for the first time in two and a half years, a new note was played in this organ performance today!

the myth that there's voter fraud happening in GA is so fucking laughable. in order to switch my ID & voter registration i have to bring five (5) documents to the DMV: my kentucky ID, passport, social security card, bank statement, & health insurance statement

i don't talk a lot about the SMA aspect of the work i do but it truly is one of my crowning life achievements to have played a small role in this

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 3d ago

Dr. Angel Foster has made $5 abortion pills so accessible that abortions in Mississippi are up a mind-boggling 85% since Dobbs.

Anyway, your problem isn‘t finding the time to take notes. The problem is that taking notes is thinking and thinking has to be done by someone. women have been doing a lot of metacognition that looks like a task when it’s really thinking.

u ever spend multiple years of yr life working on a piece of scholarship and then the week after turning in the copy-edits you read an article that would have made a perfect citation ☹️

oh lordy i seem to be having full-blown imposter syndrome for the first time in my academic career this is not fun

“more muscular military options”

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2w ago

The U.S. is surging forces, medics and weaponry to the Middle East to give President Trump more muscular military options as he considers expanding the conflict against Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.-WSJ

what's the german word for the total opposite of feeling surprised

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last wk.

Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:

something very Appalachia that happened today: got an update on my friend's two new chickens, who he named Hoot and Holler

one of my senators just sent an email update about the progress he's making on his ongoing "covid coverup investigation" and the other one is probably a cadaver everything hunky-dory here in kentucky

every time i experience unbounded joy at life's small wonders (fireflies on a nighttime walk; a long-forgotten favorite song; ramble-y conversations & good food w/ friends) i feel a flicker of anger that so many powerful ppl choose to inflict oppression, war, genocide, instead of just enjoying life

Madison police kill man in broad daylight in front of witnesses wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/madis...

Madison police kill man in broad daylight in front of witnesses • Wisconsin Examiner

A Madison police officer shot a man several times, killing him during an arrest for allegedly casing cars in the Willy Street neighborhood.

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Sami Schalk@drsamischalk.bsky.social · 2w ago

Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.

For Disability Pride Month, please consider changing your setting to remind you to use Alt text

Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ,@autismsupsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

I see people saying “I would use alt text but I keep forgetting!” Thankfully, @bsky.app has a setting for that. - Go to Settings - Then Accessibility - Toggle “Require alt text before posting” to the active setting. Now Bluesky will remind you to add alt text to all of your posts.

all i have to do is make it thru the rest of this summer course i'm teaching... 😬

got to visit my former neighbor today!!!

migraine w/ aura is basically free hallucinogenic drugs!!! but also debilitating pain and nausea

it turns out that multi-sited fieldwork entails a clusterfuck of travel/schedule logistics, dozens of "circling back around" & "thx for your patience" emails, prescription refill timeline chaos (i'm currently making a spreadsheet 💀), & much more!! anyone share these experiences & wanna commiserate?

one of the helplines i volunteer for brought on a therapist to do a monthly support group w/ us and tbh i wish this were common practice

sometimes to-do lists as a disabled person are like - you may have one cookie for every email you reply to - you may have a seltzer if you open the mail - you may take a break to play with the cat after every paragraph you write

my friends 🌈💚 also: took a nighttime walk, practiced Brahms, and read some short stories by Eudora Welty + poetry by Ada Limón

Kelcie Moseley-Morris@kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tell me about something that made you happy over the weekend. Mine was my almost 2 year old at the lake laughing hysterically when I broke apart soft rocks I fished out of the water

www.kentuckyhealthjusticenetwork.org/transhealth.... What a perfect day to support the Kentucky Health Justice Network. There is no place for transphobes in the abortion rights movement. None.

Trans Health Justice

Our Trans Health Advocacy program works to help Trans Kentuckians access the healthcare they need, as well as reaffirm our autonomy and community. Our program aims to put a focus on the...

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Reproductive Freedom for All@reproductivefreedomforall.org · 2w ago

We’re endorsing @amyactonoh.bsky.social for Ohio Governor 🙌🏾 Dr. Acton is prepared to fight back against attempts to undermine the constitutional amendment protecting abortion access in Ohio, and to continue to protect and expand access to reproductive care for all Ohioans.

"'The parents go and testify, and we say, "Children are going to die,"' Elyse said. 'We tell the legislators that, and they dismiss it.'" heartbreaking beyond belief

Evan Urquhart@evanurquhart.bsky.social · 3w ago

I don't think we should mince words. Transphobia and hatred killed May Pollard. The Idaho legislature killed her as surely as if they'd pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. Anti-trans laws were the gun. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

i guess this peer-reviewed academic journal does not adhere to @newyorker.com house style :(

remember when tara was featured in the opening credits of buffy for exactly one (1) episode

been doing a massive reread of the collected stories of flannery o'connor and eudora welty this summer and........ damn

i had to search "really terrible movie that came out in 2006" because i remembered nothing about it (title, cast, plot, etc) other than my approx age at time of viewing + the fact that it was the most excruciating 83 mins i've ever spent in a movie theater - but the answer is "date movie" (2006)

Defector@defector.com · 3w ago

What's the worst movie you've ever watched in a theater? defector.com/whats-the-wo...

i know that capitalism is evil & drives ppl to desperate measures, but i also am really crushed to see an uptick in ppl scamming abortion hotlines 😣

NEW: Under questioning from Senator Ted Cruz, acting AG Todd Blanche said he would review Biden-era DOJ guidance on the Comstock Act if confirmed to the role. Comstock is an 1873 anti-obscenity law that conservatives want to use to stop the mailing of abortion pills in all 50 states @autonomynews.co

Trump’s Attorney General Nominee Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban

Under questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche committed to reviewing Biden-era guidance on the Comstock Act.

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"oh yeah i love Cagean food" *shows up to the gumbo potluck w/ a tupperware full of foraged mushrooms*

every now & then, particularly during times of horrific catastrophes (or at least, more catastrophes that usual), i check out the fox news homepage to see how they're covering these catastrophes... & frequently they aren't rly talking about them at all? plenty of gender-ideology-fear-mongering tho!