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@annvan.bsky.social

Generally friendly neighborhood sociologist, former professor. Chicago.

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Didn't Prince say something about Minnesota winters being good for keeping the assholes out?

11.11.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm so angry that this view from my home office might be the only thing to calm me down a little (along with the Klonopin).

10.11.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please stop saying things like "woke is back." It's embarrassing.

05.11.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not to mention all the teen movie villains that ended up being role models for the "temporarily embarrassed millionaires."

05.11.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mr. Show - Medical Marijuana
YouTube video by Rabbit Peeples Mr. Show - Medical Marijuana

"I wrote some stuff. Kenny Loggins heard it, so you know."

youtu.be/vnTWdvdOkmA?...

05.11.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

straight women do not touch a man's head like this when they are just friends

31.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 585    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 13

Gotta start calling people by their actual titles "Hey Moms First Boyfriend from Middle School Her Parents Never Let Go and Still Love and Now I Call Uncle Pat because He's A Family Friend, pass the butter?"

28.10.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

My immediate and continuing reaction to this guy is that he's a real jagoff. And having now seen "One Battle After Another" I would also say A Real Lockjaw.

28.10.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think you ought to be careful, maybe walk on the other side of the street. Those chains don't look like they're going to hold.

25.10.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My neighborhood.

25.10.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He just kept getting better looking.

22.10.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A green grape about an inch in diameter held in the tiny sausage fingers of an adult white woman.

A green grape about an inch in diameter held in the tiny sausage fingers of an adult white woman.

Same grape held to a measuring stick showing about 1.5 inches long.

Same grape held to a measuring stick showing about 1.5 inches long.

Please take a moment to observe the size of this grape.

20.10.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ken Jennings on Businessmen - Jeopardy
YouTube video by Joe Shmuck Ken Jennings on Businessmen - Jeopardy

Even a few days into his winning streak, he made clear he was a good one.

youtu.be/osGSAMk64R0?...

18.10.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know what the fuck that is, but I want to watch it run around super excited when its people come home.

17.10.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Why would the secretary of HHS need to understand basic fertility rates?

16.10.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is who he's talking about.
chicagodefender.com/chicago-flip...

15.10.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A man in a sunny kitchen wearing a knee-length blue nightshirt. He’s CASUALLY holding glasses and a magazine. On the counter is a coffee cup, a small glass bottle of melk, and a wire basket with brown and white eggs (presumably straight outta the hen)

A man in a sunny kitchen wearing a knee-length blue nightshirt. He’s CASUALLY holding glasses and a magazine. On the counter is a coffee cup, a small glass bottle of melk, and a wire basket with brown and white eggs (presumably straight outta the hen)

Oh hey, I didn’t see you there. I was just being in my big nightshirt

27.06.2024 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 976    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 22

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

🧡

07.10.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1477    πŸ” 684    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 119
Black cat next to a book titled, "Lucky Loser:  How Donald Trump squandered his father's fortune and created the illusion of success"

Black cat next to a book titled, "Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump squandered his father's fortune and created the illusion of success"

Theodora Dorno couldn't wait to start reading the book we checked out from the library today.

07.10.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have taught at universities for the past 17 years and at least half the students in every single class called any book, including textbooks, "novels." I was never able to figure out why. This might help find my answer.

04.10.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

03.10.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 826    πŸ” 362    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 15
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Seed Oils: Myth Vs. Fact Critics like RFK Jr. and health-conscious social media influencers often claim seed oils like canola, soybean, and safflower oil contain toxic byproducts caused by the extraction process. The Onion di...

theonion.com/seed-oils-my...

Sometimes I just have to share when a line makes me snort. In this case it was, "Myth: Seed Oils can cause brain fog. Fact: Your brain was already like that."

02.10.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the Department's operational status. Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

NEWβ€”US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:

02.10.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5871    πŸ” 2733    πŸ’¬ 187    πŸ“Œ 306

I don't understand why you'd be boiling water in a boat so that it doesn't sink. Am I not seafaring enough to get this metaphor?

02.10.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Lenny Kravitz also worked out in a mesh tank and leather pants. There are some things that aren't meant for us mortals.

01.10.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."

Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.

Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.

We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.

30.09.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 19858    πŸ” 5450    πŸ’¬ 1003    πŸ“Œ 548

How long will it take me to stop marveling about the dissolving "styrofoam" packing material?

26.09.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't miss teaching, but I sort of half wish I could have seen if the evangelical students I used to teach did their homework last night or just assumed it wouldn't matter.

24.09.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Listening skills.

23.09.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’d like to believe they heard the message, but I’d also like to drive it home more.

Disney’s year end is September 30th. Don’t reinstate until October. Make them have to include on their annual report how much this hurt them so they remember.

22.09.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

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