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Ian Petrie
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Historian, Canadian, Philadelphian. Higher ed, urban🚲, books, cats, hockey. At Penn's CETLI; teach South Asia & Hist Sci/Med/Tech.
Disappointing people since 1972.
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Ian Petrie @icpetrie.bsky.social · Nov 10
You tell the kids today that Philly's public pools used to be stocked with carp and they won't believe you
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this is the best thing i’ve ever seen
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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This is for a three-year non-renewable position at UBC
A cover letter of application that includes the names and contact information (institutional affiliation, address, e-mail address) of three referees; A curriculum vitae; A teaching dossier that includes: 1) statement of teaching interests and philosophy (max 2 pages); 2) record of courses taught including class sizes (if not already included in the CV); 3) evidence of teaching effectiveness, including student course evaluations and peer-review of teaching reports, if available; and 4) examples of pedagogical materials such as syllabi and assessments. An educational leadership dossier that includes: 1) statement of past and potential contributions to educational leadership (max 2 pages); 2) examples of prior curriculum or program development/renewal work; and 3) examples of educational leadership contributions. A one-page statement about your experience working with a diverse student body and your contributions or potential contributions to creating/advancing a culture of equity and inclusion.
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Hola amigos
I Got Some Shit To Be Thankful For
Hola amigos. What’s goin’ down in your part of town? I know it’s been a long time, been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time since I rapped at ya, but I’ve had a whole...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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I cannot stop laughing at this
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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"After Tommy John surgery in the 2019 off-season, Ngai quickly returned to form, winning the Bancroft Prize in 2022."
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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One of their ads just reminded me of this
Continued Existence Of Edible Arrangements Disproves Central Tenets Of Capitalism
WALLINGFORD, CT—Upending more than two centuries of free-market theory, leading economists across the globe announced Thursday that the fundamental principles of capitalism had been "irrefutably dispr...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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A classic
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Norman Rockwell depiction of Thanksgiving dinner modified so that all humans around the table are Gritty and the turkey on the platter which the mother is placing on the table is also Gritty.
November 28, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Thanks to the miracle of ductwork, when I'm lying in bed I can hear my neighbor's dog drinking
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Unwinding with the Safdie brothers' GOOD TIME
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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On our table tomorrow. And for breakfast Friday
Screenshot from TOO MANY COOKS: A pie on a desk, captioned "Lars Von Trier, as 'Pie'"
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Love to encounter quality content from my college chum Joey Devilla
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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HELL YEAH FLYERS
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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I shouted "AGAIN, SHOOT!" and manifested that

You're welcome #Flyers fans
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Hockey Dad observes that it's usually tough to win with only 15 shots on goal
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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reins

dammit
icpetrie.bsky.social Ian Petrie @icpetrie.bsky.social · 1d
High concept sports reality show:

Dave Dombrowski takes over netminding for the Panthers

Sergei Bobrovsky takes the reigns of the Phillies
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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High concept sports reality show:

Dave Dombrowski takes over netminding for the Panthers

Sergei Bobrovsky takes the reigns of the Phillies
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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I like this Vladar
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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CLAP YOUR HANDS EVERYBODY
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I've got a book coming out in February on Dr. J, Moses Malone and the 1983 76ers. Preorder through the publisher and we'll send you free custom-made basketball cards of Dr. J and Moses. www.hachettebookgroup.com/grand-centra...
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Area White Canadian Gen Xer Going Down a Grapes of Wrath rabbit hole
Grapes Of Wrath - O Lucky Man (1987)
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November 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Hearing "You bugger" on the Flyers broadcast is like a portal to my Canadian childhood
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Good things often happen when you do!
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Top songs about obsolete technologies...
Answering Machine
YouTube video by The Replacements - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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The traditional Thanksgiving Eve playing of LET IT BE (1984)
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PUNT RETURNERS
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Someone I met with today was about to fly home for
a) Thanksgiving
b) Their grandfather's 90th birthday
c) Which is also their grandparents' anniversary

This has not been a good month in my own family so I am just gonna lean into that family's omnicelebration
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM