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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why stop at just one? Skinhead Hamlet should have become a model for Cliffs Notes.
web.mit.edu
https://web.mit.edu/johanna/Public/skinhead.hamlet
THE SKINHEAD HAMLET Shakespeare's play translated into modern English as published in the TOIKE OIKE, the art and literary newspaper of the University of Toronto Engineering Society. [w/apologies ...
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cliff Burton’s final gig was 40 years ago tonight.
Cassette cover of

METALLICA
LIVE AT SOLNAHALLEN, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1986

Cliff Burton’s final gig, 40 years ago tonightScreenshot of “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth” from Cliff’s final gig with METALLICA, September 26, 1986; 40 years ago tonight.
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Taking wins where I can. kenilworth38.community.diligentoneplatform.com/document/fbb...
PERSONNEL REPORT
FROM:
DATE:
PAGE:
KATE DONEGAN, SUPERINTENDENT
PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATION
SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
PAGE 1 OF 1
DOCUMENT DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
RESIGNATION



EMPLOYEE NAME
ASSIGNMENT
STATUS
EFFECTIVE DATE
DR. STEPHANIE HELFAND
PRINCIPAL
1.0
END OF 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh so that’s why attack ads against Brown ran in northern Illinois during the nationally broadcast OSU game two weeks back.
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Chatbots can’t touch grass” is such a GREAT way of framing why they are so dangerous as conversation partners.
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Jesse Raub @jesseraub.online · 17/09/2026
the simpson’s mom! dad! bart’s dead triptych only it’s mom! dad! the human race is dead! that’s right, dead tired of all these losers inflating the dangers of llm models!
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“They turn a felony into PR”
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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
TONIGHT! GHOST IN THE MACHINE is coming to @pbs.org and YouTube TONIGHT at 10pm ET / 7pm PT!
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Rare grocery store win: generic honey nut toasted oats are a half-cent cheaper than plain jane toasted oats (also generic).
2/$6 Signature Select Honey Nut Toasted Oats (12.25 oz box) = 24.5 cents / oz

2/$6 Signature Select Toasted Oats (12 oz box) = 25 cents / oz
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
How about this PRINCE cover? Damn!
thetubs.bandcamp.com
Do Yourself a Favor, by The Tubs
from the album Hard Life
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🖤♡Amanda♡🖤 @zephyrsky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
That’s a strange name for a baby, but I guess it IS Lady Gaga
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“THE SCREAMING HEADS CALL FOR THE WARHORSE, MANUFACTURE OF PASSION, MANUFACTURE OF PURPOSE. A LITTLE DUST, A LITTLE RUST, SHARPEN THE AXE, WIPE OFF THE ARMOR.”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Sept. 11th: karma pays the united states a visit. blinded by a vengeful bloodlust, we learn nothing.”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
they can make us safe? / can they make us safe? / if they can make us safe / tell that to the thousands dead
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“The title of this refers to a remark a friend of ours made, ‘all the assholes are heroes now’ upon seeing then New York City Mayor Guliani [sic] on a television talk show. The events of September 11th, 2001 never changed our opinions of cops and politicians. Pigs are still pigs”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Why can’t we face that nothing comes from nowhere?”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Of course it is horrible that so many innocent people died but we have to have an understanding of US foreign policy then we would understand how long we have had the luxury of not getting bombed on a regular basis. Ignorance can no longer be bliss.”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“THE SCREAMING HEADS CALL FOR THE WARHORSE, MANUFACTURE OF PASSION, MANUFACTURE OF PURPOSE. A LITTLE DUST, A LITTLE RUST, SHARPEN THE AXE, WIPE OFF THE ARMOR.”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Sept. 11th: karma pays the united states a visit. blinded by a vengeful bloodlust, we learn nothing.”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
they can make us safe? / can they make us safe? / if they can make us safe / tell that to the thousands dead
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“The title of this refers to a remark a friend of ours made, ‘all the assholes are heroes now’ upon seeing then New York City Mayor Guliani [sic] on a television talk show. The events of September 11th, 2001 never changed our opinions of cops and politicians. Pigs are still pigs”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Why can’t we face that nothing comes from nowhere?”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Of course it is horrible that so many innocent people died but we have to have an understanding of US foreign policy then we would understand how long we have had the luxury of not getting bombed on a regular basis. Ignorance can no longer be bliss.”
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here’s the track: The best of these three songs, too!
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Set the Nasdaq on Fire
YouTube video by The Awakening - Topic
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
And then there’s The AWAKENING from Columbus, Ohio with “Set the NASDAQ on Fire” from their “The Burning Wind” EP on Life Under One Tree.
SET THE NASDAQ ON FIRE

(sept. 11th: karma pays the united states a visit. blinded by a vengeful bloodlust, we learn nothing.)

