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The Gurgling Cod (he/him)

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JBF IRL. (Jonathan Beecher Field) Acting Dean of Weird Kids. Uncle. Interim Associate Provost, PTKU. Early American settler colonialism, charcuterie, stonemasonry, mutts. 617 born/bury me in the 802

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The Gurgling Cod (he/him) @thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 13d

I find myself in a deep and abject state of despair about the world, and especially my little corner of it. That said, I will try to keep showing up for people IRL and telling the stupidest puns/jokes that I can think of on here.

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Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 7d

White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 3h

fwiw, of these Webern kind of comes off best. still he was a Nazi! I wrote about it here. therevealer.org/do-you-have-...

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 14h

Slashing special ed staff in the Department of Education and gutting public health agencies is what you do if you are a straight-up eugenicist.

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The Gurgling Cod (he/him) @thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 6h

If she is a tremendous writer, then I am the fucking Toni Morrison of early American literature

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 10h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Piper @piperview.bsky.social · 9h

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 6h

holy shit, how embarrassing for you, Sally.

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 14h

There are so few academic jobs, and thousands of excellent scholars are all trying to move at the same time due to location.

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 10h

"the classroom has political relevance in creating opportunity for experience not conditioned by what Jäger calls “hyperpolitics.” Hold open this one last precious space of focused attention of careful deliberation of understanding before criticizing."

adamkotsko.substack.com/p/pedagogy-i...

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The Gurgling Cod (he/him) @thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 10h

Penn State head coach Houston Nutt

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The Smoking Musket @smokingmusket.bsky.social · 10h

I don't think we'll ever top "literally one play away from the national championship to being paid 50 million dollars to go away in less than a calendar year" without any sort of hideous off field scandal.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 10h

You wanna talk about an upset

THE FAROE ISLANDS TAKE DOWN CZECHIA

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Occult Wagoner 🎃 @colewagoner.bsky.social · 10h

Ohhh shit The Diplomat and our lord and savior Keri Russell back on 10/16

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The Gurgling Cod (he/him) @thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 14h

I heard that there were a lot of upsets yesterday. Hydrangeas remain undefeated.

The Gurgling Cod (he/him) @thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 14h

The same student called me “to the left of Lennon” which I guess makes me George?

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The Gurgling Cod (he/him) @thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 14h

As someone who was called a “socialite” on rate my professors, this is very relatable content

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 14h

"Transitioning later in life means you let yourself become who you are at a pace that honoured your life."

And according to my Most Accurate Watch in the World, it's still Never Too Late O'clock.

Hannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social · 16h

Some people know early. Others take the long road.

Both paths are valid.

Transitioning later in life means you let yourself become who you are at a pace that honoured your life.

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Christina Stephens 🐯✨ @christinastephens.bsky.social · 1d

Make the Smitten Kitchen apple cider donut cake. Make it now. This is insane.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 1d

Hey @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social I think you should know about this.

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Public Intoxication. Aggie Park. Contacted subject eating a sandwich with a water jug of whiskey. BAC was.337. Released to EMS. #BTHOflorida
7:14 PM • 10/11/25 • 22K Views

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The Gurgling Cod (he/him) @thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 1d

Taking a bye week to celebrate a friend gone too soon, and I peek at the scores

patrick star and spongebob squarepants are standing next to each other in a room and talking about chaos .

ALT: patrick star and spongebob squarepants are standing next to each other in a room and talking about chaos .

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

Ok I have been informed that this woman did not suddenly grow a conscience.

She just hates Speaker Mike Johnson perhaps more than any of us hate Trump and delights in ratf—ng him.

Bless.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I've been in the Capitol, and there's two things I couldn't find this week: I couldn't find anywhere the Epstein files and also couldn't find the Republican plan to fix the absolutely destroyed health insurance industry."

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Big Mark & Co @bigmark.co.nz · 1d

I'm just thinking about how Mamdani talks (and defends) trans people for two minutes more than the democrats did at the last convention. And the video is only two minutes and five seconds long.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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The Gurgling Cod (he/him) @thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 1d

It’s good to be home

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