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Freddy Tran Nager

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Marketing & Media Professor @USC | Creative Strategy Consultant | Writer | Raging Moderate | Los Angeleno | Cat Herder Site: www.AtomicTango.com LinkedIn: www.FreddyNager.com USC: annenberg.usc.edu/faculty/freddy-tr…

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RedditCFB @redditcfb.com · 17h
Trash Talk Thursday keeps up with the news:
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Even Republicans think this was trivial. Sen. John Kennedy (LA): “We’ve been spending all week on trying to make the football coaches happy… I can assure you that moms and dads out there across America, when they lie down to sleep at night, they’re not worried about the football coaches.”
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#journalism #journalists
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There's no defense for the #USC #football team — literally — but a perfect Southern California sunset showed up for the game last night at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nothing surprises me about right-wingers anymore... "Tim Tebow ‘pausing’ relationship with Life Surge" www.nytimes.com/athletic/763...
Tim Tebow said he has paused his relationship with Life Surge one day after an investigation by “Pablo Torre Finds Out” and Mother Jones laid out allegations that the Christian group has pressured people to hand over thousands of dollars for financial advice that didn’t pay off.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gee, what a surprise... #Influencers #TradWife #feminism www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/s...
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Her Brand Was Tradwife. Now She’s Divorced. (Gift Article)
What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online?
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For #Caturday, a popular image on Chinese social media. I like to see it as an orange tabby addressing a certain orange tyrant. #RESIST! #cats
A cat on the end of the plank giving a middle finger salute.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Woohoo! That's almost enough to buy a cup of coffee. (I'm guessing the lawyers received a bit more than this.) #LegalSettlement
quote: Burdette v Fubo TV Settlement has sent you $6.51 USD.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Research again reveals that the secret to success is picking your parents very carefully. In this case it's #academia: those whose parents went to college—or better yet grad school—have connections + know how to work a room. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b... #AcademicChatter #HigherEd #AcademicSky
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The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations (Gift Article)
Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.
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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 23/09/2026
Hackers want your LinkedIn account — and they’re willing to pay for it. ​​ According to NordVPN, LinkedIn accounts on the dark web are being sold at around $299 on average. Keep sending us the numbers you think would be good to feature in these videos: visit marketplace.org/dailynumber.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Overdue Book Review: Remember old man Carl from Pixar’s “Up”? Imagine him in real life. That would be “A Man Called Ove.” Equally tragic & comic, this Swedish novel features the classic curmudgeon with a sweet spot. Warning: keep some tissues handy. bookshop.org/a/115667/978... #Books #BookSky
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A Man Called Ove: A Novel
“You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life.” —People The #1 New York Times bestseller about the grumpy old man next door that’s an uplifting exploration of th...
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A friend brought these for me from #Korea. The butter cookies with choco filling are delish, but what I love is the #design. The Korean says "Deersand" — indicating a venison sandwich, obviously — but "Dear Sand" sounds more poetic & surreal. I dare Dunkin' in the US to be this creative.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I tested the Euro-designed Ecosia browser, and it works just like Chrome, but without the intrusive #Google popups cajoling you to use more Google features. Ecosia also donates its profits to environmental preservation. Try it: www.ecosia.org/browser (NOT a paid endorsement).
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The greenest browser on Earth
The Ecosia Browser has built-in green features that make it simple to be climate active every day. We produce 25Wh of renewable energy each day you browse.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Uh, hello, what? "Nashville turf temp of 157 F melts cleats, sends Sirianni for IV" This is completely absurd. The #NFL should play night games in hot areas. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/... #NFL #globalwarming #Eagles #Titans
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Nashville turf temps of 157 F melt cleats, send Sirianni for IV
Players cleats were melting and head coach Nick Sirianni needed an IV as a result of extreme heat conditions at Nissan Stadium during Sunday's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans, a 24-20 Eagles win.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I'm gradually transitioning away from #Google products. My primary search engine is now Ecosia — so far so good. Generic mail is changing back to my old Yahoo address (so retro, but I would go full Earthlink if that were an option). And testing different browsers (note: Safari sucks).
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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Routine childhood vaccines have brought immense benefit to the US For children born 1994-2023: ⬇️ 32M fewer hospitalizations ⬇️ 1.129M fewer deaths ⬇️ $504B direct savings ⬇️ $2.7T indirect savings Both science & policy have been essential to achieving these benefits www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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Health and Economic Benefits of Routine Childhood...
