Ty
@tyanna.bsky.social
linguistic anthropologist, postdoc in the forest 🌲, she/her
Four mile skate loop on Lake Morey. No falls this time! ⛸️
February 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Four mile skate loop on Lake Morey. No falls this time! ⛸️
We always recognize Kiwi because she goes out of her way to make eye contact 👁️
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
We always recognize Kiwi because she goes out of her way to make eye contact 👁️
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New preprint from Lindsey Tepfer (@ltjaql.bsky.social) and me! We silenced portions of internal monologues in two films to manipulate participants' access to characters' thoughts. Using ISC and RSA, we found that this aligned later neural processing of the narrative & encoding of trait impressions.
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
New preprint from Lindsey Tepfer (@ltjaql.bsky.social) and me! We silenced portions of internal monologues in two films to manipulate participants' access to characters' thoughts. Using ISC and RSA, we found that this aligned later neural processing of the narrative & encoding of trait impressions.
Big fan of Vermont’s first cat cafe that’s also a tattoo parlor.
February 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Big fan of Vermont’s first cat cafe that’s also a tattoo parlor.
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The targeting of immersion schools points changing racial logic. Under neoliberal multiculturalism the teaching of racialized languages was permissible if done in ways that benefited white people. Under neofascism the very idea of racialized languages being taught in school is being criminalized.
Can double confirm. ICE vehicles were circling the Chinese immersion school in our neighborhood within the past hour.
Can confirm. My brother's boss had to leave a meeting because they're terrorizing her kid's daycare. This is just what passes for normal now in the cities.
January 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The targeting of immersion schools points changing racial logic. Under neoliberal multiculturalism the teaching of racialized languages was permissible if done in ways that benefited white people. Under neofascism the very idea of racialized languages being taught in school is being criminalized.
Birding in New Orleans 🐦
Limpkin, Ibis, Muscovy ducks
The ducks are domestic 🦆
Limpkin, Ibis, Muscovy ducks
The ducks are domestic 🦆
January 12, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Birding in New Orleans 🐦
Limpkin, Ibis, Muscovy ducks
The ducks are domestic 🦆
Limpkin, Ibis, Muscovy ducks
The ducks are domestic 🦆
6-7 is very popular in the word of the year event comments section at #LSA2026, in part because of its multimodal prosody+iconic gestures component.
January 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
6-7 is very popular in the word of the year event comments section at #LSA2026, in part because of its multimodal prosody+iconic gestures component.
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love to be a libertarian whose response to the summary execution of an american citizen is “you shouldn’t say bad words”
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
love to be a libertarian whose response to the summary execution of an american citizen is “you shouldn’t say bad words”
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As you evaluate this from Kristi Noem, remember that when a federal agent shot a woman in Chicago last year, DHS's initial version of events was full of lies that fell apart under subsequent scrutiny:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
As you evaluate this from Kristi Noem, remember that when a federal agent shot a woman in Chicago last year, DHS's initial version of events was full of lies that fell apart under subsequent scrutiny:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
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And this harassment is not limited to teenagers at school. I have gone through this as a Venezuelan academic (and no, I don't hate socialism but people don't want to hear it), and many other Venezuelans from all walks of life have experienced this too. People just want to stereotype Venezuelans.
When I was doing research in Chilean schools (2016-2020), I regularly saw Venezuelan teens experience breakdowns—in class, during recess, online—under relentless discourse and peer harassment, often rooted in leftist narratives claiming people who left Venezuela did so because they “hate socialism.”
January 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
And this harassment is not limited to teenagers at school. I have gone through this as a Venezuelan academic (and no, I don't hate socialism but people don't want to hear it), and many other Venezuelans from all walks of life have experienced this too. People just want to stereotype Venezuelans.
When I was doing research in Chilean schools (2016-2020), I regularly saw Venezuelan teens experience breakdowns—in class, during recess, online—under relentless discourse and peer harassment, often rooted in leftist narratives claiming people who left Venezuela did so because they “hate socialism.”
January 6, 2026 at 6:20 AM
When I was doing research in Chilean schools (2016-2020), I regularly saw Venezuelan teens experience breakdowns—in class, during recess, online—under relentless discourse and peer harassment, often rooted in leftist narratives claiming people who left Venezuela did so because they “hate socialism.”
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You know why you keep talking about Venezuelan oil and nothing else. BECAUSE YOU KNOW NOTHING ELSE ABOUT THE COUNTRY.
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 AM
You know why you keep talking about Venezuelan oil and nothing else. BECAUSE YOU KNOW NOTHING ELSE ABOUT THE COUNTRY.
Responding to Venezuelans saying “you should talk to Venezuelans” with a list of acts of US imperialism is a weird discourse strategy, actually.
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Responding to Venezuelans saying “you should talk to Venezuelans” with a list of acts of US imperialism is a weird discourse strategy, actually.
Three birds and a reminder not to use groups of people as your political scapegoat idc what the argument is.
January 4, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Three birds and a reminder not to use groups of people as your political scapegoat idc what the argument is.
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NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
The discourse is all over the place, all over the Americas.
January 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The discourse is all over the place, all over the Americas.
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I believe this is the latest social media post from the US Director of National Intelligence, who hasn’t otherwise been heard from today.
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My heart is filled with gratitude, aloha and peace
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January 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I believe this is the latest social media post from the US Director of National Intelligence, who hasn’t otherwise been heard from today.
There’s a new Netflix reality show, Members Only: Palm Beach, that’s basically housewives of mar-a-lago and it’s really interesting insight into, among other things, how easy it would be/is to plant spies into these people’s intimate social circles 🤷🏼♀️
January 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
There’s a new Netflix reality show, Members Only: Palm Beach, that’s basically housewives of mar-a-lago and it’s really interesting insight into, among other things, how easy it would be/is to plant spies into these people’s intimate social circles 🤷🏼♀️
Scandinavian knitwear designs and yarn and color pallets aren’t for me but hey it’s me anyway and look how aesthetic this is
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Scandinavian knitwear designs and yarn and color pallets aren’t for me but hey it’s me anyway and look how aesthetic this is
Harbor Seal, Brown Pelican, Great Egret spotting.
December 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Harbor Seal, Brown Pelican, Great Egret spotting.