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John

@drspiff.bsky.social
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Life is simple: it's either cherry red or midnight blue (CWRU’03, UVA’95) The enemy gate is down. The Doctrine of One Ship.

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UIS Observatory @uisobservatory.bsky.social · 1h
This is a random patch of the Milky Way in the constellation Cygnus imaged by the UIS Research Observatory wide field camera. The camera wasn’t aligned as we took spectra 59 Cyg so we got this. 🤷‍♂️ Always amazing how the faint glow of the Milky Way resolves into more stars than you can count.
A patch of the Milky Way in the constellation Cygnus resolves into more stars than you can count.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 2h
So yeah. This is why I get real quiet when someone thinks they are complimenting my science communication skills by comparing me to NGT. Dude I am not like him. Believe women.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you did what Sen Schmidt did today to Jack Smith you could be sued for slander.
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm JB Pritzker and I approve this message.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation," former special counsel Jack Smith said during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. to.pbs.org/4hwiB3E
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WATCH: Jack Smith says he would prosecute Trump again for 'serious crimes against our nation'
Smith, who in 2022 led investigations into Trump and secured two indictments, said he made decisions in the case "without regard” for Trump’s “political association activities, beliefs, or candidacy i...
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These systematic failures aren’t specific to Cornell. In dealing with American University’s response to the allegations against W***** L*****, we learned a lot about how Title IX fails women @nbedera.bsky.social’s book came at an important time for me www.ucpress.edu/books/on-the...
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On the Wrong Side by Nicole Bedera - Hardcover
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My head feels like a block of concrete this morning. The ragweed and harvest dust is killing me this year!
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I want to clarify that respect is a two way street. I respect my arts & humanities colleagues and what they bring to the table. They respect what I bring to the table and together we offer something greater than the sum of its parts.
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Dr. Emily Hamilton-Honey @hermioneclone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This entire situation is beyond disgusting, but thank the Goddess for the stellar fucking work of student journalists. Truly. CW: rape, sexual assault www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A woman was attending her dream school: Cornell. Then, she was drugged and raped for hours by seven men. She had to drop out. They had to write essays. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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Former Cornell University student sues school, 7 fraternity members over rape allegations
Cornell University and seven Chi Phi fraternity members are facing a lawsuit over rape allegations.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Several protesters just interrupted the pro-data center party, flipped everyone off while yelling “thank you for using all of our water!”
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
1) I emphatically stand with Jose on this one. 2) imagine how small you have to be to actually be insulted by Jose Caseco
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Canseco Ball
ALT: Canseco Ball
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The problem with the Supreme Court is that a majority of the justices refuse to acknowledge that the wealthy and powerful always have recourse if harm occurs after the fact but the weak and poor do not.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If the other three hundred million of us decided to tax the 1000 richest ppl in the country at a higher rate we’d all be better off. If this was a real democracy it would happen.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You are ***losing*** when you deny entry to a delegate everyone wants to hear so bad they let them do it by video and instead you allow an indicted war criminal with an outstanding arrest warrant to waltz in and take the podium while dozens walk out.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 24/09/2026
The Senate tally, 49-50, coming days after President Trump's bombastic address to the United Nations in which he threatened to "annihilate" Iran, was likely the last chance for lawmakers to go on record about the war ahead of November. to.pbs.org/4xNuY1c
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WATCH: Senate rejects war powers resolution to halt military action in Iran as gas prices upend midterms
The Senate tally, 49-50, coming days after Trump's bombastic address to the United Nations in which he threatened to “annihilate” Iran, was likely the last chance for lawmakers to go on record about t...
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
First hurdle cleared for promotion. Department finds my work excellent (highest possible rating) in all three areas (teaching, scholarship, and service) and recommends me for promotion.
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Democrats always clean up Republican messes. Ten years ago, the Republican governor of Illinois made this state a national punchline. Since then, we've balanced the budget every year, earned 12 credit upgrades, and raised the minimum wage to give 1.4 million Illinoisans a raise.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tucker Carlson is a liar. Especially when he is telling you something you want to hear.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A United Airlines passenger says she was forced to sit next to a man who pleasured himself while staring at her during a flight She said she told she had to return to her seat during landing in spite of it because there were no other available seats
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Passenger says United ‘trapped’ her next to a man who masturbated on flight. Then the airline let him leave.
