Kristin Kondrlik
@kekondrlik.bsky.social
Assoc Prof @WCUofPA. Health/tech writing teacher. 19th c medical rhetoric/writing scholar. Grown up Lisa Simpson, insufferable triathlete, horror buff, salsera.
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Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
February 19, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
My man had a whole song in Annie about how terrible he and his policies were, so naw, I think Hoover is properly rated. youtu.be/cqvYNoiPDKw?...
February 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
My man had a whole song in Annie about how terrible he and his policies were, so naw, I think Hoover is properly rated. youtu.be/cqvYNoiPDKw?...
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I'd prefer it not have taken decades but personally I like blows being struck against elite impunity and would like that for us in the US very much
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of the UK’s King Charles, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. It comes after further details of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein emerged, the BBC said.
Get the latest: bloom.bg/4rqF1ah
Get the latest: bloom.bg/4rqF1ah
February 19, 2026 at 10:47 AM
I'd prefer it not have taken decades but personally I like blows being struck against elite impunity and would like that for us in the US very much
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Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
February 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
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"There’s something outrageous about the stripping away of the politics of Wuthering Heights...most students understand that the novel is not really a love story...revenge, class struggle, power, whiteness" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
"There’s something outrageous about the stripping away of the politics of Wuthering Heights...most students understand that the novel is not really a love story...revenge, class struggle, power, whiteness" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Hot take: The doctor shouldn't be the one asking if it's ok if she uses AI to take patient notes. The power differential + patient anxiety + short appointment times means the patient feels pressure to say yes. It should be a question asked during check-in. (I wish it wasn't used at all, but...)
February 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Hot take: The doctor shouldn't be the one asking if it's ok if she uses AI to take patient notes. The power differential + patient anxiety + short appointment times means the patient feels pressure to say yes. It should be a question asked during check-in. (I wish it wasn't used at all, but...)
Let’s go back further! James Barry was an Irish transgender man born in 1789 who went on to become a military surgeon and medical inspector. www.sfu.ca/wwest/WWEST_...
February 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Let’s go back further! James Barry was an Irish transgender man born in 1789 who went on to become a military surgeon and medical inspector. www.sfu.ca/wwest/WWEST_...
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"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances.
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances.
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
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I love it when the scientists reinvent the humanities for the 14th time in a decade.
'Scientists and researchers who study public understanding should reckon with their own role in this cultural disconnect. In particular, they need to reimagine the ways in which scientific literacy and trust have long been conceptualized and measured.' 1/2
Why we don’t really know what the public thinks about science
Measuring trust isn’t enough. Furthering knowledge about the institutions and norms of science is the best way to build credibility.
www.nature.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM
I love it when the scientists reinvent the humanities for the 14th time in a decade.
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You there, smart person, come study with me at Harvard Medical School! Our program is so fun! The application deadline is March 13.
Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health
The Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health is a nine-month Harvard Medical School graduate program for those interested in using storytelling to make a difference in health. The Master of Sc...
ghsm.hms.harvard.edu
February 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
You there, smart person, come study with me at Harvard Medical School! Our program is so fun! The application deadline is March 13.
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me, at the Olympics: [holds giant white banner with plain black letters that says “ROOTING FOR THESE TWELVE AMERICANS SPECIFICALLY BUT UNWILLING TO NORMALIZE A FALSE ILLUSION OF NATIONAL UNITY FED BY THE JINGOISTIC FLAG ICONOGRAPHY USED TO UPHOLD AN AUTHORITARIAN STATE, ALSO ABOLISH BORDERS”]
February 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
me, at the Olympics: [holds giant white banner with plain black letters that says “ROOTING FOR THESE TWELVE AMERICANS SPECIFICALLY BUT UNWILLING TO NORMALIZE A FALSE ILLUSION OF NATIONAL UNITY FED BY THE JINGOISTIC FLAG ICONOGRAPHY USED TO UPHOLD AN AUTHORITARIAN STATE, ALSO ABOLISH BORDERS”]
Please enjoy the random camel (???) I saw on my long run today.
Important note: I live in the Philly exurbs.
Important note: I live in the Philly exurbs.
February 15, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Please enjoy the random camel (???) I saw on my long run today.
Important note: I live in the Philly exurbs.
Important note: I live in the Philly exurbs.
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Using AI makes science communication worse. Period.
AI use necessarily reduces accuracy, transparency and authenticity.
But sci comm *needs* to be accurate, transparent, and authentic. Otherwise you’re just goofing around, which will destroy your audience‘s trust in you and in other sci comm.
