@anniespecht.bsky.social
Bovines. Buckeyes. Baked goods. Border collies. Battlestar Galactica.
As excited as I am for a bit of a break, sad to not have class tomorrow because on Wednesdays my data viz students share their unfiltered opinions about Dancing with the Stars and it is an unhinged DELIGHT.
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
As excited as I am for a bit of a break, sad to not have class tomorrow because on Wednesdays my data viz students share their unfiltered opinions about Dancing with the Stars and it is an unhinged DELIGHT.
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RFK Jr was confirmed.
There is a lesson here for the future.
The only chance that science had to stop RFK was a public relations strategy—to mobilize enough of the public that people not paying attention to politics would learn that he is a disaster. We failed at that. Let’s fix it and do better. 🧪
There is a lesson here for the future.
The only chance that science had to stop RFK was a public relations strategy—to mobilize enough of the public that people not paying attention to politics would learn that he is a disaster. We failed at that. Let’s fix it and do better. 🧪
February 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
RFK Jr was confirmed.
There is a lesson here for the future.
The only chance that science had to stop RFK was a public relations strategy—to mobilize enough of the public that people not paying attention to politics would learn that he is a disaster. We failed at that. Let’s fix it and do better. 🧪
There is a lesson here for the future.
The only chance that science had to stop RFK was a public relations strategy—to mobilize enough of the public that people not paying attention to politics would learn that he is a disaster. We failed at that. Let’s fix it and do better. 🧪
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If you have heard about the new strain of #H5N1 #Birdflu spilling into cattle and do not understand what it means, I suggest reading this excellent report from the US department of agriculture. I have summarized key point below
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
www.aphis.usda.gov
February 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you have heard about the new strain of #H5N1 #Birdflu spilling into cattle and do not understand what it means, I suggest reading this excellent report from the US department of agriculture. I have summarized key point below
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
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How can I protect myself from bird flu?
Avoid raw dairy products
Avoid raw or under cooked meat (cook chicken to internal temp of 165°F, ground beef to 160°F, cut beef to 145°F)
Avoid dead birds
Report dead birds and sick or dead chickens (see links below)
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/pre...
Avoid raw dairy products
Avoid raw or under cooked meat (cook chicken to internal temp of 165°F, ground beef to 160°F, cut beef to 145°F)
Avoid dead birds
Report dead birds and sick or dead chickens (see links below)
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/pre...
February 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
How can I protect myself from bird flu?
Avoid raw dairy products
Avoid raw or under cooked meat (cook chicken to internal temp of 165°F, ground beef to 160°F, cut beef to 145°F)
Avoid dead birds
Report dead birds and sick or dead chickens (see links below)
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/pre...
Avoid raw dairy products
Avoid raw or under cooked meat (cook chicken to internal temp of 165°F, ground beef to 160°F, cut beef to 145°F)
Avoid dead birds
Report dead birds and sick or dead chickens (see links below)
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/pre...
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The Trump Administration is hurting American farmers.
By freezing USDA conservation grants for farms and ending USAID, which buys 10-20% of the whole export market, Trump is taking direct aim at our farms.
By freezing USDA conservation grants for farms and ending USAID, which buys 10-20% of the whole export market, Trump is taking direct aim at our farms.
USDA freezes farmer funding for some programs, conservation contracts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite assurances from the Trump administration that programs helping farmers would not be affected in the government overhaul.
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Trump Administration is hurting American farmers.
By freezing USDA conservation grants for farms and ending USAID, which buys 10-20% of the whole export market, Trump is taking direct aim at our farms.
By freezing USDA conservation grants for farms and ending USAID, which buys 10-20% of the whole export market, Trump is taking direct aim at our farms.
Happy fourth Gotcha Day to the sweetest, smartest, silliest boy there ever was. #bordercollie #rescue
February 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Happy fourth Gotcha Day to the sweetest, smartest, silliest boy there ever was. #bordercollie #rescue
My filibuster topics:
An analysis and comparison of Pantone’s “colors of the year”
Jane Austen heroines
MCM furniture brands and styles
Real Housewives franchises and their cultural impact
An analysis and comparison of Pantone’s “colors of the year”
Jane Austen heroines
MCM furniture brands and styles
Real Housewives franchises and their cultural impact
Post your filibuster topics:
Legends of Tomorrow storylines
Serif vs. sans serif fonts
The importance of ratios in foods
Legends of Tomorrow storylines
Serif vs. sans serif fonts
The importance of ratios in foods
post your filibuster topics, folks:
1. The 2008 Baltimore Ravens’ exquisite rushing attack;
2. Taubman technique ( piano only );
3. The perfect bagel
1. The 2008 Baltimore Ravens’ exquisite rushing attack;
2. Taubman technique ( piano only );
3. The perfect bagel
February 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My filibuster topics:
An analysis and comparison of Pantone’s “colors of the year”
Jane Austen heroines
MCM furniture brands and styles
Real Housewives franchises and their cultural impact
An analysis and comparison of Pantone’s “colors of the year”
Jane Austen heroines
MCM furniture brands and styles
Real Housewives franchises and their cultural impact
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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
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A lot of people who have no idea what government actually does for their lives are about to apparently find out real quick.
