Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn
@kvmfinn.bsky.social
Medievalist. Early Modernist. Fan Scholar. Shakespearean. Interests: queenship, popular history, medievalism, fandoms, then&now
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Hello, new followers! There are a bunch of you all of a sudden. I'll be up front and admit that I'm mostly lurking at this stage, but that may change. I'm a recovering academic currently working freelance as an editor and indexer. Details: kvmfinn.wordpress.com/editing/
Also, 2 recent publications:
Also, 2 recent publications:
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
I want to thank my sister for keeping me diligently updated on the nail-biting election for Cat Mayor of the Somerville Bike Path.
November 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I want to thank my sister for keeping me diligently updated on the nail-biting election for Cat Mayor of the Somerville Bike Path.
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It's been 39 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
November 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's been 39 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
A film you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A film you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
The hit jobs on Mamdani keep coming. I always called my parents' friends "Auntie" or "Uncle" if they were South Asian, didn't matter whether or not they were blood relations. I love how they're wasting time on this instead of investigating, you know, flagrant top-level government corruption.
Awful piece. Just because so many white people are culturally ignorant and don’t know that Aunt, Auntie, Cousin are all terms to describe family members or close friends of our parents - even if that’s not their blood connection. The racism, the desperation, the sheer…..smallness of these attacks!
In the final days of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has faced pushback over a story he told about his aunt being afraid to wear her hijab while riding the subway after the September 11, 2001, attacks. https://cnn.it/432IAcr
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The hit jobs on Mamdani keep coming. I always called my parents' friends "Auntie" or "Uncle" if they were South Asian, didn't matter whether or not they were blood relations. I love how they're wasting time on this instead of investigating, you know, flagrant top-level government corruption.
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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“The Ohio State University will be requiring every single student, regardless of their major, to undertake AI “fluency” training as part of their degree.”
As an alum, (B.A., 2004), I am frankly disgusted with OSU’s nonsense—bowing to fascists, drinking the AI kool-aid…so deeply disappointed.
As an alum, (B.A., 2004), I am frankly disgusted with OSU’s nonsense—bowing to fascists, drinking the AI kool-aid…so deeply disappointed.
This is one of the best analyses of the total grift and scammery of AI in education I’ve seen, and it is a MUST Read: “Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI - defector.com/higher-eds-r...
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into th...
defector.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“The Ohio State University will be requiring every single student, regardless of their major, to undertake AI “fluency” training as part of their degree.”
As an alum, (B.A., 2004), I am frankly disgusted with OSU’s nonsense—bowing to fascists, drinking the AI kool-aid…so deeply disappointed.
As an alum, (B.A., 2004), I am frankly disgusted with OSU’s nonsense—bowing to fascists, drinking the AI kool-aid…so deeply disappointed.
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Mayor Johnson is cooking
October 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Mayor Johnson is cooking
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Work/life balance is so important!
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Work/life balance is so important!
I think I am a hot mess and therefore somewhere in the 2-4 range, but was once told that I have "resting murder face" when I'm just out and about minding my own business, so clearly I don't see what others see.
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I think I am a hot mess and therefore somewhere in the 2-4 range, but was once told that I have "resting murder face" when I'm just out and about minding my own business, so clearly I don't see what others see.
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
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Top story when you go to The Guardian this AM. Which it is not when you go to the Washington Post or the NY Times. Apt language here, whereas WaPo describes the day as an airing of grievances as though we are a bunch of whining George Costanzas, not a vast public fearful of losing everything.
Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump
Crowds of Americans, many in costumes, aligned behind message that US is sliding into authoritarianism
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Top story when you go to The Guardian this AM. Which it is not when you go to the Washington Post or the NY Times. Apt language here, whereas WaPo describes the day as an airing of grievances as though we are a bunch of whining George Costanzas, not a vast public fearful of losing everything.
A+, 10/10, no notes. Extra bonus points for quoting the Duchess of York.
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A+, 10/10, no notes. Extra bonus points for quoting the Duchess of York.
Reason #10578259 I love @realgdt.bsky.social
“Adapting a book is like marrying a widow. You have to respect the late husband, but on Saturdays, you are allowed to get it on.”
Guillermo del Toro discusses Frankenstein and his torrid affair with the Gothic:
reactormag.com/guillermo-de...
Guillermo del Toro discusses Frankenstein and his torrid affair with the Gothic:
reactormag.com/guillermo-de...
Guillermo del Toro Compares Adapting Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to "Marrying a Widow" - Reactor
Director Guillermo del Toro offers a unique perspective on the challenges of staying true to Mary Shelley's novel.
reactormag.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reason #10578259 I love @realgdt.bsky.social
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Yes, and let's also remember #YourSlipIsShowing, the Black women activists who predicted all of this first and received no credit.
"Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color... If only more people had paid attention."
"Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color... If only more people had paid attention."
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Yes, and let's also remember #YourSlipIsShowing, the Black women activists who predicted all of this first and received no credit.
"Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color... If only more people had paid attention."
"Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color... If only more people had paid attention."
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most normies are mad at thiel for being incomprensible
we are mad at thiel for not understanding philosophy and theology
we are mad at thiel for not understanding philosophy and theology
I DEEPLY resent that I have to take seriously the stunted, juvenile political and theological opinions of Peter Thiel
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
most normies are mad at thiel for being incomprensible
we are mad at thiel for not understanding philosophy and theology
we are mad at thiel for not understanding philosophy and theology
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American leader wins Nobel Peace Prize.
Excellent news.
Excellent news.
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
American leader wins Nobel Peace Prize.
Excellent news.
Excellent news.
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The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.
October 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.
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SHUTDOWN: Resources Available to Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Civilian Workers — USNI News
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SHUTDOWN: Resources Available to Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Civilian Workers - USNI News
The partial U.S. government shutdown threatens to leave thousands of sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and women and civilian workers without pay, while non-essential operations grind to a halt due to...
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October 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
SHUTDOWN: Resources Available to Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Civilian Workers — USNI News
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news.usni.org/2025/10/02/s...
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DOL employees got the same email in yet another Hatch Act violation. We encourage every federal employee who was told to blame Democrats in their OOO message to submit a complaint to the Office of Special Counsel. Here's how ⬇️
SCOOP: At 9:35am on Wednesday, the first morning of the US government shutdown, employees at the Small Business Administration (SBA) received a template from human resources for their suggested “out of office” email. They were advised to blame the Democrats.
Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown
Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies.
www.wired.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
DOL employees got the same email in yet another Hatch Act violation. We encourage every federal employee who was told to blame Democrats in their OOO message to submit a complaint to the Office of Special Counsel. Here's how ⬇️
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Does anyone care is almost never the right question. People care. The issue is that people don't know what to do.
September 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Does anyone care is almost never the right question. People care. The issue is that people don't know what to do.
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