Lina Who Lina How Lina… (侯詠絮)
@linasigns.bsky.social
Soaking in the magic of languages, pushing back boba liberalism, thinking about the legacies we leave on this planet.
Pinned
The story behind my display name is that many people commonly mispronounce my surname as “who” or “how”. It’s actually pronounced similarly to “ho” in Mandarin. Associate my surname with the resounding laughter of 🎅🏽 — and my laughter (bonus if you know the connection to my sign name in ASL!)
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Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
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Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
What I wish was made more explicit with the far right promoting pronatalism is that they’re also promoting eugenics.
Why Elon Musk and JD Vance are obsessed with you having more babies
Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Are Obsessed With You Having More Babies
My strange weekend with the pronatalists.
www.motherjones.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
What I wish was made more explicit with the far right promoting pronatalism is that they’re also promoting eugenics.
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Amazon owns Goodreads, so yes your choice in reading tracker is political.
Choose Pagebound instead, we’re
🌱 indie & self-funded
🧃 anti-AI & ad-free
🧙♀️ built by 2 women
#booksky
Choose Pagebound instead, we’re
🌱 indie & self-funded
🧃 anti-AI & ad-free
🧙♀️ built by 2 women
#booksky
December 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Amazon owns Goodreads, so yes your choice in reading tracker is political.
Choose Pagebound instead, we’re
🌱 indie & self-funded
🧃 anti-AI & ad-free
🧙♀️ built by 2 women
#booksky
Choose Pagebound instead, we’re
🌱 indie & self-funded
🧃 anti-AI & ad-free
🧙♀️ built by 2 women
#booksky
Adding to my life goals list:
Squeal in delight when someone proves your research wrong
Avoid becoming a recurring subject of the Discourse™
Write more non-academic texts that more people can read
Squeal in delight when someone proves your research wrong
Avoid becoming a recurring subject of the Discourse™
Write more non-academic texts that more people can read
December 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Adding to my life goals list:
Squeal in delight when someone proves your research wrong
Avoid becoming a recurring subject of the Discourse™
Write more non-academic texts that more people can read
Squeal in delight when someone proves your research wrong
Avoid becoming a recurring subject of the Discourse™
Write more non-academic texts that more people can read
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The Chomsky–Epstein revelations raise an uncomfortable question: do influential intellectuals get a moral pass when their actions contradict the principles they’ve spent decades defending?
Chomsky, Epstein, and the responsibility of intellectuals
Burning down houses and raping their female inhabitants is the kind of imperialist standard operating procedure that Chomsky spent his life condemning in East Timor, in Iraq, in El Salvador. But when ...
canadiandimension.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Chomsky–Epstein revelations raise an uncomfortable question: do influential intellectuals get a moral pass when their actions contradict the principles they’ve spent decades defending?
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or at least download, print it, and kinda-sorta skim it, which is the Grad Student Way
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
or at least download, print it, and kinda-sorta skim it, which is the Grad Student Way
The Crip Linguistics Reader is officially out today!
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Crip Linguistics Reader is officially out today!
Wonderful PR about Prof. Erin Wilkinson (my mentor, my ride-or-die collaborator, and my conference buddy). I am proud to say that I took the photos of her at the signed language genetics research workshop and symposium in Paris.
Erin Wilkinson is helping shape the future of signed language research
As one of the world’s few deaf tenure-track faculty members, and even fewer in the linguistics field, Erin Wilkinson, full professor and associate chair of linguistics at The University of New Mexico,...
news.unm.edu
December 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Wonderful PR about Prof. Erin Wilkinson (my mentor, my ride-or-die collaborator, and my conference buddy). I am proud to say that I took the photos of her at the signed language genetics research workshop and symposium in Paris.
