Dustin A. Chacón
@lingdustin.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Linguistics, UC Santa Cruz. {Neuro/psycho}linguistics, syntax, and South Asian languages. He/him 🏳️🌈.
Sometimes: Horror movies, video games, cats.
www.lingdustin.net
Sometimes: Horror movies, video games, cats.
www.lingdustin.net
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Really just the absolute floor of demands that ICE must be abolished, dismantled, and everyone involved with its creation held accountable.
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Really just the absolute floor of demands that ICE must be abolished, dismantled, and everyone involved with its creation held accountable.
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Your reminder that cops in LA maje $20 to $30k more than starting tenure track faculty in the CSU system. In case you’re curious about priorities.
January 24, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Your reminder that cops in LA maje $20 to $30k more than starting tenure track faculty in the CSU system. In case you’re curious about priorities.
Yeah like it looks like forgettable fun trash!
January 22, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Yeah like it looks like forgettable fun trash!
Oh hey paper acceptance! I didn't see it because I couldn't log into my old UGA e-mail lol 🫠
January 22, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Oh hey paper acceptance! I didn't see it because I couldn't log into my old UGA e-mail lol 🫠
'it says summon the dead / no, it says summons YOUR death'
I'm imagining the scene is like 25 minutes long and they argue about case syncretism of the nominative and the genitive
I'm imagining the scene is like 25 minutes long and they argue about case syncretism of the nominative and the genitive
January 22, 2026 at 10:14 PM
'it says summon the dead / no, it says summons YOUR death'
I'm imagining the scene is like 25 minutes long and they argue about case syncretism of the nominative and the genitive
I'm imagining the scene is like 25 minutes long and they argue about case syncretism of the nominative and the genitive
The Whistle! I may be overstating the importance of translation error in the overall narrative but the trailer does make it clear it's a crucial plot point lmao
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6gx...
(also cc: @verbingnouns.bsky.social )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6gx...
(also cc: @verbingnouns.bsky.social )
WHISTLE Official Trailer (2026)
YouTube video by Movie Trailers Source
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The Whistle! I may be overstating the importance of translation error in the overall narrative but the trailer does make it clear it's a crucial plot point lmao
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6gx...
(also cc: @verbingnouns.bsky.social )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6gx...
(also cc: @verbingnouns.bsky.social )
Did you know there’s a horror movie coming out about a translation error?
January 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Did you know there’s a horror movie coming out about a translation error?
Abolish ICE and prosecute its members for domestic terrorism
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Abolish ICE and prosecute its members for domestic terrorism
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yes, Dems are 100% ok with it. if they weren’t, they wouldn’t have voted for it dozens of times or tried to hit Republicans from the right for not being “serious about the border” during the 2024 election or be totally abdicate fighting against it now. but they did all that, they’re social fascists
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
yes, Dems are 100% ok with it. if they weren’t, they wouldn’t have voted for it dozens of times or tried to hit Republicans from the right for not being “serious about the border” during the 2024 election or be totally abdicate fighting against it now. but they did all that, they’re social fascists
Democrats already warming up there 'ICE for all *who want it*' platform for 2028
January 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Democrats already warming up there 'ICE for all *who want it*' platform for 2028
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"Should we vote to give more money to the people shooting my constituents in the face?" is not a complicated political question. And yet, Democrats don't seem able to answer it.
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
"Should we vote to give more money to the people shooting my constituents in the face?" is not a complicated political question. And yet, Democrats don't seem able to answer it.
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
what's bishibashi!
January 12, 2026 at 5:51 AM
what's bishibashi!
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I've canceled the cards and will get those charges reversed, but like, do you really need my hearing aids and my driver's license?
January 12, 2026 at 3:18 AM
I've canceled the cards and will get those charges reversed, but like, do you really need my hearing aids and my driver's license?
Whoever took my gym bag at Santa Cruz Athletic Club at ~11:30 AM this morning, then spent ~$2,000 at a hardware store on my credit cards and withdrew more from the ATM, can you please at least return my cards, my weightlifting equipment, and my hearing aids please?
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Whoever took my gym bag at Santa Cruz Athletic Club at ~11:30 AM this morning, then spent ~$2,000 at a hardware store on my credit cards and withdrew more from the ATM, can you please at least return my cards, my weightlifting equipment, and my hearing aids please?
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Raise your hand if you’re doing more in-class writing and activities on paper and the whiteboard.
"universities are being infiltrated by a commercial industry that exploits students+faculty as data mines
frenzy w/o consulting their faculty, collecting empirical data on whether gen AI is pedagogically useful, or pausing to inquire about the long-term impact"
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
frenzy w/o consulting their faculty, collecting empirical data on whether gen AI is pedagogically useful, or pausing to inquire about the long-term impact"
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Raise your hand if you’re doing more in-class writing and activities on paper and the whiteboard.
I’m starting to do self-recorded oral presentations and in-class poster presentations rather than papers :/ I have mixed feelings about it! It’s easier for me to grade at the very least
January 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m starting to do self-recorded oral presentations and in-class poster presentations rather than papers :/ I have mixed feelings about it! It’s easier for me to grade at the very least
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It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
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andy cohen's "am i excited about 2026? [pregnant pause] yeah. i... yeah. i mean, what's the alternative?" is the realest thing i've seen all night
January 1, 2026 at 4:49 AM
andy cohen's "am i excited about 2026? [pregnant pause] yeah. i... yeah. i mean, what's the alternative?" is the realest thing i've seen all night
if x goes to the gym everday, will x’s ass look like the guys from heated rivalry /
if andy goes to the gym everyday, will andy’s ass look like the guys from heated rivalry
if andy goes to the gym everyday, will andy’s ass look like the guys from heated rivalry
January 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM
if x goes to the gym everday, will x’s ass look like the guys from heated rivalry /
if andy goes to the gym everyday, will andy’s ass look like the guys from heated rivalry
if andy goes to the gym everyday, will andy’s ass look like the guys from heated rivalry
Damnit, “if I went to the gym every day*…”
January 1, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Damnit, “if I went to the gym every day*…”