Emma Cifrino (dr. maine witch, DMA, PhD⁷)
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Emma Cifrino (dr. maine witch, DMA, PhD⁷)
@mainewitch.bsky.social
double doctor & music studies lecturer; freelance violist; in my k-pop era; reylo sleeper agent; free palestine 🇵🇸

I have a blog: mainewitchonpop.com
Oh my gosh?! Did you juice all those tiny little key limes yourself???
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Absolutely screaming.
She's fancasting the next Hallmark Christmas movie in her head and also being like "I'm a brick house! LOL"
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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There is no moral way to meet racism and xenophobia halfway. Every cultural argument against immigration is based in white supremacy. And there aren't a whole lot of good practical arguments against it: immigration benefits the US far more than it harms the US.
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Classical musicians (not exhaustive) include:

- Guarneri Quartet
- Eighth Blackbird
- Midori
- Kim Kashkashian
- Nobuko Imai (also have played with and for her)
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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A HUGE part of the problem is that the "A.i." industry markets this tech as a flawless solution for everything - in search for example. The marketing implies "A.i." gives true answers when "truth" has nothing to do with its process and it consistently delivers bullshit. That's INCREDIBLY dangerous.
July 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Perhaps fortunately for this situation I don’t have a stimulant in my rotation, just wellbutrin during the day, but…yyyyeah
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Blog! Blog!
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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I will add the following: our students lack the research skills required to audit an LLM essay for errors. They don’t arrive on campus with these skills; we teach it to them over four long years. So throwing freshmen in the deep end and saying “swim your way to a shore of rectitude” is folly.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is Dido, the first (and so far only) kitty I ever adopted on my own. She’s enjoying a chill retirement living with my dad & stepmom…she’ll be 15 next year!
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I think it, along with Casper and The Parent Trap, gave me the mistaken impression that MOST movies took place in Maine 😭
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM