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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

i just want to watch the first wives club and drink wine and cry

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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 18h

Unlikely cheese? Don't mind if we do.

In El Paso, an Unlikely Cheese Reigns Supreme

Originating in medieval Alsace, this semisoft, orange-rind cheese is commonly used in Mexican dishes in the modern border region.

www.texasmonthly.com

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 21h

New reporting: many apparently fired at CDC in 'error'. This is a failure by design given that the admin does not care about fulfilling agency missions. This is the kind of error that should have political consequences.

Unserious people cause real-world harm.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 22h

I know she has such a strong résumé of work, but I’m going to remember Diane Keaton from my problematic favorite movie played on cable tv constantly.
RIP Queen.

A promo shot of the film Baby Boom with Diane Keaton holding a baby. Briefcase is on the ground

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Dara Kerr @darakerr.bsky.social · 22h

Lots of attention on this Marc Benioff article, which is excellent and full of jaw-dropping quotes.

It reminds me of how he was when I did a story for NPR about him secretly buying hundreds of acres of land in rural Hawaii. Things got weird.

www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1...

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Alex Wenzel @alexwenzel.bsky.social · 22h

MMWR published a report in 1981 about five men with unusual cases of pneumonia in Los Angeles. In retrospect, it was the first publication to detect and inform the wider scientific community of the presence of HIV.

Last night, everyone working on MMWR was fired.

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview...

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J.D. Sargan @jdsargan.bsky.social · 22h

Your challenge for this weekend is to put in an abstract for Queer Bibliography 2026. It's what all the cool kids are doing.

The theme is Space, Place, Community (widely understood, certainly not limited to the South). CFP: shorturl.at/XAVJ0; Submit: forms.gle/XD7FgrrStp3j...

Athens GA and online

Poster reads: March 12–14, 2026; Queer Bibliography in the South: Space, Place, Community; University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 23h

RIP Diane Keaton
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 1d

LLM extruded essays are like being cornered by the most boring person at a party while they monotone monologue small talk at you, convinced that they’re pronouncing something profound.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Laura Kitchings @foodandarchives.bsky.social · 1d

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning Star of Annie Hall, Dead at 79

Diane Keaton, an Oscar-winning actress who starred in 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather' films, has died. She was 79.

tvline.com

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Laura Kitchings @foodandarchives.bsky.social · 2d

www.americanantiquarian.org/early-africa...

Scholars’ Workshop in Early African American Print | American Antiquarian Society

www.americanantiquarian.org

Laura Kitchings @foodandarchives.bsky.social · 5d

Excited to be part of a conference round table youtu.be/--tFxbTjPS4?...

‘Tis the Season: Christmas in Popular Culture, 1900-2000 (Shasta College, 11/15/25) - Event Preview

YouTube video by Brian Peterson

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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 5d

This week Historians At The Movies talks about space travel. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, October 12 at 8pm eastern for THE MARTIAN.

Keep #HATM hiring by sharing and we’ll see you soon.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5d

The FAA is delaying flights at Newark and Denver airports because they haven’t got enough air traffic control. Burbank has zero ATC from 4.30-10pm.

Lots of controllers who aren’t being paid during the government shutdown are calling in sick.

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TinyCat by LibraryThing @librarycat.org · 15d

Books are expensive! We just increased the maximum acquisitions budget for “Volunteer” TinyCat libraries from $500 to $1,000 USD.

TinyCat prices are competitive, but our Volunteer rates are hard to beat. See if you qualify as a Volunteer library: www.librarycat.org#pricing

#BookSky #libraries #💙📚

pricing structure for "volunteer" TinyCat libraries

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 6d

If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 6d

Governor Whitmer was almost kidnapped by armed thugs. Governor Shapiro‘s house was set on fire. Nancy Pelosi‘s husband was violently attacked by someone looking for her. Melissa Hortman was assassinated in her home with her husband and dog…and now this. The left is the victim, not the perpetrator.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Laura Kitchings @foodandarchives.bsky.social · 6d

www.kron4.com/news/nationa...

3 injured after home associated with South Carolina judge catches fire

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – An investigation is underway on Edisto Beach following a Saturday afternoon fire at a home that appears to be associated with a circuit court judge. WCBDWCBDWCB…

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, you guys?

Is it a good sign or a bad sign if a federal judge has to remind you (multiple times) that you’re a lawyer and an officer of the court?

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d

Immergut: You're an officer of the court. Do you believe this is appropriate way to deal with my order?

Hamilton: I'm not a policy maker

Immergut: You're a lawyer

In response, Hamilton basically argues no geographic limit to federalization of CA guard...

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Judith A. Miller @1789jam.bsky.social · 6d

#HATM Managed to find a good clip of Jerry Orbach in Chicago. Wish I had been able to see him in this. Richard Geer was great in the movie. But this has a rougher touch. Plus, pure Fosse. youtu.be/XhM8qq5rLN8?...

Chicago with Jerry Orbach - Billy Flynn | 1976 | MDA Telethon

YouTube video by MDA Telethon

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Laura Kitchings @foodandarchives.bsky.social · 6d

Enjoyed watching with everyone, even if it was a slightly disturbing watch. Thinking too much about what I was conditioned to think of as a romantic ideal as an '80s child. #HATM

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Laura Kitchings @foodandarchives.bsky.social · 6d

I actually think the sister has the brightest future. She will likely ditch an early first husband and find her calling #HATM

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Laura Kitchings @foodandarchives.bsky.social · 6d

Correction: the name of the actor is Jane Rachel Brucker #HATM

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