My universal field theory of academia is that it’s no different than any other job but it presents itself as different and that discontinuity causes so so many problems.

Merle Eisenberg@merleeisenberg.bsky.social · 3d ago

My second (and last!) foray into the Atlantic/Harper debate for today is that this essay gets it quite right. Maybe I'm just a sucker for some structure and agency to describe outcomes. Simply put: Academia is not different from the rest of society with marketing and branding playing a key role.

“i resist putting sunscreen on my kids” why does everyone have to be a Knower now. somethings are just fine as is. your most recently played videos on youtube arent some magic skeleton key that will solve the earths problems.

i swear to god this image goes viral every six months like clockwork. LISTEN TO AACK CAST!!!!

Micah@rincewind.run · 4d ago

this is what young Cathy Guisewite looked like, btw

why are you interviewing an outgoing House rep from another state about Michigan's gubernatorial election? just having her on to spew bigotry for fun?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

Nancy Mace claims on CNN that if El-Sayed is elected “our granddaughters will be wearing burkas to school” 😆

Reupping my enthusiastic endorsement of Jamie Loftus's brilliant Aack Cast www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

One of the big frustrations in the "books for men" discourse is that an honest discussion would require a lot of people lamenting the lack of books for men to admit that their arguments against diversity and representation etc were lies

beef with the wind

Oh my god I think I found the video.

CSketch@csketch.bsky.social · last wk.

Bring it On: Jet Fuel Can't Melt These Moves

great still from Aaron here. looking very alive, sir.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Trump: "We were gonna hit them hard yesterday. Very, very hard. Harder than any attack since World War 2."

Demanding to examine a child's genitals for them to play sports is fucking insane

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · last wk.

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

MN Lynx coach Cheryl Reeves today, while her team won the game

“hey man, now that we’ve handed you all of our cash and complete, unremovable control over the company, you wouldn’t do anything to help yourself and hurt us would you?”

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · last wk.

SpaceX and Tesla investors are wondering the same thing: Is a merger ahead?

People are correctly pointing out this is meaningless because the settlement still exists, but I think it is a window into how deeply personalist reign is ingrained in the Trumpist mindset. Because the DOJ and Trump are both Trump’s attorneys in Blanche’s view, of course he can just cancel it

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEWS: Todd Blanche says he is rescinding his May 18 order establishing the “anti-weaponization fund”

2/Notably, what Todd Blanche did not do: remove the Government’s appeal challenging the district court’s refusal to accept the settlement agreement (including her recommendation that he face bar disciplinary action).

I am late to this party but Widow's Bay is so good. The rare black comedy where the horror elements are genuinely scary. And still manages to kill when it's being funny

Milllennial American weebs:

Fat cat Friday

The Wolf of Derevnya hasn't been on sale in over a year. Grab it in this bundle!

Brandon Sheffield@brandon.insertcredit.com · 2w ago

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

The BTC/share thing is stupid and deceptive for a couple reasons, but the one that bugs me the most is you own 0 BTC, satoshis, or anything else per share. There’s no redemption right, you can’t get BTC for your shares. Saylor can sell them all tomorrow.

Cas Piancey@cascoinfoundation.org · 2w ago

Look at this chart, (sats per share) lmao

Good lord

Catherina Gioino@catgioino.bsky.social · 2w ago

I wrote about how much Americans wagered on sports betting in 2025 and how it’s more than they spent on movies, art, museums and music combined. Read my article @fortunemagazine.bsky.social fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...

The universe cries out for Coffin Flop

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2w ago

What Time Is the Funeral Bowl Warmonger Funeral Stream Live What Time Lindsey Graham Open Casket Funeral Stream No Cable Required

Fuck you, Audible, what did I ever do to you to get a Dave Portnoy recommendation

I do not envy the task of a writer (and the fact checkers) trying to write a story with Justin Sun as the main source

New York Magazine@nymag.com · 2w ago

The billionaire Justin Sun put $45 million into World Liberty Financial, Trump’s cryptocurrency company, and became an adviser. Over the next year or so, he came to believe he’d make a colossal mistake. Read our latest Cover Story: tinyurl.com/4xvczhmt

Holy crap what a ball forward from Mattice to Jónsdóttir

Secretary of Defenestration

Important context here that X creator payments are completely opaque and basically at the discretion of the company. These payments are direct subsidies from Elon to right wingers around the world that he launders through twitter

@Julianshea.bsky.social@julianshea.bsky.social · 3w ago

But of course. www.politicshome.com/news/article...

HALDEMAN: He's a merry fellow, Tom Bombadil, sir. HAIG: [indecipherable] and his boots are yellow. NIXON: Christ.

Fat cat Friday (this cat is only 6lbs and still a fat cat, too small)

Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢@regimecpa.bsky.social · 3w ago

It’s Fat cat Friday

The second strategic failure is that the American people (re)elected a worthless fucking moron like Donald Trump, who is boundlessly confident despite knowing nothing about anything and so asked the US military to do the impossible for no reason at all because he got lucky in Venezuela.