Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם)
@bestonetx.bsky.social
Award-winning community college prof, writer, editor, historian of Texas Jews and the Galveston Movement. Alte kaker in training.
Views expressed here are mine and are protected by the First Amendment.
Books: tinyurl.com/besbks
www.BryanEdwardStone.com
Views expressed here are mine and are protected by the First Amendment.
Books: tinyurl.com/besbks
www.BryanEdwardStone.com
Pinned
The wise man does not break into his fellow's speech. He is not in a rush to reply. He asks what is relevant and replies to the point. Of what he has not heard he says, "I have not heard," and he acknowledges what is true.
-- Talmud (Pirkei Avot)
-- Talmud (Pirkei Avot)
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
Republicans nodding sagely while Trump buries them.
December 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Republicans nodding sagely while Trump buries them.
Coming to Dallas on Monday!
Hey folks — I'll be appearing soon at the Dallas Jewish Bookfest to talk about "Neither Fish nor Fowl: A Mercantile Jewish Family on the Rio Grande."
The event is on Monday, December 8, at 7 pm at the Aaron Family JCC. See the link for details and registration.
www.jccdallas.org/events/bookf...
The event is on Monday, December 8, at 7 pm at the Aaron Family JCC. See the link for details and registration.
www.jccdallas.org/events/bookf...
BookFest: Neither Fish nor Fowl
Bookfest
www.jccdallas.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Coming to Dallas on Monday!
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As a prof, I do not care how quickly a student can write an answer under the stress of a timer.
I care about what they actually know, learned, & can analyze. It didn't change my online course grades when I went from timed to untimed.
I care about what they actually know, learned, & can analyze. It didn't change my online course grades when I went from timed to untimed.
So here’s the thing: I, a certified Disabled™️ Person, do not actually care if anyone fakes for an extra 20 minutes on the test. I care deeply about how the fear of that very thing puts up flaming hoops disabled people have to jump through.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
As a prof, I do not care how quickly a student can write an answer under the stress of a timer.
I care about what they actually know, learned, & can analyze. It didn't change my online course grades when I went from timed to untimed.
I care about what they actually know, learned, & can analyze. It didn't change my online course grades when I went from timed to untimed.
Arch villain.
‘We’re doing arch’ Trump says in update on latest construction project
‘We’re doing arch’ Trump says in update on latest construction project
‘We’re doing arch’ Trump says in update on latest construction project
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Arch villain.
There are assholes in every profession, but somehow stories of asshole college professors hit a lot harder than most.
Omg I know someone who was in a catastrophic car accident, who returned to college in a wheelchair. His prof said ‘lucky you, you can get a parking space’
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
There are assholes in every profession, but somehow stories of asshole college professors hit a lot harder than most.
The fog of war is when you're so foggy you think you're at war.
As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke on Tuesday about a deadly U.S. military attack on a boat in the Caribbean, he referred to “the fog of war,” a phrase that has been used in war planning for centuries.
Here’s what the term means and why Hegseth’s remarks matter.
Here’s what the term means and why Hegseth’s remarks matter.
Hegseth Invoked the ‘Fog of War’ in a Boat Strike. What Does That Mean?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the term, which alludes to uncertainty in battle, in reference to a deadly U.S. military attack in the Caribbean.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The fog of war is when you're so foggy you think you're at war.
Same excuse McNamara and Rumsfeld used -- except there was actually a war.
As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke on Tuesday about a deadly U.S. military attack on a boat in the Caribbean, he referred to “the fog of war,” a phrase that has been used in war planning for centuries.
Here’s what the term means and why Hegseth’s remarks matter.
Here’s what the term means and why Hegseth’s remarks matter.
Hegseth Invoked the ‘Fog of War’ in a Boat Strike. What Does That Mean?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the term, which alludes to uncertainty in battle, in reference to a deadly U.S. military attack in the Caribbean.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Same excuse McNamara and Rumsfeld used -- except there was actually a war.
The GOP's gerrymandered maps may actually be better for Democrats than the untinkered ones were.
Wondering how many +14 districts they turned into + 9 districts that or now -2 districts.
