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Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · Feb 1

Today is my birthday.

My only wish is for you to repost and share *everywhere* the official trailer of my feature length documentary film DRY BONES.

drybonesfilm.com

Thank you 🫶🏾

youtu.be/v4uNleUXvu0?...

DRY BONES Trailer 2025

YouTube video by MEDIA MAKE CHANGE

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 8h

!!!

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 8h

that’s what i said! no way she’s this dense with all those degrees. how embarrassing! 🙈

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 8h

yep, exactly that.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 8h

i wouldn’t want a video of me being restrained on the ground going viral so i’m refraining from sharing.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 8h

video producer debbie brockman for @wgntv.com was detained. video of the arrest going around. not posting here, you can find it yourself.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 8h

bookmarking for later after i watch.

Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 9h

For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.

How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline

Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 9h

🎯

Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 10h

If you don’t have tenure, the threat is very real and sharper, although it is also clear that tenure is not necessarily something that will protect you either.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 10h

“an investigation determined numerous items the Osefos claimed were stolen had been purchased, then returned to the store ‘where a full refund was provided prior to the alleged burglary.’ The documents indicate the couple had claimed a $450,000 personal property loss to an insurance company.”

seven of nine looking disgusted.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 10h

legit shook omg 😳

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 10h

my friend said he’s convinced Andy Cohen’s Housewife franchise is a fed operation to entrap criminals…and um, yeah maybe he’s right?!

Cindy Cee @lovecindycee.bsky.social · 12h

Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband Eddie have been booked on criminal fraud. She is facing 16 charges including 7 felonies ... she's been charged with false/misleading info fraud in excess of $300. #rhop

www.tmz.com/2025/10/10/w...

'RHOP' Star Wendy Osefo, Husband Booked on Fraud Charges in Maryland

Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband Eddie have been booked on criminal fraud charges, TMZ has learned.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 11h

WHHHHHAAAAT??!!

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 12h

I’m a tenured professor with an endowed chair.

Looking back, I don’t think the freshly minted PhD version of me could land a job in today’s market. I was smart, I was driven — but mostly, I was lucky.

More of us in academia need to admit that.

Reposted by Dr. Tara L. Conley

Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 13h

Throwing dildos at them. Trying to track their periods. Are men OKAY? Just be normal about women.

Chaos Cherub @biensur-jetaime.blacksky.app · 14h

I feel for the WNBA. They spent decades not getting the shine they deserve and the second they did, it's come with a wave of misogynistic weirdos who enjoy watching women play but cannot help but do weird sh*t to and about them bc misogyny.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 12h

when you realize (and accept) there’s a global movement to consolidate power among authoritarians, it makes sense why we can’t just “give credit where credit’s due.”

wrong answer.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 12h

(i also don’t understand how anyone can credit trump for anything. stop doing that, please)

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 12h

i feel like somehow, someway this was part of the “peace” deal, especially given that kushner was involved in talks. i won’t credit trump for anything bc it’s likely a calculated move to consolidate more power for himself and his namesakes.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 12h

Hegseth: I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 23h

why would the most vocal member
of a party [cult]
turn against the party [cult]
and the party’s [cult’s] leadership
without directly blaming
the cult’s leader [i mean, president]?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Marjorie Taylor Greene on polls showing Republicans are getting blamed for the shutdown: "I'm not putting the blame on the president. I'm actually putting the the blame on the Speaker and Leader Thune in the Senate. This should not be happening ... we control the House & Senate & have the WH."

Reposted by Dr. Tara L. Conley

🦀 Shawn Morris 🦀 @theshawnmorris.bsky.social · 23h

Left wing governments needs to wake the fuck up to the fact that Conservative Authoritarianism is an international movement.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 23h

add: chicago is roasting

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 1d

yes, it’s low key brilliant for making visible and plain the absurdity of tyranny

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 1d

absurdity as strategy

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 1d

kinda obsessed with weird as fuck as strategy right now.

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 2d

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 1d

I ran Senator Bill Nelson's Fort Myers office during the Great Recession/Housing Crisis and Cape Coral (where my parents live) was the #2 most foreclosed market leading into the crisis, following Las Vegas. People came to the office every day for help.

This time, Florida is in way bigger trouble.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 1d

now, floridians? god speed, yall for real.

Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 1d

silver lining? cleveland-elyria has been depressed since the 80s, so folks here know how to weather this type of storm.

i guess it’s our time to shine! 🤪

image shows map of top ten foreclosure areas in the US. Cleveland-Elyria is ranked #4