Reba Banks
@rebaba.bsky.social
Detroit born and repatriated.
Wife x1, Mom x2, grievances x a whole lot.
Wife x1, Mom x2, grievances x a whole lot.
Back online after a brutal stomach flu since Christmas Day and…no good news? Cmon universe, get yourself together.
December 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Back online after a brutal stomach flu since Christmas Day and…no good news? Cmon universe, get yourself together.
Other people, making innocent small talk: “Are you traveling for the holidays?”
Me: “No, we’ll be battling our annual Christmas-plague at home this year. It’s good to keep the germs local.”
Me: “No, we’ll be battling our annual Christmas-plague at home this year. It’s good to keep the germs local.”
December 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Other people, making innocent small talk: “Are you traveling for the holidays?”
Me: “No, we’ll be battling our annual Christmas-plague at home this year. It’s good to keep the germs local.”
Me: “No, we’ll be battling our annual Christmas-plague at home this year. It’s good to keep the germs local.”
Innovation but for household appliances. Since moving in in <9 years ago we have needed to purchase one and then a replacement dryer, dishwasher, and refrigerator And now, the washer needs replacing —and this is after we replaced the circuit board.
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Innovation but for household appliances. Since moving in in <9 years ago we have needed to purchase one and then a replacement dryer, dishwasher, and refrigerator And now, the washer needs replacing —and this is after we replaced the circuit board.
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Fully agree with 'only cite stuff you've actually read' re: AI in academia, but it needs to be paired with 'give folk proper time to read & reflect'. The pressure to read/write/produce can drive shortcuts. Primarily thinking students here, but also academics, who need proper (paid) research leave.
December 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Fully agree with 'only cite stuff you've actually read' re: AI in academia, but it needs to be paired with 'give folk proper time to read & reflect'. The pressure to read/write/produce can drive shortcuts. Primarily thinking students here, but also academics, who need proper (paid) research leave.
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a big part of the issue surrounding the use of chatgpt/LLMs in academic research comes down to process vs. product. a lot of us know that the process of doing research matters because that's where intellectual work is done; but some "academics" and lots of techies only care about a fast product
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
a big part of the issue surrounding the use of chatgpt/LLMs in academic research comes down to process vs. product. a lot of us know that the process of doing research matters because that's where intellectual work is done; but some "academics" and lots of techies only care about a fast product
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
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I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.
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The appellation is also meant to implicitly justify violence against lessers ie when they say US cities are like "third world countries" they mean they're filled with savages it's ok to kill. It's just the theology of slavery all over again
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The appellation is also meant to implicitly justify violence against lessers ie when they say US cities are like "third world countries" they mean they're filled with savages it's ok to kill. It's just the theology of slavery all over again
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Kinda strange we have living survivors right here and we’re waiting for what’s left of some files
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Kinda strange we have living survivors right here and we’re waiting for what’s left of some files
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MEDICARE FOR ALL.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
MEDICARE FOR ALL.
THIS. Senior citizens protesting for the first time in their lives, impromptu food giveaways, democratic socialists gaining momentum. And the house of lords does whatever it wants to keep the money flowing.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
THIS. Senior citizens protesting for the first time in their lives, impromptu food giveaways, democratic socialists gaining momentum. And the house of lords does whatever it wants to keep the money flowing.
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God I hope so, or I have been putting in all this effort for nothing.
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
God I hope so, or I have been putting in all this effort for nothing.
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There’s nothing more American than your family going from being a target of bigotry to being a purveyor of it within a generation or two.
November 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
There’s nothing more American than your family going from being a target of bigotry to being a purveyor of it within a generation or two.
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In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
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one of the worst fucking things in the world is the move to call sincerity and care "cringe"
fuck that shit. let's build a political community based on care for one another.
fuck that shit. let's build a political community based on care for one another.
November 5, 2024 at 12:57 PM
one of the worst fucking things in the world is the move to call sincerity and care "cringe"
fuck that shit. let's build a political community based on care for one another.
fuck that shit. let's build a political community based on care for one another.
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notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
First time in a while the whole “When people show you who they are, believe them” felt ok
October 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
First time in a while the whole “When people show you who they are, believe them” felt ok
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.
If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.
If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.
Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.
If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.
If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.
AI but make it a plug in that heal community violence and generational trauma
Spent the last two days dreaming big dreams about edtech and the future of education that works for everyone. Just learned about a student -student stabbing at stabbing at my local middle school.
We have so far to go.
We have so far to go.
October 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
AI but make it a plug in that heal community violence and generational trauma
Spent the last two days dreaming big dreams about edtech and the future of education that works for everyone. Just learned about a student -student stabbing at stabbing at my local middle school.
We have so far to go.
We have so far to go.
October 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Spent the last two days dreaming big dreams about edtech and the future of education that works for everyone. Just learned about a student -student stabbing at stabbing at my local middle school.
We have so far to go.
We have so far to go.
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Come work with us! We’re really excited about our research on attendance and chronic absenteeism. And we’d be really excited to work with you! Reach out if you have any questions.
Detroit-based preferred, but remote might be possible. Start as early as Dec 2025 or later in Spring/Summer 2026.
Detroit-based preferred, but remote might be possible. Start as early as Dec 2025 or later in Spring/Summer 2026.
📢 Job Posting! 📢 We are hiring TWO postdocs at Detroit PEER at Wayne State (detroitpeer.org)! We are looking for one quant/mixed methods expert and one qual/mixed expert to work with me & @jeremylsinger.bsky.social on attendance research. Apply by Oct. 10, but flexible on start date! Please share!
Detroit PEER Postdoc Job Description 2025.pdf
drive.google.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Come work with us! We’re really excited about our research on attendance and chronic absenteeism. And we’d be really excited to work with you! Reach out if you have any questions.
Detroit-based preferred, but remote might be possible. Start as early as Dec 2025 or later in Spring/Summer 2026.
Detroit-based preferred, but remote might be possible. Start as early as Dec 2025 or later in Spring/Summer 2026.
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They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office
After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
October 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office
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History should make you uncomfortable.
The way this lady flips her hair aside as she blithely insists there was an "overemphasis on slavery" at the Smithsonian is a perfect little touch.
But more important -- museums aren't there to make you feel good. You're thinking of an "amusement park." The words look a little alike, I guess.
But more important -- museums aren't there to make you feel good. You're thinking of an "amusement park." The words look a little alike, I guess.
The Comey trial is already shaping up to be a comedy act.
Trump tapped his former personal attorney, Lindsey Halligan, to prosecute James Comey, and she doesn’t even know the difference between real history and made-up stories.
Trump tapped his former personal attorney, Lindsey Halligan, to prosecute James Comey, and she doesn’t even know the difference between real history and made-up stories.
September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
History should make you uncomfortable.