February 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A lot of people who have no idea what government actually does for their lives are about to apparently find out real quick.
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Maybe if everyone just keeps talking about how Elon Musk is the *actual* president, Trump's ego will get so bruised that he boots Elon and then we at least can subtract THAT problem from... *checks list of problems* well, it'd be a start anyway -H
February 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Maybe if everyone just keeps talking about how Elon Musk is the *actual* president, Trump's ego will get so bruised that he boots Elon and then we at least can subtract THAT problem from... *checks list of problems* well, it'd be a start anyway -H
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EPA, CDC, USAID and other data sites of federal government are all down or being scrubbed of long-term data that WE THE TAXPAYERS paid for. I teach with these tools! Why are our universities saying nothing about loss of access to information and research implications? I cannot believe the silence 🧪
February 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
EPA, CDC, USAID and other data sites of federal government are all down or being scrubbed of long-term data that WE THE TAXPAYERS paid for. I teach with these tools! Why are our universities saying nothing about loss of access to information and research implications? I cannot believe the silence 🧪
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Here's OSU AAUP chapter president Pranav Jani @redguju.bsky.social on the "fundamental contradiction" at the heart of Ohio's Senate Bill 1 and its attack on higher education
![“[Conservatives] are actually afraid of the spectrum of ideas that are OK to talk about in university settings. If they weren’t afraid of those things, they wouldn’t try to limit them, which is what they’re doing,” Jani said. “So how can you say, on the one hand, that we want intellectual diversity and all ideas to be given a clear hearing, and on the other hand, say we’re going to ban DEI programs and we’re going to put so-called controversial topics under our microscope?”
“It’s a fundamental contradiction,” he added.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cqx6lqlfjwc76oo2yc4fmtbs/bafkreif444gwohg3c32wyuv2psibpl2qrj3kov7y6p2ge4qbazpiazenwy@jpeg)
January 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Here's OSU AAUP chapter president Pranav Jani @redguju.bsky.social on the "fundamental contradiction" at the heart of Ohio's Senate Bill 1 and its attack on higher education
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
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The continued, relentless attacks on the rights of trans and nonbinary Americans are beyond cruel and dangerous
BREAKING: Trump signs an executive order that attempts to restrict all schools that receive federal funds from protecting trans and nonbinary students or supporting diversity measures, while at the same time purporting to advance "patriotic education." www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Trump-Education-EO
www.documentcloud.org
January 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The continued, relentless attacks on the rights of trans and nonbinary Americans are beyond cruel and dangerous
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The freeze on NIH funding and the federal "blackout" on external communications from health agencies should alarm every American. As the bird flu outbreak continues to spread, the risk of a new pandemic grows—underscoring the critical need for research investments and transparent communication.
Bird Flu Enters a New Phase, Scientists Say
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The freeze on NIH funding and the federal "blackout" on external communications from health agencies should alarm every American. As the bird flu outbreak continues to spread, the risk of a new pandemic grows—underscoring the critical need for research investments and transparent communication.
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If you have tips about the DEI mandates coming from the Trump Administration, if you are being impacted or know of others being impacted, email me at nhannahjones@nytimes.com.
January 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If you have tips about the DEI mandates coming from the Trump Administration, if you are being impacted or know of others being impacted, email me at nhannahjones@nytimes.com.
Universities are not businesses. Faculty deserve the right to collectively bargain. DEI issues don’t go away if you try to legislate them out of existence.
Let Ohio’s higher-ed brain drain commence.
Let Ohio’s higher-ed brain drain commence.
What's in SB 1, Ohio's higher education overhaul?
Ohio Republicans introduced Senate Bill 1 to curb what they say is liberal bias in higher education. Here's what's in the bill.
www.dispatch.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Universities are not businesses. Faculty deserve the right to collectively bargain. DEI issues don’t go away if you try to legislate them out of existence.
Let Ohio’s higher-ed brain drain commence.
Let Ohio’s higher-ed brain drain commence.
To make up for the b*tching, here’s a border collie taking a nap *adorably.*
January 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
To make up for the b*tching, here’s a border collie taking a nap *adorably.*
Going to spend my inaugural Bluesky post complaining about how the uni I work for has 3,000 different platforms for admin tasks (teaching, grade reporting, student evals, advising, accommodations for students with disabilities, etc.) and I feel like my brain is leaking out my ears.
January 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Going to spend my inaugural Bluesky post complaining about how the uni I work for has 3,000 different platforms for admin tasks (teaching, grade reporting, student evals, advising, accommodations for students with disabilities, etc.) and I feel like my brain is leaking out my ears.