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Again, another day has gone by & the presidents of major research universities are deafeningly silent in the face of existential threats because of the potential end of federal funding. It's like watching the failure to stand up to Scott Walker & the Wisconsin GOP for a decade, on a national scale.

submitted 26 days ago • 58 comments

This feels ominous. I find it hard to see this as anything but a continuation of the expansion of Bishop Barron's brand and ego. All part of a grand marketing plan hatched long ago. WOF as an NRM (New Religious Movement).

submitted 47 days ago • 3 comments

3 of my top 4 most-played albums this year are 2024 releases. I consider that an accomplishment.

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Truly the zenith of the art of advertising. I can't stand commercials today...they are so shallow and uncreative.

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

I am not very brand or product loyal, but I am dreading the end of the Spiced Coke supply. Why would they do away with such a satisfying flavour? I can't deal with regular Coke flavours anymore.

submitted 92 days ago • 1 comment

I like articles like this. www.cbc.ca/arts/this-mo...

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Isn't this what makes an influencer an influencer? If they had to stick to facts, nobody would listen.

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

There's a million reasons, but most of them have to do with memes and not reality, sadly

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

new wmg podcast ep out!! @aran.bsky.social and i had so much fun talking about muslim cats, dogs with jobs, and more! pls check it outttt open.spotify.com/episode/5a52...

submitted 98 days ago • 26 comments

"Over the last 10 years or so, a cultural revolution has been imposed on this country from the top down. Its ideas originated in the academy, and it’s been carried out of the academy by elite-educated activists and journalists and academics." Um, ok... www.chronicle.com/article/acad...

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

This is exactly right. Elon fooled lots of people into thinking that his acquisition of Twitter was about protecting free speech—it was always about reengineering a public square into a reactionary echo chamber. Which is why he’s flirting with running the same play again with MSNBC.

submitted 100 days ago • 56 comments

Still collecting books/articles/chapters by non-TT historians for our 2024 lists! I assemble these the weekend after Thanksgiving, so you've still got time to get things in.

submitted 99 days ago • 2 comments

My daughter on classical guitar and I on lute recorded this lovely duet by Francesco da Milano and Ioannes Matelart in 2022. It's a 16th c tune. I hope to feel better so I can play the lute again and upload videos. Meanwhile, hope you enjoy this!

submitted 101 days ago • 16 comments

Once again, I have come to the shocking realization that when I go to bed on time and have good sleeps, I don't feel like a piece of crap all week.

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

Hump day inspiration from Schopenhauer: suffering, be it major or minor, is our default state. If we manage to relieve some of our suffering, we soon become bored and fall into suffering again. Happiness is when we forget for a moment the omnipresence of the blind will underlying us and all things.

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

You can’t even marry your horse anymore, because of woke. Next thing you know people are gonna be marrying their horses, because of woke.

submitted 103 days ago • 2 comments

“The backlash against incumbents is real, but it is only indirectly related to factual information about inflation and the economy. Instead, voter concerns appear to be driven more by perceptions about these things than material realities.”

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

Goji berries and raspberry ketones for all

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

If you find @bsky.app to be a bit "slower" than the hellsite, it is There is no algorithm feeding you dopamine hits- the hits come more randomly rather than curated by a large company laser focused on capturing your attention It is wonderful

submitted 104 days ago • 13 comments

I’m going to say something historians rarely say. We haven’t been here before. We haven’t had a near-authoritarian takeover of our government. Admittedly, we don’t know what comes next. There’s a wide array of options. But know that in the US, this is new ground. And none of this is normal.

submitted 104 days ago • 339 comments

At this point, complaining about hate on Twitter is like complaining about nudity at an orgy.

submitted 105 days ago • 165 comments

Seems like a pretty generous review of Peterson's new book, but it points to an important question: is Peterson's take on the Bible as a moral guidebook simply that of liberal Protestantism, but geared toward conservative reaction rather than progressivism? www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/jord...

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

Just found out Leon Trotsky was one of those guys

submitted 106 days ago • 205 comments

Anti-woke really hammered people's brains. Year after year of Libs-of-TikTok style outrage bait and targeting, 24/7. I think we underestimate how damaging that is to the moral sense of the average person. To any capability for compassion that is not self-interested. It creates a callus on the soul.

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

10 PRINT "SHIT" 20 GOTO 10

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