Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Gee, could it be that people are spending more and saving less because prices are high and there's no money left over for savings? 000
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Alas, the tour is over for me, even as the #FiftySomething caravan thunders onward. #Rush #RushFamily 020
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's cloudy inside as well as outdoors in Houston tonight. 000
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Rep. Cain (R) says that offering "thoughts and prayers" on social after a public shooting represents mockery of the victim, suggests that "murder is a joke," and should cause someone to lose employment. Good to know.houstonchronicle.comFired Texas teacher sues GOP lawmaker for defamation over Charlie Kirk postsBrookreson says Cain’s posts fueled online harassment and threats, according to her lawsuit. She is seeking more than $100,000 in damages. 010
Reposted by Penny PGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 204190535438
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I was at the show when this happened. As I saw the drumstick fly, I thought, "oh, no!" I couldn't believe how fast Anika pulled a new stick out without missing a beat, all with a smile on her face. Alex later tossed the errant stick out into the crowd--someone got a memorable souvenir! 110
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There may have been unrest in the forest, but I was super-stoked to get "The Trees" tonight. 020
Reposted by Penny P"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Higher Education is not just about training workers, but also about training citizen leaders and good citizenship in part means thinking that the details matter, that getting them right matters, because it impacts some of your fellow citizens. "It only matters if job" is poison to citizenship. 6577105
Reposted by Penny PCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Statement from the Radio Television Digital News Association: 581810564
Reposted by Penny Plukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Me: I’d like a slice of pizza Server: that comes with three sides Me: I know what shape it is 130133082146
Reposted by Penny PUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Sometimes the WAR ON WALKING results in no sidewalks at all. Sometimes they put “something” in — but does that really make things walkable for anyone except those without any other choices? The #WARonWALKING takes many forms, but it’s always about making things comfortable for vehicles, not people. 8360116
Reposted by Penny PIntrovert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The most healing thing for an introvert isn’t sleep, a hot shower, or a good meal. It’s a long stretch of time where nobody needs anything from them at all and just leaves them alone 1041757
Reposted by Penny PMollz (ballz) @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO 6254397608
Reposted by Penny PThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/09/2026"Double circle November 3 with a dark Sharpie. Because the key No Kings event will be Election Day."lnk.thebulwark.comTrump Wants to Exhaust Us. He’s Failing.Election Day is eight weeks away. 14408101
Reposted by Penny PVivien @vivien2112.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If the future's looking dark We're the ones who have to shine If there's no one in control We're the ones who draw the line Though we live in trying times We're the ones who have to try Though we know that time has wings We're the ones who have to have to fly … #ThankGedItsFriday #RushFamily 🔩🎸🍷🎤🎹 5288
Reposted by Penny PVivien @vivien2112.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I have stoked the fire on the big steel wheels Steer the airship right across the stars I learned to fight, I learned to love, I learned to feel Oh I wish that I could live it all again… His words, music and heart live inside us every day… Happy Birthday Neil 🌹 Happy Pratturday ❤️ #RushFamily 🏍️🥁🥃 5337
Reposted by Penny PTrevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Millennium math problem solved by OpenAI may have "regurgitated" competitors unpublished work... also they spent more than $22 million in computing power in one week to scoop them. techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/o...techcrunch.comOpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician | TechCrunchThere is a $1 million bounty for the first person providing a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem. 391331459
Reposted by Penny PRiffTrax @rifftrax.com · 08/09/2026The not-too-distant future is... tomorrow! Don't miss the premiere of The RiffTrax Experiments in theaters nationwide! Tickets here: www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/mst... 832178
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I'm holding out hopes to hear this during the Houston one-off show on October 1. That would be epic! 110
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?static.klipy.comDirty Dancing: Patrick Swayze & Jennifer GreyALT: Dirty Dancing: Patrick Swayze & Jennifer Grey 020
Reposted by Penny PMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I've confirmed Walgreens will let people self-attest that they qualify for an updated Covid shot—meaning they won't require proof of a high-risk condition—in all states EXCEPT AZ/OR/UT, where prescription is required for now. (Rx requirement in those states could change) Pls see next post in threadnytimes.comF.D.A. Approves New Covid Vaccines, and They Should Be Available Soon (Gift Article)The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label. 13576297
