Lina Who Lina How Lina… (侯詠絮)
@linasigns.bsky.social
Soaking in the magic of languages, pushing back boba liberalism, thinking about the legacies we leave on this planet.
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The story behind my display name is that many people commonly mispronounce my surname as “who” or “how”. It’s actually pronounced similarly to “ho” in Mandarin. Associate my surname with the resounding laughter of 🎅🏽 — and my laughter (bonus if you know the connection to my sign name in ASL!)
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UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
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Deaf Disabled kids getting excluded from deaf schools is not new, but it's something #deafed leaders need desperately to address. First, for the well-being of all deaf children, but second, for the well-being of deaf education. You can't play in the #eugenics sewer and come out clean.
Texas School for the Deaf attempts to cleanse population, parents allege
“[My son] may not eat, walk or socialize exactly like you. But he is still deaf — nothing will change that fact. Your apathy has denied my son his Dea...
www.haysfreepress.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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My friend from HS makes ice cream/recipes for a living and posted for Black History Month about how pecans were first domesticated by an enslaved man and the technique for mass pollination of vanilla was developed by an enslaved man and someone was this mad about it!!!
Sweet Lo’s Homemade Ice Cream 🍦 (@sweetlosicecream) on Threads
Some Bozo hated my Butter Pecan origin story so much, he bought my French Vanilla Bean recipe and sent me a note via the website saying “White Power.” With the email he provided from his purchase, I f...
www.threads.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
My friend from HS makes ice cream/recipes for a living and posted for Black History Month about how pecans were first domesticated by an enslaved man and the technique for mass pollination of vanilla was developed by an enslaved man and someone was this mad about it!!!
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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A deaf teen was violently detained by ICE for not “following orders”.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 AM
A deaf teen was violently detained by ICE for not “following orders”.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
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And people wonder why I stay home www.ocregister.com/2026/02/01/d...
Deaf LA teenager says immigration officers assaulted him for not heeding commands
‘He’s deaf! He cannot hear!’ people can be heard shouting on a video of Anthony Paredes being chased and apprehended.
www.ocregister.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
And people wonder why I stay home www.ocregister.com/2026/02/01/d...
My UG class on signing communities & signs is the most popular in the dept but it’s so hard to get students to read. In retrospect I should’ve made a course reader for them — holding an actual paper in your hands supports actual reading. Definitely am going to do this next time.
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
My UG class on signing communities & signs is the most popular in the dept but it’s so hard to get students to read. In retrospect I should’ve made a course reader for them — holding an actual paper in your hands supports actual reading. Definitely am going to do this next time.
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The Post killing its Books section (one of the best around) is so fucking bleak
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The Post killing its Books section (one of the best around) is so fucking bleak
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the end result of AI image, video, and audio generation is that society will no longer be able to rely on images or video or audio to represent reality. Children born today will never be able to assume that just because they have seen something on a screen that it is likely to be true.
February 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
the end result of AI image, video, and audio generation is that society will no longer be able to rely on images or video or audio to represent reality. Children born today will never be able to assume that just because they have seen something on a screen that it is likely to be true.
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
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This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
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I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
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I find it depressing that so many people seem determined to outsource their basic brain functions. Like WHY ARE YOU EVEN ALIVE IF THAT'S HOW LITTLE YOU THINK ABOUT EXISTENCE
I find Gmail’s new “write this for me” feature deeply sinister. They’re trying to convince you that you are dumb and helpless. Don’t let them steal your ability to formulate thoughts and communicate. You were capable of writing an email in 2022 and you’re capable now.
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I find it depressing that so many people seem determined to outsource their basic brain functions. Like WHY ARE YOU EVEN ALIVE IF THAT'S HOW LITTLE YOU THINK ABOUT EXISTENCE
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Grammar question for linguists, not pedants:
"She didn't take it, or him either."
Why is it impossible for me to say "he" here when on paper it ought to be the nominative case?
"She didn't take it, or him either."
Why is it impossible for me to say "he" here when on paper it ought to be the nominative case?
January 31, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.
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The feds have now arrested two journalists — who both happen to be Black and not backed by media organizations because they are both independent journos — over their coverage of Minneapolis. Don Lemon is the famous one of the two, but there’s also Georgia Fort, an independent reporter in Minneapolis
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The feds have now arrested two journalists — who both happen to be Black and not backed by media organizations because they are both independent journos — over their coverage of Minneapolis. Don Lemon is the famous one of the two, but there’s also Georgia Fort, an independent reporter in Minneapolis
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
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this is part of the plan. it's well-established that detention is terrible for everyone, extremely terrible for children.
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:55 AM
this is part of the plan. it's well-established that detention is terrible for everyone, extremely terrible for children.
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Owned by right wing billionaire fascist supporters and/or welcoming to fascists:
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Plan your exit strategies if you haven't already.
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Plan your exit strategies if you haven't already.
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Owned by right wing billionaire fascist supporters and/or welcoming to fascists:
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Instagram
Facebook
Threads
WhatsApp
TikTok
Substack
Plan your exit strategies if you haven't already.
X
Threads
TikTok
Substack
Plan your exit strategies if you haven't already.
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There is something very, very odd about a society that is simultaneously more thoroughly and constantly saturated in media than any human group has been during the entire history of our species... but also finds it puzzling why studying art & literature might be worthwhile.
I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
Are the humanities the only disciplines whose classes begin with modules speaking to the importance of studying the humanities? "Why study the humanities?" and "Why the humanities are important" must be cliches.
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 AM
There is something very, very odd about a society that is simultaneously more thoroughly and constantly saturated in media than any human group has been during the entire history of our species... but also finds it puzzling why studying art & literature might be worthwhile.
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People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
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The University of Kentucky has banned funding (including conference or journal fees) to ~1200 orgs it has accused of racism because of “DEI policies”, including things like the American Bar Association & the American Heart Association. This is how you dismantle science pres.uky.edu/sites/defaul...
pres.uky.edu
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The University of Kentucky has banned funding (including conference or journal fees) to ~1200 orgs it has accused of racism because of “DEI policies”, including things like the American Bar Association & the American Heart Association. This is how you dismantle science pres.uky.edu/sites/defaul...
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The way the American government just lies to its citizens is insane. You could be at home sleeping and 5 masked thugs break into your bedroom and kill you in your sleep, and high ranking officials will go on TV and declare you're a terrorist and they acted in self defense
January 24, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The way the American government just lies to its citizens is insane. You could be at home sleeping and 5 masked thugs break into your bedroom and kill you in your sleep, and high ranking officials will go on TV and declare you're a terrorist and they acted in self defense