Ukraine blasted deep into Russia on Monday, wiping out more than 6,000 killer FPV drones, smashing a command post and blowing up an ammo depot — in what officials say is one of Moscow’s biggest drone losses of the war. www.kyivpost.com/post/69723

Why looking inward to move forward from raciolinguistic perspectives matters: channelviewpublications.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/t...

Still time to register and join us tomorrow in a conversation about researching multilingually texastech.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Coming tomorrow (Wed 3/12) to a Zoom near you)

A reminder that every arbitrary word ban can be fought by using a similar term. No DEI? Try EID or IED. No inclusion? Go with enclusion. The people who confuse transgender and transgenic surely won’t make the connection

FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IS NOT ILLEGAL

Odesa is under massive attack by Russian deadly drones this hour. One of the UAVs has struck a busy civilian resort area.

We have to assume that whatever Dumpster Fire says is the reason for the current economic policy, it’s a lie. My fear is it’s a way to force the US to do business with Russia again to stay afloat.

Petition for staffing FAA and air traffic control sign.moveon.org/petitions/us...

If anyone is interested in putting together a proposal for an education panel or roundtable on Central Asia for an in person presentation at the November conference in DC, please PM me this week (proposals are due March 1) aseees.org

I am all for sanctions but I am not sure how I feel about sanctions on survey participation. Maybe because there is possibly a monetary reward? 🧐

AAAL2025 schedule is officially online! Be sure to add our colloquium Saturday morning at 8:00 am to your calendar

Why DEI matters. And by DEI I mean Doing more to Eradicate Inequality. Doing better to Employ and Empower Individuals usually overlooked or just unseen. Dismantling English Ideologies that favor a single mythical standard. Help me keep this going…

DC metro honoring Rosa Parks’ birthday - story from local news youtu.be/j1TYGzTNrxA?...

There are still school leaders standing up for Spanish speaking children. Higher ed leaders take note www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Timothy Snyder is a historian at Yale usually focused on Ukraine. He knows totalitarianism when he sees it

United Airlines and Chase Bank take a small step to encourage putting our money where our DEI mouths are - screenshot from my email

In case we need a reminder that Germany is still woke but could slip again - with the help of the top aide to America’s “president”. DW (Deutche Welle) is an international news source of Germany often shown on PBS www.dw.com/en/berlin-16...

#BlackHistoryMonth ☮️💙🌊🐕‍🦺

DoD may have shut their celebrations down but US National Park Service is still honoring and celebrating Black History month with educational materials for teachers and places to consider visiting - right from their landing page nps.gov

In case people are looking for a good news story this week

@flavorflav.bsky.social is the leader America needs right now

Russia and North Korea are erasing history: Over 15 heritage sites destroyed in a single night as Putin’s forces launched North Korean ballistic missiles at Odesa on Friday. Centuries of history — gone in seconds. The full victims count is still unknown.

A federal judge has issued a brief stay to Trump's order freezing federal spending. I'm wondering if this chaos is aimed at diluting media coverage of RFK's confirmation hearing tomorrow. Here's NPR's constantly updated story on the freeze: loom.ly/_OrVz5s

New blog post from @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social Multilingual Matters channelviewpublications.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/w...

Education is a constitutional right

“Exchanged nuclear weapons for war” — Zelensky recalled a conversation with Trump about the Budapest Memorandum, under which Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal “I think it was stupid, illogical, and irresponsible. I told him [Trump] that we exchanged it for nothing — for war.”

USAID halts all humanitarian projects in Ukraine. A sudden 90-day aid freeze ordered by President Trump leaves civilian programs on hold. Zelensky says military aid remains unaffected — for now. www.kyivpost.com/post/46089

Me too. Two books

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

Maybe someone can organize a Million Them March on Washington…

This pastor deserves a profile in courage award for speaking truth and love to power www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

There will be blood and more lives lost. Get a cease fire NOW then do your review

I was today years old when I realized our university cafe, Kunde, which hires servers with special needs, also buys supplies from inclusive organizations

Flavor Flav for President- this is true leadership and humanity

Flavor Flav for President

2 weeks left to submit your abstract! Join us in bringing down the empires! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I’m registered- are you?

Please to report that my co-edited book with Brian Seilstad on Researching Multilingually, is officially in print and online for immediate purchase 😊

In good company of speakers for the ICBERG spring 2025 series www.icberg.org/Program2025....

Nation Never Needed Pharrell To Show Up In Crazy Hat More Than It Does Right Now theonion.com/nation-...

A shout of gratitude for compassion: my friends in Ukraine, from Ukraine, or battling cancer posting expressions of sympathy and concern for LA fire victims. 💕

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social I haven’t seen a hit that good since Luke Skywalker shot at the Death Star in Star Wars

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

From the LA ABC news affiliate

Uber is offering to help residents impacted by the Southern California wildfires by providing free rides to evacuees (up to $40) to get to temporary shelters. More info here: https://abc7.la/4fUicVR

If your home or business was damaged or destroyed in a wildfire, California Insurance Commissioner Richard Lara says don't sign anything right away. Here's what you need to know:

@georgetakei.bsky.social why is this happening??? One more reason I am transitioning out of X

They are installing a Christmas tree in central Bucha, yay! Just like last year and the year before, we will have our candlelight of the New Year Miracle in the dark.