Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the third time I have heard this book mentioned this week. (I do own a copy). I only note this because I work a secular job. Peculiar only as it has been a few years since it has otherwise come up. Best of luck finding it! 010
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Thanks to @karanslade.bsky.social I have a change in playlist at work today while revising my “Generative AI in today’s World” presentation for tomorrow evening. 120
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I’m falling forever I’ve got to break through I’m GOING UNDER 020
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A quieter passing - his writing still has much to offer us today www.npr.org/2026/09/01/1...npr.orgBeloved writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry has died at age 92Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer. 010
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Me, realizing I spoke to you on Wednesday and hoping I wasn’t the icky thing. Also me, reminding myself that most things aren’t about me. Sorry you had to do a yucky thing and hope it was good pizza. 200
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Which is the party trick? Winning on Jeopardy or turning bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ? /jk (ish) 070
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The IGA on the corner of Rue Clark and Boul. René-Levesque in Montreal may be the most confusingly laid out grocery store I’ve EVER experienced in any country. 000
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 29/06/2026P.S. As to his questionable example: Biochemistry isn't remotely "politically neutral" when its funding depends on acknowledging scientific realities that people in political power are actively denying. (6/6) 010
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 29/06/2026—it's a strong ideological choice. Academia has never been neutral, dating back to antiquity. Deep scholarship has always either served those in power or challenged them, often making powerful uncomfortable. This isn't a matter of left versus right—communist states and monarchies alike have done it. 110
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 29/06/2026many conservative humanities professors because the more they study, the more they realize that the conservative tendency to "other" people is flawed. Deciding that you don't care whether other human beings have access to housing, a voice, food, and health care doesn't make you better or neutral - 110
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 29/06/2026advocating for their own experiences and teaching their own work is supposedly "bias" is a bad look, bad history, and bad science. This man criticized humanities professors for not siding with oppressors and instead wanting everyone to be treated with a modicum of humanity. Perhaps there aren't 120
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 29/06/2026platforming of guest Daniel Diermeier, President of Vanderbilt University. I had to stop listening to this one. Platforming a white, male German leader to lecture listeners and academia - which is made up of women, racial and ethnic minorities, religious minorities, and many others - about why 120
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 29/06/2026In Re: the Freakonomics podcast Episode titled "Why Vanderbilt Keeps Winning." Since the freakonomics subreddit mods are AGGRESSIVELY deleting comments, I'm going to post my agreement with the 6/28 post on the Freakonomics subreddit "Vanderbilt President is Petrified of Trump" in their praise and 131
Reposted by Alliec0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Can I interest you in a moist owlette as a timeline cleanse? This is Sassafras the Eastern Screech Owl from the Cincinnati Zoo (@cincinnatizoo.bsky.social, but via their FB) and I love him very much. Eastern Screech Owls (Megascops asio) are native to eastern North America. 10653911058
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 11/05/2026If nobody can afford to go to the World Cup, does it really matter? /s 120
Reposted by AllieJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 25/04/2026OR JUST WRITE THE THING YOURSELF FOR FUCK'S SAKE IT WILL TAKE LESS TIME THAN WHATEVER THE FUCK THIS IS mashable.com/article/sinc...mashable.comSinceerly is an AI tool to 'un-AI' your writingA new ouroboros in the tech world has emerged. 14357091327
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 26/04/2026A reminder that for some humans, depending on their state or country, their very existence is a crime. "Don't do crime" leaves me a bit uneasy, especially as things in the US turn more fascist. 000
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Just bragging that my unathletic 7-year-old did archery for the first time at a Girl Scout camp and hit the target twice! 010
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 26/04/2026It's totally fine to acknowledge the minor detail of mixed drinks that look like Windex and what was even more of a complete mess of an event. 020
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 26/04/2026NGL, it's one of* the more freeing parts of having dropped out of the ordination process. *The best part, of course, being actually listening to God's call to me and not the presumptions of others of that call) 010
Reposted by AllieMaggie Mayhem @maggiemayhem.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Today I learned that one should ask a hospital where a loved one is being treated in an *ICU* if they will be monitored and treated by on-site care providers or through remote telehealth. This fatal dystopian story is about Yale New Haven Health. lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/no-o...lawandcrime.comDental student died in ICU overseen by remote 'tele-health' physician: LawsuitA 26-year-old dental student in Connecticut died in an intensive care unit that was overseen by a remote "tele-health" doctor who pronounced him dead on a video screen, a lawsuit says. 14402197
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 06/04/2026One thing I miss about living in the south or going to a church with a large African/Afro-Caribbean co congregation: Easter hats 000
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 06/04/2026The Michael Chapel was actually quite full and the kids soft space was packed with chairs too. It was nuts! Yay for excitement for Christ’s resurrection (and floral clothes and hats) 010
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Pop Punk Hot-take on 1985: Bowling for Soup has better sound, SR-71 has MUCH better lyrics 000
Reposted by AllieKara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 19/03/2026We have always been a multilingual nation of immigrants. (Pic courtesy of Fr David Simmons, Civil War recruiting poster for 26th Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers.) 1173
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 17/03/2026UPDATE: Suspicious packages were reported on the installation. Security Forces and our first responders immediately responded, secured the area, and determined the packages posed no threat. We are grateful for the quick and professional actions of our first responders. 011
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Update: Families who live on base are being told to stay home 100
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Update: All non-essential personnel are evacuated. From the Bases's official FB Page: "JB MDL is currently at FPCON CHARLIE. Increased security measures are in place. All personnel should remain vigilant, follow the direction of security forces, and report any suspicious activity immediately." 111
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Has anyone heard anything about the abrupt security changes at Joint Base MDL (McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst)? Hoping everyone is safe.... Maybe Diddy is getting a new home. 011
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 01/03/2026You missed the most fabulous lector this morning. I’m texting you the video. Please don’t faint though. We all value you too much for that. 050
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Why is Gavin Newsome trying so desperately to make himself irrelevant? 010
Reposted by AllieRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 25/02/2026excited to hear tech companies will now be allowed to build their own power plants for their data centers. i am sure the makers of "the app that tells kids to kill themselves" will responsibly operate coal plants 945351832
Allie @allieg-h.bsky.social · 22/02/2026I love my state The “Fight unlawful conduct and keep individuals and communities empowered” act was introduced at the state house last week 053