This report describes health and economic benefits from routine childhood vaccines among children born during 1994–2023.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To whomever writes Bluesky's "Trending" headlines: For a brief heart-palpitating second, I thought Trump had bombed Greenland. Perhaps "signs" would have been a less alarming word during this administration. Thank you. #RESIST
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
OMG, I had a Zoom meeting at noon, and Zoom changed its home page interface. At first I couldn't find my personal Zoom room. I finally found and launched it, only to discover that my guest was in another personal Zoom room. @#$@! tech companies. #UX #UI
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Love this cross-promo: Hello Kitty and the Los Angeles County Library. I applaud anything that gets kids to discover #libraries and #books! lacountylibrary.org/hellokittyan... #cats
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Hello Kitty® & Friends at LA County Library
Pick up a limited edition Hello Kitty® and Friends at LA County Library Card at any LA County Library location while supplies last starting September 18.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/09/2026
The new wild cat species is about the size of a domestic kitten and lives in Bolivia.
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New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
A type of tiger cat, the animal is smaller than a house cat, slender and spotted. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Psyched for "Widow's Bay" — especially Kate O'Flynn — scoring big at the Emmy Awards. (Plus, Rhea Seehorn for "Pluribus." She's been deserving an Emmy ever since "Better Call Saul.") #TV #streaming
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Widows Bay Tv Show
ALT: Widows Bay Tv Show
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Some good news — at least for the time being — for academia and journalism. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #RESIST!
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Judge Blocks Trump Rule Aimed at International Students and Journalists (Gift Article)
Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote that the administration’s reasons for a rule limiting the length of stay for academics and journalists were “exceptionally weak.”
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Two students got the flu in the first two weeks of school, so I got my flu vaccine today. Nurse told me that the updated COVID booster is coming soon. Given that we're living in RFK Jr.'s dystopian fantasy, better vax up. #teaching #vaccines
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Behold: yet more MAGA scum and villainy. Definitely reads like a telenovela — an incredibly sordid one. www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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He was called 'MAGA's Man' in Latin America. Now he's charged with hiring hitmen to murder his girlfriend
Fernando Cerimedo, a prominent Latin American right-wing digital strategist, was arrested in Bolivia for allegedly orchestrating the attempted murder of his pregnant mistress to prevent her from expos...
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@haggistamer.bsky.social A couple of original Garfield drafts on display at @lucasmuseum.bsky.social... #comics
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
These are the droids I'm looking for... @lucasmuseum.bsky.social #StarWars
Freddy standing before R2D2 and C3PO at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The library at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art @lucasmuseum.bsky.social. I could live here (I wish)! #LosAngeles #books
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Winter wonderland at #USC in the 100-degree heat. That's Steve Carel filming an episode of #Rooster yesterday, and likely dying inside that puffer coat. That's true Trojan spirit! (Video by Xiaohongshu user Big Smoker; no way am I going outside in this heat.) cc @hwoodminotaur.bsky.social
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Forecast for today in L.A.: 94 degrees and muggy. Time to roll out the 2 Live Jews (circa 1990)... youtu.be/at8hZpXyykM?... #LosAngeles #music
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2 Live Jews - Oy' It's So Humid ‌‌ - Bohemia Afterdark
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Fascinating article about 19th century Irish novelist Maria Edgeworth, who made #economics accessible to both royalty and workers, yet was eventually erased by male economists. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/b... (cc @nicduquette.bsky.social) #education #AcademicChatter #writing #feminism
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She Popularized Economics. Then She Was Erased From History. Why? (Gift Article)
Maria Edgeworth sneaked economic theory into her best-selling novels. Two centuries later, a new book finally gives her the credit she deserves.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Another day, another outrage, another distraction from the Epstein Files. #RESIST!
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Overdue Book Review: A brilliant satire of a tradwife influencer & “traditional” values in general, “Yesteryear” is wickedly twisted (in all senses of the word). Reminds me of why I love #books. bookshop.org/a/115667/978... #BookSky
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Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) • A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of...
