Kevin Joel Berland
@starfish1.bsky.social
Professor emeritus of English and Comp Lit (Penn State), Indexer, reader, writer, ADHD, drawsalot, guitar, mandolin. Disability history, history of versions of Socrates, physiognomy, poetry, Dr. Johnson, Book indexing. ALSOwords, words, words 🇨🇦✡☮📚
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Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
This why she's named Shayna Punim!
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This why she's named Shayna Punim!
Uncle Isidore shares the warmth of his chair with Shayna Punim. Summer's just about finished.
September 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Uncle Isidore shares the warmth of his chair with Shayna Punim. Summer's just about finished.
Isidor is probably dreaming of a future without eyedrops.
September 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Isidor is probably dreaming of a future without eyedrops.
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Gotta say seeing governors competing to one up each other to see who can make vaccines most accessible is a refreshing change.
September 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Gotta say seeing governors competing to one up each other to see who can make vaccines most accessible is a refreshing change.
Here's my new study partner, SarahTheCat.
September 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Here's my new study partner, SarahTheCat.
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Criminalization is the fuel of fascism.
NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
August 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Criminalization is the fuel of fascism.
Summer: Limelight hydrangea in front of Starfish House.
July 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Summer: Limelight hydrangea in front of Starfish House.
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Mandy Patinkin’s plea:
July 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Mandy Patinkin’s plea:
It me.
Hoarseness, a dry cough, and a sore throat are common symptoms of the new Covid variant called “Stratus,” in addition to the more common Covid symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, and fatigue.
Feeling Hoarse? You Might Have the New ‘Stratus’ Covid Variant
The World Health Organization has added the variant, known formally as XFG, to its monitoring list. A dry, irritated throat is among its main symptoms.
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July 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It me.
#CovidNotOver And today Covid started messing with me again. Two years or so since the first bout. So far annoying but not terrible. I think I will sleep.
July 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
#CovidNotOver And today Covid started messing with me again. Two years or so since the first bout. So far annoying but not terrible. I think I will sleep.
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Since "America First" has proven to mean Everybody Last, funds to help support the rest of the world's medical crises have fallen drastically.
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June 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Since "America First" has proven to mean Everybody Last, funds to help support the rest of the world's medical crises have fallen drastically.
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Since "America First" has proven to mean Everybody Last, funds to help support the rest of the world's medical crises have fallen drastically.
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Hot enough for you (as they say)?
June 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Hot enough for you (as they say)?
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Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident
Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident
California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell leads calls for Homeland Security Secretary to step down after senator forcibly removed from her press conference on Thursday
www.independent.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident
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In honour of National Indigenous History Month, we’ve compiled a list of recently published books that highlight the history, art, and literature of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.
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June 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In honour of National Indigenous History Month, we’ve compiled a list of recently published books that highlight the history, art, and literature of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.
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If you criticize Israel by invoking “chosen people,” you’re not criticizing Israel; you’re criticizing Judaism.
And you probably don’t know what it means. It’s a mistranslation of a covenantal obligation, not a claim of superiority.
And you probably don’t know what it means. It’s a mistranslation of a covenantal obligation, not a claim of superiority.
June 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you criticize Israel by invoking “chosen people,” you’re not criticizing Israel; you’re criticizing Judaism.
And you probably don’t know what it means. It’s a mistranslation of a covenantal obligation, not a claim of superiority.
And you probably don’t know what it means. It’s a mistranslation of a covenantal obligation, not a claim of superiority.
@mommunism.bsky.social Molly Shah devised an alternate Molly Shah to take her place while she luxuriates at a private beach in the Caribbean.
May 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
@mommunism.bsky.social Molly Shah devised an alternate Molly Shah to take her place while she luxuriates at a private beach in the Caribbean.
Timeliness cleanse: Three cats resting on a blanket on couch on a seasonally uncharacteristically cool spring morning. On the left, a multicolored catbus, in the center, an orange cinnamon bun, and on the right, a grey & white tuxedo elderly gentleman cat.
May 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Timeliness cleanse: Three cats resting on a blanket on couch on a seasonally uncharacteristically cool spring morning. On the left, a multicolored catbus, in the center, an orange cinnamon bun, and on the right, a grey & white tuxedo elderly gentleman cat.
A trip to the nursery.
May 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A trip to the nursery.
Caturday: This is Speckle, my sister's cat.
May 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Caturday: This is Speckle, my sister's cat.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Read @everylibrary.bsky.social's statement here.
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Read @everylibrary.bsky.social's statement here.
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STATEMENT: President Trump Fires the Librarian of Congress and Now Congress Must Push Back
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May 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Read @everylibrary.bsky.social's statement here.
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Read @everylibrary.bsky.social's statement here.
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