Wes Flinn (but turkey)
@wesflinn.bsky.social
Composer. Music theorist. Lowbrassman. Director of the School of Music at Louisiana Tech. In an alternate universe, the second-most popular optometrist in Bedford, Indiana. Son of Pinhook, citizen of the world. Views my own.
Compose a lot more.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Compose a lot more.
I learned a new word today: Tergiversation.
December 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I learned a new word today: Tergiversation.
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I received an "F" on my dental school paper for writing "the tooth fairy takes 'em while you sleep" and now I'm suing the school for religious discrimination
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I received an "F" on my dental school paper for writing "the tooth fairy takes 'em while you sleep" and now I'm suing the school for religious discrimination
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oh so it’s cool when a Mexican gray wolf does it but when I do it it’s an unfocused research agenda
Mexican gray wolf Taylor has yet again been spotted venturing north of the designated recovery zone, his third time since May. At this point, it’s clear he’s choosing his own path, and it’s time we let him roam freely.
https://bit.ly/4p8KnFL
https://bit.ly/4p8KnFL
Taylor the wolf keeps returning to Mount Taylor despite relocations
Mexican gray wolves are venturing north of their designated recovery zone, settling near Mount Taylor, about 90 miles west of Albuquerque.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
oh so it’s cool when a Mexican gray wolf does it but when I do it it’s an unfocused research agenda
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
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It’s wild that right wing grifting is so easy that you can screw up your homework on purpose or tie for 5th place at a swim meet and get a whole ass career out of it
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It’s wild that right wing grifting is so easy that you can screw up your homework on purpose or tie for 5th place at a swim meet and get a whole ass career out of it
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I'll never think of anything else
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'll never think of anything else
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Like Riley Gains tying for fifth, this is a situation where a cis woman was graded based on the merits of their work but because a trans person was involved it is unfair that they didn’t win.
For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic.
(Note for free subscriber...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Like Riley Gains tying for fifth, this is a situation where a cis woman was graded based on the merits of their work but because a trans person was involved it is unfair that they didn’t win.
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What's happening at OU right now also sets the scene for this kind of right wing activity by giving it cover.
Security Threats: Groypers on Campus
A data-driven source asking tough questions about US higher education. Featured in national publications, including The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What's happening at OU right now also sets the scene for this kind of right wing activity by giving it cover.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
Anyone know who did the chart? Tommy? Jeff Tyzik?
This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Anyone know who did the chart? Tommy? Jeff Tyzik?
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It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
SOURCES: Michigan State is firing head coach Jonathan Smith, @theathletic.com has learned.
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
What would be the funniest theatre kid turnover celebration?
Funniest part of an NFL football game is when the defense gets a turnover and very briefly the football team turns into the theatre club and they do their little performance they rehearsed that week.
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
What would be the funniest theatre kid turnover celebration?
I named my fists Lerner and Loewe because they’ll get you to the church on time - in a hearse.
I named my fists John Adams and John Luther Adams because after they take you on a Short Ride in a Fast Machine your ass is gonna Become Ocean
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I named my fists Lerner and Loewe because they’ll get you to the church on time - in a hearse.
O AN HE SEXY
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
O AN HE SEXY
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And that’s how Calvin got a degree in physics at OU
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And that’s how Calvin got a degree in physics at OU
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The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
There is more than a little cognitive dissonance in hearing Randy Newman’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On” in a Deep South restaurant in the presence of the post-church crowd.
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
There is more than a little cognitive dissonance in hearing Randy Newman’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On” in a Deep South restaurant in the presence of the post-church crowd.
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i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
Here’s the thing - Sen. Walker (who knows my sister and brother-in-law; they attended the same church for a while) got his position by defeating Sen. Bob Garton, an old Indiana Republican in the mold of Dick Lugar. This is not a “RINO” by any stretch of the imagination.
When an Indiana Republican calls redistricting “the president trying to save his own skin ..” 👀
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November 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Here’s the thing - Sen. Walker (who knows my sister and brother-in-law; they attended the same church for a while) got his position by defeating Sen. Bob Garton, an old Indiana Republican in the mold of Dick Lugar. This is not a “RINO” by any stretch of the imagination.
My father, a man in his then-early-50s who got his GED in the Army and only watches war movies and westerns, once grabbed “The Gods Must Be Crazy” off a video rental shelf because…well, I still don’t know why.
It was his favorite movie for *decades*.
Browse. You learn things about yourself.
It was his favorite movie for *decades*.
Browse. You learn things about yourself.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My father, a man in his then-early-50s who got his GED in the Army and only watches war movies and westerns, once grabbed “The Gods Must Be Crazy” off a video rental shelf because…well, I still don’t know why.
It was his favorite movie for *decades*.
Browse. You learn things about yourself.
It was his favorite movie for *decades*.
Browse. You learn things about yourself.
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The fact that TPUSA posted the entirely reasonable comments from the instructor here as coming from the “TRANS PROFESSOR” gives away the game.
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The fact that TPUSA posted the entirely reasonable comments from the instructor here as coming from the “TRANS PROFESSOR” gives away the game.
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
I come from a long line of bland, pale people and even I find this awful.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I come from a long line of bland, pale people and even I find this awful.