AI use necessarily reduces accuracy, transparency and authenticity.
But sci comm *needs* to be accurate, transparent, and authentic. Otherwise you’re just goofing around, which will destroy your audience‘s trust in you and in other sci comm.
🧪🏺 Update - authors have new paper showing how useless gen- #AI is for archaeological illustration.
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.
JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.
JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Using AI makes science communication worse. Period.
AI use necessarily reduces accuracy, transparency and authenticity.
But sci comm *needs* to be accurate, transparent, and authentic. Otherwise you’re just goofing around, which will destroy your audience‘s trust in you and in other sci comm.
AI use necessarily reduces accuracy, transparency and authenticity.
But sci comm *needs* to be accurate, transparent, and authentic. Otherwise you’re just goofing around, which will destroy your audience‘s trust in you and in other sci comm.
My alma mater catching strays. Also noting how many of these are big science/engineering/biotech schools (including Case)...
February 14, 2026 at 2:47 AM
My alma mater catching strays. Also noting how many of these are big science/engineering/biotech schools (including Case)...
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New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools | CNN Politics
Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign again...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Talking to my grad students about Henry Jenkins' discussion of The Matrix in Convergence Culture, and I just realized that many of them were born until after the film came out. Grad students!
I am going to crumble into dust.
I am going to crumble into dust.
February 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Talking to my grad students about Henry Jenkins' discussion of The Matrix in Convergence Culture, and I just realized that many of them were born until after the film came out. Grad students!
I am going to crumble into dust.
I am going to crumble into dust.
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We uh, we already tried this you guys and that’s how we got here 😭
I have to admit that I'm kind of rooting for Noem to get the GOP nod for 2028 POTUS nominee. She is so crushingly corrupt, uncharismatic, unlikeable, and ignorant that it just might be what the nation needs to come to its senses.
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We uh, we already tried this you guys and that’s how we got here 😭
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#academicsky
If you direct/chair/administer a composition/writing program or would share this call for participants with people do, @amyelb.bsky.social sure would appreciate it!
If you direct/chair/administer a composition/writing program or would share this call for participants with people do, @amyelb.bsky.social sure would appreciate it!
![Image of survey recruiting flyer. Text reads:
Are you a chair, director, or administrator of a Writing, Composition, and English-related program in the United States? Please take this IRB-approved study [IRB-FY2026-101, West Chester University of PA]. It should take 15-20 minutes of your time. We are interested in the practice of paying non-tenure-track faculty differing amounts based on degrees; the rationales for doing it; and patterns in the phenomenon.
More information is at the link. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.
Seth Kahn, West Chester University of PA
Amy Lynch-Biniek, Kutztown University of PA lynchbin@kutztown.edu
At right edge about 3/4 of the way down is a QR code that leads to the survey.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6gmikcmmtqoz5xdqsw272zet/bafkreig3n2dkocz7q5sbprz2wiccbjdrvmyelrskhkqm6nszbzhdjggsgm@jpeg)
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
#academicsky
If you direct/chair/administer a composition/writing program or would share this call for participants with people do, @amyelb.bsky.social sure would appreciate it!
If you direct/chair/administer a composition/writing program or would share this call for participants with people do, @amyelb.bsky.social sure would appreciate it!
Tag yourself. I’m “I am languid and bedeviled.”
Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Tag yourself. I’m “I am languid and bedeviled.”
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He's not not scared of germs because he snorted cocaine off a toilet seat.
He's not scared of germs because *he has written in a book that he does not believe in germ theory.*
He's not scared of germs because *he has written in a book that he does not believe in germ theory.*
Kennedy “began to talk about how he formed a “pirate” group of people who continued to meet during the pandemic… I said ‘I don’t care what happens, I’m going to a meeting everyday,’” Kennedy said. “I’m not scared of a germ, I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seat.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Trump’s Health secretary admits he used to snort cocaine off toilet seats
The admission came during the Health Secretary's appearance on comedian Theo Von's podcast.
www.mlive.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
He's not not scared of germs because he snorted cocaine off a toilet seat.
He's not scared of germs because *he has written in a book that he does not believe in germ theory.*
He's not scared of germs because *he has written in a book that he does not believe in germ theory.*
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
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I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.
Oooh!
Since I heard Penn State launched a course called "One Book Slowly" this year (Eric Hayot is teaching Madame Bovary) I can't stop thinking about it
I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.
February 12, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Oooh!