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Adam Porter

@dratom.bsky.social

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Religion professor (Satan in Pop culture), digital humanities, bicycle & public transit advocate, data analyst, politics junkie, science fiction fan sites.google.com/ic.edu/aporter/home github.com/adamlporter

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Good news for #Hungry, Europe, #Ukraine. Bad news for #MAGA, Putin, and other rightwing authoritians!🥳🎉🎆🥳 Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Some #DCmetro #graffiti is more thoughtful than others. . .

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My new favorite dishtowel. . .

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Finished the Capital City Century bike ride. The last 40 miles were especially tough because of the 90+ degree temps.

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Trump is the antithesis of Teddy Roosevelt - he may carry a big stick (or not) but he rarely speaks softly.

Chicago Tribune cover with headline "Truce between Israel and Iran back on after Trump lashes out"

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I am happy that my TV thinks I have any interest in baseball, let alone a "top pick", because it suggests AI has some room for improvement. 😉

Tv screen showing the TV's suggested show - a baseball game between the Cardinals and the reds.

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Lots of Pope Leo XIV memes in r/Chicago. The Malort in the background is an nice touch, since no one not from Chicago has ever tasted it. (Most Chicagoians contemplate becoming teetotalers after tasting it once.)

In honor of Chicago-born Pope Leo, pizza-communion wafer and Malort-communion wine. From r/Chicago

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

In one course last semester, I began each session by doing the NYT "Connections" puzzle. It definitely demonstrates the superiority of [collaborative intelligence](brodzinski.com/2018/10/coll...) over individual intelligence. Our group success rate was much higher than my solo rate.

Screen shot from NYT Connections showing failed game

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Wordle's dictionary is rather prudish -- it doesn't include words that would be found in any standard dictionary. 🤔

Screen shot of Wordle showing that "whore" isn't a valid word for Wordle

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The phlebotomist at the blood drive Center has a side hustle as a professional gift wrapper...

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

I fear this is how my students regard most of the things I ask them to read. . . www.gocomics.com/monty/2024/0...

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

Walking on icy sidewalks? Had knee surgery and don't want to risk a spill? Get some Stabilizers (or one of their many clones). Mine use velcro straps and will fit on trainers, light hiking boots, or real work boots. Remember to take them off before destroying your floors!

shoe with strap on cleats for walking on ice

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 05/01/2024

#Amtrak union has a nice #Hanukkah display including a Menorah, dreidels, and . . . (wait for it) . . . Christmas trees. 😊

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Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social · 05/01/2024

The Economist has not forgotten January 6 (www.economist.com/the-world-th...)

Economist Political cartoon. Elephant (GOP) giving Donald Trump a birthday cake in honor of the Jan 6 insurrection. The Elephant asks "any thoughts?" and Trump responds "practice makes perfect".

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