My sister died of Covid because care facility employees weren't isolating and came to work sick. Because she was a disabled adult woman over 50 her life was not seen as having value. The villains in the Covid story are banal, every-day sorts of little monsters.

1. 2/2/3 (quarter system) 2. 2 to 3 times a week. 3. Afternoons. 4. Interruptions / lack of resources 5. Figure yourself out. Write when and how it works for you.

Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦@kfduggan.bsky.social · 4d ago

Academics who write during term (i.e. while teaching): 1. How many classes do you teach per term? 2. How often do you write (e.g. once/wk, when you can, etc.)? 3. When do you write (e.g. weekend, morning, at night, etc.)? 4. What's the biggest barrier(s) to you writing? 5. Do you have any tips?

I've said before how Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is an absolute master of the physical of his characters: Teva's swagger, the shuffle of Kim, Choi's confidence. Just watched Avatar S2 w/ my son & they haul Iroh off to jail ... if they are sticking to the cartoon, this actor is going to nail what comes next.

Waiting for the posts that El-Sayed represents the Democratic Establishment and the Consultant Class versus the grass-roots candidacy of Stevens.

Noah Lanard@nlanard.bsky.social · 5d ago

Michigan's Democratic Senate primary now has more super PAC spending than any Dem congressional primary on record. It's hard to overstate just how lopsided the spending has been in favor of Haley Stevens. Article here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

When I started teaching I had tons of Iraq/Afghanistan veterans. A through line with many of them was PS during their service - a couple even had them installed in their patrol vehicles. I have never played PS, but doesn't digital-only limit sales if you have to have an internet connection?

Ultima@ultimashadow.bsky.social · 5d ago

“We’ve heard your complaints, but we recommend you go fuck yourselves.”

Hardest flavor adjustment coming home to the US after a year in #Mexico? All the freaking cumin. Seriously. I think we can dial it back a notch or three.

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Robert Redford as Jeremiah Johnson Nodding Yes

ALT: Robert Redford as Jeremiah Johnson Nodding Yes

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Oxnard Mantalvo@oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 6d ago

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Child: Let's read the book silly. Spouse: We'll break all the rules! Child: Like the Argentines? #copamundial lives on in the heart of the 6yo.

Ruin a book by adding a word: Pet Sense and Sensibility

Mr Dr Bae@dallas-taylor.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ruin a book by adding a word: Chia Pet Sematary

⚠️ Yakima County voters ⚠️ The White Swan Post Office burned down Sunday due to wildfires, and some ballots may have been affected. If you mailed your ballot through this location, visit VoteWA.gov to check its status. (1/2)

LIFE LESSONS They took my glasses So I could swim In the dark I saw fear They took my friends So I could focus In isolation I found loneliness They took my joy So I could be productive In sadness I made anger They took my world So I could have abundance In excess I chew despair Anonymous, 2020

At times it feels like the crimes are egregious because they either 1) have no intention of letting there be elections and being accountable to the law or 2) they know that GOP voters will never abandon the brand, no matter how criminal it becomes - and maybe are even energized by the crime.

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · last wk.

CBS reports that Ashley Moody did precisely what the entire GOP has accused Tim Walz of doing -- and yet, somehow, that crack fraud task force has not arrested the GOP nominee for Senate. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...

This is how I view initiatives and "visions" from Provosts and Presidents: They can make ritual play out of anything. Once their attention shifts they will be wacking at a different tree and chanting some other nonsense. 0 reason for me to give more than the tiniest sliver of brain space to it.

Catherine Keener says 'Just Ignore It' (Boro)

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Rebecca Kosick@rkokayokay.bsky.social · last wk.

When I was a camp counselor, I came upon a group of kids in the woods all standing in a circle around a tree, hitting the trunk with sticks in rhythmic unison while chanting.

Hutterites in central Montana moved 1000s of acres from dryland grain (barley & wheat) to hay. No export contracts combined with drought means cattle will be a goldmine anf grain a loser - if you can keep the cattle alive. Much less barley growing means cereal and beer costs are going up.

We got 5 de mayo going on over here.

Pink huckleberries at Lake Kachess today.

Christopher Plummer as a Klingon did it better, Donald.

Star Trek The Undiscovered Country

ALT: Star Trek The Undiscovered Country

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Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2w ago

One unleashes the *hounds* of Hell, not the gates of Hell, you illiterate moron.

We are hiring for Assistant Professor Sociology - Native Peoples and Nations to join our Sociology team in Ellensburg, Washington. #academicsky #Sociology

Is it possible to: Step 1: Declare computer science. Step 2: Declare a music minor so you can register for music classes. Step 3: Proceed to take all the music classes and get signed permissions from instructors for majors-only classes. Step 4: The last quarter, swap to music and graduate. ?

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2w ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/PzUDagM

If you have not discovered the comments section of Mexican perp-walk posts, run there now. Sure, there are a few Doñas, but generally it is the comedy self-care you need in a troubled age.

#Historian asking a few quick questions: Did Nolan get the swan wrong that Helen's mom mate's with? Was Polyphemus wearing Golden Age garb instead of Dark Age garb? Did the sirens sing using a modern scale? Can I get a historically accurate Godzilla vs. King Kong next? Maybe Little Red Riding Hood?

A wider trend of refusing to ackowledge the realities of mortality and humanity. We get sick, we reproduce, we make smells and dounds, we have heartache, we make mistakes, we change... humanity is loud and messy and joyful, and, yes, we hope full of crying babies.

Your Mom, PhD@bougiesttoast.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is absolutely a function of not seeing children as full humans who are as much a part of the public as adults. Children are people! They are allowed to exist! Sometimes they cry because that is one of the major ways they are capable of communicating!

The bulk of US higher ed happens outside of R1 unis, and the decline in international money for smaller schools is devastating. If we can't do our jobs, guess who has fewer US applicants for "top tier" grad programs? This is a problem for all of higher ed., and all the Uni presidents need to shout.

Anna Kornbluh@annakornbluh.bsky.social · 2w ago

the best day for the presidents of every R1 to hold a press conference screaming that higher ed is our second largest export and destroying it is economic sabotage and soft power detonation was Jan 21st 2025. the next best day is tomorrow.

Flying to Redwall Abbey?

Seattle is a great city, and it is a fantastic to be either young and adventurous or older and wealthy. To be a poor family, a single parent, a working-class immigrant (etc.) or others is tough. When a city works for its least connected it makes a better city for all.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2w ago

Holy hell Katie Wilson is on fire here.

Volume up: Back in tbe US, but sunday by the lake in the park is like we never left Jalisco.

Spain doing well against the FIFA officials team.