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Wouldn't want to waste $10M on human instructors or anything. 042
Reposted by Penny Praincoast.bsky.social @raincoast.bsky.social · 27/08/2026More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended Check your voter registration www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...sacurrent.comMore than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspendedSome voters dropped from Texas voting rolls may not be aware until they show up to cast a ballot. More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state's Voter 62881678
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Please know that most Americans stand with our friends in Canada in the face of this idiocy and will not be referring to the body of water in question as anything but Lake Ontario. 000
Reposted by Penny PChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026SUPPORT THESE DATA CENTERS (from magic city books : magiccitybooks.com ) 1474177
Reposted by Penny PJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Using AI helps people get higher grades and get their work done faster, but they learn less & suffer on actual exams I saw this in my own large Intro Psych class: -the exam average is 85% -after AI, it shot up to 95% -after I made the final in person it went to 68% www.economist.com/graphic-deta... 14391150
Reposted by Penny PMaggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comTeen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle SchoolsTeen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools. 43036101761
Reposted by Penny PMaggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Every video we found was filmed/posted by a teen boy. The victims in videos showing clear harassment and bullying were overwhelmingly girls. One video showed a girl being followed by a boy begging for her social media handles, even though the girl had already told him "no." 71082266
Reposted by Penny PAAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 18/08/2026“A dystopian academic nightmare.” A Texas University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...nytimes.comTexas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning ContentThe politician behind Texas’ conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system. Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare. 0107
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 15/08/2026It can be hard to have the wisdom to know when to stop physical tasks. You want to push through and just get stuff done because you "should" be able to do it, imagining you're still 40 and not 50-something. 110
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Funnily enough, coveting someone else's really nice pen is the most relatable thing about Paxton. Actually stealing someone else's really nice pen is despicable and clearly, in Paxton's case, was a gateway crime in what has proven to be a long criminal career. 090
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It's the left shoulder. Song lyric index runs 1978-1990, but maybe that's because I'm running version 59.0. 000
Reposted by Penny PJoshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Working on an A.I. policy for my calculus classes. Decided to be upfront about the current situation with LLMs and to give a heartfelt explanation for why the course still matters. 441924546
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 10/08/2026So much for defending women's sports.houstonchronicle.comA conservative group says sports are bad for girls. Don't believe it.A new Heritage Foundation paper argues that women aren’t made for competition — and besides, it hurts their fertility. 011
Reposted by Penny PWard Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026After they release this one , they will draft an executive order that declares the geocentric model of the universe is correct. 34015
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Of course, cities themselves can't be educated, but this is a interesting map nonetheless.visualcapitalist.com%%title%%Explore the 2026 ranking of U.S. cities with the highest educational attainment and strongest education systems. 020
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"We're in Anika's band" has me laughing out loud. So cute. 020
Reposted by Penny PGuy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Yes. We do not study the past with a view to feelgood vibes. Sometimes we encounter events and people that do that, but it is not the *purpose* of serious or just basically honest study. 020337
Reposted by Penny PVivien @vivien2112.bsky.social · 04/08/2026No words… Honored and grateful. This is my band❤️ #RushFamily 4184
Reposted by Penny PKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Heads up: The Trump Justice Department says it's monitoring polling sites in four Michigan cities today: Detroit, Lansing, East Lansing, and Hamtramck. 79678354
Reposted by Penny PKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 31/07/2026If you have an academic in your life, please be gentle with them this weekend because they're probably freaking the fuck out. 351112162
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I had a chance to see it on a big screen back in 1989, and man, that shot where the camera draws back to show the hundreds of wounded soldiers in the train yard... 020
Penny P @mstmompj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I always thought it was "throw me in the shallow water," not "choke me." 🤔 Unlike most misheard lyrics, it would seem to make as much sense as the actual lyrics. 010