Rich Stein (he/him)Mar 1

What's that "school" Bari Weiss had a hand in creating? Dumb just keeps getting dumber.

I really feel sorry for those who saw the military as a career and a way to get an education. I also feel sorry for the rest of us who have to put up with this senseless stupidity. https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-harvard-brown-columbia-yale-37927dc4faef30f061e70e046e786aa7
#HigherEd #LowStandards #hegseth

Pentagon will cut ties with Columbia, Yale and Brown, Hegseth says

The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called “factories of anti-American resentment.” Hegseth announced the policy in a video posted to social media on Friday, three weeks after he said the military was cutting ties with Harvard University. Without citing evidence, Hegseth said the universities have become “breeding grounds of toxic indoctrination” that undermine military values. Hegseth said the ban applies to Columbia, Brown, Yale, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and “many others.”

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Show threadRaglan Niall  Dec 10
@mwt I cook rice one day, beans the next. I am fine with reheated leftovers as 50% of the meal. #lowstandards
Karol KarlíkNov 3

ON THE BIZARRE CURE OF BOOSTING SELF-ESTEEM

The Government of the Slovak Republic, as the main culprit for the entire situation, has decided to address the declining standard of living for the vast majority of the population in Slovakia in its own characteristic way (i.e., making it worse).

#BizarreCure #Elections2026 #LowStandards #PoliticalSatire #SelfEsteemBoost #Slovakia #SlovakPolitics #TwentySixthToot #WhiteWind #WhtWnd

https://whtwnd.com/karolkarlik.bsky.social/3m4pkwmlygx23

Joe B. WallJul 19, 2025
There's no better predictor that a hurricane of bullshit is heading your way than a Hollywood writer citing Schrödinger's Cat, quantum mechanics, or "multiverse." Best hunker down, y'all. #badwriting #scifisucks #lowstandards
Michael PorterJun 10, 2024

So far today I’ve made two cups of coffee without spilling grounds all over the counter and knocking over my full coffee cup with my flailing hands. (Had a close call, but I’m not going to count a *little* coffee spilled out of the cup that remained mostly upright 👍🏻)

I'm going to chalk this day up as a win! 🏅💯 🏆

#LowStandards

Sir Thomas Goodwin, M.S.May 24, 2024

Disappoint Me Once, Shame on...Well, Just Keep Disappointing Me.
Are you tired of being let down by life's little failures? Well, buck up buttercup, because this hilarious take on managing expectations is going to have you crying tears of laughter...or just regular tears from the soul-crushing ennui.

https://open.substack.com/pub/funnybuttrue/p/disappoint-me-once-shame-onwell-just?r=2kjx3z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#expectations, #disappointment, #lifehacks, #sadityfunny, #lowstandards, #selfsesteem, #hilarious #realtalk

Disappoint Me Once, Shame on...Well, Just Keep Disappointing Me

Disclaimer & Release of Liability: Reader discretion is advised. May cause involuntary eye-rolling (whatever you’re looking for might be back there), fits of giggles, a raised eyebrow, a chuckle, or an involuntary desire to consult a higher power. Proceed with a sense of humor and wonder. You have been warned. Author not responsible for liability or lost or damaged items or sanity.Look, we've all been there. You meticulously plan the perfect birthday party - bounce house, ponies, a real live mariachi band. You spend weeks getting every little detail juuuuust right. And then, on the big day, little Timmy has a massive gastro-explosion all over the bouncy castle and the party becomes a biohazard scene straight out of Chernobyl.

Tom LorenzJan 31, 2024
@jordinn At this point I’m just happy that there’s no apostrophe. #LowStandards
Sarah LewisDec 10, 2023

You know that saying, "Even a broken clock is correct twice a day"?

I wear my red-and-white reindeer pajama pants all year but NOW I'm seasonal!

#lowStandards #holidaySpirit #allYearLong

Taffer 🇨🇦May 2, 2023

LinkedIn suggested this course for me. Wonder what's in the Beginner's version?

#c #linkedin #lowstandards

JonathanMar 26, 2023
Parts of the Auckland motorway network look like scenes from The Last of Us, minus the abandoned cars, but I guess there is time for that. #aucklsnd #nzta #dirtycities #lowstandards