PUNISHING WINDS BREATHE NAPALM AND BRIMSTONE, GARGLING SHARDS OF GLASS IN YOUR LUNGS, A BLINDING LIGHT, A TYPHOON OF NOISE, BLACK CLOUDS OF DUST ROLL THROUGH THE STREETS. THE ENDLESS SKY THE FOOLS THOUGHT THEY HELD IN THEIR HANDS LIKE WATER, LIKE SAND. ..
IT IS THE FOG THAT HAS ROLLED IN DURING YOUR SLEEP, YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN, BUT SOMEHOW YOU DIDN'T SEE, YOU DON'T NOTICE THE RAIN, YOU DON'T NOTICE THE BREEZE, LOOKING AT WORDS BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO READ.
THE SCREAMING HEADS CALL FOR THE WARHORSE, MANUFACTURE OF PASSION, MANUFACTURE OF PURPOSE. A LITTLE DUST A LITTLE RUST, SHARPEN THE AXE, WIPE OFF THE ARMOR.
VULTURES CLAW, BLOODY CLAWS, VULTURES CLAW, TEAR OUT THE HEART. EMPTY EYES STARE INTO SPACE, A GHOSTLY VISION OF WHAT IS NO LONGER, YOUR THREE-PIECE SUIT DRENCHED IN DUST, SWIMMING IN DREAMS? NO, THIS IS YOUR LIFE. YOUR PRECIOUS WORLDVIEW IN FLAMES, SINK TO THE BOTTOM, SINK TO THE BOTTOM.
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here’s the track, from their split with CRUCIAL UNIT. Part 1 of the Sea of Steel series.
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R.A.M.B.O. - 01 - All the assholes are heroes now
YouTube video by rafaelbragagnolo
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Then we’ve got R.A.M.B.O. from Philadelphia with “All the Assholes are Heroes Now.” Absolutely incredible song title and the explanation of the lyrics is better than the song itself.
all the assholes are heroes now: 
as they tighten their grip / we stand strong / all the assholes are heroes now / the masses cry for leaders / who are just selling a false sense / of security / to legitimize / their government / they can make us safe? / can they make us safe? / if they can make us safe / tell that to the thousands deadR.A.M.B.O. SONG EXPLANATIONS 

ALL THE ASSHOLES ARE HEROES

The title of this refers to a remark a friend of ours made, “all the assholes are heroes now" upon seeing then New York City Mayor Guliani on a television talk show. The events of September 11th, 2001 never changed our opinions of cops and politicians. Pigs are still pigs. No government can make us safe from a problem that they themselves created. The continuing milifarization of the Mideast, support of Israel's occupation of Palestine, the sanctions on Iraq, etc. have all contributed to a hatred of the United States. Our goverment takes away even more of our freedom in the name of combating terrorism. All the while pushing patriotism as a distraction from a US foreign policy that caused these problems in the first place.
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here’s the track: “Nightmare” begins at about 0:56.
md-dc-va-hc-punk-demos-etc.bandcamp.com
I Don't Need It / Nightmare, by Fearless Vampire Killers
from the album Fearless Vampire Killers demo
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here are a few songs about 9/11 that were written within a few months of the towers falling. FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS “Nightmare” This was the first song I knew of that was explicitly about 9/11. Even straight edge dudes from DC who worship JUDGE knew what was up. This is from their 2002 demo.
Nightmare - [mp3] (I Don't Need It & Nightmare)
War and fucking death
Yet people think of our land as a bastion of righteousness (and the wheels roll right over)
Innocence
We don't want to face we live on other's backs (take a look around you)
Can't you see
Why can't we face that nothing comes from nowhere
Can't you see
We've lived blindly for far too long
This nightmare will never end until we fucking wake up
This is a fucking nightmare

The situation we are facing since the events of September 11th are not as simple as our ol' buddy George W. would like us to think. This is NOT a simple case of evil versus good; possibly evil versus lesser of 2 evils (and I don't know which one is the lesser). Of course it is horrible that so many innocent people died but we have to have an understanding of US foreign policy then we would understand how long we have had the luxury of not getting bombed on a regular basis. Ignorance can no longer be bliss.
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here are a few songs about 9/11 that were written within a few months of the towers falling. FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS “Nightmare” This was the first song I knew of that was explicitly about 9/11. Even straight edge dudes from DC who worship JUDGE knew what was up. This is from their 2002 demo.
Nightmare - [mp3] (I Don't Need It & Nightmare)
War and fucking death
Yet people think of our land as a bastion of righteousness (and the wheels roll right over)
Innocence
We don't want to face we live on other's backs (take a look around you)
Can't you see
Why can't we face that nothing comes from nowhere
Can't you see
We've lived blindly for far too long
This nightmare will never end until we fucking wake up
This is a fucking nightmare

