Lisa Frank Frazetta
@lisafrankfrazetta.bsky.social
Cool mom, cat lady
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New paper out titled, The differential meaning of models: a framework for analyzing the structural consequences of semantic modeling decisions. Co-authored with Jim Deitrick. We try to say some things about semantic models in simple, precise terms. Read it here: arxiv.org/abs/2509.00248
The Differential Meaning of Models: A Framework for Analyzing the Structural Consequences of Semantic Modeling Decisions
The proliferation of methods for modeling of human meaning-making constitutes a powerful class of instruments for the analysis of complex semiotic systems. However, the field lacks a general theoretic...
arxiv.org
September 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
New paper out titled, The differential meaning of models: a framework for analyzing the structural consequences of semantic modeling decisions. Co-authored with Jim Deitrick. We try to say some things about semantic models in simple, precise terms. Read it here: arxiv.org/abs/2509.00248
Healing my inner child by making blackout poems out of pages from Brian Wildsmith's Illustrated Bible Stories. I like how this one turned out. 🐍
May 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Healing my inner child by making blackout poems out of pages from Brian Wildsmith's Illustrated Bible Stories. I like how this one turned out. 🐍
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A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
They don't need a warrant
A federal kidnapping in Worcester
www.welcometohellworld.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
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i think “abducted by ICE” is not at all editorializing and factually accurate.
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana
The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
i think “abducted by ICE” is not at all editorializing and factually accurate.
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Old message from my friend Simon: “Promised you a list of names of poisonous British mushrooms. I realise now that it reads like a list of rejected Cocteau Twins song titles.”
April 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Old message from my friend Simon: “Promised you a list of names of poisonous British mushrooms. I realise now that it reads like a list of rejected Cocteau Twins song titles.”
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NEW: A federal judge in Massachusetts grants a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from deporting people to third countries without telling them where they're going and allowing them to raise fears of persecution or torture.
The opening lays out the stakes.
The opening lays out the stakes.
April 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Massachusetts grants a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from deporting people to third countries without telling them where they're going and allowing them to raise fears of persecution or torture.
The opening lays out the stakes.
The opening lays out the stakes.
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Happy Friday everyone. Thanks for reading NPR.org this week.
Wanted to take a second to also remind you: I interviewed whistleblower Dan Berulis to accompany my lengthy written story on NLRB. Hear from him in his own words:
one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5355...
Wanted to take a second to also remind you: I interviewed whistleblower Dan Berulis to accompany my lengthy written story on NLRB. Hear from him in his own words:
one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5355...
🔊 Listen Now: A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
All Things Considered on NPR One | 7:13
one.npr.org
April 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Happy Friday everyone. Thanks for reading NPR.org this week.
Wanted to take a second to also remind you: I interviewed whistleblower Dan Berulis to accompany my lengthy written story on NLRB. Hear from him in his own words:
one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5355...
Wanted to take a second to also remind you: I interviewed whistleblower Dan Berulis to accompany my lengthy written story on NLRB. Hear from him in his own words:
one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5355...
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To be clear, the narrative shift didn’t just happen, it required courage and action by courts, Senator Van Hollen, union leadership, protesters, reporters and, critically, Abrego Garcia’s wife. In the 1960s, civil rights leaders called it “dramatizing injustice.”
April 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
To be clear, the narrative shift didn’t just happen, it required courage and action by courts, Senator Van Hollen, union leadership, protesters, reporters and, critically, Abrego Garcia’s wife. In the 1960s, civil rights leaders called it “dramatizing injustice.”
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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Real talk in @theatlantic.com today from Garry Kasparov
April 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Real talk in @theatlantic.com today from Garry Kasparov
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we now have election-style "race calls" on whether or not republicans have successfully invalidated enough legitimate votes validly cast by constituents to steal the office they lost
I've seen enough: Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs has just won, provided NCSBE interpretation of NC Court of Appeals ruling holds. Math is no longer there for Griffin to overcome 734-vote deficit. Still need court confirmation before 100% calling. #ncpol
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
we now have election-style "race calls" on whether or not republicans have successfully invalidated enough legitimate votes validly cast by constituents to steal the office they lost
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"What is a woman?"
insultingly simple question. If Shania says "Let's go, girls!" and you get out of your seat, you're a woman
insultingly simple question. If Shania says "Let's go, girls!" and you get out of your seat, you're a woman
April 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"What is a woman?"
insultingly simple question. If Shania says "Let's go, girls!" and you get out of your seat, you're a woman
insultingly simple question. If Shania says "Let's go, girls!" and you get out of your seat, you're a woman
New must-read from @marisakabas.bsky.social:
“‘They can rally and protest all they want, but I'm not gonna be bullied […],’ Homan told the local news prior to Saturday’s rally. Meanwhile, Sackets Harbor 10th graders leave flowers on their jailed classmate’s desk in hopes of a safe return.”
“‘They can rally and protest all they want, but I'm not gonna be bullied […],’ Homan told the local news prior to Saturday’s rally. Meanwhile, Sackets Harbor 10th graders leave flowers on their jailed classmate’s desk in hopes of a safe return.”
New — I spoke to the school principal of Sackets Harbor, NY, where ICE handcuffed and disappeared a mother and 3 kids (including a 3rd grader). It’s also the town Trump Border Czar Tom Homan calls home.
