Derek John Boczkowski

@derekboczkowski

Writing center guy (The Ohio State University at Newark). Composition and literacies researcher. Chicago Cubs fan. Teacher, learner, molder of minds and minder of molds.

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Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· 20d

With apologies to Harris Teeter and McGarth Darby . . . @scottaukerman.bsky.social , @pftompkins.bsky.social, Andy Daly: name a more iconic trio! Got to see @cbbworld.bsky.social in London tonight!

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· 23d

You’re not going to like this, as it’s from Wikipedia, but it’s sourced, and from your presence on here, I believe that this wouldn’t be problematic for you anyway. But it should be.

Text from Wikipedia:

UN Watch is a pro-Israel lobby group, 9161718) and primarily denounces what it views as anti-Israel sentiment at the UN and UN-sponsored events. 91[10]
The organisation also denounces human rights abuses including in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Darfur, China, Cuba, Russia and Venezuela, often using its allotted time at the UNHRC to allow for dissidents and human rights activists to speak.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· 23d

Lisa, this screenshot is from the link you just provided, which supports the Wikipedia entry the other person posted:

Text from screenshot (I highlighted the last clause, “”though it is not in force elsewhere in Palestine.”

Summary
Same-sex sexual activity is prohibited in Gaza under the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936. The relevant provision carries a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment. Only men are criminalised under this law.
The law was inherited from the British. It continues to be in operation in Gaza today, though it is not in force elsewhere in Palestine.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· 24d

An unflattering picture of a man looking for something under couch cushions. The image of is of him kneeling in front of the couch, and all we can see is his feet and rear end (and his T-shirt pulled up a little bit, so some skin is exposed).

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· 25d

That’s what happens when you only collect petition signatures from billionaires en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Bo...

Text from the 2013 Boston Mayoral Election in the Candidates Section:

Withdrew/disqualified

Frank John Addivinola, Jr., candidate for state senate in 2010 and U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 (ran for councilor-at-large)[19]
Lee Buckley[19]
Robert Cappucci, former Boston School Committee member and retired Boston Police officer (failed to get enough signatures)[8]
Miniard Culpepper, reverend[19]
Will Dorcena, activist and at-large candidate for city council in 2011, brother of State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry (failed to get enough signatures)[20][21]
Althea Garrison, former state representative (ran for councilor-at-large)[19]
John Laing, businessman (failed to get enough signatures)[22]
Divo Rodrigues Monteiro, educator and poet[23] (ran for city council in District 4)[19]
Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports (failed to get enough signatures)[22]

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Jul 5

Profiles in Courage

A close up of the federal agent with a look on terror on his face aiming a gun from inside his car at protesters outside

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Jun 30

Obligatory 70s ad flashback:

A picture from a clothing catalogue or ad from the 70s. On the right are two men in dress shirts, loud ties, shorts, white socks, and dress shoes (one man is wearing black shoes, the other brown). The text to the left is as follows:

Mens short & long sleeve business shirts
$299
Polyester/cotton in white and pastels. 37-44.
Fashion ties
$399
Prints and woven
designs. Look smart in a Target tie.
Fashion shorts
$790
Fashion shorts in a good range of styles. 3-7, 4%,
5%, 64, 74.
Leather belts
1½" size.
$259
Other sizes and prices available too.
Walk socks
99品
Machine washable. 1 size fits all. Assorted colours.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Jun 29

Comical Oz-i

A screen shot of a press conference Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf ("Comical Ali"), the Iraqi minister of information, gave in which he denied the presence of American troops in Baghdad. It is believed that the smoky air in the background is due to the military battle and that the American troops were, indeed, in Baghdad as the proclamation to the contrary was being broadcast.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Jun 25

A picture of the death scene of Goose (Anthony Edwards) from Top Gun, where Maverick (Tom Cruise is cradling Goose from behind, holding him up in the water that they ejected into.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Jun 23

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Jun 8

This kind of feels like the baseball fan equivalent of Greg's Stillson using a baby as a human shield in the Dead Zone.

Martin Sheen as Senate candidate Greg Stillson in the Dead Zone, holding a child aloft to shield him from an assassination attempt.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Jun 2

I was woefully underdressed to meet @pftompkins.bsky.social and @scottaukerman.bsky.social at the @cbbworld.bsky.social Groundbeefing stop in Columbus. The show was hilarious and the cast were very tolerant of my effusion.

A picture of a silly fanboy standing behind comedic legends Paul F Tompkins and Scott Aukerman.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· May 27

As MDATT were the act I was most disappointed about seeing when the concert list was released, allow me to say . .

