ehoffp.bsky.social
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Yeah, I hope the trend doesn’t spread. I think it is contained now to some public schools.
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Veering into another topic here, but there has been a shift away from taking any languages at all in higher ed. Universities offer Bachelor of Science degrees for traditional humanities majors like history and English to avoid the BA language requirement.
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In the early 20th century, German was required at many universities in the US if you wanted to study chemistry.
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Very fair.
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Where do you stand on his take on Musk in Succession?
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I think there is something to this, mixed with the “if this person was trying to con me, they would sound slick, not like this”
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Luckily cars are famously good investments that only appreciate in value. Especially cars customized for a particular owner.
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Reminiscent of the Germans in the Battle of Britain. When they were unable to decisively gain control of the skies for an amphibious invasion, they shifted to terror and strategic bombing to break the British.
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I think reporting on, writing about and understanding of all this is a totally legitimate undertaking. Biden's decision was, indeed, consequential. But given the context of well...everything, it seems *insane* for anyone to say this is some kind of unresolved political issue Dems must address.
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"You shouldn't be within a thousand miles of the directorship of the IRS" -- Elizabeth Warren grilled IRS commissioner nominee Billy Long so hard that he was left stammering and shaking by the end of her questioning
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Funny thing is that the recipes themselves didn’t get there originally by people following strict rules and traditions - they adapted with ingredients around them that tasted good.
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I left when they removed 2FA for non-subscribers.
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I got nervous that the group that initially joined Scarlett Johansson on stage for the monologue were all leaving.
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Thinking this solves another loose end from Lost.
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That was also Bill Hader’s finale wasn’t it?
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Why not both?
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I like the hand wave towards all the dead people.
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theonion.com/grueling-hou...
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Why can’t we have nice things?
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He is really good at weird trick passes that involve the football equivalent of a curveball. I don’t know if he can win any games with that, though.
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“if you protest us we’ll arrest you” is something you have to head off immediately and i don’t see that happening
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The interstate system is a massive money loser. Why can’t they apply some sound business principles and get that thing to turn a profit?
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I have no idea how my grandparents cooked for 4 kids plus themselves and guests in their tiny kitchen.
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Imagine “LIV Golf Buff” being your identity.
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Secret Wars?
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Judge Sessions says the only evidence the government produced for the detention is the op-ed.
"That literally is the case. There is no evidence here as to the motivation absent the consideration of the op-ed."
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Hell yes
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I think we probably would have connected without it, but declaring my passion with a Kinks song was definitely a winning move in that moment.
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I even blurted out an apology, which of course tipped my hand. A day later, we were together, and she was breaking things off with the old boyfriend. And we’ve been together ever since.
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A long time ago, I had a huge crush on a girl who was dating someone else. She was at my apartment and I put on The Kinks. “You Really Got Me” came on, and I slowly turned red, as I thought it was putting all of my feelings right on the surface by playing the song.
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Have you played Victoria 3?
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I went to Rome with another American and 2 Irish friends. But my visit to the Vatican was with the American Protestant who read up on the rules and wore long sleeves and a long skirt, while the Irish were too hot to wear anything but tank tops and shorts. They were not allowed into St Peter’s