Linda Oakleaf
@lindao.bsky.social
Doctorate in leisure! (She/her)
There was an overflow crowd at the council meeting in Canton, NC where they were taking comments on a potential moratorium on data centers. People are overwhelmingly against it. They put a big speaker outside so we could hear.
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 PM
There was an overflow crowd at the council meeting in Canton, NC where they were taking comments on a potential moratorium on data centers. People are overwhelmingly against it. They put a big speaker outside so we could hear.
I enjoyed listening to @zeldabriarwood.bsky.social and the other candidates running for the 11th District at the Democratic Congressional Candidate Forum in Waynesville tonight.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I enjoyed listening to @zeldabriarwood.bsky.social and the other candidates running for the 11th District at the Democratic Congressional Candidate Forum in Waynesville tonight.
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Bad Bunny did his homework.
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Bad Bunny did his homework.
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
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Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
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The first paper of my PhD thesis, and first solo authored paper is out today!
It you like dinosaur footprints or history, this is for you!
Open access via this link- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It you like dinosaur footprints or history, this is for you!
Open access via this link- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 6, 2026 at 8:56 AM
The first paper of my PhD thesis, and first solo authored paper is out today!
It you like dinosaur footprints or history, this is for you!
Open access via this link- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It you like dinosaur footprints or history, this is for you!
Open access via this link- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Get your colonoscopy scheduled, y'all. It is better than stage 4 colon cancer. Trust me.
Oh! This is one of those times I get to remind everyone who knows what this is, *especially* those of us who can quote the bit, to schedule your colonoscopy and get your shingles shot, if you haven't already.
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Get your colonoscopy scheduled, y'all. It is better than stage 4 colon cancer. Trust me.
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1. Gas station clerk/All night tanning salon attendant
2. College professor
3. Camp director
4. Property Operations Elf (complete with business cards with that title on it)
5. Career Navigator
2. College professor
3. Camp director
4. Property Operations Elf (complete with business cards with that title on it)
5. Career Navigator
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Food bank potato specialist
2. Grill cook (promoted from dishwasher)
3. Search intent analyst
4. Reference desk assistant
5. Senior Ontologist
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Food bank potato specialist
2. Grill cook (promoted from dishwasher)
3. Search intent analyst
4. Reference desk assistant
5. Senior Ontologist
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Interlibrary loan researcher
2. Porn store clerk
3. Model
4. TTRPG editor
5. Lobbyist
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Interlibrary loan researcher
2. Porn store clerk
3. Model
4. TTRPG editor
5. Lobbyist
January 29, 2026 at 2:19 AM
1. Gas station clerk/All night tanning salon attendant
2. College professor
3. Camp director
4. Property Operations Elf (complete with business cards with that title on it)
5. Career Navigator
2. College professor
3. Camp director
4. Property Operations Elf (complete with business cards with that title on it)
5. Career Navigator
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AI can help doctors with diagnosis haha ok. would you also like to be diagnosed by a human doctor with violent hallucinations you stupid fuck
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 AM
AI can help doctors with diagnosis haha ok. would you also like to be diagnosed by a human doctor with violent hallucinations you stupid fuck
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They kill us for their sport.
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
They kill us for their sport.
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For fuck’s sake.
January 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
For fuck’s sake.
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
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the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
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The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
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If you ever somehow find yourself in charge of literally billions of dollars you don't know what you do with, you could do far worse than modeling off of MacKenzie Scott.
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:55 AM
If you ever somehow find yourself in charge of literally billions of dollars you don't know what you do with, you could do far worse than modeling off of MacKenzie Scott.
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Second this. Nobody should be forced to go without housing whether or not they work or play by the rules, but the fact that working hard and playing by the rules aren't enough to escape homelessness demonstrates the falsity of the whole idea that homeless folks are responsible for their predicament.
Recommend @brian-goldstone.bsky.social “There is No Place for Us”. A wrenching dive into working homeless & poverty. His sharp clarity brings front & center the invisible & untenable struggle of those who labor endlessly yet remain trapped and destitute. It’s a heartbreaking but necessary read.
January 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Second this. Nobody should be forced to go without housing whether or not they work or play by the rules, but the fact that working hard and playing by the rules aren't enough to escape homelessness demonstrates the falsity of the whole idea that homeless folks are responsible for their predicament.
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Shout-out to everyone who's tired as fuck of only seeing the first four lines of this poem shared around.
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Shout-out to everyone who's tired as fuck of only seeing the first four lines of this poem shared around.
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!