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Rebecca Shapiro

@rebeccashapiro.bsky.social

Mieskeit; Historical Lexicography & the Emoluments Clause (CUP '25); lexicographer; linguist; Edgeworth; #18thc; #CUNY; #NJ; down the shore; serial commas

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We need to find her a pack to join

08.03.2026 18:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Omg 💕💕 I'll try that next time

08.03.2026 18:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I'm learning! Oy.

08.03.2026 17:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Will ask, she's another species, for sure!

08.03.2026 16:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Husband thinks that cleaning up after his granddaughter's makeup mishap is my job. Untrue. It's International Women's Day!

08.03.2026 16:53 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

She won't commit to anything or have a firm opinion. Also only crafts in the house are replacing toilet seat and spacklong hallway . . .

08.03.2026 16:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Would like men to celebrate International Women's Day less and work every day for international women's equality.

08.03.2026 16:46 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Possibly? Did like feeding the freaks this morning . . .

08.03.2026 16:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

She moved!

08.03.2026 16:41 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's like having a foreign guest.

08.03.2026 16:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

She's very nice, doesn't mind being in the room with us.

08.03.2026 16:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ooooh there is a bookstore. She has heard of books.

08.03.2026 16:15 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes! Makes no sense!

08.03.2026 16:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

She asked about thrifting and the one open store (damn blue laws!) is a teeny pricey so politely declines. Arrrggghhh.

08.03.2026 16:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What do 15 year olds do?? Husband's granddaughter is sitting on the couch looking at her phone and politely declining all suggestions. Flummoxed.

08.03.2026 16:03 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 7    📌 1

We walked many frightened and exhausted people out thank goodness. Too many children are exposed to this.

08.03.2026 13:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Star-Ledger 💕

08.03.2026 01:34 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 — 👍 5918    🔁 3432    💬 285    📌 232

Do any of my follows/moots have preferred sources on Phoenician religion? Longshot, maybe, but idk some of you might 🤷🏻‍♀️

08.03.2026 00:05 — 👍 10    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 0

Ugh, thanks!

08.03.2026 01:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Reposting this. I have two scholars for this panel so far and need a third. If you're doing work work on the 1570s and want to be in Chicago next October, please send me a DM.
#reformazing

07.03.2026 19:15 — 👍 14    🔁 17    💬 1    📌 2

Forks Over Knives made me want to be vegan. I'm not but I'm trying harder.

08.03.2026 01:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Dispatch from Immigration Court Friday: bec ICE bloodied a respondent earlier in the week, everyone in 290 B-way & 26 Fed'l Plaza was tense beyond belief. Several judges had no cases, agents from various agencies swarmed both buildings. No detentions but many requests for immediate pretermission.

08.03.2026 00:53 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

I’ll try being logical with the others but they seem resistant 😂

06.03.2026 18:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Off to Immigration Court at 26 Federal Plaza to see what fresh hell ICE will inflict the day after their leader's fired.

06.03.2026 11:31 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Who like bureaucracy better than CUNY? No one!

06.03.2026 11:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I was up half the night actually nightmaring titles. I like "Mad Lits"

06.03.2026 11:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

That would be perfect so of course it won't. It's maddening!

06.03.2026 11:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I mean the therapist 😥

But I would have stayed late for a student as well . . . As would you, I'm sure.

05.03.2026 23:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0