An all-time classic AND A SCORIGAMI
Associate professor of rhetoric at the University of Kansas, author of Works like a Charm: Incentive Rhetoric and the Economization of Everyday Life https://sunypress.edu/Books/W/Works-like-a-Charm
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An all-time classic AND A SCORIGAMI
when Superman asks if any one of her compatriots can see her jet
i mean, what's a good conversation if not a parlay
reverse Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" in the Sistine Chapel
my uncle worked for NASA for decades. he was laid off temporarily after Challenger, and he, and *everyone* who worked there, knew that safety was priority one. this fucking Real World character is going to get people killed
this is insane to me. how was he even able to serve?
*FOUR* internationals, Jeremy? That's insane!
when the violence is epistemic đ«đ«đ«đ«
These days, the football game of whatâs more and more. In order to champion â when its competition of the ballgame â America is the time for together. And thatâs which of the fans. The fans of what itâs most of all. Letâs what it again: the fans of when itâs more.
Yeah, some days I chide us for being too "cute" in front of goal, but this was just one player deciding to have the performance of a lifetime. That second(?) save, I swear, the edge of her stud caught the ball to deflect it wide.
That's đŻ NWSL appearances for Hailie Mace!
reminds me of the Eton(?) entrance exam question which asked respondents to argue that the British Army killing protestors in London is "both necessary and moral"
No word on whether Nietzsche thought triples is best
i've long been of the opinion that moving KCMO into Kansas would shift national electoral politics. hate to be a Sarah Palin right now but, I can see that other state from my house. the political difference between a former slaving state and a free state is so huge, you can feel it everywhere here.
first two responses are KC Current players--Lo and Temwa. good lads
Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
the film's aesthetic owes a lot to Villeneuve's "Prisoners" (the director admits this) because it never raises the camera above its suburban rooftops. it presses upon you. aside from exactly one astonishing sequence, which gives the film its title, and gives Josh Brolin a showcase. he's terrific
Anti-vaxxers arenât questioning the science, theyâre questioning who deserves to live
All this is to say, please consider signing up to be an organ donor if you can. This has been a surreal experience but I'm pleased with the result, and would happily do it again. 5/5
Coolest part of my donation: Because I was a "spare," the transplant team could set in motion 5 operations in total for paired donations. Many people who find suitable donors from their friends and family aren't directly compatible, so transplant centers rely on swaps to get people transplanted. 4/5
Cool thing about livers: They grow back (I have several MRIs to prove it!), so I've got a fresh one that's almost full size. When I emerged from surgery, the first thing I said to my docs was, "Okay okay, I promise not to steal fire from the gods ever again" (I don't know if they got the joke) 3/5
I was swayed by the professionalism and clarity of purpose by the surgeons, doctors, nurses and staff there, and felt it was the right thing to do. I ended up staying in the hospital for 11 days, because of an elevated bilirubin level, but my bloodwork is nominal now. 2/5
Hi all, personal update: On August 5, I underwent a hepatectomy, a removal of 70% of my liver, to be a living donor for someone in need. I had initially volunteered to help a friend, and remained on the list after their transplant, in case the University Health transplant center needed a spare. 1/5
Finally got around to seeing Weapons. If you're still on the fence, it's a blast, and I'm someone who has to watch most horror movies through my fingers. The film stands on its own--it's not reducible to social allegory--but if you choose any one, the school shooting allegory is probably closest.
They should have named that new Netflix show "Sadolescence," instead of "Adolescence." On account of how sad it is
I know this is not a unique observation but public health was basically created to deal with the Spanish flu, and then a century later COVID hit and killed twice as many people and our response was to destroy public health
You can pick up "The Influencer Factory" for just $14! A book novelist and media strategist Andrew Ladd has said, "I feel like this is how nineteenth century proletarians must have felt reading Marx"! (And our book seems to be more popular among actual influencers than the academics who study them!)
(Structural linguist voice) condensed milk implies displaced milk
(Billy Joel voice)
"Todd McGowan unpacks and develops ideas from heavyweight thinkers, and explains them with a lightness of touch without sacrificing their depth."â Sean Sheehan buff.ly/DP3tfKE #BookReview
Trump take Trump Burger owner
Everything the rich have ever wanted is being delivered, a further weakened labor movement, a gutted regulatory regime, a public sector being strangled in a puddle. The rest was hokum invented by academic scribblers searching for a logical rationale for the rich to be more dominant.
The conscious cruelty of people like this is clarified for me by this Chesterton quote. They do these things not because they think their actions arenât evil but because they know they are. They believe evil and death shall triumph so intentionally make themselves into that
Ted Lasso fan in bio
People have embraced authoritarianism in large part because they've been sold individualistic explanations for social problems. If you think people are poor or unhoused because they've made "bad choices," then you'll see appeal in authoritarian leaders who promise to punish those who are "bad."
Words/phrases Democrats should never use: - the unconscious is structured like a language - the real is what resists symbolization absolutely - Il n'y a pas de rapport sexuel - $<>a
I had a professor of Jewish Studies at UChicago who made the administration very angry because every year he made a proposal for the university to create an on-campus memorial to the worldwide victims of the UChicago economics department.
I think we can all agree that the extended discussion of Lacanâs analysis of âThe Purloined Letterâ was one of the low points of last summerâs Democratic convention.
there should be a field that studies this
Temwa with the meg! 2-0! #KCBaby #PORvKC
Itâs actually really informative about you and other ultra-wealthy people that you canât distinguish between a proposed plan that had very little chance of becoming law - and would have to be passed by legislators, subject to judicial review - and a guy just taking stuff. Congratulations!
