Mike Sand
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Nonbinary transfemme. Past: New College of Florida.
Sadly the recent story on New College (attached from someone still there) shows this relates to any Times reporter. It's bad!
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Sadly the recent story on New College (attached from someone still there) shows this relates to any Times reporter. It's bad!
Yeah this was an awkward hotel room in Shenzhen
December 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Yeah this was an awkward hotel room in Shenzhen
The Atlantic pretty clearly refuted this in 2023
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Atlantic pretty clearly refuted this in 2023
The Atlantic reported and said "a narrative that does not stand up to scrutiny"
December 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Atlantic reported and said "a narrative that does not stand up to scrutiny"
The spending is so outrageous it's a laugh line. There is no reason to think this will stop
December 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The spending is so outrageous it's a laugh line. There is no reason to think this will stop
I made some rapid response points. Significant omissions by the Times
December 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I made some rapid response points. Significant omissions by the Times
Weird omission by the Times of the most famous thing that has happened
December 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Weird omission by the Times of the most famous thing that has happened
In 2021 the Bhutanese court astrologers said it wasn't auspicious to get vaccinated until the next (Buddhist calendar) month, then it would be very auspicious.
How that worked out:
How that worked out:
December 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
In 2021 the Bhutanese court astrologers said it wasn't auspicious to get vaccinated until the next (Buddhist calendar) month, then it would be very auspicious.
How that worked out:
How that worked out:
Yes. Correct and widely accepted. Eric Wolf considered this point sufficiently important that he put a map just to make this point very early in his work on colonialism, Europe and the People Without History.
December 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Yes. Correct and widely accepted. Eric Wolf considered this point sufficiently important that he put a map just to make this point very early in his work on colonialism, Europe and the People Without History.
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?
"Oh fuck"
"Oh fuck"
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?
"Oh fuck"
"Oh fuck"
In Centauri, it is called "Tower Man".
Every culture has invented the myth of Die Hard. It has reoccurred through time and cosmos
Every culture has invented the myth of Die Hard. It has reoccurred through time and cosmos
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
In Centauri, it is called "Tower Man".
Every culture has invented the myth of Die Hard. It has reoccurred through time and cosmos
Every culture has invented the myth of Die Hard. It has reoccurred through time and cosmos