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pop Mart vending machine now at the USC Bookstore. This serves two elements of the marketing mix: place (distribution) and promotion (advertising). Plus, it's a social media photo opp. All that's missing is a Trojan Labubu... #USC #marketing #PopMart
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'm ready for September. (Actual post sequence on Instagram.) #globalwarming #climatechange
Two consecutive posts on Instagram. Top one shows the Peanuts characters saying, "Goodbye, August." The bottom one shows a fire in the Los Padres National Forest.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Golf brands got caught up in #influencermarketing hype and buzzwords. They heard, “You can reach Gen Z with authentic content” and got excited, even though it's meaningless. Had they focused on their brands instead of the buzz, they might have avoided this hazard. www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
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How Good Good’s crash and burn is changing golf’s fascination with bro influencers (Gift Article)
Is there a way to partner with YouTubers but refrain from giving them unchecked power over your business’s reputation?
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Since Google is honoring the emperor's Lake Ontario hissy fit, I'm extricating myself from its "Do More Evil" Empire. Won't be entirely possible — YouTube is an essential reference — but I'm experimenting with the Euro-developed search engine @ecosiasearch.bsky.social. #search #bigtech #RESIST!
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Star Wars: Join The Rebellion X-Wing Posters
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Losing my religion: I've been a football fan for most of my life, but for me the price of televised sports has crossed a line. $65/month for a streaming sports package is not unaffordable; it just seems overpriced for a product that's already bursting with advertising. Time to kick the habit.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It's #Caturday, and if you're in Los Angeles, it's also FREE ADOPTION DAY at the Pasadena Humane Society. (Licensing fees may apply.) Pick up your #cats and other critters from 10am to 4pm today! pasadenahumane.org/events/on-ca...
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Events - Pasadena Humane
Pasadena Humane offers adoption promotions, workshops, webinars, and tours. Events may be affected by COVID-19. Check here for details.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So Good Good to see that stupidity has repercussions. Well, at least in some sectors of American society. www.nytimes.com/athletic/754... #marketing #advertising #golf
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Callaway cuts ties with Good Good Golf after controversial ad
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Living wild, wild life..." Found chilling out at USC. (I love the diversity of Los Angeles residents.) #nature
Praying mantis on the wall of a building at USC.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#Art in the name of resistance? I second that emotion... #Trump #RESIST!
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Ever fun and incendiary, Cory Doctorow advises #Canada on how to save their country. And America. Read here: pluralistic.net/2026/08/24/e... (h/t @nicduquette.bsky.social for sharing this) #RESIST! #BigTech
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Well, being a professor was fun… But how many non-techie students will fork over $700 to talk with a bot? (Just in case, I'm getting my clone ready. Problem is, he keeps asking for a bigger cut of my salary.) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/b... #AI #academicchatter #AcademicSky #highered
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Harvard Is Selling a $699 Course Taught by A.I. Clones of Its Faculty (Gift Article)
To create a new bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. avatars of its instructors.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The worst sitcom I ever watched was "Inside Schwartz," where I worked as a writers' assistant. The super-talented cast was suffocated by unimaginative, cringeworthy scripts. Before "Schwartz," NBC had submitted me to another new show, but they were fully staffed. That other show: "Scrubs."
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Things you didn't know you could do with discounted beef: 1. Build a starter home. There's nothing like a den made of pot roast. 2. Pay off medical bills and student loans, ideally with brisket. 3. Beat the heat with meat. A house insulated with top sirloin is a cool house. See? Problems solved.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Entertaining and hard-hitting review of the most recent Los Angeles mayoral debate, written by @gustavoarellano.bsky.social. Full disclosure: I'm a Nithya Raman supporter. L.A. needs new leadership badly. And I like taco vendors. www.latimes.com/california/s... #LA #LosAngeles
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Commentary: In Karen Bass' bad debate night, she even trashed taco vendors
Again and again, Bass went after Raman in the pettiest, most personal ways. She kept mocking her as a supposed egghead with no real-life governing experience.
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Overdue Book Review: “Hell is a campus” in R.F. Kuang’s imaginative allegory. Just like #academia, “Katabasis” is often longwinded & meandering, but overall it’s an impressive fusion of academic research & emotive storytelling. bookshop.org/a/115667/978... #Books #BookSky
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Katabasis (Standard Edition): A Novel
Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students...
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
That feeling when you thought you had canceled a subscription, only to see it on your credit card statement.
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White Cat's Frustrated Flop
ALT: White Cat's Frustrated Flop
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Former student asked whether I had read "Yesteryear" yet. I showed her a photo of it atop my to-read pile. I also noted that the pile is only partially shown, and it's threatening to collapse and take down a small Scandinavian village. #books #BookSky #tsundoku
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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yes, I create digital media. Yes, I teach digital media. And yes, I still catch myself telling students to "tape" a video.
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