He got mixed up with a conservative church and has turned conservative. He doesn't like Trump, but he's obviously getting news from the right. He seems to think the left should sit down and shut up. I think that's from misinformation rather than malice though.

Whoa!

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Too early to say anything definite, but this could be the start of serious trouble for the Trump administration.

I just got my annual evaluation letter from the head of the math department. It says that they accommodated my disability by having me teach some classes online. I never asked for that as an accommodation. The only accommodation that I asked for was that, if I'm teaching two classes back-to-back, they need to be in the same building, because I can't walk across campus in five minutes. It was a completely separate conversation, with no mention of disability, where I said that I'd be interested in teaching online. (I mean, it's probably not hard to figure out that part of my interest in online teaching is because it doesn't require so much walking and standing, but I never actually said that.)

That seems like something to push back on, if you think they might later say "but you teach all these classes online now! isn't that enough accommodation???"

intellectual (as an offensive term)

That upsets me so much. And is definitely a situation where I can't see beyond my own borders. I never got it with W -- I want the president to be the smartest person in the room! Ugh. So many things to be ugh about, I don't know why that's the one that stood out for me.

In fun news, I went this afternoon with my mom to see a taping of a local show where singing groups compete. I always like seeing behind-the-scenes stuff, and the group was good! As you might imagine, most of the audience was their families.

I want the president to be the smartest person in the room!

Yes! But then again, I'd also much rather have a beer with someone brilliant, so I'm not sure that test was actually for me.

Gud, if your friend is saying that everyone on the Left should passively allow Trump to do whatever he wants without objection or comment, I'd quote Edmund Burke at him:

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Timelies all!

Help, I have a cat on my lap. Well, I did, until Mr. S(aka Mr. Grabbyhands) scared her away. Sigh.

Hil, I'd push back on that too. Don't let that stand as is on your official review.

Yeah, get it in the record that that is not your understanding that online teaching is an accommodation and you did not ask for it as such, at the very least.

Watching last night's Scandal, and the one thing that made me think, "But that would never happen!!" is about the electoral college.