Dr. Augusta Atinuke Irele
@heyitsaugusta.bsky.social
Higher ed professional, scholar of contemporary African and diasporic literatures, Nigerian, Ohioan (+ a sprinkle of Masshole)
sharing blerdy book thoughts on TikTok & Insta w/ @autumnadia.bsky.social at @specsntexts
sharing blerdy book thoughts on TikTok & Insta w/ @autumnadia.bsky.social at @specsntexts
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A "professor of civics education" at OSU's much ballyhooed intellectual diversity center (funded by McCarthyites, of course) punches documentarian who deigns to ask Gordon Gee a single question.
The ironist who coded this simulation has no sense of subtlety.
The ironist who coded this simulation has no sense of subtlety.
Ohio State Chase Center professor placed on administrative leave after assaulting cameraman
The Ohio political blog, The Rooster, published video showing Chase Center Assistant Professor Luke Perez hitting a cameraman and then throwing him to the ground.
www.wosu.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
A "professor of civics education" at OSU's much ballyhooed intellectual diversity center (funded by McCarthyites, of course) punches documentarian who deigns to ask Gordon Gee a single question.
The ironist who coded this simulation has no sense of subtlety.
The ironist who coded this simulation has no sense of subtlety.
I am devastated.
I may have more words later, but for those of us who knew him personally, this loss hurts so much.
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I may have more words later, but for those of us who knew him personally, this loss hurts so much.
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Renowned scholar Biodun Jeyifo dies at 80
The Nigerian Academy of Letters expressed condolences to his family and the academic community, describing his passing as a significant loss to literary scholarship in Nigeria and beyond.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I am devastated.
I may have more words later, but for those of us who knew him personally, this loss hurts so much.
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I may have more words later, but for those of us who knew him personally, this loss hurts so much.
www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainmen...
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
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Looking forward to the day when we win hard enough to not need articles like “what are the paramilitaries spraying at you?: a helpful guide”
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Looking forward to the day when we win hard enough to not need articles like “what are the paramilitaries spraying at you?: a helpful guide”
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
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People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
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“Multiple people familiar with the matter said The Post is planning to shutter a majority of the paper’s international bureaus, dramatically reducing the number of reporters stationed abroad.”
Devastating if this comes to pass.
www.status.news/p/washington...
Devastating if this comes to pass.
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 AM
“Multiple people familiar with the matter said The Post is planning to shutter a majority of the paper’s international bureaus, dramatically reducing the number of reporters stationed abroad.”
Devastating if this comes to pass.
www.status.news/p/washington...
Devastating if this comes to pass.
www.status.news/p/washington...
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
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Anyone else get got by the Book Outlet winter sale? No? Just @heyitsaugusta.bsky.social? Cool cool cool.
Welp. It's snowing heavily outside. So, it's time for a #BookHaul. Come see what was in this month's book mail!
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #SpecsNTexts
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Welp. It's snowing heavily outside. So, it's time for a #BookHaul. Come see what was in this month's book mail!
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #SpecsNTexts
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January 25, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Anyone else get got by the Book Outlet winter sale? No? Just @heyitsaugusta.bsky.social? Cool cool cool.
Welp. It's snowing heavily outside. So, it's time for a #BookHaul. Come see what was in this month's book mail!
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #SpecsNTexts
www.instagram.com/reel/DT8j45i...
Welp. It's snowing heavily outside. So, it's time for a #BookHaul. Come see what was in this month's book mail!
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #SpecsNTexts
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The WNBA players have never backed down from taking a stand. Love to see it.
Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The WNBA players have never backed down from taking a stand. Love to see it.
I have reached the "purge old blazers from closet" stage of the holiday grey period. Maybe I should go back to work tomorrow, otherwise, I fear I will rid myself of my entire wardrobe...
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I have reached the "purge old blazers from closet" stage of the holiday grey period. Maybe I should go back to work tomorrow, otherwise, I fear I will rid myself of my entire wardrobe...
I know this isn't the point, but those Cameroonian AFCON kits are 🔥🔥🔥
January 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I know this isn't the point, but those Cameroonian AFCON kits are 🔥🔥🔥
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
So, like, if I *were* to start a substack for real, what would y'all wanna read about?
December 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So, like, if I *were* to start a substack for real, what would y'all wanna read about?
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Firm reminder: We live in community with children, not above them.
December 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Firm reminder: We live in community with children, not above them.
December 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
December 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
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“The deep critical thinker has become the misfit of the world, this is not a coincidence.
“To maintain order and control you must isolate the intellectual, the sage, the philosopher, the savant before their ideas awaken people.”
— Carl Jung
#philosophy #scholars #education #Writing #QOTD
“To maintain order and control you must isolate the intellectual, the sage, the philosopher, the savant before their ideas awaken people.”
— Carl Jung
#philosophy #scholars #education #Writing #QOTD
December 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“The deep critical thinker has become the misfit of the world, this is not a coincidence.
“To maintain order and control you must isolate the intellectual, the sage, the philosopher, the savant before their ideas awaken people.”
— Carl Jung
#philosophy #scholars #education #Writing #QOTD
“To maintain order and control you must isolate the intellectual, the sage, the philosopher, the savant before their ideas awaken people.”
— Carl Jung
#philosophy #scholars #education #Writing #QOTD
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Ok, #booksky📚, here I am, once again plugging the Booktok/Bookstagram that @autumnadia.bsky.social and I launched recently. It's called Specs 'n Texts, and you can find us on Insta and TikTok. We're also on here at @specsntexts.bsky.social
#BlackSky
#BlackBookSky
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#BlackSky
#BlackBookSky
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December 15, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Ok, #booksky📚, here I am, once again plugging the Booktok/Bookstagram that @autumnadia.bsky.social and I launched recently. It's called Specs 'n Texts, and you can find us on Insta and TikTok. We're also on here at @specsntexts.bsky.social
#BlackSky
#BlackBookSky
www.instagram.com/specsntexts/
#BlackSky
#BlackBookSky
www.instagram.com/specsntexts/
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Betty Reid Soskin, one of the nation's most iconic park rangers, died peacefully at her home in Richmond on Sun., Dec. 21, 2025. She was 104.
Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger, has died. She was 104
Betty Reid Soskin, one of the nation's most iconic park rangers, died peacefully at her home in Richmond on Sun., Dec. 21, 2025. She was 104.
richmondside.org
December 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Betty Reid Soskin, one of the nation's most iconic park rangers, died peacefully at her home in Richmond on Sun., Dec. 21, 2025. She was 104.
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Being familiar with the literature is what makes you an ‘expert.’ Having a LLM summarize literature for you makes you nothing.
No one said it was easy to learn. Much as you might wish it, there are no shortcuts.
No one said it was easy to learn. Much as you might wish it, there are no shortcuts.
December 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Being familiar with the literature is what makes you an ‘expert.’ Having a LLM summarize literature for you makes you nothing.
No one said it was easy to learn. Much as you might wish it, there are no shortcuts.
No one said it was easy to learn. Much as you might wish it, there are no shortcuts.
Few experiences humble you more quickly than being smacked in the eye by the strings of your hoodie while doing kettlebell swings...
December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Few experiences humble you more quickly than being smacked in the eye by the strings of your hoodie while doing kettlebell swings...
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.