There are a number of efforts to preserve old footage and stories from the Chicago hardcore, emo and punk scenes of the 90s and early 2000s that are very exciting. One is The Fireside Tapes Youtube channel with early Midwest emo shows from the Fireside Bowl. www.youtube.com/@thefireside...

The hottest pattern on Ravelry right now: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #FuckICE #AbolishICE #MeltTheICE #KnittersFightNazis

Ok, I've shifted my reporting trip to MSP to next week to catch the couple of days when it will be all the way in the 20s. Tossing out a call for contacts: I'm looking for folks who are new to activism and who have been pulled into what's happening there in ways they didn't expect. DMs are open.

A reminder that if you want to learn an instrument, you should do that if you can, and ignore any thoughts of 'too old' or 'too late.' (This is a reminder for me, too.) I'm getting vengeance for myself and all the women in my family who had to give up their music.

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Every woman has heard it. Your daughter, your sister, your mother, your wife. We have ALL heard it.

Made my calls this morning. These scripts are so helpful, especially if you have to leave a voicemail.

Hi! Have you eaten something today? Taken your meds? Had a big glass of water? Planned something fun offline this weekend? Naps still count. I know things are really stressful right now and it's hard to focus. Remember to breathe. Try and lower your shoulders. One thing at a time.

Image caption: A small pipe organ stands in the corner of the chapel. Me (looking at the organ): That's not a pipe organ, that's a reed organ. Those pipes are ornamental. Yes, I am that person sometimes.

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...

This is also my mantra for this entire year, and maybe longer. I am desperately learning to make time for the things I enjoy, and to wear my nice clothes, jewelry, and perfume that make me happy instead of saving them for that imaginary special time.

Yes to this! 🗡️

A shitpost so great Billy Joel actually heard about it

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on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias: we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com

Dear 2026, please be gentler than the previous year. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this. 🙏🏼

Thankfully we all got to come home again safe and mostly sound.

I thought we were going to be done with this rough December, but instead we are now at the 24 hour animal hospital.

I use this to prevent overwork and track how long admin tasks actually take. I usually only last a few months with the diligence, but it sure helps my mental health to know that no, I'm not bad at it, there really is just too much to do.

I am once again feeling as though a new musical instrument would fix me. It won't, and we don't have room for it anyhow. But the longing persists.

This is absolutely on my reading list for the coming year. I wanted to read it as soon as it came out, but fall quarter was way busier than I expected. 🫩

Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name. "These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."

A more detailed account of the purchase by @ricksteves.bsky.social of a neighborhood hygiene center, his plans to help improve it further, and him calling out a failure to support vulnerable people. What a mensch. Be Rick. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

I got the notification that my course evaluations are available to review, and I will not look at them until next year. They're probably mostly good, but there's almost always one that is meant to cause harm.

A true warrior is not too proud to express gratitude. Indeed, acknowledging when you have been helped, when others have shared with you, is essential to an honorable life. I am grateful to have spent another day with you, those who make my days lighter and more hopeful. Thank you.

A friend suggested it might be helpful to revisit a book about emotionally immature parents, and oof, what a helpful recommendation that was! But also, oof. Like, OOOF.

I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case

IN VALEN'S NAME, USE ALT TEXT FOR YOUR IMAGES. You want to prove you're down for progressive causes? Do the most basic fucking thing ever and use alt-text. Also, use it to describe the image and provide context so that the people who rely on alt-text can experience your image as intended.

This is so true. IYKYK.

T.S. Eliot: April is the cruellest month. December 2025: Hold my beer.

Glaciers melting in the dead of night and the superstars sucked into the supermassive...

T.S. Eliot: April is the cruellest month. December 2025: Hold my beer.

I'm almost done with grading, it's dark and pouring outside again, and the urge to light candles and spend the day crafting is immense. Fingers crossed my brain lets me do the grading first!

We’ve posted an update on Fobazi here: gofund.me/e475efa5c

Reposting with care for anyone else who is likely to cry over a commercial.

I have mixed feelings about feeling proud of my students because I'm not their caregiver, but some of these research proposals are making my heart swell because they are so phenomenal.

I seem to have the reached the cleaning phase of my grading marathon. Greetings to anyone else who has also reached this point of the academic year!

Are they just extra mic-ing flute guy because they know what we're all here for

Me: Look! My first colorwork crochet project is coming along so well! Orange cat when I'm not looking: *CHOMP* #FenrisUpdate

Me: I need you. I can’t go on without you. Why do you want to hurt me? My lower back: Because you turned very slightly to the left.

A reminder to all my fellow academics that reading student learning self-assessments at the end of the quarter/semester is generally a worthwhile (and lovely) experience. They are giving me life amidst my ongoing surgery recovery right now.🥰

We seem to have reached the "panicked emails about formatting" point of the academic year. Not much further for all of us, then!

*cueing up some Angelo Badalamenti*

Getting an appendectomy a few days before all the final course work comes in, and grading is due, is quite impeccable timing on my part. I've got this.

Stupid appendix.

Norwegian Foreign Minister: You get that social video for next week? Director of Social Media: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked. Even threw in “Glory Box”. FM: what

Instead of relying on wealthy donors, congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social is using a Twitch stream to raise money – and fight a federal indictment aftermath.site/kat-abughaza...

A great thread on the history of eugenics, with some recommended readings. I'll try to reply here later with a few more, too.

I need a sign to tap that says something along the lines of "Accommodations do not diminish rigor." *tapping the sign while muttering something about pedagogy*

This week, Netflix will drop a western with Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson as warring matriarchs of opposing clans. Not a one of the dozens of media writers I follow online has ever mentioned this show, and yet its three-week-old trailer has over 1M views. Make it make sense.