nabelew
@nabelew.bsky.social
Linguist (revitalization, documentation, sociolinguistics) but also not a professional account so I’m gonna say cuss words 🤷♀️ she/her
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
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“He was a dictator” fat nazis in plate carriers abduct your neighbors from the parking lot of target and send them to gulags.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
“He was a dictator” fat nazis in plate carriers abduct your neighbors from the parking lot of target and send them to gulags.
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This is live data and the Sudan one in particular is rapidly growing
I’m so tired of all of this. These flowers are going to be a key measure of 2026 for me
I’m so tired of all of this. These flowers are going to be a key measure of 2026 for me
Forget Me Not - The Human Cost of War
Visualizing global conflict casualties (1900-2025). A homage to the poppy field.
dr.eamer.dev
January 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
This is live data and the Sudan one in particular is rapidly growing
I’m so tired of all of this. These flowers are going to be a key measure of 2026 for me
I’m so tired of all of this. These flowers are going to be a key measure of 2026 for me
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“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”
― Octavia Butler
― Octavia Butler
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”
― Octavia Butler
― Octavia Butler
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
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The article weaves together the centuries-long history of oppression of Irish, the ongoing language revival movement, and the stories of Alexandra's own family's relationship to the language - all encapsulated in one day taking the train to Dublin.
Taking the Train to Dublin City: A Journey to Speaking Irish in Ireland’s Capital
For many, the Irish language was attached to experiences of poverty, suffering, and violence.
folklife.si.edu
January 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The article weaves together the centuries-long history of oppression of Irish, the ongoing language revival movement, and the stories of Alexandra's own family's relationship to the language - all encapsulated in one day taking the train to Dublin.
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What does language endangerment mean to the people experiencing it? Dr. Emmanuel Ngué Um reflects:
"When languages, or language practices, are threatened, it is really a threat to human relationships: the ways of living and connecting that our ancestors developed and passed on to us."
"When languages, or language practices, are threatened, it is really a threat to human relationships: the ways of living and connecting that our ancestors developed and passed on to us."
Emmanuel NGUÉ UM | A Future of Language Freedom
YouTube video by Endangered Languages Project
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December 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
What does language endangerment mean to the people experiencing it? Dr. Emmanuel Ngué Um reflects:
"When languages, or language practices, are threatened, it is really a threat to human relationships: the ways of living and connecting that our ancestors developed and passed on to us."
"When languages, or language practices, are threatened, it is really a threat to human relationships: the ways of living and connecting that our ancestors developed and passed on to us."
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The Endangered Language Project does great work supporting community language revival work, and they're almost halfway to their goal!
Language champions from 18 countries will be joining the 2026 Ready to Revitalize program - and we have just TEN DAYS left to raise funds for their grassroots #languagerevitalization projects!
🌱 Will you support the revitalization of Indigenous and endangered languages around the world?
🌱 Will you support the revitalization of Indigenous and endangered languages around the world?
Raise to Revitalize
Support Global Indigenous Language Revitalization
givebutter.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The Endangered Language Project does great work supporting community language revival work, and they're almost halfway to their goal!
the archaic broken image placeholders and six empty attachments with no filetype are a pretty solid visual representation of what it’s like to interact with any US government body these days
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
the archaic broken image placeholders and six empty attachments with no filetype are a pretty solid visual representation of what it’s like to interact with any US government body these days
one of my favorite high school holiday memories was the annual reading of The Shortest Day, it still gives me warmth in its simplicity
anyways happy solstice as we dearly love our friends and hope for peace
anyways happy solstice as we dearly love our friends and hope for peace
December 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
one of my favorite high school holiday memories was the annual reading of The Shortest Day, it still gives me warmth in its simplicity
anyways happy solstice as we dearly love our friends and hope for peace
anyways happy solstice as we dearly love our friends and hope for peace
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Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
“AI”: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that I’m not) but because it’s a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yea…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
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Banned words list has real consequences.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Banned words list has real consequences.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
I genuinely do not understand why anyone in a decision-making role in academia would encourage use of these tools, unless they have a vested interest in the mass destruction of knowledge and thought. In which case, A+++ job taking the university down from the inside
The university bought Claude AI for students to use.
Here it is at work, denying that the East Wing of the White House has been demolished.
Great stuff, academia.
Here it is at work, denying that the East Wing of the White House has been demolished.
Great stuff, academia.
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I genuinely do not understand why anyone in a decision-making role in academia would encourage use of these tools, unless they have a vested interest in the mass destruction of knowledge and thought. In which case, A+++ job taking the university down from the inside
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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I know so many great people who are doing so much. If you are isolated from people who are trying their best, I can understand feeling like no one's doing anything, but really, you just need to find the people who are trying and try with them — or maybe encourage some new folks to try alongside you.
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I know so many great people who are doing so much. If you are isolated from people who are trying their best, I can understand feeling like no one's doing anything, but really, you just need to find the people who are trying and try with them — or maybe encourage some new folks to try alongside you.
