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Bethany Mannon

@drbethany.bsky.social

Rhetoric & Writing professor in Appalachia, studying feminism & religion | AI eye-roller | Currently writing a book about Rachel Held Evans UConn | Penn State | Newtown, CT | now in East TN

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protein poptarts? why?

26.02.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

one of the best

26.02.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Post your style icon

26.02.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

lol all yours

25.02.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt that says ted lasso on it ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt that says ted lasso on it
25.02.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m morally opposed to using food as a reward

25.02.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m really tired. Someone please motivate me to go for a run

25.02.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

or, non-engagement. ffs guys

25.02.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"have to shoot him" . . . "have to act on this kid" . . . why? these guys are so powerful, but so fragile 😑

25.02.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

you say that like it's a bad thing

25.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah that's what I thought about mine too

25.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh! New heist movie idea!

25.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe I should get myself into megachurch leadership somewhere and then be the change I want to see in the world

25.02.2026 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"stealing the money from the rich to give to the poor" is the church scandal I want to see

25.02.2026 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

lol I didn't fall asleep during HER, I was in bed way before that

25.02.2026 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How was Spanberger? I went to sleep obviously

25.02.2026 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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jfc

25.02.2026 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I love these

25.02.2026 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A good lineup!

25.02.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I should probably re/read them just to be on the safe side

25.02.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not sure if I've read 5 by Jane Austen. I think I've read Emma but maybe just saw the movie? I know I haven't read Sense and Sensibility.

25.02.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, not all students are using (or even want to use) this technology. Students are allies, not adversaries.

24.02.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great article!

25.02.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why would he change a formula that's been working for him

25.02.2026 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

5 authors i’ve read at least 5 books by:
Margaret Atwood
Tana French
Jane Casey
Marilynne Robinson
Mary McCarthy

25.02.2026 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

Do you think they watched it for a class? I'm kind of flabbergasted.

25.02.2026 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

"boner" as a figure of speech, got it πŸ‘

25.02.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(but I'm not sure anything really gives him a boner anymore)

24.02.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to rewatch some of Ted Lasso and then tuck myself in to sleep by 8:45

24.02.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I would need to be pumped full of stimulants to give a speech that late at night, and I am in my prime

24.02.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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