I wonder how people were able to find the time to invent such things.
09.03.2026 21:08
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I wonder how people were able to find the time to invent such things.
All of this could've been avoided, if Obama just hadn't worn a tan suit in the Oval Office.
I went to elementary school on an Army base
"Let them eat pollution"
Congratulations on the longest waste of time...ever...ever...everything (sorry, AI took over for a minute. 'No, it didn't')
"I'm resigning at midnight. Enjoy having JD as your president..."
I really miss the days when I taught International Economics and didn't have to constantly adjust my syllabus to explain why everything that is happening right now is anathema to what the textbooks and centuries of history say. Next week should be fun.
The last time we had 15% GDP growth we were a) coming out of the Great Depression, and b) fighting WWII.
Not exactly a "Golden Era"
They do know that "Mar-a-lago" is Spanish, right?
I worked at a hotel when I was in college. Many of my colleagues were Muslim. They asked the owner for a room where they could pray (5 times a day). He obliged and gave them a space to practice their religion. I only met the owner in passing, but I appreciate his kindness
Is it weird, that as a homeowner, I really don't care whether the market value of my home goes up or down? When I bought it, I bought it because I wanted to live in it. If other people want to pay more than I paid to live where I live, fine. I'm not selling, so good luck. But that's not why I bought
Sometimes bad weather brings nice things...
That, plus opportunity cost, is all I hope students who only take one econ class will take with them as they go into the world
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1) World Literature
2) Imperialism and Revolution
3) Statistics
4) Linear Algebra
5) Spanish
We have that policy for hurricane closures. No assignments. People have other more important things to deal with than chapter 6.
If paying your workers a living wage will cause your business to go bankrupt, then maybe you don't have a good business model, and you should close your business and get a job working for someone who can pay their workers a living wage.
Just realized classes start back in one week. Gotta finish updating the syllabus. Good times!
youtu.be/fasDJe837WA?...
Congratulations on your new career in journalism! 🥳
Deleted this post because it occurred to me that I can't be reasonably confident that posts from the White House and other govt agencies that show up on my social media timelines are actually really from them and not some bot farm in who knows where.
What a time to be alive.
Yeah, civil. Like the TEA partiers were when they were burning Obama in effigy, or the anti-maskers starting fights with store employees, or the MAGA's who were chanting, "lock her up," "hang Mike Pence," and "Fuck your feelings." Or the president making fun of the handicapped, or... Got it.
Ah yes, helping struggling families by pushing people with lower credit scores out of the credit card market and into the hands of predatory payday lenders. Brilliant strategy for addressing affordability.
Not really outraged because this isn't something that can be done by executive order. But, if it did happen, the people with less than perfect credit scores would be denied credit cards and forced to borrow from payday lenders at a much higher effective interest rates, harming low income households.
I'd love to see a Venn diagram of people who thought charging ranchers to graze on Federal land was government overreach worthy of an armed rebellion, but now think masked storm troopers roaming cities, abducting people, and murdering citizens is totally cool and normal.
Once again, this is why they don't want kids to read books...
I rarely teach macro, but when I do, students often ask me about how to reduce the nationall debt. My standard response is, "tax more, spend less, or inflate your way out of it (i.e. print money)." I guess now I'll have to add, "Go on an international crime spree and steal all your neighbors stuff."
Going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing the creators of BattleBots never imagined the winner would be a wall full of cell phones in a warehouse full of indentured servants in a country most people couldn't find on a map
I've never personally been to a circus where the ringmaster was unexpectedly removed, but I'd imagine all the lions and elephants remained steady and calm, the handlers continued the performance, and the audience all enjoyed the show and left happy and fulfilled. Could be wrong, though...
In case you aren't up to speed, Sen. Mark Kelly is facing sanction, demotion, and revocation of his retirement benefits for doing exactly what every local and state law enforcement agency does: reminding people about the laws. You'd think a sober Sec Def would make that connection. But, here we are.
And I wonder why they don't want kids to read books...