Paul Dempsey

Ever publish something with an embarrassing typo? You'll appreciate my essay in @insidehighered. insidehighered.com/blogs/call-act…

Aside from the Epstein ties, it's just not healthy that Botstein has been president of Bard College for over 50 years. It creates a feeling of infallibility in the president, which hurts the institution. From @insidehighered.com : insidehighered.com/news/students/…

@ProfDuff @SEPTA_SOCIAL Clearly not U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

On transit worker appreciation day I want to thank all the SEPTA workers @SEPTA_SOCIAL that have made each ride so enjoyable even under difficult circumstances. You always got me home safe. Thanks.

@andrewcareaga It was interesting to read about the decline of mass market paperbacks in the Times last month. I read many myself back in the 1970s but I much prefer trade paperbacks (not e-books). nytimes.com/2026/02/06/boo…

Yep. I read two of the three (Helter Skelter and Future Shock) but, in my usual late to the party style, not until the early ‘80s.

@HigherEd_ITGuy At one time that would have been funny. Now, who knows???

This seems to be a trend in Canada today, with several unis having the same issue. Wait. Is the US going to invade Canada too?

I learned a new word today

@JoyceCarolOates And by the way, two days after the Beirut bombing the U.S. invaded Grenada, a tiny island nation, on the flimsiest of pretexts. This distraction was codenamed "Operation Urgent Fury."

@JoyceCarolOates The first thing I thought of when I saw this was the 1983 bombing in Beirut. Reagan sent Marines in during the Lebanon civil war and over 300 U.S. and French soldiers died in the bombing. This administration has no grasp of history and how intervention goes sideways.

for years--literally!--observers on Twitter like Sarah Kendizor have predicted that T***p would do anything to keep in office/remain invulnerable to investigation & incarceration; he would destroy the entire US if he could, if not the world, if he had the power. such observers were considered victims of TDS & ignored or vilified. but now we see how a single rash decision of T***p, to deflect from his latest scandal, the Epstein files, is destabilizing the entire world like ripples rushing out from an earthquake.

@ProfGoat @EastEndJoe Or Wallace Shawn

@EastEndJoe Danny DiVito

Steven Seagal.

@JoyceCarolOates Have you been to the Brandywine Museum in Chadd's Ford? Great collection of works by the Wyeth family, including N.C. Wyeth and other book/magazine illustrators from early 20th century.

great insight! yes, Wyeth. one of our most underrated American artists. (I have never understood American art critics' dislike of Wyeth even as they extoll Hopper. surely each is an American original?)

Name a band whose debut album was their best... 🎶

@ProfGoat @miles_commodore I was a Redskins fan and still remember Riggins' 43-yard touchdown run after breaking a tackle and Theismann batting down a potential interception.

@WebDemp @miles_commodore I should have remembered that one. I also forgot 49ers vs Chiefs

SUPER BOWL TRIVIA When the Seahawks and Patriots play next week it will be the tenth rematch in Super Bowl history. Of the other nine how many can you get? No cheating, I’ll give the answer in one hour.

@ProfGoat @miles_commodore Redskins v Dolphins

@miles_commodore Patriots vs Giants Steelers vs Cowboys (two rematches) Cowboys vs Bills Patriots vs Eagles 49ers vs Bengals

@ProfGoat @Irish_Cowboy88 Also the only division in which each team has won at least one (in their case, at least 2 for each team).

@Irish_Cowboy88 NFC east. All teams have won multiple

🚨🏈 NFL Trivia Which Division has won the most Super Bowls? ⭐️ Bonus if you know how many

@RadioFreeTom @EsotericCD Maybe Chekov told him about Klingons in the original episode. Oh, wait...

@EsotericCD Counterpoint: Shut up

In STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, Khan quotes "the Klingon proverb that says revenge is a dish best served cold." But Khan wouldn't even know Klingons existed, or about any aliens at all - he was from 1996, not the future. Conclusion: This film is hack garbage.

@JanelleStelson @RepScottPerry It was an apples-to-oranges comparison. factcheck.org/2025/11/trump-…

79% of Americans say their grocery costs have gone up in the past year. But @RepScottPerry wrote that “House Republicans promised to crush inflation and lower prices, and we're delivering.” Where is he shopping?!?

@NormanChad @PatMcAfeeShow

Love seeing these sports “journalists” getting ABSOLUTELY BURIED for being curmudgeon bums.. OBVIOUSLY NOT ALL OF THEM but a LARGE % of these things hate sports.. they hate what sports are for people (happiness).. They hate what sports are for society (unifier).. they’re political journalists by nature who’ve preyed on sports because they saw it as an easier path to “make it” Their days are numbered.. my show being broadcasted on ESPN 10 hours a week with ZERO creative say from any “journalism school” puppets is living proof of that.. that’s why they attack me as much as possible.. I’m happy the world is starting to see what they truly are. Now… We as a society have to stop taking these particular humans seriously. Their opinions and thoughts are coming from a place of wanting to destroy sports. Sports are the greatest thing on Earth, these motherfuckers have no idea… and will never get it. Also.. Thank you Lynn Jones for setting up a situation for me and all of us on how Liam Coen, a man who might be a 🐐 when he’s done, handles compliments during one of his most miserable moments. He handled it with class and humility.. feels like some journalism was actually done there.

@JoyceCarolOates I just finished rereading "The Big Sleep" and started "Trouble is My Business" from the first Library of America collection. What a quotable author. "Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid."

Raymond Chandler: "When you don't know how to end a chapter, send a man into a room brandishing a gun."

@CSanSoc @Maks_NAFO_FELLA How about the twice-divorced Newt Gingrich, who managed to get an annulment after marrying Callista, with whom he had a six-year long affair (and who Trump appointed ambassador to the Vatican).

@Maks_NAFO_FELLA In the spirit of the Pope’s message, I advocate for the excommunication of faux Catholics Rubio, Vance and any others who invoke the name of the Prince of Peace while perpetuating suffering.

🇺🇦🇻🇦 “We pray for the tormented people of Ukraine: may the roar of weapons cease. And may the parties involved, with the support of the international community, find the courage to engage in sincere, direct and respectful dialogue,” Pope said in his traditional Christmas message.

@JoyceCarolOates TBH, many faculty worked hard and also got involved with community service. And don't forget adjuncts, who have to scramble to make a living.

@JoyceCarolOates I've worked as professional staff in higher ed for 40 years. While "rich" isn't accurate, FT faculty in rural college towns usually have well-paying, secure jobs with plenty of time off. You can see where resentment comes from.

"rich" & "academia" juxtaposed indicates a terminal case of raging naivete, Mr. Jerk.