Wildly Maximalist Michael Weiss
@profmweiss.bsky.social
Math & Math Education, comics nerd, occasional Torah talk. Son of an immigrant refugee. He/Him/His.
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I don’t think people actually realize how wildly maximalist Jewish writing is. Like, the classic example is people saying they’ve read Talmud when Talmud is this:
brb, changing my display name to "Wildly Maximalist Michael Weiss"
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Shout out to my high school World Lit teacher, Jim Corcoran
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Shout out to my high school World Lit teacher, Jim Corcoran
This reboot of Night Court looks way better than the last one
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This reboot of Night Court looks way better than the last one
I named my fists Air and Bud because what they'll do to you is not in the rulebook
I named my fists Florence + the Machine because when you meet them you'll just be another ship to wreck.
I named my fists Master and Commander, because together they’re gonna send you to the far side of the world.
December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I named my fists Air and Bud because what they'll do to you is not in the rulebook
I named my fists Zermelo and Frankel cuz they're gonna leave you with No Choice
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
I named my fists Gilbert and Sullivan because they are slaves to duty
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I named my fists Zermelo and Frankel cuz they're gonna leave you with No Choice
I named my fists Position and Momentum because you can't watch them both
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
I named my fists Gilbert and Sullivan because they are slaves to duty
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I named my fists Position and Momentum because you can't watch them both
My uncle owned a (pre-direct market) comic book shop in Detroit in the 1970s, and he would bring home stacks of unsold comics with half the cover cut off. Whenever my brothers and I would visit we would get to bring some home with us. On Halloween, we'd give out comics instead of candy.
Tonight my father-in-law asked me why comics used to sometimes be missing half the cover. I said they were probably being sent back from newsstands, prompting a story of how, in the mid-to-late 1940s, he and friends would find piles of comics like that in open boxcars and take them to read.
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
My uncle owned a (pre-direct market) comic book shop in Detroit in the 1970s, and he would bring home stacks of unsold comics with half the cover cut off. Whenever my brothers and I would visit we would get to bring some home with us. On Halloween, we'd give out comics instead of candy.
@missiontozyxx.bsky.social releases a 2-hour episode AND @bullseye.maximumfun.org releases a 2 hr 30 minute episode IN THE SAME WEEK that @deathblart.bsky.social is going to drop? Are you people trying to kill me???
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@missiontozyxx.bsky.social releases a 2-hour episode AND @bullseye.maximumfun.org releases a 2 hr 30 minute episode IN THE SAME WEEK that @deathblart.bsky.social is going to drop? Are you people trying to kill me???
He's a 10 but he pronounces homogeneous "huh-MAHJ-en-us" instead of "homo-JEEN-eus"
He's a 10 but he says he respects you to the UPmost degree
He’s a 10 but he orders eXpresso
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
He's a 10 but he pronounces homogeneous "huh-MAHJ-en-us" instead of "homo-JEEN-eus"
Like the original pilgrims, we celebrate by eating a meal with Indians.
Attention, please. This is the canonical list of best Thanksgiving foods, ranked:
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Like the original pilgrims, we celebrate by eating a meal with Indians.
Attention, please. This is the canonical list of best Thanksgiving foods, ranked:
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Attention, please. This is the canonical list of best Thanksgiving foods, ranked:
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
10. Rasam
9. Dal
8. Masala dosa
7. Sambar vada
6. Aloo gobi
5. Iddly manchurian
4. Baby corn manchurian
3. Chana masala
2. Spinach kofta curry
1. Vegetable korma
Can someone who actually knows what the UCMJ says help me understand this part of the DoD's statement?
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Can someone who actually knows what the UCMJ says help me understand this part of the DoD's statement?
I just read an entire article about Teen Vogue, its politics, and its demise -- without one mention of Lauren Duca. Seems crazy to me?
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I just read an entire article about Teen Vogue, its politics, and its demise -- without one mention of Lauren Duca. Seems crazy to me?
SCENE: A dark alley. In the corner, a man lies beaten unconscious. As we approach, we see wears the uniform of an ICE agent. “Who is he?” we ask. We look up, and see, spray-painted on the wall, our answer:
SOME PIG
SOME PIG
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
SCENE: A dark alley. In the corner, a man lies beaten unconscious. As we approach, we see wears the uniform of an ICE agent. “Who is he?” we ask. We look up, and see, spray-painted on the wall, our answer:
SOME PIG
SOME PIG
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second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
This (from an article in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social) points at a pet peeve of mine, but still gets it wrong: "orders of magnitude" is about *powers* of 10, not *multiples* of 10. Think 10, 100, 1000, not 10, 20, 30. newrepublic.com/article/2027...
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This (from an article in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social) points at a pet peeve of mine, but still gets it wrong: "orders of magnitude" is about *powers* of 10, not *multiples* of 10. Think 10, 100, 1000, not 10, 20, 30. newrepublic.com/article/2027...
I'm just spitballing here, but have you considered the possibility that it's because of the Nazi tattoo?
![A text message saying: "I'm confused. I'm 1 pt from beating Susan Collins, but my fundraising has plunged & I'm facing crippling budget cuts. DONATE [link]. Jordan. End2End"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vfdwmf3q77ztnzhpezz5cyco/bafkreib42wad4tkadnroqhvjppe2payaunyqpsxlest2abk7zqvxnrog4i@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I'm just spitballing here, but have you considered the possibility that it's because of the Nazi tattoo?
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
I called both Peters's and Slotkin's offices and left angry voicemail messages and shortly after that they both voted no, so you're welcome
The single solitary good thing is it does look like we’re getting organized enough in Michigan that both of our senators started off yeses and part of this fucking secret team and they both backed out.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I called both Peters's and Slotkin's offices and left angry voicemail messages and shortly after that they both voted no, so you're welcome
Did the GOP have *any* good news tonight?
What we know, 10:20pm
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Did the GOP have *any* good news tonight?
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Who could have predicted that what voters wanted after all were candidates with even a modicum of a spine? This was truly unknowable before today.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Who could have predicted that what voters wanted after all were candidates with even a modicum of a spine? This was truly unknowable before today.
Time for everybody to re-listen to "The Giant Pool of Money" from @thisamericanlife.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Time for everybody to re-listen to "The Giant Pool of Money" from @thisamericanlife.org