I don't know Texas, studying the Bible as Literature is what solidified me as agnostic. This may not get you what you intend.

On the other side of this nightmare, there must be real and significant consequences for these people and all of their enablers.

The Supreme Court's fifth and final decision is Blanche v. Lau, another 6–3 split. Per Thomas, the government does NOT require clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder committed a crime before divesting them of their lawful status at the border. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Coming on October 6th 2026 is my new nonfiction title DEAR BLIND LADY from @sasquatchbooks.bsky.social I’m so excited to share this snarky but helpful guide to how to be better humans to one another. Preorder anywhere you buy books, and check out snarkbat.com for more!

Cantaloupe, honeydew, most melons that aren't water. Kiwi and passion fruit are disappointing because they should taste better.

Almost French has gotten better. Less dreamy and more let's figure this out. The Will is building up to some protracted love story, with too much intrigue and not enough common sense, but I'm hoping it clears the hump and gets to overthrowing oppressors. 💙📚👀

I think I have the 4th or 5th edition in a box somewhere. I don't really miss my house, but I miss having an office with bookshelves.

Coming out against Mamdani's decisions is a choice. And placating the imaginary centrist voter is also a choice.

I don't know if it's a net positive or negative that ASL appears in so many world language depts. I didn't take English as a world/foreign language - it was the expectation. Signing deaf people taking ASL in the US =ish me taking English. But how can we give hearing people academic credit?

I was waiting for the airport shuttle and a man came up several mins after me. Shuttle arrives, we're about to be the last on, and he purports that he was first and should board. Absolutely not! Driver thought we were playing and then realized otherwise. We would have walked before he boarded first.

When students had excuses, I told them, I'll listen to your explanation, but if you lie to me the conversation is over, immediately. Eventually they stopped lying - or got better at it. Don't entertain people lying to your face.

"I was compelled to list my credentials (degrees across India, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and more than a decade of study), as if they could shield me from the assumptions already in the room."

Reading Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris & The Will of the Many. Almost French, meh. But I don't love a lot of non-fiction and don't relate to the author's experience thus far. Enjoying Will of the Many more and its fantasy fiction, power, and intrigue. 💙📚👀

Cote d'Ivoire. Damnit!

37 seasons of the Simpsons. 3 seasons of the Boondocks. (THREE!)

Errybody n dey mama

Question for folks who judge academic grant applications: I'm proposing a project that is working with braille along with 2 other historical tactile codes. How much space do I need to use in the grant app to explain what these other codes are, how they work, and how they're different from braille?

Oof. I was thinking about buying tickets for the (American) football game in Paris, but they start at 150€ and it's not even the Bills! They can have my seat.

Star Trek. Ah, I mean, research. Deaf students learning world languages...translanguaging...yeah, yeah, that. Oooorrrrr.... having the right captain for the right situation and how it's always Picard or Sisko, the evolution of Worf, what ENT could have been, how Berman hated women, awful Odo...

I will call my parents and I will call when we're meeting up at the same place and should be in eyesight, but can't find each other. Texts, video calls, voice notes >>>>> emails, memes >>>>> randomly seeing you out > calling.

Our new book on sign language linguistics (adapted from the 2007 Auslan linguistics book) isn't out until next month, but over 500 clips of BSL and ASL sign examples from the book can be downloaded now! Take a look at the resources section on the book's webpage. www.cambridge.org/highereducat...

Ok, let me make these revisions. wait, should I send the email... No, revisions. I need to update my website... Revisions. I must add that to my CV before I forget... R-E-V. Okay, I'll check Blacksky, make coffee, update CV, then... REVISIONS.

I appreciated Reasonable Doubt in high school, but there are no billionaires for the Culture. None.

Coming to America, Harlem Nights, Bad Boys, Soul Food

Figures... time I get into a tango flow, classes are done for the year. I was sacada'n all over the place.

How are people skeeting about twitter so much that it's a trending topic? Y'all really talk about your old partner with your new partner?!

I think I bought my first Roku 15 years ago or thereabouts. There is 0 chance it doesn't get shittier as a result of this deal.

This is a shame. #ArtSky #BlackSky

If Francisco Alvarez wasn't actually trying to hit the ball it would look exactly like those last two swings. #Mets

Is anyone good at alt text and need some quick cash? I will pay someone 100.00 USD to make me alt text in the next two hours for parts of my book. You need to be able to describe Black women accurately. It’s only like 7 images I think

If the submission uses deaf throughout and the feedback uses 'hearing impaired,' what are you giving feedback on because it can't be what was submitted.

I understand Europe wants to move away from US owned/backed businesses. I'm not going to argue against that, but... can we get your libraries on Libby and you agree to stay there? I had to download Baobab for my library and it's rough. It feels like Windows 2000.

Received my DELF B2 French results online and I was successful! It's considered high intermediate with the ability to navigate independently. Two weeks ago I would have said I'll stop at B2; knowing me, I'll probably try C1 at some point.

Thou shalt not give Taylor Swift credit for that last Knicks win when it was clearly all thanks to The RZA, the GZA, Inspectah Deck Raekwon the Chef, U-God, Ghostface Killah and the Method Man. Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothing to fuck wit.

We don't have to agree on everything, but there are some things that poison the well and salt the ground. I randomly recall a first date from Bumble. Seemed cool, convo was flowing, things in common, things in curious. Then she said the jury was still out on vaccines. 🙃 No third date.

So, this [forcible de-transitioning of Trans / GNC youth who receive gender-affirming care through the UK's NHS] touches on my single biggest reservation about single payer

If you blame libraries, you are wrong, full stop. Take up your issues with publishing companies - as always, e.g. books, movies, music.

This is nonsensical. Libraries buy huge numbers of books you wouldn't otherwise sell. They're a massive discoverability vector for authors. The reasons behind the declining author earnings are not hard to guess. People read less, have less $ to spend, +media is being consolidated by megacorporations

Carrefour condamné pour l’inaccessibilité des courses en ligne aux malvoyants

I enjoy non-sparkly vampire stories and have started reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. That guy might be on to something. It's no Bunnicula, but pretty good. 💙📚👀

The interesting question is not who uses Zotero or does not use Zotero. The interesting question is which academics enjoy working conditions that allow them to make scholarship central to their professional lives, and which academics have to do scholarship <in spite> of their working conditions.

Was just talking this morning about a class where the professor used AI to 'design' the class assignments and the students subsequently had to de-bug the code before they could even complete the assignment... only for the professor to use AI to grade the assignments.

The Dot Experience is designed to be the world’s most inclusive museum, and a catalyst for conversations regarding #disability, barriers and human-centric storytelling. #BlindNewWorld (Story via @abilitymagazine.bsky.social ⬇️)

Depressing but honest article worth sharing with cis people

If only life were an episode of Ted Lasso and teams would boycott en masse.

The US should not be considered for any international event for the duration of this administration and some time thereafter. Of course, the combination of money and hatred means this won't be the case.

My mom gave me a copy of The Secret after watching the author on Oprah. I read it, hated it, and literally threw it on floor. Date came over, noticed it, looked at me, but didn't say anything. Some time later, "So, I have to ask you about this book..." and was relieved at my response. Tossed it.