Allie (they/them)

lol at your alt text

Fun fact, "K2" does not actually refer to the twin peaks of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

*follows behind, dispensing face shields*

aw what a cute little whale! looks so friendly

Choking on my own saliva call that phlegm fatale

Oedipal Arrangements: now offering early Mother's Day specials!

Happy Star Trek Day, nerds! Live long and prosper 🖖🏻

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Sinners is coming out on HBO Max is both its original and a Black ASL version and I couldn’t be more excited! #linguistics check the comments for some of my favorite BASL creators on here! TikTok video by Nicole Holliday

Nicole Holliday, a linguist, talking about dialectical diversity, and why BASL is particularly suited to the film, over ASL.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjKHnPAP/

How Native American Sign Languages Shaped Modern ASL and Bridged Cultures Across Centuries - Native Americans for Sovereignty and Preservation Share this with your network: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More The integral relationship between Plains Native Americans and American Sign Language (ASL) is a fascinating aspect of pre-contact history t...

just wanted to add that ASL is also based on several Indigenous sign languages, as well as French Sign Language. see: nativesovereignty.com/how-native-a...

‘Sinners’ on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version Max will debut Sinners in the U.S. on Friday July 4, when viewers will be able to watch it two ways: by 1) streaming the exact theatrically-released version, and 2) choosing Sinners in Black American Sign Language (BASL). It’s the first time a streaming service has interpreted a film into BASL, Warner Bros. says.

‘Sinners’ on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version

and BASL (Black American Sign Language) is also different from ASL!

English and ASL are different languages, so whereas closed captions translate it into English, an ASL interpreter allows Deaf and HoH people to access the media in ASL, which may be their first or more natural-feeling language. (I am hearing, but this is my understanding. I welcome feedback.)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Nnedi Okorafor

The literary giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (and one of my favorite authors) has passed. 😔

Wizard of the Crow is a masterpiece. He has many greats.

I'm glad I got to meet him a few times (I always encouraged him to write a science fiction novel...he said he'd consider it).

Please share this widely. All milk testing in USA is NOT being stopped. You should still complain about these cuts. But it is not an end to milk testing.

she’s such a nice girl… she’d give you the strap right off her on

😂😂😂 oh yes

My partner, freshly back from getting me a bottle of water in the kitchen: "There is no room temperature water; there is only Zuul." @finstergrrrl.bsky.social

Mom and baby great horned owls are in their nest in the crook of a saguaro cactus. Above them, a starling looks down at them from its hole in the cactus.

You probably have to view full-screen to see what is happening here-- baby great horned owl is watching his upstairs neighbor, the starling, who is watching the baby owl. Just incredible to witness! 🪶

The monopoly GET OUT OF JAIL FREE card, but edited to read GET OUT OF GENDER FREE

Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects

So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?

And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?

YES

fantastic alt text btw

yes, what was happening with the calligrapher!?! was he just randomly having a stroke throughout the evening?? i need to know!

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please no spoilers i've only finished episode 2! tytyty

Two screenshots, one above the other, with text that reads: "She said she found people "interesting." And when I say people, I mostly mean birds," but the word "she" has been crossed out and replaced with handwritten "they."

How a friend might describe me. From from #TheResidence on Netflix, but they-ified for me.

😂 sounds like a party

lmao love the alt text