Rachel Burdin
@rsburdin.bsky.social
Ling prof in NH; intonation, lg. variation, lg. and identity, Jewish languages. Occasional runner, knitter, garment maker. she/her.
The best kitties, Gandalf (2010-2023) and Carrot (2011-2025), world champions at snuggling and synchronized lounging, who are both sorely missed.
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The best kitties, Gandalf (2010-2023) and Carrot (2011-2025), world champions at snuggling and synchronized lounging, who are both sorely missed.
In case anyone is wondering they are really, truly arguing that if too many women are in a field it will "erode" but only in some cases because reasons. It's maybe OK if we have too many female veterinarians but not, heaven forbid, historians.
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In case anyone is wondering they are really, truly arguing that if too many women are in a field it will "erode" but only in some cases because reasons. It's maybe OK if we have too many female veterinarians but not, heaven forbid, historians.
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Next step is to take Mario Cuomo's name off the goddamn Tappan Zee Bridge.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Next step is to take Mario Cuomo's name off the goddamn Tappan Zee Bridge.
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REMEMBER, if you are in line to vote in the New York City elections NO YOU ARE NOT you are On Line
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
REMEMBER, if you are in line to vote in the New York City elections NO YOU ARE NOT you are On Line
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if you liked the lenition hypercube, you'll love the phonological feature crystaline entity
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
if you liked the lenition hypercube, you'll love the phonological feature crystaline entity
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One of these shapes is called boo-ba and one is kiki. Which is which?
November 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
One of these shapes is called boo-ba and one is kiki. Which is which?
The children long for a female protagonist with a braid and magical powers singing a queer coded "don't hide your true self away" anthem.
(I am very glad the kiddo didn't see KPDH until about two weeks ago so I was able to side step making a costume for Halloween but it is now on deck for Purim.)
(I am very glad the kiddo didn't see KPDH until about two weeks ago so I was able to side step making a costume for Halloween but it is now on deck for Purim.)
early elementary school report: kpop demon hunters has at last dethroned elsa as the costume of choice for little girls
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The children long for a female protagonist with a braid and magical powers singing a queer coded "don't hide your true self away" anthem.
(I am very glad the kiddo didn't see KPDH until about two weeks ago so I was able to side step making a costume for Halloween but it is now on deck for Purim.)
(I am very glad the kiddo didn't see KPDH until about two weeks ago so I was able to side step making a costume for Halloween but it is now on deck for Purim.)
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I present, the lenition hypercube
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I present, the lenition hypercube
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Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S.
They have asked folks to reach out to them at disasterresponse@jamaicaembassy.org to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
They have asked folks to reach out to them at disasterresponse@jamaicaembassy.org to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S.
They have asked folks to reach out to them at disasterresponse@jamaicaembassy.org to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
They have asked folks to reach out to them at disasterresponse@jamaicaembassy.org to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
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We should never forget that this synagogue was targeted specifically because of their work with HIAS on refugee rights. Seven years later, we should honor their legacy by fighting antisemitism, but also by continuing to do the work of supporting refugee resettlement and migrant rights.
Seven years ago today, 11 Jewish people were murdered at the Tree of Life Congregation, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In their names, we will continue to stand up against hate, bigotry and the rise in antisemitism taking place around the country. May their memories be for a blessing.
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
We should never forget that this synagogue was targeted specifically because of their work with HIAS on refugee rights. Seven years later, we should honor their legacy by fighting antisemitism, but also by continuing to do the work of supporting refugee resettlement and migrant rights.
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Mamdani published an open letter in Yiddish newspapers this week. And now I finally know how to spell "Zohran Mamdani" in Yiddish.
October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Mamdani published an open letter in Yiddish newspapers this week. And now I finally know how to spell "Zohran Mamdani" in Yiddish.
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🚨 My university just announced it's closing its Women & Gender Studies and Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies departments, merging them into English. The official reason? "Low enrollment." But our meeting with the provost tells a very different story about what's really happening here. 🧵
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🚨 My university just announced it's closing its Women & Gender Studies and Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies departments, merging them into English. The official reason? "Low enrollment." But our meeting with the provost tells a very different story about what's really happening here. 🧵
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
October 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
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“Now Scientific American has updated and re-released what it calls the “classic graphic” that shows that a human on a bicycle—able to coast, or freewheel, without pedaling—remains the world’s most energy effecient traveler.” @carltonreid.com on the re-release of the iconic graph in @forbes.com.