The situation we are facing since the events of September 11th are not as simple as our ol' buddy George W. would like us to think. This is NOT a simple case of evil versus good; possibly evil versus lesser of 2 evils (and I don't know which one is the lesser). Of course it is horrible that so many innocent people died but we have to have an understanding of US foreign policy then we would understand how long we have had the luxury of not getting bombed on a regular basis. Ignorance can no longer be bliss.
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
like you apparently have to make some money to live in society but it turns out you don’t have to care about it and if you just read books and go on adventures the rest of the time nobody can really stop you? wild
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Cool how they got the location to say “hell” but does it come with a clock?
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Posted this recollection today to show that even teenage moshers, nerds, jocks, and ne’er-do-wells remember where they were on 9/11 (and the days leading up to it). Also here’s a better image of the flyer for you to scroll past.
Punk show flyer for a gig on 2001/09/09

9 SHOCKS TERROR
The KILLERS
PUNCH IN THE FACE
AUTHORITY ABUSE

Alll Ages Hardcore Punk
Snapcult 1035 W. Lake St. $6
Sunday, September 9th 7PM
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
25 years ago, it was Sunday and there were two punk gigs happening in Chicago that night. Friends and I figured out that we could see The KILLING TREE, REACH THE SKY, and AS FRIENDS RUST at the Fireside before heading to Snapcult to catch PUNCH IN THE FACE and NINE SHOCKS TERROR.
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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 7 · Flier that I've never seen before for the 9 SHOCKS TERROR/PUNCH IN THE FACE/KILLERS/AUTHORITY ABUSE gig at Snapcult in 2001. I guess this might have been the second PITF show, but…
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Good thing Canadian podcasts aren’t subject to tariffs (yet). Looking forward to listening to this episode and the new album from The TUBS.
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Working for a living is exhausting. “The only thing we manufacture is the smile on our face / When service jobs are the only option in the city by the lake” FOURTEEN OR FIGHT ‘Big Shoulders Slumping’
dupagecountyhardcore.bandcamp.com
Big Shoulders Slumping, by Fourteen Or Fight
from the album Fourteen Or Fight
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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
GHOST IN THE MACHINE is coming to @pbs.org and YouTube September 14th at 10pm ET / 7pm PT! Visit notaidoc.com for details on where to watch and stream!
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ah, Labor Day!
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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Pedagogy is not some new, unsolved problem awaiting its Silicon Valley disruptor. If you want good teaching in any given subject, it’s there to be had. If you just don’t want to pay for it, then all we’re really talking about is how much you want something for nothing. That’s nothing new, either.
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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The idea that classrooms are chiefly spaces for product testing, and that it is irresponsible pedagogy not to enforce this, is both cynical and vile, and “fuck off” is a cogent response from any professional educator to any non-teaching salescreep or tech-but-not-subject-matter expert who voices it.
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Undertale Determination Symphony about to start…
View from the 5th floor of The Auditorium in Chicago.Close up of the stage for the Undertale Determination Symphony
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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If this seems like a strange or random direction for MAGA hate speech, read @adriennemassanari.bsky.social's work. Online gaming culture was the crucible where MAGA hate speech was first brewed.
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Anyway, Oh Banana, and all that…
youtube.com
Donkey Kong Bananza (Oh Banana!) sound effect
YouTube video by TweezieBBQ
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Somewhere, Mitch Hedberg is very confused... "I'd have to imagine the inside of a bottle of cleaning fluid is... fuckin' clean!"
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So the DK Challenge on Switch 2 concluded earlier this week. I did the retro challenges lickety-split. For DK Bananza, I had to source a copy from a local library. I did so last Thursday, assuming I’d be able to rip through a few challenges in an afternoon or two. I was mistaken…
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy Bandcamp Friday!
Album Art from Bandcamp for 
MARY LATTIMORE and JULIANNA BARWICK Threshold: Original Motion Picture Score
WILLIAM BASINSKI Passing the Cup of Sorrows
COTTON CROWN "Perfect Angel"
CAROLINE ROSE Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Working for a living is exhausting.
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If you’re looking for a new-ish release to purchase for tomorrow’s Bandcamp Friday, the DREAMER ISIOMA album is wonderful. Not as much shredding or fist-pumping parts as on “StarX Lover,” so it leans into the rhythms and longing a bit more.
dreamerisioma.bandcamp.com
Quantum Entanglement, by Dreamer Isioma
12 track album
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
They’ll keep telling us it’s inevitable but NYC and other large school systems are starting to say no to AI, recognizing it’s not a legitimate tool for k-12 learning. Even some universities are putting their foot down, like U Chicago (and some law schools) www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
nyc.gov
Mayor Mamdani and Chancellor Samuels Put Students First with Nation’s Broadest Generative AI Moratorium in Schools
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Tall Rob @grandrobert.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Working for a living is exhausting.
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