MJ Curry, PhD
@mjcurry.bsky.social
academic writing/publishing coach & consultant (MJCurry.co); semi-retired prof of language ed & academic literacy; Airbnb host in Rochester, NY; yogi; Basset mom; Unitarian Universalist; Pittsburgh native; former union organizer/president; overall badass
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MJ Curry, PhD
@mjcurry.bsky.social
· Nov 19
jazz.com
Just bought our early bird tickets to the 2025 edition of the @Rochester International Jazz Festival (Rochester jazz.com). $50 less expensive than last year. Price only good until 10 AM November 23. Join us!
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This is utterly ridiculous.
Maria Shriver Rips GOP Bill To Rename Kennedy Center After Trump: 'It Makes My Blood Boil'
Utterly ridiculous.
www.comicsands.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is utterly ridiculous.
Kudos to @philweiser.bsky.social for suing Colorado law enforcement for doing ICE’s dirty work #resistance
July 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Kudos to @philweiser.bsky.social for suing Colorado law enforcement for doing ICE’s dirty work #resistance
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Why does it seem all Donny’s friends like teen models?
This article published in 2016 details a raid on a Turkish yacht with underage girls and ties to Trump and Erdogan.
May not be just Epstein.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
theblacksea.eu/investigatio...
This article published in 2016 details a raid on a Turkish yacht with underage girls and ties to Trump and Erdogan.
May not be just Epstein.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
theblacksea.eu/investigatio...
Kazakh moguls, the pal of Donald Trump, teen models, and the yacht of the father of the Turks
Scandal on the Mediterranean: a police raid, suspected trafficking of girls and connections to the elite of America, Russia, Turkey and Kazakhstan: new findings
theblacksea.eu
July 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Why does it seem all Donny’s friends like teen models?
This article published in 2016 details a raid on a Turkish yacht with underage girls and ties to Trump and Erdogan.
May not be just Epstein.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
theblacksea.eu/investigatio...
This article published in 2016 details a raid on a Turkish yacht with underage girls and ties to Trump and Erdogan.
May not be just Epstein.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
theblacksea.eu/investigatio...
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This does make me laugh.
July 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This does make me laugh.
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Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
July 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
You should hear me complaining a blue streak when I ride my bike in Rochester, which is as frequently possible. People parking in the “bike lanes,” drivers coming as close as possible, drivers yelling at me to get on the sidewalk. & repair workers, leaving big metal plates in the middle of the road.
The NYPD is cracking down against cyclists in a strategy born of complaints at community meetings, Streetsblog reports: nyc.streetsblog.org/...
NYPD Admits Bike Crackdown Based on 'Community' Vibes, Not Data - Streetsblog New York City
It turns out, the new strategy arose not from data, but from people complaining about e-bikes at community meetings, the NYPD finally admits.
nyc.streetsblog.org
May 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
You should hear me complaining a blue streak when I ride my bike in Rochester, which is as frequently possible. People parking in the “bike lanes,” drivers coming as close as possible, drivers yelling at me to get on the sidewalk. & repair workers, leaving big metal plates in the middle of the road.
This
May 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This
Lost and found
Syphilis and Gonorrhea.
May 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Lost and found
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"This is really not that functionally different than if those guests showed up with satchels of cash or briefcases with stacks of bill and then just dumped it all into a big bucket physically held by the President of the United States," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Trump's crypto dinner.
May 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"This is really not that functionally different than if those guests showed up with satchels of cash or briefcases with stacks of bill and then just dumped it all into a big bucket physically held by the President of the United States," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Trump's crypto dinner.
Wrapped up the last day of our Spring Writing Camp for faculty and grad students at the @University of Rochester’s Warner graduate school of education and human development. Great partnership with Dr Michael Occhino
May 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Wrapped up the last day of our Spring Writing Camp for faculty and grad students at the @University of Rochester’s Warner graduate school of education and human development. Great partnership with Dr Michael Occhino
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Maybe she should just drink tapwater like the rest of us. Oh, maybe it’s not safe?
Tina - Release the #EpsteinFiles|Resistbot Text RESIST to 50409🐸
@porpentina2017.bsky.social
· May 23
I’m going to hell for this one, but then again, I don’t believe in hell, so there you go.
She needs Jesus to come and visit to turn that water into her favorite beverage. Oh and can someone please wipe that smug grin off of her stupid face?
She needs Jesus to come and visit to turn that water into her favorite beverage. Oh and can someone please wipe that smug grin off of her stupid face?
New DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro releases a video complaining about water at the office.
May 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Maybe she should just drink tapwater like the rest of us. Oh, maybe it’s not safe?
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Records show well-timed trades by executive branch employees and congressional aides.
Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.
Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.
More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging
Records show well-timed trades by executive branch employees and congressional aides. Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the…
www.propublica.org
May 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Records show well-timed trades by executive branch employees and congressional aides.
Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.
Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.
100%
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
100%
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Spineless scumbags!
#ProudBlue In the dead of the night, these Republicans voted to:
✔️Gut Medicaid and Medicare
✔️Gut SNAP
✔️Increase your electric bill
✔️Increase college costs
We will NOT forget.
#HealthCareCutsKill
✔️Gut Medicaid and Medicare
✔️Gut SNAP
✔️Increase your electric bill
✔️Increase college costs
We will NOT forget.
#HealthCareCutsKill
May 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Spineless scumbags!
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The judiciary is standing up!
May 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The judiciary is standing up!
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An investigation by the New York Times found that of the 𝟮𝟯𝟴 men sent to El Salvador in March, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟮 appear to have some kind of serious criminal record.
Less than 14%
An even smaller number 𝘮𝘢𝘺 have connections to Tren de Aragua.
They'll lie about citizens too.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Less than 14%
An even smaller number 𝘮𝘢𝘺 have connections to Tren de Aragua.
They'll lie about citizens too.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
NYT investigation finds no evidence linking many deported Venezuelans to Tren de Aragua
In March, in order to speedily deport 238 Venezuelan men under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, Trump claimed they were members of a transnational criminal organization called Tren de Aragua. But an inv...
www.pbs.org
May 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
An investigation by the New York Times found that of the 𝟮𝟯𝟴 men sent to El Salvador in March, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟮 appear to have some kind of serious criminal record.
Less than 14%
An even smaller number 𝘮𝘢𝘺 have connections to Tren de Aragua.
They'll lie about citizens too.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Less than 14%
An even smaller number 𝘮𝘢𝘺 have connections to Tren de Aragua.
They'll lie about citizens too.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Outrageous
These people are utterly bat guano insane
'We're not playing': DHS spokesperson reveals plans on CNN to arrest members of Congress
www.rawstory.com/dhs-arrest-m...
www.rawstory.com/dhs-arrest-m...
May 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Outrageous
Outrage after outrage. Don’t let them wear us down.
NEW: A Defense Dept employee passed me an internal list of *dozens* of books that have been banned in DOD's K-12 school libraries because of Trump's anti-DEI orders.
"Quarantined" kids' books include multiple award winners.
All touch on race or LGBTQ+ issues. www.huffpost.com/entry/defens...
"Quarantined" kids' books include multiple award winners.
All touch on race or LGBTQ+ issues. www.huffpost.com/entry/defens...
The Military's K-12 Schools Are Banning Award-Winning Kids’ Books To Appease Trump
HuffPost obtained an internal list of books “quarantined” in Defense Department-run schools because they talk about transgender people and Black history.
www.huffpost.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Outrage after outrage. Don’t let them wear us down.
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The firing of the Librarian of Congress is worse than many appreciate. The Librarian is appointed for a ten year term by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The position is nonpartisan and runs the critically important Congressional Research Service.
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
Librarian of Congress firing is latest move in upheaval of U.S. cultural institutions
President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.
www.npr.org
May 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The firing of the Librarian of Congress is worse than many appreciate. The Librarian is appointed for a ten year term by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The position is nonpartisan and runs the critically important Congressional Research Service.
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
@airbnbhelp.bsky.social you used to support hosts but I just wasted 2 hours trying to get paid a payout you had erroneously withheld after I bent over backwards to be flexible for a long term guest.
May 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
@airbnbhelp.bsky.social you used to support hosts but I just wasted 2 hours trying to get paid a payout you had erroneously withheld after I bent over backwards to be flexible for a long term guest.
Outrageous
taking power isn't the same as capturing culture etc etc
May 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Outrageous
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REMINDER:
They turn us against each other so that we won’t notice they are robbing us blind.
They turn us against each other so that we won’t notice they are robbing us blind.
May 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
REMINDER:
They turn us against each other so that we won’t notice they are robbing us blind.
They turn us against each other so that we won’t notice they are robbing us blind.
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If you are having trouble connecting with your "why" right now, I offer some journal prompts to help.
#scholarlypublishing #academicwriting #dissertation #thesis #tenuretrack
www.yourphdcompass.com/blog-1/conne...
#scholarlypublishing #academicwriting #dissertation #thesis #tenuretrack
www.yourphdcompass.com/blog-1/conne...
Connecting with your motivation in difficult times — Compass Academic Coaching Dissertation Thesis Tenure Support
If you are feeling disconnected from your “why,” here are some questions to journal about.
www.yourphdcompass.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
If you are having trouble connecting with your "why" right now, I offer some journal prompts to help.
#scholarlypublishing #academicwriting #dissertation #thesis #tenuretrack
www.yourphdcompass.com/blog-1/conne...
#scholarlypublishing #academicwriting #dissertation #thesis #tenuretrack
www.yourphdcompass.com/blog-1/conne...