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This just pisses me off. I know that kind of posturing, that tone. It's deeply reminiscent of some ass-clown adults from my childhood, and other ass-clown employers I've had. Trump and Vance are gonna burn bridges. They're gonna ruin our international alliances. They are repugnant people.

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I'm so down for the economic blackout. In fact, I'm so down I think I'll avoid US corporations that support the fascies every day moving forward 🍻

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The Trump administration's plan for dealing with student loan borrowers is to jerk them around, make things difficult, raise rates however possible. Loan payments and interest are just another revenue stream to pay for corporate tax breaks. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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I thought seeing that Trump AI video first thing this morning was gonna ruin my day, but nope, turns out, if you start off at the worst, it can only get better.

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If I could go back in time and meet two historical figures right now, it would be Ida B. Wells and John Muir. I want some of their good Progressive Era vibes–one for the numbers, two for the prose.

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Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows.

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The complete connectedness & cross-posting of Flashes and Bluesky is going to result in some deeply embarrassed ppl.

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Our first Flashes post has got to be Sir Francis 📚❤️🐶

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Claude Code a terminal-based code agent that understands your code base and completes tasks, PRs, etc. this looks extremely advanced. i may stop using Cursor 🤔 docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/agen...

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I am obsessed with our new logo. The artist is @bandish.bsky.social. Thank you, thank you!

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Finishing a curated dataset gets more difficult as you get closer to completing it–just like drafting a text gets more difficult as you're nearer to its conclusion. It's the same worries about completeness, clarity, the same desire for getting it right.

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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In search of protest music, where is the new protest music

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Here's one of our favorite Folio Society editions: a three-volume set of The Anatomy of Melancholy, the most unfocused work of all time. eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

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My Rubik's cube of a problem for 2025: to insist on protesting by retracting discretionary spending, while simultaneously planning a wedding. Is it possible to do both? No, it's not. But in every way we can, we're trying to make this discretionary expense as supportive of our politics as possible.

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Submissions are now open for our 9th year of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Please share widely so we can award these amazing young women some money! lithub.com/submissions-...

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Spent the morning reading parts of this signed limited first edition of Copper Sun–by Harlem Renaissance poet, Countee Cullen. It's one of only 100 copies signed by Cullen. eveninglandbooks.com/product/0000...

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wow I'm distracted today

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The best thing about Costco is that it gets you to experiment with new foods in bulk. No more relying on first impressions. No, no, if you buy a jar of pickled asparagus, you will eat it until you love it. Didn't like the protein balls at first? Wait til you try them the 58th time 🤌

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Teaching with this one for sure! (h/t @crystaljjlee.com)

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McConnell completely destroyed his legacy by being weak when it mattered. Taking a worthless stand now just makes him look pitiful.

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Post an awkward photo of yourself.

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We've booked flights and hotels for our Vegas wedding 🥳 Choosing a hotel in Vegas that is not owned by a pro-Trump billionaire was tricky, but I think we managed.

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We are very excited to officially announce that the University of Galway will host the DH2027 conference in Ireland from June 28 to July 3, 2027. More information will be coming soon. Congratulations to the Galway team! We look forward to joining you in 2027! #DH2027 #digitalhumanities #Galway

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I had the pleasure of teaching a summer course with this program last year. You should apply! Ping me if you want to chat about it

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I just spent 45 mins figuring out how to deactivate my FB & Insta. Finally, figured it out. But then, when I checked to make sure it was deactivated on my phone, I was suddenly logged back in. Now there's a "7-day wait" before I can deactivate again. Why hold me hostage? Meta is horrid. Let me go!

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I'm doing a lot of re-reading lately to soothe my soul. Here's a fave by Al Einstein. Turns out, the ultimate 20th century genius boy was down w/ workers owning the means of production. monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/w...

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I find the #MLSky feed is quite good these days, for both papers and news.

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Trump and Musk BS riffing in the Oval Office while a child picks his nose is a dystopian scene I really couldn’t fathom just a year ago

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This brings me joy today. It's great to see a former student doing well, and to learn that my class was his favorite! ischool.illinois.edu/news-events/...

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Higher ed institutions really backed themselves into a corner by trying to make “neutrality” happen because now when they have to take positions to avoid insolvency, literal and metaphorical reply guys are ready to claim that creates a hostile work environment for anyone who disagrees. 🤦🏽‍♀️

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If one were to plan a wedding in such a way that none of the money spent on said wedding goes to pro-fascist businesses, is it fair to call it an antifa-themed wedding? Or do we need to hand out bumper stickers to make it clear?

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So, so frustrating that so many Americans are completely ignorant about how govn’t agencies function. They hear the CFPB gets shut down and they don’t have a clue what it means: greater likelihood of getting ripped off by banks, businesses, and loan providers, and no recourse when it happens

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When I need reminding about the intimate processes from which literature is produced, I re-read parts of this interview with James Salter. No one could craft a better sentence than him. www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1...

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Lots of “look at these sad Americans” commercials, big tech AI commercials, commercials where someone’s facial hair flies away???

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"I promise, America will soon be the Cybertruck of countries—uglier than you could have imagined, built for rich chuds, borderline inoperable, and on fire."

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I’ve tried to get into Severance, but I just can’t. It’s too sterile, too dull. It’s weird for weird’s sake. But the core issue is it’s built on the laziest literary trope of all time: amnesia. Nothing more amateur than an amnesia story.

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