Allison Kirkpatrick
@akastro.bsky.social
Expert in supermassive black holes. All social media sucks for different reasons. Where should I land? Career highlights: accused of saying there was no Big Bang & mentioned by name on Joe Rogan Podcast. Feminist killjoy. she/her
This a fact I just learned today when contacting my budget office to ask about how much money I actually had at KU. Its currently unclear how fucked we all are, but we're fucked quite a bit.
Federal grants to universities are almost entirely on a Letter of Credit basis. Most universities will submit weekly or biweekly drawdowns from the Payment Management System to reimburse recent expenditures. Without those reimbursements universities will be burning through cash unsustainably.
January 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This a fact I just learned today when contacting my budget office to ask about how much money I actually had at KU. Its currently unclear how fucked we all are, but we're fucked quite a bit.
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If you work at or attend a university, one thing you can do today is find an email for the federal work study office and ask them how federal work-study students are faring right now.
Our internal administrations need to get the message that lots and lots of people are paying attention.
Our internal administrations need to get the message that lots and lots of people are paying attention.
January 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If you work at or attend a university, one thing you can do today is find an email for the federal work study office and ask them how federal work-study students are faring right now.
Our internal administrations need to get the message that lots and lots of people are paying attention.
Our internal administrations need to get the message that lots and lots of people are paying attention.
You guys, I won an award from KU, but the prize is that I *get* to attend a sports game.
October 23, 2023 at 9:32 PM
You guys, I won an award from KU, but the prize is that I *get* to attend a sports game.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks the fact that the Earth spins at 1,000 miles an hour and that “we have no idea we’re even moving” means that God must be real. Okay… well, Marjorie’s big mouth moves at 1,000 miles an hour, and I have no idea what she’s even saying, so Satan must be real, too.
October 23, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks the fact that the Earth spins at 1,000 miles an hour and that “we have no idea we’re even moving” means that God must be real. Okay… well, Marjorie’s big mouth moves at 1,000 miles an hour, and I have no idea what she’s even saying, so Satan must be real, too.
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This is how you help fascism. By normalizing it. By making it easy. By making it the default. Before anyone even asks.
"Scholastic said it was necessary to segregate these titles because 'there is now enacted or pending legislation in more than 30 U.S. states prohibiting certain kinds of books from being in schools'.... What laws...? Scholastic declined to answer the question."
Scholastic's "bigot button"
Scholastic, the popular publisher of children's books, is a big business. It is a publicly-traded company with a market capitalization of $1.15 billion. Its CEO, Peter Warwick, collected a total compe...
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October 16, 2023 at 2:49 PM
This is how you help fascism. By normalizing it. By making it easy. By making it the default. Before anyone even asks.
Starting off my Fall Break by binging The Fall of the House of Usher.
Just now realizing what a fascination with burying people behind walls that Poe had. I mean, I've read the stories...but somehow I missed that theme?
Just now realizing what a fascination with burying people behind walls that Poe had. I mean, I've read the stories...but somehow I missed that theme?
October 13, 2023 at 11:03 PM
Starting off my Fall Break by binging The Fall of the House of Usher.
Just now realizing what a fascination with burying people behind walls that Poe had. I mean, I've read the stories...but somehow I missed that theme?
Just now realizing what a fascination with burying people behind walls that Poe had. I mean, I've read the stories...but somehow I missed that theme?
I woke up early this morning, so heck yeah I watched the Love is Blind finale.
It was a snoozefest.
It was a snoozefest.
October 13, 2023 at 12:40 PM
I woke up early this morning, so heck yeah I watched the Love is Blind finale.
It was a snoozefest.
It was a snoozefest.
WHY THE FUCK is Outlook now policing my tone?!? It highlights phrases and tells me my tone might be off and would I like some suggestions to change it?
NO. FUCK YOURSELF. How's that for tone?
#sexistemail
NO. FUCK YOURSELF. How's that for tone?
#sexistemail
October 12, 2023 at 9:11 PM
WHY THE FUCK is Outlook now policing my tone?!? It highlights phrases and tells me my tone might be off and would I like some suggestions to change it?
NO. FUCK YOURSELF. How's that for tone?
#sexistemail
NO. FUCK YOURSELF. How's that for tone?
#sexistemail
People, double-blind proposals mean your references NEED to be in number format!
It's obvious who the author is when they are not. If they are in number format, I certainly don't go read the reference list.
This should be enforced by every TAC.
It's obvious who the author is when they are not. If they are in number format, I certainly don't go read the reference list.
This should be enforced by every TAC.
October 12, 2023 at 4:33 PM
People, double-blind proposals mean your references NEED to be in number format!
It's obvious who the author is when they are not. If they are in number format, I certainly don't go read the reference list.
This should be enforced by every TAC.
It's obvious who the author is when they are not. If they are in number format, I certainly don't go read the reference list.
This should be enforced by every TAC.
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the lyrics “girls just want to have fun” really resonate with me because i am a girl and i am a huge fan of having fun
October 12, 2023 at 3:40 PM
the lyrics “girls just want to have fun” really resonate with me because i am a girl and i am a huge fan of having fun
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri judge rules 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who rang wrong doorbell.
August 31, 2023 at 7:28 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri judge rules 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who rang wrong doorbell.
I forgot this place was here. There's too much social media, y'all.
August 31, 2023 at 9:36 PM
I forgot this place was here. There's too much social media, y'all.