Biblioraptor, PhD
@biblioraptorphd.bsky.social
English prof, mama & wife, reader/writer, 18C, pop culture, intersectional feminist, progressive, cyclist, hiker. NC. My views are my own. She/her
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2025 Cycle to the Sea
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fundraise.atriumhealthfoundation.org
Cycle to the Sea is in October! This 3-day ride from Charlotte to Myrtle Beach is the main fundraiser for ASAP, the Charlotte area adaptive sports program. 100% of your donation ensures that folks with disabilities can bike, ski, swim, hike, etc. 🚲 fundraise.atriumhealthfoundation.org/team/661194
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50 positions across four cancelled programs and two mergers will save the University about $8.7 million dollars, or a little more than the base salary of their head football coach who failed to make the playoffs.
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
50 positions across four cancelled programs and two mergers will save the University about $8.7 million dollars, or a little more than the base salary of their head football coach who failed to make the playoffs.
Jungle Bell Heist was cute
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Jungle Bell Heist was cute
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It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
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Yesterday was a rough day for Nebraska higher education. Departments of Statistics; Earth + Atmospheric Sciences; Educational Administration; and Textiles, Merchandising, + Fashion Design were all shuttered. 51.5 positions (many faculty) cut and 541 students affected at multiple levels.
‘This hurts’: NU regents back shuttering four academic programs at UNL • Nebraska Examiner
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
nebraskaexaminer.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Yesterday was a rough day for Nebraska higher education. Departments of Statistics; Earth + Atmospheric Sciences; Educational Administration; and Textiles, Merchandising, + Fashion Design were all shuttered. 51.5 positions (many faculty) cut and 541 students affected at multiple levels.
Trying to write an email on the phone and typed “foals” instead of “goals” and now I’m sad that “foals for next semester” is not a thing
December 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trying to write an email on the phone and typed “foals” instead of “goals” and now I’m sad that “foals for next semester” is not a thing
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"Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the Constitution"
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the Constitution"
Catching the last hour of the Holiday Market
December 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Catching the last hour of the Holiday Market
I walked up hills and jogged down hills and it was my second worst time ever but I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to do a 5K again and I did so yay me
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I walked up hills and jogged down hills and it was my second worst time ever but I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to do a 5K again and I did so yay me
Every runner/walker in the county but my child is here at this 5K
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Every runner/walker in the county but my child is here at this 5K
Signing up for a 5K seemed a fine idea until it’s 7am on a Saturday and very cold and I gotta get up
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Signing up for a 5K seemed a fine idea until it’s 7am on a Saturday and very cold and I gotta get up
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Yesterday, we sent this message to the @viralemergence.org team, bringing a (hopefully temporary) end to our project three years into what started as a decade of planned work. /1
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Yesterday, we sent this message to the @viralemergence.org team, bringing a (hopefully temporary) end to our project three years into what started as a decade of planned work. /1
I was cackling by the second time in the latest ep
somehow every single time Carol has to listen to the full "we don't want to talk to you right now, Carol" message on Pluribus it gets funnier
December 6, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I was cackling by the second time in the latest ep
Horrible
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Horrible
I think I’d have to go the Mr Diabaté route for just a bit and ask the Others for food and experiences but minus the debauchery #Pluribus
December 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I think I’d have to go the Mr Diabaté route for just a bit and ask the Others for food and experiences but minus the debauchery #Pluribus
W’s friends hugged him after the game - tough loss - and put a hat on his head (cowboy night in the student section)
December 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
W’s friends hugged him after the game - tough loss - and put a hat on his head (cowboy night in the student section)
Me while J is yelling at the basketball game
a man with a mustache is standing next to another man with curly hair
Alt: Ron Swanson grimacing while Jean-Ralphio yells in his ear
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Me while J is yelling at the basketball game
Read half of The Running Man while waiting for W’s game to start
December 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Read half of The Running Man while waiting for W’s game to start
Worked on my annual self-eval today and one part asks “what are your long-term career goals?” Stay employed? Teach 10 classes a year until I die? I dunno
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Worked on my annual self-eval today and one part asks “what are your long-term career goals?” Stay employed? Teach 10 classes a year until I die? I dunno
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Malone is now talking about the role of undocumented migrants in spreading measles.
There is no evidence of this. I am disgusted. The measles outbreak is American-grown due to declining vaccination coverage in response to disinformation.
There is no evidence of this. I am disgusted. The measles outbreak is American-grown due to declining vaccination coverage in response to disinformation.
December 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Malone is now talking about the role of undocumented migrants in spreading measles.
There is no evidence of this. I am disgusted. The measles outbreak is American-grown due to declining vaccination coverage in response to disinformation.
There is no evidence of this. I am disgusted. The measles outbreak is American-grown due to declining vaccination coverage in response to disinformation.
The Desk Set party is incredible. Also the Christmas Eve party in The Thin Man and the New Year’s Eve party at the Lychee Club in After The Thin Man
deep cut, but I wanna get drunk with the ladies at the Desk Set Christmas party
What's a fictional holiday party you would love to attend?
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Desk Set party is incredible. Also the Christmas Eve party in The Thin Man and the New Year’s Eve party at the Lychee Club in After The Thin Man
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deep cut, but I wanna get drunk with the ladies at the Desk Set Christmas party
What's a fictional holiday party you would love to attend?
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
deep cut, but I wanna get drunk with the ladies at the Desk Set Christmas party
n+1
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
n+1
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This semester I'm doing something new & possibly insane: 15-min, one-on-one, in-person, oral final exams w/ all 105 students in my fall classes. I put a Google sheet into Canvas and students selected their times. That's over 26 hours of student meetings. Why did I do this to myself? A few reasons:
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This semester I'm doing something new & possibly insane: 15-min, one-on-one, in-person, oral final exams w/ all 105 students in my fall classes. I put a Google sheet into Canvas and students selected their times. That's over 26 hours of student meetings. Why did I do this to myself? A few reasons:
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Animaniacs please do something
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Animaniacs please do something
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Race of Velocipedes (Bicycles and Tricycles) in the Bois de Boulogne
Harper's Bazar
December 5, 1868
Harper's Bazar
December 5, 1868
December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Race of Velocipedes (Bicycles and Tricycles) in the Bois de Boulogne
Harper's Bazar
December 5, 1868
Harper's Bazar
December 5, 1868