Picked up The Adjunct from the library today but it’s too close to work to be escapist restful reading
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Профиль VivelyEnglish prof, mama & wife, reader/writer, 18C, pop culture, intersectional feminist, progressive, cyclist, hiker. NC. My views are my own. She/her
Gutting the State Department is an unforgivable crime
PBS NewsThe State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
There is no humidity today. Feels like late September
This is a rich text - the use of The West Wing music, the tacky “gold,” the flaunting of apparent wealth at the top while they cut Medicaid and food prices soar
Dom ErvolinaDeputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted this video of the Oval Office and it somehow looks even more embarrassing than I realized
Misty was an incredible human and scholar, a funny, generous person who loved deeply 💔
Dr. Emily FriedmanIf you’ve seen the ep, you’ll understand when I say I had my own “Grief Popcorn” moment yesterday. My colleague & friend the brilliant @mistykrueger.bsky.social died yesterday morning. They were a fierce & funny teacher & scholar of Austen, pop culture, & a searing memoirist. mistykrueger.com
I try to keep books in a series together and I have one small bookcase I attempted to make a TBR housing but otherwise it’s just find a spot on shelf where there’s room and I just remember where they are
Immigrant PunkEnough of the horrors and doom scrolling. Let's talk about something fun. How do you arrange your books?
I’ll never forget what they have done to the Dept of Education
Jess CalarcoAnd this post (similar vibes) is from the US Department of Education's official Facebook page.