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• Post #3821705

  This participation trophy for Trump in his Iran war is really well done. I wish I could go see it, but am traveling and it'll probably be gone by when I return: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/participation-trophy-trump-iran-war-satire-statue_n_6a55352ee4b0107f0db7a6e2

• Post #3010678

  @carpetbomberz Very close: Cincinnati.

• Post #3010677

  Yesterday's vanishing point corridor:

• Post #3010676

  @TSindelar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superliminal?wprov=sfla1 ? Thanks!

• Post #3010675

  @cogdog hay now.

• Post #3010674

  Seen at Dulles airport:

• Post #3010673

  How are college graduates using their degrees at work? Here's our full conversation with Georgetown's Center for Education and the Workforce director Jeff Strohl, exploring their new report on underemployment: https://youtu.be/_6ihVJU4FbY?si=SYxtz2_aj2Iysv-R

• Post #3010672

  Gah:

• Post #3010671

  The latest from Trump's Truth Social now is just, er, ah:

• Post #3010670

  Admonition sign at farmers market this morning:

• Post #3010669

  Black pepper sauce on crispy tofu, shiitake mushrooms, greens, and a bunch of garlic.

• Post #3010668

  Looking into AI and culture, my latest post: https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/ai-and-culture-in-spring-2026

• Post #3010666

  From the pope's AI encyclical: "This concept can also be illustrated by the image of a multifaceted polyhedron, in which the one truth of the Gospel is reflected from different angles." It's unlikely. but I'm charmed by the idea of the pope mentioning a gaming die.

• Post #3010661

  "For the first time in records dating back to 1949, China is now home to more people aged 65 and above than children" https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3354772/china-now-home-more-people-over-65-children-official-survey-finds

• Post #3010659

  Your word of the day for a warming world: "no-pack." That's when a state receives no snow over the winter and thereby faces drought. Utah's governor just declared a state of emergency: https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/state-of-emergency-declared-for-utah-drought-after-no-pack-winter/1894022

• Post #3010657

  Very happy to reread one of my favorite Phil Dick novels for our local book club next month.

• Post #3010656

  Phrase of the day: "The TACO Equilibrium" https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026/05/oil-prices-iran-trump/687344/

• Post #3010655

  Ash wishes you all a comfortable morning.

• Post #3010654

  My latest video on the Trump administration's campaign against higher education and how academics have responded, covering May 2026: https://youtu.be/tNC_2X8IpV4

• Post #3010653

  RE: https://mas.to/@skeletor/116670332834712914 I love this account:

• Post #3010652

  For lunch I did a version of drunken noodles: mushrooms, bell pepper, shallots, spinach, garlic; broad noodles. Sauce: Sriracha, hoisin, soy, lime, brown sugar, more garlic.

• Post #2522065

  Campus cuts, closures, mergers, and layoffs for spring 2026: my latest roundup of events. https://bryanalexander.org/horizon-scanning/campus-cuts-closures-mergers-and-layoffs-for-spring-2026/

• Post #1589752

  How is the Iran war impacting AI? I sketch out some first order effects and possible consequences here: https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-iran-war

• Post #1589751

  Good morning:

• Post #1589750

  Iran is doing well with the making fun of enemies bit:

• Post #1589749

  I really enjoyed this conversation. Lance is a generous and thoughtful host:

• Post #1589748

  Weird. I asked AI to create an image of me as a medical doctor and it didn't turn me into Christ:

• Post #1589747

  Is anyone else on Bluesky getting this kind of error?

• Post #1589746

  @triplingual @mackensen Any sense of the source?

• Post #1589745

  Big accessibility news: looks like the federal government just gave colleges, universities, and others a 1-2 year extension for meeting next week's big ADA deadline. https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07663.pdf Thanks to EDUCAUSE for the tip.