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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 13h

I would have never expected a loser performance with no composure from a Rafa Marquez team, smdh

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

watching people do this with roethlisberger 20 years ago was one of the things that made me quit watching football

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 02/10/2026

Checking in on how things are going over at the Chronicle Against Higher Education:

Screenshot of Chronicle of Higher Education website showing featured articles: "Anthropology Has a Truth Problem"; "The Social Sciences Have a Politics Problem"; "Could AI Be Better at Peer Review Than Humans?"; "Colleges Should Take Linda McMahon's Call to Action Seriously."

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andré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

athletes and celebrities don't *have* to shill for harmful companies just because that's where the money is and it's refreshing to be reminded of that

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Has everyone seen this??? I had not and I loved it!

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Novelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

ROY ORBISON: *age 20, after performing for Sam Philips* what do you think, sir? SAM PHILIPS: son, when I hear your voice I think - is that a ghost? am I dead? is this hell? we're gonna make you a star

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I usually try to keep my cat posting confined to Instagram but come onnnnnnnn

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

as a proud western pennsylvanian who has had many many conversations with former steelworkers I cannot stress enough how much these people feared and resented the mill. It was dangerous, grueling, and dehumanizing. Their 'good life' came from the security, dignity, and protection won by their union.

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Every college in this country decided that expelling and/or sending the police to beat the shit out of their own students for the crime of being opposed to genocide was their top priority. That and giving Trump complete control of what they teach. Contrast that with how they treat rapists.

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

i like them and everything but once you start hearing The War on Drugs as millennial don henley you can't unhear it.

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

nothing underscores how underrated thomas mueller was as a player as watching germany play after he's retired

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

cornellsun.com

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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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Punditry would be better if it was more like a tournament. Backed the Iraq war? Sorry, you’re out.

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Lembas Eater @waybread.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The problem with education is that it's a solved problem. Students need small classes, individual attention, lots of writing, lots of feedback, access to a well-stocked library, time to think, and time to talk with their peers. We just don't like the answer, so we keep trying to do other stuff.

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

it's important to arrive at sturdy ethical principles that you can't be annoyed out of. people are annoying as shit

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Matthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

think about how little pop music is made specifically for adults now think about the emotional content of a lot of the music that is, and how guarded or ironic it can be think about all the artists who write like immature young people forever

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm covering a class in visual cultures that I've never taught before while a colleague is on sabbatical and I am having a great time doing all the reading (which is making my prep too long) but STILL have you guys read walter benjamin recently? pretty good!

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

wikipedia is such a miracle and car-centric everything is such a nightmare

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Love to listen to a faculty meeting in our small liberal arts college where our admin talks about how we're going to have to consider cutting programs and then smoothly transitioning into their excitement over "investments in building our ai-enabled campus"

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Gabe Nakamura @gabe-nakamura.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A note to the Democratic 2028 field. I will be paying attention to how far everyone is willing to go in pointing out the myriad of ways this guy fucking sucks. The meaner you are to him, the more likely I am to support you.

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

the culture of calling people 'sellouts' all the time that i came up in wasn't necessarily ideal but the "get your bag" era is undeniably worse

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

lol nc state just recreated this in real life

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I've given up on our celebs having any morals around their endorsements but I thought at least they'd show some dignity

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Sheila Liming @seeshespeak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Threw some Baudrillard at the kids yesterday and they ate it up. One reason I teach theory is that I’ve seen how it can grant students the permission and vocabulary to be smart, and to view their own lives as objects worthy of smart analysis, in ways way pure “skills”-based education cannot.

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

wtf is up with all these other mayors man

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

as a fan since 2010 i have been extremely down on the union as an organization the last few years but sheeeeeeeeesh the kids are making up ground

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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

let it shut down. then in a couple of years or however long it takes seize the copious ill-gotten gains from all the various cronies and use it to fund knocking down the ballroom and arch then airlift the rubble to mar-a-lago and dump it on the lawn

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

why would everyone watch the manchester derby when Elversberg is hanging in with Bayern playing in a stadium just a bit bigger than my western pennsylvania high school

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Jay @jdbatts79.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Everyone should read this and then read the 24 consecutive hour timeline meltdowns Stancil, ironic John Brown centrist account and other libs are having about the Talarico interview. Which argument actually motivates you? Which one is going to resonate with regular people? I think it’s pretty clear!

We cannot be the ones to preemptively and
"pragmatically" kick our more vulnerable allies off of the plane. The end result will be having to face the fascists later on anyway but with a significantly diminished coalition. Better to turn around right now to face them with our full complement of fighters.
You say "I am for the dignity and safety and equal rights of trans people everywhere.
Fuck you. The end."
And if they keep with the questions about children's sports the answer is "Who gives a shit?"
"I do not believe you care about this issue.
You are lying. In fact you're a straight up weirdo for fixating on kids' genitals so much. That is odd behavior. Let kids run around with their friends."

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Joel was such an underrated part of the original conan run

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A guy I knew registered 911wasfunny.com within a few weeks, caused a bunch of headaches on the message board I was managing

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

anyway, the American id understander himself, Hunter S. Thompson, the next week for goddamn ESPN of all places. the party's over, folks.

We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time."

Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history -- which is no doubt true -- but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a war-time economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed.

That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks. The time has come for loyal Americans to Sacrifice. ... Sacrifice. ... Sacrifice. That is the new buzz-word in Washington. But what it means is not entirely clear.

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

teaching sontag in visual cultures today. she was right then and is even more so now

excerpt from Susan Sontag's reflection in The New Yorker on 9/16/2001: "Those in public office have let us know that they consider their task to be a manipulative one: confidence-building and grief management. Politics, the politics of a democracy—which entails disagreement, which promotes candor—has been replaced by psychotherapy. Let’s by all means grieve together. But let’s not be stupid together. A few shreds of historical awareness might help us understand what has just happened, and what may continue to happen. “Our country is strong,” we are told again and again. I for one don’t find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? But that’s not all America has to be."

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

this is what reverend wright was talking about when he said god damn america

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Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I am really sad to hear that Gaylyn Studlar died today. A towering figure in feminist film history, her work on gender, stardom & fan culture had an immeasurable impact on my own thinking. Way ahead of her time on masculinity and masochism. Also a kind & generous human, all too rare in this biz.

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

an entire Type of Guy ethered by a poster called Donald Boat // harpers.org/archive/2026...

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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

don’t ask me why, but this actually makes sense

“mcconnell has recovered” & it’s him as krang using fetterman’s body

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I fought to keep this Bill Simmons ass footnote about All the Right Moves in TINSEL AND RUST and not a single person noticed. I don't care, its important to know that Nickerson sucks at his job!

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Michael D. Dwyer @michaelddwyer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I just showed this to my intro to film students and it is remarkable how hard this movie goes. this film came out the same year as THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS. insane.

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SCMS Graduate Student Organization @scmsgso.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

SCMS CAUCUS ON CLASS 2027 Graduate Student and Precarious Scholar Essay Award Submissions due November 15, 2026, 11:59 pm eastern. The winning author will receive a $500 cash prize and mentorship to foster publication in an academic journal.

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