Submitted my Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender & Sexuality Studies (RIDGS) minor. One more class for my PhD (plus thesis credits) and I'll hopefully be ABD in December. #PhDLife #AcademicSky

Seriously Google? I type in anthropology and the first result is for Anthropologie (the store). What is the world coming to?

Ugh it's 40* F (18* C) colder than yesterday. I hate Minnesota.

The Twin Cities still need help. Men brandishing guns are still roaming the streets. Families in hiding are struggling to pay rent. www.standwithminnesota.com/

That sounds amazing! Will definitely use that.

I've been wanting to have a Disability centric bookstore but don't have the .ones or time right now.

I'm not superstitious but it's nice to get good news on Friday the 13th.

Writing a blog post about historical sites and accessibility. Want to discuss how having accommodations makes them "inaccurate", other objections to (adding) accommodations (cost, etc) and am having trouble finding info. Any suggestions? Thanks! #AcademicSky #DisabilitySky #PhDSky #skystorians

Unpopular take: I want there to be as much energy going into physical accessibility as there is going into digital accessibility. I don't want new software or AI tools hyped to me until we can get ramps, handrails, and accessible toilets. WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY.

Dear news, your "in depth" coverage never is and you're missing important info and rarely ask the right questions. Do better.

I have no idea how the sitting skiers or any skiers don't fall over going around corners or are able to ski uphill. #Paralympics #MilanCortina2026

A tip for my fellow men: you can say “I’m not the best fit for this, have you considered my colleague?” And a tip for museums/reporters/etc. looking for speakers and commenters: don’t know whom to ask? Try Women Also Know History, a great database of historical experts. womenalsoknowhistory.com

Sled hockey is fascinating. Glad for the detailed explanation about the differences on sticks, equipment and rules etc. #MilanCortina2026 #Paralympics

Yet another way that things are difficult for disabled people in #HigherEd #AcademicSky #DisabilitySky

Learning a lot about how various #Paralympic sports work. This is fascinating. #DisabilitySky #Paralympics #MilanCortina2026

Finally get to watch the Paralympics! Enjoying the women's biathlon. Amazed that no one has fallen over. #Paralympics #MilanoCortina2026

The news is emphasizing the increasing gas prices because of the war but not discussing the humanitarian and environmental impact of the strikes or using gas.

@juliocapojr.bsky.social is that you?

I am on a #ScholarSunday post! #DisabilitySky

Is it a neurotypical thing to not call until the time you said you'd meet to say you'll be late? #DisabilitySky

EBSCO, your website is appallingly difficult to use (keeps asking me to sign in when I am), inaccessible (can't download PDFs). Proquest, you're a bit better, but being able to download entire books would be nice b/c you're not set up for large print on a screen. #AcademicSky #PhDLife #DisabilitySky

Between work, personal, and school email, it's a full-time job just to answer them. Way behind on personal emails. #AcademicSky #PhDLife

chuffed.org/project/crip... this is my regular reminder that we are still here and working to stay out of the red. Celebrate and honor Ramadan by considering spreading the word and donating to us. Let Gaza communications ring freely. You can't stop the signal.

Thrilled to finally be sharing my Densho blog post on disabled Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII. #DisabilitySky #skystorians Glad it made it in time for #DayOfRemembrance #EO9066 #AcademicSky densho.org/catalyst/ask...

Listening to Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough. I'm now irrationally giddy that in the chapter about travel, they're discussing verses and have gotten to "My Mother Told Me." #BookSky #skystorians #MusicSky

Why is everything always due at the same time? I'm tired. #PhDLife #AcademicSky

Watched Wicked: For Good. I know the story because I've read the books and know the music. It's very contemporary.

I can't watch films, documentaries, etc without judging (usually lack of) accessibility. #DisabilitySky #AcademicSky

Another thing to apply for next year

I keep meaning to join. Need to do that. Have an article but will start on my diss soon. And then a book I assume.

Started listening to Niel deGrasse Tyson's "My Favorite Planet" Great Courses lecture. Was going well until he killed the Pillsbury dough boy and now I'm completely thrown out. #BookSky

Not only are external #humanities grants drying up, internal grants usually for the humanities are now going to the sciences too. Great. #AcademicSky #PhDLife #skystorians

Why is everything due at the same time? Don't have time now.

Reading Sylvia Wynter. Send help. #AcademicSky

Six hours of class in Zoom in a day is exhausting. #AcademicSky

Writing a conference abstract. I've never had directions that say "1200 character abstract (including spaces)." Surprised that 65 words is only 475 characters. At least for once, Google Docs and Word agree. #AcademicSky #PhDLife

Algorithm, there's a huge difference between #SuperBowl and #SuperbOwl. I am uninterested in the former. Just show me the owls and puppies.

Dear #Olympics camera crew, please stop zooming in and out. It's irritating, distracting, and makes it incredibly hard to see and figure out what's happening.

Saw a post earlier about lack of funding for women's issues and just saw this: Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening www.bbc.com/news/article...

Went to a St. Paul Chamber Orchestra concert tonight. The last piece was Bach. Didn't recognize it until the last movement which is the theme to @lizcovart.bsky.social's Ben Franklin's World and was mentally geeking out.

Can the people laid off from #WaPo form a new newspaper company?

Just started listening to Kafka's Metamorphosis. The only thing I knew was the main character turned into a bug. This is bizzare. #BookSky

"People would ask what happened to my skin. I'd tell them these were burns from the [atomic] bomb. When they heard that, they would turn away. Americans were reluctant to talk about the bombings then ― and I don't think that has changed much." #Skystorians #HistMed www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Please don't do this in alt text. If you're posting a screenshot of text, you need to transcribe the actual text. You can use tools like Google Lens if rereading the text makes you sick.

Really weird that I might be in some of yesterday's protest photos.

Given all the screenshot posts: 1 Include alt text 2 Allows visually impaired & blind ppl (esp using screen readers) access 3 Alt text is image description and/or text transcript 4 Alt text is NOT extra info, vague descriptions, or "alt text" etc 5 Include everything sighted ppl see #Accessibility

1. Narratives of Internment (led to my PhD/career) 2. Modern Biology for the Concerned Citizen (the plague still exists!) 3. Native American Indians, 1500-PRES (1st Native American hist course) 4. The Silk Road (Jews in China!) 5. Medieval European Hist (wrote about my ancestor Piers de Gaveston)

Will there be weekly #ICEOut protests now (though we should be out there daily)? That was invigorating. And I can walk to them. When's the next one? #ICEOutOfMinnesota

Finally feeling good enough to protest today!