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Nicole Guenther Discenza
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Medievalist who loves reading, especially science fiction & fantasy. I don't speak for my employer or anyone else.
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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · Jun 1
Remember alt text, folks!
And if you're like me and sometimes forget, go to your Settings, find Accessibility, and have Bluesky remind you!
Accessibility Settings Alt text: Require alt text before posting turned on Media: disable autoplay for GIFs turned off

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 19h
Something seriously wrong with Republicans
@Sen_ChrisGarten on X: When you find out the North Pole is trying to bring more bureaucratic overreach & unfunded mandates down the chimney disguised as "Christmas cheer." Not on my watch. We The People run Indiana, not the bureaucrats. Take it back to the North Pole big guy. Merry Christmas, Hoosiers! 🇺🇸🎅🏻🥊 25 Dec 25

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 22h
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 22h
(((hugs)))

I can feel the motion of the river.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d
Here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-f...
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 1d
No one says to legit business owners, "hey I see there's an underground market selling toxic knock-offs of your product: how will you incorporate the toxic product AND protect your customers against its harms?" But apparently it's fine to make this suggestion to educators with respect to AI.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d
The DOJ is lying when it says they *just now* received Epstein files from the Southern District of New York.

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d
Also: glass and china can shatter in your hand just as badly as they shatter on the floor, but the floor doesn't have to go to the ER.
Since a friend's permanent injury reflexively catching a teacup, I have been trying to train myself NOT to catch things I drop doing dishes (still working on it).
oldenoughtosay.com ❄️mari-lwyd odent❄️ @oldenoughtosay.com · 1d
As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year:

A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d
Read @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social on why and how to resist AI:
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d
Just reading your recap and commentary has brought me joy.

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❄️mari-lwyd odent❄️ @oldenoughtosay.com · 1d
As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year:

A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d
My main high school English teacher said, "You have a mind like a steel trap."
I reveled in this for many years.
These days, I say: "I used to have a mind like a steel trap. Now it's more of a colander."
wyattswickedgoods.com Wyatt Sinclair @wyattswickedgoods.com · 2d
What's a compliment you'll never forget?
thereal3ccentric.bsky.social 3ccentric @thereal3ccentric.bsky.social · 3d
What's an insult you'll never forget?

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 1d
“Like prime, but with human beings”
A box car used in the holocaust to transport human beings to the camps.

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 1d
In the category of "Things I thought didn't need saying, but apparently some people need to hear them":
courtneymilan.com Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 2d
Small note: if you see a fat person out exercising, you don’t need to give them advice!

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Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 1d
btw if you love planner organizer stuff, over the next few days I'm uploading a ton of new colors of planner organizers, and also new desk organization stuff! just in time to totally be organized for the first 3-5 weeks of 2026 🤣

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d
Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex-officio member of the Kennedy Center's board, has sued the admin over the attempt to add Trump's name to the building — arguing that renaming would require an act of Congress since the original name was established through legislation signed into law.

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CNN @cnn.com · 1d
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d
This is what happens when the trump White House takes over the social media account for the DoJ. (Axios is reporting they have.) I hope this lands them in legal trouble.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 2d
“France condemns the visa restriction measures taken by the United States against Thierry Breton and four other European figures. These measures amount to intimidation and coercion aimed at undermining European digital sovereignty”

Emmanuel Macron

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 2d
If the American public is paying attention to this segment of the Epstein files, it simply has no reason to ever again believe the FBI — or the DOJ for that matter.

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Wyatt Sinclair @wyattswickedgoods.com · 2d
What's a compliment you'll never forget?
thereal3ccentric.bsky.social 3ccentric @thereal3ccentric.bsky.social · 3d
What's an insult you'll never forget?

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 2d
Small note: if you see a fat person out exercising, you don’t need to give them advice!

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 2d
"the warrant they did have only allowed them to go into the building and seize documents, not kidnap a woman while she was on the toilet"

'“I guess we found the men going into women’s bathrooms,” one X user mused.'
newrepublic.com/post/204732/...
ICE Agents Break Into Women’s Bathroom: “Pull Your Pants Up!”
Remember when Republicans pretended to care about men in women’s bathrooms?
newrepublic.com

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 2d
I'm really sorry.
((hugs))

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 2d
I feel like the TARDIS should arrive soon, because this definitely feels like the opening sequence.
It will not go well for everyone involved.
karnythia.bsky.social Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 2d
Put it back whatever it is.
bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 2d
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 2d
"USF Sarasota–Manatee is worth fighting for.  And together, we will fight."

www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinio...
www.heraldtribune.com

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d
Brett Kavanaugh (September 2025): The facts and how they relate to the law don’t matter. Assume ICE and other federal forces always act with integrity, always respect rights, and consistently impose minimal burden.

Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
nateraymond.bsky.social Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 2d
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."

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Disgusted & Dismayed @disgustedinfl.bsky.social · 2d
It’s just so demoralizing that Trumps name can be illegally added to the Kennedy Center within 24 hrs and yet here we are still waiting for the hero J6 plaque to be hung in the Capitol. The GOP fighting it is
completely disgusting.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d
NEW: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Officer Danny Hodges have filed their response to the government's arguments against hanging the January 6th plaque in the Capitol pursuant to federal law. I'll post a link to the full filing once it's on the docket.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has concluded "regular forces" means the military, and has therefore ruled that Trump does NOT have authority to deploy the National Guard under §12406. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 2d
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges. Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct? A Exactly. Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]? A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted]. Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here? A Yes. Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury? A Yes, it was. Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order? A Yes. Q And what did he ask for? A He asked for immunity for [redacted].