The Gurgling Cod (he/him)
@thegurglingcod.bsky.social
jonathanbeecherfield.net JBF IRL. (Jonathan Beecher Field) The Internet's only early Americanist. Acting Dean of Weird Kids. Uncle. Assistant SID, PTKU. Early American settler colonialism, charcuterie, stonemasonry, mutts.
I follow the instagrams of the IFC, Panhel, and NPHC chapters for where I work, and every year coming into rush, it seems like the sororities are going heavy on solo pictures of attractive sisters in bathing suits, instead of pix of ppl having fun together.
I'd love to hear why my book White Flight -- which won prizes from the Southern Historical Association and the American Political Science Association -- was deemed not good enough for students at Texas A&M.
King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 17h agoOnly a matter of time before Texas forces @kevinmkruse.bsky.social to drink hemlock. www.aclutx.org/press-releas...
My health care provider, Anmed, got cyberattacked, and you cannot communicate with your doctor at all. Been a week or so. Not great!
I don’t know Haley Stevens but when you roll up with AIPAC money in your pocket spitting racism in a manufactured accent you’re basically Brian Kelly and I wouldn’t vote for you.
Derek Lowe being interviewed after getting the win in Game 4 of the 2004 World Series. That Postseason he became the 1st Pitcher to win the clinching game in all 3 Playoff Series.
HOF’er Tris Speaker played for the Red Sox from 1907-15 his 792 career Doubles is number 1 in MLB history.
Buster and Lulu would go ham on a paper towel roll or the plastic thing that you pull off when you open a quart of milk
Cats of Yore@catsofyore.bsky.social · 21h agoSomeone once told me that it's "classist" to advocate for people to have indoor cats because you need to buy them lots of expensive toys. Marcel has been playing with the discarded stem of a fresh green bean for 20 minutes. 🤷♀️
Emily Wilson gets one more piece on The Odyssey and then she needs to move on and let us know what she thinks about Mallrats
All you fascists bound to lose. If it would help to have a sticker that says this get in my DM‘s
shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social · 17h agolol eat shit
Eat some junk food and listen to some music that makes you want to shake your ass, pet a dog, say hi to someone just because, drink your coffee just a bit slower, enjoy the ride.
is this the line you dropped on mrs. architect @jacketdan.bsky.social???
sarah sherman opening up the next snl dressed as hayley stevens at the piano like kate mckinnon hillary
puts on her little porkpie hat, says DAAWWWW PICKLES, kicks a can, goes back to the Newsie life
VoteHub@votehub.com · 18h agoMichigan U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Washtenaw County, multiple vote types: 🟣 Abdul El-Sayed – 13,843 (69.6%) 🟠 Haley Stevens – 5,674 (28.5%)
I taught a class about kitsch, which included a former cheerleader as a student and a book about 911 kitsch
CSketch@csketch.bsky.social · 23h agoOh my god I think I found the video.
A reminder that this useful tool for figuring class meeting days for your syllabi exists: wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
Generic Syllabus Maker
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If Riley Gaines were an elaborate psyop to demonstrate how silly the whole "save women's sports" thing is, what would be different?
Just learning that ICE has a $4.2 million contract for social media surveillance/AI analysis with Fivecast. A few years ago I came across a brochure of theirs which used as an example for potential police customers their ability to map left-wing groups. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Banh Mi Dac Biet out of a literal hole in the wall > Sincere liberal arts takes on Banh Mi. The mayo should be a suspicious collar and unless you know about the pate the better.
The Gurgling Cod (he/him)@thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 2d agoBanh mi
Fascists and authoritarian regimes try to control universities and turn them into purveyors of state propaganda through extortion…... www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Trump administration asks colleges to commit to education overhaul
Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s letter contains some similarities to a compact offered to and rejected by a small group of schools last year.
politico.com
