Elizabeth Le Fen
@fenbeast.bsky.social
Martial artist with creaky knees. Only functioning pancreas in the fam. Fiber arts & STEM editing. She/her. Language NSFW. Opinions mine. My cat Anakin stares at you.
My PhD advisor told me, grinning, she was considering failing me on my Spanish exam bc I didn’t finish my translation in the allotted time. I replied (in Spanish), “I would’ve if I’d had a clock in the room. And we both know I speak it better than you do.”
“Do fuck off” would’ve been more concise.
“Do fuck off” would’ve been more concise.
I heard a story about a female academic giving a paper at the IHR who, after receiving a long and aggressive question from a senior male professor, simply leaned back with her hands behind her head and replied “Oh, do fuck off.”
One of my colleagues went to a seminar at Berkeley and when someone asked a question Derrida brushed it off saying ‘what you ask may be important but it is not interesting’.
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
My PhD advisor told me, grinning, she was considering failing me on my Spanish exam bc I didn’t finish my translation in the allotted time. I replied (in Spanish), “I would’ve if I’d had a clock in the room. And we both know I speak it better than you do.”
“Do fuck off” would’ve been more concise.
“Do fuck off” would’ve been more concise.
Granddaughter started K-Pop Demon Hunters at 1:30 this afternoon and now I’m honor bound to watch the whole thing (she lasted all of 10 minutes).
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Granddaughter started K-Pop Demon Hunters at 1:30 this afternoon and now I’m honor bound to watch the whole thing (she lasted all of 10 minutes).
My daughter has a friend from high school who, I admit, has never been a favorite of mine.
But
This girl has been thru the ringer (I say girl bc she’s my daughter’s friend but she’s 32. I’m officially old. Whatev.)
Her brother died when she was just out of high school. Then her Mom, from cancer.
But
This girl has been thru the ringer (I say girl bc she’s my daughter’s friend but she’s 32. I’m officially old. Whatev.)
Her brother died when she was just out of high school. Then her Mom, from cancer.
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
My daughter has a friend from high school who, I admit, has never been a favorite of mine.
But
This girl has been thru the ringer (I say girl bc she’s my daughter’s friend but she’s 32. I’m officially old. Whatev.)
Her brother died when she was just out of high school. Then her Mom, from cancer.
But
This girl has been thru the ringer (I say girl bc she’s my daughter’s friend but she’s 32. I’m officially old. Whatev.)
Her brother died when she was just out of high school. Then her Mom, from cancer.
Reposted by Elizabeth Le Fen
I 100% believe this.
Obamacare getting healthcare to 20 million people saves about 30,000 people's lives a year. Or about a 9/11 worth of lives EVERY MONTH, in perpetuity.
This would be bigger than that.
Obamacare getting healthcare to 20 million people saves about 30,000 people's lives a year. Or about a 9/11 worth of lives EVERY MONTH, in perpetuity.
This would be bigger than that.
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I 100% believe this.
Obamacare getting healthcare to 20 million people saves about 30,000 people's lives a year. Or about a 9/11 worth of lives EVERY MONTH, in perpetuity.
This would be bigger than that.
Obamacare getting healthcare to 20 million people saves about 30,000 people's lives a year. Or about a 9/11 worth of lives EVERY MONTH, in perpetuity.
This would be bigger than that.
Suddenly understanding why I have no savings
TL;DR: the *actual* poverty line in the US for a family of four with two young children is about $140,000, and there isn't much improvement in quality of life between $40K and $100K.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Suddenly understanding why I have no savings
Vivid dream that I signed on as a third grade teacher in a South Portland school. So vivid that I woke up panicked thinking it was real.
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Vivid dream that I signed on as a third grade teacher in a South Portland school. So vivid that I woke up panicked thinking it was real.
Reposted by Elizabeth Le Fen
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
Reposted by Elizabeth Le Fen
he fell victim to one of the classic blunders! the most famous of which is, ‘never answer the phone for isaac chotiner,’ but only slightly less well-known is this: ‘never behave in a manner which causes derek guy to critique your fashion choices’
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
he fell victim to one of the classic blunders! the most famous of which is, ‘never answer the phone for isaac chotiner,’ but only slightly less well-known is this: ‘never behave in a manner which causes derek guy to critique your fashion choices’
This is the only description of the subject matter of That Book that anyone should read.
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is the only description of the subject matter of That Book that anyone should read.
I thought about adding “beef-eating, smoothie-drinking MAHA turkeys pardoned” to the 2025 Bingo Quilt, but the center square, “Rambling mass of crazy,” covers that base (along with many others) so handily.
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I thought about adding “beef-eating, smoothie-drinking MAHA turkeys pardoned” to the 2025 Bingo Quilt, but the center square, “Rambling mass of crazy,” covers that base (along with many others) so handily.
The discovery that I had gained 5 lb after the recent weeks of stress eating has been superceded by the discovery that one of the pressure-sensitive "feet" of my scale is cracked, affecting accuracy.
Pressed the cracked foot back together, stepped on scale, et voilá, my weight is as usual.
Pressed the cracked foot back together, stepped on scale, et voilá, my weight is as usual.
