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Born in Texas but got to Philly as fast as I could. Victorian studies, painting, gardening, & naps. Opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent those of my employer or any other organization.
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I’m borrowing this really great dog for two weeks. He is a 90 lb. snuggle muffin and highly photogenic.

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Big mood

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Beginning to think these tariffs are a lot like that chapter I promised for your edited collection.

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Every day, there are the Horrors and the Fascism and in the cracks between them, tiny weeds of Joy.

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duolingo recently declared they are now an AI-first company. well, here at The Museum of English Rural Life, we pride ourselves in being EI-first. EI EI O

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The cement king of Sioux City who drives a brand new F-350 and has two vacation houses in Florida isn't an elite but a grad student with $200,000 in debt and a nose ring is, that's how this works.

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Some personal news:

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About to be Jokerfied by this blandly tossed-off statement in a piece about how the lie machines will never stop lying. Why concede that AI is "useful" in writing term papers? What is the purpose of writing assignments in education? Is AI accomplishing that purpose? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/t...

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Rapidly developing Canterbury Bells situation. (Strong correlation with a manicule situation.)

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Dracula attempting to move on from a conversation topic

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I painted a silly homage to my recent diagnosis of a “redundant” or “tortuous” colon. My son tells me I’ve finally gone too far. I’m going to hang it in the powder room so he has to look at it every day. #art

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Time to post the real story of Easter from Shane Daniel Byrne again 😂 #easter

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Coping with [waves hands] by making yard art.

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Please enjoy this tulip and this peony shoot offering each other a gentle hug. I’m glad to know they are friends.

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We’re writing with a quick update. NCSA has decided to quit Twitter. Our account is still open for now, but we will permanently close it on 7 July, 2025. You can help us by spreading the word to our C19 colleagues. We’ve already built quite a following over the past year!

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After an MLA and APA quiz today, one of my students suggested that we needed “Philadelphia-style” citation. I am so here for it.

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I've always found it strange that some people don't understand that the choir ALSO needs to hear the sermon. The "preaching to the choir" thing has done a number on a lot of people. The choir ALSO needs uplifting in fact it's extremely important to ensure the continuation to the church.

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My toxic trait is that whenever I overhear strangers complaining about ANYTHING, I remind them how that thing is now worse because of federal lauoffs and funding cuts. Not enjoying TSA this morning? Funny you should say that, because…..

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Started today trying to read some Ruskin, but then I wanted to make art instead of reading about it. So now I have a pocket-size memento mori.

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Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.

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Hegseth deleted all mention of the Holocaust from Pentagon websites. Here is why we need more investigations into antisemitism at American universities.

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Baldwin had such a beautifully expressive face. He could say so much with it.

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Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"

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Me: WHO’S A GOOD BOY?! King Louis’s horse: ME! I AM! I AM A VERY GOOD BOY!!!

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Instead of using ChatGPT, why not just get a family member to lie to you while they set fire to a tree?

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Nina Simone. Born this day in 1933. Ink, pencil and watercolour drawing from 2018.

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Tonight self care looks like buying $30 worth of shiitake mushrooms and making a complicated soup no one else in my family will eat.

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Great idea @aoc.bsky.social @booker.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov

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The Philadelphia Eagles were named, in 1933, to honor Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s National Recovery Administration, part of the New Deal—the NRA’s Blue Eagle stood for protection of labor and federal oversight of the U.S. economy (pic: Library of Congress)

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The Chiefs can still be named Super Bowl champions if Mike Pence has the courage.

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Keeping it classy in Philly tonight. #phillyelmo #gobirds

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years ago the V21 Collective & Jennifer Doyle started a database of funded MA programs in English. It's still a fantastic resource for helping students find chances to remove themselves, if just for a year or two, from the maelstrom of fully commodified life docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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My trans students are so freaking awesome. So many of my students are awesome! But today, I’m thinking of a few in particular. 🏳️‍⚧️

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