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Elaine Spiller

@elainespiller.bsky.social

Professor of applied math and statistics.

82 Followers  |  129 Following  |  37 Posts  |  Joined: 05.03.2025  |  1.9765

Latest posts by elainespiller.bsky.social on Bluesky

Not only is the time we live in evil, it is also profoundly stupid on so many levels.

06.08.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

Got a book you all are going to love, just a few weeks now until it's available press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

06.08.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 405    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 11

It looks like James Baldwin might fit on a 6in cake, just saying.

03.08.2025 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whether it's Barack Obama opting for Dijon mustard on his burger or Donald Trump sending an innocent man to be raped in an El Salvador torture prison, both presidents made some questionable decisions.

02.08.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1392    πŸ” 172    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Not reviewer 2

01.08.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brown's faculty senate should consider abolishing course evals, if they're just going to be used as fodder for witch hunts against vulnerable faculty.

31.07.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 486    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

I always took a "fun" class. 1960s Film was my favorite (applied math major)

29.07.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi. Hey. Mike here. When media companies cancel Late Night shows to appease fascist presidents, America fucking ends.

18.07.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4631    πŸ” 730    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 27

So, we're all pretty much agreed that CBS cancelled The Late Show because Mr. Colbert calls out Trump's bullshit, right?

18.07.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3838    πŸ” 520    πŸ’¬ 154    πŸ“Œ 49

@riotgrlerin.bsky.social in case this isn't on your radar, thought you should know about @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social

14.07.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing! We are not worthy of your genius.

13.07.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pam bondi and he side profile wearing a dark yellow coat.

Pam bondi and he side profile wearing a dark yellow coat.

A yellow porta potty probably less shitty than Pam.

A yellow porta potty probably less shitty than Pam.

pam bondi as porta potties: thread

13.07.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6745    πŸ” 1336    πŸ’¬ 243    πŸ“Œ 189
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!
6:55 PM β€’ 11/10/13

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled! 6:55 PM β€’ 11/10/13

Here's a 2013 throwback:

22.06.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 973    πŸ” 271    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 11
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Badlands

21.06.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey there Scott Walker. I noticed you deleted this after learning that in fact the shooter was from the right. I don’t think it matters either way, violence is violence, so I’m waiting for you to tweet the same thing with corrected facts?

Cuz you’re uh, to use your words, β€œbeing silent.”

16.06.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 38472    πŸ” 10959    πŸ’¬ 2083    πŸ“Œ 650
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View of the bandshell in Cathedral Square, Milwaukee Wisconsin, in the background with #NoKings protesters filling the park in the foreground.

View of the bandshell in Cathedral Square, Milwaukee Wisconsin, in the background with #NoKings protesters filling the park in the foreground.

15.06.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Trump and Melania at his birthday bust parade.

Screenshot of Trump and Melania at his birthday bust parade.

He's pissed and she's trying so hard not to laugh.

15.06.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 748    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 10

Love this one.

14.06.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 283    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Whether it's Democrats putting flyers on Chris Cillizza’s Tesla or Republicans assassinating Democratic lawmakers, it's time for both sides to turn down the temperature.

14.06.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3578    πŸ” 625    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 23
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#NoKings in MKE, WI

14.06.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
FBI Warns Second California Senator Still At Large

FBI Warns Second California Senator Still At Large

FBI Warns Second California Senator Still At Large
theonion.com/fbi-war...

13.06.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10272    πŸ” 1759    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 99

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Sen. Alex Padilla, the first Latino to represent California in the Senate, was assaulted and dragged out of Kristi Noem's press conference before being forced to the ground, cuffed and briefly detained.

All completely illegal, all completely racist, all very much happening.

12.06.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 262    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Well, he was probably busy with infrastructure week.

11.06.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can disagree with my assertion that the undergraduate business major is designed for the intellectually incurious to get a rubber stamped degree, but I’m not here to debate and I don’t care about your counter argument.

08.06.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

@blindpilotofficial.bsky.social great show at the Vivarium tonight!

08.06.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Couldn't Elon just pay 20 GOP senators $5b each to impeach Trump?

Seems like he could hook that up if he wanted to.

06.06.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 833    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 7

This attempt to reshape the balance of power away from faculty is happening at smaller, less β€œrock star” schools and systems, too.

04.06.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Be clear that she just threatened everyone who isn’t an evangelical Christian

01.06.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 1

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