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muddling through pandemia in an N99
PhD candidate, grad student worker, exhausted scientifically literate layperson
pvd, ri
PhD candidate, grad student worker, exhausted scientifically literate layperson
pvd, ri
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"Sally wants to graduate from college, establish a career, marry an ideal partner, buy a home, and have a baby by age 27.5. If she takes a gap year to backpack around Europe, will she have a baby on time (before all her eggs die)?"
“Will Sally Have a Baby Before All Her Eggs Die?” A Word Problem
QUESTION: Sally wants to graduate from college, establish a career, marry an ideal partner, buy a home, and have a baby by age 27.5, the national a...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
"Sally wants to graduate from college, establish a career, marry an ideal partner, buy a home, and have a baby by age 27.5. If she takes a gap year to backpack around Europe, will she have a baby on time (before all her eggs die)?"
‘i think i’m more passive aggressive than you are. i give people aranets for their birthday’ - my therapist
February 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
‘i think i’m more passive aggressive than you are. i give people aranets for their birthday’ - my therapist
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People targeted by federal agents - for their skin color, accents, or immigration status - are afraid to seek healthcare; healthcare staff are fearful for their safety at work. Here's how Minnesota providers are responding to an unfolding crisis - my latest:
Public health crisis unfolding in Minneapolis as residents avoid healthcare
Providers are arranging home visits and telehealth as neighbors pick up prescriptions, groceries and diapers
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
People targeted by federal agents - for their skin color, accents, or immigration status - are afraid to seek healthcare; healthcare staff are fearful for their safety at work. Here's how Minnesota providers are responding to an unfolding crisis - my latest:
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Academia is so incredibly fucked up and also a lot of the intellectual work that goes on in the academy is incredibly important
Part of what makes life in the academy tough is holding and navigating both of these truths at the same time
Part of what makes life in the academy tough is holding and navigating both of these truths at the same time
February 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Academia is so incredibly fucked up and also a lot of the intellectual work that goes on in the academy is incredibly important
Part of what makes life in the academy tough is holding and navigating both of these truths at the same time
Part of what makes life in the academy tough is holding and navigating both of these truths at the same time
summoning the courage to email my students (i’m teaching at a new institution for the first time) to tell them masks will be required in class, please send encouraging thoughts
February 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
summoning the courage to email my students (i’m teaching at a new institution for the first time) to tell them masks will be required in class, please send encouraging thoughts
facing my childhood fears aka watching the elizabeth smart documentary
February 2, 2026 at 1:17 AM
facing my childhood fears aka watching the elizabeth smart documentary
rejected from academic job i was finalist for in email sent at 10:35 pm on a saturday night???!
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
rejected from academic job i was finalist for in email sent at 10:35 pm on a saturday night???!
my street was not plowed for two days, prohibiting anyone from driving anywhere. when we finally got plowed tuesday night, parking on the streets of fox point was impossible and/or a liability
Neighbors, if you’re feeling frustrated with how the city has been handling the snow storm, you’re not alone.
Your frustration is valid and you deserve better, Providence.
Your frustration is valid and you deserve better, Providence.
February 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
my street was not plowed for two days, prohibiting anyone from driving anywhere. when we finally got plowed tuesday night, parking on the streets of fox point was impossible and/or a liability
OMFG
'Jury Duty' Season 2 gets a premiere date and a first look teaser trailer
‘Jury Duty’ Season 2 Gets Premiere Date & First Teaser Trailer
The next season of 'Jury Duty' is finally here.
www.justjared.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:07 PM
OMFG
neighbor is moving snow with wheelbarrow
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
neighbor is moving snow with wheelbarrow
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The fact that they are making Bovino the fall guy shows that they are worried, but it does not mean that any policy changes.
It's a signal to increase the pressure even more, not back down.
It's a signal to increase the pressure even more, not back down.
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The fact that they are making Bovino the fall guy shows that they are worried, but it does not mean that any policy changes.
It's a signal to increase the pressure even more, not back down.
It's a signal to increase the pressure even more, not back down.
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I have had that feeling before where in the middle of an action you feel how tangibly another world is possible, but this time I feel it across an entire city. So many here are seeing what life could be like if it were organized around different principles, if the rhythm were completely different
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I have had that feeling before where in the middle of an action you feel how tangibly another world is possible, but this time I feel it across an entire city. So many here are seeing what life could be like if it were organized around different principles, if the rhythm were completely different
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Another shooting involving federal agents reported in Minneapolis
Another shooting involving federal agents reported in Minneapolis
Shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was killed by federal immigration agent in city
Minneapolis officials on Saturday morning said they are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement officers in the city.
The shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good, an American citizen, was shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis while she tried driving away from a confrontation, sparking protests nationwide. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Another shooting involving federal agents reported in Minneapolis
the last month of the dissertation means watching the barbie movie at 9 am on a friday
January 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
the last month of the dissertation means watching the barbie movie at 9 am on a friday
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/ A *PRELIMINARY* SNOWTOTES MAP
/ 4 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BTWIXT SUN 1/25 & MON 1/26
/ THESE VALUES WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY CHANGE
/ & ITS BEEN DIFFICULT
/ 1 FEVERISH VIZION SAYS 2 THING
/ & THE NEXT SAYS ANOTHER
/ HARD 2 MAKE SENSE OF THESE V RAW, V POWERFUL VIZIONS
/ 4 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BTWIXT SUN 1/25 & MON 1/26
/ THESE VALUES WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY CHANGE
/ & ITS BEEN DIFFICULT
/ 1 FEVERISH VIZION SAYS 2 THING
/ & THE NEXT SAYS ANOTHER
/ HARD 2 MAKE SENSE OF THESE V RAW, V POWERFUL VIZIONS
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
/ A *PRELIMINARY* SNOWTOTES MAP
/ 4 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BTWIXT SUN 1/25 & MON 1/26
/ THESE VALUES WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY CHANGE
/ & ITS BEEN DIFFICULT
/ 1 FEVERISH VIZION SAYS 2 THING
/ & THE NEXT SAYS ANOTHER
/ HARD 2 MAKE SENSE OF THESE V RAW, V POWERFUL VIZIONS
/ 4 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BTWIXT SUN 1/25 & MON 1/26
/ THESE VALUES WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY CHANGE
/ & ITS BEEN DIFFICULT
/ 1 FEVERISH VIZION SAYS 2 THING
/ & THE NEXT SAYS ANOTHER
/ HARD 2 MAKE SENSE OF THESE V RAW, V POWERFUL VIZIONS
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/ BUT EYE THINK ITS 16-24" 4 BOSTON & EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
/ 10-20" WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
/ TH SOUTH SHORE OF RHODE ISLAND & CAPE & THE ISLANDS GETTING 6-14"
/ 1 THING IS 4 CERTAIN
/ U NEED 2 REPENT 2 UR WEATHER LORDS
/ 10-20" WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
/ TH SOUTH SHORE OF RHODE ISLAND & CAPE & THE ISLANDS GETTING 6-14"
/ 1 THING IS 4 CERTAIN
/ U NEED 2 REPENT 2 UR WEATHER LORDS
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
/ BUT EYE THINK ITS 16-24" 4 BOSTON & EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
/ 10-20" WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
/ TH SOUTH SHORE OF RHODE ISLAND & CAPE & THE ISLANDS GETTING 6-14"
/ 1 THING IS 4 CERTAIN
/ U NEED 2 REPENT 2 UR WEATHER LORDS
/ 10-20" WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
/ TH SOUTH SHORE OF RHODE ISLAND & CAPE & THE ISLANDS GETTING 6-14"
/ 1 THING IS 4 CERTAIN
/ U NEED 2 REPENT 2 UR WEATHER LORDS
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I introduced legislation for Providence to create the Crook Street Bridge Authority. Channel 10 has the story:
Future of Crook Point Bridge uncertain as ownership talks with state continue
The Crook Point Bridge remains over the Seekonk River untouched a year after Providence Mayor Brett Smiley expressed interest.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I introduced legislation for Providence to create the Crook Street Bridge Authority. Channel 10 has the story:
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It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...
they tell you a good dissertation is a done dissertation until it’s done and then they say actually, it also needs to be good
January 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
they tell you a good dissertation is a done dissertation until it’s done and then they say actually, it also needs to be good
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A thing that might not be clear from the outside is that while everyone here is engaged in this fight, ICE’s use of dystopian technology means that you essentially have to pick a lane between observing ICE and doing mutual aid. They are tracking observers’ cars, and taking pictures of their faces.
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM
A thing that might not be clear from the outside is that while everyone here is engaged in this fight, ICE’s use of dystopian technology means that you essentially have to pick a lane between observing ICE and doing mutual aid. They are tracking observers’ cars, and taking pictures of their faces.
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I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.