Gabrielle Cornish
@gcornish91.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Musicology at UW-Madison. Lover of all things Slavic and sonic (bonus points if they’re noisy or electronic). Views my own, not my employer’s.
Read some words at www.gabriellecornish.com
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Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
What We Know About U.S.-Backed Zero Units in Afghanistan
Deadly night raids. Faulty U.S. intelligence. A “classified” war loophole. Reporter Lynzy Billing’s investigation offers an unprecedented insight into the civilian casualties of Afghanistan’s Zero Uni...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
You should have seen the look on my nieces’ and nephews’ faces when they discovered my mother was… 67 (“six seven!” 🫲🫱🫲🫱)
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
You should have seen the look on my nieces’ and nephews’ faces when they discovered my mother was… 67 (“six seven!” 🫲🫱🫲🫱)
JD Vance is like that scene from 30 Rock where they try to decipher century-old racial slurs and derogatory phrases except instead of satire and fictional characters he’s the literal Vice President of the United States.
JD Vance loves spreading 16th century pro-genocide propaganda so much
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
JD Vance is like that scene from 30 Rock where they try to decipher century-old racial slurs and derogatory phrases except instead of satire and fictional characters he’s the literal Vice President of the United States.
Happy Thanksgiving to all those currently struggling with their boomer parents’ dull knives since apparently anyone born before 1965 is allergic to sharpening stones!
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all those currently struggling with their boomer parents’ dull knives since apparently anyone born before 1965 is allergic to sharpening stones!
Maybe the only time I’ve ever wished I taught at a Catholic university because the GUILT TRIPPING I would be doing would be OLD TESTAMENT-like
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Maybe the only time I’ve ever wished I taught at a Catholic university because the GUILT TRIPPING I would be doing would be OLD TESTAMENT-like
It does seem like a missed opportunity that he left out all bamboo metaphors, when together their gross malpractice was the equivalent of throwing the ideals of journalism into a punji stick trap.
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It does seem like a missed opportunity that he left out all bamboo metaphors, when together their gross malpractice was the equivalent of throwing the ideals of journalism into a punji stick trap.
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You can’t give the democrats info like this because they are going to work very hard to make sure those numbers are switched by November
Generic Ballot Polling:
🔵 Democrat: 46%
🔴 Republican: 36%
High Point / Nov 14, 2025
🔵 Democrat: 46%
🔴 Republican: 36%
High Point / Nov 14, 2025
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
You can’t give the democrats info like this because they are going to work very hard to make sure those numbers are switched by November
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I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
New Ryan Lizza just dropped and yes, the bamboo metaphor continues www.telos.news/p/part-2-she...
Part 2: She Did It Again
If you are new to this series, start here.
www.telos.news
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
New Ryan Lizza just dropped and yes, the bamboo metaphor continues www.telos.news/p/part-2-she...
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“It was a Great Honor meeting Zohran Mamdani, the new Mayor of New York City!”
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
“It was a Great Honor meeting Zohran Mamdani, the new Mayor of New York City!”
Working on my ASEEES panel response paper and so far this is what I’ve got
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Working on my ASEEES panel response paper and so far this is what I’ve got
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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
Just think: two years ago, Henry Kissinger died the first night of ASEEES. This year, the conference hotel is the site of where Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan. The wall may have fallen, but I’m starting to think the Slavists are getting the last laugh in the Cold War!
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Just think: two years ago, Henry Kissinger died the first night of ASEEES. This year, the conference hotel is the site of where Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan. The wall may have fallen, but I’m starting to think the Slavists are getting the last laugh in the Cold War!
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Scholarship is a profound act of love for humanity.
ACLS invites you to share your stories of scholarship as an act of love—deep archival research, teaching difficult subjects, reaching students, meaningful community collaborations, and breakthroughs that led to positive change: bit.ly/49ZTNi3
ACLS invites you to share your stories of scholarship as an act of love—deep archival research, teaching difficult subjects, reaching students, meaningful community collaborations, and breakthroughs that led to positive change: bit.ly/49ZTNi3
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Scholarship is a profound act of love for humanity.
ACLS invites you to share your stories of scholarship as an act of love—deep archival research, teaching difficult subjects, reaching students, meaningful community collaborations, and breakthroughs that led to positive change: bit.ly/49ZTNi3
ACLS invites you to share your stories of scholarship as an act of love—deep archival research, teaching difficult subjects, reaching students, meaningful community collaborations, and breakthroughs that led to positive change: bit.ly/49ZTNi3
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
Honestly someone needs to check the internet history of the one dude who voted no
jesus i just looked at the vote tally for the epstein bill
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Honestly someone needs to check the internet history of the one dude who voted no
I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but maybe some people *should* use ChatGPT to write
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but maybe some people *should* use ChatGPT to write
Hey sound studies folks, what metaphors do we think Nuzzi is going to use to describe RFK’s voice? I’d bet ten dollars we get something along the lines of “bullets scattering along a hotel pool deck, the accompaniment to the clinks of electric green daiquiris reflected in his ocean eyes” etc
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Hey sound studies folks, what metaphors do we think Nuzzi is going to use to describe RFK’s voice? I’d bet ten dollars we get something along the lines of “bullets scattering along a hotel pool deck, the accompaniment to the clinks of electric green daiquiris reflected in his ocean eyes” etc
I winced. I winced wincing. I winced being winced at. I winced wincing itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I winced. I winced wincing. I winced being winced at. I winced wincing itself.
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Aiming for Joan Didion but landing on Eva Braun.
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Aiming for Joan Didion but landing on Eva Braun.
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the AMS Accountability Archive has been updated with new information, namely a new memo from the Program Committee (with new information) that was sent out to Council today & that we have archived with their permission
amsaccountabilityarchive.carrd.co
amsaccountabilityarchive.carrd.co
AMS Accountability Archive
Grassroots membership response to a professional society in crisis
amsaccountabilityarchive.carrd.co
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
the AMS Accountability Archive has been updated with new information, namely a new memo from the Program Committee (with new information) that was sent out to Council today & that we have archived with their permission
amsaccountabilityarchive.carrd.co
amsaccountabilityarchive.carrd.co
We are two substacks away from learning that Olivia Nuzzi cheated on her partner with the “Rent Is Too Damn High” guy
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
We are two substacks away from learning that Olivia Nuzzi cheated on her partner with the “Rent Is Too Damn High” guy
If you’re in line to write the most overdone prose about you or your partner sleeping with a presidential candidate, STAY IN LINE!
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
If you’re in line to write the most overdone prose about you or your partner sleeping with a presidential candidate, STAY IN LINE!