Ward Q. Normal (he/him)

When democrats do this it - depresses the base vote - doesn’t attract a single gop/swing vote - validates gop hate rhetoric - pushes young kids towards suicide - is immoral Otherwise it’s a great strategy for lining the politics of shit consultants

Elections are about contrast. We already have one hate filled bigot train of a party — we don’t need two (we don’t even need one)

I think I just felt the whole atmosphere sigh in relief.

Brazil’s results tonight are a big endorsement for the idea that every country should have a second “are you you sure about that” election a couple weeks after the first one for the important stuff

I actually just saw the Todd video earlier today and pointed at the screen when Ice Cream Man showed up

Ask your doctor if Schadenfreude™ may be right for you.

Report cards are done. Homework for the week ahead is posted. Lesson plans for tomorrow are as ready as they need to be. Laundry is put away. Plants are watered. If anyone needs me, I'll be adamant that you don't.

Another one of those days where I wish I could photosynthesize to meet my energy needs.

Abolish prisons except for the one we build specifically for Stephen Miller.

Democracy dies in jokes at the expense of Cheesecake Factory decor.

I think people intuitively understand that democratic candidates tossing trans kids to the wolves is not only morally repugnant but also politically ineffective, otherwise they wouldn't freak out every time someone said they weren't voting for a democrat who did this

The main reason people are criticizing Obama's Cheesecake Factory reference is a word that rhymes with "buppity."

The culture war division is the propaganda you’ve been sold that supporting trans rights loses elections

Just a quick reminder for everyone: Not finding something funny is not the same thing as being offended by something. They can both happen at the same time, but they are not synonymous.

Some people forget that a key part of being a pedant is knowing things. 🤷🏻‍♂️

one thing I will say about the preemptive pardon bullshit is it is not the behavior of a group of people who have a definitive plan to retain power forever

People making lame Liberace jokes today just showing they suffer from pianist envy.

For the country that produced The Failure of Reconstruction and the We Need to Look Forward Not Backward franchise, this is a continuing worry.

Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...

The idea of the AI developer as someone burgeoning with wonderful, never before seen ideas who just needed the tools to realize them is by and large a fantasy. The reality of the AI developer is someone producing spam at volume who has no ideas of their own, so just clone something popular.

I wish I was exaggerating, 16 games from one dev, all AI slop, all clones of something else, all pumped out in the space of months. That's my experience of what AI tools are enabling, not creativity, not anyone's dream game, but spam. Constant, low effort, neverending, AI generated spam.

I simply don't need Bill Clinton's (conveniently also weirdly homophobic?) takes on treating the White House with respect. I just don't.

"No, this is not because I committed any crimes. It's my emotional support preemptive pardon."

I am regularly reminded of the most important and helpful advice I ever received from a colleague: In your teaching career, you are allowed to hit exactly one student, so choose wisely.

Please, with sugar on top, just once: "It doesn't matter who I'm with. Can you just answer the question?"

BREAKING: Bad.

BREAKING: Two. Electric Boogaloo.

In today's LGBTQ+ affinity space, students asked about college, and I think I did a pretty good job of saying "life will be better if you get away from your parents" without flat out saying it. Then another teacher added "college was great because I got away from my mom." She just ... said it.

Happy potassium permanganate redox titration day to all who celebrate. May your titrant turn the perfect shade of pink.

Starting to doubt that I’m ever gonna feel totally ok again.

we gotta bring back shame, man society doesn’t work real well without consequences for being an enormous piece of shit in public