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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Ah, the magic of those first moments after my morning tea, when I’m soaring the great heights of caffeine & glucose & I can accomplish *anything/ everything*… 5 min later it wears off & the executive dysfunction whacks me in the face, but I dream in those post-tea moments!

White porcelain teacup and saucer of milky black tea, sitting on a wooden table.

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Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I asked a former coworker I haven’t seen in a decade if she wanted to go lie in the grass and cry with me and she said yes enthusiastically so I think I will start asking other people this rather than drinks/coffee

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Happy Trans Day of Visibility, peeps! 🏳️‍⚧️❤️ (Image by Transpainter on Insta).

Image of flowers with “trans rights are human rights.”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Get out there, my US peeps! Be joyful but careful. ✊❤️ NO KINGS. NO ICE. NO WAR.

Poster from ACLU stating “know your protest rights.”

Yellow poster advertising No Kings and featuring an image of the US covered with blue circles representing protests.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

My lurgy continues… …so I blow my nose and sleep on the couch while watching episodes of the Great Pottery Throwdown and trying not to fall into nostalgia for the time before we entered the Fourth Order of simulacra. Wheee! 🏺💃🏻

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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Strong recommendation to teaching faculty to just say no to this stuff, even if you are AI curious/enthusiastic. This is meant to reduce faculty autonomy and capture human labor with automation. You're selling out your future self and the profession as a whole. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

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Canvas Unrolls AI Teaching Agent

The new AI agent aims to save faculty time on “low-value tasks,” but stops short of fully automating grading. But some experts worry that the rise of agentic AI could lead to a dead classroom, where c...

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Admittedly, I’ve switched to DuckDuckGo, but I’m wondering if some of these tools might work on it, as well. 🤔 My fave, unlisted tool: adding -ai to a Google search bypasses the automatic AI summary.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

THIS. Cutting based on numbers in majors and minors is a lazy form of administration, and one that disproportionately affects the arts and humanities. Do the hard work of factoring in nuance & allow students to take the courses that let them grow as humans, and not just as future workers…

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Must write. I use the vibes from images to keep me focused, but I’m starting to think it’s a bit weird to do so… 😆 Still, it helps me. I get bored, hop onto social media (usually evil FB, alas), see these, and flow back into a writing vibe. Anyone else do this?! #academicSky #DarkAcademia

Wooden table with an open copy of Pride and Prejudice next to a cup of tea.

Three shelves filled with library books.

Dark wooden door with a metal plaque that says “Library.”

Peeling papers that show the close-up of a painted eye.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I just saw videos of two different men being kidnapped by I*E this morning, 5 minutes from where I live. Dear world: Don’t come here. Don’t buy US goods. Pressure your governments for sanctions against the US. No human is illegal. Never support this.

A man is being kidnapped by ICE agents. Two are holding him, and a third man, fully masked, is nearby. Guns are clearly visible on two of the agents.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

2026 basically

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I measure my life in discussion posts and emails. You don’t know how good you had it, Prufrock.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Please enjoy this photo of leftover chocolate cake with two wishes stuck into it. The cake was gluten free so that we could all enjoy it. The wishes were whimsical and written on pink paper flags. In sum: in these dangerous times, I’m learning how to live BEAUTIFULLY through cake & good people! 💖

Narrow slice of double-layer chocolate cake on a large white plate. Two pink flags are sticking out of the icing on the cake.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It was an absolute privilege to work with these wonderful scholars. I hope that people enjoy this special issue on YA and series and romance!

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I just finished participating in a WONDERFUL panel with Claire Battershill and Alice Staveley. They gave a fabulous presentation on their investigation of Virginia Woolf as an editor (SO interesting and thought-provoking), and I yammered on about junior novel editors and the making of American YA!

Presentation slide with the words "JUNIOR NOVEL" beside an image of the novel, Seventeenth Summer, and the novel's author, Maureen Daly.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Okay, peeps. I need No Kings Day sign ideas. Have you made your sign? Care to share it?

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I've REALLY enjoyed attending the #QueerBibliography conference these last couple of days! Giant THANKS to the organizers: Beth DeBold @elizaaudacis.bsky.social, Kirsten MacLeod @abroadabroad.bsky.social, and Sam Bailey @18thcenturysam.bsky.social! May there be more Queer Bibliographies to come!🌈

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

About to drop into what looks like a FABULOUS #ChLA2025 panel titled "Girls and Maturation in 19th-Century Transatlantic Literature," featuring Anne Phillips, @melaniejfishbane.bsky.social, and Miranda Green-Barteet (who I'm pretty sure is here on BSky, but I can't remember her @)!

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Just thinking about how calling Greta Thunberg’s boat a “selfie yacht” is an example of the type of anti-feminist, ageist discourse that uses popular aspects of girl culture to undermine and ridicule.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I'm getting legit scared to re-enter the country once I leave.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The whole thing is important, but listen until the end: the US depends a lot on the flow of capital into the country because it is perceived as the safest port in a storm. Once that is no longer true, a lot of things Americans take for granted go away.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 11/03/2025

restoredcdc.org/www.cdc.gov/

BREAKING: Volunteers have recreated the Old CDC Website from before Trump took office here: restoredcdc.org
Please Share

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy International Women's Day, peeps!

