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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 22h

I dunno, but really think families with young kids watching AFV are not going to be jazzed to have this jarring Maduro commercial, replete with Hegseth saying “F around and find out,” as part of their Sunday pre-bedtime viewing.

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Appreciate Robbie Mustoe on Peacock and NBC calling it what it is. Yes, amazing to be able to bring in the likes of Doku off your bench, isn’t it. What were the conditions that led to this deep bench?

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Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Hard to devise a better metaphor for the past decade and a half of Premier League football than Man City winning while playing with an extra man.

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Andrew Beasley @andrewbeasleyfootball.com · 11/10/2026

As disappointed as I am, this is probably the perfect result to sum up the sorry state of the Premier League as it stands. We’re watching a sham. The cheats still prosper.

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Dr. Garrett Schumann @garrt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ann Carson Nobel! She lived in Ann Arbor for a spell and held multiple faculty positions at UM

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A short news video I’ve shown for years in class disappeared, only findable (with effort) behind paywalls. So I paid. Why? Because every other video freely available was one of those hyperbolic AI ones. YouTube is a cesspool of these things, 10 identical videos posted of the same shit content!

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Bessent‘s engaged in fisticuffs with multiple people in the administration. The most recent was the constantly grinning Kevin Hassett. In normal workplaces, this would result in termination, police involvement, or, at a minimum, mandatory anger management. The man lays hands on people!

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My Hall’s Mentholyptus have motivational work-type sayings on the wrappers (“Don’t wait to get started”), and I feel like Hall’s may be unfamiliar with the way I am feeling when I need to use them.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026

We spoke with dozens of librarians from across the U.S. about the challenges and triumphs of running a library. Here is what they told us. nyti.ms/4yw4O4k

A grid of photos of people in front of a green background. A headline reads: " Librarians on Libraries."

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Bex is WEAK on crime @bextraordinary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It happened SO quickly. It wasn't that long ago that AI crochet images were easily detected because the stitches didn't look right. Now you have to be more savvy (though they always feel obvious to me). I have had my photos ripped off and turned into AI patterns -- here's my work & the fraud:

An AI version of my dragon crochet pattern, with the dragons now pictures in a fake living room with a fireplace.

An obvious (to me) AI reproduction of my dragon crochet design.

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They have these ChatGPT ads on Reddit with college students supposedly showing how they use it to study and it honestly looks like more work than just normal studying? Watching the ads alone made me tired. My students have made flash cards or study guides, I suppose, but the ads are overwhelming.

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As a person who is kind of bad with to-do lists (it’s Tuesday, time to do Tuesday things), I have used them for managing things like the pre-tenure process, only to stop later. It interests me, though, that heavy to-do list people (which is fine!) are so defensive with @tressiemcphd.bsky.social?

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This administration does not want women to have reproductive autonomy. The progress the US made in reducing teen and unintended childbearing is really at risk.

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University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy @fordschool.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of beloved sociologist and demographer Reynolds (Ren) Farley. Farley was an expert on Detroit's history. His legacy lives on in those he mentored & taught. He will be deeply missed. More info: //myumi.ch/G7974

Ren Farley sitting in the Detroit Tigers’ stadium. Photo by Robin Buckson.

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Law Geek @lawgeek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Burnham replied "I think that legislation dates to an era where football was very different" Has it occurred to Burnham that removing alcohol from matches may have played a significant part in the change & made football a more family friendly (& woman friendly) sport? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Burnham brands ban on football fans drinking alcohol in stands as 'discrimination'

The prime minister opposes the law - in place since 1985 - and believes there is a case to remove it.

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The University of Michigan National Survey Panel (M-Panel) is now openly accepting questionnaire content from researchers. Would you like to ask questions to a national probability-based panel of adults in the U.S., with an oversample from Michigan? Tap below! mpanel.isr.umich.edu/for-research...

mpanel.isr.umich.edu

For Researchers | M-Panel: National Survey PanelFor Researchers – M-Panel: National Survey Panel

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BicycleDutch @bicycledutch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A new short for those who like them. (Based on last week's video.) youtube.com/shorts/4aEI7...

youtube.com

Does this street look busy to you?

