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Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols PhD

@blonderipley.bsky.social

Professor, author, lover of words. Feminist, cat lady, liberal hippie Christian. Old school SFF nerd. Studying beauty, appearance and cosplay in the Americas, advocating for immigrants. Bilingüe. She/her/ella

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It's not Harrison Butkers fault he missed that kick, there was a woman in the stands making her own decisions and that distracted him

It's not Harrison Butkers fault he missed that kick, there was a woman in the stands making her own decisions and that distracted him

#asshat

13.10.2025 00:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

08.10.2025 14:09 — 👍 5228    🔁 2473    💬 87    📌 111

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

07.10.2025 14:23 — 👍 7815    🔁 2816    💬 63    📌 159
Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear

Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear

George Orwell’s Animal Crossing

07.10.2025 16:29 — 👍 12058    🔁 2311    💬 158    📌 113
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Tracking All of Trump’s Third-Country Removals (That We Know Of) Bookmark this post, it will be updated.

UPDATED: The third-country removal tracker now has entries for Guatemala and Honduras.

If you have any information on migrants who have been removed from the US to the custody of a country not their own, please contact me on Signal at gbrockell.44.

hardghistory.ghost.io/tracking-all...

04.10.2025 19:28 — 👍 57    🔁 43    💬 1    📌 2

Appearing without context has me wondering if this is a sex note or football observation

04.10.2025 17:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Jorts, you look quite pleased with the quality of your scream meows

03.10.2025 04:16 — 👍 32    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'll be filing today. #AcademicSky, you should check and see if your books are listed. One of mine and @thefoxyhag.bsky.social is.

02.10.2025 13:53 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Me feeling a bit jealous of people getting a peaceful death about now probably isn't healthy, is it.

01.10.2025 23:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

RIP a true earth goddess.

01.10.2025 18:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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it’s time 🧛

30.09.2025 12:07 — 👍 1616    🔁 480    💬 11    📌 10

OK I finally had time to sit down and watch Hegseth pretend to be George C Scott pretending to be Patton

Cutting through the bullshit: here's what he wants to change (and my analysis as a veteran):

30.09.2025 22:43 — 👍 184    🔁 50    💬 5    📌 9

Who's your favorite Jedi? Wrong answers only

30.09.2025 23:00 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
A bunch of generals. One with his head in his hands. Two looking at each other in disbelief

A bunch of generals. One with his head in his hands. Two looking at each other in disbelief

I'm actually the lady General saying "WTF" with my face to the guy beside me.

30.09.2025 21:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A fundraising text with a photo of Baldwin thinking he looks cook

A fundraising text with a photo of Baldwin thinking he looks cook

I got this fundraising text from the democrats today. They are 1. Vastly underestimating how pissed I am at uselessness of the Democratic Party and 2. Vastly OVERestimating how much I like icky Alec Baldwin. #NO

30.09.2025 00:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

As an adult learner and teacher of adult learners- can confirm all of this. #languages

27.09.2025 15:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

WAPO EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals, sowing confusion and alarm

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

25.09.2025 14:14 — 👍 279    🔁 133    💬 121    📌 111
Hegseth brings in hundreds of generals and admirals for rare urgent meeting per the Washington post

Hegseth brings in hundreds of generals and admirals for rare urgent meeting per the Washington post

So are we worried about this? Is it just play acting- or are we starting WWIII? #news #Hegseth

25.09.2025 15:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Something I think we’re not talking about enough with all this autism bullshit is how, no matter what, it’s always blamed on the pregnant mother.

23.09.2025 20:23 — 👍 5090    🔁 795    💬 179    📌 37

I hope I am not too white to say. WORD.

22.09.2025 21:25 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by PublicEnemyVEVO Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Official Music Video)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=mmo3...

22.09.2025 21:18 — 👍 1444    🔁 335    💬 35    📌 28
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Adopt Lucy and Ricky on Petfinder Lucy and Ricky is an adoptable Cat - Tabby Mix searching for a forever family near Greenwich, CT. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

Please share to help two bonded wobbly kittens find a home! Meet Lucy and Ricky located at Greenwich CT animal shelter. They're a bonded pair, effectionate and sweet but need a special home that will adapt to their cerebellar hypoplasia (the "Wobbly Cat" syndrome). www.petfinder.com/cat/lucy-and...

22.09.2025 21:01 — 👍 725    🔁 285    💬 22    📌 7

Guilt instilled by church upbringing and a Protestant/social Justice work ethic. #PreachersKid

22.09.2025 01:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Are you aware of the theory that a weasel fucking up the large hadron collider shifted us to the wrong timeline? Because it explains everything

Are you aware of the theory that a weasel fucking up the large hadron collider shifted us to the wrong timeline? Because it explains everything

This tracks.

19.09.2025 03:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A flyer that reads "Do you own any fandom-related makeup or beauty products? If you are 18 or older, please consider answering a few questions about it by filling out this 10 min survey to support a research project on fan identities and embodiment" followed by a QR code.

A flyer that reads "Do you own any fandom-related makeup or beauty products? If you are 18 or older, please consider answering a few questions about it by filling out this 10 min survey to support a research project on fan identities and embodiment" followed by a QR code.

Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: suzanne.scott@utexas.edu. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

18.09.2025 17:40 — 👍 17    🔁 39    💬 2    📌 2

It's becoming a Pinterest epidemic here in middle America too. Many beautiful brick homes in my town are getting painted.
I knew I hated It aesthetically, thanks for the primer on why it's a bad idea for other reasons.

18.09.2025 13:22 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I use this a lot.

18.09.2025 13:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

by karl rove
am i being pranked here

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an elderly woman wearing an orange scarf and glasses stands in front of a whiteboard that says it 's non-gender ALT: an elderly woman wearing an orange scarf and glasses stands in front of a whiteboard that says it 's non-gender

Today in my lit class in blood-red Missouri, I told my students about how many languages are in gendered and many cultures have more than two genders.
So needless to say many brains exploded and I expect the gestapo any moment.

17.09.2025 19:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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