Wesley Dean
@wesleydean.bsky.social
Sociologist of the food system at the University of Copenhagen, interest in food poverty and food access, lapsed Fed, lapsed philosopher, lapsed baptist, lapsed Texan, Malmönian, he, him, his. My avian friends mostly keep me from going off my rocker. 🇵🇸🇱🇧
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Same here. I live pretty far north but there’s always a thick layer of clouds between me and the Northern Lights.
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Same here. I live pretty far north but there’s always a thick layer of clouds between me and the Northern Lights.
Yep. It’s that way in Scandinavia and all the EU countries I’ve visited. I still occasionally slip up when giving directions and tell people I’m on the wrong floor.
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Yep. It’s that way in Scandinavia and all the EU countries I’ve visited. I still occasionally slip up when giving directions and tell people I’m on the wrong floor.
I taught sociology of gender at TAMU about 15 years ago. I had some conservative students but I’m guessing the more difficult ones self-selected into Texas history (where they were unpleasantly surprised) or just silently grumbled. I worry about my remaining colleagues.
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I taught sociology of gender at TAMU about 15 years ago. I had some conservative students but I’m guessing the more difficult ones self-selected into Texas history (where they were unpleasantly surprised) or just silently grumbled. I worry about my remaining colleagues.
This ex federal worker who went through the last Trump shutdown agrees. And I’ve heard much the same from my remaining colleagues who have not yet been fired.
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This ex federal worker who went through the last Trump shutdown agrees. And I’ve heard much the same from my remaining colleagues who have not yet been fired.
I’m not sure where your ducks went but they’re definitely not hanging out here in my neck of the woods.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I’m not sure where your ducks went but they’re definitely not hanging out here in my neck of the woods.
One of my favorites!
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
One of my favorites!
I’ve spent two too many nights sleeping on a couch in O’Hare. I wish you safe, comfortable, and boring travels.
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I’ve spent two too many nights sleeping on a couch in O’Hare. I wish you safe, comfortable, and boring travels.
I think so, and more appropriate for a graveyard.
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think so, and more appropriate for a graveyard.
Likely. But it’s been a few years since I snapped this image.
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Likely. But it’s been a few years since I snapped this image.
Snails I met in a Moroccan cemetery.
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Snails I met in a Moroccan cemetery.
Starting now! Thanks for the recommendation.
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Starting now! Thanks for the recommendation.
Or, we could feed people.
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Or, we could feed people.
Kibble is sufficient.
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Kibble is sufficient.
And eat all the birds!
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
And eat all the birds!
The basic finding was that dietary quality was low regardless of income! Well off people also eat crap!
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The basic finding was that dietary quality was low regardless of income! Well off people also eat crap!
We published a study that more or less made this observation at USDA ages ago. There were statistically significant findings across socioeconomic groups but the differences in dietary quality were so small that they were of little practical-clinical significance.
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We published a study that more or less made this observation at USDA ages ago. There were statistically significant findings across socioeconomic groups but the differences in dietary quality were so small that they were of little practical-clinical significance.
I remember this as an anti discrimination rule. In guessing it must have been revised but I’m not sure. This measure certainly contradicts the naively optimistic claim of earlier Republican ideologies that food poverty could be solved through charity.
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I remember this as an anti discrimination rule. In guessing it must have been revised but I’m not sure. This measure certainly contradicts the naively optimistic claim of earlier Republican ideologies that food poverty could be solved through charity.
Air Canada employees take a special class on maintaining that cheerful smile when making the luggage transfer speech.
October 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Air Canada employees take a special class on maintaining that cheerful smile when making the luggage transfer speech.