some changes in their model.
Reposted by Jon Boeckenstedt
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
Reposted by Jon Boeckenstedt
So just what were those strange sex acts that RFK Jr. was describing in his poems? Ross Douthat and Bret Stephens drop by to explain.
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
So just what were those strange sex acts that RFK Jr. was describing in his poems? Ross Douthat and Bret Stephens drop by to explain.
We're in a movie. This is the first scene.
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We're in a movie. This is the first scene.
What everyone knows, but the Ivy Leagues won't admit: The SAT is great if you want to perpetuate inequality by giving opportunity to the students who have the most opportunity, but a weak tool to predict freshman GPA.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Why the SAT Is a Poor Fit for Public Universities (opinion)
The SAT may suit the Ivies, but it undermines the mission of America’s public institutions.
www.insidehighered.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What everyone knows, but the Ivy Leagues won't admit: The SAT is great if you want to perpetuate inequality by giving opportunity to the students who have the most opportunity, but a weak tool to predict freshman GPA.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
A1 would have fixed her grammar for her.
Linda McMahon: "The states will have less requirements because more money will go in block grants to the states ... I have called for a hard reset of education because we have failed our students."
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A1 would have fixed her grammar for her.