Eric Bottorff
@torff.bsky.social
Adjunct of economics and philosophy / You’ll Never Walk Alone
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Chicagoland, Kristi Noem tried to sneak into Chicago this morning to unload ONE Christmas tree for a photo op. We sang some special carols for her. CPD was all about keeping ICE Barbie in her echo chamber. @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @indivisiblels.bsky.social @indivisiblewlc.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Chicagoland, Kristi Noem tried to sneak into Chicago this morning to unload ONE Christmas tree for a photo op. We sang some special carols for her. CPD was all about keeping ICE Barbie in her echo chamber. @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @indivisiblels.bsky.social @indivisiblewlc.bsky.social
Some luck finally going our way!
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Some luck finally going our way!
There should be a five second rule for throw ins.
December 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There should be a five second rule for throw ins.
Benching Salah for a third straight match? I don't understand that.
December 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Benching Salah for a third straight match? I don't understand that.
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Republicans have tanked the economy and turned the country into a corrupt autocracy. But my NPR-loving neighbor has been giving me a hard time about my gas-powered leaf blower. I've never felt more politically homeless.
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Republicans have tanked the economy and turned the country into a corrupt autocracy. But my NPR-loving neighbor has been giving me a hard time about my gas-powered leaf blower. I've never felt more politically homeless.
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Indiana state house Republicans just approved a new 9-0 gerrymandered map ousting two US House Democrats, giving Republicans 100% of seats in state where Trump got 58% of vote
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Indiana state house Republicans just approved a new 9-0 gerrymandered map ousting two US House Democrats, giving Republicans 100% of seats in state where Trump got 58% of vote
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In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
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Quite a few in economics, politics and international relations warn of unusual uncertainty and disruptive structural change. Yet market measures of volatility aren't reflecting this in any noticeable manner.
Specifically, and as noted by Bloomberg,
“The VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, is hovering…
Specifically, and as noted by Bloomberg,
“The VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, is hovering…
December 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Quite a few in economics, politics and international relations warn of unusual uncertainty and disruptive structural change. Yet market measures of volatility aren't reflecting this in any noticeable manner.
Specifically, and as noted by Bloomberg,
“The VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, is hovering…
Specifically, and as noted by Bloomberg,
“The VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, is hovering…
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Imagine trying to explain to a Republican in 2002 that in 23 years, 41% of GOP base voters would believe that 9/11 was an inside job and that more than a third believed NASA faked the moon landing.
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Imagine trying to explain to a Republican in 2002 that in 23 years, 41% of GOP base voters would believe that 9/11 was an inside job and that more than a third believed NASA faked the moon landing.
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no one has ever gotten the spirit of our country as right as paul verhoeven making robocop
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
no one has ever gotten the spirit of our country as right as paul verhoeven making robocop
Charlie Kaufman has the chance to write the wildest sequel in movie history.
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Charlie Kaufman has the chance to write the wildest sequel in movie history.
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The future that RFK Jr. plans for us
#VaccinesSaveLives
#VaccinesSaveLives
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The future that RFK Jr. plans for us
#VaccinesSaveLives
#VaccinesSaveLives
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Can I just respond to student emails with this?
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Can I just respond to student emails with this?
Saw a video of someone in Chicago helping out a delivery robot that was stuck in the snow and sometimes that Midwestern politeness just goes too far.
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Saw a video of someone in Chicago helping out a delivery robot that was stuck in the snow and sometimes that Midwestern politeness just goes too far.
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This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.
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I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
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The beautiful game deserves better than these monumentally corrupt pieces of shit
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The beautiful game deserves better than these monumentally corrupt pieces of shit
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
Fascinating and inspirational. Hope more such programs can get the sustainable funding they deserve. www.vox.com/policy/46963...
What happens when a city takes women’s unpaid work seriously?
Bogotá’s radical experiment in caregiving is going global.
www.vox.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fascinating and inspirational. Hope more such programs can get the sustainable funding they deserve. www.vox.com/policy/46963...
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If you care, Kennedy, you publicly call on the House to bring up articles of impeachment against RFK today.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you care, Kennedy, you publicly call on the House to bring up articles of impeachment against RFK today.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
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there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose