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@nmohlmann.bsky.social
English prof (autobiography, the paranormal, colonial Virginia) & south coast vaporwave
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I actually think this is a great little illustration of how fundamentally joyless these people are: they don’t find or take pleasure in the things most non-hateful people are able to—food, sex, human connections, art
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I actually think this is a great little illustration of how fundamentally joyless these people are: they don’t find or take pleasure in the things most non-hateful people are able to—food, sex, human connections, art
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A great essay on why close reading is a more radical methodology than most people think and why university managers don’t like those of us who teach it!
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A great essay on why close reading is a more radical methodology than most people think and why university managers don’t like those of us who teach it!
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Biden: served others on Thanksgiving.
Obama: served others on Thanksgiving.
Mamdani: served others on Thanksgiving.
Trump: Played golf at his resort and trash-tweeted.
Vance: Gave a speech trashing the tradition of turkey dinner.
Tell me again about this party of traditional values….I’ll wait.
Obama: served others on Thanksgiving.
Mamdani: served others on Thanksgiving.
Trump: Played golf at his resort and trash-tweeted.
Vance: Gave a speech trashing the tradition of turkey dinner.
Tell me again about this party of traditional values….I’ll wait.
November 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Biden: served others on Thanksgiving.
Obama: served others on Thanksgiving.
Mamdani: served others on Thanksgiving.
Trump: Played golf at his resort and trash-tweeted.
Vance: Gave a speech trashing the tradition of turkey dinner.
Tell me again about this party of traditional values….I’ll wait.
Obama: served others on Thanksgiving.
Mamdani: served others on Thanksgiving.
Trump: Played golf at his resort and trash-tweeted.
Vance: Gave a speech trashing the tradition of turkey dinner.
Tell me again about this party of traditional values….I’ll wait.
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Quantum mechanics unleashed the Trinity Test upon the American desert and the world. David Lynch's Trinity Test transmits that quantum state as the fabric of American cultural economy: I am dead yet I live. Timecodes Series Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 8 examines every minute of Lynch's masterpiece.
November 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Quantum mechanics unleashed the Trinity Test upon the American desert and the world. David Lynch's Trinity Test transmits that quantum state as the fabric of American cultural economy: I am dead yet I live. Timecodes Series Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 8 examines every minute of Lynch's masterpiece.
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One of the great things about PARADISE LOST is that it really engages with how unfathomably *weird* those stories really are.
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One of the great things about PARADISE LOST is that it really engages with how unfathomably *weird* those stories really are.
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Please understand, if you are not in higher ed in the US, that this is a playbook that is so common that instructors brace for it (and you can see that in the feedback to the paper, which for sure took more time than the original submission did, & probably at least one meeting)
My favorite part of this is her contacting the fucking governor first, four hours after getting her essay feedback
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Please understand, if you are not in higher ed in the US, that this is a playbook that is so common that instructors brace for it (and you can see that in the feedback to the paper, which for sure took more time than the original submission did, & probably at least one meeting)
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The girl with the Labubu Tattoo
The Girl with the Bananaman Tattoo
The Girl with the Cheeseburger Tattoo
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The girl with the Labubu Tattoo
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In a new leaked memo, the FDA outlined plans to make it much harder to get new vaccines approved, claiming, without sharing evidence, that the COVID vaccines have killed at least 10 children.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In a new leaked memo, the FDA outlined plans to make it much harder to get new vaccines approved, claiming, without sharing evidence, that the COVID vaccines have killed at least 10 children.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
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There is a FULL SCALE curated exhibit of dog- themed New Yorker covers at THE MUSEUM OF THE DOG on Park Ave in NYC, which by the way who even knew there was such a museum!!! There are 44 covers ⬇️⬇️⬇️
November 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
There is a FULL SCALE curated exhibit of dog- themed New Yorker covers at THE MUSEUM OF THE DOG on Park Ave in NYC, which by the way who even knew there was such a museum!!! There are 44 covers ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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chat are we cooked
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
chat are we cooked
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Looks like it’s time to re-up this thread on the fascist genealogy of the seemingly pablum term “Americanism.”
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Looks like it’s time to re-up this thread on the fascist genealogy of the seemingly pablum term “Americanism.”
