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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Rex Manning announced he will not be performing at Freedom 250.

Photo of Rex manning from empire records standing next to another character from the movie

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Have you tried the new Nietzsche burger?

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

It’s not. There are a few tells, but the biggest ones are in the AI image the parachutes are fully expanded at splashdown and the lines attaching the parachute are shorter (which make the capsule look larger in relation to them). Here are a few authentic images from NASA.gov for comparison.

Image from NASA, Artemis II about to splash down

Image from NASA, Artemis II splashing down

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

When your student paper comments also double as a profile bio.

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

St Petersburg, FL—Anna Paulina Luna’s District. It was spread out across several streets and intersections, so difficult to get a representative photos. Here’s a snapshot of some of them.

No Kings protestors with signs lined up on a street

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Letting our kids be kids also means getting back to the basics. That’s why, earlier this year, I signed into law a bipartisan bill that requires 2000s post-hardcore band Cursive to be taught in Pennsylvania schools.

Cover art for Cursive’s album the ugly organ

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Show someone who absolutely rocks a hat and isn’t Indiana Jones.

Han Solo wearing a parka in Star Wars Empire Strikes Back

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Asked my intro students to summarize their paper in a few memes, as to encourage them to think of their argument in clearly separate but related thoughts. This is my favorite of the memes so far.

Top frame labeled “utilitarian surgeon on a time limit”: man from princess bride saying, “you seem a decent fellow I hate to kill you”.

Bottom frame labeled “man with healthy organs”: Westley from princess brides says, “you seem a decent fellow, I hate to die.”

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Search your camera roll for “Hell”

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

David Ellison looks like the caricature of a rich kid from 1980s comedies who gets punched by the nerd and drives his convertible into a manure truck at the end of the film (to the audience’s delight). Alt Text: David Ellison looking like he’s about to get punched by George McFly.

David Ellison, looking like he’s about to get punched by George McFly.

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

"Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks."

Ryan Gosling driving a car from the film Drive

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

De-Icer manufacturers are missing out on a huge merch opportunity.

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

How my day started / how it’s going… 107 degree F difference!

Weather in Milwaukee at 6am: -14 degrees F with -30 windchill

Weather in Tampa at 1:30pm: 77 degrees F

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Time for this shirt to move beyond the veil. I got it when I was 19 years old at a Dillinger Escape Plan show. It was year 2000 at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel (Providence, RI). It’s a cool shirt and super comfortable, but has passed the acceptable “bedtime shirt” level of ragged. May it rest in peaces.

Back of tshirt, worn thin with many holes

Front of tshirt, worn thin with many holes and a large armpit hole

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Who needs Elf on a Shelf when you’ve got Christmas Cow? As a highland cow, she requests you use Scottish pronunciation.

Stuffed animal on a bookshelf. A female highland cow.

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Four Christmas movies to know me by:

Movie poster for Santa Clause Conquers the Martians

Movie poster for original Frosty the Snowman

Movie poster for the original How the Grinch Saved Christmas

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

The issue with Prop 50, etc is it still treats politics like football. Rather than organizing/participating, vote for your favorite team & hope they win on TV. Redistricting is a top down solution that still leaves dems beholden to polls, consultants, & money—not the people. We must save ourselves.

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Everything is going fine at O’Hare.

Screen in an airport that shows departure times. Nearly all of the flights are delayed or cancelled

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

The protests today were scary. Thankfully the Jurassic wing of Antifa did not attempt to eat the Giraffe wing or frog resistance.

Protestor in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex costume holding a sign that says “we love America without kings”

Protestors on street corner with flags and signs. One is in an inflatable giraffe costume

Protestor dressed in frog costume holding a “frogs against fascism” sign

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

As a result, by the time of Jacqueline and Blaise's death, many associated the Pascal name with heresy and instigation. Nothing shows this better than the Beurrier affair. Blaise was buried by Jacqueline's unmarked grave in Etienne-du-Mont, where Father Beurrier gave him his last rights…

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

In the end, the Jansenists lost. The Port Royal Schools for Children were closed, the abbey (Port Royal des Champs) ultimately torn down to its foundation. Here's a photo of the ruins! (The standing structures are newer.) …

Ruins at Port Royal des Champs in France. Two newer buildings stand.

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Quite the view from 30,000 ft. The world seems rather peaceful up here.

Photo of clouds and sunshine over an airplane wing, in flight

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

The historic Cuban district, Ybor City, in Tampa, FL

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

They’re beautiful! We learned that the hard way, too. Our sulcata tortoise got bored trying to dig her way out one year and decided just to break through the fence. The shell shaped hole she left behind felt rather Looney Tunes.

Fence with shell shaped hole broken through the bottom.

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

How It Started / How It’s Going This is Diggy, our 8 year old Sulcata tortoise. For reference, the first photo is a 7 year old child’s hand, the second is my adult hand.

Baby tortoise, smaller than a child’s hand

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Marquette: It’s never too late to abide by your Jesuit mission to recognize our union. So grateful to our students, tenure line allies, and community partners for your solidarity!

Protest signs. One reads: “How many teachers did you LAY OFF to afford this fancy party?”

Group of protestors with signs advocating for Marquette University’s union

Protest signs. One reads: “Union busting? That’s not very Jesuit!” Another says: “Better pay for faculty.” Another says: “Jesuit Values = Livable Wages”

Protest signs. One reads: “Justice demands that workers get living wages, health care, job stability- The USCCB, Economic Justice for All, 103

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Live near Milwaukee & have a Marquette connection? Come protest the new union busting president’s inauguration with us. Thanks for the solidarity AFL-CIO! Have Marquette connection but not in the area? Email MU’s president Tuesday. Remind him that the Jesuit mission demands he recognize our union.

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

St Petersburg, FL turned into a red district a few years back. Still, a few hundred people showed up on a hot Saturday afternoon for hands off protests. (No photos of the event… keeping people’s faces off social media.)

Protest sign that says, “For Sale: Democracy?”

A protest sign that says No Trump, No KKK, Not Elon’s USA

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Me in the national security team group chat

Film character Napolean Dynamite on the school phone

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Our pet tortoise escaped but we found her. Neighbors a few streets down got her into their yard to keep her safe until they could find the owner. ❤️

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

“Thomas was a cheeky little engine, too. He thought no engine worked as hard as he did. So he used to play tricks on them.”

The trolley problem shown with Lego characters on to tracks and Thomas the Train Engine as the trolley.

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Marquette NTT faculty withhold midterm grades, demanding administration uphold its values to recognize our union. ✊

Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Anyone know why BlueSky videos aren’t showing for me? I just get this error. (Yes, I did Google it, and no there was no recent or helpful information.)

A photo of an error message where there should be a video embedded in a BlueSky.

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Daniel Collette @danielcollette.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Here’s an annual reminder for Keep Christ in Christmas folks. Xmas is ChiMas, short for Christ Mass, where X is the Greek letter Chi, first letter in “Christ”: Χριστός There’s no erasure. If you were a monk and had to write everything by hand you’d likely use abbreviations, too! The more you know…

Image of the words “Christ Mass” with Christ written in Greek.