Erin Hoffman
@eronhistorion.bsky.social
Tech, education, laser cutting, covid isn't over
Hope is a discipline
she/her
Hope is a discipline
she/her
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If you own a space¹ and want to keep it healthy you need to proactively ban scum from it, it's in your own best fucking interest too Exhibit 7345828196:
¹: be it a physical space, or a discord, or a multiplayer game, whatever
bsky.app/profile/ence...
¹: be it a physical space, or a discord, or a multiplayer game, whatever
bsky.app/profile/ence...
My gay cousin* shared something that has been happening in my hometown.
A group of lesbians, fed up with not having any dedicated lesbian bars to go to, decided to start a weekly meet-up in a regular bar.
Spoiler: it didn't end well.🧵
A group of lesbians, fed up with not having any dedicated lesbian bars to go to, decided to start a weekly meet-up in a regular bar.
Spoiler: it didn't end well.🧵
January 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
If you own a space¹ and want to keep it healthy you need to proactively ban scum from it, it's in your own best fucking interest too Exhibit 7345828196:
¹: be it a physical space, or a discord, or a multiplayer game, whatever
bsky.app/profile/ence...
¹: be it a physical space, or a discord, or a multiplayer game, whatever
bsky.app/profile/ence...
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In 1995, Sandra Bullock was the first person ever to buy movie theater tickets online, in promotion for her new film THE NET.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
In 1995, Sandra Bullock was the first person ever to buy movie theater tickets online, in promotion for her new film THE NET.
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huh so Google is kicking off the new year by pissing off knitters that’s fun
January 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
huh so Google is kicking off the new year by pissing off knitters that’s fun
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I'M UPSET AT COMPUTERS
THEY USED TO BE COOL NOW THEY JUST MAKE ME MAD ALL THE TIME
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THEY USED TO BE COOL NOW THEY JUST MAKE ME MAD ALL THE TIME
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January 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I'M UPSET AT COMPUTERS
THEY USED TO BE COOL NOW THEY JUST MAKE ME MAD ALL THE TIME
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
THEY USED TO BE COOL NOW THEY JUST MAKE ME MAD ALL THE TIME
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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They still haven't accepted that the South lost, so no.
do they know sauron loses
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
December 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
They still haven't accepted that the South lost, so no.
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my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
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went to bed with a mass shooting, waking up with a different mass shooting
December 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
went to bed with a mass shooting, waking up with a different mass shooting
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Attention NYC: We made it past the earliest sunset of the year.
No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later.
So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.
No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later.
So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Attention NYC: We made it past the earliest sunset of the year.
No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later.
So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.
No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later.
So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
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It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
SOURCES: Michigan State is firing head coach Jonathan Smith, @theathletic.com has learned.
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social I'm just listening to the raw milk Maintenance Phase and...
"It's such a miracle that [tuberculosis] is not a live issue any more"
I genuinely regret to inform (remind?) you that this is not true in most of the world
"It's such a miracle that [tuberculosis] is not a live issue any more"
I genuinely regret to inform (remind?) you that this is not true in most of the world
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s top infectious killer. Nearly 4500 people lose their lives and 30 000 people fall ill with TB each day. TB is contagious and airborne. It is caused by bacteria (Mycoba...
www.who.int
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social I'm just listening to the raw milk Maintenance Phase and...
"It's such a miracle that [tuberculosis] is not a live issue any more"
I genuinely regret to inform (remind?) you that this is not true in most of the world
"It's such a miracle that [tuberculosis] is not a live issue any more"
I genuinely regret to inform (remind?) you that this is not true in most of the world
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* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
In Search of Van Halen's Brown M&Ms
Contract riders and the meaning of a modern pop star
snackstack.net
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
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this boycott picket is part of the National We Ain't Buying It call for boycotts from November 27 through Cyber Monday - weaintbuyingit.com - The target orgs are Target, Amazon and Home Depot.
We Ain’t Buying It! - Economic Pressure on Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - We Ain’t Buying It!
We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power.
weaintbuyingit.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
this boycott picket is part of the National We Ain't Buying It call for boycotts from November 27 through Cyber Monday - weaintbuyingit.com - The target orgs are Target, Amazon and Home Depot.
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Add it to the list...
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Add it to the list...
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RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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it's kind of sad how deeply committed some people are to the idea of "the left" "turning on" mamdani.
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
it's kind of sad how deeply committed some people are to the idea of "the left" "turning on" mamdani.
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Gift link to M Gessen (always a smart read) on passports as social control. One detail that gets forgotten: US passports only introduced a gender marker in 1976 in response to “unisex” styles. 1976!!!!!
Opinion | The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Gift link to M Gessen (always a smart read) on passports as social control. One detail that gets forgotten: US passports only introduced a gender marker in 1976 in response to “unisex” styles. 1976!!!!!
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democrats are undefeated in the post cheney era
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
democrats are undefeated in the post cheney era
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if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling
October 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling