The world is a lot right now so perhaps you also need an adorable tuxedo kitty with a tiny soul patch. In a tub. ❤️

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

GLORIOUS PELICAN FOOTAGE OMG HOW IS THIS MY LIFE 😭😭🪶

I'm going to finish this manuscript by the end of the week, I told myself

BIG STICK

Here are some nice mushrooms

Today’s best blep unsurprisingly came from a harbor seal 🦑🦊🌿

Spotted on Taskmaster S19E6... those look like @hankgreen.bsky.social's Cancer Socks!!

SynTeach is a project looking at how syntax is taught in higher ed. Our next stage is FOCUS GROUPS—whether you loved or hated syntax, we'd love to talk to you! Sign up to be contacted once we start recruiting: forms.gle/PiBYpVPr1yg2... #linguistics

Anything brutal you want to say about the Biden administration’s horrific Israel policy, immigration triangulation, and general timorous attitude about nailing Trump is more than fair. The claims that his economic policy was “business as usual” flatly were not

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Tried something different with this embroidery. Usually I like larger lettering...

There are a lot of bad things happening all at once, and it’s overwhelming to think about how to meet moments like this. Jean says to focus on 1 or 2 things that you care about, understand fairly well, and are either local or involve a topic where you’re likely to have influence and find community

if Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release,” People want action, this is action. This is the highest form of doing something www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-r...

They're real, and they're *spectacular* (Common merganser drakes, #birds)

@PCUN’s bill to create a farmworker labor standards board is a vital piece of legislation this session. Farmworkers deserve a seat at the table and a voice in their working conditions just like every other worker. www.opb.org/article/2025...

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia? Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

have i done this right

part two

I recommend texting a link to clickens.chicken.pics to anyone you know who has gone down a bad online rathole. Seriously.

Seven years today since we first introduced you to this absolute unit.

Attention undergrads: 💰Paid💰 summer internship at Planet Word in DC! See linked doc for details #linguistics

BUT the majority says Venezuelan migrants MUST be given notice that they're being deported under the Alien Enemies Act and an opportunity "to actually seek habeas relief" before they're removed. The majority affirms their right to due process—this is a big deal. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

I know there’s a lot going on today, but in case you are curious about the types of federal research being canceled, you can read 16 first-person accounts (including my own) here www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

My favorite from a good set of fact-checks Gift link: wapo.st/3E46fQt

Every day I wake up to the news

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically. For everyone observing Trans Visibility Day

I keep having to tap the Holliday Rule sign 😡. Say it with me now, linguists! IT’S ALRIGHT TO SAY THEY’RE WHITE.

once again I am jealous of my dog's absolute ignorance of the news

Roses are red Whales are gigantic I texted the war plans To the Atlantic - P. Hegseth

An analysis of the first 2 months of New York City's congestion pricing policy shows that road speeds increased and emissions decreased inside and out of the congestion zone, from Cook, Kreidieh, Vasserman, Allcott, Arora, van Sambeek, Tomkins, and Turkel https://www.nber.org/papers/w33584

This week on the blog, I court controversy by suggesting that our understanding of history has in fact improved over the decades #history #academia salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/n...

Look I have zero excuses for this, but the idea popped into my head and now it's in your head, sorry

okay I think I've got it

Well, that's new - a "Possible Exposure to Monkeypox Virus" phishing scam.

I haven't shared much about my post grad-school work, but this is a good representation of my new job and I'm proud to be a part of it We evaluated a program for parenting students at ACC, and identified some some ways direct support can help these students thrive

"Every single pronoun in the history of mankind has been invented." - Reyes's response to this part of the EO:

I'm porting over all of my tweets from the old place, and a few people have liked the posts which makes me very nervous that I'm accidentally spamming y'all?? If so, I'm very sorry

1. Big win for trans students in New Jersey. In a pair of rulings, an appellate court upheld preliminary injunctions banning the forced outing of trans students. The latest from contributor Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/in-major-w...

Today's acts of resilience are donating to lambda legal, writing postcards to spring election voters, and mending the holes in my slippers

California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order: "It does nothing" "It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach" Will not comply.

Bluebird combat ⚔️🪶

Get your updated flu shot every season and save yourself a lot of bullshit

a word of caution: there are a ton of reports flying around right now about which programs have been immediately cut off from federal funding because of trump's freeze. much of it seems unconfirmed at this point, so be discerning in what you share.

On a happier note, new paper alert! Recently revised a piece with collaborators @chirila.bsky.social, Sunny Ananthanarayan, and Sophie Pierson on the digital infrastructure for language documentation. Accepted pending revisions at Language. MS: blogs.ed.ac.uk/amaliaskilto...