YouTube video by BicycleDutch

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maura johnston @maura.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

talked about the greatness of neil peart (and the new documentary about him, which i hope becomes available in the states) on cbc this morning www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifKU...

youtube.com

The lasting legacy of Rush's late drummer Neil Peart

YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A dispiriting detail that reveals a lot of this game is the naming of the shell company constructed to make the six-figure donations to Collins’s super PAC. No real society for “women scientist(s) and engineers“ would have 6 figures to hand Susan, The cynicism is infuriating. To the bin with her. 🗑️

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Dr. Garrett Schumann @garrt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here's about half of the rig I plan to use at Saturday's special readings+ambient improvisation performance at Cluster Museum in downtown Ann Arbor I also plan to use my Soma Lyra-8 and both Landscape devices I have (Stereofield and HC-TT) Come see the show! clustermuseum.org/events/theri...

Somewhat blurry photo of my Behringer Neutron analog modular synthesizer, Arturia keystep MIDI controller, count-to-five sample/looper, Dreadbox Darkness reverb/effects pedal, and mixer on a glass table

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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We ended up using it for the #AHAPerspectives September issue cover! Issue should be arriving in your mailbox now, and we'll be rolling out the articles online over the next month or so. Enjoy!

historians.org

September 2026

Read the September issue of Perspectives on History.

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Immigrants w/o green cards already can’t access most public benefits programs. But…immigrant parents with U.S. citizen children, for instance, could turn away from public benefits programs for which their children are legally eligible, out of fear they could be denied green cards in the future.”

nytimes.com

How Trump’s New Green Card Policy Could Affect Immigrant Families (Gift Article)

The policy, set to take effect Friday, would give immigration officers broader authority to deny permanent residency to people using public benefits.

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I don’t have access to this either (due to the paywall), but the title alone is a bit depressing, yes? Portends a grim future.

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Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Watermark, a company whose software stores and tracks faculty CVs & productivity (present on some 1500 campuses), has been taken over by Main Equity Partners. I couldn’t be more thrilled 🤢 (The takeover of higher ed by the Trojan horses of edtech controlled by “private equity” continues apace)

Email announcement Sep 16 2026

Watermark

Dear Watermark Clients,

We are thrilled to share an exciting milestone in our journey. Main Capital Partners (“Main”) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Watermark. Main is a software-focused private equity firm with extensive experience supporting enterprise software companies in the United States and abroad.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

VAR but for peer review

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Who at the BBC felt this guy was the one to talk about munitions shortfalls from an US administration perspective? Does he seem like a serious, knowledgeable person? Enough of these nonsense stunt talking heads. Where do they find them?

A goofy looking young white guy with slightly schwoopy short light brown hair, a bright blue sport coat and a ridiculous bolo string tie with a turquoise colored stone. He would not shut up despite his obvious lack of knowledge.

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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“The meeting with staff members of Cincinnati Christian Schools began with a prayer. Then they told Mike Grimmer and Linda Kelly that their granddaughter could no longer attend the private school.”

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

we saw some of the largest weekly increases in gasoline and diesel prices in months over the last week- these states had it the worst... including a large 67c/gal rise in Georgia's diesel prices and a 32c/gal jump in Michigan's gas prices:

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Toxic masculinity is when a guy wants to fight a small kid and his dad on their way to the bus stop, for the crime of looking at him, which was the whole purpose of him making a loud ruckus with his car in the first place.

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In my very earliest reading period, comic books (of the sort that appealed to me, not the superhero type) taught me more sophisticated words. I didn’t always know how to pronounce them. Still recall a Dennis the Menace comic book where he was told about antiques (“ANT-EEKS???”).

