John Dewey
@john-dewey.bsky.social
`Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.'
Anarcho-syndicalist. Feminist. Social Ecologist. Pragmatist. Black & white. Dual citizen. ♀️
Anarcho-syndicalist. Feminist. Social Ecologist. Pragmatist. Black & white. Dual citizen. ♀️
How did that work out for Neville Chamberlain?
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
How did that work out for Neville Chamberlain?
It means that oligarchs & their functionaries [such as you], use politesse as a shield & a cudgel.
You exclude and punish any challenge to your assumptions on the basis of subjective notions around the manners & decorum of the person presenting the challenge, rather than engaging with substance.
You exclude and punish any challenge to your assumptions on the basis of subjective notions around the manners & decorum of the person presenting the challenge, rather than engaging with substance.
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
It means that oligarchs & their functionaries [such as you], use politesse as a shield & a cudgel.
You exclude and punish any challenge to your assumptions on the basis of subjective notions around the manners & decorum of the person presenting the challenge, rather than engaging with substance.
You exclude and punish any challenge to your assumptions on the basis of subjective notions around the manners & decorum of the person presenting the challenge, rather than engaging with substance.
A version of the lede that communicated your intent better could be:
"Once the far right removes ~29% of the population, the onus will be on white women to make up the difference."
Or:
"Once the far right removes ~29% of the population, they'll put the onus on white women to make up the difference"
"Once the far right removes ~29% of the population, the onus will be on white women to make up the difference."
Or:
"Once the far right removes ~29% of the population, they'll put the onus on white women to make up the difference"
January 2, 2026 at 12:28 AM
A version of the lede that communicated your intent better could be:
"Once the far right removes ~29% of the population, the onus will be on white women to make up the difference."
Or:
"Once the far right removes ~29% of the population, they'll put the onus on white women to make up the difference"
"Once the far right removes ~29% of the population, the onus will be on white women to make up the difference."
Or:
"Once the far right removes ~29% of the population, they'll put the onus on white women to make up the difference"
Don't take it personally, the sentence you wrote has a misplaced modifier & people are noticing the irony.
You wrote:
"Once they remove ~29% of the population, the onus will be on white women to make up the difference"
Which sounds as though white women are about to do the removing.
You wrote:
"Once they remove ~29% of the population, the onus will be on white women to make up the difference"
Which sounds as though white women are about to do the removing.
January 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Don't take it personally, the sentence you wrote has a misplaced modifier & people are noticing the irony.
You wrote:
"Once they remove ~29% of the population, the onus will be on white women to make up the difference"
Which sounds as though white women are about to do the removing.
You wrote:
"Once they remove ~29% of the population, the onus will be on white women to make up the difference"
Which sounds as though white women are about to do the removing.
The ease with which you transposed, "Canada," and, "Toronto," is ironic & hilarious.
January 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The ease with which you transposed, "Canada," and, "Toronto," is ironic & hilarious.
Why theorize when you could just ask? Oh, because you don't like the answers you're hearing.
At a minimum: Starmer stabbed Corbyn in the back, systematically purged the party of leftists, maintained Tory austerity, joined Farage in demonising trans folks & immigrants and he backs Israel's genocide.
At a minimum: Starmer stabbed Corbyn in the back, systematically purged the party of leftists, maintained Tory austerity, joined Farage in demonising trans folks & immigrants and he backs Israel's genocide.
December 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Why theorize when you could just ask? Oh, because you don't like the answers you're hearing.
At a minimum: Starmer stabbed Corbyn in the back, systematically purged the party of leftists, maintained Tory austerity, joined Farage in demonising trans folks & immigrants and he backs Israel's genocide.
At a minimum: Starmer stabbed Corbyn in the back, systematically purged the party of leftists, maintained Tory austerity, joined Farage in demonising trans folks & immigrants and he backs Israel's genocide.
If by, "date a Republican," you mean, "slice them open & count the rings," then the answer is yes.
December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If by, "date a Republican," you mean, "slice them open & count the rings," then the answer is yes.
I could def. be wrong, but I'm fairly sure it's a Netflix, aka internet-only, show. Meaning, it's not bound by the same broadcast standards as conventional tv.
December 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I could def. be wrong, but I'm fairly sure it's a Netflix, aka internet-only, show. Meaning, it's not bound by the same broadcast standards as conventional tv.
It's the Curse of Rowling.
He directed the first Harry Potter film & his work stopped maturing after that.
He directed the first Harry Potter film & his work stopped maturing after that.
December 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It's the Curse of Rowling.
He directed the first Harry Potter film & his work stopped maturing after that.
He directed the first Harry Potter film & his work stopped maturing after that.
Watch Pasolini's, "Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom," then get back to us on that.
December 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Watch Pasolini's, "Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom," then get back to us on that.
Is he adding more Cuban links to the pug's neck with each video?
December 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Is he adding more Cuban links to the pug's neck with each video?
I actually re-read your post multiple times because I assumed I must have missed, "pizza," in the list. It just seemed so obvious that it had to be there I gaslit myself into thinking my reading comprehension had failed. 🫠
December 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I actually re-read your post multiple times because I assumed I must have missed, "pizza," in the list. It just seemed so obvious that it had to be there I gaslit myself into thinking my reading comprehension had failed. 🫠
I think of Torre as a stealth Dave Zirin-type, meaning he's in the tiny, "actually a journalist," wing of sports journalism.
