Bob Blaskiewicz

Almost all of my college students turned in assignments (a kids' book about critical thinking) where a boy named Jerry met a taking animal in the woods.

He'll bring his own anaesthetic.

Independence Hall, site of the first pool hall in America #FakeFacts

Today we're doing a tour of old Philly.

A painting of a bird beside the text "bullshit incoming"

To be fair, he's a moron of the highest order.

ChatGPT driving rise in reports of ‘satanic’ organised and ritual abuse, UK experts say Exclusive: ‘Witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse’ offending typified by sexual abuse, violence and neglect

Uh oh. This appears to be an old moral panic reanimated by modern technology - I've written extensively on "satanic panic" and how leading questions led to false memories of abuse in suggestive populations that never happened. ChatGPT is that on steroids...

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Schrodinger's Bullshit.

More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Trump cuts and RFK Jr.'s anti-fluoride fight aren't helping. Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for to...

More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Trump cuts and RFK Jr.'s anti-fluoride fight aren't helping. www.cbsnews.com/news/childre...

You are visiting my natal library in St Louis and I can't be there! Where do I send my strongly worded letter? (I'll just write it out on a little sheet of lead, roll it up, and toss it into a sacred spring or something, I guess.) #NotActuallyBornInTheLibrary

I thought this was real for a minute because I am in hell.

I'm no fancy political consultant, but, hey, if you're in Dem comms, you should notice that Fox News panicked over Trump wearing a cheap Trump merch baseball cap to receive the bodies of soldiers he got killed for no reason he can articulate, and you should absolutely lean into that.

Insider Trading Is Going to Get People Killed War markets are a national-security threat.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

A curated timeline is a happy timeline.

CNN's Dana Bash reports on a conversation she just had with Trump: "He quickly turned to Cuba. He said without being asked, 'Cuba is going to fall pretty soon.'"

Optical illusion of a woman bent over some papers. Her sunglasses are pushed up and she is wearing a hair band so the top of her head looks exactly like a Muppet face

Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

If Females Could Get Pregnant, There’d Be An Abortion Clinic On Every Coral By Triton Corsair

Commentary: If Females Could Get Pregnant, There’d Be An Abortion Clinic On Every Coral https://theonion.com/if-females-could-get-pregnant-thered-be-an-abortion-clinic-on-every-coral/

Congratulations DHS Secretary Stephen miller on continuing to be DHS Secretary

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Corey Lewandowski’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

#ICYMI: Noem denied that aide Corey Lewandowski was involved in approving DHS contracts.

But DHS staffers say Lewandowski has approved numerous contracts at the agency and often needs to sign off on large contracts before any money goes out the door.

field of blood by joanne b freeman

worth revisiting this book btw

I'm in the Epstein files in an email thread about people who piss off Deepak Chopra.

If Donald asks Zelensky for anti drone systems, he better wear a suit, ask nicely and say thank you.

‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.

Weird how this keeps happening! www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

This is mad science. Totally bonkers. Love it.

Kim Jong Un Can’t Believe Daughter Already Executing Boys PYONGYANG—Tears welling in his eyes as he remarked upon how quickly things change, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un reportedly told aides Wednesday he couldn’t believe his daughter Kim Ju Ae wa...

“It’s incredible to think that just a few years ago, she barely knew the words to condemn one of her playmates to a life of forced labor, and now she’s already old enough to be meeting boys and issuing them death sentences,” said Kim Jong Un

I briefly got distracted…then remembered I was meant to be doing this.

I paid $79.99 to access this article 😅 (I have been meaning to subscribe for a while though)

Behold my gift link! www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Uh. No.

I made that joke earlier tonight and nobody laughed, but a congressman does it and suddenly it's hilarious. So. Unfair.

A tremendous achievement! Congrats!

this is what they said it would be like under socialism