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tghattas.bsky.social

Manuscript editing at UChicagoPress. Board member at SerajLibraryProject. One-day Jeopardy! champ. Proponent of #CamelCase. All opinions my own. Some opinions better than others.

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My very-big-deal octogenarian author, who literally cannot use a computer, has his wife as his secretary, and has been infuriating to work with in nearly every way throughout his book project, just sent me proof corrections to make his writing trans-inclusive. People will always surprise you. 💗

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Academics and other university employees, raise your hand if you got an email this morning telling you to stop doing part of your job because of the OMB order. ✋😡

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A professional task I was not prepared for, although I felt like I had done the emotional work: Fielding late-stage corrections from multiple authors to update text to read "Donald Trump's first presidency." @uchicagopress.bsky.social

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Powerful.

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Woody Guthrie’s New Years Resolutions from 1943.

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Good cheer in our little free library. Do we think the book giver (a) has solved all marital problems and has no further need for book; (b) has given up hope; (c) is just very concerned about the state of the neighborhood?

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A year-by-year map of European borders from AD 1000. Hope you didn't have anything important to do. youtu.be/vjWVFZ5e_vo

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Happy solstice! You can make your own CMOS 18 ornament, courtesy of our marketing design team: cmos.style/minibook @uchicagopress.bsky.social ✨

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11: Mom, why are you cutting those carrots that way? Me: Because that's how I want to eat them tonight. 11: It must be nice to be a parent, because you can always have exactly what you want for dinner. Me: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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Kash Patel looks like Toad from Frog and Toad when everyone was looking at him in his bathing suit.

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Elf on the Shelf memes are a little stale, but I'm here for Elphaba on the Shelphaba, so hit me with it.

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Massive away win for the little fella.

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11: Mom, do you want to hear my "Flying to Boston" song?! Me: Sure. (thinks) ... Unless it's infinite. 11: (downcast) Oh.

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Poor little Matt Gaetz: he went on a few dates And maybe he trafficked some coochie; And though he was cagey, his bid to be AG Has lasted not one Scaramucci.

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Doctor Oz Enjoys applause.

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Looking forward to this, in the way that one looks forward to a much-needed, possibly painful medical intervention

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Disney blondie Jakey Paul Came out on top to win the brawl. But Sydney Thomas, don't forget, Went on to crash the internet.

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Indulge me as I launch a series summarizing the news in the form of light verse. Here's a double dactyl to begin. Wormedy, wormedy, Robert F. Kennedy (Junior) thinks needles Destroy children’s brains. Truly, his background in Parasitology Ought to lend certain Support to these claims.