Diane Curtis
@dianecurtis.bsky.social
Dabble in law, politics, family, music, education, genealogy, and women’s basketball — rarely in that order.
All opinions mine and do not represent any institution I might be affiliated with.
All opinions mine and do not represent any institution I might be affiliated with.
I look forward to sharing with my students
I want this posted in every hallway of every university and then ask your students, why have a library when we can have slop?
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I look forward to sharing with my students
it's absurd and immoral that food money and health care are subject to political whim.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
it's absurd and immoral that food money and health care are subject to political whim.
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Friends, Salt-N-Pepa are now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rejoice in all the great songs they gave us. And having them and Cyndi Lauper inducted in the same night presents a particularly nice lens into how sex-positive feminism proliferated in pop music in the 1980s and early 90s.
Salt-N-Pepa | Full Medley Performance + Speech | Live @ The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2025
YouTube video by RemasterKingdom4K
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Friends, Salt-N-Pepa are now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rejoice in all the great songs they gave us. And having them and Cyndi Lauper inducted in the same night presents a particularly nice lens into how sex-positive feminism proliferated in pop music in the 1980s and early 90s.
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Massachusetts residents: If you have funds on your card, you can keep using them to buy food.
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Massachusetts residents: If you have funds on your card, you can keep using them to buy food.
People with private planes are taking away air travel.
People who never do their own shopping are taking away food money.
People who pay their doctors out of pocket are taking away healthcare coverage.
People who have never played by the rules are taking away the rule of law.
People who never do their own shopping are taking away food money.
People who pay their doctors out of pocket are taking away healthcare coverage.
People who have never played by the rules are taking away the rule of law.
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
People with private planes are taking away air travel.
People who never do their own shopping are taking away food money.
People who pay their doctors out of pocket are taking away healthcare coverage.
People who have never played by the rules are taking away the rule of law.
People who never do their own shopping are taking away food money.
People who pay their doctors out of pocket are taking away healthcare coverage.
People who have never played by the rules are taking away the rule of law.
"A teenager who believes art, style and a good mystery belong to ordinary life."
Literal joie de vivre. ❤️
Literal joie de vivre. ❤️
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"A teenager who believes art, style and a good mystery belong to ordinary life."
Literal joie de vivre. ❤️
Literal joie de vivre. ❤️
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“Transgender people are more than just a political issue, and we're in danger. We need all the help we can get from friends, neighbors, politicians, and school administrators.. trans people are increasingly discriminated against, excluded, and treated without respect or dignity…
Help us.”
Help us.”
For @teenvogue.com I wrote about the death of trans athlete Lia Smith and how trans youth kind themselves with central pillars of their lives being constantly ripped away from them because of politics. www.teenvogue.com/story/politi...
Politicizing Transgender Athletes Is Dangerous. Lia Smith Deserved Better.
"Let her passing be an inflection point for how you think about trans rights and trans people more generally."
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“Transgender people are more than just a political issue, and we're in danger. We need all the help we can get from friends, neighbors, politicians, and school administrators.. trans people are increasingly discriminated against, excluded, and treated without respect or dignity…
Help us.”
Help us.”
That was an utterly unsatisfying Saturday crossword puzzle. At least challenge me a little for goodness sake.
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
That was an utterly unsatisfying Saturday crossword puzzle. At least challenge me a little for goodness sake.
Northampton MA, take note. Please.
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Northampton MA, take note. Please.
Zero.
(i got a zero lolz)
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Zero.
In the absence of decent local news, the student-run paper is filling the gap. No injuries but over 200 people displaced, primarily students at UMass.
dailycollegian.com/2025/11/brea...
dailycollegian.com/2025/11/brea...
Breaking: Massive fire devastates Olympia Place
At around 8 p.m. on Nov. 7, firefighters responded to a building fire at an unoccupied construction zone on Olympia Drive in Amherst. The fire, now impacting the Olympia Place apartment complex, conti...
dailycollegian.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In the absence of decent local news, the student-run paper is filling the gap. No injuries but over 200 people displaced, primarily students at UMass.
dailycollegian.com/2025/11/brea...
dailycollegian.com/2025/11/brea...
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Cornell University signed a settlement agreement with the Trump administration today. Here's @chrisgeidner.bsky.social's thread —>
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Cornell University signed a settlement agreement with the Trump administration today. Here's @chrisgeidner.bsky.social's thread —>
In 1912, socialist mayors and other municipal officials were elected in more than 50 American cities, according to Jill Lepore in We the People.
Just an interesting data point. Spoiler: the Palmer Raids and red purges were just beginning.
Just an interesting data point. Spoiler: the Palmer Raids and red purges were just beginning.
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In 1912, socialist mayors and other municipal officials were elected in more than 50 American cities, according to Jill Lepore in We the People.
Just an interesting data point. Spoiler: the Palmer Raids and red purges were just beginning.
Just an interesting data point. Spoiler: the Palmer Raids and red purges were just beginning.
It’s stunning that there are 219 federal elected GOP officials who are so scared of Trump that they’re ok taking away their constituents’ healthcare, food, and now air travel. The extent of the cowardice is breathtaking.
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It’s stunning that there are 219 federal elected GOP officials who are so scared of Trump that they’re ok taking away their constituents’ healthcare, food, and now air travel. The extent of the cowardice is breathtaking.
Ceci n’est pas une arme.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Ceci n’est pas une arme.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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But do take advantage of it as much as possible.
Please stop falling for the MTG is a new person con.
Please.
Please.
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
But do take advantage of it as much as possible.
Always accepting new members
Pink Floyd - The Fletcher Memorial Home (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Pink Floyd
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Always accepting new members
He mainstreamed the practices of torture and assassination and illegal detention by American soldiers.
So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
He mainstreamed the practices of torture and assassination and illegal detention by American soldiers.
Because of AP and dual enrollment credits, a fair number of UMass students already graduate in 3 years but with 120 credits overall. Reducing the credits required for a Bachelor's would shrink completion time for many students that to 2 years, for sure. Not sure whether that's good or bad.
EDUCATION: State board eyes early 2026 vote on three-year bachelor’s degree
State board eyes early 2026 vote on three-year bachelor's degree - CommonWealth Beacon
The regulations — should the board vote to approve them — would not automatically allow the programs, just enable colleges and universities to submit proposals for potential approval to the board,...
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Because of AP and dual enrollment credits, a fair number of UMass students already graduate in 3 years but with 120 credits overall. Reducing the credits required for a Bachelor's would shrink completion time for many students that to 2 years, for sure. Not sure whether that's good or bad.
“A Muslim socialist will lead our nation’s largest city over my dead body!”
- something Dick Cheney might have said.
- something Dick Cheney might have said.
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
“A Muslim socialist will lead our nation’s largest city over my dead body!”
- something Dick Cheney might have said.
- something Dick Cheney might have said.
I forgot how bad the camerawork is in college WBB games. I’m getting a little sick to my stomach with all the bouncing around. At least UMass is winning tho.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I forgot how bad the camerawork is in college WBB games. I’m getting a little sick to my stomach with all the bouncing around. At least UMass is winning tho.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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The Trump administration is trying to weaponize Public Service Loan Forgiveness with an illegal rule that would disqualify borrowers who work for governments and nonprofits the administration disagrees with.
Boston is filing suit with cities, unions, and nonprofits across the country to stop them.
Boston is filing suit with cities, unions, and nonprofits across the country to stop them.
Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.
www.npr.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Trump administration is trying to weaponize Public Service Loan Forgiveness with an illegal rule that would disqualify borrowers who work for governments and nonprofits the administration disagrees with.
Boston is filing suit with cities, unions, and nonprofits across the country to stop them.
Boston is filing suit with cities, unions, and nonprofits across the country to stop them.
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif