Dr Michigan Christie
@profclbrown.bsky.social
Aspiring badass. Books, Detroit, judgment/decision research, social change, history, comparative religion, POTTERY, football/basketball, music/theatre/opera, historic clothing. Newly-retired UM professor. Your mom, if your mom swears like a sailor.
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I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
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A far more important lesson to learn is that most genetic variation, including the capacity for genius in all domains of human endeavor, is shared across the whole of humanity.
How many Einsteins, Beethovens, Monets have died with their potential unrecognized?
How many Einsteins, Beethovens, Monets have died with their potential unrecognized?
"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
- Stephen Jay Gould.
- Stephen Jay Gould.
November 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A far more important lesson to learn is that most genetic variation, including the capacity for genius in all domains of human endeavor, is shared across the whole of humanity.
How many Einsteins, Beethovens, Monets have died with their potential unrecognized?
How many Einsteins, Beethovens, Monets have died with their potential unrecognized?
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks foe the duration of the strike. Here’s a jackdaw? It’s outside a non-SBX in Copenhagen
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks foe the duration of the strike. Here’s a jackdaw? It’s outside a non-SBX in Copenhagen
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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
I haven’t been to a bookstore in nearly 3 months (sabbatical in Europe).
But I am coming back to the US on Saturday.
What have you acquired in that period that I must must read? 📚💙 #booksky
Bonus if I can get it at #literatibookstore in Ann Arbor MI
Algorithm photo of Oodi library in Helsinki
But I am coming back to the US on Saturday.
What have you acquired in that period that I must must read? 📚💙 #booksky
Bonus if I can get it at #literatibookstore in Ann Arbor MI
Algorithm photo of Oodi library in Helsinki
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I haven’t been to a bookstore in nearly 3 months (sabbatical in Europe).
But I am coming back to the US on Saturday.
What have you acquired in that period that I must must read? 📚💙 #booksky
Bonus if I can get it at #literatibookstore in Ann Arbor MI
Algorithm photo of Oodi library in Helsinki
But I am coming back to the US on Saturday.
What have you acquired in that period that I must must read? 📚💙 #booksky
Bonus if I can get it at #literatibookstore in Ann Arbor MI
Algorithm photo of Oodi library in Helsinki
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The degree to which major college football writers seem to be trying to hard sell the University of Michigan into selling part of its revenue to some fund managers in San Francisco is a bit perplexing to me
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The degree to which major college football writers seem to be trying to hard sell the University of Michigan into selling part of its revenue to some fund managers in San Francisco is a bit perplexing to me
Someone quoting a Johnny Cash lyric got suspended from this joint for proposing actual violence.
This seems AI-inflected somehow, as an actual human would get the cultural reference to…a man in Reno.
This seems AI-inflected somehow, as an actual human would get the cultural reference to…a man in Reno.
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Someone quoting a Johnny Cash lyric got suspended from this joint for proposing actual violence.
This seems AI-inflected somehow, as an actual human would get the cultural reference to…a man in Reno.
This seems AI-inflected somehow, as an actual human would get the cultural reference to…a man in Reno.
1) Dodgeball
2) Superbad
3) Bridesmaids
4) Tropic Thunder
2) Superbad
3) Bridesmaids
4) Tropic Thunder
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
1) Dodgeball
2) Superbad
3) Bridesmaids
4) Tropic Thunder
2) Superbad
3) Bridesmaids
4) Tropic Thunder
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
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Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next
Omigod some decent news. May all my friends of all/any genders continue to love whom they love.🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Omigod some decent news. May all my friends of all/any genders continue to love whom they love.🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
This is stupidity of the highest order
BREAKING FOX NEWS: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy goes on the record: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is stupidity of the highest order
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“But the most important number from Mamdani’s campaign is 100,000…who actively volunteered for the campaign, knocking on doors, talking to their neighbors and co-workers. That’s one in every 10 people who even voted for Mamdani. #Mamdani #proudmom
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows the power of mobilizing non-voters | Ben Davis
Mamdani reshaped the electorate, bringing hundreds of thousands of non-voters out to the polls, from young people to left-behind immigrant communities
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“But the most important number from Mamdani’s campaign is 100,000…who actively volunteered for the campaign, knocking on doors, talking to their neighbors and co-workers. That’s one in every 10 people who even voted for Mamdani. #Mamdani #proudmom
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
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"your passport says you're 5'7" but you were 1'8" when you were born so that's what we're listing" this is what that sounds like
I spit on the reputation of the U.S. Supreme Court, not that it can get much more degraded than it has already become by the repulsive actions of its disgusting GOP members.
You can hear the transphobic sneer in these words.
You can hear the transphobic sneer in these words.
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"your passport says you're 5'7" but you were 1'8" when you were born so that's what we're listing" this is what that sounds like
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.
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You heard it here first: Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania are blue states now!
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You heard it here first: Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania are blue states now!
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So fucking funny that he got blocked over this
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
So fucking funny that he got blocked over this
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
I went to sleep in Copenhagen and woke up in the morning and the game was STILL GOING ON.
World Series Go Dodgers
World Series Go Dodgers
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I went to sleep in Copenhagen and woke up in the morning and the game was STILL GOING ON.
World Series Go Dodgers
World Series Go Dodgers
Awful: if you had an immigrant background, however legal, or had gone on the quintessential church mission trip, or had a close relationship with your abuela, this could not be mentioned. Does not affect people of “default” ethnicity. Shame, shame, shame Harvard.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Bans Alumni Interviewers From Writing About Applicants’ Race, Ethnicity, or National Origin | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard will forbid alumni interviewers from including any information about an applicant’s race, ethnicity, or national origin in their written evaluations this admissions cycle.
www.thecrimson.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Awful: if you had an immigrant background, however legal, or had gone on the quintessential church mission trip, or had a close relationship with your abuela, this could not be mentioned. Does not affect people of “default” ethnicity. Shame, shame, shame Harvard.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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I hope someday we defeat fascism and in the far future, No Kings Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, and little children leave out dance mixtapes and cookies for the Resistance Frog, who leaves pocket Constitutions in their shoes.
October 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I hope someday we defeat fascism and in the far future, No Kings Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, and little children leave out dance mixtapes and cookies for the Resistance Frog, who leaves pocket Constitutions in their shoes.
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Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
October 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."