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Dustin A. Chacรณn

@lingdustin.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Linguistics, UC Santa Cruz. {Neuro/psycho}linguistics, syntax, and South Asian languages. He/him ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ. Sometimes: Horror movies, video games, cats. www.lingdustin.net

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Really just the absolute floor of demands that ICE must be abolished, dismantled, and everyone involved with its creation held accountable.

24.01.2026 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 125    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your reminder that cops in LA maje $20 to $30k more than starting tenure track faculty in the CSU system. In case youโ€™re curious about priorities.

24.01.2026 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 158    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Yeah like it looks like forgettable fun trash!

22.01.2026 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh hey paper acceptance! I didn't see it because I couldn't log into my old UGA e-mail lol ๐Ÿซ 

22.01.2026 23:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'it says summon the dead / no, it says summons YOUR death'

I'm imagining the scene is like 25 minutes long and they argue about case syncretism of the nominative and the genitive

22.01.2026 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
WHISTLE Official Trailer (2026)
YouTube video by Movie Trailers Source WHISTLE Official Trailer (2026)

The Whistle! I may be overstating the importance of translation error in the overall narrative but the trailer does make it clear it's a crucial plot point lmao

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6gx...

(also cc: @verbingnouns.bsky.social )

22.01.2026 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did you know thereโ€™s a horror movie coming out about a translation error?

22.01.2026 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Abolish ICE and prosecute its members for domestic terrorism

22.01.2026 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yes, Dems are 100% ok with it. if they werenโ€™t, they wouldnโ€™t have voted for it dozens of times or tried to hit Republicans from the right for not being โ€œserious about the borderโ€ during the 2024 election or be totally abdicate fighting against it now. but they did all that, theyโ€™re social fascists

22.01.2026 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1666    ๐Ÿ” 372    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Democrats already warming up there 'ICE for all *who want it*' platform for 2028

22.01.2026 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Should we vote to give more money to the people shooting my constituents in the face?" is not a complicated political question. And yet, Democrats don't seem able to answer it.

22.01.2026 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7956    ๐Ÿ” 1955    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 187    ๐Ÿ“Œ 105

Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."

22.01.2026 03:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16881    ๐Ÿ” 3433    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 67    ๐Ÿ“Œ 211

what's bishibashi!

12.01.2026 05:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've canceled the cards and will get those charges reversed, but like, do you really need my hearing aids and my driver's license?

12.01.2026 03:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whoever took my gym bag at Santa Cruz Athletic Club at ~11:30 AM this morning, then spent ~$2,000 at a hardware store on my credit cards and withdrew more from the ATM, can you please at least return my cards, my weightlifting equipment, and my hearing aids please?

12.01.2026 03:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Raise your hand if youโ€™re doing more in-class writing and activities on paper and the whiteboard.

09.01.2026 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m starting to do self-recorded oral presentations and in-class poster presentations rather than papers :/ I have mixed feelings about it! Itโ€™s easier for me to grade at the very least

09.01.2026 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead

07.01.2026 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4650    ๐Ÿ” 2233    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 168    ๐Ÿ“Œ 325
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tooken

03.01.2026 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

andy cohen's "am i excited about 2026? [pregnant pause] yeah. i... yeah. i mean, what's the alternative?" is the realest thing i've seen all night

01.01.2026 04:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1137    ๐Ÿ” 157    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

if x goes to the gym everday, will xโ€™s ass look like the guys from heated rivalry /
if andy goes to the gym everyday, will andyโ€™s ass look like the guys from heated rivalry

01.01.2026 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damnit, โ€œif I went to the gym every day*โ€ฆโ€

01.01.2026 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#linguistics

01.01.2026 04:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Strict/sloppy ambiguity from Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper on CNNโ€™s NYE event:

โ€œAgree or disagree, if I went to the gym every Iโ€™d have an ass like the guys on Heated Rivalryโ€

Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, and BJ Novak all hold up signs that say โ€œdisagreeโ€

01.01.2026 04:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Multilingualism WithOut Words: A non-lexicalist model of bilingualism: https://osf.io/a5e3u

31.12.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

why don't they make dental treats for humans

31.12.2025 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(this tweet brought to you buy me buying an ergonomic mouse today)

29.12.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What if instead of computers having mice they had RATS

29.12.2025 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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