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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

So… between the FIFA Peace Prize bullshit and the USA being the principal host nation, this World Cup is getting boycotted, right?

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Unexpected admissions in this batshit press conference so far: “This was an attack on sovereignty” Venezuela is a company, not a country “We lost the 2020 election”

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Jason P. Steed @profsteed.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place): 1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."

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Archaeobears @archaeobears.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

🎉We’re delighted that our first major #BoxOfficeBears paper is published Open Access today in @antiquityj.bsky.social What do we know about the 🐻 and 🐶 that lived on Bankside? How big were they? What did they eat? How long did they live?🧵 of key findings below! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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What does a bear-baiting assemblage look like? Interdisciplinary analysis of an Early Modern ‘sport’ | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

What does a bear-baiting assemblage look like? Interdisciplinary analysis of an Early Modern ‘sport’

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

If a person can rename the entire Gulf of Mexico “the Gulf of America” and have all the maps changed to reflect that, then surely a person can rename themselves and have their own body changed to reflect that.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Every technological advance of the last 30 years has been designed to let stupid people feel like smart people without actually having to do the work of getting smart. We didn’t remove the barriers to knowledge or education; we simply removed the need for them.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Now you know: conservatives who endlessly refer to “We the people” are telling you that those are the only three words of the Constitution they’ve read.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I get the appeal of what Musk is doing. Time, at last, to clean house! Time to empty the attic and garage and throw it all away — and better someone unsentimental do it for you. But Musk isn’t your friend or your neighbor. He’s keeping whatever he finds. He’s not Marie Kondo. He’s just robbing you.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The largest source of “anti-Christian bias” is Christians’ insistence that there is such a thing as “anti-Christian bias.”

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Stop saying “DOGE.” It is a term designed to legitimize something that does not exist. “DOGE” is not a real federal department. It is a gang of alt-right pirates ransacking and destroying ACTUAL federal departments. Name every gang member, sue every one, and criminally charge every one.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Stop stop stop talking about Trump’s proposal to annex Gaza. It is not a “proposal.” It is a spitball on a napkin by a drunk at a bar. It is a squirrel for dogs to chase. It is an outrage distraction. It will be forgotten in a week. And by then half the federal government will have been liquidated.

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover

Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Dear Senators: stop asking nominees if they still “stand by” previous comments that, bc they are liars, they will disavow. Just read their words, and ask “are these your words?” If they say yes, say “then that’s your position.” If no, say “then you can’t manage your image, let alone an agency.”

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Trump: our political divisions fade on a day like today Trump 3 minutes later: this is the fault of the Democrats

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

What disguises itself as harmless in order to infiltrate a system, seize control of it, and then destroy its host from within in order to make more of itself? If you said “virus,” you’re correct. If you said “the nominee for HHS Secretary who’s against virus vaccinations,” you’re also correct.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

If you claim to be leading a “movement” and that your views are in the mainstream, but then must fervently deny those views in order to be confirmed to office so you can turn around and implement them, chances are your views are not mainstream, you lead no “movement,” and you are just a liar.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

“News-related content.” This press conference couldn’t be any more dystopian.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The bigger the cross on the necklace, the less Christian the words coming out of the mouth.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Commercials currently running on CNN: -extended auto warranties that rip off poor people by appealing to their economic insecurity -an app that helps corporate executives rent private jets America seems in great shape

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

And here I thought I’d spend the next four years stressed about the future of public universities. At this rate it won’t even be four weeks.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Hegseth buying his team a celebratory round of shots tonight

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Generally when you empty Arkham Asylum it’s because you want your own private goon army or want to see Gotham destroyed — or don’t much care about the difference.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

It doesn’t matter that Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute. He already does Nazi things — like run a propaganda organ that promotes Fascist ideology and encourages violence against minorities. Just like Conservatives, Progressives can’t seem to see beyond symbolism.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

If you can revoke someone’s citizenship, you can revoke anyone’s citizenship.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

We seem to be confused about who the President is and how far Presidential powers extend. Expect this to continue.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Every Fall, warmth-seeking wasps invade my office through the air ducts. Here’s one crawling on the window. Yes, I have been stung.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I’m not sure if we’re trying to keep this space apolitical (which seems just as unhealthy), or of whom I’m asking this, but: Do Republicans believe Democrats stole the 2020 election, and simply decided not to cheat in 2024? What’s their theory of the case? Or is rationality a naive expectation?

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

Star Wars (1977) revolves around the secret location of the Rebel base. So how is there also a “Rebel Academy” everyone knows about, to which Luke plans to submit an “application”? Does a Rebel Academy have admission policies? DEI initiatives? Are there rebel faculty? With rebel tenure?

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 28/12/2023

One-sentence review: _Wonka_ is a delightful, intelligent, utterly charming film that tries to fix the second-most essential thing about its protagonist (imperialism) by sacrificing the most essential thing about him (his hatred of children). It’s a decent trade. Also, Hugh Grant is delicious.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

My spam texts are becoming soap operas

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 03/12/2023

Ozymandias — which I’ll recite on my deathbed.

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Richard Preiss @richardpreiss.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Early modernists: a Tamburlaine question. I remember once reading a contemporaneous report of the play’s galvanic effect on audiences, such that playgoers spilled into the streets, each fancying themselves Tamburlaine. It’s not in any survey of allusions to play. Did I dream it?

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