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Shane A. Van Dalsem

@svandals.bsky.social
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Finance Professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. One wife, two kids, one chinchilla.

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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It would appear that Mitch is an adherent to the Jeremy Bentham approach to management.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Somewhere, a used car lot is missing its star salesman.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Needs glitter on it to make it "camo".
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
When I saw this picture of Andrew Tate, I immediately wondered if he was cosplaying Bolson from Breath of the Wild.
Sex Offender Andrew Tate wearing a tight purple shirt that is halfway unbuttoned and dark capri pants.  Bolson, a helpful, hardworking construction manager, wearing an open jacket, pink headband, and pink capri pants.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father's Day 🖤
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
2/2 After going to the DMV, where I registered to vote, I received a letter from Kris Kobach stating that I was not registered (a violation of the Motor Voter Law), as I didn't give the DMV proof of citizenship when I applied for a new license. The outcome of this law is to reduce registrations.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
1/2 There is a big difference between being required to show ID to vote and being required to prove citizenship to register to vote. I found out 11 years ago when I moved back to Kansas and registered to vote when I when to get my driver's license.
Letter from Senator Roger Marshall.  In it, he calls for passage of the SAVE Act and states that he is concerned that 50,000 TSA agents are working without pay.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I've purchased two new vehicles in the past three weeks and have noticed that: 1) it is the role of the salesperson to tell you how great the car is, and 2) it is the role of the finance person to tell you how the car will fall apart, and you need an extended warranty.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I will believe that the ICE/CBP invasion of Minnesota is about "law and order" when I see masked, armed IRS agents storming Wall Street and Rodeo Drive.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Holiday tip #18. Unsolicited advice has, at best, zero value.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Why doesn't DHS care about Topeka?
Table comparing crime rates of Topeka, KS and Chicago, IL.  Topeka has a higher reported per capita violent crime rate (9.68 vs. 5.99) and a higher per capita property crime rate (41.20 vs 34.01).
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I'm going through a Disney purge. Captain America fought against fascism and you should too.
media.tenor.com
a man in a captain america costume is wearing a blue helmet and goggles
Alt: a man in a captain america costume is wearing a blue helmet and goggles
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
No matter what's going on in your life, just remember... You're just a little piece of meat on a little rock being flung at almost unimaginable speed through a largely unknown universe.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
My wife's and my experience today trying to get vaccines at Walgreens just furthers my belief that public health should not be put in private hands.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The tariffs were supposed to raise government revenue to replace the revenue lost from making the 2017 tax cuts permanent. So will Congress pause making the tax cuts permanent or will Congress drive the US budget off a cliff?
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
MAGA is not a measurable goal. Is the goal of the tariffs to increase government revenue or "bring jobs back to the US"? How much or how many? By what date? Success or failure can't be determined if success is not defined.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Shuttered private jail in Kansas could become immigration detention center kansasreflector.com/2024/12/19/s... Call it what it is: a proposed concentration camp.
kansasreflector.com
Shuttered private jail in Kansas could become immigration detention center • Kansas Reflector
A former private jail in Leavenworth could become a detention facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Elimination of the FDIC is extremely unlikely. It is not a government agency and is not funded by tax dollars. While banks may want to eliminate the premiums they pay in, eliminating the insurance protection would result in a mass exodus of deposits to more secure pastures.
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Make America the Great Depression Again: Trump’s plan to kill the FDIC
The president-elect’s transition team is looking to unshackle banks from regulations.
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Shane A. Van Dalsem @svandals.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
My once per semester reminder that grades are just a piece of information. There are many ways to be successful. High grades indicate that the student has demonstrated knowledge of the material in a course. That's it.
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/12/2024
Sorry but your thoughts and prayers are out of network
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