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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 2h

revolutionary movements when they're done formulating universal values

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h

the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

tapping the "bring back shame" sign once again. this is apparently my ministry today

Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 1d

there have been a lot of responses to this arguing that young Republicans were motivated by such feelings but didn't express them openly

and I think a crucial lesson of the Trump era is that there is great value in people not expressing these things openly! that's a big and decisive change!

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

For those tempted to say Young Republicans have always been this way, they really have not. When I worked on campus and did bipartisan college events after, they were very much not like this.

That’s why groups like YCT and eventually TPUSA formed — because Young Republicans weren’t radical enough.

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 1d

Hot damn, I live for these reviews.

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 1d

Next up on my reading list.

…I am already regretting this choice.

IF ANYONE BUILDSIT, EVERYONE DIES
WHY
SUPERHUMAN AI
WOULD
KILLUS ALL
ELIEZER
YUDKOWSKY &
NATE SOARES

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve ever wanted to hear me prattle on about organizational decision-making and strategy consulting, you’re in luck!

Recent podcast appearance where I talk work and misremembered citations.

#33 General Rules, Specific Cases: Rethinking Strategic Clarity | Wait & Speak Podcast

Episode Overview: In this episode, I speak with Jeffrey Roberts, a strategist and organizational researcher who works at the intersection of theory, practice, and decision-making. We discuss how organ...

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 1d

With AI, naturally. But first we’re gonna lock in those production targets and sales figures.

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 1d

Consulting is a form of time travel.

What other profession affords the opportunity to work with businesses that unironically discuss five-year plans?!

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 2d

We really need some sort of support group!

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 2d

Now you’re talking! Asking for a raise tomorrow morning!

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 3d

😂😂😂

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 3d

Either way, we’re in it together! 😉

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 3d

Always room for another! Two of us and we could run this thing!

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 3d

Dawned on me this evening that management consulting is a just a home for failed academics.

It’s mostly failed economists. Followed closely by tons of failed psychologists. There are a few failed anthropologists knocking around.

But I feel like I’m really filling a niche as a failed sociologist.

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hploveswitchcraft @hplovescats.bsky.social · 6d

a picture of known knowledge hater HP Lovecraft with a speech bubble indicating that he might have said the quote below

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 4d

This requires shedding the myth of juristocracy, which paralyzes us.”

Say it louder for the folks at the back!

Opinion | The Constitution Doesn’t Belong to Trump or the Supreme Court

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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 6d

Organizational Studies at UMich is hiring a full-time lecturer. We're a small but growing program with amazing students at a wonderful university. If this ad sounds like you, please apply. apply.interfolio.com/174964

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Job Summary:

The Interdisciplinary Program in Organizational Studies in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan seeks applicants for a full time Lecturer III position to begin August 25, 2026. Organizational Studies is a small but growing selective undergraduate major in the arts and sciences. This is a non-tenure track position with a university year appointment. The initial appointment period will be four (4) years, and the appointment may be renewed (based on programmatic need, funding, and performance). The appointment is subject to final approval by the college.

Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities for this Lecturer III position are expected to include four (4) undergraduate courses per year, including both lectures and seminars, as well as departmental service, including undergraduate advising and mentoring equivalent to a third class per semester, and service on appropriate committees. Candidates may also contribute to our core class rotation (micro-organizational behavior, macro-organizational theory, and research methods), depending on program needs and candidate background. A typical full-time (100% effort) load for a Lecturer III in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is three courses per semester, or the equivalent in administrative and/or service duties.
Qualifications

Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. in a relevant social/behavioral science or professional discipline prior to the start date of the position and a range of instructional expertise. Candidates must be able to teach lower- and upper-level classes relevant to the study of organizations that are grounded in social/behavioral science and appeal to students looking to develop practical, transferable skills. Candidates must also be capable of teaching at least one and preferably two of our core classes (micro-organizational behavior, macro-organizational theory, and research methods). We espec…

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 6d

Where have you gone, Hindenburg Research? Our nation turns its bubble-watching to you. Woo, woo, woo

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 7d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Mr Halloween @jarjarfan69.bsky.social · 7d

Spirit Halloween costume named "Guy Javking Off In The Bushes," with the picture of a young Conservative UK activist who looks like an old pervert

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The Onion @theonion.com · 7d

Sydney Sweeney Desperately Fishing For Pet Names To Avoid Calling Grown Man ‘Scooter’

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 7d

Today’s mandatory faculty mental health slideshow, “Going Through the Motions: How to Function Despite the Fact Your Supervisors Hate You and Your Job Is Destroying You Spiritually,” has been postponed again.

The Faculty Mental Health Fair Has Been Postponed Again

Dear Faculty: Due to concerns expressed by the students, parents, and staff, you are invited to attend a mandatory emergency mental health fair in ...

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Jeff Roberts @reliablyjeff.bsky.social · 7d

He said he’d been getting many sales calls on his phone recently and so he “answered the phone in a bad mood.”