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Joshua Turpin

@turpin.bsky.social

PhD Candidate for Hebrew Bible Scholar of race, class and gender Anarchist Any pronouns

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Thereโ€™s also Alvin and the Chipmunks, which is precisely this, but only the latter version. My parents used to do it on a record player.

01.11.2025 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s a genre of music, I donโ€™t remember what itโ€™s called, that is just people taking songs and speeding them up. But the key there is that one has to find a speed that sounds really good. It goes back to pre-2000s internet.
So as long as itโ€™s a human making the choice, I think itโ€™s fine.

01.11.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This #DiaDeLosMuertos, we honor the lives of immigrants who died seeking safety, in ICE custody, or at the hands of a system that failed to protect them.

They were mothers, fathers, friends, and neighbors.

We carry their memory forward in our fight for dignity, safety, and justice for immigrants.

01.11.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Oh no! $4-6 extra a week?! What is the world coming to?

31.10.2025 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œThey treated us like animals, or worse than animals, because no one treats their pets like that.โ€

31.10.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 204    ๐Ÿ” 100    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

over 170,000 people now out of work with the government shut down and food stamps cut off thanks to president sludge brain and his contemptible cohort of kleptos

30.10.2025 23:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rema is struggling with nerve issues in her hand due to an infection. The only treatment is a daily shot that costs $12. Thatโ€™s ~$360 a month.

30.10.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I posted my last post and until now , only $9 was last support ๐Ÿ˜ข why people donโ€™t support me? Because Iโ€™m from Ga/za? ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ข @moniquedhooghe.bsky.social @turpin.bsky.social @anntastic.bsky.social @marloes81.bsky.social @tacoxcore.bsky.social @llarisah.bsky.social @languagenerd24601.bsky.social

30.10.2025 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

For me, the change is that when Iโ€™m watching a video, the only way to exit is to close the app completely.

30.10.2025 05:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Working fine for me on iOS. How odd.

30.10.2025 05:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Language is not data. Books are not data. LLMs may create data from them, but the things themselves are not data. They are human exploration of the world and existence.
By calling it data, we are a priori accepting their epistemology and rejecting our and othersโ€™ humanity.

29.10.2025 03:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ominous

29.10.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 153    ๐Ÿ” 107    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Even though Iโ€™ve been following the news since yesterday,
when I opened my phone today, I was shocked to see the news โ€” an entire family of 18 souls, my relatives, martyred.
Is this the โ€œceasefireโ€ they promised us?
And I canโ€™t help but wonder, with fear that never leaves me
will our turn come next?

29.10.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lots of lovely folks want to cook for neighbors, fill community fridges during SNAP shutdown but are intimidated. A mutual aid group in Flatbush, Brooklyn has been feeding 80+ people every single week for a year and a half or so now. Nobody is born knowing how to cook for 80, so here's our guide!

28.10.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1222    ๐Ÿ” 642    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

in case you missed it: I came out of my cave to release a new design and send all the proceeds to a local immigrant-led nonprofit who works on preventing immigrant incarceration

29.10.2025 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Americaโ€™s super-rich are running down the planetโ€™s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the worldโ€™s poorest 10%

Good night Bluesky.

Together is the only way we build liveable todays and tomorrows.

Moreover we must destroy ICE & smash fascism.

Eat the rich for the rich are certainly eating you.

29.10.2025 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democratsโ€™ Greatest Weakness

honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)

29.10.2025 13:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2732    ๐Ÿ” 830    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 163    ๐Ÿ“Œ 157
Article says that Meta argues that people should use glasses to harass people

Article says that Meta argues that people should use glasses to harass people

@404media.co I think you made a pretty crucial mistake in todayโ€™s meta Ray ban article.

29.10.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"In less than 36 hours since we announced that we will be sending payments to disabled SNAP recipients in the Southโ€”$100 to individuals and $250 to householdsโ€”we have received more than 12,400 applications, totaling $2.7 million in requests." - they have to close the form tomorrow... no way to cover

29.10.2025 05:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 793    ๐Ÿ” 445    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Language is not data. Books are not data. LLMs may create data from them, but the things themselves are not data. They are human exploration of the world and existence.
By calling it data, we are a priori accepting their epistemology and rejecting our and othersโ€™ humanity.

29.10.2025 03:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

After my last post , I received only $9 ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข literally Iโ€™m not ok but i hope you can support me ๐Ÿ™ @moniquedhooghe.bsky.social @marloes81.bsky.social @llarisah.bsky.social @turpin.bsky.social @tacoxcore.bsky.social @bluwhalien.bsky.social @languagenerd24601.bsky.social @anntastic.bsky.social

28.10.2025 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Rogue Goodreads Librarian Edits Site to Expose 'Censorship in Favor of Trump Fascismโ€™ โ€œWhen we let powerful peopleโ€™s books be protected from criticism, we give up the right to hold power accountable.โ€

A Goodreads librarian went rogue, edited the site to expose "censorship in favor of Trump fascism." To hear them tell it, Goodreads was removing criticism of Trumpโ€™s book from the site.

www.404media.co/rogue-goodre...

28.10.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 104    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

itโ€™s officially book promo time! so, hey, i wrote this book; it comes out in a week! would you mind signal boosting and asking your library to buy it? if youโ€™d like a copy, the code AUFLY30 will get you 30%off.

28.10.2025 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 111    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Smoke & Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions Abstract. Smoke & Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions is a book about how magic disappears from early Christian texts that feature

and if you have a subscription to oxford scholarship online, you already have access to the whole book here:

28.10.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honestly,I wish someone would do this.My sister and many of my friends really want to continue their education, but they can't. They can't afford the internet or cover basic tuition fees. Education is one of our biggest dreams here ๐Ÿ’”

28.10.2025 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And now I just lost spelling correction on Gmail because I figured out how to turn off Gemini from its default opt-in setting.
A sign of these toolsโ€™ popularity and greatness is how they hold other basic functionalities over our heads as ransom to obtain our consent.

27.10.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™m over here like โ€œItโ€™s still hitting the 80s in Texas.โ€
But Iโ€™m jealous a bit.

27.10.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only $450 left ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข Donโ€™t forget to support ๐Ÿ™ @moniquedhooghe.bsky.social @toca325.bsky.social @toshiakima.bsky.social @turpin.bsky.social @tacoxcore.bsky.social @llarisah.bsky.social @anntastic.bsky.social @marloes81.bsky.social @languagenerd24601.bsky.social @bluwhalien.bsky.social

27.10.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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These Dallas Residents Are on the Front Lines of Trumpโ€™s War Against โ€œAntifaโ€ If convicted, people who showed up to a protest could face โ€œdecades of prison time,โ€ the National Lawyers Guild says.

If convicted, people who showed up to a protest could face โ€œdecades of prison time,โ€ the National Lawyers Guild says.

26.10.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

This is on my spring syllabus, so download (free) before Friday or better yet, go order a print copy.

26.10.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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