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J.D. Kunes @jdkunes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Godspeed and farewell to Cheetah Chrome (born Eugene Richard O’Connor), the Cleveland-born punk-rock guitarist and founding member of the Dead Boys. A true architect of early American punk, he first rose with Rocket from the Tombs before co-founding the Dead Boys. #RIPCheetahChrome

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The only appealing use case for those glasses with cameras is to keep them in the home and put them on and record when it seems possible your pet may give you a head boop.

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“American Graffiti“ and “Dazed and Confused“ nostalgically depict the time-honored tradition of “teen takeovers,” but let’s interview the woman who seizes any opportunity to tell us how Black kids are the problem.🥱 Shout-out to the kids of Monroe, MI who cruised Monroe St and hung at Mister Donut.

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’ve taken some time to watch (rewatch) coverage from the morning of 9/11. Hard to imagine any adult alive at that time, living in NYC, would appoint this inept Cabinet and then proceed to attack Iran. There are days I wonder if his plan is to end the world, so life doesn’t go on without him.

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Ben Apatoff @bapatoff.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thornton Melon would do a triple lindy to see you making use of Bloomsbury's Back to School sale, including 30% off all the 33 1/3 books! www.bloomsbury.com/us/body-coun...

Bloomsbury Back to School sale, 30% off.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Toledo Blade, one of the oldest newspapers in the country, will publish its final edition on Dec. 31. if it can’t find a buyer “Founded in 1835, the newspaper is Toledo’s oldest continually operating business”

toledoblade.com

Possible final edition of Blade announced; company explores sale

Block Communications has announced its intention to explore a sale of The Blade’s assets, which, if unsuccessful, will result in the final edition of the ...

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Anyone else had the problem of hard copies of textbooks simply going away or becoming prohibitively expensive for students who need or want them? My students are allowed to use old editions, but good luck finding them. Books that used to be $3-10 are gone. Took a while before I realized the culprit.

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Roco Foucault @rocofoucault.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

As a kid, I used to regularly read books from the adult section? Books from the adult section can include things like how-to books, biographies, etc., in addition to great literature. My mom would drop me off in our ancient small downtown library and come back for me after shopping.

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Erin Dwyer aka Ginger Is A Construct @erindwyer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Opening a wine bar so I can name it Give Me One Riesling to Stay Here.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Again. Again. It was just the usual white supremecist double standard the first dozen times. After Arday‘s sad, avoidable tragedy it feels like more than the usual distraction. They want to gaslight us to death. www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...

dukechronicle.com

‘Insane data’: Duke professor Dan Ariely accused of additional research fraud

New evidence released Monday shows that Dan Ariely, professor of business administration in the Fuqua School of Business, likely tampered with or fabricated data in an influential research paper from ...

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Science has determined: - the Median Baltimore Orioles player - the Median Tampa Bay Rays player

HUNTER CORNMAN

Apple-cheeked blond oaf

Usually hits .218 but turns into Ted fucking Williams whenver he's facing your team

Attended Robert E. Lee-Strom Thurmond Secondary in South Biscuitville

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Perpetually damp-looking ambidextrous sidearm knuckleballer with 0.95 ERA

Acquired by the Rays for $500 out of the Boat Repair Technical College of Alaska

The moment he’s owed real money he will be traded to the Yankees for a stack of scratch-off tickets

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

a very pre-internet band, one you learned of by listening to college radio or haunting record stores. I think we live in a cynical age where no one believes a band might be making music just because they like how it feels to do so, but HJ were strictly business. Their music was for them. Rest easy.

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What's fascinating to me about the argument that profs indoctrinate students is that a 16 wk college course meets for a total of 40 hrs. You had your kid for 18 yrs, totaling 157,680 hrs. If those 40 hrs can dismantle values instilled over 157,680 hrs, what does that say about your parenting?

static.klipy.com

Why Are You So Nervous, Maggie?

ALT: Why Are You So Nervous, Maggie?

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