Ian Campbell
@iwcampbell.bsky.social
Keweenaw born and raised; Michigan alum x 2; historian of the Russian Empire at UC Davis. Happiest in the kitchen or on a trail. Personal account; opinions my own.
Mustafa has entered a new phase
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Mustafa has entered a new phase
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All three of the big man transfers are perfect fits somehow, but Yaxel being an obvious NBA player who could be in the NBA now and yet plays his ass off and is unselfish while being the high paid NIL guy probably really helps set the tone.
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
All three of the big man transfers are perfect fits somehow, but Yaxel being an obvious NBA player who could be in the NBA now and yet plays his ass off and is unselfish while being the high paid NIL guy probably really helps set the tone.
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
Smitten Kitchen’s pear, cranberry, and gingersnap crumble is one of our most cherished Thanksgiving traditions. This year with homemade cardamom ice cream!
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Smitten Kitchen’s pear, cranberry, and gingersnap crumble is one of our most cherished Thanksgiving traditions. This year with homemade cardamom ice cream!
Family Christmas Eve was always wings, shrimp cocktail, and a fancy cheese board. Family Christmas Day, eggs Benedict.
Now that I’m off on my own I’ve kept the Christmas Eve tradition but moved to steaks for Christmas Day.
Now that I’m off on my own I’ve kept the Christmas Eve tradition but moved to steaks for Christmas Day.
it fascinates me how most everyone in the U.S. does turkey for Thanksgiving, but we are all over the map as to what we eat for Christmas (as is proper for a hugely diverse nation).
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I also use the bacon method. Although turkey is Christmas dinner where I come from.
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Family Christmas Eve was always wings, shrimp cocktail, and a fancy cheese board. Family Christmas Day, eggs Benedict.
Now that I’m off on my own I’ve kept the Christmas Eve tradition but moved to steaks for Christmas Day.
Now that I’m off on my own I’ve kept the Christmas Eve tradition but moved to steaks for Christmas Day.
I just want there to be more houses so more people can afford to live in my town.
sometimes you just need to take a step back and marvel at the absurdity that is the left-NIMBY mindset
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I just want there to be more houses so more people can afford to live in my town.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"
September 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"
For every article like this I add another stick of butter to our meal. Do not test me.
Thanksgiving doesn’t have to mean delicious but unhealthy dishes. You can have flavor plus boost longevity with these five tips from blue zone researcher Dan Buettner. https://cnn.it/4rAnU6m
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
For every article like this I add another stick of butter to our meal. Do not test me.
I believe this is the @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social crank theory of everything
Look, women no longer do shit for free is actually at the root of a lot of social disruption. The question is whether you think the solution is women going back to being unpaid and unprotected by their own labor.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I believe this is the @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social crank theory of everything
We will boil him soon
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
We will boil him soon
We haven’t decided yet if this is Mustafa Kemal Ataturkey or Spencer Turkelson
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We haven’t decided yet if this is Mustafa Kemal Ataturkey or Spencer Turkelson
Also when we make billions from this we invest that in a 20 movie Les Rougon-Macquart epic
The Aubrey-Maturin Saga (18 movies)
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Also when we make billions from this we invest that in a 20 movie Les Rougon-Macquart epic
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The Aubrey-Maturin Saga (18 movies)
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Aubrey-Maturin Saga (18 movies)
Cabbage is good and knowing how to cook it is good
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Cabbage is good and knowing how to cook it is good
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
The skeleton key for understanding academic conferences is that they are gatherings of 1000+ people, all of whom actively chose a career where they spend most of their time interacting with books and not other people.
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The skeleton key for understanding academic conferences is that they are gatherings of 1000+ people, all of whom actively chose a career where they spend most of their time interacting with books and not other people.
It turns out that all this did, in fact, affect how she covered RFK Jr. We’re not going to memory-hole that, especially now that people are trying to resurrect her career in this particular field.
I have fallen down the rabbithole of 'her remarks about RFK in the NYT's pundit round tables' and....!!!
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It turns out that all this did, in fact, affect how she covered RFK Jr. We’re not going to memory-hole that, especially now that people are trying to resurrect her career in this particular field.
PSA: you need to get your turkey out of the freezer and into the refrigerator now.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
PSA: you need to get your turkey out of the freezer and into the refrigerator now.
“Remember the bamboo from Part 1?”
YES GOD DAMN IT I REMEMBER THE BAMBOO
YES GOD DAMN IT I REMEMBER THE BAMBOO
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Remember the bamboo from Part 1?”
YES GOD DAMN IT I REMEMBER THE BAMBOO
YES GOD DAMN IT I REMEMBER THE BAMBOO
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Picture is worth a thousand words and you couldn't pay for copy as good as this
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Picture is worth a thousand words and you couldn't pay for copy as good as this
This is a testable claim and I am excited to test it.
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is a testable claim and I am excited to test it.