James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@qoto.org
College professor, part time nerd and sci-fi enthusiast. Not actually a duck, but what’s Humphrey Bogart got that I ain’t got?
Joined Nov 2022
@futurebird I teach (mostly) basic math at a community college. What I battle most is fear of math brought on mostly by poor teaching in earlier grades. These are kids that mostly struggled in school were either left behind in math or allowed to just pass without really understanding.
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I do think the guy should be reimbursed for the sandwich, though... 🤔
@MissingThePt Possible reporters' questions for L'il Mike:
"Have you HEARD of newspapers?"
"What colour are the walls in your cave?"
"Umm, is there an issue with your ability to read?"
"You 'haven't had time' to do much of anything. What do you do all day? Not Speakering obviously. Whole lotta wanking goin' on?"
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There are going to be a whole lot of electoral results that Mike Johnson hasn’t heard about tomorrow.
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My kid made this meme which I enjoy immensely. #noaiplease
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I finally found a mug that I thought represented the appropriate serving size for a cup of tea. I just found the receipt for it in my purse and noticed it is a “soup bowl with handle.” Sigh.
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Where I live in the Bronx about 40 percent of families use SNAP. But, people are very embarrassed about it.
Every person I know who uses SNAP works more hours than I do OR they are very old or sick.
We are setting up a pantry in the laundry room, but it's not the same. Nobody wants the strange canned food that I don't want. It's not the same as $40 you can spend on the food you really need.
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Yes, the billionaires want the economy to crash so they can buy up assets cheap. Yes, a lot of these people are so stupid they think we will either fall in line if they starve us, or riot so they can justify a hard nationwide crackdown.
But that's the enabler class. Don't forget the mad king really is just mad.
Between the fact that all of them-- even the ones not in dementia-- are badly misreading our national character, and the fact that they are prostrate before the mad king...
@pinkprius I don't think that's physically possible though.
@YurkshireLad It just wants to mess with people.
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Very proud to call him a colleague for many reasons but especially this one:
"I guess the drawback is I’m less likely to get my questions answered. The benefit is that my audience is frequently reminded of the facts."
Must read:
www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
S.V. Dáte thinks the White Hou...
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College professor, part time nerd and sci-fi enthusiast. Not actually a duck, but what’s Humphrey Bogart got that I ain’t got?
Joined Nov 2022