December 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The GOP's gerrymandered maps may actually be better for Democrats than the untinkered ones were.
I'm reminded of all the cabinet meetings Biden didn't fall asleep in.
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I'm reminded of all the cabinet meetings Biden didn't fall asleep in.
If all these white Trump voters in Tennessee are turning against him, then Latino Trump voters in Texas are going to positively shellac him.
They dropped like $6 million to desperately defend an R+22 district by less than nine points against an unabashedly liberal crusader in mostly rural Tennessee. They should come unhinged. They are fucked.
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If all these white Trump voters in Tennessee are turning against him, then Latino Trump voters in Texas are going to positively shellac him.
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Back when it was easier to search some people didn’t analysis of how many times the New York Times named Harvard versus any community college and it was like 14,000 to one*
* whatever. You can look it up somewhere.
* whatever. You can look it up somewhere.
December 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Back when it was easier to search some people didn’t analysis of how many times the New York Times named Harvard versus any community college and it was like 14,000 to one*
* whatever. You can look it up somewhere.
* whatever. You can look it up somewhere.
You know who covers community colleges pretty well? Local media.
Article title: The NYT wrote more about Harvard last year than all community colleges combined
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
You know who covers community colleges pretty well? Local media.
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Article title: The NYT wrote more about Harvard last year than all community colleges combined
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Article title: The NYT wrote more about Harvard last year than all community colleges combined
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
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Wat?
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Wat?
Greatness lies in whom we fight.
Kristi Noem praises her dear leader: "It's been an honor to work for you. You are a great American. The fights you pick are the right fights."
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Greatness lies in whom we fight.
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I would love to know at what point in American history Rep Cammarck thinks we had LESS foreign born Americans
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I would love to know at what point in American history Rep Cammarck thinks we had LESS foreign born Americans
Being foreign born is American culture.
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Being foreign born is American culture.
On busy grading days I like to motivate myself with little rewards. Just grade two more essays then you can stand up. Get through five and you can have a sip of water.
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
On busy grading days I like to motivate myself with little rewards. Just grade two more essays then you can stand up. Get through five and you can have a sip of water.
Another reason not to obey illegal orders is that if you do, the people who gave the order will blame you for it.
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Another reason not to obey illegal orders is that if you do, the people who gave the order will blame you for it.
I count off as much as I can when students use AI, but the most frustrating cases are when I'm sure they used it but they still managed to get it to evade the failsafes and tells I build into my assignments. Those students get credit for work they didn't do, and there isn't much I can do about it.
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I count off as much as I can when students use AI, but the most frustrating cases are when I'm sure they used it but they still managed to get it to evade the failsafes and tells I build into my assignments. Those students get credit for work they didn't do, and there isn't much I can do about it.
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Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
BOSTON—Stressing that the move would help keep digital currencies liquid through the coming year, crypto leaders called for an infusion of 20 million dopes Thursday to stabilize the market. “We’re cal...
theonion.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
Students' First Amendment freedom of religion is not bigger than professors' First Amendment freedom of speech.
Why does what other people claim to “sincerely believe” matter to my rights and liberties??
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Students' First Amendment freedom of religion is not bigger than professors' First Amendment freedom of speech.
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The worst thing to happen to academia was the emergence of a nomadic administrative class like the one in corporations who just move from institution to institution setting fires and walking away.
Say what you will about the flaws of faculty governance, but at least they believe in the mission.
Say what you will about the flaws of faculty governance, but at least they believe in the mission.
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The worst thing to happen to academia was the emergence of a nomadic administrative class like the one in corporations who just move from institution to institution setting fires and walking away.
Say what you will about the flaws of faculty governance, but at least they believe in the mission.
Say what you will about the flaws of faculty governance, but at least they believe in the mission.
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That assignment isn't a religious freedom issue. You have to do the assignment. They didn't do the assignment. The feedback was incredibly generous and thorough, much more thorough than the assignment. This is about bending over backwards to the far right, not about religious freedom or anything.
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
That assignment isn't a religious freedom issue. You have to do the assignment. They didn't do the assignment. The feedback was incredibly generous and thorough, much more thorough than the assignment. This is about bending over backwards to the far right, not about religious freedom or anything.