Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 09/06/2025this is the closest we have managed to get to this drain guardian. frog or toad? 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 09/06/2025the sturmabteilung (SA) is a paramilitary wing of the ruling nazi party. although uniformed, they are largely an undisciplined mob who actively engage in coercive street violence & the targeting of journalists. they have outlets in major cities including #LosAngeles www.9news.com.au/world/los-an...9news.com.au9News reporter caught in crossfire of violent protestsA police officer was seen aiming his gun and firing at 9News' Lauren Tomasi as she reported from the front... 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 09/06/2025then add to that the police & ICE rioting while peaceful demonstrations were happening 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 09/06/2025the question when waiting to see if a fascist regime will topple is which good looking young colonel will refuse to carry out unlawful orders. 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 10/06/2025so? following orders was not a defense at nuremberg or elsewhere. 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 10/06/2025the point is that the world saw a crime committed by uniformed thugs & following orders is not a defense 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 10/06/2025following orders was not a defense at nuremberg. 151
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 10/06/2025where are the #2A acolytes & evangelists? you have been crying "but the gumment" & here is your moment. 021
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025eichmann had thugs & train drivers. noem has thugs & truck driver & jet pilots. i don't see a difference. do you see a difference? 021
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025new cfp, "25 years of post-9/11 representation" for European Journal of American Culture. guest edited by @poetinpinkshoes.bsky.social & me. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...call-for-papers.sas.upenn.educfp | call for papers 062
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025the sturmabteilung (SA) is a paramilitary wing of the nazi party. they grew out of the freikorps, a group of ex-military thugs recruited to conduct random acts of coercive political violence. in boyle heights, ca, they drive silver-grey pickups. 042
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025forced labour was an offshoot of the "lebensraum" policy of the ruling nazi regime to exploit conquered territory. in u.s. america, it is rebranded as "america first." allegedly polite republicans use euphemisms like "changing face of america," while the more radical fringes will say "replacement" 032
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025and we share a land border with denmark 031
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025the sturmabteilung (SA) was a paramilitary wing of the nazi party. although uniformed, they were undisciplined thugs recruited based on violent tendencies & willingness to commit acts of political violence. in philadelphia, they also have bicycles. 021
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025the Führereid was a pledge of allegiance to the leader of the ruling nazi party, not the country or its constitution, taken by members of the military and the civil service. at fort bragg, they also wear berets. 021
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025the Führereid was a pledge of allegiance to the leader of the ruling nazi party, not the country or its constitution, taken by members of the military and the civil service. at fort bragg, they also wear berets & have maga merch to go with it. 021
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025the freikorps were members of the military chosen for loyalty to the nazi party in order to conduct extra-judicial violence, especially politically motivated vigiliantism & coercive street violence. in california, they wear "national guard" insignia, as well. 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025re-reading hutcheon (1985) on parody for about the 592nd time & she still doesn't equate parody & satire. where did people get the idea that parody is satire & vice versa? [asides lest someone mansplains: 1) check where i went to school & when i went to school & B) it mentions satire twice] 021
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025the freikorps were members of the military chosen for loyalty to the nazi party in order to conduct extra-judicial violence, especially politically motivated vigilantism & coercive street violence. in california, they wear "national guard" insignia, as well. 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 12/06/2025@ouelletteme.bsky.social made this bumpy cake for me as an early father's day surprise (tl;dr) & i think she did a fabulous job! 051
ouelletteme.bsky.social @ouelletteme.bsky.social · 27/04/2025@gregorybrothers.bsky.social we took you at your word that you don't mind odd people doing odd things to your music. Chicken Attack just won a Gold medal at our figure skating competition! youtu.be/JwP_tDo6K0s?...youtu.beFigure skating Inflatables Chicken Attack videoYouTube video by Michelle Ouellette 141
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 27/04/2025@ouelletteme.bsky.social choreographed our 17 yr old & her best friend in the inflatables category & it is genius youtu.be/JwP_tDo6K0s?...youtu.beFigure skating Inflatables Chicken Attack videoYouTube video by Michelle Ouellette 031
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialrev mel, lcsw, dsw candidate @holyqueerit.bsky.social · 03/02/2025I’m not ringing any false bells of alarmism, nor will I mince words: There is a political coup happening in the U.S. And it’s mostly because of White Christian Nationalism. 🧵 3340115
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Every decent human being at the Super Bowl should take a knee during the National Anthem. 1681358115995
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialTara Brabazon @tarabrabazon.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Exciting times. Overnight - the cover arrived. Book 21 - here I come :) 0132
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 27/01/2025these are the same men who hug urinals, esp end ones near a corner. they must be figuring out a way to macgyver it into a projectile. 111
