I agree. I use him a lot in class, and students always think I’m trolling them with something actually fake.

When I saw that picture that T*ump posted, my first thought was that it was a new Jon McNaughton painting. Because something like that would be totally on brand, and the style is right! jonmcnaughton.com

It blows me away almost every time I empty it.

We have a Roomba, and have had it for probably close to a decade. We love it. But today it opened the refrigerator door and continued cleaning. I shit you not. Machines, amirite?

Oh I threatened it today! That’s what reminded me of this weird sermon 😂

I once heard a youth pastor preach a serious sermon on why the Easter bunny doesn’t care if you have been naughty or nice. The answer? Because Jesus died for everyone BECAUSE they were/are naughty. It was strange but I guess feel free to use it if you’re preaching this weekend.

The most significant downside to being a person both fascinated and horrified by conspiracy theories and misinformation is that my social media algorithms are just unadulterated chaos.

Today I overheard someone talking about how they can't wait to have an artificial intelligence teaching assistant, and while I do not want to opine on the ethical issues there, I do want to note that the abbreviation for this would be "AITA."

Look it up if you don't get it. Happy Monday y'all.

RIGHT!

Currently reading Johnny Cash’s autobiography, and at the end of every chapter I’m left with the question of how he lived as long as he did.

Yessir I’ve got one somewhere! Can you DM me a good email?

Me too! Tomorrow is first day of discussion on it!

My chapter is in this lovely collection edited (good lord a decade ago!) by the incomparable @tonyburke.bsky.social.

a.co/d/0cehZvpZ

A student just emailed to let me know that I am mentioned on the Wikipedia page for the novel Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal.

I am not exaggerating when I say that this the most exciting news I have received all week. I love this book. And yes, I once wrote about it.

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Pro tip: if you pour water from a water bottle into your coffee maker and brew a pot of coffee, it still counts toward your daily water intake I don’t make the rules.

Happy Wednesday!

White coffee mug, with a black handle. Image is a opossum dressed as the pope, with the caption “our God is opossum God“

New mug energy.

Writing this as someone who used to feel obligated to respond. You are not obligated.

If you write public-facing scholarship, you will eventually receive emails from strangers who think you’re both stupid and misguided.

Here is a simple reminder: you can delete them.

You owe trolls nothing.

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When you're working hard to clear your inbox but people keep responding "thank you." #SaveOurInboxes

Just a friendly reminder that you can and should critique Trump, and also you can and should do that without body shaming.

Normalize not replying all with "thank you." #SaveOurInboxes

The thing about having nerdy children is that mine are currently discussing the likelihood that one of them (the younger) is a reincarnation of Harold Ramis. I have no idea what prompted it.

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When your co-author group chat is cooking but one of your co-authors is locked into something else for the day. At least @drmjcwarren.bsky.social and I are amused. Paging @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social

Having Brandi Carlisle sing #america the beautiful is a CHOICE and I am HERE for it

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

If a position only survives because you dismiss every lab, scientist, or historian that you disagree with of bias, conspiracy, or ignorance, it's a nonsense argument that has no place in legitimate scholarly inquiry.