Tommy Taylor

I try really hard not to be a judgemental person, but when someone who I already find annoying and obnoxious says that they didn't make it to class last week because they were at a Ye concert there really is no hope left.

I come up with a lot of crazy ideas that I don't finish, and some that I do. The latest that I thought of last night is translating Beowulf into Iñupiaq.

One of these weeks I won't write my political science paper on Thursday night, but it won't be this week.

I would hardly consider myself an expert on Greenland, but I have learned a lot about the people, their culture, the history, land, politics, and much more. Few things leave me more furious than hearing MAGAts repeating false talking points and acting as if they knew it was inhabited before Trump.

The reason ICE goes after so many high schools is they're pissed that those kids made it further than them.

Last night I read the comment section of a song by an Irish punk band with the hook "fuck all Nazi scum" in which most commenters were debating the band being liberal or conservative. The commenters' understanding of those words aside, I'd say most of them missed the plot of the song and punk music.

It's interesting to hear someone defend ICE because they have family in law enforcement. It's even more interesting to see their face when they try to compare it to negative things said about the military and you respond "the only thing worse than a dirty cop is a dirty service member."

I've seen a lot of people trying to downplay ICE by comparing it to what is occurring in Iran. When they do this, they're revealing they would protesters be handled here how they would be handled there.

When this is over, if we survive as a nation, I hope we don't forget that most of the Democrats in Washington need to go too.

For no particularly reason I sometimes wonder if there were any German service members watching what was happening around them and struggling to cope mentally with the question of whether or not they could or should make it to retirement. Again, no particular reason.

In a decent country, none of this would be possible.

After this semester is complete I am eager to never take another ethics class again.

Every time I redeem the $10 coupon I received to go use an EVGO charger I'm reminded why I never use EVGO chargers.

FIFA has a history of kissing the asses of some of the worst people to walk the earth.

I just discovered that GM put the Denali nameplate on an SUV and it looks just as dumb as anyone that tries to call Denali "Mount McKinley".

It's in Goliath's best interest to look like David.

People will argue that you can't compare American homelessness to homelessness in Scandinavian countries as if homeless people just manifest here and it's not a symptom of systemic failures.

The closer I get to the end of the semester, the more ready I am to... Spend four weeks watching hundreds of YouTube videos with the intention of taking four CLEPs on US and western civilization history.

Majoring in a climate and energy related topic gives you an opportunity to look at a lot of graphs about public opinion. No matter what the topic, the politically independent 35-54 group almost always finds its way to 50%.

My home state's governor's Facebook page is inundated with people demanding that he do his job and vote to reopen the government. Reminder: these people vote.

Between Monday's elections and Nancy Pelosi announcing her retirement the Democrats are on quite the winning streak at the moment.

I am a naturally pessimistic person as it pertains to American politics. While last night's major races seem to show a positive trend, I also look at details I find concerning. Andrew Cuomo, despite prior sexual harassment cases, took 41% of the vote in NYC. How did that many people vote for him?

Registering for my spring classes and realizing there is an outside chance of finishing my BA in fall 2026. This will mostly be dependent on what classes are available over the summer.

Managing to score 100% on an Iñupiaq test like this.

This semester has been exhausting but manageable with 19 credits, so I'm going to do it again next semester. 😆

This is America, where we invent our own sport, call the winners World Champions, then cheer for the only team from Canada to win!

I've walked over 60 miles in the last three weeks and have probably had five days over 1000 calories and none over 1500. We took Jaxcen to Legoland which made today a cheat day. After consuming over 4000 calories I decided I had to go for a walk no matter how late we got home.

You're much more likely to find misinformation about science than scientific misinformation. It's almost like the people spreading misinformation don't know how to do science.

If you ever hear a conservative talk about how mismanaged California is just respond with "Absolutely! It's ridiculous that they spend $88 billion a year subsidizing red states! What a waste!"

As a NASCAR fan there's no shortage of stupidity for me to hear/read, but trying to explain to people that corporations buying the land from underneath every major racetrack in California in the last 50 years isn't "California communism" definitely ranks nearly the top.

Stopped at an Asian market for supplies for poke tomorrow, accidentally wandered down the drink aisle. Oops.

There is no greater way to create personal freedom than a microgrid powered by whatever form of renewables works best for your area. If you want even more freedom, drive an EV. You have now completely removed your dependence on others for two of your most important needs: power and transportation.

I just wrote a paper for a 101 class that will probably be a basis for my MA thesis someday. Shifting to renewable energies would allow native tribes to vastly increase their independence and personal sovereignty. It begs the question of why aren't more conservatives in favor of it?

If Gavin Newsom had an R next to his name conservatives would love him.

There are some things that concern about this new Pope.

Before you try asking AI the answer to something you don't know, ask it a question about something you're highly knowledgeable in.

It's basically impossible to ditch Facebook. UAF offers several three-day, one credit courses that are valuable for degree and occupational endorsement. Since these are usually posted outside of the class scheduling windows, guess where they are best advertised for remote students. Yup.

Immigrant fear is built on a foundation that "they" would come here and do to us as we did to the natives here before us.