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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4h

Meryl on Only Murders > Meryl on Big Little Lies

Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 9h

The editor may also have contextual info the author doesn’t that makes clear *some* of reader 3’s concerns bear heeding.

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 9h

Lol so 3 clearly wants a different project but theirs also sounds like the most interesting report. I’ve had this situation happen. No there’s no need for a total overhaul but some other much, much smaller tweaks may help the author refine and even further realize their vision.

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 10h

the dirty secret of peer review is that it works great but there’s a huge academic labor crisis being compounded by an authoritarian government takeover soooo

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 11h

it really is aaalllll useful information

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 11h

this one says get rid of a chapter and that one says it’s my best chapter!!

great! then keep the chapter and do some further work to show why it belongs and is needed for your argument.

done! next!

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 11h

you show me the most screamingly opposed reader reports and I WILL insist they’re not irreconcilable and are actually pushing if not for the same then for complementary ends

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 11h

nearing the “nobody go anywhere or do anything until we figure out what the hell is going on!” stage

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 14h

51. 51!!!! 💔

pitchfork.com/news/dangelo...

D’Angelo, Groundbreaking R&B Artist, Dies at 51

From his 1995 debut Brown Sugar to his 2014 comeback Black Messiah, he helped define the neo-soul movement

pitchfork.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

This is the response I received from ICE when I inquired about the 13-year-old they abducted from Everett, Mass. on Friday:

Good afternoon, Marisa.
Please see the below from DHS on the 13-year-old alien.
Please feel free to direct any questions to them.
Respectfully,
James

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio • 6h
S...
Here are the facts: he posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, destruction of property.
He was in possession of a firearm and 5-7 inch knife when arrested.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

I hope this absolutely destroys those companies.

NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 1d

Two families are suing AI companies after they say chatbots contributed to their children's suicides.

‘He would be here if not for ChatGPT': Grieving parents sue AI companies

It has become a trusted companion for millions of teens. But it’s not a person. It’s an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence – one that’s trained to generate human-like responses. And some fea...

www.nbcwashington.com

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 1d

Awww!! 🥰

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 1d

I told him I was kidding, don’t worry. But insofar as this 10K word article has been an experiment of sorts it has proven to me that I will never write another book let alone “long” article—not before this kid goes to college

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 1d

Me: after I finish this essay, I’m never writing again

5yo: yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 4d

Latino Studies.

Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4d

🚨🚨 @utaustin.bsky.social is working to eliminate its Black studies, Latin studies, and gender studies depts -- utterly reneging on its mission and depriving students of the full educational opportunities they deserve. Please--scholars AND publishers--share & write to UT leaders. #SaveUT

UT Austin wants to eliminate its Black studies, Latino Studies, and gender studies departments. Tell them you won't stand for it.
UT President, Jim Davis, president@utexas.edu
UT Executive Vice President and Provost, William Inboden, provost@utexas.edu
College of Liberal Arts Interim Dean, David Sosa, david_sosa@austin.utexas.edu
#EducationalLiberty #SaveUT

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4d

Yes! Thank you! Caught the typo in a follow-up.

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4d

Was just writing to you. Will keep spreading the word here and on Instagram for sure. Thank you for writing this excellent piece -- and I'm so sorry. And angry! Solidarity, Lisa.

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4d

please feel free to DM for talking points if you want to write to UT admin

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4d

"People are _losing_ their jobs for _doing_ their jobs." WHEW. @lisalmoore.bsky.social on the current attacks on Texas higher ed #SaveUT

Tita Chico @titachico.bsky.social · 4d

www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...

After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion

What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission as political attacks upend norms, rules and rights, Lisa L. Moore writes.

www.statesman.com

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Tita Chico @titachico.bsky.social · 4d

Lisa Moore: "like the medieval monks and nuns who buried precious manuscripts to hide them from the kings who burned their abbeys, we will preserve this knowledge and progress for another time in the future."

Tita Chico @titachico.bsky.social · 4d

www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...

After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion

What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission as political attacks upend norms, rules and rights, Lisa L. Moore writes.

www.statesman.com

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4d

typo: that should, of course, be Latino studies

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4d

I have worked with so many UT Austin faculty and PhDs -- as authors, as peer reviewers, as board members. These kinds of cuts affect US ALL, whether directly or indirectly. UT admin is meeting Tuesday. Let them know what a scandal this would be.

Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4d

🚨🚨 @utaustin.bsky.social is working to eliminate its Black studies, Latin studies, and gender studies depts -- utterly reneging on its mission and depriving students of the full educational opportunities they deserve. Please--scholars AND publishers--share & write to UT leaders. #SaveUT

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 4d

🚨🚨 @utaustin.bsky.social is working to eliminate its Black studies, Latin studies, and gender studies depts -- utterly reneging on its mission and depriving students of the full educational opportunities they deserve. Please--scholars AND publishers--share & write to UT leaders. #SaveUT

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 5d

I recently said on here that alchemy gets a bad name & would that we all dreamt so big as to try to create magic from the shreds & scraps of our present--& I meant it. Occultist hive, rise up! The Alchemy of Research-Creation, forthcoming from
@sunypress.bsky.social sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...

The Alchemy of Research-Creation
On Pataphysical Experimentation, Dark Infrastructures, and Antifascist Studio Practices
By Tyson E. Lewis
By Peter B. Hyland

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