Ann Sheffield
@turtlegrrl.bsky.social
Retired chemistry professor and current researcher of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. Childless cat (and dog) lady. Agnostic Heathen with Buddhist tendencies. Occasional knitter.
I can attest to this
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I can attest to this
Best Yule gift idea ever
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Best Yule gift idea ever
Don't sell it, be it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Don't sell it, be it.
Such good news!
THE SUPREME COURT WON’T REVISIT GAY MARRIAGE
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LOVE IS LOVE
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
LOVE WINS. AGAIN AND AGAIN.
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(and a big fuck you to Kim Davis. Babe, it’s over. Go find another hobby. Buhbye)
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
LOVE IS LOVE
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LOVE WINS. AGAIN AND AGAIN.
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(and a big fuck you to Kim Davis. Babe, it’s over. Go find another hobby. Buhbye)
Supreme Court won't revisit landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
Kim Davis asked the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges appealing damages she owed a gay couple after she denied them a marriage license.
www.usatoday.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Such good news!
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Dear Ones,
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
You may wish to share this link:
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Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
You may wish to share this link:
www.findhelp.org
findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.
www.findhelp.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Dear Ones,
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
You may wish to share this link:
www.findhelp.org
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
You may wish to share this link:
www.findhelp.org
My doctor had a blood titer done to verify my immunity to measles. Definitely worth doing if you have any doubt.
ObPeriodicReminder: If you were born before 1982 and don't have conclusive, *documented* proof of getting 2 doses of MMR, get another dose unless it's counterindicated. The second dose wasn't added to the schedule until later and a lot of us never got the catchup dose.
Genuinely begging you to re-up your MMR & get your kids vaccinated if you can. Between this & Kennedy talking about breaking it up into separate vaccines thus providing opportunities for missed inoculations &, thus, increased infections, public health policy is not looking great, for the foreseeable
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
My doctor had a blood titer done to verify my immunity to measles. Definitely worth doing if you have any doubt.
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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My blog post with the ADAM network has now been published. It's about precarity, the future of small subjects, and communal approaches to academic work. I hope it will resonate with some. #IchBinHanna #KleineFaecher #SkandiRetten
difficultmedieval.com/2025/10/23/h...
difficultmedieval.com/2025/10/23/h...
Hard Times and Trial Approaches: Old Norse-Icelandic Studies Between Precarity and the Future
Dr Rebecca Merkelbach reflects on her keynote speech at the most recent Saga Conference. Held every three years, Saga Con is the most important meeting of Old Norse scholars, bringing together acad…
difficultmedieval.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
My blog post with the ADAM network has now been published. It's about precarity, the future of small subjects, and communal approaches to academic work. I hope it will resonate with some. #IchBinHanna #KleineFaecher #SkandiRetten
difficultmedieval.com/2025/10/23/h...
difficultmedieval.com/2025/10/23/h...
About the "accounts to block" post - all of them are recently created US government accounts, because apparently the despots just figured out that all of the cool kids are on Bluesky.
October 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
About the "accounts to block" post - all of them are recently created US government accounts, because apparently the despots just figured out that all of the cool kids are on Bluesky.
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Here are all the accounts to block:
October 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Here are all the accounts to block:
Made it to the Viking North exhibit at the Yorkshire Museum last week. It's really well done - informative, accurate, and with some artifacts I had never seen before. Five stars! #vikingnorth
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Made it to the Viking North exhibit at the Yorkshire Museum last week. It's really well done - informative, accurate, and with some artifacts I had never seen before. Five stars! #vikingnorth
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I was recently looking at the State Department's website on travel advisories to other countries. One of the things that can trigger an advisory is "Wrongful Detention," defined as:
June 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I was recently looking at the State Department's website on travel advisories to other countries. One of the things that can trigger an advisory is "Wrongful Detention," defined as:
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My friend and colleague Ryder Patzuk-Russell is teaching this cool introductory course this summer. Do sign up! www.paideiainstitute.org/introduction...
Introduction to Old Norse Language and Literature
Living Latin and Ancient Greek
www.paideiainstitute.org
May 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
My friend and colleague Ryder Patzuk-Russell is teaching this cool introductory course this summer. Do sign up! www.paideiainstitute.org/introduction...
Reposted by Ann Sheffield
STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement:
‘Not In Our Name’
We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
forms.gle
April 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
In reading about the latest Hegseth fiasco, I noticed that he refers to people in the armed forces not as service members but as "warfighters." I find this both depressing and enraging, as it implies that all service members are or should be engaged in combat as their sole function.
April 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In reading about the latest Hegseth fiasco, I noticed that he refers to people in the armed forces not as service members but as "warfighters." I find this both depressing and enraging, as it implies that all service members are or should be engaged in combat as their sole function.
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One of the most clarifying things I've seen in the past few weeks is "de-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy."
April 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
One of the most clarifying things I've seen in the past few weeks is "de-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy."
Field report on today's protest in Erie: big turnout, and lots of support from people driving by. And, the threatened rain held off for the whole event!
April 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Field report on today's protest in Erie: big turnout, and lots of support from people driving by. And, the threatened rain held off for the whole event!
Plan for tomorrow: Stand In The Rain For Two Hours For Democracy (at the protest up in Erie).
April 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Plan for tomorrow: Stand In The Rain For Two Hours For Democracy (at the protest up in Erie).
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If you need help or support, the 988 Lifeline has a specialized line for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) teens and young adults between the ages of 13 and 24. Call, text, or chat 988 and choose option 3. doh.wa.gov/988
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Partner Toolkit (PDF) is now available. This toolkit contains resources, messaging, and social media creatives that you can use to share 988 Lifeline information wit...
doh.wa.gov
March 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If you need help or support, the 988 Lifeline has a specialized line for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) teens and young adults between the ages of 13 and 24. Call, text, or chat 988 and choose option 3. doh.wa.gov/988
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The new mirror site, restored CDC that is operating out of Europe. We now will have critical info on diseases & it's spread
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The new mirror site, restored CDC that is operating out of Europe. We now will have critical info on diseases & it's spread
Apparently PubMed is having issues. Possibly deliberate; more likely collateral damage from Musk's troop of adolescent hacker-monkeys. Backup can be found here:
You can freely access all PubMed records at Europepmc.org - I just checked and it's up and running.
Europe PMCHome - Europe PMC
Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature.
Europepmc.org
March 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Apparently PubMed is having issues. Possibly deliberate; more likely collateral damage from Musk's troop of adolescent hacker-monkeys. Backup can be found here:
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