Dave Mazella

Turkey Attack Leaves Mail Carrier With Broken Hip: ‘I Was Horrified' Two turkeys attacked a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last month, according to the man, who had to have his hip replaced, and neighbors who helped shoo the birds away.

Happy Theda Skocpol Saving A Mail Carrier From A Turkey Day to all who celebrate

A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

Made it to Friday but at what cost

I swear serving a term in the senate is like getting hit in the head with a hammer

Philosophy professor gives Plato lecture following forced removal of original course materials Professor of Philosophy Martin Peterson, Ph.D., gave an independent lecture on Plato’s “Symposium” and addressed concepts of structural sexism and roles of gender in today’s society at the MSC on Feb. 25. Earlier last month, the specific text was removed from the syllabus of PHIL 111: Contemporary Moral Issues in accordance with A&M’s revisions to...

Martin Peterson once again getting it said!

#LetUsTeach
#LetStudentsLearn

If public outcry can fire Noem, it can fire Hegseth and end the war on Iran

Context Widows or, of GPUs, LPUs, and Goal Displacement

I wrote a piece on LLMs, citation metrics, and the institution of science. It's been up for a couple of days, but it is officially "out" now.

Read more about what this case means for press freedom in this op-ed by @seth-stern.bsky.social in @theintercept.com, published in Nov.

The platform needs to be <institutional reform> & it needs to be ready to go, as priority one, in January 2029:

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YouTube video by Stuart Studios Prince LIVE - " FOR THOSE ON VALIUM". (First Avenue, MN ) Sign "O" the times rehearsal. 21/03/87

Prince 100% lied to my face when I asked him at first Avenue in March 197 if he was going to do a sneak preview performance for “Sign ‘o the Times.” “Nah, man, I ain’t gonna play.” So I went with blissful ignorance off to spring break. Three days later

youtu.be/lDMsbw8VnwI?...

Democrats may not be able to prevent Mullin's confirmation, but they can certainly turn his track record of offense and stupidity into two days of televised humiliation so spectacular that he is wounded in Trump's eyes from day 1. That is the job.

has anyone on here ever received from a publisher called Academic Studies Press? They don't appear on the predatory publisher list, & they've asked about translating something of mine into Russian; thanks!

#18c

we should create a "No One Asked For This" prize for the dumbest tech getting pitched to consumers: prize winner will get $100 to go away and never mention it again.

Today's #theaterthursday may be more serious than usual, but it’s FULL of intriguing London Stage history!

Curious about male perception of women in 18th century playhouses? Craving details on London’s coffeehouse culture?

Check out our March 5th spotlight here: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...

Sicilian grand-dad, worked for the city of East Rutherford, NJ

Neapolitan grand-dad, longshoreman, East Rutherford, NJ

also: press doesn't notice how quickly his lies are proven wrong

as I've said, everything Trump does screams "I believe US is still a global hegemon" & then events immediately prove him wrong

The forever-raging Lear-like Trump fears Talarico and the Dems’ reassembled winning coalition vs. either incumbent rubber-stamper Cornyn or Paxton, “a far-right, criminally indicted, Republican-impeached fraudster and adulterer who has a toxic political agenda.”

won't RT the video of Sheehy breaking the vet's arm, but will say that Trump has given legal impunity to every person working for him, & they are acting like it

I'd like to know the names of those cops, wouldn't you?

'The Caricaturer's Stock in Trade' (1786) A print showing sketches of famous individuals, among them: King George III, his wife Queen Charlotte, their son the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Devonshire, and politicians including Lord North, William Pitt, and Charles James Fox. The figures are in profile, except for Fox, who looks out at the viewer, and Lord North, who is seen from behind. Each individual is identified by a handwritten label, almost certainly a later addition to the print.

A #caricature print from 1786 showing the individuals most satirised by caricaturists at the time, including #GeorgeIII , #QueenCharlotte, and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire 🎨
#historysky #18thcentury #arthistory

Caning of Charles Sumner - Wikipedia

A little reminder en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_...

#18c

Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text Discovery sheds new light on how famed astronomer came to lead a scientific revolution

I love everything about this! The conviction that a major figure was not struck by a bolt of lightning but worked to understand the system he would ultimately critique and help dismantle. The scholarly sleuthing rare books — all of it. 😎🤓
www.science.org/content/arti...

The future in Texas is bright and terrifying Democrats are once more dreaming of what could be. Republicans are dreaming of Rhodesia.

"I wrote 9 yrs ago that Beto O’Rourke could run the best campaign in Texas in decades & still lose by 5 points. In 2018 he did—& lost by 2.6 points.

"But Trump is underwater & just blew up the life boat. The situation for Dems in the state is not as dire as it seemed a year ago."

No pay wall.

In ominous sign, Texas Republicans changed voting rules, then blocked efforts to protect voters “We can’t let a small group of conspiracy theorists set the rules for Texas voters anymore."

Yesterday the whole country got a good look at what TX elections are like, when TX Republicans changed voting rules then blocked efforts to protect voters:

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The pink tail really deserves a 14/10 and is a timeline cleanse on its own.

It would be good if more politicians & journalists understood there’s no downside to calling Trumpians liars to their face

Give yourself a music break. For fans of Psychedelic Furs, Willow, and Aimee Mann. Songs chosen by humans for humans. Free listening on Mixcloud.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Paulsplaylist/frequently-alternative-occasionally-untitled-episode-91/
#IndiePop #AlternativeRock #Music

Trump has already shed marginal voters by the millions. They believed his lies and know they were lied to. We’re now looking at the kind of events that could erode his core support. www.offmessage.net/p/jasmine-cr...