Xander is in the hospital on his birthday because he's still radioactive. (After hyperthroid treatment.) So his medical team made him a cake. THANK YOU, @mspca-angell.bsky.social! #cats #catsky #birthday

STOP THE FEDERAL BOOK BAN BILL. action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661

Really, we never could.

Great appreciation to the two people I met at yesterday's protest who were immediately deeply invested in my cat's radioactive iodine hyperthyroid treatment and supportive of our care decisions. Community means a lot. #catsky #cats #appreciation

One of my students summarizes the human condition, as expressed by Euripides' Bacchae: "Life is hard. Sometimes wine helps. When wine isn't enough, you suffer." #academicsky #Greekmythology #Euripides

#jasonisbell tickets for November, acquired! I love having live music to look forward to throughout the year - especially when that music is made by someone using their voice to be in the fight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=te2n...

This is a Justice Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor appreciation post. Thank you for your just and righteous voices and your fierce defense of our democracy. ❤️

A graduating senior, someone I've worked with since their freshman year, left an 'LDOC' card under my door. The sentiments pretty nearly made me cry. But I was distracted from all-out emotion by having to google 'LDOC'. #professorsky #academicsky #graduation

TOMRROW, MAY 1! Don't shop! If you can, don't work/walk out! And by all means, find and join a rally near you! I'll see you on Boston Common. #mayday #generalstrike

If you're used to depending on Amazon for finding products, you can still use their website to identify what you need - but then buy the item through the manufacturer's own website. Even better is to shop local and independent from the beginning, but some things are hard to find.

A conundrum! I want to give a student a book for graduation. The book is wonderful - it explores gentrification and identity through an innovative mythologizing lens. But there is an endorsement from Gaiman front and center on the cover. Not the book's fault! What to do? #booksky #advice

This little guy is going in tomorrow for hyperthyroid treatment. It's radioactive iodine, so he'll be away from home for two weeks or a little longer. Good thoughts, encouraging words, or positive experiences all most welcome. Anxiety levels are pretty high. #catsky #thyroid #cats

A sincere thank you to AOC, Mamdani, Stansbury, Khanna, Warren, and Sanders Keep working hard and speaking out for us... We, the People

A beautiful scene and wonderful role models. This gives me hope. Thank you, @pressley.house.gov, @aoc.bsky.social, @mayorwu.boston.gov.

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Is "Hot damn!" an appropriate response to a student's vastly improved thesis statement? I'm so tempted. #academicsky #writing #teaching

AOC is all sensible Americans right now, Americans who have completely lost patience with the wildly incompetent, lying loons currently running things who undermine our sanity, wealth, and wellbeing.

Spike Lee at the Knicks game at MSG. #spikelee #popeleo #knicks #madisonsquaregarden

Saw the video. Awesome! www.instagram.com/reels/DXafVi...

You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂

For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never be invited back to Coachella again! I'm so proud of them

This👇🏼. AOC is the only one stating it clearly and plainly. Do I have any faith that the American people will ever elect a woman president someday? No. I hope I’m proven wrong.

I know frog I know…

Better things are possible.

Shoutout to one of my favorite bookstores in the world! Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Oregon! They ship as quickly as Amazon, have used books and deals all the time. Check them out or another local bookstore. 💙🦋💙

OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse Media and universities: AI is here to stay

Dear #embroidery bluesky, I would like to acquire a beginner's embroidery kit from a small business run by real humans. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

My lapsedness isn't lapsing, but god(s) bless these Bishops.

Scene: Rhiannon Giddens' concert last night. She announces that she is doing a stop at Carnegie Hall. *applause* She adds that it is in celebration of America's 250th. *awkward silence* She looks around, pauses, and then growls: "THEY. CAN'T. HAVE. IT." *THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE, SOME TEARS*

If you are *anywhere near* one of Rhiannon Giddens' tour stops - BUY YOUR TICKETS: rhiannongiddens.com/tour Went tonight in Boston and it was breathtaking. Virtuosic, hopeful, angry, deeply rooted in the past, speaking for the future. #rhiannongiddens #banjo #concerts

Greek class takes a scatological turn today with a solid fifteen minutes of discussion devoted to the origins, significance, and cultural implications of the poop in Cyclops' cave. #greekmythology #cyclops #odyssey

Entirely correct. And you'd better not even think of recycling new boxes.

Yep, this happened. www.westernjournal.com/tennessee-la...

Can’t wait for Mike Johnson to have not seen any of this madness. “Pope ? Who’s the Pope” 😂

In Springsteen’s words: everybody has a Hungary heart

"sex doesn't belong in YA books" Listen, I learned more about birth control, menstruation, and how to get and give consent to different acts from Tamora Pierce books than I did from my school. There's a huge difference between smut and showing teens what healthy sexuality is.

A student, discussing their final paper with me, just casually referred to "the Clytemnestra of it all". #academicsky #mythology

"Would you prefer if I set it here, and should I perhaps sit with you?" Me, to my cat, as I serve him his food in a pottery bowl hand-made for him by my spouse. #catsky #cats

Resign already, John. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Through book bans, Republicans are censoring Black, queer & marginalized authors and denying us the freedom to learn. My Books Save Lives Act would confront book bans & ensure inclusive learning environments. Proud to visit All She Wrote Books in Somerville to introduce this bill.

Guys, how is anybody supposed to focus on anything right now? I have a class to teach at 3, and I am this close to walking in and telling them we're just not doing it today. #academicsky #lifein2026 #impeach

Thank you, Rep. Lieu. THIS is the message that every news outlet, commentator, legislator, and individual should be focusing on.

Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against these heretics

Very correct.

Thank god. Christ. But seriously folks. We cannot continue to live like this.

This is no way to live, man

Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something. For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.

posting this 'ol thing again for no reason

I want to live in a world run by librarians. #libraries #booksky