Blake Johnson

MIT grad workers demand real safety guarantees now!

There are no “alphas” and “betas.” There are merely followers (people who eat the dunkin at group meeting) and leaders (people who get the dunkin for group meeting)

MIT has an endowment of $27 BILLION — that's billion, with a 'B'. They should not be exploiting teachers who are interacting with thousands of their students and help make MIT the great university that it is. I stand in solidarity with @MITGradUnion working to form a union.

It is insane that while MIT's endowment grew by over $9 BILLION in 2021, nearly 1 in 4 grad students struggle to keep up with cost of living. I say to MIT: invest in your students. I stand in solidarity with @MITGradUnion in their efforts to form a union.

Check out our new op-ed on why thousands of us are unionizing @MITGradUnion! Through the power of collective organizing, we can and will insist on quality and affordable housing. We must refocus this institution on research and people. thetech.com/2022/03/10/gsu… #MITGSU #UnionYES

@GeorgeCGed @andymccrea17

Who’s the worst VALORANT player on your friends list?😳

@uberhobbit @mit_romangroup @MITGradUnion Graduate workers should not have to worry about making rent in a world where MIT functions as both our employer and landlord - in a union we can ensure that basic needs are met through our collective power

@mit_romangroup @MITGradUnion I think unionization is important for keeping MIT honest and accountable on their promises to graduate student workers! #MITGSU

For this #UnionPets #tgif, we have the lovely Poppy wearing her #MITGSU button as she contemplates the destruction of Eastgate & how important union efforts for affordable housing are. Join us and sign your card today: mitgsu.org/sign

Our latest work, by @Blake_Johnson39 and @DiIorioCatalyst, identifies and quantifies distinct sites in Hf-Beta zeolites using probe molecule adsorption, infrared spectroscopy, and detailed kinetics. Find it here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Now out, in Accounts of Materials Research, @Blake_Johnson39 and @DiIorioCatalyst review synthetic, spectroscopic, and kinetic methods to probe Lewis acid zeolite environments for liquid-phase catalysis! Find it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

@EffertzNoah33 @andymccrea17 @schultze_ This explains why you are so bad at Valorant

@andymccrea17 @schultze_ I game with my track pad…

Just found out my boss still uses a track pad to work from home over 18 months later… I’m appalled

slides are the bitcoin of academia. I will not be taking questions

@uberhobbit This is what happens when you leave your donut at the pickup window - the coffee just isn’t the same

Dunker's Lament

@uberhobbit Alright buddy that’s enough Civ for one day

for the uninitiated: newyorker.com/magazine/2019/… from the two translations + other odds and ends I’ve read, I think a modern adaptation that doesn’t sweat the fine details could be a lot of fun

it’s clear to me that Hollywood isn’t serious because the big budget epic of Gilgamesh movie/miniseries is nowhere to be found

@uberhobbit Or just buy milk and make yogurt at home for added cost savings and better taste

quarantine tip: if you're trying to go to the store less often but you love cooking with dairy products, buy yogurt. lasts longer and you can substitute it in a lot of recipes for buttermilk, cream, milk, etc.

@uberhobbit For real?

buying a griddle, taking it into work, and spending ~3-4 hours of each workday cooking and selling quesadillas to my coworkers

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