Daniel Gerling 🦬
@danielgerling.bsky.social
English prof interested in cultural history, the history of excrement in the US, usage debates, and composition. Opinions are my own.
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“Criticism of DEI statements and other criteria often conflate social and institutional values with imposed orthodoxies. Sweeping or abstract criticisms of DEI criteria fundamentally — and often deliberately — misunderstand and misrepresent this distinction.”
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
Our universities need both free speech and diversity protections to succeed
We need to think creatively about threats to open inquiry and ways to preserve and enhance free expression on campus. Reiterating well-worn attacks on DEI will not help in that effort.
thehill.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“Criticism of DEI statements and other criteria often conflate social and institutional values with imposed orthodoxies. Sweeping or abstract criticisms of DEI criteria fundamentally — and often deliberately — misunderstand and misrepresent this distinction.”
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
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A deeply unwell man who belongs nowhere near the levers of power.
“May they rot in hell. Again, Merry Christmas”
December 24, 2024 at 9:02 PM
A deeply unwell man who belongs nowhere near the levers of power.
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Turkish Language Institution/Ankara University's #WotY2024 is 'kalabalik yalnizlik' (crowded loneliness)
www.turkiyetoday.com/lifestyle/tu...
www.turkiyetoday.com/lifestyle/tu...
Türkiye's 2024 word of the year announced by national language institution - Türkiye Today
Discover why Türkiye's 2024 word of the year, crowded loneliness, captures the paradox of modern life—feeling alone even in crowded spaces.
www.turkiyetoday.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Turkish Language Institution/Ankara University's #WotY2024 is 'kalabalik yalnizlik' (crowded loneliness)
www.turkiyetoday.com/lifestyle/tu...
www.turkiyetoday.com/lifestyle/tu...
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Youdao Dictionary selects 'damn' as its #WotY2024, reflecting its use by Chinese youth.
Damn!
www.reuters.com/press-releas...
Damn!
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Youdao Dictionary, the Largest Online Dictionary in the World, Releases the 2024 Word of the Year: “Damn”
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Youdao Dictionary selects 'damn' as its #WotY2024, reflecting its use by Chinese youth.
Damn!
www.reuters.com/press-releas...
Damn!
www.reuters.com/press-releas...
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The irony is thick here.
December 24, 2024 at 9:37 PM
The irony is thick here.
The Augustana University Nancy Dickinson Writing Center has chosen _____-coded as the 2024 Word of the Year! The English & Journalism faculty chose sanewashing. #WOTY2024
@americandialect.org @benzimmer.bsky.social
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@americandialect.org @benzimmer.bsky.social
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December 17, 2024 at 11:39 AM
The Augustana University Nancy Dickinson Writing Center has chosen _____-coded as the 2024 Word of the Year! The English & Journalism faculty chose sanewashing. #WOTY2024
@americandialect.org @benzimmer.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@americandialect.org @benzimmer.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Tiffany Trump’s best friend talks about Thanksgiving with Elon Musk
December 3, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Tiffany Trump’s best friend talks about Thanksgiving with Elon Musk
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Noem’s nomination as DHS secretary is a great time to reread this piece from SDakotan & longtime journalist Kevin Woster. People desperate for a better life deserve a better person shaping+carrying out policy for the border. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/29/w...
What Noem’s shot heard around the world says about her approach to problems • South Dakota Searchlight
Kristi Noem wants us to believe she can solve the complex problems facing our nation, yet she couldn’t solve the problem of an unruly dog.
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Noem’s nomination as DHS secretary is a great time to reread this piece from SDakotan & longtime journalist Kevin Woster. People desperate for a better life deserve a better person shaping+carrying out policy for the border. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/29/w...
Best news today
Breaking News: The Onion, the satirical publication, said it won a bankruptcy auction to buy Infowars, a website run by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Best news today
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In his earliest days in the Oval Office, he let the Russians in and he kept the free press out. Ever see him look happier?
November 14, 2024 at 2:19 PM
In his earliest days in the Oval Office, he let the Russians in and he kept the free press out. Ever see him look happier?
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Donald Trump has threatened a tax of at least 60% on goods from China. The move has the potential to decimate small American brands and could lead to heftier price tags for shoppers.
Fashion World Fears High Tariffs in Trump Administration
President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened a tax of at least 60 percent on goods from China — a move with the potential to decimate small American brands.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Donald Trump has threatened a tax of at least 60% on goods from China. The move has the potential to decimate small American brands and could lead to heftier price tags for shoppers.
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In nearly every meeting that President-elect Donald Trump holds at Mar-a-Lago, alongside him is someone who has been elected to nothing, nominated to nothing and, only a few months ago, had no meaningful relationship with him: Elon Musk.
At Mar-a-Lago, Elon Musk Puts His Imprint on the Trump Transition
He’s on the patio. He’s on the golf course. Everywhere Donald Trump looks, there is the world’s richest man.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2024 at 10:23 AM
In nearly every meeting that President-elect Donald Trump holds at Mar-a-Lago, alongside him is someone who has been elected to nothing, nominated to nothing and, only a few months ago, had no meaningful relationship with him: Elon Musk.
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dogs getting the Kristi Noem news this morning
a brown dog with a blue collar is looking at someone
ALT: a brown dog with a blue collar is looking at someone
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2024 at 2:12 PM
dogs getting the Kristi Noem news this morning
Lorca biographer Ian Gibson describes Federico’s great uncle Baldomero as an “improviser of malicious ditties, expert guitarist, and notorious tippler [who] ‘sang like an angel.’”
"¡Sería un honor para mí ser como él!" Federico would say.
We all need an Uncle Baldomero.
"¡Sería un honor para mí ser como él!" Federico would say.
We all need an Uncle Baldomero.
November 11, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Lorca biographer Ian Gibson describes Federico’s great uncle Baldomero as an “improviser of malicious ditties, expert guitarist, and notorious tippler [who] ‘sang like an angel.’”
"¡Sería un honor para mí ser como él!" Federico would say.
We all need an Uncle Baldomero.
"¡Sería un honor para mí ser como él!" Federico would say.
We all need an Uncle Baldomero.
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This is the author of the small book, "On Tyranny" speaking about this moment and how to address it. Very calm. Reassuring in many ways. Highly recommend. 🌞
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Timothy Snyder: ‘You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment’
In a time when many voters feel despair following the presidential election, it’s key to remember this is not the end. Americans still have their freedom and there are ways to remain politically activ...
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2024 at 4:01 PM
This is the author of the small book, "On Tyranny" speaking about this moment and how to address it. Very calm. Reassuring in many ways. Highly recommend. 🌞
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Ph.D. in Am. studies who wrote about the history of excrement in the US during the long Progressive Era. Now more interested in composition, neuroscience, grammar, usage debates, FC Barcelona, Lorca, Scrabble, Cuba, border lit, and of course politics & current events. Still send me your fun 💩 facts.
November 11, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Ph.D. in Am. studies who wrote about the history of excrement in the US during the long Progressive Era. Now more interested in composition, neuroscience, grammar, usage debates, FC Barcelona, Lorca, Scrabble, Cuba, border lit, and of course politics & current events. Still send me your fun 💩 facts.