It may be the reason the super fragile ego chose him. Wouldn’t want anyone as or more “popular” than he is.

The only good thing about Vance being next in line is that I think more people hate him (& are less afraid to show it) than Trump.

5 yeardiary entry from #otd last year: “The DOGE news is incredibly frustrating. & now RFK jun is the Head of Health! It’s truly nightmarish.” Also need to remember to not just say “saw so&so” but add who that so&so was. (Probs a student).

Omg I would love to go. Marguerite Young’s An Angel in the Forest is one of my fave books ever.

Dealing with Cathie on steroids (=joint inflammation) isn’t easy, she gets a bit hyper and even screechy. As opposed to whiny and despondent. Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️😆❤️🥰😆❤️😸

Interessant. Danke!🙏

UPDATE. I will be taking some time off to compete in the Olympics.

I feel it is somewhat significant (in a silly made up superstitious sort of way) that the last semester I teach the basketball team is doing really well! www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...

Um guys I gotta go get ready to teach German!! 😸😆😸😆😸 (real sisters Laverne and Shirley).

My medieval gender and sexuality online courses is starting up again next week, and we have a couple spaces left if you want to come nerd out with me for six weeks. share.google/Ye4kTijsrYee...

So much for trying to grade in the comfy chair…😆😆😆😸

CfP - Listening to Possible Worlds: Sound and Music in Speculative Literature and Culture deadline for submissions: March 30, 2026 call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/02/...

www.cjr.org/analysis/whe... Great article about my town!!!

"Ms. Collins, along with her husband, Malcolm Collins, sent the White House several draft executive orders, including one that would bestow a “National Medal of Motherhood” to mothers with six or more children." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u... Yikes! It's giving: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_o...

God I hate teaching every day. The end of my tether is a little too close for comfort. #tiredteachingprof #chronicillness #fatigue (Shirley with her glucose sensor is keeping me company). She was diagnosed with diabetes last Friday.

Bad public health outcomes likely from trifecta of US choices: 🤒 CDC has narrowed recommendations for childhood vaccines 🚼 No federal paid leave policy for parents means babies enter day care at very young ages 🏥 No universal healthcare means higher risk of medical bankruptcy from serious illness

I found Saltburn severely underwhelming so I’m not hopeful for this.

courtesy of my reading Austin Kleon's fabulous substack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r9l...

When students admit to not reading I wonder: how well or how much should college students be able to read?

Learned from a recent project that Max Ernst's sister was named "Apollonia", "Loni" for short. 🦷 #TooMuchInformation #arthistory #surrealism

OMG!!!! Too funny!!!🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣

We’re watching #Tatort (Dortmund) not the little football game that’s happening tonight.

“How can Washington credibly pressure the UAE on its role fueling a civil war in Sudan, when the Emirates’ national security adviser is a business partner of the US president?” — my latest for @theguardian.com on a Trump corruption scandal that should be getting a lot more attention

James Bond in order so far: Dr. No was fun, From Russia with Love was abysmally bad and Goldfinger was pretty good.

who called it watership down and not warren peace

Finally started our podcast @lizcjw.bsky.social substack.com/@teresaritte...

The British Association for Romantic Studies is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest in hosting its 2028 International Biennial Conference. More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6294 Deadline: Tuesday 31 March 2026

Getting my husband to subscribe to my YouTube channel The Grimm Reader so I can finally have 1500 subscribers! 😁

never won a teaching award: was only not promoted (quasi fired) 4 times.

The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley. Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo. Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles. Get them out!

Mr. T ❤️s Laverne.

In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is two or three days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.

"The Trump administration has dramatically changed the profile of who is being arrested by increasing the use of “at-large” arrests in American communities by 600%, leading to an unprecedented deployment of federal law enforcement." www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-exp...

An earworm featunring CGI flamingos for memorizing the two way prepostions in German! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqYB... #GermanGrammar #GermanPrepositions

Hallo! Eine Frage für Muttersprachler: wie falsch (wenn überhaupt) ist es "Ich wasche mir MEINE Hände" zu sagen statt "Ich wasche mir die Hände?" Geht: ich wasche meine Hände? #Reflexivepronouns #Reflexivpronomen #DeutscheGrammatik #GermanGrammar

"These are the facts of the case & they are undisputed" Donald Trump is guilty of insurrection Donald Trump raped children Donald Trump is a multiple felon Donald Trump raped E Jean Carroll Donald Trump is making billions using office of president Republicans & MAGA support & encourage every crime

CFP: Beyond Identities: Queer Formations in 20 & 21 C German Culture (MLA 2027 in L.A.) Abstracts by 16.03.26 to [email protected] 20th and 21st C German-language cultures have been the site of multiple prominent and contested discourses about non-normative sexualities, subjects and politics...

ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year! Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him. He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary. His health is declining. Public outrage might save his life. Say his name:

@fandorin.bsky.social warum wird ein zwölfeckiges Haus benötigt?

The show Black Rabbit is really good. #blackrabbit

Exactly. It’s not enough!!!!

Not now, haunted Victorian shoes

The Bovino demotion is like a watered down Röhm purge. Does it change anything?

Trump claims ICE's Minnesota raids — which have already killed two Americans — are justified to root out "fraud." Meanwhile, he's pardoned multiple convicted fraudsters, including several who gave money to his campaign and Super PAC. The "law and order" president.

Lily says bring me back in now pls!

This quite literally should be all over the news‼️

this is where we're at: it's just awful.

Dear history fans, what objects would you like to see in an exhibition on privateering & life at sea in the 18th century? Everyday objects, letters, navigational instruments, or something unexpected? It will also explore forced migration. I’d love to hear your thoughts #earlymodern #maritimehistory

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