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This season, I am fundraising for a program called Ready to Revitalize: a unique course run through @e-l-p.bsky.social for grassroots #language champions around the world.
It only costs $500 to sponsor a participant. Help us support language revitalization! #langsky
givebutter.com/elp2025/chas...
It only costs $500 to sponsor a participant. Help us support language revitalization! #langsky
givebutter.com/elp2025/chas...
Raise to Revitalize
Support Global Indigenous Language Revitalization
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December 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This season, I am fundraising for a program called Ready to Revitalize: a unique course run through @e-l-p.bsky.social for grassroots #language champions around the world.
It only costs $500 to sponsor a participant. Help us support language revitalization! #langsky
givebutter.com/elp2025/chas...
It only costs $500 to sponsor a participant. Help us support language revitalization! #langsky
givebutter.com/elp2025/chas...
I ❤️ international solidarity between Indigenous and minoritized communities
In Brittany, families are coming together to raise a new generation of speakers of Brezhoneg, an endangered Celtic language. But they’re not doing it alone - they’re learning from their friends in the Māori revival movement.
How did ELP’s Ready to Revitalize program help this happen? 🧵
How did ELP’s Ready to Revitalize program help this happen? 🧵
Le défi des 1000 familles : relancer le breton dans les foyers. An Taol Lagad du 2 décembre 2026
YouTube video by France 3 Bretagne
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December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I ❤️ international solidarity between Indigenous and minoritized communities
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as a grantwriter, the lack of unrestricted funding is a MASSIVE burden on nonprofits. everyone wants to fund a new shiny pilot program that makes them look like innovators. they don’t want to help make your tried and tested programs that have served the community for 50 years more sustainable
The headline I feel like is that all the philanthropic donations from billionaires typically have a shitload of restrictions.
Mackenzie is like “you’re doing work to stop something horrible or to help something good? Cool. Here’s a few hundred million.” and the paper is like “wow… so novel”
Mackenzie is like “you’re doing work to stop something horrible or to help something good? Cool. Here’s a few hundred million.” and the paper is like “wow… so novel”
Mackenzie Scott’s signature philanthropic style is giving unrestricted gifts—a rarity in the industry. trib.al/DjrurgM
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
as a grantwriter, the lack of unrestricted funding is a MASSIVE burden on nonprofits. everyone wants to fund a new shiny pilot program that makes them look like innovators. they don’t want to help make your tried and tested programs that have served the community for 50 years more sustainable
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This #GivingTuesday, you can support grassroots language revitalization all around the world! Your donation will help launch 20 language revitalization projects, like the Ayöök textbooks developed by 2025 Ready to Revitalize member Delfina Reyes Chávez: givebutter.com/elp2025
Giving Tuesday 2025 - Delfina and Colectivo Nemuk
YouTube video by Endangered Languages Project
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December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This #GivingTuesday, you can support grassroots language revitalization all around the world! Your donation will help launch 20 language revitalization projects, like the Ayöök textbooks developed by 2025 Ready to Revitalize member Delfina Reyes Chávez: givebutter.com/elp2025
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the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
Today’s rabbit hole: a mushroom found on 3+ continents which produces the exact same hallucinations regardless of cultural context, while also not containing any known psychoactive compounds
Interesting boletus type Asian #fungi looks like the bicolor bolete in New England, with a very unlike effect:
“Lilliputian hallucinations — a rare, clinically defined psychiatric syndrome [of the] perception of numerous little people autonomously moving about and interacting in the real-world”
“Lilliputian hallucinations — a rare, clinically defined psychiatric syndrome [of the] perception of numerous little people autonomously moving about and interacting in the real-world”
Experts Explore New Mushroom Which Causes Fairytale-Like Hallucinations
Between traditional folklore and modern biology, the wild forest floor and the sterile scientific laboratory, lies the story of the lilliputian mushroom.
nhmu.utah.edu
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today’s rabbit hole: a mushroom found on 3+ continents which produces the exact same hallucinations regardless of cultural context, while also not containing any known psychoactive compounds
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"how are we going to reach all these disaffected young men turning towards radical right-wing politics in america?"
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"how are we going to reach all these disaffected young men turning towards radical right-wing politics in america?"
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In this giving season, when funding for Indigenous languages and cultures is being slashed worldwide, YOU can help build a world where all language communities thrive!
Support Ready to Revitalize 2026 and help launch 20 grassroots language revitalization projects: givebutter.com/elp2025
Support Ready to Revitalize 2026 and help launch 20 grassroots language revitalization projects: givebutter.com/elp2025
Raise to Revitalize
Support Global Indigenous Language Revitalization
givebutter.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In this giving season, when funding for Indigenous languages and cultures is being slashed worldwide, YOU can help build a world where all language communities thrive!
Support Ready to Revitalize 2026 and help launch 20 grassroots language revitalization projects: givebutter.com/elp2025
Support Ready to Revitalize 2026 and help launch 20 grassroots language revitalization projects: givebutter.com/elp2025
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NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