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@maureenkosse.bsky.social
PhD in linguistics from the University of Colorado Boulder. Research: far right and "alt right" discourse, semiotics, syntax. she.
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
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Over at @liberalcurrents.com you can find so many wonderful essays, but you can also find #HalfTheAnswer with @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and I. We asked so many questions in 2025, and had so many excellent and informative guests on the program; who, you might ask? Well, we’re glad you asked. 🧵
January 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Over at @liberalcurrents.com you can find so many wonderful essays, but you can also find #HalfTheAnswer with @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and I. We asked so many questions in 2025, and had so many excellent and informative guests on the program; who, you might ask? Well, we’re glad you asked. 🧵
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if you're wondering why the atlantic might be interested in an obscure historical theory, it's because of its obvious connection to white nationalist themes the publication is often sympathetic to
December 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
if you're wondering why the atlantic might be interested in an obscure historical theory, it's because of its obvious connection to white nationalist themes the publication is often sympathetic to
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Great video by @anamariecox.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?si=gYx...
That OU Essay Is Supposed to Be Bad | An Editor’s Note
YouTube video by Ana Marie Cox
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Great video by @anamariecox.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?si=gYx...
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Attacks on feminism are similar to attacks on vaccines. We begin to take for granted a world where women have rights and most children live to see adulthood, and then, over time, we begin to forget, neglect, and (now) reject the movements and innovations that brought us here.
Until the mid-1970’s, a man could not be convicted of rape in New York State based solely on the testimony of the woman he raped. A second witness was required because the female rape victim was deemed unreliable.
Feminism has not failed women.
Feminism has not failed women.
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Attacks on feminism are similar to attacks on vaccines. We begin to take for granted a world where women have rights and most children live to see adulthood, and then, over time, we begin to forget, neglect, and (now) reject the movements and innovations that brought us here.
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“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
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They want to make child torture the law. The biggest trauma in many trans lives, even alongside the myriad horrors cis people can also experience, is the lost childhood and physical scars of an adolescence in which they were forced to pretend to be a completely different person than they really are.
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
They want to make child torture the law. The biggest trauma in many trans lives, even alongside the myriad horrors cis people can also experience, is the lost childhood and physical scars of an adolescence in which they were forced to pretend to be a completely different person than they really are.
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Those purported liberals should've seen through this bullshit the minute the Right claimed to care about "protecting girls." But plenty of those purported liberals are perfectly comfortable with the kind of soft sexism this logic implies.
They developed the "high school girl's sports" angle as a wedge issue, to lever their way up to full society-wide discrimination. What's endlessly stunning to me is how many purported liberals a) helped them when it started & b) are still helping them even after the larger purpose has become clear!
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Those purported liberals should've seen through this bullshit the minute the Right claimed to care about "protecting girls." But plenty of those purported liberals are perfectly comfortable with the kind of soft sexism this logic implies.
when people claim their chatbot girlfriends are real, they are telling on themselves about what they think women are or should be
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
when people claim their chatbot girlfriends are real, they are telling on themselves about what they think women are or should be
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I hate making non-cat posts. I hate "discourse". But the number of comments I've seen degrading and dehumanizing sex workers because of that Melania trailer is appalling. That ghoulish woman will never see your "whore" jokes but they absolutely contribute to the stigma that gets sex workers killed.
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I hate making non-cat posts. I hate "discourse". But the number of comments I've seen degrading and dehumanizing sex workers because of that Melania trailer is appalling. That ghoulish woman will never see your "whore" jokes but they absolutely contribute to the stigma that gets sex workers killed.
we're not going to talk about how this current usage of 'slop' got popularized from 4chan's 'goyslop' I guess
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
we're not going to talk about how this current usage of 'slop' got popularized from 4chan's 'goyslop' I guess
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Do not go and harass the OP.
But there will 100% be more posts like the one the not OP (the person I’m quoting) is commenting on. Bc one of the functions of antisemitic hate speech is to manipulate/consolidate the speech of folks’ ingroup and you can do that easily on social media.
But there will 100% be more posts like the one the not OP (the person I’m quoting) is commenting on. Bc one of the functions of antisemitic hate speech is to manipulate/consolidate the speech of folks’ ingroup and you can do that easily on social media.
December 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Do not go and harass the OP.
But there will 100% be more posts like the one the not OP (the person I’m quoting) is commenting on. Bc one of the functions of antisemitic hate speech is to manipulate/consolidate the speech of folks’ ingroup and you can do that easily on social media.
But there will 100% be more posts like the one the not OP (the person I’m quoting) is commenting on. Bc one of the functions of antisemitic hate speech is to manipulate/consolidate the speech of folks’ ingroup and you can do that easily on social media.
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Patrons! Our live show is happening in but a few hours. We'll be counting down our #WordsOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025 .
This post has the link, and all patrons can attend, even free ones. We'd love to see you.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Patrons! Our live show is happening in but a few hours. We'll be counting down our #WordsOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025 .
This post has the link, and all patrons can attend, even free ones. We'd love to see you.
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This post has the link, and all patrons can attend, even free ones. We'd love to see you.
www.patreon.com/posts/link-b...
