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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 1h

I am a bit surprised Rubio isn’t a Garamond guy.

Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 1h

No one should be that committed to their “font,” but Times New Roman is basically ruined forever.

Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 1h

No one should be that committed to their “font,” but Times New Roman is basically ruined forever.

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 1h

The greatest master of abject strategic incompetence. If he were a faculty member, he’d be the guy who did no service for his whole career.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson on video of the second September 2 strike: "My admission here is I was not in the Gang of 8 briefing yesterday because we were working on the healthcare stuff"

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 2h

Fewer school supplies and less entertainment for children; more ballrooms and awards for Trump.

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 6h

Article about Trump's speech in Pennsylvania yesterday, in which he called for decreased pencil and doll consumption.
www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g...

Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants

On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."

www.npr.org

Red @the-red-lizard.bsky.social · 2h

Conservatives have their own "gender ideology" they are pushing constantly, and it's one that's built on coercion and treating women like property.

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 2h

“You must cherish your 37 pencils, child; in America some children only have 1 or 2 pencils.”—Chinese parents in 2025

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2h

“Your kids should get less for Christmas than kids have in a communist China.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2h

“Your kids should get less for Christmas than kids have in a communist China.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 2h

Wanting to kill people to show you are indeed a Big Boy is so pathetic

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

MAGA's bloodlust is palpable.

Tech Billionaire Sparks Outrage After Calling For Return Of Public Hangings To Show 'Masculine Leadership'

www.comicsands.com

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 2h

Journalists are supposed to be trained to ask precise questions.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2h

Poor choice of words is actually really important to this. There’s a big difference between “how can you say that?” and “what makes you say that?” because one has an accompanying moral judgment

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 2h

The Cult of Personality Disorder around Trump is depressing as hell.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Joni Ernst lauds Trump for his "message of optimism" 🙃

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2h

Poor choice of words is actually really important to this. There’s a big difference between “how can you say that?” and “what makes you say that?” because one has an accompanying moral judgment

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

MAGA's bloodlust is palpable.

Tech Billionaire Sparks Outrage After Calling For Return Of Public Hangings To Show 'Masculine Leadership'

www.comicsands.com

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Joni Ernst lauds Trump for his "message of optimism" 🙃

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 2h

Billionaire populism does not exist

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Trump has given up on his biggest campaign promise.

Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."

Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson on video of the second September 2 strike: "My admission here is I was not in the Gang of 8 briefing yesterday because we were working on the healthcare stuff"

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3h

A classic of the genre

Anderson Cooper asking AOC if Trump is racist and then going how can you say that and it seems like he’s on the verge of crying

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Trump has given up on his biggest campaign promise.

Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."

Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).

Thom Sanger @thomsanger.bsky.social · 4h

As our semesters wrap up, it's time for one more reminder about our open position. The application deadline is Jan. 1, 2026.

The Department of Biology at Loyola University. Chicago has an open lecturer position in Gender, Sexuality, and the Biology of Sex.

www.careers.luc.edu/postings/34131

Biology and Women’s Studies and Gender Studies, Lecturer (Gender, Sexuality, and the Biology of Sex ), Non-Tenure track

Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/The Department of Biology and the Women’s Studies and Gender Studies (WSGS) Program in the College of Arts and Scie...

www.careers.luc.edu

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 5h

Between this and previous rulings, U.S. corporations have effectively put a bullet in the head of labor protections, consumer protection, public safety, environmental law, and corporate oversight

I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact

Supreme Court appears likely to approve Trump’s firing of FTC Democrat

Conservative justices seem ready to back Trump control of independent agencies.

arstechnica.com

Pitch Mr. Perfect @michaelwaterloo.bsky.social · 5h

Dream gig alert.

Director, Integrated Marketing & Content with the @lasparks.bsky.social #WNBA

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Director, Integrated Marketing & Content - Los Angeles Sparks

The 3-time WNBA Champion Los Angeles Sparks are seeking a Director, Integrated Marketing & Content to join their team! This position is responsible for the development, execution, and optimization of ...

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 6h

Article about Trump's speech in Pennsylvania yesterday, in which he called for decreased pencil and doll consumption.
www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g...

Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants

On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."

www.npr.org

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 11h

One of the USA’s few true leaders—

Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 16h

Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help.

Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.

He continues to be a national embarrassment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."

The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"

Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 13h

One wonders what exactly people will be looking for… to my US friends: please consider online participation or holding conferences in Europe.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17h

This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!

Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization.

In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children.

Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 13h

There is no epistemology that makes sense of LLMs as truth engines

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19h

not only am I reposting this but I am doubling Tony's emphasis on "hard *cannot*"

Tony Corsentino @notalegalrecord.net · 1d

i mean, we have learned (Gödel, Church, Turing, et al) that we cannot—hard *cannot*—automate the process of proving *mathematical* truths.

general knowledge? forget it

Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 14h

Couple of things here:

1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently

2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"

3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"

4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me!
My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I've
stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process,
created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country,
brought Business back into the United States at levels never
seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts
and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous
Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to
do so, and created an "aura" around the United States of America
that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than
ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do
long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the
Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and
supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT
Marks - Some have even said they have never seen such Strong
Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In
addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other
President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one
being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive
Examination, something which few people would be able to do
very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I
ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and
experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few
people have been able to "ace" this Examination and, in fact,

most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have
decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work
involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend
that I am "slowing up," am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or
am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and
knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever
worked before. I will know when I am "slowing up," but it's not
now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams,
Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it's
seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times,
and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and
demean "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." They are
true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about
it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results
and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they
wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be
if The New York Times would cease publication because they are
a horrible, biased, and untruthful "source" of information. Thank
you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT
AGAIN!

908 ReTruths 3.07k Likes

Dec 09, 2025, 9:11 PM

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 14h

And very much succeeding.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17h

It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17h

This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 14h

American universities have been the envy of the world for many decades. So of course MAGA wants to kill them.

Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 16h

The James G. Martin Center has released model legislation to put non-STEM faculty under the thumb of university boards and administrators. Look for red states to take this up soon.

jamesgmartin.center/2025/12/amer...

American Higher Education Restoration Act — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal

This suite of reforms prioritizes excellence in teaching and ideological diversity and intellectual seriousness in faculty hiring.

jamesgmartin.center

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 14h

Fetterman is actually Wadam Sandler.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15h

A huge night for Democrats:

—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15h

RESULTS: Democrat Tim Keller has won reelection as mayor of Albuquerque.

He defeats a former Republican sheriff, who took issue with Keller's executive order that limited collaboration with ICE.

And that's not all: Liberal faction seizes majority a city council.

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