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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 19m

A letter to the editor of our student newspaper from an alumnus and former adjunct professor, addressing the recent censorship in our museum by the university administration: pepperdine-graphic.com/letter-to-th...

Letter to the Editor: Restoring Integrity to Pepperdine’s Artistic and Academic Mission - Pepperdine Graphic

University administrators recently shut down the Fredrick R. Weisman Museum of Art's "Hold My Hand in Yours" exhibition, citing the withdrawal of artists after Advancement censored two pieces of art d...

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 30m

I'd love to see focus on what machine learning can actually do to make things better (including identify birds and plants) rather than trying to replace human creativity.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11h

Here is the students' @idsnews.bsky.social report out of Indiana University, where the student media director was fired today. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS

Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.

www.idsnews.com

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 14h

a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a group of people and says `` right to jail '' .

Alt: a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a group of people and says `` right to jail '' .

media.tenor.com

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 16h

Oh hey speaking of the SoCal-Nevada Section Meeting, @thewordninjabk.bsky.social is one of the invited speakers, due to receiving the Section Award for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics! The title of that talk is “Teaching Proofs as a Way of Knowing.”

Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 16h

I will not be going to a rally this Saturday, but I will be giving a (short) talk at the MAA SoCal-Nevada Section Meeting. The title is “Collapsing states in digraphs.” Looking for an opening joke to make along the lines of “not the collapsing state we live in.”

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 16h

I will not be going to a rally this Saturday, but I will be giving a (short) talk at the MAA SoCal-Nevada Section Meeting. The title is “Collapsing states in digraphs.” Looking for an opening joke to make along the lines of “not the collapsing state we live in.”

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 19h

Years ago I saw a presentation where the speaker said that when porn appears in a new medium, that's like a mic check, basically just verifying that the medium works. It's not until more mainstream stuff appears (his example—for the internet—was cat photos) that the medium can be declared viable.

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Los Angeles Unified School District @laschools.bsky.social · 1d

Message from Los Angeles Unified on Inclement Weather

Mensaje del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles sobre las Inclemencias del Tiempo

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Howard Ashman 🔪stab🔪 account @michaelchu7.bsky.social · 1d

He also played Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid (1989), a casting decision that I assume was spurred on by equal parts "hey, he's a Tony-award winning musical theater guy" and "who's the Frenchiest actor we can find"

Chef Louis from the 1989 Disney animated film "The Little Mermaid", who was voiced by René Auberjonois

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget

Skeleton, voiced by René Auberjonois, from the animated film The Last Unicorn

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 1d

I need this postcard for reasons

Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 1d

“Sauve qui peut”. This is a French phrase that translates literally to something like "save yourself who's able/can" and roughly equates to “run for your life!” or “every man for himself!”, indicating a chaotic or dangerous situation/stampede. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a shorthaired tabby kitten appearing to burst through a sheet of white paper in a dark frame. Text at the bottom reads “sauve qui peut”.

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Mathemarium (LJAD) @mathemarium.bsky.social · 2d

Tétraèdre de Sierpinski fabriqué par les enfants et leurs parents en visite sur le stand de #Maths. Check 👍 #fractale #nice06
#fds2025 #fds #fetedelascience @cnrs-insmi.bsky.social @univcotedazur.bsky.social @cnrscotedazur.bsky.social

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

The diagram doesn’t commute.

Michael Barany @mbarany.com · 3d

exercise to the reader

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 10d

If you work for ICE, you should quit.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 3d

Not even sure it counts as “again” since I walked out the first time.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 3d

Pimento cheese
Borat
Catch a Grenade

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 3d

The same thing is true of grades. These tools have worked well enough for long enough, but if they’re no longer serviceable then no amount of punishment and surveillance will preserve positive outcomes.

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 3d

We give assignments because they help students register and reflect on their own learning. If the classic assignment structure no longer performs that function than we need to shift what suite of tools help provide students with those insights.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile my university administration censored a piece of art in their museum because it included one patch that had been embroidered with the words “Save the children” and “Abolish ICE,” claiming that it was “overtly political in nature.” It was not even the main focus of the entire piece.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 3d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 3d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 4d

The student paper at Pepperdine has published their story on this debacle: pepperdine-graphic.com/pepperdine-a...

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 4d

The student paper at Pepperdine has published their story on this debacle: pepperdine-graphic.com/pepperdine-a...

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Peter Keep @mathprofpeter.bsky.social · 4d

Not for nothing but I'd be so mad if I showed somebody a cool problem/assignment I wrote and their first instinct was to drop it into ChatGPT for any reason whatsoever.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 4d

Toad seems chill about it

Screenshot of three Bluesky posts:

Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social • 4m
okay so if Pepe is chaotic evil and Portland frog is chaotic good, where are our other frogs
Kermit is lawful good obviously
I think Frog and Toad are true neutral. they do them and that's it
Michigan J. Frog is chaotic neutral
Tiana, Naveen and Keroppi I'm uncertain

Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social • 3m
I'm allowing quotes and replies on this one don't make me regret it

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social • 3m
Then Toad fell asleep.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 4d

This link used to go to a press release about the exhibit. Now it goes to “Page Not Found.”

Screen shot from a Google news search:

Pepperdine University

Weisman Museum Director Andrea Gyorody Highlights the Hand as Artistic Agent in Upcoming Fall Exhibition

This fall, Andrea Gyorody, director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University, will unveil her latest curatorial...

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