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Journalism professor and student media adviser, Citrus College. Microfilm enthusiast.

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ICYMI, the world’s only active Beavis and Butt-head podcast just dropped another episode. And it’s pretty awesome.

06.03.2026 15:49 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The NYT style guide

02.03.2026 04:09 👍 8195 🔁 3311 💬 70 📌 105
Trump: Bombardierungen fortsetzen, bis Frieden herrscht

Trump: Bombardierungen fortsetzen, bis Frieden herrscht

I have no particular insights into the Iran war, so I’ll mostly listen and learn – but this header from German public service news seems to be the perfect summary of the depth of US strategising so far:

“Trump: continue bombardments until peace reigns”

www.tagesschau.de/au...

01.03.2026 00:01 👍 44 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time."
Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed.
That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.

We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time." Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed. That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.

From Hunter S. Thompson’s ESPN page 2 column one week after 9/11.

28.02.2026 16:26 👍 6091 🔁 2053 💬 0 📌 125
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Beavis and Butt-head cannot be smart on purpose. But sometimes, they stumble into genius. This week’s episode explores 10 such times when the dumbass duo were accidentally the smartest people in Highland. Newest episode out now wherever you get your podcasts!

26.02.2026 15:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is a no brainer youtu.be/EQ8ViYIeH04?...

20.02.2026 05:43 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.

Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

19.02.2026 16:47 👍 2751 🔁 1567 💬 171 📌 403
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What’s the name of Mr. Anderson’s dog? Who voiced Stewart? What makes Beavis cry? This week, Char and Patrick came up with some Beavis and Butt-head trivia for each other – and for YOU, dear listener – to see who’s the ultimate fan of the show! Download now, wherever you get your podcasts.

19.02.2026 15:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a teddy bear with a hula hoop around its neck is standing in front of a microphone Alt: Fozzie Bear standing behind a microphone, then being pulled off stage by a hook around his neck

I have the perfect social post for 2010! Ready?

Hey Shakira! How about a remix? “Wocka Wocka (This Time for Fozzie Bear)”!

19.02.2026 04:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America...

In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers and others.

See what changes are in store for your county 👇

19.02.2026 02:00 👍 656 🔁 291 💬 21 📌 28

I tell my journalism students specifically not to do this. It's a hack move to make people sound dumb. Everyone talks like this — with the exception of maybe Pete Buttigieg — and it's an editorial choice to leave the little filler words in there.

16.02.2026 18:32 👍 137 🔁 31 💬 4 📌 1
Northwestern Law, Illinois Cycling Club, Rush-Lake Forest, Indianapolis Light Artillery, Chicago Physicians and Surgeons

Northwestern Law, Illinois Cycling Club, Rush-Lake Forest, Indianapolis Light Artillery, Chicago Physicians and Surgeons

When I say I want college football schedules to go back to what they used to be, I'm referring to 1895 Notre Dame

16.02.2026 01:24 👍 361 🔁 36 💬 27 📌 7

Geography is meaningless in college sports pt. 4730164027

15.02.2026 03:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two people taking a selfie under the Reno Arch.

Two people taking a selfie under the Reno Arch.

Trip, but not vacation. No casino time, but still a gamble. More TK? Dunno.

14.02.2026 23:02 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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FCS power North Dakota State joins Mountain West for football North Dakota State, which has won 10 of the last 15 FCS national titles, has joined the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member starting in 2026.

OK, NDSU. Go off. www.espn.com/college-foot...

10.02.2026 06:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#superbowl

09.02.2026 02:23 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

I have no idea what's going on but I am happy that this is making the worst people in the world very angry.

09.02.2026 01:28 👍 106 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 6
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The NFL celebrating "250 years of freedom"

08.02.2026 23:25 👍 302 🔁 56 💬 2 📌 11

An NLI fallout I wasn’t ready for: seeing players’ hometowns listed instead of their colleges. I actually dig it. #superbowl

08.02.2026 23:47 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Very.

Approximately.

Hold (unless you can hold it with your hands).

Around, when describing estimates. “About” is for estimates, “around” is for spatial alignment.

Backwards, forwards, towards (drop the s!). Amidst, amongst (drop the st!).

Headline-ese sneaking into copy: nix, ink.

08.02.2026 22:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Day The Browns Crafted A Playbook Entirely Out Of Spite | Defector No pass attempts. Punting on third down. Cleveland had a point to prove.

The day the Browns crafted a playbook entirely out of spite:

08.02.2026 20:00 👍 31 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1

Brought to you by an outlet without a lucrative sponsorship with a betting company.

08.02.2026 14:08 👍 31 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0

Physical media ftw

06.02.2026 20:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s clear to us: The latest season of Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-head is a welcome addition to the pantheon of the series. Part 2 of our breakdown of Season 3 is now available wherever you get your podcasts!

05.02.2026 17:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.

04.02.2026 20:58 👍 9918 🔁 3030 💬 143 📌 124

Amazon spent $75 million for MELANIA, a hagiomentary that will likely incur $60 million in losses even after a robust box office.

Jeff Bezos is willing to lose money on media, just a certain kind of media

04.02.2026 16:12 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

sports coverage is not about box scores anymore. it's about power and politics and corruption and sovereign wealth and real estate and the use of taxpayer money and the most publicized labor disputes in the country and yes, sometimes about ball go in hoop

04.02.2026 14:03 👍 537 🔁 161 💬 9 📌 8

Watergate every day.

03.02.2026 06:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The ALCS-bloody-sock-to-right-wing-nut correlation is too damn high. All I need now is to play in the ALCS (and do so tonight) and I can reset that math… Seems possible.

03.02.2026 04:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I mean, this tiger was huge! But I went “pspsps” and after that everything was OK. 🙃

03.02.2026 04:37 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0