Ashley Patriarca
@aspatriarca.bsky.social
Associate prof. Obsessed with dogs, teaching, perfume, romance novels, comics, & risk & crisis communication, not necessarily in that order. AL-NC-VA-PA. She/her. Opinions mine, all mine.
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“We explained, that we were bulk-buying dozens of dildos because we intended to psychologically dismantle a federal law enforcement agency at a…protest.
Nobody flinched. Nobody laughed nervously. Nobody asked, “Are you okay?”
They just nodded like hardened revolutionaries & said, “Okay, how many?”
Nobody flinched. Nobody laughed nervously. Nobody asked, “Are you okay?”
They just nodded like hardened revolutionaries & said, “Okay, how many?”
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“We explained, that we were bulk-buying dozens of dildos because we intended to psychologically dismantle a federal law enforcement agency at a…protest.
Nobody flinched. Nobody laughed nervously. Nobody asked, “Are you okay?”
They just nodded like hardened revolutionaries & said, “Okay, how many?”
Nobody flinched. Nobody laughed nervously. Nobody asked, “Are you okay?”
They just nodded like hardened revolutionaries & said, “Okay, how many?”
This is amazing.
February 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
This is amazing.
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“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou. He’s shown us all along, and it speaks volumes of those who continue to support him…
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou. He’s shown us all along, and it speaks volumes of those who continue to support him…
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For your consideration
QuitGPT — OpenAI Execs are Trump's Biggest Donors
Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.
quitgpt.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
For your consideration
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This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
The war on empathy and the war on the arts are part of the same project.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
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RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
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Gotta read that fine print.
Most of ICE are not gonna get that $50k bonus.
I’m broken up about this for them
I’m broken up about this for them
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Gotta read that fine print.
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Someone saw this old skeet and reposted. In light of the likely onslaught of ai ads during the superbowl, it’s worth a read.
“A company that promises—however jokily—to do your thinking for you is, not even subtly, also threatening, somewhere down the line, to scoot you off the stage for good.”
What Do Commercials About A.I. Really Promise?
If human workers don’t have to read, write, or even think, it’s unclear what’s left for them to do.
www.newyorker.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Someone saw this old skeet and reposted. In light of the likely onslaught of ai ads during the superbowl, it’s worth a read.
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ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
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"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
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Mackenzie should’ve gotten more money in the divorce.
The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Mackenzie should’ve gotten more money in the divorce.
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We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
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Hey funny story!
Remember how for like 20 years we said if you tell people to only study STEM that job market would tank & also no one would be able to think critically about rhetoric or ethics, know what happened at any point in history or value much but money?
Man, I love that one. Cracks me up.
Remember how for like 20 years we said if you tell people to only study STEM that job market would tank & also no one would be able to think critically about rhetoric or ethics, know what happened at any point in history or value much but money?
Man, I love that one. Cracks me up.
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Hey funny story!
Remember how for like 20 years we said if you tell people to only study STEM that job market would tank & also no one would be able to think critically about rhetoric or ethics, know what happened at any point in history or value much but money?
Man, I love that one. Cracks me up.
Remember how for like 20 years we said if you tell people to only study STEM that job market would tank & also no one would be able to think critically about rhetoric or ethics, know what happened at any point in history or value much but money?
Man, I love that one. Cracks me up.
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People with no experience in the arts tend to believe no expertise is required -- you just put on concerts! you just do plays! -- and blame everyone & everything but themselves when they run a successful arts org into the ground.
Folds on the Kennedy Center 3 weeks ago: I was sick to my stomach when I quit because I knew they were going to run it into the ground. No one that they were appointing had any experience in arts administration, but that was never the point. The point was to take that, run over it, and move on.
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
People with no experience in the arts tend to believe no expertise is required -- you just put on concerts! you just do plays! -- and blame everyone & everything but themselves when they run a successful arts org into the ground.
Are there any mall-walking opportunities out there for a senior dog? Asking for a fuzzy lil dude who is losing his chill (and his tolerance for the actual Arctic chill outside).
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Are there any mall-walking opportunities out there for a senior dog? Asking for a fuzzy lil dude who is losing his chill (and his tolerance for the actual Arctic chill outside).
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It's last-minute, but I'm giving a talk today about #DHmakes and craft and what the humanities can do in a crisis from 12:15-1:15 Pacific (3:15-4:15 Eastern). All are welcome, Zoom registration link below!
Craftivism in a Crisis: Making the Humanities Matter When It's All Falling Apart | Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis
The longstanding rhetoric of the "crisis of the humanities" has been largely drowned out by an omnicrisis equally affecting the sciences, the stability of the university, and society as a whole. What ...
cesta.stanford.edu
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
It's last-minute, but I'm giving a talk today about #DHmakes and craft and what the humanities can do in a crisis from 12:15-1:15 Pacific (3:15-4:15 Eastern). All are welcome, Zoom registration link below!
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I love this spectacular Ruffed Grouse Pennsylvania resistance bird by Jen Rand ( @jenrand.bsky.social ). The star is a nod to the Quaker tenet of nonviolence, and the style harks back to PA Dutch folk art.
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I love this spectacular Ruffed Grouse Pennsylvania resistance bird by Jen Rand ( @jenrand.bsky.social ). The star is a nod to the Quaker tenet of nonviolence, and the style harks back to PA Dutch folk art.
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Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.
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This picture broke me, but the description of this kidnapping by a witness who says ICE referred to this precious child as “it” as they took him away fills me with an unspeakable, murderous rage.
Sharing this report of ICE depravity from Facebook at the request of community member. This is from a suburb north of ICE-occupied Minneapolis.
The text is from her post on Facebook.
The text is from her post on Facebook.
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM
This picture broke me, but the description of this kidnapping by a witness who says ICE referred to this precious child as “it” as they took him away fills me with an unspeakable, murderous rage.
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Readerly/Writerly friends: a bunch of my students this semester said they really like mystery stories, so I'd like to add a few contemporary ones into the schedule. What are your favorite NEWISH mystery stories? (Must be 20 pages or less!)
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Readerly/Writerly friends: a bunch of my students this semester said they really like mystery stories, so I'd like to add a few contemporary ones into the schedule. What are your favorite NEWISH mystery stories? (Must be 20 pages or less!)
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block immediately everyone
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM
block immediately everyone
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Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
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Hey y’all: if you use Libby and you hate them allowing generative AI content and incorporating it in other ways you can go to your profile, scroll down to “help and support”, and take a survey to tell them that you hate it
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January 13, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Hey y’all: if you use Libby and you hate them allowing generative AI content and incorporating it in other ways you can go to your profile, scroll down to “help and support”, and take a survey to tell them that you hate it
Whew. Adding this to my doc design class for fall (along with the earlier designs)....
January 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Whew. Adding this to my doc design class for fall (along with the earlier designs)....