Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD

I've lost all respect for the FIFA peace prize

Our culture is so focused on hierarchy that giving up power is seen as transgressive.

Often empowering other people is the best way to see your goals enacted.

If the vote still happens in 2028, and it comes down to an amoral centrist vs a fascist, we probably should have worked harder to not have to make that choice again.

We still have the opportunity to not have to make that choice.

He has the vibe of someone who uses the bathroom, licks his hands and then tries to touch your face

march for science made it into the epstein files.

Image of the Yeti in the skiing Windows game SkiFree eating the player

Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics

A lot of academics seemed to want to be close to Epstein for reasons that very clearly were not intellect

Also a year ago the news headlines were like "why is no one protesting?" And now they're about brave people standing up to the bad guys. It's not directly causal, but it's about moving the needle in the direction you want it to go

Sometimes the world doesn't want to change. It's frustrating, but imagine how you'd feel if you hadn't tried.

Plus a couple of months ago someone told me they started a PhD because of the March for Science. Sometimes the impact from these things isn't what you expect and takes time

Anytime you see “Schumer” trending, you don’t even need to look to know it usually means he caved on something that matters.

Google maps found a faster route by making multiple left turns across 4 lane highways

I love how Microsoft PowerPoint just does a bunch of popups advertising unwanted ai "features" now.

Politicians aren't ashamed enough. Oh he wants to be in charge? How embarrassing and pathetic.

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

The first two with the victorian (amish?) ghost in the 1930s house were the strongest IMO.

Later on it doesn't have the same discipline to only use video that's from diegetic cameras.

The guy is a lot more likable that most found footage/mocumentary protagonists who put cameras everywhere though

I promise that if you're my age and just now hearing about the 6-7 meme thing you're not in on the joke, you're on the tail end of it and will look outdated if you try to use it.

When I was a kid my dad would make me to coin conventions. Every time the numismatists would say "if you ever find a rare coin, don't clean it, it will ruin the value," I think assuming that young people have absolutely no memory. To this day, out of spite, I launder my money

Quick, while gas is cheap let's organize everything around unwalkable suburbs

I forgot to shave for a month and now everything smells like a moustache

Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.

His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."

He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

The only moral judgements I fear are my dental hygienist and the Duolingo owl

A guy holding a harp

My brother and I were messing around with our grandfather's old 120 TLR

The only thing to do is learn more powerful voodoo

Up until a couple of years ago I was getting someone who would periodically threaten me with voodoo.

If you're in front of people in a public way doing stuff that matters, a few of them will be unpleasant. Just part of it, I guess.

Arkansas is having its one week of leaf color

They could tell you but they'd have to ask chatgpt what their thought process was first

This world was not made for me

It follows, but about the department of alumni relations