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I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.

ReCalibri They always make us do everything ourselves, anyway

I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people.

I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇

Perhaps it's just the clips that are making their way to social media, but there seems to be more of an appetite for publicly confronting Noem over obvious lies, which, to channel @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, is a good thing.

I probably shouldn’t have responded with my own reactivity here - which is, itself, part of the problem so often found with social media. You are a gem. 💕

Astonishing that someone who calls themselves "President Jefferson" has something not only erroneous but starkly rude and out of place to say to a woman of color who is good at what she does on MANY levels.

are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson

Thrilled to be part of this program for the week!

People abusing stimulants is so wild from the perspective of an ADHDer. "I used Adderall to work for three nights without sleeping, lol." Cool I take Adderall so I don't cry when I have to re-tie my shoes.

A wooden Christmas tree indicator pointing to the number 6 on a ruler numbered from 1 to 10, as part of an advent calendar

NEW on the SCM Press blog: what we are looking forward to publishing in early 2026.

Have a look and see what exciting things are coming:
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/blog/on-the-...

Featuring @alexianafry.bsky.social, Tim Goode and Liz Shercliff

Omg!!!! Thank you!

this image is in a cream rectangle - at the top in black font, it says "political biblical criticism" underneath, it has the words "ISBL 26 CFP" in orange text outlined in black. Beneath this, there are three colorful ovals. The first oval is a kelly green color, outlined in black, with the words in black inside stating "Joint session with the Bible & Empire Unit", Identity construction, indigeneity, and the Bible". The second oval is a mustard yellow color with black outline, with the words inside it in black stating "economic and material in/equity and the bible". The third oval is a teal color with black outline with the words inside stating "open call". Underneath these ovals are the words, in black, "University of Adelaide, Australia," and "CHECK OUT THE FULL DESCRIPTION ON THE SBL SITE."

Just like that, the call for papers is OPEN for iSBL @sblsite.bsky.social 2026! The Political Biblical Criticism unit invites you to submit to any of our three calls, closing on January 15. Let me or Bunmi know if you have any questions! members.sbl-site.org/cfp-detail-i...

It’s just open white supremacy at this point.

Me today at Oxford - which seemed to be well received!!!! All of my love to @katherinesouthwood.bsky.social, who is simply the best.

Dr Alexiana Fry spoke at today's crowded Hebrew Bible / Old Testament graduate seminar on: 'Trauma, Self-defence, and revenge in Esther'!

NEED

Ancient Israel and the Modern Bounded State Abstract. The rediscovery of Ptolemy in the early modern period altered the representation and understanding of boundaries between territorial states. From

If you are interested in thinking about borders and the Bible, here’s a new article.

It traces a complex history between the Bible and the borders of modern nation states. So it’s relevant to the challenge of Christian nationalism.

It’s also open access so take a look.

doi.org/10.1093/jts/...

Picture of the box of author’s copies of my new book, _Smoke & Mirrors_.

OMG look what was on my doorstep! i haven’t seen the print version yet, but it’s prettier than i expected!!

Dispensing false information in a confident tone, rather than offering no answer when none is readily available, is a major flaw of generative AI, experts say. An audit of the top 10 generative AI models including ChatGPT, Gemini and Meta’s AI by the media literacy non-profit NewsGuard revealed that the non-response rates of chatbots went down from 31% in August 2024 to 0% in August 2025. At the same time, the chatbots’ likelihood of repeating false information almost doubled from 18% to 35%, NewsGuard found. None of the companies responded to NewsGuard’s request for a comment at the time.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Come find me if you want to chat all things @avartnp.bsky.social!

Hey @asor-research.bsky.social and #aarsbl25 attendees: three of our four journal editors are in Boston and would love to talk with you about submitting your work to us. Come find Eric Trinka, Isaac Alderman, and/or Alexiana Fry (@alexianafry.bsky.social) if you have questions or an idea!

I’ve become a tennis shoes only girl in the past year. I just can’t do otherwise.

As I head out for #sblaar25, inspired by @vox-magica.bsky.social’s advice thread, here’s mine for people flying longer distances: plane food, hit or miss. Bring a cup ramen with you and you’ve got a SOLID meal that you can count on. I’ve got Shin Ramen for my flight there, and Chicky Carbonara back!

ESQUIRE: “ICE is hiring literally anybody, and it’s terrifying… people who flunk the exam, criminal records… yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.”

www.esquire.com/news-politic...

A black pug and a fawn pug with underbites in front of a white wall on wood flooring sit like good babies. There is a multicolor pennant hanging above them.

OMG YOU HAVE A PAIR TOO!!!! Meet Cortado and Toast (thee perfect millennial breakfast)

YES! Your first year or two might feel more 💩 than not, but it does eventually click and become a kind of special-interest family reunion.

Girl from bobs burgers running away you can only see her pink shirt black pants and back of head with brown hair but it says at the bottom (crying, farting)

EXCUSE ME WHAT

All of the comments on this lovely thread are worthwhile my fellow #sblaar25 attendees!

I dislike stories like this sometimes because it feels very trite and like, invalidating but !!!!!