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialJennifer Musial (she/her) @jennifermusial.bsky.social · 27/01/2025the "just natural" men! The only people who are looking for all exits and don't like to be exposed/have their backs turned are a) military, police, or security trained, or b) have PTSD. There is a Venn of a+b too 021
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 10/01/2025@ouelletteme.bsky.social got me a new toy for making stuff out of the leftovers from other things 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 27/01/2025today's experiment. we'll see. 221
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 25/01/2025fwiw all of us were tested for tb for 🇺🇸 i140/ greencard. tb vax is not on required list but can be requested (last bullet in .gov link below). in ontario 🇨🇦 tb test was a req for k-12 sector when i did my that degree. bcg vax went out in 🇨🇦 in 1970s. my parents had it. www.uscis.gov/tools/design...uscis.govVaccination Requirements | USCIS 121
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 25/01/2025ozempic was going to be on list of mythbusting b/c it is very clearly not cheaper in 🇺🇸 despite popular 🇨🇦 myth/belief that everything is cheaper in 🇺🇸 121
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 25/01/2025after moving fr 🇨🇦 to 🇺🇸 i quickly came to the conclusion that u.s. american catholicism should be a different denomination b/c they're basically protestants. i miss being able to be catholic. 131
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 25/01/2025today's experiment just out of oven. looks right but... can i turn them out? 051
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 26/01/2025today's experiment came out of the rammekins & looks right. 031
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 26/01/2025This is what led to book bans targeting Toni Morrison and Maus at the state level. When you threaten people's jobs--or even imprisonment-- they will interpret you as broadly as possible 241893461
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 25/12/2024sainsbury's carol-mel cheesecake recreation slid onto plate perfectly. gotta let it warm up a bit to cut it. fun sequel to last year's billionaire bowl experiment. 021
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 25/12/2024attempt #2 of the carol-mel cheesecake replica experiment: chocolate cheesecake topped with brownie, topped with caramel, in a chocolate biscuit crust & waiting to have the chocolate mousse added. all gluten free. no matter how it turns out i am chuffed with gf choco biscuit recipe i developed. 031
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 25/12/2024watching this really woke xmas movie with the kids. it's all about the common good over individual desires, it questions masculine gender roles, & is about accepting others with diff abilities, bodies, cultures, origins, & species but i bet the magas think rudolph is about them. 021
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 24/12/2024I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget 459210065681
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialTara Brabazon @tarabrabazon.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Academic christmases are odd. The work continues. But it is time for reflection. With great pleasure, I welcome Professor Martin James to the Christmas Post. We discuss beginnings, endings, and mattering. What is the future of and for academia? Thank you, Martin. My respects. youtu.be/yxYFalJHv4Qyoutu.bePost 73 - Martin James and summoning diverse futuresYouTube video by Tara Brabazon 072
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 22/12/2024i need gluten free chocolate biscuits to see if i can replicate the sainsbury's christmas carol-mel & brownie cheesecake on this side of the ocean. these are my 1st 2 experiments as i develop a recipe. 031
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/12/2024The rules apply to everyone else, not his own family.  42784021736
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialRuth-Morning Sun Studio @morningsunstudio.bsky.social · 29/11/2024revenge of the looking glass variety 011
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 09/11/2024just found out @ouelletteme.bsky.social did this. i am so proud of her gofund.me/769827bdgofund.meDonate to Help Us Annoy Our Homophobic Xenophobic Republican Neighbor, organized by Michelle OuelletteHelp us piss off our horrible homophobic Republican neighbor … Michelle Ouellette needs your support for Help Us Annoy Our Homophobic Xenophobic Republican Neighbor 042
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 19/04/2024yesterday was the last day of classes. since the end of august i have worn this N95 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B..., sometimes 14 or more hrs in a day. i have had blisters & pustules but nobody--nobody--in our house has been sick. not once. i'll do it again next year. 172
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialGA_Brownie @gabrownie.bsky.social · 29/03/2024Good morning little monarch caterpillar munching on my swamp milkweed. #invertebrate 1184
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 30/12/2023since i'm more active here than that other place, i thought i'd share. the incomparable @tarabrabazon.bsky.social asked me to do a q and a on grad mentorship, academia, pop culture, & masculinities. it was an honour & a pleasure. youtu.be/IjhIRAS5hY8?...youtu.beOutrider 35 - Courage through compassion and connectionThe period between Christmas and New Year can be filled with excessive consumerism, doubt and despair. This Outrider introduces a man whose inspirational li... 042
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialMarc A. Ouellette @burnedprof.bsky.social · 30/12/2023that cover is gorgeous. super chuffed to have my paper on love actually in this wonderful collection. many thanks to liz & the generous readers (even reviewer 2 was nice--must be xmas)! 031
Reposted by @ouelletteme.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/12/2023Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) struck down a bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, preserving such care for residents beyond his state as well, because families of transgender youths who live in states with bans have been traveling to Ohio for treatment.washingtonpost.comOhio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minorsGov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, struck down a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors. More than 20 states have passed similar restrictions in the past two years. 828450
