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Ward Q. Normal@wardqnormal.bsky.social |
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(he/him) Teacher, husband, knitter, unincorporated area, 40-acre sports complex, concerto for cello and orchestra, endangered species of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae, ....
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Ward Q. Normal
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In the late-70s/early-80s, UK bands found it increasingly inconvenient to appear on "Top of the Pops," so they recorded music videos for the show instead. When MTV launched, there was a huge supply of new wave British bands' videos to show, which directly led to the "second British invasion."
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Ward Q. Normal
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No. No no no no no. No. No no no no no no no. No no no. No. No! No no no no no!!! NO! NO!!! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!! NO!!!! NO!!! NO! NO! NO! NO!!! NO NO NO NO!!!!! No!!! No! No no no no no!!! No no no no no no no!!!!! NO!!! NO! NO! NO! NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!! No!!! No!!! No no no!!! No no no. No.
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A.R. Moxon
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Not the most terrifying thing but perhaps the most infuriating: every single thing we said about these fascist Republican fucks has been proved out and all the people who assured us that what is happening would never happen smoothly pivoted to yes it's happening but it will be fine.
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Micah
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“democrats have to win every election forever” is not a sustainable solution and it is quite literally the one we are facing unless we break the power of this court
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Ward Q. Normal
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Mine retired a couple years ago and transferred his practice to a new doctor who unfortunately turned out to be the mother of three of my students. I did not feel comfortable getting examinations from her having already had a professional relationship. Awkward in the extreme.
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Ward Q. Normal
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Trying to change my primary care physician. Logged into the website of my health insurance provider. Literally every link I click on (including login, search for doctor, etc.) is returning a "permission denied" error. In-fucking-credible that this is our healthcare system.
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Kelsey Atherton
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That Biden is the most pro-labor president in the lifetime of virtually every voter is something he should be vigorously campaigning to reelection on, not a fact-check people toss into mentions of skeptics wondering why it isn't leading coverage.
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Mike the Mad Biologist
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If you're showing up in my mentions after this week's SCOTUS decisions and arguing that there's no difference between the two parties, you're getting blocked because you're dumber than a sack of hammers.
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Ward Q. Normal
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I have a long and ever-growing list of links I will not click, videos I will not watch, and pictures I will not see. I refuse to allow them into my memory. Welcome, whatever the fuck today's RFKJr story is, to that list.
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Ward Q. Normal
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If anyone needs me, I'll be walking into the sea.
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Julie - TrexPushups
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My entire voting life has been people pretending democrats and republicans are the same and then watching the republicans strip peoples rights away...
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE
@golikehellmachine.com
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like, the supreme court says a president (but not *the* president) is a king, man, i don’t give a shit about who you supported in the 2016 primary and you fucking shouldn’t, either, that’s old shit and we have new and much more dangerous problems now
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Iron Spike
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Literally saw a TikTok awhile back where someone was interviewing tattoo artists, asking "What's the most stereotypical Millennial tattoo?", and two different artists answered "Harry Potter tat cover-up."
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Doug!
@itsdoug.ca
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Alt text isn’t just for non-sighted people with screen readers Good alt text can also provide context for an image to those that might not fully understand what they’re seeing Using Alt Text in images (like most disability accommodations) are a net positive for everyone
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Ward Q. Normal
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Worked on my cross-stitch collection of pride flags that I will display prominently in my classroom assuring every student I teach that they are welcome and supported. A slow, calm, creative process that is usually very relaxing. But today, for some reason, working on it made me even angrier.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
@theradr.bsky.social
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WE MUST BUILD GRASSROOTS POWER IN SOLIDARITY ACROSS COALITIONS
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Emily Gorcenski
@emily.gorcen.ski
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It’s still a system of checks and balances. Corporations write the checks and the Republicans enjoy their balances.
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Ward Q. Normal
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Read the fucking room.
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Ward Q. Normal
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Living through historic times fucking sucks ass.
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Greg Pak
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I just signed up to write postcards to get out the vote in swing states. You can, too! www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/
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Ward Q. Normal
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READ THE FUCKING ROOM!
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Ward Q. Normal
@wardqnormal.bsky.social
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After reading the majority opinion in Fuck v. This, I've decided that I need get offline for the rest of the day.
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Ward Q. Normal
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Hey it's me, the guy who made all those graphs with Reagan's picture on them. Depending on how this all turns out, my next hobby might be pointing out the date of Citizens United on a lot of graphs.
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A.R. Moxon
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If you’re keeping track of the United States, today is the day the boat cracks in half and half of it points up towards the sky.
