Diane Curtis
@dianecurtis.bsky.social
Dabble in law, politics, family, music, education, genealogy, and women’s basketball — rarely in that order.
All opinions mine and do not represent any institution I might be affiliated with.
All opinions mine and do not represent any institution I might be affiliated with.
Meanwhile, UMass women's basketball remains undefeated at 6-0. 🏀
For a fraction of the coaching salary.
🤔
For a fraction of the coaching salary.
🤔
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Meanwhile, UMass women's basketball remains undefeated at 6-0. 🏀
For a fraction of the coaching salary.
🤔
For a fraction of the coaching salary.
🤔
Bowling Green has now scored more points tonight than they have in their last three games combined.
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Bowling Green has now scored more points tonight than they have in their last three games combined.
I think UMass is going to pull this off - a perfect(ly winless) season! At any other school, the coach and AD would be out of jobs before Thanksgiving, but not here! Heck, they might even get raises!
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I think UMass is going to pull this off - a perfect(ly winless) season! At any other school, the coach and AD would be out of jobs before Thanksgiving, but not here! Heck, they might even get raises!
For my money, the absolute best tech innovation remains the out-of-office auto-reply. Such joy it brings, turning that thing on.
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
For my money, the absolute best tech innovation remains the out-of-office auto-reply. Such joy it brings, turning that thing on.
Reposted by Diane Curtis
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
A pro basketball player who went to college on athletic scholarship seems a poor choice to be the celebrity in an ad about student loan debt.
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A pro basketball player who went to college on athletic scholarship seems a poor choice to be the celebrity in an ad about student loan debt.
My favorite pharmaceutical ad warning is “don’t take this drug if you’re allergic to this drug.”
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My favorite pharmaceutical ad warning is “don’t take this drug if you’re allergic to this drug.”
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
Reposted by Diane Curtis
Please help support the victims of domestic violence here in Western Massachusetts by donating to me and/or our UMass Sociology Team in the Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage.
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Hot Chocolate Run 2025 - Jonathan Wynn
The Hot Chocolate Run, in Northampton, MA is a fundraiser for Safe Passage. Sign up and give safety, hope, and justice to survivors of domestic violence.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Please help support the victims of domestic violence here in Western Massachusetts by donating to me and/or our UMass Sociology Team in the Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage.
p2p.onecause.com/hcr2025/jona...
p2p.onecause.com/hcr2025/jona...
UMass records so far in 2025
Football 0-11
Hockey 8-6
MBB 3-2
WBB 4-0
Attendance at most recent home game:
Hockey 7,211
Football 6,155
MBB 2,743
WBB 885
Come on, UMass fans! Time to start showing up for UMass WBB!
Today at noon, Mullins, vs BC
Football 0-11
Hockey 8-6
MBB 3-2
WBB 4-0
Attendance at most recent home game:
Hockey 7,211
Football 6,155
MBB 2,743
WBB 885
Come on, UMass fans! Time to start showing up for UMass WBB!
Today at noon, Mullins, vs BC
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
UMass records so far in 2025
Football 0-11
Hockey 8-6
MBB 3-2
WBB 4-0
Attendance at most recent home game:
Hockey 7,211
Football 6,155
MBB 2,743
WBB 885
Come on, UMass fans! Time to start showing up for UMass WBB!
Today at noon, Mullins, vs BC
Football 0-11
Hockey 8-6
MBB 3-2
WBB 4-0
Attendance at most recent home game:
Hockey 7,211
Football 6,155
MBB 2,743
WBB 885
Come on, UMass fans! Time to start showing up for UMass WBB!
Today at noon, Mullins, vs BC
Mamdani dominates Trump in the Oval while a bunch of weak House Dems vote to condemn a cartoonish caricature of socialism.
My god what a terrible national party leadership the Dems have.
My god what a terrible national party leadership the Dems have.
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Mamdani dominates Trump in the Oval while a bunch of weak House Dems vote to condemn a cartoonish caricature of socialism.
My god what a terrible national party leadership the Dems have.
My god what a terrible national party leadership the Dems have.
The UMass WBB won their game last night by more points (40) than the football team lost theirs (28). Go UMass.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The UMass WBB won their game last night by more points (40) than the football team lost theirs (28). Go UMass.
Only it's not exceptional AT ALL, and every marginalized person -- woman, POC, queer, what have you -- can tell you a story or three.
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Only it's not exceptional AT ALL, and every marginalized person -- woman, POC, queer, what have you -- can tell you a story or three.
A reminder: The Epstein files are not some magic incantation that will make the US a different country from the one that twice elected a racist/rapist felon because so many people couldn't abide the notion of a woman president. The misogyny is endemic, foundational, across the political spectrum.
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A reminder: The Epstein files are not some magic incantation that will make the US a different country from the one that twice elected a racist/rapist felon because so many people couldn't abide the notion of a woman president. The misogyny is endemic, foundational, across the political spectrum.
Apparently something called "Cloudflare" -- so many services I didn't know existed.
So last week we learned that half of our online services are dependent on something called AWS and this week we learned that the other half is dependent on something called Azure, and it strikes me as bad that these services experienced massive outages in successive weeks.
Also what's next?
Also what's next?
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Apparently something called "Cloudflare" -- so many services I didn't know existed.
Hey Harvard alums, you can do this too.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Hey Harvard alums, you can do this too.
Reposted by Diane Curtis
A discussion sparked by a piece whose opening argument was that Larry Summers was the tragic, rational victim of a feminized woke mob
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
I mean
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
A discussion sparked by a piece whose opening argument was that Larry Summers was the tragic, rational victim of a feminized woke mob
The point that will be glossed over is not that individual powerful men did bad things, it’s that the drive to sexualize and dominate girls and women is so pervasive among men in our culture.
November 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The point that will be glossed over is not that individual powerful men did bad things, it’s that the drive to sexualize and dominate girls and women is so pervasive among men in our culture.
Peter Coyote doesn’t get enough recognition for being the voice of American documentary. He’s like Morgan Freeman and David Attenborough without the same attention.
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Peter Coyote doesn’t get enough recognition for being the voice of American documentary. He’s like Morgan Freeman and David Attenborough without the same attention.
Reposted by Diane Curtis
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Just wondering when people will acknowledge that the waxed female body aesthetic is maybe related to the sexualization of young girls.
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Just wondering when people will acknowledge that the waxed female body aesthetic is maybe related to the sexualization of young girls.
Reposted by Diane Curtis
Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
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www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
“It looks like it was an accident, but it’s still being investigated,” he said.
Anxiously awaiting the verdict from @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Anxiously awaiting the verdict from @darthbluesky.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“It looks like it was an accident, but it’s still being investigated,” he said.
Anxiously awaiting the verdict from @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Anxiously awaiting the verdict from @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Age yourself with gaming
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Age yourself with gaming