Andrew Byrd
@andrewmbyrd.bsky.social
associate prof of Linguistics at the University of Kentucky
https://winjapati.github.io/
https://winjapati.github.io/
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Job announcements: PhD position and postdoc position in Indo-European Studies in Copenhagen
A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated” (rootsofeurope.ku.dk/english/rese...).
A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated” (rootsofeurope.ku.dk/english/rese...).
The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated – University of Copenhagen
rootsofeurope.ku.dk
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Job announcements: PhD position and postdoc position in Indo-European Studies in Copenhagen
A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated” (rootsofeurope.ku.dk/english/rese...).
A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated” (rootsofeurope.ku.dk/english/rese...).
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forbidden fidget spinner
August 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
forbidden fidget spinner
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fun fact three fighter jets is roughly equivalent to the NEA’s 2024 budget
May 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
fun fact three fighter jets is roughly equivalent to the NEA’s 2024 budget
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If you'd like to see all the canceled NEH grants at variance with agency priorities that allegedly will fail to inspire your confidence in use of taxpayer funds, go explore impact.ach.org. Then contact your representatives about this outrageous cull.
NEH Grants 2025
NEH Grants 2025
impact.ach.org
April 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If you'd like to see all the canceled NEH grants at variance with agency priorities that allegedly will fail to inspire your confidence in use of taxpayer funds, go explore impact.ach.org. Then contact your representatives about this outrageous cull.
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My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side.
#humanities #highered #neh
slate.com/news-and-pol...
#humanities #highered #neh
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Say Goodbye to Small-Town Libraries and Museums, Thanks to Trump’s Latest Cuts
The NEH budget is tiny. The loss is huge.
slate.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side.
#humanities #highered #neh
slate.com/news-and-pol...
#humanities #highered #neh
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Put aside what you think about the NEH. If Congress wants to debate and do this, it has the authority. Neither the President nor his unconfirmed appointee have any authority to do it by their own dictat.
The union representing National Endowment for the Humanities workers said 65% received termination notices Thursday.
National Endowment for the Humanities terminates majority of staff, union says
The union representing National Endowment for the Humanities workers said 65% received termination notices Thursday.
bit.ly
April 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Put aside what you think about the NEH. If Congress wants to debate and do this, it has the authority. Neither the President nor his unconfirmed appointee have any authority to do it by their own dictat.
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Here's one example of how DOGE is hurting Americans (🧵)
In 2022, I was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant. We had developed a remote recording app for our MI Diaries project, and researchers from other fields expressed to me that they could use st similar.
mi-diaries.org
In 2022, I was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant. We had developed a remote recording app for our MI Diaries project, and researchers from other fields expressed to me that they could use st similar.
mi-diaries.org
Home - MI Diaries
We are a research project at Michigan State University documenting changes to the lives and language of Michiganders during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.
mi-diaries.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Here's one example of how DOGE is hurting Americans (🧵)
In 2022, I was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant. We had developed a remote recording app for our MI Diaries project, and researchers from other fields expressed to me that they could use st similar.
mi-diaries.org
In 2022, I was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant. We had developed a remote recording app for our MI Diaries project, and researchers from other fields expressed to me that they could use st similar.
mi-diaries.org
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Why Official English is a terrible idea for the United States, from @lingsocam.bsky.social. Like and share! www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...
LSA
Four Reasons English Should Not be the Official Language: Statement Against White House Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of The Un
www.lsadc.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Why Official English is a terrible idea for the United States, from @lingsocam.bsky.social. Like and share! www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...
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Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.”
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February 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.”
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The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
February 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
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your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
RIP Mr. Lynch :(
January 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
RIP Mr. Lynch :(
Super excited to have won a Digital Humanities Advancement Grant to develop a multi-reference Database of Etymological Roots Beginning in Proto-Indo-European (DERBi PIE) together with Danny Law at UT!
NEW NEH GRANTS! NEH awards $22.6 million for 219 humanities projects nationwide.
Grants will support curriculum projects on college campuses, public programs at small museums, new digital resources in the humanities, and more. ow.ly/9LfB50UG4xg
Grants will support curriculum projects on college campuses, public programs at small museums, new digital resources in the humanities, and more. ow.ly/9LfB50UG4xg
NEH Announces $22.6 Million for 219 Humanities Projects Nationwide
ow.ly
January 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Super excited to have won a Digital Humanities Advancement Grant to develop a multi-reference Database of Etymological Roots Beginning in Proto-Indo-European (DERBi PIE) together with Danny Law at UT!