Megan Figueroa
@meganfigueroa.bsky.social
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Chicana. Child language development expert. 🧪 Research Scientist👩🏽‍🔬First Gen. Linguist. Writer. Podcaster. she/her. The Vocal Fries 🍟 co-host. Tucson, AZ
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¡New publication! Language development, linguistic input, and linguistic racism doi.org/10.1002/wcs....
I discuss how the way we approach linguistic input in the study of language development is an example of linguistic racism. #linguistics #language #devpsych
http://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1673
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johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.
meganfigueroa.bsky.social
Thank you! 🧡 I’ve missed interacting with you!
meganfigueroa.bsky.social
I am back after a 5-month hiatus.

In May, my PhD advisor, mentor, and dear friend Dr. LouAnn Gerken died after a multi-year battle against breast cancer. I miss her deeply.
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alinahdee.bsky.social
I am so happy I never grew up in a home that had a white man in a position of power. I have no fucking idea how anybody survives that. Are you guys okay?
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maxwellfrost.bsky.social
They wanted to pass this evil budget to take away healthcare from millions earlier today. It’s still stuck in the rules committee cause House Dems introduced over 500 amendments and we are lined up to debate on them. Delaying is important. Keep up the pressure on these Congressional Republicans.
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camerontalley.bsky.social
I think about this comic all the time.
A panel from a Calvin and Hobbes comic.  Calvin's mom, eating dinner, says "Life could be worse, Calvin."  Calvin, clearly upset, his mouth huge says "Life could be a lot BETTER too!"
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uajamie.bsky.social
I cannot emphasize this enough: Please do not use AI tools as therapy. Not only is it not a good replacement for actual therapy, but your chat logs could be shared with the government, and I don't think you need a reminder that especially right now in the US, that could put you in danger.
AI therapy is a surveillance machine in a police state
Big Tech wants you to share your private thoughts with chatbots — while backing a government with contempt for privacy.
www.theverge.com
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meganfigueroa.bsky.social
I just found out a close, close friend has stage 4 cancer. Life is so unbearable sometimes.
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needhibhalla.bsky.social
"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
davidmalakoff.bsky.social
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
www.science.org
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maggieastor.bsky.social
THIS IS A THESAURUS. IT ALREADY EXISTED
When reporting a larger feature, I use Google’s NotebookLM to organize my files. And my favorite is using custom GPT to give me synonyms for words I overuse.
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aoc.bsky.social
🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨

TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.

MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.

Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
Save Medicaid
Please call your Representative right now and leave a voicemail, or first thing on Monday morning before the mark up session begins.
OcasioCortez.com
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bcmerchant.bsky.social
Let's not forget for a second that AI is now overwhelmingly an oligarchic project.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Other C.E.O.s Join Trump at U.S.-Saudi Lunch
Many of the executives — including representatives of four of the 10 biggest U.S. companies by market value — are seeking business from Saudi investors and a chance to lobby top Trump officials.