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The UK has turned into a censorious nightmare state because of transphobia
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The UK has turned into a censorious nightmare state because of transphobia
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Though tbh it really should not be surprising that a white dude who systematically pushed questions of power out of what counts as “real” linguistics is fine having no analysis of power in his friends circles either
December 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Though tbh it really should not be surprising that a white dude who systematically pushed questions of power out of what counts as “real” linguistics is fine having no analysis of power in his friends circles either
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abolish geniuses
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
abolish geniuses
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Today, I examine how the boundaries of the Nation are co-constituted by race, disability, and sexuality, but also---notably---gender and control over reproduction.
And ask everyone to stop saying transfeminism is 'imperialist'. For fuck's sake.
Read: taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/understand...
And ask everyone to stop saying transfeminism is 'imperialist'. For fuck's sake.
Read: taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/understand...
December 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Today, I examine how the boundaries of the Nation are co-constituted by race, disability, and sexuality, but also---notably---gender and control over reproduction.
And ask everyone to stop saying transfeminism is 'imperialist'. For fuck's sake.
Read: taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/understand...
And ask everyone to stop saying transfeminism is 'imperialist'. For fuck's sake.
Read: taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/understand...
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Online political discussions are characterized by a minority of users dominate the discussion, while most remain silent.
Those who perceived a discussion as toxic/polarized tend to remain silent: But toxicity engages power users (namely men interested in politics) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Those who perceived a discussion as toxic/polarized tend to remain silent: But toxicity engages power users (namely men interested in politics) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Online political discussions are characterized by a minority of users dominate the discussion, while most remain silent.
Those who perceived a discussion as toxic/polarized tend to remain silent: But toxicity engages power users (namely men interested in politics) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Those who perceived a discussion as toxic/polarized tend to remain silent: But toxicity engages power users (namely men interested in politics) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The only way this makes sense is when you understand health as a product sold to individuals.
Once you turn health into a product and healthcare into a business, then you can blame individuals for not being able to afford their health(care) rather than look at the environment in which they live.
Once you turn health into a product and healthcare into a business, then you can blame individuals for not being able to afford their health(care) rather than look at the environment in which they live.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The only way this makes sense is when you understand health as a product sold to individuals.
Once you turn health into a product and healthcare into a business, then you can blame individuals for not being able to afford their health(care) rather than look at the environment in which they live.
Once you turn health into a product and healthcare into a business, then you can blame individuals for not being able to afford their health(care) rather than look at the environment in which they live.
"incel" only holds weight if you agree that the value of a person is related to their sexual activity. calling Fuentes an incel does nothing to lower his standing among his peers but it does affirm and recirculate misogynistic logic. make of that what you will.
27-year-old white nationalist and professional misogynist Nick Fuentes admitted to Piers Morgan that he has never slept with a woman, effectively crowning himself the incel king of the far-right.
December 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"incel" only holds weight if you agree that the value of a person is related to their sexual activity. calling Fuentes an incel does nothing to lower his standing among his peers but it does affirm and recirculate misogynistic logic. make of that what you will.
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for the love of God - I really wish the elite liberal litigation establishment (if there is such a thing) - would give up the fantasy that using Republican legal doctrine will somehow convince this MAGA #SCOTUS to rule for then. It's the same fantasy of bipartisanship w see from Cong Dem leaders.
the attempt by the attorney representing Rebecca Slaughter to use Trump v. United States for good is going sideways hard and it is making me even more confident in my opinion that there's no real upside to using Republican legal doctrine
it won't convince Republican judges
it's not meant for us
it won't convince Republican judges
it's not meant for us
December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
for the love of God - I really wish the elite liberal litigation establishment (if there is such a thing) - would give up the fantasy that using Republican legal doctrine will somehow convince this MAGA #SCOTUS to rule for then. It's the same fantasy of bipartisanship w see from Cong Dem leaders.
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This is horrific and exactly what those of us in Black studies, gender studies, women’s studies have been warning our colleagues in the sciences about. Their seeming neutrality will not save them.
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
This is horrific and exactly what those of us in Black studies, gender studies, women’s studies have been warning our colleagues in the sciences about. Their seeming neutrality will not save them.
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the thing about online queer discourse is unless you dig into things it's hard to tell if someone is speaking from a place of nuance and decades of lived experience or whether you're reading the untested absolutes of the most 15-year-old alive
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
the thing about online queer discourse is unless you dig into things it's hard to tell if someone is speaking from a place of nuance and decades of lived experience or whether you're reading the untested absolutes of the most 15-year-old alive
how do I even start making a backup plan if I don't find an academic position before my postdoc runs out? I have to have more options than going back to being a custodian, right? 😭
feeling so underprepared for the Real World TM
feeling so underprepared for the Real World TM
December 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
how do I even start making a backup plan if I don't find an academic position before my postdoc runs out? I have to have more options than going back to being a custodian, right? 😭
feeling so underprepared for the Real World TM
feeling so underprepared for the Real World TM
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🚨new article🚨
"Polarisation" has become one of those terms commonly used to discuss the dire state of politics and democracy today
Here @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I argue that this simplistic framing is counterproductive
🧵Thread🧵
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Polarisation" has become one of those terms commonly used to discuss the dire state of politics and democracy today
Here @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I argue that this simplistic framing is counterproductive
🧵Thread🧵
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨new article🚨
"Polarisation" has become one of those terms commonly used to discuss the dire state of politics and democracy today
Here @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I argue that this simplistic framing is counterproductive
🧵Thread🧵
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Polarisation" has become one of those terms commonly used to discuss the dire state of politics and democracy today
Here @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I argue that this simplistic framing is counterproductive
🧵Thread🧵
link.springer.com/article/10.1...