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Dr. SkySkull
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For me, Nixon was the turning point in the GOP when they realized that they could get away with anything without punishment. Every new scandal since then has been worse than the last.
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Ward Q. Normal
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And when it was all over I said to myself Is that all there is to a democratic republic? Is that all there is Is that all there is? If that's all there is my friends Then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is
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Ward Q. Normal
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Good luck to any history teachers out there who have to try to explain this bullshit in a US government class this fall. I thought quantum mechanics was a confusing mess, but hoo boy.
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Lydia Polgreen
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The thing I can't stop thinking about is this: I'm 48, and in my adult lifetime there has been one Republican who won the popular vote. But I will probably spend the rest of my life under the authority of a Supreme Court dominated by hard right conservatives. How is that democracy?
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kilgore trout
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I’m particularly unfond of hearing the phrase “they’re forcing biden on us”. like, who’s the they here pal
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Ward Q. Normal
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I get it. I really do. Sometimes reality is so scary, so awful, so inexplicable, so overwhelmingly aggravating, that it's a lot more fun to engage with fantasy. But spending days, weeks, and months debating that fantasy will not actually solve the problems we face in reality.
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Ward Q. Normal
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Oh thank goodness today is the last day I have to feel pride. Tomorrow I will go back to shame and regret.
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Ward Q. Normal
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In the old days: Did you see this week's <show>? Oh my god! What an amazing episode! Everyone is talking about it! What's your theory on what's happening? Now: Please don't talk about <show>. No spoilers. Don't even tell me which episodes are good. Don't hint at any significant moments. Stop!
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Ward Q. Normal
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This morning's grumpy take on insignificant stuff: Releasing an entire new season of a show all at once on a streaming service greatly reduces the audience's ability to engage with the show and with each other in their enjoyment of it.
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Michael Hobbes
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All of this is designed to distract you from the very simple fundamentals of this issue: Gender-affirming care for adults is wildly beneficial; all evidence indicates that it is also beneficial for children; there is no reason to believe it's being provided too quickly or without assessment.
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Ward Q. Normal
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Mr. Potter is a lying, thieving, corrupt criminal. He's an existential threat to the people of Bedford Falls. That's why I think George Bailey should drop out of the building & loan business.
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Ward Q. Normal
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Nice try, but a silly quiz is not going to fool me into posting my secrets on the internet for all to see! My regional idioms are the source of all of my power, and you will never know of them.
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Grudgie the Whale
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Biden is better on quite literally every issue than Trump, including the ones Biden sucks on.
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Ward Q. Normal
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I hope they give all of you assholes really comfy seats on the train to the camp.
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Max Kennerly
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2016: I'm fine voting for a woman for President, just not Hillary Clinton. 2020: Or Elizabeth Warren. 2024: Or Kamala Harris.
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Ward Q. Normal
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I'm super duper excited for four more months of arguing that the incumbent should step aside so that some hypothetical miracle candidate can swoop in and save us all. It's just so grounded in reality, and demonstrates a deep understanding of how elections work in this country. Hurrah.
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FEISTY😈
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Doctor The Frog
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I don't care how much you like Wordle. Stop paying these arsonists.
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Ward Q. Normal
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I don't know who out there needs to hear this, but ... MY facts absolutely do care about your feelings.
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vILLAGE GENIOUS
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my bf always says that the point of Ivies is to mix up rich kids and smart kids so that the rich kids are assumed to be smart
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Ward Q. Normal
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One of these teams is terrible and does not deserve to win, and that's why I think the OTHER team should fire their manager.
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Ward Q. Normal
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My army of woke chemists will save our country and our planet. You have been warned.
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Ward Q. Normal
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Another molecular structure assignment: Please draw nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen monoxide (aka nitrous oxide). Did you know that a Supreme Court justice mixed up these chemicals the day before he ruled that only Supreme Court justices know enough chemistry to regulate chemicals? Isn't that funny?
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Ward Q. Normal
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That picture on my desk? Yes, that's my husband. We're legally married, at least for now.
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Ward Q. Normal
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Oh, and I hope you kids aren't tired of hearing about women screwed over by the patriarchy, because today we'll be using Meitnerium as our sample element for discussing isotopes, and that reminds me of a potentially upsetting story.
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Ward Q. Normal
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This is of course in addition to all of the calorimetry calculations based on climate change. "Given the volume of the ocean and the heat capacity of water, how much more energy is being stored in the ocean due to rising global temperatures? How do you think that relates to storm strength?"
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