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Probably the only anglophone Toby Bartels. They/them. Mathematics instructor at a community college in Nebraska. Tolstoyan ex-Catholic. πŸ΄πŸš©πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ https://mathstodon.xyz/@TobyBartels/

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THREAD: Palestine Legal and @ccrjustice.org filed an amicus brief in December urging the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to protect students' First Amendment right to criticize Israel's genocide and advocate for Palestinian liberation.

12.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Every country should boycott the World Cup. We are a fit country for this.

12.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In the analogy, saying that Adderall is identical to amphetamine is like saying that a scalpel is identical to a blade. There are different amphetamines, and the dextroamphetamine salts in Adderall are not chemically identical to either methamphetamine or racemic amphetamine.

12.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*infuriate, now I wonder what β€˜inferiorate’ means and whether it infuriates anybody.

12.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I prefer β€˜burgle’, but I can see how that would inferiorate people too, since it's a back-formation and the noun is β€˜burglar', not β€˜burgler’.

12.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Destroying the Middle East and, indeed, the world, does seem to be his priority.

12.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Conservatives were on the record in January 2023 in the NYT saying explicitly that they targeted trans youth to be able to ban transitioning for everyone. They admitted it but then every dumb centrist was like "but what about the evidence on trans youth."

And here we are.

12.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 1005 πŸ” 322 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3

And Joanie Loves Chachi, and officially Blansky's Beauties (although the setting was inconsistent), and arguably also Out of the Blue (although this is officially an independent series that just did some crossovers). But the last two I've never seen and only heard about in relation to the HDCU.

12.03.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine if Benjamin Franklin had had flea collars.

12.03.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

chatgpt is much like an improv comedy group

1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy

16.07.2025 21:21 πŸ‘ 1781 πŸ” 501 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 39

No Logo? Different Naomi, but you're not alone: bsky.app/profile/rowy...

12.03.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now you've got me singing that song, except that I'm singing it to Leonard Bernstein's original melody, because I can't remember any of the Animaniacs' parody melodies.

12.03.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Which is of course a spinoff of Happy Days, itself a spinoff of Love American Style, and there are three other sitcoms in that cinematic universe (plus an animated AU).

12.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've heard β€˜sidequel’ for a spinoff that takes place at the same time as the original, although I'm not sure if that's actually the case here (and even if it is, it's not exactly what you were asking about).

12.03.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Journal news: 80% of the editorial board of Communications in Algebra has resigned. The resignation letter cites Taylor & Francis' dismissal of managing editor Scott Chapman and their recent top down approach to running journals. (E.g. implementing a 2 reviewer system without consulting the board.)

12.03.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

This email from Elliott Payne sounds like he is fuming with rage

11.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Petition e-6929 - Petitions

CANADIANS

Please consider signing Elizabeth May's petition to have the federal government recognize endometriosis and adenomyosis as part of the disability law in Canada.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

11.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

It would work if the IRGC treated him like Scotus does, but somehow they don't, and he can't imagine why.

11.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's it, we can go home now, we're done.

10.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They could just call it the Death Bets Act. They don't have to make up a backronym for it. It's good name as it is; just call it that.

10.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Regardless of its box office success, they'll make a sequel because of the hype it gets, like with Morbius except that they'll actually fall for it.

10.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, that's all that I could think of.

10.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A quote from Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was,...

Yes, that's the meaning I take from it, which makes sense in context: www.goodreads.com/quotes/31598...

Leaving out words that can be inferred from context, like this, reinforces the character's dismissive attitude.

10.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm seriously trying to figure out what punctuation this writer thinks it's missing. My best guess is that they misunderstood it.

10.03.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

@today-maybe.bsky.social

10.03.2026 03:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I heard it was the Indus. Which just really does not make sense geographically, but kind of works as a metaphor for the origin of civilization.

10.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's also the fact that Rowling has been fairly explicit that the money she earns through Harry Potter she's putting into anti-trans lobbying efforts.

There's a difference, IMHO, between an artist with a shitty private life, and an artist using their money to fund regressive social change.

10.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 1158 πŸ” 330 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5

Looking to speak to immigrants rights groups and immigration lawyers ASAP for a story about ICE/DHS and mass surveillance. If that’s you or anyone you know, DM me your best contact number!! Or tag ppl below who would be good to connect with.

08.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1
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Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, who has spent wee...

A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.

@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

10.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 6265 πŸ” 1491 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 91

Mark Meadows literally works for someone who likes to prey on kids.

10.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0