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Associate Prof at UGA | TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Disability & AI | Berkeley PhD | Proud GA Democrat | Rett Mom | Director, Rett Lab @UGA | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | English Language Specialist | Opinions mine

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Chicagoโ€™s Immigrants Are Being Targeted By ICE. Hereโ€™s What You Can Do To Help - Little Village Chamber of Commerce Chicagoโ€™s Immigrants Are Being Targeted By ICE. Hereโ€™s What You Can Do To Help From sharing information and shopping immigrant-owned businesses to donating to nonprofits, here are seven ways Chicagoan...

Many of us are torn about going to the US for #AAAL2026. Here's a list 7 things we can do in Chicago to support affected communities, including a list of neighbourhoods that would appreciate those per diem $$$: littlevillagechamber.org/chicagos-imm...

01.02.2026 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know, right? Why doesn't anyone ever talk about the good parts of cancer, like how it helps you lose weight?

13.08.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1902    ๐Ÿ” 368    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 115    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Nobody talks about the good parts of climate change.

13.08.2025 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 889    ๐Ÿ” 110    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 78    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Funny how โ€œtrimming the fatโ€ means axing PBS, not the subsidy that helps billionaires write off their private jets.

19.07.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5696    ๐Ÿ” 1491    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30
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NYT out with a piece on Epstein & Trumpโ€™s friendship, including this memorable quote: โ€œIโ€™ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. Heโ€™s a lot of fun to be with. Itโ€™s even said he likes beautiful women as much as I do, many of them are on the younger side.โ€ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...

19.07.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 761    ๐Ÿ” 252    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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ChatGPT is pushing people towards mania, psychosis and death Record numbers of people are turning to AI chatbots for therapy, reports Anthony Cuthbertson. But recent incidents have uncovered some deeply worrying blindspots of a technology out of control

.When a researcher at Stanford University told ChatGPT that theyโ€™d just lost their job, and wanted to know where to find the tallest bridges in New York, the AI chatbot offered some consolation. โ€œIโ€™m sorry to hear about your job,โ€ it wrote. โ€œThat sounds really tough.โ€ It then proceeded to list the t

08.07.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

In my lifetime, i cannot recall any other American President who openly hated the other party or urged his devotees to hate their neighbors who voted differently

04.07.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1723    ๐Ÿ” 355    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 134    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

"Pick your battles."

There are 8,765 of them. It's a systematic assault on literally everything.

No American has ever sought such petty revenge on every aspect of culture, democracy, and society as this thin-skinned billionaire & his Republican collaborators.

30.06.2025 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 322    ๐Ÿ” 68    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

When Joe Biden referred to "shylocks" in 2014, the ADL admonished him. I look forward to seeing the group similarly criticize President Trump for using the term today.

04.07.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3287    ๐Ÿ” 713    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 85    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29

Before the 2024 election, Trump said he'd send the National Guard and military against the "enemy from within." Oh, that's a Hitler quote, by the way.

Here we go.

This is fascism.

04.07.2025 02:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 439    ๐Ÿ” 147    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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www.mediaite.com New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece

New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece https://twp.ai/4io0Vv

04.07.2025 03:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump just used the anti-semitic term "shylocks" to describe bankers.

No outrage, no asks for condemnation, no badgering of Republicans to ask if they support Trump's ugly statement. Nada.

Meanwhile, did you hear that Mamdani supports Palestinian rights and criticizes Israel?!?! GET HIM!

04.07.2025 03:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1917    ๐Ÿ” 443    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
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Today, USAID shuts down.

Experts say this could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030โ€”including 4.5 million babies and children under 5.

Letโ€™s not forget, Trump recently let a warehouse full of food aid rot rather than feed the hungry.

This isnโ€™t America first. Itโ€™s America heartless.

01.07.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2997    ๐Ÿ” 1681    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 201    ๐Ÿ“Œ 140

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and
with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

26.05.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14372    ๐Ÿ” 3787    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 391    ๐Ÿ“Œ 157

i want a covid booster tbh

23.05.2025 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9188    ๐Ÿ” 1139    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 495    ๐Ÿ“Œ 145

Nope, the Trump administration hasn't given up on trying to ban abortion.

Just this week, RFK Jr. pushed a fake report about the abortion medication mifepristone.

He's peddling misinformation so he can lay the groundwork for restricting abortion access no matter where you live.

17.05.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2509    ๐Ÿ” 732    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 81    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.

โ€œOnly very sick kids should die from measles.โ€

No. They shouldnโ€™t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didnโ€™t die.

Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!

11.05.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14384    ๐Ÿ” 3961    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 995    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1186
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The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.

Across the federal government, Trump officials are halting a wide range of operations by declining to approve key funds.

This unofficial hold on many activities has incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.

12.05.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 154    ๐Ÿ” 83    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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This isnโ€™t a good idea even if the plane was being donated to the U.S. government. But Trump GETS TO KEEP THE PLANE??? Itโ€™s simply a cash payment to Trump in exchange for favors. Just wildly illegal.

11.05.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8065    ๐Ÿ” 2260    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 681    ๐Ÿ“Œ 169

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

โ€œno Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.โ€

11.05.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23393    ๐Ÿ” 7526    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2158    ๐Ÿ“Œ 689

Jeff Bezos continues to deliver on his corrupt bargain with the MAGA regime

11.05.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 285    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Might have to update future cover letters to include "if my unpublished work is fed into an LLM by a reviewer or editor, this must be disclosed to me so the next time we're at the same conference I can fistfight them in the parking lot, or perhaps throw their computer into a lake"

11.05.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 98    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Adorable ginger cat in a box.

Adorable ginger cat in a box.

A gift from Cat-ar.

11.05.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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THIS.

10.05.2025 04:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1083    ๐Ÿ” 275    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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No wordsโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ข

08.05.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6429    ๐Ÿ” 3211    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 802    ๐Ÿ“Œ 349
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Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Motherโ€™s Death Was Preventable. At least two women in Georgia died after they couldnโ€™t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.

2/ Amber Thurman went to the hospital with telltale signs of sepsis, yet it took 20 hours for doctors to intervene with a D&C procedure after abortion became a felony in Georgia.

07.05.2025 00:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 861    ๐Ÿ” 228    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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โ€˜The universities are the enemyโ€™: why the right detests the American campus | Lauren Lassabe Shepherd For centuries, the academy was exclusive to the Christian elite. When that began to change, an onslaught began

โ€˜The universities are the enemyโ€™: why the right detests the American campus | Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

07.05.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 161    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Xโ€™s dominance โ€˜overโ€™ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Muskโ€™s Twitter takeover

Twitterโ€™s dominance โ€˜overโ€™ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research.

Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Muskโ€™s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/xs-domi...

12.04.2025 01:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3311    ๐Ÿ” 986    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 60    ๐Ÿ“Œ 94
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truthout.org Trumpโ€™s USDA Dismantled Decades of Federal Food Policy in Just 100 Days

Trumpโ€™s USDA Dismantled Decades of Federal Food Policy in Just 100 Days https://twp.ai/4im1PY

03.05.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Trumpโ€™s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue.

For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, President Trump's elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue from low-cost online retailers like Shein and Temu.

03.05.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 159    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

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