Rick Moore
@prairiedogking.bsky.social
Associate Director for Faculty Programming, WashU CTL. Sociologist of culture, cognition, religion, and other fun things who’s out in the wild trying to help support teaching & learning.
And also the Benevolent Overlord of Cynomys ludovicianus 👑
And also the Benevolent Overlord of Cynomys ludovicianus 👑
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Netflix to retroactively cancel The Sopranos after a single season
Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery, Will Start Exclusive Deal Talks
Netflix has emerged victorious with what appears to be the highest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and the two sides are set to start exclusive talks.
deadline.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Netflix to retroactively cancel The Sopranos after a single season
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Bluesky should have a reward system where I, personally, get a little treat every time I scroll on by a terrible take about AI, without engaging.
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Bluesky should have a reward system where I, personally, get a little treat every time I scroll on by a terrible take about AI, without engaging.
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Figuring out what to eat for dinner should not be this difficult
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Figuring out what to eat for dinner should not be this difficult
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
We're at the point that now when I see something like this I first check to see if it's someone I know
(it's not, although I know several OU faculty)
(it's not, although I know several OU faculty)
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We're at the point that now when I see something like this I first check to see if it's someone I know
(it's not, although I know several OU faculty)
(it's not, although I know several OU faculty)
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OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
Whatever happened to the Greenland subplot? The writers should give us an update next episode
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Whatever happened to the Greenland subplot? The writers should give us an update next episode
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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Clue is obviously the best game-into-a-movie adaptation
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Clue is obviously the best game-into-a-movie adaptation
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
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Eugene O'Connor Emails Reveal a Lost Birmingham || the controversial sheriff's recently released documents reveal a close-knit police community that wistfully evokes 19th century social customs
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Eugene O'Connor Emails Reveal a Lost Birmingham || the controversial sheriff's recently released documents reveal a close-knit police community that wistfully evokes 19th century social customs
Yes I love 2-factor authentication
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Yes I love 2-factor authentication
why is the Oprah 30 Rock episode not streaming what did Oprah do
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
why is the Oprah 30 Rock episode not streaming what did Oprah do
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if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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I could smell the mustard and the onions
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I could smell the mustard and the onions
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look, people deal with trauma in different ways
Lairmore testifies that other agents gave him a plush sandwich toy, which he placed on the shelf in his office, and a patch that said "Felony Footlong," which he put on his lunch box.
Lairmore has chuckled with the rest of us at times. Defense really trying to underscore the unseriousness of it all
Lairmore has chuckled with the rest of us at times. Defense really trying to underscore the unseriousness of it all
November 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
look, people deal with trauma in different ways
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.