Cook tells me about how the small town is taking on enormous power to bring the students home:
Cook tells me about how the small town is taking on enormous power to bring the students home:
Try that in a small town
ICE disappeared a mother and 3 children. Neighbors of Trump's Border Czar said hell no.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New must-read from @marisakabas.bsky.social:
“‘They can rally and protest all they want, but I'm not gonna be bullied […],’ Homan told the local news prior to Saturday’s rally. Meanwhile, Sackets Harbor 10th graders leave flowers on their jailed classmate’s desk in hopes of a safe return.”
“‘They can rally and protest all they want, but I'm not gonna be bullied […],’ Homan told the local news prior to Saturday’s rally. Meanwhile, Sackets Harbor 10th graders leave flowers on their jailed classmate’s desk in hopes of a safe return.”
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JUST IN: Saying the Trump administration’s “grievous error” “shocks the conscience,” a federal judge has rejected their call to lift her order demanding the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
JUST IN: Saying the Trump administration’s “grievous error” “shocks the conscience,” a federal judge has rejected their call to lift her order demanding the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Less complaining about how big rallies don't do anything, more brainstorming about how to activate their attendees to get involved with targeted campaigns, direct action, and mutual aid.
April 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Less complaining about how big rallies don't do anything, more brainstorming about how to activate their attendees to get involved with targeted campaigns, direct action, and mutual aid.
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NEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1.
More here:
More here:
EveryLibrary Condemns the Trump Administration's Termination of IMLS Grants as an Attack on Libraries, Museums, and Archives Everywhere.
State Library Agencies and other grant recipients across the country began receiving official notices from the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services terminating their grants,...
www.everylibrary.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1.
More here:
More here:
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Assigning Sen. Thurmond’s “longest filibuster” of the Civil Rights Act to the dustbin of history is a powerful part of the story.
Because no matter what, that’s where they’re all going, no matter how hard they fight it. Men who fight the future are the most foolish of all men.
Because no matter what, that’s where they’re all going, no matter how hard they fight it. Men who fight the future are the most foolish of all men.
Cory Booker will break the record for longest Senate floor speech at 7:19 PM EDT. Fewer than 2 hours from now. The record is held by Strom Thurmond, who was arguing for segregation. GO CORY, GO!
April 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Assigning Sen. Thurmond’s “longest filibuster” of the Civil Rights Act to the dustbin of history is a powerful part of the story.
Because no matter what, that’s where they’re all going, no matter how hard they fight it. Men who fight the future are the most foolish of all men.
Because no matter what, that’s where they’re all going, no matter how hard they fight it. Men who fight the future are the most foolish of all men.
I feel helpless a lot lately, but one source of agency some of us have right now is where we choose to spend our money — and I haven’t gone to Target or Walmart since they eliminated DEI initiatives. Shop local where you can, shop more in line with your values for everything else. Money talks.
April 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I feel helpless a lot lately, but one source of agency some of us have right now is where we choose to spend our money — and I haven’t gone to Target or Walmart since they eliminated DEI initiatives. Shop local where you can, shop more in line with your values for everything else. Money talks.
The Republicans’ superior storytelling skill is partly what got us into this mess, and storytelling alone won’t get us out, but it’s sure as hell a start. I appreciate what @booker.senate.gov is doing today and think his colleagues should take some notes.
People on here who are poo-pooing Booker underestimate the power of storytelling in politics.
April 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Republicans’ superior storytelling skill is partly what got us into this mess, and storytelling alone won’t get us out, but it’s sure as hell a start. I appreciate what @booker.senate.gov is doing today and think his colleagues should take some notes.
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Bluesky loves links! We don't downrank, and major publishers report that we're sending more link traffic than other sites.
Here's the top links shared on Bluesky, updated hourly.
theblue.report/week/
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theblue.report/week/
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March 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Here's the top links shared on Bluesky, updated hourly.
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This is such a common misapprehension even among the gentlest, most well-educated and well-meaning people — Christianity and Judaism are both religions the way Halo 3 and coloring are both forms of play
It is wild how many people - in the West and in the US in particular - do not understand what a religion is. So many critiques of "religion" are just critiques of Christianity, universalized.
To start - Judaism is not a religion you have to "believe in." There are no beliefs mandated by Jewish law.
To start - Judaism is not a religion you have to "believe in." There are no beliefs mandated by Jewish law.
Hey so uhh saying that people specifically shouldn't be Jewish is uhhh literal just antisemitism. Like, people are saying it's antisemitic *because it is*
March 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is such a common misapprehension even among the gentlest, most well-educated and well-meaning people — Christianity and Judaism are both religions the way Halo 3 and coloring are both forms of play
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The judge the government says it doesn't trust to look at sensitive information will be ruling on the case about the government officials who casually share sensitive information.
JUST IN: Judge James Boasberg has been assigned to the Signalgate lawsuit.
March 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The judge the government says it doesn't trust to look at sensitive information will be ruling on the case about the government officials who casually share sensitive information.
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"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."
March 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."
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This is the first case I’ve seen so far of a returning permanent resident detained without any acknowledged rationale (family says she has no prior convictions and that they haven’t been given any information)
Immigration crackdown now hitting green card holders
A former Hawaii resident, and longtime green card holder, is among those being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is the first case I’ve seen so far of a returning permanent resident detained without any acknowledged rationale (family says she has no prior convictions and that they haven’t been given any information)
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5pm ET, hearing on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act and the defiance of court order.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
It's open both in person and through a telephone audio line:
"The hearing will proceed by videoconference for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816."
"The hearing will proceed by videoconference for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816."
March 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
5pm ET, hearing on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act and the defiance of court order.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.