Dex Anderson
@dexanderson.com
I've written a few books, and I like to rant about gender and hyperlocal Minneapolis politics. Thorn in the side of the DFL: abetterdfl.org. Cat Dad. They/them.
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Me approaching any critic who has something nasty to say about Wake Up Dead Man.
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Me approaching any critic who has something nasty to say about Wake Up Dead Man.
i taught freshman comp at baylor
this would get a D from me. She tried but she cites nothing, suddenly knows hebrew halfway through without any citations (eg: plagiarism) and doesn't quote or cite the article she's referencing throughout. For a discussion post, fine. For an essay? No.
this would get a D from me. She tried but she cites nothing, suddenly knows hebrew halfway through without any citations (eg: plagiarism) and doesn't quote or cite the article she's referencing throughout. For a discussion post, fine. For an essay? No.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
i taught freshman comp at baylor
this would get a D from me. She tried but she cites nothing, suddenly knows hebrew halfway through without any citations (eg: plagiarism) and doesn't quote or cite the article she's referencing throughout. For a discussion post, fine. For an essay? No.
this would get a D from me. She tried but she cites nothing, suddenly knows hebrew halfway through without any citations (eg: plagiarism) and doesn't quote or cite the article she's referencing throughout. For a discussion post, fine. For an essay? No.
this is why it is ALWAYS shut the fuck up friday
Everytime I watch true crime on YouTube with "body language experts" saying how guilty this person is, I realise I'd be totally fucked if I ever got brought in for police questioning.
November 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM
this is why it is ALWAYS shut the fuck up friday
apparently a floridian GOP guy is planning on coming to Minnesota to do an Islamophobic march against Sharia Law or something
In January.
In January.
a man wearing glasses and a hat is saying `` good luck , sistah . ''
Alt: one of the drag queens from RuPaul's drag race going "good luck, sistah"
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
apparently a floridian GOP guy is planning on coming to Minnesota to do an Islamophobic march against Sharia Law or something
In January.
In January.
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal government has never lived up to its commitment to shoulder 40 percent of the cost. Now, advocates want the feds to pony up, @juliametraux.bsky.social writes.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This disability education law turned 50 today. Disability advocates want more.
"Our civil rights are not up for negotiations," Rep. Lateefah Simon said.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal government has never lived up to its commitment to shoulder 40 percent of the cost. Now, advocates want the feds to pony up, @juliametraux.bsky.social writes.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
right???? like the conspiracy they allege is contradictory and based on "well, this is what a normal (ie, neurotypical) person would do!" which is ...you're not dealing with a normal person!
“No one would put lifesaving supplies in their lifeboat, he obviously planned to murder her!” Do you hear yourselves?!
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
right???? like the conspiracy they allege is contradictory and based on "well, this is what a normal (ie, neurotypical) person would do!" which is ...you're not dealing with a normal person!
man, the Carman Family Deaths documentary on Netflix is a prime example of why you should never, EVER speak to the police, especially if you are autistic.
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
man, the Carman Family Deaths documentary on Netflix is a prime example of why you should never, EVER speak to the police, especially if you are autistic.
i passed by an elementary school today that had the following their sign:
"how many days a week should you read? 6 7!"
"how many days a week should you read? 6 7!"
November 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
i passed by an elementary school today that had the following their sign:
"how many days a week should you read? 6 7!"
"how many days a week should you read? 6 7!"
I got to see him speak a decade ago at Oxford. At 78, he was witty and funny and very quick. What a loss for the playwriting world.
"The sun's going down. Or the earth's coming up, as the fashionable theory has it."
"The sun's going down. Or the earth's coming up, as the fashionable theory has it."
Sad that he's gone. A very great playwright in a world where there seem to be fewer and fewer, whatever his opinions on other matters.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I got to see him speak a decade ago at Oxford. At 78, he was witty and funny and very quick. What a loss for the playwriting world.
"The sun's going down. Or the earth's coming up, as the fashionable theory has it."
"The sun's going down. Or the earth's coming up, as the fashionable theory has it."
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
oh no, tom stoppard died!
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
oh no, tom stoppard died!
why is there no cheese on that alleged mac and cheese
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
why is there no cheese on that alleged mac and cheese
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Thanks for reading, Mr. President
November 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Thanks for reading, Mr. President
it's the first real snow of the year, which means Minnesotans have completely forgotten how to drive and either are wayyyyy too cautious for the conditions, or completely cavalier and all of it makes for wildly dangerous driving! Whee!
November 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
it's the first real snow of the year, which means Minnesotans have completely forgotten how to drive and either are wayyyyy too cautious for the conditions, or completely cavalier and all of it makes for wildly dangerous driving! Whee!
EXACTLY. It's very respectful about faith while also showing how much anger and hatred have to be continually stoked in order to keep people motivated.
The Benoit Blanc trilogy might end up as one of the best artistic statements on the diseased conservatism of our era, and l think Wake Up Dead Man is my favorite of the trilogy, largely because it’s Rian Johnson trying to understand Christianity and its adherents more than having a definitive take.
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
EXACTLY. It's very respectful about faith while also showing how much anger and hatred have to be continually stoked in order to keep people motivated.
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Among the things I will never get over from this era is the courage of every day people compared to the cowardice of those in power. We'd already be done if our "leaders" had shown a fraction of these guts
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Among the things I will never get over from this era is the courage of every day people compared to the cowardice of those in power. We'd already be done if our "leaders" had shown a fraction of these guts
we turned them into refugees and now we're denying them entry. great.
NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable telling diplomats to destroy visas that had been approved and printed to give to Afghans. And diplomats are told to do scheduled interviews but not grant visas. US shuts all legal entry routes for Afghans. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
we turned them into refugees and now we're denying them entry. great.
tan france refusing to calls breasts anything but "bosoms" just kills me
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
tan france refusing to calls breasts anything but "bosoms" just kills me
this movie is a fucking ride and such a mood
I lied, looks like I’m watching Stalker (1979), courtesy of Mosfilm on YouTube. Likely won’t finish tonight as it’s a 3 hour long movie and I work in the morning. But until then we’re getting Tark’d 📽️
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
this movie is a fucking ride and such a mood
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Get the merch hereeeee
And fuck Target
And fuck Target
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Get the merch hereeeee
And fuck Target
And fuck Target
I'm really grateful for all the people who have had patience and grace with me as I stumble around and figure out who I am. And I'm grateful for the ability to keep learning and growing and coming into my own, even as I'm staring down 40 years old.
When I was in my twenties, I couldn't imagine 40.
When I was in my twenties, I couldn't imagine 40.
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I'm really grateful for all the people who have had patience and grace with me as I stumble around and figure out who I am. And I'm grateful for the ability to keep learning and growing and coming into my own, even as I'm staring down 40 years old.
When I was in my twenties, I couldn't imagine 40.
When I was in my twenties, I couldn't imagine 40.
i have a shirt from autostraddle that's two scissors doing this and ... they know this is gay, right
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
i have a shirt from autostraddle that's two scissors doing this and ... they know this is gay, right
Third and final friendsgiving is DONE. My mini apple pies were a total hit.
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Third and final friendsgiving is DONE. My mini apple pies were a total hit.
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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