I appreciate that some of
you are outraged about the White House absurdity of keeping ASL interpreters out of press briefings — but please don’t call us “hearing-impaired.” It’s a slur. Nothing wrong with using “deaf.” Saves you extra space too.
you are outraged about the White House absurdity of keeping ASL interpreters out of press briefings — but please don’t call us “hearing-impaired.” It’s a slur. Nothing wrong with using “deaf.” Saves you extra space too.
December 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I appreciate that some of
you are outraged about the White House absurdity of keeping ASL interpreters out of press briefings — but please don’t call us “hearing-impaired.” It’s a slur. Nothing wrong with using “deaf.” Saves you extra space too.
you are outraged about the White House absurdity of keeping ASL interpreters out of press briefings — but please don’t call us “hearing-impaired.” It’s a slur. Nothing wrong with using “deaf.” Saves you extra space too.
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Trump is fighting against providing an ASL interpreter at White House press briefings
ICE detained & injured a deaf man because they claimed his “sign language gestures” were resisting arrest
They’re either not trained to recognize sign language, or they don’t care
Disgusting ableism on display
ICE detained & injured a deaf man because they claimed his “sign language gestures” were resisting arrest
They’re either not trained to recognize sign language, or they don’t care
Disgusting ableism on display
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Trump is fighting against providing an ASL interpreter at White House press briefings
ICE detained & injured a deaf man because they claimed his “sign language gestures” were resisting arrest
They’re either not trained to recognize sign language, or they don’t care
Disgusting ableism on display
ICE detained & injured a deaf man because they claimed his “sign language gestures” were resisting arrest
They’re either not trained to recognize sign language, or they don’t care
Disgusting ableism on display
Highly recommended for all mentors and advisers who work with deaf students in graduate programs: academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
This is our rhythm: academic becoming and realignment in deaf space
Abstract. Deaf scholars have long worked at the margins of academic institutions not designed for them. Designated deaf academic spaces—where deaf ways of
academic.oup.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Highly recommended for all mentors and advisers who work with deaf students in graduate programs: academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
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After much research and development I have made an offline version of ChatGPT.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
After much research and development I have made an offline version of ChatGPT.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
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We all know this is a lie, but can we stop valorizing this shit?
Sleeping this little actually really fucks you up and you make bad decisions. It makes you irritable. It fucks up your memory. It reduces your ability to react calmly and rationally.
Sleeping this little actually really fucks you up and you make bad decisions. It makes you irritable. It fucks up your memory. It reduces your ability to react calmly and rationally.
VARNEY: Do you work 18 hours a day?
MIKE JOHNSON: More. More. And I have to, because President Trump works 21 hours a day.
MIKE JOHNSON: More. More. And I have to, because President Trump works 21 hours a day.
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We all know this is a lie, but can we stop valorizing this shit?
Sleeping this little actually really fucks you up and you make bad decisions. It makes you irritable. It fucks up your memory. It reduces your ability to react calmly and rationally.
Sleeping this little actually really fucks you up and you make bad decisions. It makes you irritable. It fucks up your memory. It reduces your ability to react calmly and rationally.
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Do you know Zoom & other companies are encouraging discrimination against employees for things like "pausing too long" or not sounding sufficiently "charismatic"? Read all about our dystopian present in my new paper, out today in JASA!
(Seriously, read it. It's important)
doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
(Seriously, read it. It's important)
doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
Socially prescriptive speech technologies: Linguistic, technical, and ethical issues
Speech technology tools can be powerful and transformative for individuals, businesses, and governments. Socially prescriptive speech technology (SPST) systems
doi.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Do you know Zoom & other companies are encouraging discrimination against employees for things like "pausing too long" or not sounding sufficiently "charismatic"? Read all about our dystopian present in my new paper, out today in JASA!
(Seriously, read it. It's important)
doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
(Seriously, read it. It's important)
doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
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Reading is like a muscle that, when not continually exercised, atrophies.
Corollary: America, Fuck Yeah
Corollary: America, Fuck Yeah
One hard part of the literacy problem in the United States is there are a lot of people -- some of them with college degrees and beyond -- who don't realize that they are bad at reading
I don't know how to reach those people
I don't know how to reach those people
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Reading is like a muscle that, when not continually exercised, atrophies.
