J Darnell
@cowboy-diplomat.bsky.social
Alleged educator in gov and history. Public ed forever.
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love to describe the world that we live in as "if tom clancy had a day drinking older brother"
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January 7, 2026 at 2:06 AM
love to describe the world that we live in as "if tom clancy had a day drinking older brother"
That Eastern Conference finals run with Trae out there doing transcendent shit and light villainy is what made me into an actual, jersey-purchasing Hawks fan. Thanks for the good times, Ice. Go somewhere and get a ring. 🥶
Just in: Atlanta Hawks All-Star Trae Young and his agents, Aaron Mintz, Drew Morrison and Austin Brown, are working with the franchise on a trade, sources tell ESPN. Young's reps and the Hawks have started collaborative talks over the last week on finding a resolution.
January 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
That Eastern Conference finals run with Trae out there doing transcendent shit and light villainy is what made me into an actual, jersey-purchasing Hawks fan. Thanks for the good times, Ice. Go somewhere and get a ring. 🥶
Watch the Falcons-Saints game, shatter the facade of so-called meaning, free yourself to bathe in the white light of the absurd
January 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Watch the Falcons-Saints game, shatter the facade of so-called meaning, free yourself to bathe in the white light of the absurd
I had planned to replay This War of Mine today but you know I think maybe I won’t
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I had planned to replay This War of Mine today but you know I think maybe I won’t
As a high school gov teacher, I’ve changed my line on the Constitution from “this is how things work” to “this is how things could/maybe should work.” Opens the door for good questions. Makes me feel like less of a liar.
I’m not naive about this, my formative political memories are (1) the Supreme Court handing its preferred presidential candidate an election and (2) that president doing illegal wars. But I find it pretty grim that the main lesson of American civics education is basically a joke.
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
As a high school gov teacher, I’ve changed my line on the Constitution from “this is how things work” to “this is how things could/maybe should work.” Opens the door for good questions. Makes me feel like less of a liar.
At least I still have Atlanta Hawks basketball to console me (weeps, steps on rake that explodes)
January 2, 2026 at 5:33 AM
At least I still have Atlanta Hawks basketball to console me (weeps, steps on rake that explodes)
Georgia has a ceiling until it upgrades its coordinators, and that ceiling is “early postseason exit”
January 2, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Georgia has a ceiling until it upgrades its coordinators, and that ceiling is “early postseason exit”
Every one of you hacks who published a “Georgia fans don’t appreciate Mike Bobo” article this week better be drafting one hell of an apology piece
January 2, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Every one of you hacks who published a “Georgia fans don’t appreciate Mike Bobo” article this week better be drafting one hell of an apology piece
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Republicans should be winning districts like this without batting an eye. They had to call in Trump, Fox News, all of it. The beast is bleeding.
If Dems are competitive in a ruby red district in Tennessee and the response is anything but damn this Trump shit is unpopular I don’t know what to tell you
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Republicans should be winning districts like this without batting an eye. They had to call in Trump, Fox News, all of it. The beast is bleeding.
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I’ve been trying to figure out what kind of look Saban is going for here and I’ve settled on “hill country revenue agent”
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I’ve been trying to figure out what kind of look Saban is going for here and I’ve settled on “hill country revenue agent”
Told my son that Arch Manning will probably still be the number 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, then sat and smiled as he desperately argued for the existence of a just and rational universe
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Told my son that Arch Manning will probably still be the number 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, then sat and smiled as he desperately argued for the existence of a just and rational universe
Y’all do know Brent Key has to actually WIN one of these things before y’all start putting him and Kirby in the same joke, right
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Y’all do know Brent Key has to actually WIN one of these things before y’all start putting him and Kirby in the same joke, right
*whispers to the night sky* Atlanta Falcons defense legit
October 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
*whispers to the night sky* Atlanta Falcons defense legit
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[Reading John Keegan’s The First World War] Yes
[At the part where it’s 30 pages of battalion movements that happened in the first month, face melting off] God yes
[At the part where it’s 30 pages of battalion movements that happened in the first month, face melting off] God yes
September 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
[Reading John Keegan’s The First World War] Yes
[At the part where it’s 30 pages of battalion movements that happened in the first month, face melting off] God yes
[At the part where it’s 30 pages of battalion movements that happened in the first month, face melting off] God yes
Someone tell the UNGA that every time they pity laugh at one of Trump’s “jokes,” they’re buying themselves another 20 minutes of rambling
September 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Someone tell the UNGA that every time they pity laugh at one of Trump’s “jokes,” they’re buying themselves another 20 minutes of rambling
A Nick Chubb Comeback Player of the Year season could heal this fractured land
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A Nick Chubb Comeback Player of the Year season could heal this fractured land
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[the voice javert uses when he says valjean at the beginning of "the confrontation" from the smash hit musical "les miserables" based on the novel of the same name by victor hugo] bijan
September 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
[the voice javert uses when he says valjean at the beginning of "the confrontation" from the smash hit musical "les miserables" based on the novel of the same name by victor hugo] bijan
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In an exercise that is sure to enrage no one, we ranked our top NFL fanbases on the pod. My pick for #1?
THE ATLANTA FALCONS. Fight me!
🎧: apple.co/4jS2Nri
📺: youtu.be/XTg02DgPAiQ?...
THE ATLANTA FALCONS. Fight me!
🎧: apple.co/4jS2Nri
📺: youtu.be/XTg02DgPAiQ?...
May 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In an exercise that is sure to enrage no one, we ranked our top NFL fanbases on the pod. My pick for #1?
THE ATLANTA FALCONS. Fight me!
🎧: apple.co/4jS2Nri
📺: youtu.be/XTg02DgPAiQ?...
THE ATLANTA FALCONS. Fight me!
🎧: apple.co/4jS2Nri
📺: youtu.be/XTg02DgPAiQ?...
Thunderbolts was the first big Marvel thing in a while that did not make me tired, and while that might not sound like high praise, I actually mean it as very high praise
May 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thunderbolts was the first big Marvel thing in a while that did not make me tired, and while that might not sound like high praise, I actually mean it as very high praise
Stone Cold doing WrestleMania in relaxed fit jeans and Brooks running shoes proves that time makes dads of us all
April 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Stone Cold doing WrestleMania in relaxed fit jeans and Brooks running shoes proves that time makes dads of us all
I STILL BELIEVE IN JOE HENDRY
April 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I STILL BELIEVE IN JOE HENDRY
Bron Breakker would like to talk to you about creatine gummies
April 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Bron Breakker would like to talk to you about creatine gummies
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Five stars, 10/10, wrestling is art
April 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Five stars, 10/10, wrestling is art
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“But are there not many Fascists in your country?"
"There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”
- Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)
"There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”
- Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)
March 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“But are there not many Fascists in your country?"
"There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”
- Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)
"There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”
- Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)