Elizabeth DeLamater
@eldelamater.bsky.social
Percussionist, steelpannist, educator. Percussive Arts Society Diversity Alliance. www.elizabethdelamater.com
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Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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"You will find that I am a quick learner who will fill my brain with your ambiguous but holy corporate doctrine that will thankfully replace all my knowledge of the outside world, where we aren’t sure if anyone knows who has the nuclear codes right now."
An Open Letter to Lumon Industries Requesting to Please Kindly Insert the Severance Device in My Brain and Keep It on “Innie” Mode for the Next Four Years
Dear Mr. Jame Egan, Chief Executive Officer at Lumon Industries, First, I congratulate you on implementing the severance procedure, which successfu...
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March 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"You will find that I am a quick learner who will fill my brain with your ambiguous but holy corporate doctrine that will thankfully replace all my knowledge of the outside world, where we aren’t sure if anyone knows who has the nuclear codes right now."
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Never be afraid to write your heart out. To write your ass off. To write until your hands cramp. Because when you look back at the miles of ink behind you you might just have a masterpiece.
February 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Never be afraid to write your heart out. To write your ass off. To write until your hands cramp. Because when you look back at the miles of ink behind you you might just have a masterpiece.
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Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
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February 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
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February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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These are your words of the week
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
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genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
The Words of the Week - Feb. 7
Dictionary lookups from the trade wars, the Grammy Awards, and the high seas
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February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
These are your words of the week
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
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One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
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February 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.
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Help me better serve you. Tell me: what will bring you less stress?
January 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Help me better serve you. Tell me: what will bring you less stress?
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"I blink, and suddenly I’m standing in front of a room of college kids. Most of them are sleeping on their backpacks. I’m talking about some guy named Alain Robbe-Grillet and telling everybody that their essays were due three weeks ago."
I Drank from the Wrong Holy Grail and Now I’m an Adjunct Professor of Comparative Literature
I was on vacation with the wife and kids. A week away from the office, not checking my messages, spending all day by the pool. Real nice time. Last...
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January 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"I blink, and suddenly I’m standing in front of a room of college kids. Most of them are sleeping on their backpacks. I’m talking about some guy named Alain Robbe-Grillet and telling everybody that their essays were due three weeks ago."
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The USAF has reversed itself "after uproar." We must continue to pay attention. We must continue to preserve & share the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen & the Women Airforce Service Pilots. I promised them I would always tell their stories. You can too. Knowledge is power! www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
January 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The USAF has reversed itself "after uproar." We must continue to pay attention. We must continue to preserve & share the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen & the Women Airforce Service Pilots. I promised them I would always tell their stories. You can too. Knowledge is power! www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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Been meaning to post this: you can listen to the oldest known country music record, by Louis Vasnier, a Black singer from New Orleans: www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...
Listen to the 'earliest known country song' ever recorded
A wax cylinder containing the oldest recorded country song was discovered in Pennsylvania.
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January 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Been meaning to post this: you can listen to the oldest known country music record, by Louis Vasnier, a Black singer from New Orleans: www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...
Yes footnotes!
"The multicolored wool throw blanket your grandma crocheted in 1982 before she switched to polyester yarns."
The Items You Own That Don’t Contain Microplastics
Two unglazed clay pinch pots you made in the third grade that your parents recently regifted you after Swedish death-cleaning their house. The mult...
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January 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Yes footnotes!
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Reminder that the best thing you can do to support open and free information is to USE YOUR LIBRARY #booksky #librarysky #diversebooksky #supportyourlocallibrary #diversebooks #libraries
January 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Reminder that the best thing you can do to support open and free information is to USE YOUR LIBRARY #booksky #librarysky #diversebooksky #supportyourlocallibrary #diversebooks #libraries
Just discovered that my Instagram account automatically followed the new VP.
January 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Just discovered that my Instagram account automatically followed the new VP.
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Lead in chocolate? Sigh…
This is yet another example of "what goes around comes around." The contaminated grounds are responsible for the toxic and harmful stuff in our beloved chocolates.
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Attention, chocolate lovers: There may be lead, heavy metals in your favorite candy
Study authors were surprised to find that organic chocolate contained higher levels of heavy metals compared to more processed chocolate.
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July 31, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Lead in chocolate? Sigh…
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Reminder: If you are a US citizen age 18 or over, today is a very good day to register to vote, or (if you believe you are registered) to make sure your registration is still in effect. Not sure how to do either? www.vote.org has you covered.
Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org
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July 22, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Reminder: If you are a US citizen age 18 or over, today is a very good day to register to vote, or (if you believe you are registered) to make sure your registration is still in effect. Not sure how to do either? www.vote.org has you covered.