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Matthew L Reznicek

@drreznicek.bsky.social

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Health Humanities at University of Minnesota, Health, Illness, Disability, and Citizenship in 18th/19thC British and Irish literature. Must love dogs. https://experts.umn.edu/en/persons/matthew-reznicek

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · Nov 6

To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing—Raymond Williams

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 7m

I don’t remember Wildfell being such a slow burn.

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 43m

“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 31m

You'll have to check out @lejhouston.bsky.social's chapter on the syphilitic corpse in Dubliners

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 1h

I am so excited to see The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature make its way out into the world. It's been such a blast to work with my co-editors and all the contributors.

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 1h

Pretty sure Aoife O'Donovan is the only person who should cover Joni youtu.be/cFhh0E8KYbA?...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 1h

Let's have a round for these freaks and these soldiers and a round for these friends of mine

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Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 2h

jesus mary and joseph! 😐🫤😑🫨

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

“.. Foreclosure rates have surged across the country and are up almost 20% from this time last year.”

www.realtor.com/news/trends/...

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Tate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 3h

Edwin Henry Landseer, A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society, 1838
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1111834

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 2h

I bet they’re even telling kids that Congress has the power of the purse

Matthew Segal @segalmr.bsky.social · 2h

I’m at Back to School night for my kid and apparently they’re using out of date materials because in social studies they’re still teaching that the federal government has three branches.

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Matthew Segal @segalmr.bsky.social · 2h

I’m at Back to School night for my kid and apparently they’re using out of date materials because in social studies they’re still teaching that the federal government has three branches.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5h

fucking WOOF

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 5h

The Reverend Mother of Antifa

a woman is standing in a field of grass with mountains in the background .

ALT: a woman is standing in a field of grass with mountains in the background .

media.tenor.com

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 8h

I was working on the story and he just came out and said it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 6d

Listen in to a discussion about Ireland and the American Revolution on @newstalkfm.bsky.social featuring Patrick Geoghegan, Finola O’Kane, Eliga Gould, and Patrick Griffin. The episode airs this Sunday at 7PM, ahead of our conference next week. It was a privilege to take part in the conversation.

Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to release the conference programme for 'Ireland and the American Revolution: 250th Anniversary Perspectives'. There are only a few tickets left, so if you would like to attend I would suggest getting one as soon as possible. Attendance is free but booking is essential.

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 1d

These thirty seconds show a scandal of unbelievable proportion and it might as well never have happened. Just sucked into the vacuum of history immediately. I can't dwell on it or I'll go crazy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 10h

I just meant that it's probably too warm for my proper woolly sweaters

Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 11h

Depends on how chunky the sweater is

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 12h

This is a military wife calling out Mike Johnson on C-SPAN this morning
Yesterday Johnson had the temerity to announce publicly that he will NOT call the House back to pass emergency pay for our troops
Can't imagine why he thought taking callers on C-SPAN would go well for him..

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party,and I'm very disappointed in you, because you have the power to call the House back. You refuse to do that just for a show."

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 11h

It’s blazer season. Thank Christ.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

doomscroll break

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 11h

Teaching a Rita Charon chapter today in Intro To Medical Humanities. Excited to talk about how narrative humanizes and gives order to the unknown; how that might be translated into medical practice.

Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 12h

Very glad that America’s team beat the Yankees last night.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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