Beth Quitslund
@profqueue.bsky.social
Ren/Ref English literature professor and petty bureaucrat. Likes books, bibles, cats, doggerel, shiny objects. Wife, mom, friend to humans. Low-emoji vibe. Professional DMs only.
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Beth Quitslund
@profqueue.bsky.social
· Feb 21
[hysterical laughter followed by 5th glass of bourbon]
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the first rule of Dunning-Kruger club is you don't know you're in the Dunning-Kruger club
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
the first rule of Dunning-Kruger club is you don't know you're in the Dunning-Kruger club
I would like to announce some good personal news
Cocoa Futures Edge Lower on Improving Outlook for Supplies
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I would like to announce some good personal news
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Wow.
JD Vance’s younger brother is losing in an absolute landslide in the Cincinnati mayor election after JD endorsed him.
JD Vance’s younger brother is losing in an absolute landslide in the Cincinnati mayor election after JD endorsed him.
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Wow.
JD Vance’s younger brother is losing in an absolute landslide in the Cincinnati mayor election after JD endorsed him.
JD Vance’s younger brother is losing in an absolute landslide in the Cincinnati mayor election after JD endorsed him.
A plague of Asian ladybeetles. The air is full of them, and my hair is not immune, either.
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A plague of Asian ladybeetles. The air is full of them, and my hair is not immune, either.
Charles I would like a word
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
October 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Charles I would like a word
The front yard deer have zoomies.
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The front yard deer have zoomies.
Seems counterproductive for the GOP. Otoh, I guess that any anger among the troops about not being able to vote by definition won't show up as votes for someone else.
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would restrict the mail-in deadline, requiring all absentee ballots to be received by elections officials by the time polls close, prompting concern from veterans
by Morgan Trau
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/22/o...
by Morgan Trau
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/22/o...
Ohio GOP proposes restrictions on mail-in ballot deadline, prompting concern from veterans • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would restrict the mail-in deadline, requiring all absentee ballots to be received by elections officials by the time polls close. Some veter...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Seems counterproductive for the GOP. Otoh, I guess that any anger among the troops about not being able to vote by definition won't show up as votes for someone else.
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Indiana University Media School adopts new slogan, "No news is fit to print."
And here's a link to a letter from the IDS editors about the firing of the student newspaper director.
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS
Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.
www.idsnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Indiana University Media School adopts new slogan, "No news is fit to print."
The NYT has sent second a push notification about Harvard student grading, because this is definitely the news I need to know.
October 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The NYT has sent second a push notification about Harvard student grading, because this is definitely the news I need to know.
Canvas down Sunday night
"Wrote draft in CMS"
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Canvas down Sunday night
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Needs more cowbell.
October 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Needs more cowbell.
The stuff of nightmares
September 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The stuff of nightmares
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This is the same guy.
September 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is the same guy.
Cat attacking the shoes by the door and serially trying to kill them was way funnier before we found the dead rabbit among them.
September 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Cat attacking the shoes by the door and serially trying to kill them was way funnier before we found the dead rabbit among them.
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary.
There's Something About Gary
There's Something About Gary
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary.
Gary Gardens
Gary Gardens
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary.
Gary And The Chocolate Factory
Gary And The Chocolate Factory
September 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary.
There's Something About Gary
There's Something About Gary
Presumably he will teach ICE that masks are unnecessary when you can put on a pair of nerdy glasses and a bashful mien.
Dean Cain, Who Played Superman, Says He Is Joining ICE
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Presumably he will teach ICE that masks are unnecessary when you can put on a pair of nerdy glasses and a bashful mien.
Hello, I am a female academic expert in a humanities field in a film. I am 28 and I wear glasses and attractively high heels. I translate old manuscripts written in very clear characters. My classes do not meet at any time that interferes with the action, regardless of how long that takes.
Hello, I'm an author in a film. I will be seen doing anything but writing a book, because typing is boring. Then I will have a 30-second montage of clicking away at a keyboard, I will hand a ream of paper to my editor who will declare it to be genius and a week later I will be atop the NYT list.
Hello, I'm an attorney in a film. I have a pure and perfect knowledge of every area of practice in every jurisdiction. Nevertheless, I will be corrected by a plucky law school grad who just passed the bar. After some stubborn resistance, I will silently nod and take her under my wing.
July 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hello, I am a female academic expert in a humanities field in a film. I am 28 and I wear glasses and attractively high heels. I translate old manuscripts written in very clear characters. My classes do not meet at any time that interferes with the action, regardless of how long that takes.
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Michael Roth has distinguished himself by speaking out, forcefully & publicly, again & again, against the authoritarian assault on higher education. The cowardice & silence of nearly every elite R1 president, in contrast, is striking & shameful. And it hasn't worked & will continue not to work.
“as Americans, I'm not worried about Columbia. I'm not worried about Wesleyan. I'm worried about the country, where we are being subject to a White House that thinks it could tell us what to do at every turn.” Michael Roth comments on Columbia deal and its broader meaning
A voice of sanity on the administration's authoritarian assault on higher education.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
July 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Michael Roth has distinguished himself by speaking out, forcefully & publicly, again & again, against the authoritarian assault on higher education. The cowardice & silence of nearly every elite R1 president, in contrast, is striking & shameful. And it hasn't worked & will continue not to work.
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I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
July 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
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Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
July 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
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So much for being proud of Harvard. Now I am glad I didn't get around to buying the Veritas merch.
July 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
So much for being proud of Harvard. Now I am glad I didn't get around to buying the Veritas merch.
Ftw
The teenage Prince of England will wear one as a bit and be torn apart in the press for weeks
July 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Ftw