@shearites.bsky.social Thanks to the generosity of @robynlilyphd.bsky.social, we have renamed this annual prize the SHEAR Robyn Lily Davis Dissertation Prize. Now it'll come with a $1000 prize as well as a book contract and ms. workshop. Thank you, Robyn & Bill! shear.org/shear-book-p...

OMG it's so good!

i do not understand suing a dairy because you made the unwise decision to purchase and consume raw milk www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...

"Trump and his allies distort the past to convince their followers that respecting the American Revolution is somehow compatible with supporting a tyrant. They want to turn the Revolution into a symbol for tribal loyalty, but the Revolution belongs to all Americans." newrepublic.com/article/1983...

My amazing mom has written a moving YA novel about the experiences of impoverished, desperate Okie migrants who moved to California during the Depression (like her family) -- where they were demonized. It's so relevant to the terrible treatment of immigrants today. www.amazon.com/Cora-Lee-Oki...

So, what’s the over/under on Ghislaine Maxwell magically receiving a pardon and — gasp! — telling us that DJT was totally a stand-up guy?

We had to make a pilgrimage to a holy site while in South Pasadena.

I don't think he can get a pardon for this, but I might be wrong. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I called VA Gov. Glenn Youngkin's office to ask if he would deploy the military to combat Virginians' rights to peaceful free speech at the #NoKings protest on Saturday the way that Trump had sent troops to CA. "The Governor has not released a statement yet," she said, "but he stands with Trump."

"I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love."

Are there ways to depart a conference feeling happy rather than vaguely dissatisfied or alienated? Why yes there are! Join our webinar tomorrow (Wed., 5/28) at 4pm and find out! Free and open to all -- please tell your grad students and colleagues. This is not oriented to any particular conference.

We’re doing a thing! Want to talk about how to do a conference? Come ask somebody who’s made all the mistakes and survived: Me! . . . and also Will and @carolyneastman.bsky.social, who make far fewer mistakes ;)

Help us get the word out to everyone! How do you get the most out of academic conferences? Considering all the challenges we're facing, this free SHEAR webinar with @wmackintosh.bsky.social‬ and @drhonor.bsky.social is designed to offer practical strategies for finding your people. Join us!

How do you get the most out of academic conferences? Considering all the social and intellectual challenges we're facing, this free SHEAR webinar with ‪@wmackintosh.bsky.social‬ and @drhonor.bsky.social is designed to offer practical strategies for finding your people. Join us!

Okay, sure, he has violated the Constitution (again), but let's comfort ourselves that the plane is made by Boeing. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

The U.S. President is for sale.

“Check out my belly, human.”

It’s a very good morning.

Experimenting with tart seasonal drinks: this one is a cherry-ginger whiskey sour. This photo doesn’t capture its beauty:

@brookenewman.bsky.social is adopting a kitten; I’m making boozy cookies

Whoever is doing social media for this site should run for president.

Gaetz withdraws. Or perhaps I should say that he has pulled out. Was it premature? Did he not have sufficient protection? I feel like maybe there's a joke in here somewhere.

I loved the book so much that I was afraid the show would suck. But the first episode, anyway, is SO GOOD. Ronny Chieng as the sidekick is great in every single scene, and the fantastic elements just work so well.

BREAKING: House Speaker Mike Johnson announces that male Republicans neutered by Donald Trump may continue to use the men's bathrooms.

Prediction for the Trump regime: an unprecedented wave of people asking for money/ starting GoFundMe drives to help them out of desperate situations and health crises, because instead of insurance and government aid Trump needed billionaires to get richer.

1.2 Millions Americans died because of his negligence, while he was sending our lifesaving supplies to Putin.

Trump isn't even in office yet & we're already talking about letting him bypass the Constitution as though that's a normal conversation to be having.

Hi new followers! If you happen to be interested in the separation of powers, Congress, government shutdowns, contempt of Congress, the filibuster, and more, have I got the book for you! www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/

Hello Bluesky! I'm a glaciologist at the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø, northern Norway, currently working with remote sensing of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Will be posting about polar science, diversity/equity/inclusion, and updates from living in the Arctic! ❄️

I write about the history of early American republic, which feels more fragile than ever, so I also read a ton of fiction (literary when I'm feeling strong; mysteries and thrillers otherwise) and am unashamedly bad at many, many forms of art (pottery, watercolor, quilting, encaustic among them).

Roxane Gay on Trump voters: "These are adults, so let us treat them like adults. Let us acknowledge that they want to believe nonsense and conjecture. ...They want to celebrate a leader who allows them to nurture their basest beliefs about others." 💯 Gift article:

My cactus is determined to cheer me up

You should know two things: 1. The Trump admin plans to remove all references to "abortion," "reproductive health," and "sexual and reproductive rights" from all federal laws, regulations, contracts, and grants. 2. The Trump admin is planning to create the Department of Life separate from HHS.

An acquaintance just posted Elon Musk's comment about how we should ignore the news and place blind trust in the notion that they're going to make our groceries cheaper (and apparently end all wars). Is it even worth making a comment about drinking the kool-aid? Gah.

Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.

When Joe Biden inherited a broken country in 2021, we had to be patient while his administration rebuilt things and revived the economy. Trump has arrived determined to break everything. The question is, if education and health care and security and the law get broken, can they get rebuilt later?

Two more deaths in Texas, due to the abortion bans. This is not an accident. This is what abortion bans are designed to do: kill women. www.salon.com/2024/10/30/a...

You know who's guilty of voter fraud? Republicans in positions of power re: the voter rolls. www.npr.org/2024/10/11/n...

Tell us, Mr. Former President, what else would you have us blame on Jewish people? And a followup, for context: what do you think antisemitism means, and how might we fight it?

When Trump described Mark Robinson as "Martin Luther King on steroids," obviously he didn't mean Martin Luther King. He meant to say "a Nazi." He also didn't mean to say "steroids." He meant to say "viagra." Also, when he says things, he doesn't mean them at all. Except when he is totally serious.

Elon Musk was forced to reveal who financed his purchase of Twitter. Amongst owners of Twitter there are two Russian oligarchs who are close to Putin and we're sanctioned over the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Petr Aven and Vadim Moshkovich. fortune.com/2024/08/22/e...

A bomb threat is both a federal and state crime, punishable with fines and/ or jail time, whether or not the person actually meant to bomb anything. If the threat results in bodily harm, the sentence can go up to 20 years in prison. Language that incites lawlessness isn't protected free speech.

This is going to win over a bunch of voters

Please, someone needs to do a new poll of likely voters in Springfield, Ohio

Drop an alien that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek

Shameless self-promotion: I just published this article in Smithsonian Magazine on the agonizing slowness of New Yorkers to free their enslaved people after the Revolution. It's based on a newly-digitized set of freedom records that no one has ever used. Please read!

We have the castle doctrine -- "my home is my castle, and I get to defend it with deadly force" -- but a woman's body is something else entirely. Gift article here, and a powerful read. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...