The woman said she was told she had to return to her seat during landing in spite of the sexual harassment she reported because there were no other available seats.
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NPR @npr.org · 23/09/2026
Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities." n.pr/3VK3Jam
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ICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'
Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities."
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s terrible. But also they signed up to harass, assault, and kill brown ppl.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Total collapse: 70% say his Iran war has hurt the US 75% say he has no plan for the war 76% say the war isn't worth the costs
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tump at the UN making Kruschev look reasonable
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Shoe Banging Khrushchev
ALT: Shoe Banging Khrushchev
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’m becoming convinced most ppl hate “AI” and would 💯 switch it off if they could. It feels like a scam being forced on us.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Update: I got through a third of it and I have decided they do not pay me to work on the weekend anyway so I can finish it tomorrow during work hours.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In my less charitable moments I have wondered if there is a site where instructors can anonymously review students.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Going to a baseball game this afternoon and telling myself I could grade papers this evening has back fired spectacularly. The game was good for my mental health but it did not set me on a path to working now.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I fully appreciate how they play Fireball by Pit Bull at Robin Robert’s when the SF Fire Bells win. 🎶I’m on fiiiiiiiiiiire🎶 Fire Bells!!
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democrats *cannot* support the Protection College Sports Act. It’s the most anti-labor coming out of this Congress. We cannot cap the mobility of black athletes, but not white coaches. My newsletter is up. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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We Need to Protect College Sports from Ted Cruz
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent looks at the many ways Ted Cruz’s college-sports bill threatens athletes’ labor rights. Plus: why our mail-in voting nightmare isn’t over.
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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So at the rate this is going the EU ought to replace NATO as an alliance of all our former allies minus us and Turkey sometime next year.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: The United Nations’ top human rights body reported that it found “reasonable grounds” to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
When you have a bad day at work but you don't smoke. Original post
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please stop giving your money to NFL owners.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Honestly I’m OK with anyone who has my name, address, and phone number seeing and paying my city utilities bill so the requirement for a secure password seems pretty stupid.
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UIS Observatory @uisobservatory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is the week that the setting Sun shines through the Capitol Dome onto Capitol Ave in Springfield. Be out there by 6:30 pm. Be ready to chase it. Watch out for traffic! Attached maps show where on Capitol Ave is your best shot each evening.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is you annual reminder that Engineering is an accredited profession and neither Software “Engineering” or “Engineering Technology” are accredited.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thank you lord Chamberlain. Maybe Hitler will be satisfied when we appease him.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.businessinsider.com/openai-ipo-s...
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Sam Altman says this is an 'ill-advised' time to IPO, given safety concerns
Sam Altman said OpenAI may not go public in 2026, citing AI safety concerns and the need to make decisions that may not benefit shareholders.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Houthis taking the Baba Mendez was entirely pridicatble. Oman could care less it doesn’t affect them. It hurts Saudi Arabia big time with Hormuz also choked. The Russians are celebrating because oil prices go up and now they are China’s only major oil supplier. This is an epic fuck up.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Point Break is itself derived from its time and the art that came before it. Embrace that and make the next thing which is relevant now, not the last thing relevant then. Don’t update it. Recreate something modern with the themes that are still relevant.
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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I’m not a culture critic but this obsession with rebooting things is a sign of deep malaise. Let’s just cultivate new things. Nobody is going to be improving on Point Break.
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‘Point Break’ Series Greenlit By AMC & France’s Canal+ From Alcon
This comes after Deadline revealed in December that it was developing a series based on the iconic Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves surf heist thriller.
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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
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Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
David Brooks forgetting Charlie Kirk’s name on PBS News Hour made my week!
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
FeMales
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We all heal in different ways. For some of us forgetting or reducing the sharpness of a memory is healing. So please be considerate of ppl who heal that way.
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John @drspiff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A timeline cleanser. Martha Graham’s ballet Appalachian Spring with music by Aaron Copland. youtu.be/XmgaKGSxQVw?...
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Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring Part 1/4
YouTube video by danceonfilm
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