The *vibe* of the new publication is clearly âwe are here to defend liberalism against its leftwing assailants.â Launching that sort of publication in summer 2025 is, letâs just say, *A CHOICE*. There is an evergreen market for that sort of writing. You will never go broke writing this stuff.
Drove into Austin today. Saw five Cybertrucks, and I will never ever ever ever get over how jarring they look. Genuinely, uncannily hideous
Drove into Austin today. Saw five Cybertrucks, and I will never ever ever ever get over how jarring they look. Genuinely, uncannily hideous
The supreme court should be an annually rotating panel of circuit judges from all circuits. We should not have a fixed SCOTUS.
peace, land & cornbread
introducing my students to Jacques Lacan this semester by sitting in my chair backwards and asking if they've ever heard of a brother named Jack Lackin'
please god tell me you figured this out without doing something that'll get you arrested
I'm using a Pringles can to make a legal deposit at my bank's drive-thru
Carnegie (afaik) didn't have access to ketamine though
re this last paragraph in particular: Gary Becker's book "The Economics of Life" makes this point explicitly. most of what he advocated for was intentionally unrealistic, but made to inch the needle toward a neoliberalized society. if you read his wish list, the Right achieved a great deal of it!
Chattel slavery was so bad that when we tell you how bad it in fact was most of y'all shut down and tell us we're making it up and pass laws against us ever telling you how bad it was again because your brains literally cannot handle how bad it in fact was.
I'm using a Pringles can to make a legal deposit at my bank's drive-thru
this is why Orlando Patterson's concept of "social death" is so fertile. *American* *chattel* slavery was an unimaginably brutal system because it controlled natality itself, the (sex) lives and deaths of every inhabitant. it pronounced a death sentence on those born into it.
My doctor asks me to drink two of these per day to keep me grounded
when i got hired at KU, my chair invited me to his second home for a reception with his old buddies. one of them commented on my hair (long-ish, curly, but not touching my shoulders) and asked if i was part of "the movement." these coffin-dodgers have never stopped fighting this battle
agreed! Alien: Romulus was a spectacular failure in my estimation, i was annoyed by virtually every scene by the end of it. for some reason, this is playing the same notes but in a different key
anyone else watching Alien: Earth? it's derivative, but i'm enjoying it, especially the trillionaire kid (aka Temuthée Chalamet) and Tim Olyphant (aka Raylan-Yutani)
reminds me of the joke that libertarians call everything they don't like "rape" and "slavery" except...actual rape and slavery
My headcanon for the word "Frappuccino" is not that it's a portmanteau of "frappé" and "cappuccino," but a portmanteau referring to Fra. Puccino, a Dominican who makes icy coffee treats
You donât win an award for being the most not-surprised, is the thing
This is the last film students watch in my Sex, Fate & Death watch, and I love hearing them ponder this question. I think Dyson is the bravest character in the whole story: An assassin, a cyborg and a child break into his home, try to kill him, and he finds courage to give his life for the future.
Pass along what you find--I am in need of one and planned to shop this week
Does Children of Men (entirety of England, escaping therefrom) count?
Thinking about Maria alla Corricella, the "first fisherman on the island" of Procida, and how fuckin badass she is
Congratulations!!
People who use AI want to speak to art's manager
Arsenal have the highest density of Martins in their squad this weekend
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In my book I call it "retroactive causality"
I wasn't even mad about the goal, because pushing an opponent into becoming part of his own team's wall is savvy to me!
you pervert
three dog night
did you go hamburger style or hotdog style on the half hotdog
Emily Oster should be so proud of herself
In a full stadium with no idea if a @kansascitycurrent.bsky.social match is going to kick off due to dangerous heat. Scheduling mid-afternoon August matches was always sketchy. Time to lose all of these awkward daytime kickoffs that presumably favor TV & instead prioritize the players and fans.
Mace is my favorite Current, and I've mused about Vlatko tinkering with putting her in a 3-back CB role for the playoffs, to have another look. Huge test today as one of two.
Ok but can I subscribe to removing HP from other drivers?
Potter'd
[looking at the gettysburg address] âthat sign wonât stop me because i canât readâ
And again, the comedy of him telling that kid his belief in Santa Claus is "marginal at that age" is outweighed by...everything else he does and represents
Spielberg is the Dikembe Mutombo of directors. The man just knows how to block. West Side Story wasn't much, but he blocked the hell out of it
They're just innocent men
I love Pompeii because of how ordinary everything there was, and the stories of attempted escape, hiding, and rescue are so human I can barely stand it. Just normal folks! (some deciding to jerk it right up to the end)
"We need a Great Leap Forward to the polls"
Good dogs
How on earth can LitSky claim to have the juice when not a single person has ever tweeted the phrase "Somerset Maugham jeans"?
AUGUST -- 2025 TRUMP IS MASTER OF AMERICA ONLY D.C. RESIDENTS STAND BEFORE HIM SANDWICHES ARE NOW BATTLE WEAPONS
Barabbas-for-Jesus is proof that player swaps never work
"Yes"--Nietzsche
"Never let 'em see your next move"
Hey man, nice mise. Is it en scĂšne?
Guy who pronounces "MRI" as "Murray"
livin la vida neurotic
and free my soul
i do not regret to inform you that The Naked Gun is: Really Good
Roman surgeons were like "this patient needs a four drip"