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The discovery that I had gained 5 lb after the recent weeks of stress eating has been superceded by the discovery that one of the pressure-sensitive "feet" of my scale is cracked, affecting accuracy.
Pressed the cracked foot back together, stepped on scale, et voilá, my weight is as usual.
Pressed the cracked foot back together, stepped on scale, et voilá, my weight is as usual.
Reposted by Elizabeth Le Fen
I love that Judge Currie cites the Chicago Manual of Style, a grammar book, and the dictionary. Statutory language matters!
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I love that Judge Currie cites the Chicago Manual of Style, a grammar book, and the dictionary. Statutory language matters!
*Considers saying something stupid and judgmental on BlueSky*
*Deletes post halfway through typing it*
you're welcome
*Deletes post halfway through typing it*
you're welcome
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
*Considers saying something stupid and judgmental on BlueSky*
*Deletes post halfway through typing it*
you're welcome
*Deletes post halfway through typing it*
you're welcome
I could see visiting one of these... right after my sons "do the dishes," for example.
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I could see visiting one of these... right after my sons "do the dishes," for example.
Finally waking up to the fact that their power base has been gutted by an authoritarian and his lackeys, are they? Would've been nice if they had recognized it when it first started.
Kevin McCarthy did this to become Speaker and look what it gotcha.
Kevin McCarthy did this to become Speaker and look what it gotcha.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Finally waking up to the fact that their power base has been gutted by an authoritarian and his lackeys, are they? Would've been nice if they had recognized it when it first started.
Kevin McCarthy did this to become Speaker and look what it gotcha.
Kevin McCarthy did this to become Speaker and look what it gotcha.
2025 Bingo Quilt updates:
• "Scammers hack Trump org & steal it all" replaced by "Crypto takes Trump to the cleaners" & now black (they're the same basic idea)
• "NASA privatized" has been replaced by "Pope Leo holds a birthday rave" and turned black (both are true)
and
• "Scammers hack Trump org & steal it all" replaced by "Crypto takes Trump to the cleaners" & now black (they're the same basic idea)
• "NASA privatized" has been replaced by "Pope Leo holds a birthday rave" and turned black (both are true)
and
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
2025 Bingo Quilt updates:
• "Scammers hack Trump org & steal it all" replaced by "Crypto takes Trump to the cleaners" & now black (they're the same basic idea)
• "NASA privatized" has been replaced by "Pope Leo holds a birthday rave" and turned black (both are true)
and
• "Scammers hack Trump org & steal it all" replaced by "Crypto takes Trump to the cleaners" & now black (they're the same basic idea)
• "NASA privatized" has been replaced by "Pope Leo holds a birthday rave" and turned black (both are true)
and
RIP, Jimmy Cliff. Your music was a source of inspiration to me so many times.
Jimmy Cliff- Many Rivers To Cross
YouTube video by rockyfl86
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
RIP, Jimmy Cliff. Your music was a source of inspiration to me so many times.
Was reading a timeline of Trump's relationship with Epstein and how the sex trafficking coverup unfolded. Most of the details I knew, just not the dates—and this one made me sit up and take notice.
Not sure how they know about the "finding and reading" part... but if true, it's under the radar.
Not sure how they know about the "finding and reading" part... but if true, it's under the radar.
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Was reading a timeline of Trump's relationship with Epstein and how the sex trafficking coverup unfolded. Most of the details I knew, just not the dates—and this one made me sit up and take notice.
Not sure how they know about the "finding and reading" part... but if true, it's under the radar.
Not sure how they know about the "finding and reading" part... but if true, it's under the radar.
Someone shrank my wool socks.
So they became slippers.
I’ve never steeked something before but this worked out great.
So they became slippers.
I’ve never steeked something before but this worked out great.
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Someone shrank my wool socks.
So they became slippers.
I’ve never steeked something before but this worked out great.
So they became slippers.
I’ve never steeked something before but this worked out great.
This is absolutely beautiful. Feeding the hungry and protecting the immigrant population at the same time. I’m a little teary eyed tbh
“Once, after the group bought out a tamale vendor’s cart, that man found them days later to say immigration agents were spotted on his block just hours after. ‘You saved my life,’ Rosales said the man told them.” apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown
Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is absolutely beautiful. Feeding the hungry and protecting the immigrant population at the same time. I’m a little teary eyed tbh
Reposted by Elizabeth Le Fen
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
Reposted by Elizabeth Le Fen
There was a brief but weird trend at my high school of girls wearing lizards as earrings. Like. Live, unharmed, wild lizards. You just catch one and pick it up and wave a finger a bit and then hold it to your earlobe and they’ll bite and dangle all day. I do not recommend this but. it was a thing
The alligator lizard promptly bit the shit out of my finger.
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
There was a brief but weird trend at my high school of girls wearing lizards as earrings. Like. Live, unharmed, wild lizards. You just catch one and pick it up and wave a finger a bit and then hold it to your earlobe and they’ll bite and dangle all day. I do not recommend this but. it was a thing
Reposted by Elizabeth Le Fen
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
🧵
Major sources of hate speech are located outside the US. Well yeah, we have this conversation every few months. And every few months people reject the bright shiny evidence that easiest way to ruin America is to feed the hate and bigotry that already exists here.
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
🧵