Leslie Root
@lesja.bsky.social
reproductive justice for all, solidarity forever. demographer, asst prof of research at CU Boulder, inveterate and not particularly professional poster. на носу очки, а в душе осень
Who's the player of the game? I want to say Stokes but I also want to say KT. But also Tip Hayes for turning the energy around
Oh my god am I going to learn at any point in this pregnancy that if I don't drink anything all day I will completely crash out at 3 pm
Between gestating, serving on a hiring committee, and teaching, I am completely useless at every other aspect of my job
As someone who's the exact same age as JD, I would be surprised? We were about to turn 11 and it was a huge event. I think he's just a bad person who wants to overstate the magnitude of this guy's guilt.
Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST@chathamharrison.bsky.social · 2d agoI expect JD Vance barely remembers Oklahoma City & none of his staff does
Is America in a demographic crisis? Demographers don’t think so. I conducted a survey of U.S. demographers, and this is what I found: 3%: “The low birth rate is a demographic crisis” 25%: "serious concern” 53%: "should be monitored, but no intervention necessary” 20% :“not a problem at all.”
It took me a long time to realize that "Kafkaesque" doesn't mean "frustrating and confusing, like turning into a giant bug"
A conversation about Inuit foodways eventually led to "Europeans came to take over America... But they're not here anymore, right?"
I'm so bad at leaving my house on time in the morning, I've done "if I PR, I can still make it to this meeting on time" and succeeded more than once
natalia barbour, phd@nataliabarbour.bsky.social · 3d agoCar math is leaving 20 min early and being 15 min late. Bike math is leaving 5 min late and being 5 min early.
the only thing i'll say about that dumb AI reading post is that that's not even what "hits different" means
so infantilizing to add a prompt at the top of Word asking what you want to write, like it's a toy for uncreative children instead of a metaphor for a piece of paper
Augtober
Chris Bianchi@bianchiweather.bsky.social · 3d ago🌡️ Another Augtober day: Highs in the low-to-mid 80s in Denver (record: 85, 2020), with a 10-20% chance for a brief gusty shower/storm after 3p again. Most stay dry, best chance west/south of Denver. 🌦️ Warm and dry through Sunday before a notable cooldown next week. #COwx
I really want to have to pack my jersey for SFP in SF next weekend
Canceling frats, football, religious high schools
Elizabeth Hernandez@lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social · 4d agoStudents at CO's private, Christian Lutheran High School allegedly taunted Black students at a football game. Allegations include monkey noises, calling them "Harriet Tubman, pulling their hair & whipping their belts while saying "go back where you came from." www.denverpost.com/2026/10/07/l...
Letter of recommendation: starting a tradition of Costco tuxedo cake for your child's (or your own) half-birthday