Illustration of many women from different racial and cultural backgrounds. The superimposed text reads "International Women's Day! Our day is intersectional and trans-inclusive!"

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 05/03/2025

American exceptionalism is the bill of goods they sold you so that you wouldn't realize that other countries give workers rights, reasonable minimum wages, and health care that isn't job dependent.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 05/03/2025

Our colleges & universities should encourage, not suppress, open & vigorous dialogue & debate about even the most deeply held beliefs. Trump’s threats against student protesters are antithetical to the mission of higher education. We strongly condemn them. www.aaup.org/news/threats...

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Threats to Student Protest Are Antithetical to the Mission of Higher Education

The AAUP defends the right to free speech and peaceful protest on college and university campuses, a time-honored tradition protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Donald T...

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: "Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 04/03/2025

But sadly, this goes far beyond just taxes. The U.S. isn’t simply imposing tariffs—it’s employing gray zone tactics, a mix of economic pressure, political manipulation, and strategic coercion, all designed to weaken Canada’s sovereignty and force Canada into a lopsided economic & political union.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

There may still be some U.S. citizens out there who can’t understand what it feels like for Canada to realize that our biggest threat, the worst & most dangerous villain in a world with many villains, is now the former “best friend” beside us. Or more accurately, its increasingly fascist government.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

With everything going on, I’ve been struggling with some hard feels. I’ve decided to leave said hard feels behind and be more like this frog friend. There will be glitter and PINK PONY CLUB at the top of my lungs (or, like, more than usual).

Green frog standing on back legs, wearing a pink dress and a glitter hat, and holding a gold and pink wand. Above the frog is a caption reading, “The horrors persist but so do I.”

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I finally figured out how to modify my little starter sewing machine to do free motion sewing! (I don’t think I’ll keep it, but it was good stress-relieving practice)! Content inspired by the times… #CraftSky #Sewing

Red and teal “Fuck It” sewn onto white cloth and framed with teal velvet and a third white and gold fabric.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

My heart broke for Ukraine a long time ago, but today is a new low. The Europe leaders' summit in the UK on Sunday is now important than ever. Slava Ukraini.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Please look up the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 to understand that the CDC not selecting strains for next year’s vaccines sets the stage for a public health calamity that will, without doubt and at bare minimum, catastrophically and directly impact people you know. This is a five alarm fire.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The absolutest absolute unit. (Giving a certain icon at the @themerl.bsky.social a run for its money...!) (Only kidding. I love both absolute units equally).

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

“But I believe we fight for something, not against something.”

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Coup Day 29: I had a REALLY amazing undergrad class, and then I interviewed a seriously awesome potential grad student for a GAship, and it's like: THERE IS STILL HOPE WITHIN THE DYSTOPIAN HELLSCAPE. ❤ #AcademicSky

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Today was BABY’S FIRST MAMMOGRAM! It’s not fun. But I had a super lovely nurse, the waiting room had plants and felt like a spa, and there were free “knitted knockers” made by volunteers. It all made me emotional about the importance of women’s health. Love.❤️

A basket of multiple “knitted knockers,” which are free breast prosthetics worn by women experiencing mastectomy, and knitted by volunteers. The knockers are blue, beige, pink, and white. A pink paper explains their use.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I see fatherdom: doing it right! ❤️

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

It’s a snow day tomorrow, and I am SO HAPPY because I desperately need that time to catch up on alllllllllllllllllll the work…

Text post announcing that classes are canceled due to weather. Above it is a caption that reads “It’s a snow day tomorrow!” Below is another caption, “I’m so happy! Thank you, snow!” Below that is a drawing of a pink dinosaur laughing in the snow.

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Emily St. John Mandel @emilymandel.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Also, hot take: Canadian resistance to being subsumed by the US is actually pretty simple. Canadians have universal healthcare, gun control, and parental leave. They don’t want to join us because they’re not insane.

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

“I remember damage. Then escape.” Has anyone seen Station Eleven? I finished watching it a couple of nights ago, but I just keep thinking about it…

Station Eleven promotional poster shows a partial head, neck, and shoulder of a young blond white woman, with a cabin in the distance.

Page from the graphic novel made as a prop for the series. A faceless astronaut floats amongst stars. In the middle is a large caption reading “I don’t want to live the wrong life and die.”

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Rocko's Person @agninri.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Wait? Did someone elect Musk and not tell me? How is he holding a press conference in the WHITE HOUSE LIKE HE’S THE HEAD OF STATE? Sorry for yelling but what???? #itsacoup

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Love in the time of chaos ❤️ (best with sound on)

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Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Dear Federal Judges: please keep blocking blocking blocking…! We have to do all we can to protect our trans folks.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I’m a member of the American Association of University Professors, which is a plaintiff in the suit against Trump admin’s hate-filled anti-DEIA orders. That feels good.

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