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Ban all frats on all campuses, forever. University of Chicago over the weekend: "A group of as many as 5 men were 'cheering and appearing to encourage the activity inside' a frat house bathroom & the group tried to block two of the woman’s friends from entering" blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/13/g...

blockclubchicago.org

Group Reportedly Cheered Sexual Assault At UChicago Frat House; Person Of Interest IDed: Report

An investigation is ongoing but no one was in custody as of late Tuesday, Chicago police said.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Froze Batlle, then beautifully curved it in!

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Dear, dear Alma Mater. End this. End the frats. Again. Believe women. Oh, and admit more of them. What is a university for?

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Whelp. Let’s start preparing for 2031.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Well, that’s worth a follow.

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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Resident inside this zone, and such an outcome was sadly obvious. You blew it, car-neighbors!

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“HURRY UP, I WANT BRUNCH”

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I was raised by a nurse with an associates degree and a steel mill electrician. I am not denigrating the value and dignity of blue collar work when I ask how many elite national media staffers are raising future bricklayers themselves. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

theatlantic.com

Time to Consider Becoming a Bricklayer

College degrees hold less value, while jobs in the trades are booming.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’d love a “click to reduce email frequency” to once a week. I do not want e-tail sites to email me twice a day, but don’t want to fully unsubscribe from them either. Just tell me once a week what’s new or on sale!

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What an amazing book to read here in Berlin while recovering from extreme body abuse. It‘s history, a personal diary, and a tableau of linked observations about people and places. @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social

An oh-so-artistic still-life photo of the book "The Undercurrents" by Kirsty Bell, a coffee cup, a candle, a flyer about the upcoming music peoplesfestival.berlin event, and a Berlin Marathon hat.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I survived the heat. 75°F when I finished. Not the time I wanted but I played it pretty safe under the conditions as I am prone to overheat and get dizzy.

Me biting my Berlin Marathon medal in front of the Reichstag building. It is hot. I am tired and sore.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hallo Berlin 🇩🇪 ! Tomorrow I am going to take a leisurely stroll with around 58000 friends. May the sleep and poop deities look kindly upon me.

A pic of my Berlin marathon clothing and nutrition, featuring my club tee and
bib number 68708 (why so high?)

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Permanent DST obsessive who is convinced the Deep State wants to keep us in the dark.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Are the free range peacocks still around there?

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can confirm. I love this album and play it often.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tracy Flick loves this idea.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Same just now. No cute CVS bandages though. But copious mini donuts and apple cider thanks to company HR.

Evidence that I think that RFK Jr is full of shit x2 (flu and covid shots) thank you modern medicine!

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Those f‘ing Fly Wing deliverista gas-powered mopeds too.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I just replaced the battery on my 12mini for $89 and hope to hold onto this li’l buddy for a few more years.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I started running (from literally zero) at 47, did my first marathon before I hit 50 and now have about a dozen under my belt. The long training seasons for each keeps me from despair and lethargy. But is race anxiety and all the aches and pains better though?

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yelling though? That takes a lot of energy that we’re not worth. If you just grunt and frown, you can scale up faster as private equity would insist you do.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This reminds me of the old “blogger ethics panels” that print media insisted were vital to curb that unruly mob.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Finally, a companion that will appreciate and share in my Tactical Man Kibble™ regimen.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rejoining the Big Ten would be better than this.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The real Lake America. Leave the Great Lakes out of all this cult activity.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dammit 😭 rest in power DP

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Well thank goodness for our Strategic Bat Guano Reserve that totally exists and is huuuuge.

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Preparing for a workshop on teaching critical thinking in STEM in light of current, let's say pressures, and decided I should start my talk with a slides that lays out the values that form my premises:

Slide header: Premises/values: Cards on the table

Bullet points:
* I care more about students’ learning than about the “accuracy” of grades or the prestige associated with a specific degree
* I want to work collaboratively with my students, rather than policing them
* I don’t want to spend any time reading, much less providing feedback on, something nobody wrote
* Science is a human, communal process; there is no knowing without knowers; and our work cannot be autocompleted
* Deep thinking and human connection are always more important than polish, speed, or “productivity”
* Research agendas should not be set by & for industry

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Needs gratuitous bike lane hate

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

How dare JetPens send me an email during work hours entitled “the most overengineered stationery of 2026”. I am trying to focus!

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Spoiler alert: say goodbye to your mind. I have.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thank goodness JK is still representing the Tigers too.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

At the very, very beginning! My one and only (so far) ceremony. Again, you crazy kids.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

So is mine but it would be weird to put that in the bsky bio. You crazy kids.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Ok I have had a few “adult” beverages but I still cannot believe this infantile blob is my country’s head of state and head of government. What the fuck people.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Promise? (Also please no fake German Schkoopie Der Bee adaptation.)

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Missed opportunity to leverage getting Scoopy The Bee onto the big screen.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Same. Weekend afternoon naps are treasures.

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Daniel Mainz @dtmainz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Apparently this paradise is in Antwerp.

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