Norman the PhDM

Economics professor, Miskatonic University; Boom Tube traveler; no flags, no roses, no purity tests; leisure account, not for labor purposes; he/him

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

Greetings to all the new followers, I guess! In this house we know

1) Black lives matter
2) Trans rights are human rights
3) Fat phobia is bullshit
4) Big problems don't have simple solutions, and anyone who says they do is selling something

I mostly tweet about d&d.

[julia @eathedocument]

an essential part of watching old movies is having your inflation calculator ready

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

::looks left::
::looks right::
Is he gone?

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

Is it just me, or is X-Men '97 the best comic adaptation ever made?

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

Happy First Contact Day to those who celebrate!

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

The merger of @CapitalOne and @Discover threatens our financial stability, reduces competition, and would increase fees and credit costs for American families.

This Wall street deal is dangerous and will harm working people.

Regulators must block it immediately.

[Stuart @punished_stu]

@Very__Regular ironically to use AI to create good art you probably need a grounding in doing it yourself manually. Learning and practicing a skill is what develops creativity, these guys don't understand that because they think it's "talent"

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

@AngryBlackLady Sounds like a good investment to me!

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

The number of messages I have gotten from cisgender people who read Pamela Paul's article and were nearly swayed until reading mine easily debunking it is unreal.

I am glad I am able to fight back.

But I do NOT have the reach that the New York Times has to offer.

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

Most of you know I used to be a full-blown right-wing evangelical. Homophobic, transphobic, the whole bit.

So what changed my mind? With only mild exaggeration, it was this 2-minute music video right here: https://t.co/bXnbxaEyHp

Stories matter. Art matters. You never know.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

A quote you won't be seeing from a politician today:

"The sickness of racism, excessive materialism and militarism. Not only is this our nation’s dilemma it is the plague of western civilization."

-- MLK

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

Simu Liu

[Kyle Buchanan @kylebuchanan]

I cannot imagine Ryan Gosling would be willing to perform “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars but what singer would you book instead?

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

American Fiction was really, really good. You should go see it!

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

For the first time in my life I own left-handed scissors. I feel powerful. Unstoppable. Quick somebody give me something that needs the edges gently trimmed

[Sassy @_sassy1121_]

I made episode transcripts of John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme series 9! Merry Christmas, Wilkos! https://t.co/5Qsyy2JzP5 #jfsp #jfsp9

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

@LaTiaJacquise First I saw was “trap” 😬

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

Mutuals, I've got two invite codes; message me if you want on blue sky

[Norman the PhDM @metadoxy]

I sometimes think about how many people I've gotten to play TTRPGs with because of participating in Critical Role fandom on here. Not sure if I'll ever be able to recapture that.

Where is that kind of community building these days? Are there discords or something?

[Heavy Spoilers @heavyspoilers]

That’s why I loved two of the biggest movies this year in Oppenheimer and Barbie. They didn’t have any messages or politics in them. Just were there to entertain and tell us about feminism, nuclear disarmament and senate hearings.

[Sera Koulabdara @SeraKoulabdara]

YES