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“Now Scientific American has updated and re-released what it calls the “classic graphic” that shows that a human on a bicycle—able to coast, or freewheel, without pedaling—remains the world’s most energy effecient traveler.” @carltonreid.com on the re-release of the iconic graph in @forbes.com.
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BOOM!
After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,
UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!
✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾
M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️
This is People Power in Action.
#DefendHigherEd
After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,
UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!
✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾
M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️
This is People Power in Action.
#DefendHigherEd
October 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
BOOM!
After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,
UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!
✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾
M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️
This is People Power in Action.
#DefendHigherEd
After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,
UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!
✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾
M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️
This is People Power in Action.
#DefendHigherEd
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/ BOSTON
/ UR SUNSET THIS THURSDAY WAS @ 6:00 PM
/ THATS RITE
/ THE LAST SUNSET @ OR AFTER 6 PM UNTIL MARCH 8TH 2026
/ THATS NOT ALL
/ THE TIMESHIFT IS COMING
/ SUNSET SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1: 5:37 PM
/ SUNSET SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2: 4:35 IN UR AFTERNOON
/ UR CORPORATOCRACY WILL AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE UR TIME
/ UR SUNSET THIS THURSDAY WAS @ 6:00 PM
/ THATS RITE
/ THE LAST SUNSET @ OR AFTER 6 PM UNTIL MARCH 8TH 2026
/ THATS NOT ALL
/ THE TIMESHIFT IS COMING
/ SUNSET SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1: 5:37 PM
/ SUNSET SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2: 4:35 IN UR AFTERNOON
/ UR CORPORATOCRACY WILL AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE UR TIME
October 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
/ BOSTON
/ UR SUNSET THIS THURSDAY WAS @ 6:00 PM
/ THATS RITE
/ THE LAST SUNSET @ OR AFTER 6 PM UNTIL MARCH 8TH 2026
/ THATS NOT ALL
/ THE TIMESHIFT IS COMING
/ SUNSET SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1: 5:37 PM
/ SUNSET SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2: 4:35 IN UR AFTERNOON
/ UR CORPORATOCRACY WILL AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE UR TIME
/ UR SUNSET THIS THURSDAY WAS @ 6:00 PM
/ THATS RITE
/ THE LAST SUNSET @ OR AFTER 6 PM UNTIL MARCH 8TH 2026
/ THATS NOT ALL
/ THE TIMESHIFT IS COMING
/ SUNSET SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1: 5:37 PM
/ SUNSET SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2: 4:35 IN UR AFTERNOON
/ UR CORPORATOCRACY WILL AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE UR TIME
My "reasons to never donate to UNC again" list is getting pretty long now
Imagine how embarrassing changes like this are going to look in 3-5 years
UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.
www.dailytarheel.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My "reasons to never donate to UNC again" list is getting pretty long now
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oh so he’s GONE gone huh
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
oh so he’s GONE gone huh
As of 2018 there were more "X house of pizza" places in New Hampshire than there are towns
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
As of 2018 there were more "X house of pizza" places in New Hampshire than there are towns
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CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
October 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
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Big news! Starting in 2027, @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org will publish the Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC)—a new LSA journal highlighting the richness of Black language & culture across the globe.
Learn more: www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... @acharityhudley.bsky.social
Learn more: www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... @acharityhudley.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Big news! Starting in 2027, @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org will publish the Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC)—a new LSA journal highlighting the richness of Black language & culture across the globe.
Learn more: www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... @acharityhudley.bsky.social
Learn more: www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... @acharityhudley.bsky.social
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Chief Justice Roberts: If the Founders intended anything, it was to allow a strong executive branch where power was centered in a single person, to billet troops anywhere in the United States, regardless of what some dumb locals might think.
October 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Chief Justice Roberts: If the Founders intended anything, it was to allow a strong executive branch where power was centered in a single person, to billet troops anywhere in the United States, regardless of what some dumb locals might think.
Normal wellness visits when my kids were really little usually meant two days off of work for me: one day off for the visit, and then a second when they inevitably popped a fever later that day and were thus excluded under the sick policy for the next day.
Setting aside the bad science, these recommendations will amplify the personal and professional burden that women face as family health managers. Because kids will need more medical visits and be more likely to get sick and very sick, meaning more time that moms will have to take off from paid work.
September 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Normal wellness visits when my kids were really little usually meant two days off of work for me: one day off for the visit, and then a second when they inevitably popped a fever later that day and were thus excluded under the sick policy for the next day.