One of the all time great Avignon Papacy puns.

What an amazing politician.

Evergreen

First of all, what is a "metro train"? Is he talking about the Metro North railroad to like Westchester? I assume he means the subway, in which case 7pm is still rush hour and there are tons of 14yos and younger riding with no trouble. So, coward and dipshit.

Tudor seems like the worst appointment. I can’t believe I’m over here wishing they had gone for Big Sam instead.

This is the moment that how bad the season is has finally sunk in.

Yes, let’s return to our traditional roles

teewatterss on Threads: “losing an hour on international women's day feeling very 75 cents on the dollar”

10/10 take. no notes

Even if it's true that they can do it better than people, that's not a reason to do it. Chess computers being able to beat any human didn't end chess. The fun is still seeing people play. Computers playing computers is one of the most boring displays I have ever seen.

say what you will about AI, it’s an absolute godsend for professors who hate their students & also teaching generally

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On this day in 1916, Emma Gold­man was arres­ted in NY for spread­ing inform­a­tion about birth con­trol. She was charged with violating the Com­stock Act, which barred send­ing or bring­ing “obscene” mater­ial across state lines.

Back when some argued that history had come to its end…

That quote is one of those things where I would have never thought about it that way but the second I read it, it’s like YES OF COURSE!!!!

Where I grew up, we’d say he’s “grinning like a possum eating shit.”

The everyday courage of normal people is breathtaking

To paraphrase Margaret Atwood…”men are afraid that women will laugh at them, women are afraid that men will kill them”

Sesame Street is better than Harry Potter.

The past year or decade or so has felt like one of those nightmares where you know danger is coming and every part of you is screaming to DO something but you find you can’t move.

Star Trek The Original Series scene. We're in a corridor on the Enterprise. Two non series regular crew members are standing behind Spock in a bodyguard stance. (Tough guy bodyguard vibe, not Kevin Coster/Whitney Houston bodyguard vibe). Spock is wearing a dress uniform with extra flair, medals, and pins, a golden sash, and has a goatee. He's looking at Kirk, who seems a bit cocky and is wearing a glittery fancy gold sleeveless uniform. Closed caption reads, "Terror must be maintained or the empire is doomed."

Also if anyone is interested in the history of the United States' attempts to topple leaders in South America and install more friendly dictators then you can - and I'm not joking here - download the files from the CIA website.

This is spectacular in so many ways. I mean, so wrong but so right.

Evergreen.

I’m just going to be over here deep in a state of denial.

That scares me because it feels like yesterday you were tweeting about Dinosaur Train.

in the pit

This entire weekend

OMG, I just saw the scene where she sits the guy down to ask what they think of her books...All I could think about was this.

It's their end of the semester treat ;)

Is there a German word for "Ugh, but I'm glad I'm teaching your interview on Getting Curious today"?

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.