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Professor ~ EM English drama ~ Shakespeare ~ feminist ethics ~ parrhesia ~ book series ed. *Late Tudor & Stuart Drama* @MIP ~ https://hcommons.org/members/clalfar/ 🌻 amateur gardener ~ childless cat lady 🐈‍⬛~ "I can see a church by daylight."

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Cristina León Alfar, PhD 🐈🎭📚🌻💃🏻🐈‍⬛ @cristinalalfar.bsky.social · Jun 19

Just a reminder to authors working on #EarlyModern English drama that I edit a book series, "Late Tudor and Stuart Drama: Readings in Feminist Histories and Theories. I would love to read your proposal! #Drama #16thC #17thC 🗃️ wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Late Tudor and Stuart Drama: Readings in Feminist Theories and Histories

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 4h

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11h

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 5h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

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Cristina León Alfar, PhD 🐈🎭📚🌻💃🏻🐈‍⬛ @cristinalalfar.bsky.social · 16h

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The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · 19h

ICYMI: @ryankailath.bsky.social on what's behind those subway ads -- an 'AI friendship' company:

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Do You Need an AI 'Friend?' | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC

Ryan Kailath, WNYC/Gothamist arts and culture reporter, talks about his reporting on the AI company called Friend, and their ads, which have been defaced throughout the subway system.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h

Real estate investors now own about 20% of single-family homes in the country.

A big reason why home prices have skyrocketed in recent years is a lack of supply — and investors sinking their teeth into whatever is left on the market is making the problem even worse.

How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22h

@vanhollen.senate.gov and I met with federal workers who were unnecessarily fired — and we talked about what's at stake in this government shutdown.

Here's the short of it: Democrats will not stop fighting to save health care and lower costs for families.

ChrisVanHollen and I met with federal workers who were unnecessarily fired.

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Nora J. Williams @norajw.bsky.social · 22h

Such a joy to work with Emer and Justine and all our contributors on this special cluster of essays for @shaxbull.bsky.social !!

Big up to @louisegeddes.bsky.social for putting up with me long enough to make this happen 😅🩷🩷

dr emer mchugh @emer.bsky.social · 1d

out now in @shaxbull.bsky.social! writing with Justine Nakase, being edited by @norajw.bsky.social and @louisegeddes.bsky.social, being published by SB. positively dreamy. we hope you read! it’s open access too! muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Project MUSE - “Between a Mask and a Face”: Race, Nation, and Nontraditional Casting in Ruth Negga’s Shakespeare on Broadway

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.

Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.

The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?

Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-has-the-media-become-so-vulnerable

Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?

Even after Disney's reversal on Jimmy Kimmel, the vulnerability remains — unless we change the rules.

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The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · 1d

Today:
- @nancysolomon2.bsky.social recaps the NJ Gov debate;
- 30 Issues In 30 Days: Criminal justice reform;
- @jonlemire.bsky.social on shutdown politics;
- @ryankailath.bsky.social on an 'AI friendship' company whose local ads have attracted graffiti

Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @WNYC.org

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s #ResearchSpotlight chills to the bone with body horror and gothic desire. How does asexuality haunt The Death of Jane Lawrence? Dare to find out: works.hcommons.org/records/7h90... 💉🖤

Pale orange flyer with red lettering that reads "The Horror of Sex: Gothic Asexuality and Medical Body Horror in The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling by Vickie Brestwer"

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Mormon Women for Ethical Government was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit that could overturn Utah's Republican-leaning map for U.S. House seats. That could matter in next year's elections. n.pr/48oizIc

In Utah, a group that helped prompt the redistricting says it's acting on faith

Mormon Women for Ethical Government was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit that could overturn Utah's Republican-leaning map for U.S. House seats. That could matter in next year's elections.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

So many normal people being brave and then all these wealthy and powerful people being cowards. History will not be kind to the people like shari Redstone who enabled Trump.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

The signs are becoming more obvious.

Trump to Get Second ‘Yearly’ Health Screening in Months — TIME

When the President visits Walter Reed on Friday, he’ll do a “routine” annual check-up, the White House said—despite the fact he just did one in April.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 2d

It’s been 16 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election.

Republicans still haven’t sworn her in.

She would be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.

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Cristina León Alfar, PhD 🐈🎭📚🌻💃🏻🐈‍⬛ @cristinalalfar.bsky.social · 2d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 2d

If Republicans don’t pass our bill to reopen the government and extend ACA tax credits, millions of families will see their health care costs soar.

Here's just one example of a MD couple who would see their costs nearly TRIPLE — a health catastrophe and another Trump betrayal:

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Cristina León Alfar, PhD 🐈🎭📚🌻💃🏻🐈‍⬛ @cristinalalfar.bsky.social · 2d

I did PT in 2015, and I still do the exercises about 4 days a week. Changed my life!

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

Trump’s nominee to be the Army’s lawyer is confused about the First Amendment.

Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.

If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.

Graphic with Senator Warren asking: Is it consistent with the First Amendment for DOD to revoke a reporter’s press credentials for publishing a story that’s critical of President Trump?

DoD official responds: Yes... If the basis was that the person published information that was not otherwise approved for release by the Department.

Senator Warren Responds: Whoa.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

This is so dark

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

thank you brett kavanaugh!

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 2d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

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Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Cristina León Alfar, PhD 🐈🎭📚🌻💃🏻🐈‍⬛ @cristinalalfar.bsky.social · 2d

#EarlyModern

EarlyModernista @ellierycroft.bsky.social · 2d

Does anyone know of any good scholarship on John Fletcher's The Elder Brother?