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Higher ed's rush to adopt AI is about so much more than AI: defector.com/higher-eds-r...
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into…
defector.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Higher ed's rush to adopt AI is about so much more than AI: defector.com/higher-eds-r...
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Remember, too, that Hegseth would have been rejected if a single additional Republican senator — or, JD Vance — had joined Sen. Collins, McConnell, and Murkowski in voting no with the Democrats. See: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Remember, too, that Hegseth would have been rejected if a single additional Republican senator — or, JD Vance — had joined Sen. Collins, McConnell, and Murkowski in voting no with the Democrats. See: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
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why i love physics in a meme
November 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
why i love physics in a meme
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"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
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Is it bad that Im so jaded by dealing with university leadership that I am not surprised at all that this is how they react to "AI"?
Probably.
But university admins have proven themselves to be consistently rightwing, anti-labor and not particularly interested in the actual work that academics do.
Probably.
But university admins have proven themselves to be consistently rightwing, anti-labor and not particularly interested in the actual work that academics do.
We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies
These are very troubling times
These are very troubling times
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Is it bad that Im so jaded by dealing with university leadership that I am not surprised at all that this is how they react to "AI"?
Probably.
But university admins have proven themselves to be consistently rightwing, anti-labor and not particularly interested in the actual work that academics do.
Probably.
But university admins have proven themselves to be consistently rightwing, anti-labor and not particularly interested in the actual work that academics do.
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going to sleep saying the names of all the celebrities who have been in gambling ads
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
going to sleep saying the names of all the celebrities who have been in gambling ads
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A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
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ICE convoy retreats from Manhattan's Chinatown after hundreds of New Yorkers confront them.
Around two dozen car/vans have sped out of the garage, with NYPD officers clearing the path. One guys tries to stop them, NYPD officers come chasing.
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ICE convoy retreats from Manhattan's Chinatown after hundreds of New Yorkers confront them.
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Coyote
Wild Pig (Feral Hog)
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Goats
Coyote
Wild Pig (Feral Hog)
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Goats
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Moose
Porcupines
Armadillos
Alligators
Tiger sharks
Moose
Porcupines
Armadillos
Alligators
Tiger sharks
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Sea lions & seals
Orcas
Coyotes
Raccoons
Moose
Sea lions & seals
Orcas
Coyotes
Raccoons
Moose
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Coyote
Wild Pig (Feral Hog)
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Goats
Coyote
Wild Pig (Feral Hog)
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Goats
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Orca
Captain Cooker
Possum
Peripatus
Takahe
Orca
Captain Cooker
Possum
Peripatus
Takahe
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Moose
Porcupines
Armadillos
Alligators
Tiger sharks
Moose
Porcupines
Armadillos
Alligators
Tiger sharks
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Sea lions & seals
Orcas
Coyotes
Raccoons
Moose
Sea lions & seals
Orcas
Coyotes
Raccoons
Moose
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Orca
Captain Cooker
Possum
Peripatus
Takahe
Orca
Captain Cooker
Possum
Peripatus
Takahe
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Hello BlueSky, my partner and I (he's a professional DJ) periodically do spin-offs where we share favorite music back and forth and I just felt compelled to share with you what I just share with him right now, because @overtherhine.bsky.social is a sacred compact: www.youtube.com/watch?v=agFS...
I Radio Heaven
YouTube video by Over the Rhine - Topic
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November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Hello BlueSky, my partner and I (he's a professional DJ) periodically do spin-offs where we share favorite music back and forth and I just felt compelled to share with you what I just share with him right now, because @overtherhine.bsky.social is a sacred compact: www.youtube.com/watch?v=agFS...
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“The typical American citizen is a business man. The typical business man is a bad citizen; he is busy.”
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“The typical American citizen is a business man. The typical business man is a bad citizen; he is busy.”
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My book is about drug addiction in the U.S. from 1776 to 1914, when it was (generally) legal to sell addictive drugs. Addiction increased rapidly, but people didn't associate drug addiction with crime. global.oup.com/ushe/product...
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My book is about drug addiction in the U.S. from 1776 to 1914, when it was (generally) legal to sell addictive drugs. Addiction increased rapidly, but people didn't associate drug addiction with crime. global.oup.com/ushe/product...