A still from the movie Purple Rain, in which Morris Day has his arms outstretched and singing. The word "Waaaahhhhk!" [simulating a bird noise] is at the top and the word "Hallelujah!" is at the bottom, both in yellow font.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· May 7

The ol’ Jessep “Bless up,”, natch.

A still of Jack Nicholson as Col Jessep from “A Few Good Men” with the caption “Bless up.”

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· May 4

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· May 3

A screenshot from the horror parody Student Bodies, in which the killer, "The Breather," is speaking into a payphone through a rubber chicken in order to disguise his voice.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· May 2

When, after you claim, "I can handle it," that ABS hits . . .

A split screen of Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong tilting his head and squinting his eyes in disbelief on the left and the ABS graphic of the strike he challenged indeed being confirmed as a strike on the right.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 29

Apparently also winning the Damning with Faint Praise Award twice.

An excerpt from the article:

According to his House biography, Corcoran "has published several novels (winning the Prometheus Award for best libertarian science fiction twice), and non-fiction books. When not writing software or books, he works on his farm in Weare, where he has lived with his wife for eleven years."

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 28

To the tune of "As Long As We've Got Each Other," the Growing Pains theme song: Baby,

A picture of the 1986 Topps baseball card of the legendary Razor Shines

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 22

Meme of Steve Harvey laughing at the top left of the image and looking seriously concerned on the bottom right. The text at the top left reads "me during the first half of video" and at the bottom right reads "me during second half of video."

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 22

“And how about that Marla Hooch? What a hitter!”

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 21

This paragraph shows how “both sidesism” continues to creep into modern thought. Complicating Said or Alexander’s arguments can be an important and worthy measure in the right class, but presenting a critique of a system does not necessitate and is not equal to critiques of that critique.

A paragraph from the article by Zimmerman in the Chronicle of Higher Education:

Professors cannot fulfill their obligations to their students — and to our democracy
- if they are not deeply committed to educating them. That means exposing
them to a wide range of ideas, which was once the heart of the liberal ideal. But no longer. In a recent study, the political scientist Jon A. Shields and two colleagues surveyed course syllabi to see if professors who assigned Edward Said's Orientalism also asked students to read lan Buruma's and Avishai Margalit's Occidentalism or other critiques of Said. They also looked to see whether teachers teaching The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander's now-canonical account of racism in criminal justice, also assigned scholars who took issue with Alexander, such as the Yale Law School professor James Forman Jr. or the Princeton sociologist Patrick Sharkey. Shields' conclusion was sad and altogether predictable: These kinds of pairings, these efforts at fairness and complication, are extremely rare.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 19

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 18

The most offensive thing about that story is that the arresting cops are trying to be noodle humorists:

Text from the article:

The department said its officers carried out surveillance and identified the suspect, later sharing footage allegedly showing Augustine purchasing the sets. They said he was charged "for grand theft and booked at the Orange County Jail." The footage also showed dozens of mini-figures in bags, with cops saying the act amounted to "what we are calling a pasta-tively terrible plan." "If your master plan involves swapping LEGOs for linguine, we can promise your plan will be cooked al dente." Officer Ziggy Azarcon told CBS News, "These were definitely sets that were consistent with what he was purchasing and then returning." "These were Star Wars sets and Marvel sets, which have a very high value on the secondary market."

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 15

So many good answers here, but Kellogg’s 3-D baseball cards fanned the flames of a newly-acquired hobby that I’ve never managed to abandon.

A picture of the Bruce Sutter 1978 Kellogg’s 3-D baseball card. The background is blurred to make the picture of Sutter in the front stand out.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 15

"It does appear to be the case that they're pushing up, because it's just competition. It's a race to the bottom.” Pushing up in the race to the bottom. Ah, the silver tongue and incisive wit of the Harvard Law student.

Two paragraphs from the article linked in the original post:

Mason R. Laney, an HLS student and Federalist Society member, said some judges begin hiring after just one semester of grades, while others have maintained the later timeline that has been traditionally used.

"It does appear to be the case that they're pushing up, because it's just competition. It's a race to the bottom," Laney said. "To get to these people early, you have to do that."

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 13

This is an important service.

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Apr 8

An image of the mustachioed Dunkin Donuts guy in the commercials in the 80s with the text TIME TO MAKE THE DONUTS in the top left corner

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Mar 31

David Byrne from the Talking Heads wearing his famous oversized suit

Derek John Boczkowski@derekboczkowski· Mar 28