Corollary: America, Fuck Yeah
Corollary: America, Fuck Yeah
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Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
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Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
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In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
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Better yet - eliminate letters of rec altogether. They’re biased, largely uninformative, and nowadays, often written by AI.
Begging PhD programs to agree on a common app with only letters of rec that writers upload once. These inane likert scales when students are applying to 15-20 programs is destroying my soul
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Better yet - eliminate letters of rec altogether. They’re biased, largely uninformative, and nowadays, often written by AI.
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🚨NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!🚨
The 'Design Features' of Language Revisited (w/ @mperlman.bsky.social @glupyan.bsky.social Koen de Reus & @limorraviv.bsky.social)
Feature Review out now in #OpenAccess in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social! #language #linguistics
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
The 'Design Features' of Language Revisited (w/ @mperlman.bsky.social @glupyan.bsky.social Koen de Reus & @limorraviv.bsky.social)
Feature Review out now in #OpenAccess in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social! #language #linguistics
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🚨NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!🚨
The 'Design Features' of Language Revisited (w/ @mperlman.bsky.social @glupyan.bsky.social Koen de Reus & @limorraviv.bsky.social)
Feature Review out now in #OpenAccess in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social! #language #linguistics
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
The 'Design Features' of Language Revisited (w/ @mperlman.bsky.social @glupyan.bsky.social Koen de Reus & @limorraviv.bsky.social)
Feature Review out now in #OpenAccess in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social! #language #linguistics
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
Happy World Linguistics Day! I share a public service announcement about signed languages from @kemmorey.bsky.social — and a constant reminder to look at deaf people & their lives not just “data”. The stigma of deafness is a global phenomenon rooted in attitudes, not the deafness itself.
With so many new followers, I thought I would send you all to my PSA "10 things you should know about sign languages" - open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Ten Things You Should Know About Sign Languages - Karen Emmorey, 2023
The 10 things you should know about sign languages are the following: (1) Sign languages have phonology and poetry. (2) Sign languages vary in their linguistic ...
journals.sagepub.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Happy World Linguistics Day! I share a public service announcement about signed languages from @kemmorey.bsky.social — and a constant reminder to look at deaf people & their lives not just “data”. The stigma of deafness is a global phenomenon rooted in attitudes, not the deafness itself.
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They'll learn to sign for deaf dogs, but not for deaf people.
I assume. The video isn't captioned 💀💀💀
abcnews.go.com/world-news-t...
I assume. The video isn't captioned 💀💀💀
abcnews.go.com/world-news-t...
Video David Muir reports on students who learned to sign for deaf therapy dog's birthday
David Muir shares the America Strong story that unfolded at Dr. William Mennies Elementary School in Vineland, New Jersey, when students got a remarkable lesson from their teacher and his dog, Cole.
abcnews.go.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
They'll learn to sign for deaf dogs, but not for deaf people.
I assume. The video isn't captioned 💀💀💀
abcnews.go.com/world-news-t...
I assume. The video isn't captioned 💀💀💀
abcnews.go.com/world-news-t...
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How the fuck does Larry Summers still have a job
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
How the fuck does Larry Summers still have a job
Ever since I saw van Essen’s work at the Wellcome Collection in London, I have been obsessed with the beauty of visual and tactile representations of genetic “defects.” www.tamsinvanessen.com/medical-heir...
Medical Heirlooms — Tamsin van Essen
My work Medical Heirlooms explores the stigma of diseases, questioning contemporary obsessions with perfection and beauty. I have been manipulating the ceramic material in a way that emulates ...
www.tamsinvanessen.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ever since I saw van Essen’s work at the Wellcome Collection in London, I have been obsessed with the beauty of visual and tactile representations of genetic “defects.” www.tamsinvanessen.com/medical-heir...