Lindsay DiCuirci
@ldicuirci.bsky.social
English Prof @ UMBC | Early American Lit | Book History | Mom x2 | Novice Gardener | Dog Snuggler
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It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
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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 Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
Keep thinking about how this acetaminophen announcement is about blaming women for not “toughing out” their pain. Especially after listening to two seasons of Susan Burton’s excellent podcast “The Retrievals,” which is all about how women in pain are rarely heard, believed, or appropriately treated
September 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Keep thinking about how this acetaminophen announcement is about blaming women for not “toughing out” their pain. Especially after listening to two seasons of Susan Burton’s excellent podcast “The Retrievals,” which is all about how women in pain are rarely heard, believed, or appropriately treated
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As someone who has lived my whole adult life in cities deemed “dangerous”—NYC, NOLA, and SF—I think a lot about how dense cities require patience, calm, and tolerance in the midst of social difference, which are of course exactly the civic virtues that the right resents being told to cultivate.
August 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
As someone who has lived my whole adult life in cities deemed “dangerous”—NYC, NOLA, and SF—I think a lot about how dense cities require patience, calm, and tolerance in the midst of social difference, which are of course exactly the civic virtues that the right resents being told to cultivate.
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A fun thing about American politics is that more people voted in New York City in a June primary than live in five states that get two senators.
June 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A fun thing about American politics is that more people voted in New York City in a June primary than live in five states that get two senators.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
I wish this headline didn’t take up space in my brain, but alas….
June 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I wish this headline didn’t take up space in my brain, but alas….
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kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
June 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
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I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?
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NEW: A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the gutting of the Institute of Museum & Library Services is likely unlawful. This is the SECOND federal court to rule against the slashing of the only federal agency dedicated to library funding.
Learn about ALA's own legal case: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
Learn about ALA's own legal case: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
May 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the gutting of the Institute of Museum & Library Services is likely unlawful. This is the SECOND federal court to rule against the slashing of the only federal agency dedicated to library funding.
Learn about ALA's own legal case: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
Learn about ALA's own legal case: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
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Fascinating (horrifying) to watch RW media sell people on American manufacturing jobs and leave out the parts where there’s no unions or health benefits, no OSHA or FMLA or ADA compliance, no child labor laws or whistleblower protections. Welcome to The Jungle, I guess.
April 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Fascinating (horrifying) to watch RW media sell people on American manufacturing jobs and leave out the parts where there’s no unions or health benefits, no OSHA or FMLA or ADA compliance, no child labor laws or whistleblower protections. Welcome to The Jungle, I guess.
I found this helpful
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I found this helpful
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And overnight your friends at @nehgov.bsky.social staff have been placed on Admin Leave.
April 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
And overnight your friends at @nehgov.bsky.social staff have been placed on Admin Leave.
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Save the NEH, my job, and the jobs of thousands of culture workers who are supported by NEH funds and programming.
This link takes you to a SUPER simple form to email all of your reps.
It took me 15 seconds and I got email replies from my congressman and both senators.
p2a.co/DdtlGIT
This link takes you to a SUPER simple form to email all of your reps.
It took me 15 seconds and I got email replies from my congressman and both senators.
p2a.co/DdtlGIT
URGENT: Save the NEH
p2a.co
April 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Save the NEH, my job, and the jobs of thousands of culture workers who are supported by NEH funds and programming.
This link takes you to a SUPER simple form to email all of your reps.
It took me 15 seconds and I got email replies from my congressman and both senators.
p2a.co/DdtlGIT
This link takes you to a SUPER simple form to email all of your reps.
It took me 15 seconds and I got email replies from my congressman and both senators.
p2a.co/DdtlGIT
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A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
April 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
🚨At midnight DOGE terminated all #NEH grants via a letter that claims they “no longer effectuate the agency’s needs and priorities” & adds “the termination of your grant represents an urgent priority for the administration.” Unreal & enraging. Flood the phones, join #HandsOff on Saturday
April 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This morning’s opening bell
#stockmarket
#stockmarket
a cartoon character holding a sign that says the end is near
ALT: a cartoon character holding a sign that says the end is near
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April 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This morning’s opening bell
#stockmarket
#stockmarket
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starting to think that centering your campaign around the most viscerally offputting man in history isn’t a reliable winning strategy
April 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
starting to think that centering your campaign around the most viscerally offputting man in history isn’t a reliable winning strategy
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For nearly 70 years, a segregationist held the record for the longest the filibuster in order to block civil rights.
Today @booker.senate.gov broke that record to advance justice and defend democracy.
Grateful for your leadership, Senator.
Today @booker.senate.gov broke that record to advance justice and defend democracy.
Grateful for your leadership, Senator.
April 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
For nearly 70 years, a segregationist held the record for the longest the filibuster in order to block civil rights.
Today @booker.senate.gov broke that record to advance justice and defend democracy.
Grateful for your leadership, Senator.
Today @booker.senate.gov broke that record to advance justice and defend democracy.
Grateful for your leadership, Senator.