Wildly Maximalist Michael Weiss
@profmweiss.bsky.social
Math & Math Education, comics nerd, occasional Torah talk. Son of an immigrant refugee. He/Him/His.
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I don’t think people actually realize how wildly maximalist Jewish writing is. Like, the classic example is people saying they’ve read Talmud when Talmud is this:
brb, changing my display name to "Wildly Maximalist Michael Weiss"
My uncle owned a (pre-direct market) comic book shop in Detroit in the 1970s, and he would bring home stacks of unsold comics with half the cover cut off. Whenever my brothers and I would visit we would get to bring some home with us. On Halloween, we'd give out comics instead of candy.
Tonight my father-in-law asked me why comics used to sometimes be missing half the cover. I said they were probably being sent back from newsstands, prompting a story of how, in the mid-to-late 1940s, he and friends would find piles of comics like that in open boxcars and take them to read.
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
My uncle owned a (pre-direct market) comic book shop in Detroit in the 1970s, and he would bring home stacks of unsold comics with half the cover cut off. Whenever my brothers and I would visit we would get to bring some home with us. On Halloween, we'd give out comics instead of candy.
@missiontozyxx.bsky.social releases a 2-hour episode AND @bullseye.maximumfun.org releases a 2 hr 30 minute episode IN THE SAME WEEK that @deathblart.bsky.social is going to drop? Are you people trying to kill me???
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@missiontozyxx.bsky.social releases a 2-hour episode AND @bullseye.maximumfun.org releases a 2 hr 30 minute episode IN THE SAME WEEK that @deathblart.bsky.social is going to drop? Are you people trying to kill me???
He's a 10 but he pronounces homogeneous "huh-MAHJ-en-us" instead of "homo-JEEN-eus"
He's a 10 but he says he respects you to the UPmost degree
He’s a 10 but he orders eXpresso
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
He's a 10 but he pronounces homogeneous "huh-MAHJ-en-us" instead of "homo-JEEN-eus"
Like the original pilgrims, we celebrate by eating a meal with Indians.
Attention, please. This is the canonical list of best Thanksgiving foods, ranked:
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Like the original pilgrims, we celebrate by eating a meal with Indians.
Attention, please. This is the canonical list of best Thanksgiving foods, ranked:
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Attention, please. This is the canonical list of best Thanksgiving foods, ranked:
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
Can someone who actually knows what the UCMJ says help me understand this part of the DoD's statement?
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Can someone who actually knows what the UCMJ says help me understand this part of the DoD's statement?
I just read an entire article about Teen Vogue, its politics, and its demise -- without one mention of Lauren Duca. Seems crazy to me?
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I just read an entire article about Teen Vogue, its politics, and its demise -- without one mention of Lauren Duca. Seems crazy to me?
SCENE: A dark alley. In the corner, a man lies beaten unconscious. As we approach, we see wears the uniform of an ICE agent. “Who is he?” we ask. We look up, and see, spray-painted on the wall, our answer:
SOME PIG
SOME PIG
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
SCENE: A dark alley. In the corner, a man lies beaten unconscious. As we approach, we see wears the uniform of an ICE agent. “Who is he?” we ask. We look up, and see, spray-painted on the wall, our answer:
SOME PIG
SOME PIG
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second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
This (from an article in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social) points at a pet peeve of mine, but still gets it wrong: "orders of magnitude" is about *powers* of 10, not *multiples* of 10. Think 10, 100, 1000, not 10, 20, 30. newrepublic.com/article/2027...
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This (from an article in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social) points at a pet peeve of mine, but still gets it wrong: "orders of magnitude" is about *powers* of 10, not *multiples* of 10. Think 10, 100, 1000, not 10, 20, 30. newrepublic.com/article/2027...
I'm just spitballing here, but have you considered the possibility that it's because of the Nazi tattoo?
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November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I'm just spitballing here, but have you considered the possibility that it's because of the Nazi tattoo?
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
I called both Peters's and Slotkin's offices and left angry voicemail messages and shortly after that they both voted no, so you're welcome
The single solitary good thing is it does look like we’re getting organized enough in Michigan that both of our senators started off yeses and part of this fucking secret team and they both backed out.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I called both Peters's and Slotkin's offices and left angry voicemail messages and shortly after that they both voted no, so you're welcome
Did the GOP have *any* good news tonight?
What we know, 10:20pm
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Did the GOP have *any* good news tonight?
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Who could have predicted that what voters wanted after all were candidates with even a modicum of a spine? This was truly unknowable before today.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Who could have predicted that what voters wanted after all were candidates with even a modicum of a spine? This was truly unknowable before today.
Time for everybody to re-listen to "The Giant Pool of Money" from @thisamericanlife.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Time for everybody to re-listen to "The Giant Pool of Money" from @thisamericanlife.org
Does this mean that… Yankee Doodle and his hat = Macaroni and Cheese?
"Yankee" comes from the Dutch insult "Jan Kaas" or "John Cheese" which is what they all called the British back in the pre-colonial era.
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Does this mean that… Yankee Doodle and his hat = Macaroni and Cheese?
I would wager that at least 85% of all Americans do not know that the correct name for this is "first cousin once removed". What are we even doing here?
October 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I would wager that at least 85% of all Americans do not know that the correct name for this is "first cousin once removed". What are we even doing here?
I know this is not *exactly* what the 3rd amendment prohibits but it seems pretty close?
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October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I know this is not *exactly* what the 3rd amendment prohibits but it seems pretty close?
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The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
Just went to grokipedia.com, searched for "Firestorm, the Nuclear Man", and got this. Site seems to be working great
October 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Just went to grokipedia.com, searched for "Firestorm, the Nuclear Man", and got this. Site seems to be working great
Genuine question:
If the current MAGA theory is that Trump has complete control over the structure of the White House, is there (in their view) anything *legal* that would have constrained him had he, for example, decided to bulldoze the entire White House on January 5, 2020 just to spite Biden?
If the current MAGA theory is that Trump has complete control over the structure of the White House, is there (in their view) anything *legal* that would have constrained him had he, for example, decided to bulldoze the entire White House on January 5, 2020 just to spite Biden?
October 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Genuine question:
If the current MAGA theory is that Trump has complete control over the structure of the White House, is there (in their view) anything *legal* that would have constrained him had he, for example, decided to bulldoze the entire White House on January 5, 2020 just to spite Biden?
If the current MAGA theory is that Trump has complete control over the structure of the White House, is there (in their view) anything *legal* that would have constrained him had he, for example, decided to bulldoze the entire White House on January 5, 2020 just to spite Biden?
This is how hard it is, by the way, to correct the situation on suddenly discovering that you 'accidentally' got a Nazi tattoo:
October 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is how hard it is, by the way, to correct the situation on suddenly discovering that you 'accidentally' got a Nazi tattoo:
I honestly feel like we would be in a much better place, societally, if all 12-year-old boys watched THE BLUES BROTHERS at a friend's sleepover birthday party, the way god intended
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I honestly feel like we would be in a much better place, societally, if all 12-year-old boys watched THE BLUES BROTHERS at a friend's sleepover birthday party, the way god intended