Toby Bartels
@tobybartels.name
Probably the only anglophone Toby Bartels. They/them. Mathematics instructor at a community college in Nebraska. Tolstoyan ex-Catholic. 🏴🚩🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ https://mathstodon.xyz/@TobyBartels/
Yes, Washington and Jefferson knew that slavery was wrong and decided to keep doing it anyway, while Trump can't imagine what they were so conflicted about.
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Yes, Washington and Jefferson knew that slavery was wrong and decided to keep doing it anyway, while Trump can't imagine what they were so conflicted about.
That and the racism.
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
That and the racism.
This explains why Asia is legally considered part of Italy, which otherwise makes no sense.
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This explains why Asia is legally considered part of Italy, which otherwise makes no sense.
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If iPhone, here's how to turn off
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If iPhone, here's how to turn off
Trump has always been simultaneously friendly towards Russia and hostile towards Russia's client states, such as Syria, Iran, and Venezuela. My diagnosis is that he doesn't know anything about international politics but is just attracted to whoever is in charge; which is Putin, not the clients.
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Trump has always been simultaneously friendly towards Russia and hostile towards Russia's client states, such as Syria, Iran, and Venezuela. My diagnosis is that he doesn't know anything about international politics but is just attracted to whoever is in charge; which is Putin, not the clients.
Hopefully not by bigots.
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hopefully not by bigots.
Obviously this is a bit much, but I do tell kids how Santa Claus punched out a guy at the Council of Nicaea.
(Which isn't really true, but it's not really true that he rides in a sleigh carried by eight reindeer either, so 🤷)
(Which isn't really true, but it's not really true that he rides in a sleigh carried by eight reindeer either, so 🤷)
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Obviously this is a bit much, but I do tell kids how Santa Claus punched out a guy at the Council of Nicaea.
(Which isn't really true, but it's not really true that he rides in a sleigh carried by eight reindeer either, so 🤷)
(Which isn't really true, but it's not really true that he rides in a sleigh carried by eight reindeer either, so 🤷)
I honestly surprised that it's even an option!
December 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I honestly surprised that it's even an option!
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Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am "slowing up," am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am "slowing up," but it's not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it's seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it.
They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful "source" of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w475svwwaby3v65o6tubzel4/bafkreihoqf63msjhgm5wokyibc3xfvjlm72vhsa3egxb4w6l4hlqp66p24@jpeg)
I've got it all ready to go: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Me...
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I've got it all ready to go: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Me...
Watch this be the one time they listen to any of us.
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Watch this be the one time they listen to any of us.
The ideal gerrymander makes all the districts 51% for you except for one district that's 99% for your opponents. But it's dangerous!
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The ideal gerrymander makes all the districts 51% for you except for one district that's 99% for your opponents. But it's dangerous!
Calibri is easier to read, therefore it's woke DEI accessibility, therefore retvrn to Times New Roman.
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Calibri is easier to read, therefore it's woke DEI accessibility, therefore retvrn to Times New Roman.
Which makes the neo-Nazi use of blackletter as a dog whistle hilarious.
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Which makes the neo-Nazi use of blackletter as a dog whistle hilarious.
(actually among natural numbers, there's also a solution with negative integers)
December 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
(actually among natural numbers, there's also a solution with negative integers)
If ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ secretly refer to the real part of a complex number, then I guess this is possible after all!
December 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ secretly refer to the real part of a complex number, then I guess this is possible after all!
In #5, do you want to specify that x and y are distinct? That way there's an essentially unique solution (among integers).
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In #5, do you want to specify that x and y are distinct? That way there's an essentially unique solution (among integers).
As long as it's consistent when you pass back and forth, I don't mind.
December 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
As long as it's consistent when you pass back and forth, I don't mind.
I'm convinced that some of my students believe this.
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I'm convinced that some of my students believe this.