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Assistant Prof (teaching) at Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies (UofT) | School Safety | Risk | Active Shooter Drills | Compassion | Young People & Justice | Awesome Trivia Host

Man in a security guard uniform behind a desk saying “hey I’m making up the same plan you are. Pitches, pitches, pitches”. It is Chang from Community.
Crappy Titans logo
Ya boy is working on a thing about how superhero comics are an inherently conservative genre/medium and, well... I'm not wrong.
Skinner out of touch meme asking “did I crest a statue no one wanted commemorating a renowned racist for no reason? No! It’s the people who are cheap”
Greendale flag from community.
A blue alien stands over a near bald man sitting in a chair whilst touching up his hair with scissor like instruments. It’s Mot the barber and Captain Picard.
Social media post that reads “I'm 50. All celebrity news looks like this: 'CURTAINS FOR ZOOSHA? K-SMOG AND BATBOY CAUGHT FLIPPING A GRUNT'” by Damien Owen’s
Google search engine with “widows bay” typed into the search bar. Google asks “did you mean: the next Martha’s Vineyard and definitely not cursed”. There is a picture of a man holding a book close to his chest at a desk (it is Matthew Rhys).
I cannot swear to know the minds of men like Murphy and Sanders. But, were I a betting person, I'd wager someone else's riches that they know racism and xenophobia are inextricably linked to America's inchoate understanding of class politics. They know that "working class" has become a powerful political totem of its own — a discursive sleight of hand used to separate out white voters' concerns as more legitimate, more materially grounded, more important than other voters' concerns. These senators are demonstrating a willful blindness that has become endemic in the Democratic Party. Their rhetoric — and the conventional wisdom that flows from it - suggests that we cannot talk about economic solutions without abandoning our commitment to the Black, Latino, gay, transgender and female poor that are the lifeblood of the Democratic Party's base. The conceit at the heart of that belief is that poor white people are too racist, and too uniquely ignorant of their racism, to vote in their best interests. Therefore, Democrats have to accept a little racism to win the working class. It is an old argument. History will tell you that negotiating with racism or fascism or authoritarianism never ends well.
JD Vance with a speech bubble
Michael Power book called organized uncertainty.
Girl with pig tails with an angry expression. It’s Angelica Pickles from Rugrats
A generator is creating multiple Jerrys from Rick and Morty. They are shaking each others hands
Police entering Columbia university on what looks like a medieval siege device wearing tactical gear.
Chief Wiggum sitting in a chair with a doughnut. Lisa Simpson has walked into the room - a backwards type of dream sequence as an homage to Twin Peaks
Pilot of an airplane speaking into a headset wearing sunglasses, white gloves and white helmet. It is from the Simpsons.
R9. TOUCHED MOVING STONES (a) Between the tee line at the delivery end and the hog line at the playing end: 1. If a moving stone is touched, or is caused to be touched, by the team to which it belongs, or by their equipment, the touched stone is removed from play immediately by that team. A double touch by the person delivering the stone, prior to the hog line at the delivering end, is not considered a violation.
R9. TOUCHED MOVING STONES (a) Between the tee line at the delivery end and the hog line at the playing end: 1. If a moving stone is touched, or is caused to be touched, by the team to which it belongs, or by their equipment, the touched stone is removed from play immediately by that team. A double touch by the person delivering the stone, prior to the hog line at the delivering end, is not considered a violation.
Intel would have been crucial. Trump acknowledged his authorization of covert CIA operations in Venezuela in October, and evidently, by the end of the year, analysts had gathered the information needed to make this operation go smoothly. The intelligence would have had to include knowing exactly where Maduro would be at the time of the operation, and the situation around him.
A Hallmark Keepsake called Amok Time. It has Captain Kirk and Spock jousting with each other from the classic episode. The item is outside of the box and both are on display on a turquoise shelf.
Craig Calcaterra quote skeeting the photo of Brooks and his wife (originally posted by Parker Molloy) writting: “They got together, while he was still married. She was, no shit, his research assistant while he was writing a book about morality”
Agents will spread rumors at the meetings that half the teams in baseball are interested in their client. Teams will spread rumors that they're interested in other free agents simply to put pressure on the player they really want. And players will spread rumors that they have interest in playing for every team just to drive up the price. The cold-hearted truth is that there will be less than a handful of trades, mostly small in stature, and no more than one or two high-profile free agents will actually sign before the meetings break up Wednesday after the Rule 5 Draft.
Pall bearers bringing in Antonin Scalia’s coffin in for a funeral mass
Album cover for Sarah McLachlan’s fumbling towards ecstasy
most cutting thing you can say is “who’s this clown?” because it implies they’re a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
Alex Cora allegedly bragged about stealing the 2017 World Series with Astros after joining Red Sox.
Archer saying to a man on the phone “well let me call Michel Foucault”
NES cartridge for Baseball Simulator 1.000
Miller’s Crossing movie poster. It features John Turturro’s character on his knees pleading to Gabriel Byrnes’ character (dressed in black holding a gun). They are in a clearing in the forest.
Book by Mariana Valverde called Law and Order: Images, Meanings, Myths.
Remarks Honoring the World Series Champion Toronto Blue Jays December 16, 1992 This is about as much fun as l've had since the election, I'll tell you. I am just delighted that the Toronto Blue Jays are here. Ambassador Burney was to be here; I don't know that he is. But he's a good man. He's represented Canada well. And that brings me to the subject at hand. Is Steve -- I can't see -- there's Bobby. Hi, Steve. Bobby Brown is here, an oldtime, longtime friend, the American League president, and I appreciate your being here, and Steve Greenberg, who is the deputy commissioner of baseball and doing a superb job in that very tough office. And I want to salute Mike Reilly and Joe West, the umpires. Very little good is said in kind about the umpires, but I'm glad to stand up for them. They do a great job. And our Little League champs are here from Long Beach, California. And behind them, I'm told, the Babe Ruth champs, Babe Ruth League champions from across the Nation. So welcome to all of you.
Mr. Burns explaining the signals to Homer. “All right, Simpson, let's go over the signals. If I tug the bill of my cap like so, it means the signal is a fake. However, I can take that off by dusting my hands thusly. If I want you to bunt, I will touch my belt buckle not once, not twice, but thrice!”
FYI, folks from Bluesky. Reporters at The NYT, among other news organizations, are now generating a giant wave of accountability stories about the new Trump era. Reading these stories, sharing them, is a form of accountability as well. It is a form of participatory democracy too. Substance matters.
An argument can be made that choosing to go to fire camp isn't a choice due to the inhumane conditions behind the prison walls. There is merit in this argument.
- recent, clear disciplinary history - less than 8 years remaining on sentence - no convictions for serious violence, sex, arson, or escape attempts