December 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I think of Torre as a stealth Dave Zirin-type, meaning he's in the tiny, "actually a journalist," wing of sports journalism.
No, thank you. After 33 years, I finally got to use my degree in poetics for something other than figuring out the rhyme scheme in Hip Hop songs.
December 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
No, thank you. After 33 years, I finally got to use my degree in poetics for something other than figuring out the rhyme scheme in Hip Hop songs.
Ha - re - Krishna, Ha - re - Krishna, Ha - Ah - Re - Krish - Na
Jin - gle - Bells, Jin - gle - Bells, Jin - Gle - All - The - Way
If you sing the first two, "Krishnas," in the same amount of time as the first two (slightly drawn out), "Bells," the metre fits.
It's a slant rhyme, but it works.
Jin - gle - Bells, Jin - gle - Bells, Jin - Gle - All - The - Way
If you sing the first two, "Krishnas," in the same amount of time as the first two (slightly drawn out), "Bells," the metre fits.
It's a slant rhyme, but it works.
December 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Ha - re - Krishna, Ha - re - Krishna, Ha - Ah - Re - Krish - Na
Jin - gle - Bells, Jin - gle - Bells, Jin - Gle - All - The - Way
If you sing the first two, "Krishnas," in the same amount of time as the first two (slightly drawn out), "Bells," the metre fits.
It's a slant rhyme, but it works.
Jin - gle - Bells, Jin - gle - Bells, Jin - Gle - All - The - Way
If you sing the first two, "Krishnas," in the same amount of time as the first two (slightly drawn out), "Bells," the metre fits.
It's a slant rhyme, but it works.
"various constituencies"
Those are human beings, Dana. People who have the same rights as you.
On the other hand, if doing, "whatever it takes to win elections," means stripping YOUR rights away, Dana, I won't just vote, I'll knock doors & make phone calls.
Those are human beings, Dana. People who have the same rights as you.
On the other hand, if doing, "whatever it takes to win elections," means stripping YOUR rights away, Dana, I won't just vote, I'll knock doors & make phone calls.
December 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"various constituencies"
Those are human beings, Dana. People who have the same rights as you.
On the other hand, if doing, "whatever it takes to win elections," means stripping YOUR rights away, Dana, I won't just vote, I'll knock doors & make phone calls.
Those are human beings, Dana. People who have the same rights as you.
On the other hand, if doing, "whatever it takes to win elections," means stripping YOUR rights away, Dana, I won't just vote, I'll knock doors & make phone calls.
I work as a restaurant cook. In the U.S., there are two main reasons why it's usually more cost effective to buy pre-prepared ingredients than cook from scratch.
1. Labor costs - most kitchen jobs don't pay well in the U.S., but cutting staff = profit
2. SYSCO/US Foods Bland, consistent & cheap-ish
1. Labor costs - most kitchen jobs don't pay well in the U.S., but cutting staff = profit
2. SYSCO/US Foods Bland, consistent & cheap-ish
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I work as a restaurant cook. In the U.S., there are two main reasons why it's usually more cost effective to buy pre-prepared ingredients than cook from scratch.
1. Labor costs - most kitchen jobs don't pay well in the U.S., but cutting staff = profit
2. SYSCO/US Foods Bland, consistent & cheap-ish
1. Labor costs - most kitchen jobs don't pay well in the U.S., but cutting staff = profit
2. SYSCO/US Foods Bland, consistent & cheap-ish
I know people who swear by Vegas Pro (originally owned by Sonic Foundry).
I tried it years ago - Sony bought it & were trying to elevate it as a Premiere/FCP competitor. I found it counterintuitive, but I suspect that's a personal preference thing. Likely the UI has evolved a lot in 15(?) years.
I tried it years ago - Sony bought it & were trying to elevate it as a Premiere/FCP competitor. I found it counterintuitive, but I suspect that's a personal preference thing. Likely the UI has evolved a lot in 15(?) years.
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I know people who swear by Vegas Pro (originally owned by Sonic Foundry).
I tried it years ago - Sony bought it & were trying to elevate it as a Premiere/FCP competitor. I found it counterintuitive, but I suspect that's a personal preference thing. Likely the UI has evolved a lot in 15(?) years.
I tried it years ago - Sony bought it & were trying to elevate it as a Premiere/FCP competitor. I found it counterintuitive, but I suspect that's a personal preference thing. Likely the UI has evolved a lot in 15(?) years.
The article mentions that LBJ signed the legislation authorizing funding, but it fails to make explicit the fact that the name was also set by that legislation.
A name change requires amending the law; it can't be done by fiat.
This seems like an important thing to note in such a piece.
A name change requires amending the law; it can't be done by fiat.
This seems like an important thing to note in such a piece.
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The article mentions that LBJ signed the legislation authorizing funding, but it fails to make explicit the fact that the name was also set by that legislation.
A name change requires amending the law; it can't be done by fiat.
This seems like an important thing to note in such a piece.
A name change requires amending the law; it can't be done by fiat.
This seems like an important thing to note in such a piece.
