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@1202ce.bsky.social
medievalist in training and general nuisance
Pinned
i can be so normal. i can interact with people in such a normal way,,,,
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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
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He ys ridinge a horse
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Green Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Green Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
He ys ridinge a horse
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Green Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Green Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
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Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
any ravelry link that directs you to a youtube video instead of a written pattern should be ABOLISHED
December 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
any ravelry link that directs you to a youtube video instead of a written pattern should be ABOLISHED
don’t know how to say this but i don’t do follow-for-follow. i don’t really care how much clout i have and i am much more concerned with curating my feed
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
don’t know how to say this but i don’t do follow-for-follow. i don’t really care how much clout i have and i am much more concerned with curating my feed
GOT AN A ON A PAPER THAT I THOUGHT FOR SURE WAS A SOLID B LETS GOOOOOO
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
GOT AN A ON A PAPER THAT I THOUGHT FOR SURE WAS A SOLID B LETS GOOOOOO
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Ich hope thou knowest that thou art a miracle. Your being heere doth make the worlde a bettir place. Plese be kynde to yourselfe. Give helpe when you kan, and aske for helpe when you neede.
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Ich hope thou knowest that thou art a miracle. Your being heere doth make the worlde a bettir place. Plese be kynde to yourselfe. Give helpe when you kan, and aske for helpe when you neede.
never mind. can't figure out how to rhyme "weyr" and "feyr" in modern english
just translated a section of Sir Gowther for an essay i’m writing and was able to keep the original rhyme scheme intact for the modern english. small victories
December 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
never mind. can't figure out how to rhyme "weyr" and "feyr" in modern english
MICROSOFT WORD PLEASE STOP AUTOCORRECTING MIDDLE ENGLISH I BEG OF YOU
December 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
MICROSOFT WORD PLEASE STOP AUTOCORRECTING MIDDLE ENGLISH I BEG OF YOU
it’s due today, i’m halfway thru page 7 (12 pg minimum for the essay) and i am feeling zero sense of urgency or necessity to write (bad). need to practice sensory deprivation because otherwise im going to spend my time texting people instead of actually writing
how do i STILL have one more essay to write JESUS CHRIST
December 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
it’s due today, i’m halfway thru page 7 (12 pg minimum for the essay) and i am feeling zero sense of urgency or necessity to write (bad). need to practice sensory deprivation because otherwise im going to spend my time texting people instead of actually writing
weird thing about moving states is that i still watch the news every morning from the place i used to live
December 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
weird thing about moving states is that i still watch the news every morning from the place i used to live
how do i STILL have one more essay to write JESUS CHRIST
December 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
how do i STILL have one more essay to write JESUS CHRIST
no one knows this is about the fact that i have a crush on someone who is also a grad student in the same department as me
i can be so normal. i can interact with people in such a normal way,,,,
December 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
no one knows this is about the fact that i have a crush on someone who is also a grad student in the same department as me
i’ve deleted almost all social media apps from my phone + youtube (barring bluesky obv but i treat this more like a notes app than anything else) and so much of my evening is now spent calling/texting people as opposed to mindlessly scrolling, so that’s a win, i guess
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
i’ve deleted almost all social media apps from my phone + youtube (barring bluesky obv but i treat this more like a notes app than anything else) and so much of my evening is now spent calling/texting people as opposed to mindlessly scrolling, so that’s a win, i guess
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Thei did a studye and founde out who ys awesome and capable of great thinges and worthye of love and the newes ys that it ys you.
December 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Thei did a studye and founde out who ys awesome and capable of great thinges and worthye of love and the newes ys that it ys you.
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"...the uncritical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) poses a threat to academic professions through potential work intensification and job losses and through its implications for intellectual property, economic security, and... faculty working conditions..."
www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions
Educational technology, or ed-tech, including artificial intelligence (AI), continues to become more integrated into teaching and research in higher education, with minimal oversight. The AAUP’s ad ho...
www.aaup.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
"...the uncritical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) poses a threat to academic professions through potential work intensification and job losses and through its implications for intellectual property, economic security, and... faculty working conditions..."
www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
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hord-weard, m.n: hoard-guardian, guardian of treasure. (HORD-WEH-ard / ˈhɔrd-ˌwɛard)
Image: Bestiary; France (possibly Thérouanne), 13th century; @gettymuseum.bsky.social Ms. Ludwig XV 3, f. 89r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Bestiary; France (possibly Thérouanne), 13th century; @gettymuseum.bsky.social Ms. Ludwig XV 3, f. 89r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
December 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
hord-weard, m.n: hoard-guardian, guardian of treasure. (HORD-WEH-ard / ˈhɔrd-ˌwɛard)
Image: Bestiary; France (possibly Thérouanne), 13th century; @gettymuseum.bsky.social Ms. Ludwig XV 3, f. 89r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Bestiary; France (possibly Thérouanne), 13th century; @gettymuseum.bsky.social Ms. Ludwig XV 3, f. 89r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
every essay ive submitted this finals week has used the word "reify." top word of the year tbh
every essay i've written this week has utilized the word "reify" several times. GREAT word
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
every essay ive submitted this finals week has used the word "reify." top word of the year tbh
i can be so normal. i can interact with people in such a normal way,,,,
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
i can be so normal. i can interact with people in such a normal way,,,,
just translated a section of Sir Gowther for an essay i’m writing and was able to keep the original rhyme scheme intact for the modern english. small victories
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
just translated a section of Sir Gowther for an essay i’m writing and was able to keep the original rhyme scheme intact for the modern english. small victories
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'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
THANK GOD
BREAKING: Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko will depart the team after more than two decades at the Milton Keynes team.
#F1
#F1
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
THANK GOD
also i did start reading a new book (for fun) and it’s really really good
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
also i did start reading a new book (for fun) and it’s really really good
someone once told me that getting a masters is like drinking straight from a firehose for two years and they were SO right. the issue is that i keep turning up the water pressure
December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
someone once told me that getting a masters is like drinking straight from a firehose for two years and they were SO right. the issue is that i keep turning up the water pressure
why is hosting so anxiety inducing i feel like im a trapped animal
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
why is hosting so anxiety inducing i feel like im a trapped animal