A Singular Monkey
@finitemonkey.bsky.social
Physics, Electronics, and Computer Science Teacher by profession
Runner, cyclist, and traveler by choice
Against eating the seed corn
Runner, cyclist, and traveler by choice
Against eating the seed corn
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Starting to question the counter-narcotics rationale for the boat bombing scheme.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Starting to question the counter-narcotics rationale for the boat bombing scheme.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Let. Them. Fail.
If students can’t do the bare minimum, they cannot pass the class.
I’ve struggled with this my entire career. I teach collegiate and advanced courses; I know it’s my job to make them do hard things. If they pass my class and can’t do hard things, I failed.
And I don’t fail.
If students can’t do the bare minimum, they cannot pass the class.
I’ve struggled with this my entire career. I teach collegiate and advanced courses; I know it’s my job to make them do hard things. If they pass my class and can’t do hard things, I failed.
And I don’t fail.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Let. Them. Fail.
If students can’t do the bare minimum, they cannot pass the class.
I’ve struggled with this my entire career. I teach collegiate and advanced courses; I know it’s my job to make them do hard things. If they pass my class and can’t do hard things, I failed.
And I don’t fail.
If students can’t do the bare minimum, they cannot pass the class.
I’ve struggled with this my entire career. I teach collegiate and advanced courses; I know it’s my job to make them do hard things. If they pass my class and can’t do hard things, I failed.
And I don’t fail.
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To be explicit, we executed a German U-Boat commander who said he had to sink lifesaving gear / “inadvertently” kill survivors because it might give away his position, thereby potentially resulting in the loss of his submarine.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
To be explicit, we executed a German U-Boat commander who said he had to sink lifesaving gear / “inadvertently” kill survivors because it might give away his position, thereby potentially resulting in the loss of his submarine.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
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It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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Geneva Conventions on shipwrecked or wounded at sea: Any attempts upon their lives, or violence to their persons, shall be strictly prohibited; in particular, they shall not be murdered or exterminated" ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
ihl-databases.icrc.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Geneva Conventions on shipwrecked or wounded at sea: Any attempts upon their lives, or violence to their persons, shall be strictly prohibited; in particular, they shall not be murdered or exterminated" ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
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Since Stephen Miller is in the midst of another of his Aryans-only trantrums, we should note that his family are 20th century immigrants from the shtetl of Antopol (Антопаль) then in the Hrodna gubernia of Russia. Applying his immigration rules, they would all have perished in the Holocaust.
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Since Stephen Miller is in the midst of another of his Aryans-only trantrums, we should note that his family are 20th century immigrants from the shtetl of Antopol (Антопаль) then in the Hrodna gubernia of Russia. Applying his immigration rules, they would all have perished in the Holocaust.
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And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
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I’m beyond tired that the leader of my country is an absolute piece of shit. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed
President Donald Trump has vowed to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations in a blistering anti-immigrant screed posted to social media.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I’m beyond tired that the leader of my country is an absolute piece of shit. apnews.com/article/trum...
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I built a resistor cube to test the theoretical answer to the interesting extension question and filmed it with an infrared camera to show the current symmetry which is my favourite way to solve it.
youtu.be/CQ5CAqUHHxc
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
youtu.be/CQ5CAqUHHxc
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
A real resistor cube - does theory agree with reality?
YouTube video by Physics with Simon Poliakoff
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November 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I built a resistor cube to test the theoretical answer to the interesting extension question and filmed it with an infrared camera to show the current symmetry which is my favourite way to solve it.
youtu.be/CQ5CAqUHHxc
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
youtu.be/CQ5CAqUHHxc
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
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My impression after two days of conferencing abroad is that the extent to which things are Really Bad in US academia and public research is not fully registering. Folks are not realizing that this admin is salting the earth and the geopolitical era of US scientific leadership might be over for good.
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My impression after two days of conferencing abroad is that the extent to which things are Really Bad in US academia and public research is not fully registering. Folks are not realizing that this admin is salting the earth and the geopolitical era of US scientific leadership might be over for good.
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Regurgitating obvious bullshit isn’t journalism, Reuters, its propaganda
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income reut.rs/4p65j0l
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Regurgitating obvious bullshit isn’t journalism, Reuters, its propaganda
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Stupidity is a weapon that kills the innocent. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
State Court Rules School Vaccine Law Can’t Bar Religious Exemptions
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Stupidity is a weapon that kills the innocent. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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local man clearly suffering from economic anxiety
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
local man clearly suffering from economic anxiety
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Also a category that includes his mother, paternal grandparents, and two of his three wives. But of course that's different, because neither he nor de facto President Miller actually care about immigration as such. They care about racism, and it's a farce to concede the pretense it's anything else.
Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Also a category that includes his mother, paternal grandparents, and two of his three wives. But of course that's different, because neither he nor de facto President Miller actually care about immigration as such. They care about racism, and it's a farce to concede the pretense it's anything else.
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Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
Completely unhinged
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Completely unhinged
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Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
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Just…wow
As the ranks of news gathering journalists collapse, Fox has paid Maria Bartiromo over $70 million to do what she does over the last decade.
Bartiromo's pay since joining Fox Business: $70 million - Talking Biz News
Fox Business Network has paid news anchor Maria Bartiromo a massive $70 million since 2014, reports Martin Holmes of TV Insider. Holmes reports, “The revelation came in documents disclosed as part of ...
talkingbiznews.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Just…wow
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To put this in context, I was offered a teaching track job in 2023 that had a salary of $55,000.
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
To put this in context, I was offered a teaching track job in 2023 that had a salary of $55,000.
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
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After a speeding semitruck killed his son, Gary Wilburn and his wife spent decades advocating for mandated speed limiters in trucks.
DOT proposed a rule to do just that.
Then Trump appointees stepped in, killing the proposed regulation.
DOT proposed a rule to do just that.
Then Trump appointees stepped in, killing the proposed regulation.
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After a speeding semitruck killed his son, Gary Wilburn and his wife spent decades advocating for mandated speed limiters in trucks.
DOT proposed a rule to do just that.
Then Trump appointees stepped in, killing the proposed regulation.
DOT proposed a rule to do just that.
Then Trump appointees stepped in, killing the proposed regulation.
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If Joe Biden had claimed that he redesigned the hulls of Coast Guard cutters, we'd be way over in 25th amendment territory.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
Trump during his Thanksgiving call with service members: "We're ordered a lot of Coast Guard cutters. Brand new, beautiful, the best machines in the world. I'm a looks person. I wanted the hull to be perfect. You know, I sort of redesigned the hull a little bit. The hulls. But we ordered a lot."
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
If Joe Biden had claimed that he redesigned the hulls of Coast Guard cutters, we'd be way over in 25th amendment territory.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.