Okay, peeps. I need No Kings Day sign ideas. Have you made your sign? Care to share it?

I've REALLY enjoyed attending the #QueerBibliography conference these last couple of days! Giant THANKS to the organizers: Beth DeBold @elizaaudacis.bsky.social, Kirsten MacLeod @abroadabroad.bsky.social, and Sam Bailey @18thcenturysam.bsky.social! May there be more Queer Bibliographies to come!🌈

About to drop into what looks like a FABULOUS #ChLA2025 panel titled "Girls and Maturation in 19th-Century Transatlantic Literature," featuring Anne Phillips, @melaniejfishbane.bsky.social, and Miranda Green-Barteet (who I'm pretty sure is here on BSky, but I can't remember her @)!

Just thinking about how calling Greta Thunberg’s boat a “selfie yacht” is an example of the type of anti-feminist, ageist discourse that uses popular aspects of girl culture to undermine and ridicule.

I'm getting legit scared to re-enter the country once I leave.

This piece explains what the dramatic cuts to the Department of Education mean for our K-12 and college students, as well as for the institutions themselves. #EduSky #AcademicSky #highered

The whole thing is important, but listen until the end: the US depends a lot on the flow of capital into the country because it is perceived as the safest port in a storm. Once that is no longer true, a lot of things Americans take for granted go away.

Happy International Women's Day, peeps!

American exceptionalism is the bill of goods they sold you so that you wouldn't realize that other countries give workers rights, reasonable minimum wages, and health care that isn't job dependent.

Our colleges & universities should encourage, not suppress, open & vigorous dialogue & debate about even the most deeply held beliefs. Trump’s threats against student protesters are antithetical to the mission of higher education. We strongly condemn them. www.aaup.org/news/threats...

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: "Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."

But sadly, this goes far beyond just taxes. The U.S. isn’t simply imposing tariffs—it’s employing gray zone tactics, a mix of economic pressure, political manipulation, and strategic coercion, all designed to weaken Canada’s sovereignty and force Canada into a lopsided economic & political union.

There may still be some U.S. citizens out there who can’t understand what it feels like for Canada to realize that our biggest threat, the worst & most dangerous villain in a world with many villains, is now the former “best friend” beside us. Or more accurately, its increasingly fascist government.

With everything going on, I’ve been struggling with some hard feels. I’ve decided to leave said hard feels behind and be more like this frog friend. There will be glitter and PINK PONY CLUB at the top of my lungs (or, like, more than usual).

I finally figured out how to modify my little starter sewing machine to do free motion sewing! (I don’t think I’ll keep it, but it was good stress-relieving practice)! Content inspired by the times… #CraftSky #Sewing

My heart broke for Ukraine a long time ago, but today is a new low. The Europe leaders' summit in the UK on Sunday is now important than ever. Slava Ukraini.

Please look up the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 to understand that the CDC not selecting strains for next year’s vaccines sets the stage for a public health calamity that will, without doubt and at bare minimum, catastrophically and directly impact people you know. This is a five alarm fire.

The absolutest absolute unit. (Giving a certain icon at the @themerl.bsky.social a run for its money...!) (Only kidding. I love both absolute units equally).

And goodnight!

“But I believe we fight for something, not against something.”

Coup Day 29: I had a REALLY amazing undergrad class, and then I interviewed a seriously awesome potential grad student for a GAship, and it's like: THERE IS STILL HOPE WITHIN THE DYSTOPIAN HELLSCAPE. ❤ #AcademicSky

Today was BABY’S FIRST MAMMOGRAM! It’s not fun. But I had a super lovely nurse, the waiting room had plants and felt like a spa, and there were free “knitted knockers” made by volunteers. It all made me emotional about the importance of women’s health. Love.❤️

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💝

I see fatherdom: doing it right! ❤️

It’s a snow day tomorrow, and I am SO HAPPY because I desperately need that time to catch up on alllllllllllllllllll the work…

Also, hot take: Canadian resistance to being subsumed by the US is actually pretty simple. Canadians have universal healthcare, gun control, and parental leave. They don’t want to join us because they’re not insane.

“I remember damage. Then escape.” Has anyone seen Station Eleven? I finished watching it a couple of nights ago, but I just keep thinking about it…

Wait? Did someone elect Musk and not tell me? How is he holding a press conference in the WHITE HOUSE LIKE HE’S THE HEAD OF STATE? Sorry for yelling but what???? #itsacoup

Love in the time of chaos ❤️ (best with sound on)

Here’s a great library guide for anyone who needs government reports that have been removed!

Dear Federal Judges: please keep blocking blocking blocking…! We have to do all we can to protect our trans folks.

I’m a member of the American Association of University Professors, which is a plaintiff in the suit against Trump admin’s hate-filled anti-DEIA orders. That feels good.

So… how does one go about applying for the job of “Fentanyl Czar?” Just wondering… 🙊😆

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA hahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahaha *cough* *wheeze* oh my heart 😂😂😂 PS: the National Parks Service already announced that there’s not enough carvable rock for another figure…

Yesterday, in “crafting through my fears because what even is happening and how do we protect everyone,” I made a new pillow for my bedroom! It’s made from an old tablecloth and an old sheet, and I learned how to mitre! YAY CRAFTING THROUGH CHAOS! #CraftSky

Please admire this beautiful wall of tools I put together today while I was hiding from all of the terrible news. (Sometimes self care means taking a little crafting break from reading about the horrors). It’s so pretty! 😍 #CraftSky #Resist #CraftingTheResistance

I just watched Caroline Kennedy’s message urging the senate to reject RFK Jr’s confirmation, and…wow. She makes multiple excellent points, but this more personal one about RFK Jr expropriating her father’s image must have been particularly difficult to voice. #Senate #RFK #JFK #SenateConfirmations

I am proud of my spring onions for SUPER GROWING after I chop them each day to add to my eggs. Go, little allium! You work so hard! I’m proud of you! (Yes, I need a pet).

If you live in the northern hemisphere like I do, we have made it through the darkest 10 weeks of the year ❤️

FYI: you can get your own printable red cards from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center. They’re little cards that tell you what to do when ICE comes. They’re available in multiple languages: www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...

The "DIY Web Archiving" zine shows you why everyone should participate in preserving the things on the web they care about—and how anyone can do so (no special expertise required!). Preservation & collaboration tools; advice on metadata, file org, privacy: zinebakery.com/homemade-zin...

Seriously, this Monday feels like it’s never-ending! *It’s Wednesday.

I am definitely having a week… <sigh>

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

Today, I’m desperately clinging to this old Jack Layton quotation. This is my mantra for the next four years. (This, and a whole lot of Hannah Arendt, as a warning).

My university has canceled classes tomorrow due to the cold, and I AM THE HAPPIEST BEAN. Thank you, Winter!! 🙌🙌🙌

I don’t know about you all, but I’m feeling VERY Duncan-like today. (BRB, need to get my bear ear headband).

I made some cute, colourful notebook sets for friends. Sometimes you just want a small library of notebooks! #BookSky #Bookbinding