English Prof and Director of American Studies at Boston University. Gay dad and husband. 2024-2025 NEH fellow for “The Racialization of Print,” forthcoming from OIEAHC & UNC Press. https://www.josephrezek.com/https://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv4jlnxrbk2aTHEY HAD COOKIES AT THE MEETING [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4jlnxrbk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv47gqlyy22xShould I have a cookie *before* the meeting, in case there are no cookies??? [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv47gqlyy22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv47edwr322xOnce again I am wondering!! Will there be cookies at the meeting!!!09 Sep 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv47edwr322xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv474ipytk2xJust remember folks, if you write a long book, it takes a long time edit.09 Sep 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv474ipytk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv42sodohk2tWhite rice is just such a miracle09 Sep 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv42sodohk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv3whigqmc2tI’m working out. Like, a lot 🤷‍♂️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3whigqmc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv3ss57znk26What the FUCK!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3ss57znk26https://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv3q54e4sc2pAlarming????? “The people building Al earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” From a guy who resigned from Anthropic09 Sep 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3q54e4sc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv2d7yklw223My local 9/11 freakout was being in Manhattan on 9/11. 108th street. Fucking horrible [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2d7yklw223https://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv2ktik6zs23For real on 9/11 I was on the corner of Broadway and 110th yelling at this woman “no I cannot give blood I am gay I have sex with men!!!!” [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2ktik6zs23https://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv2jtubims23The worst man alive [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2jtubims23https://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv2d7yklw223My local 9/11 freakout was being in Manhattan on 9/11. 108th street. Fucking horrible [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2d7yklw223https://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3mv2bjdk7n223I can’t believe we are living through this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2bjdk7n223https://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3muzfq33br22iThis is my greatest footnote, a total banger. I will never write a better one.08 Sep 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzfq33br22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3muzbo6j5k22iGet the laptops out of the classroom!! No internet!!! Print readings for the students! Use real books, pens, & paper! We are doing a “low-tech” classroom this semester, and just a week in, I can tell it has made all the difference08 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzbo6j5k22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rezekjoe.bsky.social/post/3muzosvoyek2rThis is not “revisionist,” which implies new evidence has been found, which might change the historical narrative. These are LIES. Lies. No truth in it [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:37m5h6wl2dh2wqiyncbpzpmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzosvoyek2r