Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026And remembering that Vogue story that was something like "Best T-Shirts Under $300" Truly, this is the most boring dystopia. 010
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Why learn science? Because lots of things can seem like a big scary conspiracy theory when you don’t understand how the world works! Empower yourself by learning about facts and evidence and reality. As a bonus, it’ll lead to a healthier and more prosperous society for others around you. 29865273
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Trust your healthcare and mental-health professionals. They don't make as much money as your drug dealers, but you have to admit their waiting-room art is more tasteful. [Darcy Michael, Attention Seeking] 120
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyEmma™ @cockremover.bsky.social · 04/09/2026it's crazy to think that there were people thousands of years ago writing down their thoughts, and some of those thoughts still exist to read today 1331
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Yall ever see a photo and wonder how that conversation went? "yeah, so you're gonna have cucumbers on your eyes." "oh, like at a spa?" "not like at a spa, no." 010
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Someone once told me that it's "classist" to advocate for people to have indoor cats because you need to buy them lots of expensive toys. Marcel has been playing with the discarded stem of a fresh green bean for 20 minutes. 🤷♀️ 4424333353
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Lots of us have probably used those "AI detectors" on our own stuff and been told we are definitely AI... when we definitely aren't. When someone else uses those apps to say someone's writing is AI, I'm not sure I trust it. 040
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyTal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 30/07/2026reminder: dont serve sake to an octopus today 1516121
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Am I the only one removing the tracking bits when I share a link? I need to show you the Jimothy pics, you don’t need to know I was scrolling LinkedIn 🫣 120
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleySeva @seva.bsky.social · 28/07/2026the ideal academic life is being an eccentric Victorian lord. Invent a stamp licking machine at 22. Get elected to the Royal Academy for counting the beetles on your estate. Die in an arsenic explosion. The perfect life. 293450632
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Not sure who needs to hear this: You turned the wrong burner on. That’s why your water isn’t boiling. Go get it before that stray green bean in the burner grate combusts and you have to deal with the smoke alarm, too 041
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026There’s probably stuff WE’RE certain is right that future ages will correctly judge to be monstrous. The fact that everybody is convinced of something is no guarantee that it isn’t evil horseshit. (David Mitchell, Unruly) 020
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 23/07/2026If you are in any way making an effort to fight back against the heightened lack of kindness and empathy we are experiencing, no matter how small, I love you and you are my hero. Kindness fills chasms. 331068247
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyPatrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I, for one, hope this trend continues. I look forward to Wes Anderson’s Oedipus, Michael Bay’s Antigone, and George Lucas’s The Frogs (Special Edition). 2314
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyChuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026this is a GREAT deep dive interview with the @ocregister.bsky.social thank you so much for trotting with me www.ocregister.com/2026/06/30/h... 120338
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyMike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 29/08/2025As always 1457642463
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleySridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I've made the biggest mistake of my life. I've also made the best decision of my life. I've also made all the other choices inbetween. 21517
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. 0322116
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyKip Conlon @kipconlon.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Your “joke” disgusts me. My chicken died crossing a road. 733286
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026My office door sign yesterday said “Annie is a cucumber with anxiety.” Someone walked in and quietly said, “you know they make medications for that?” So good news, cucumbers are curable! 030
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026“Decomposing” meaning “an LLM cutting up and absorbing an article” <— That’s new for me and feels hella ironically accurate Seen in an article on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social #academicsky #wordsky 041
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Wake up kids, our bi-annual "do we like hardcovers or nah" discourse is here! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #bookskytheguardian.comThe hill I will die on: Heavy, awkward and incredibly expensive – we don’t need hardback books | Larry RyanIt’s an annoying choice: either lug around a heavy tome or try to remember when the paperback version is coming out, says freelance writer Larry Ryan 110
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The past is unknowable… It’s an infinity of former nows all as unfathomable as this one. - David Mitchell, “Unruly” Damn, David. #booksky #academicsky 080
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 04/05/2026If you ever think you've made a joke so 100 percent obvious that absolutely no one can misconstrue it, rest assured that you're wrong. 917713
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleySarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Thwarting chances for people to whine (a labor that never ends) is truly god’s work. 041
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Literature and history coexist, and they tell us similar stories, but they have different nuances to them. - Meghan Kobza, Betwixt the Sheets SUCH a good way to talk about context in media 👌 Art imitates life, et cetera! @k8lister.bsky.social @fancyhistorian.bsky.social #academicsky 040
Reposted by Annie Are You Oakleydeneb @v3gaaltair.bsky.social · 24/04/2026demeter when her daughter goes missing 34103773430
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Down with toxic masculinity. Bring back dudes shouting Monty Python and the Holy Grail quotes at random. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. 030
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyThe labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Still thinking about this note I found in the children’s section of the public library when I worked there back in 2018. This kid tried to warn us… 2749731152
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Self-care means distracting myself with fantasy, sci-fi, and self-improvement lately. I can't read the news when the vampire is falling in love, or the aliens are attacking, or when I might finally figure out "decluttering." #booksky 081
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Canadian friend: How are you all doing with this America war stuff? American friend: I’m dissociating, reading gay hockey romance 020
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyBert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 12/04/2026I’ve given Bert the day off! I’m here until 4pm - Sally 344338563
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026How can I watch the Lord of the Flies TV show when I still haven’t recovered from reading it in middle school? 😭 020
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyAlexander Katourgi @eliderad.se · 30/03/2026The notion of "correct" and "incorrect" language stems from classism and racism (and is in many cases still fueled by it). 🐦🐦 212627
Reposted by Annie Are You Oakley404 Media @404media.co · 26/03/2026NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.404media.coWikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.” 201237746752
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyChuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 25/03/2026wow VERY impressed there is water and air that is very cool we are super lucky 1042938
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 22/03/2026I don't normally subscribe to the "German has a word for it" thing because all languages can invent and borrow new words! That said, I can't stop thinking about "hobbyless" as an insult since I saw it a few days ago, so here you go It promotes a growth mindset!! www.tumblr.com/abbiistabbii... 11398123384
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Finding out that a publisher didn’t edit/review a book before publishing is never good PR. But finding out they did it AFTER the readers had already called out the AI-slop-ness? Would you not at least check??? 010
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleySK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together. I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system. 7549661784
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyTobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Melville’s chapter title are like random word documents saved on Desktop 2669
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026"There's two things that are important to understand... People are as dumb as they ever were, and people are no dumber than they ever were. You have to get both of those things. Otherwise, you're going to misunderstand history." Robert Evans on "Behind the Bastards" Accidentally the best quote ever? 120
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyTobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Hard to describe something I could possibly hate more than “Machine that destroys books to consolidate corporate information dominance” 05620
Reposted by Annie Are You OakleyChuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 26/01/2026in times of turmoil it is very easy to feel like theres nothing you can do to help, especially if you are far away, but i promise buckaroo EVERYTHING helps. there is direct action like donating money or protesting, and there is cultural action like creating art and cultivating atmosphere of change 5756262
Annie Are You Oakley @anniesredpen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026"It’s time for CPAs to put their eye black on and put the W in W-2" (@morningbrew.bsky.social) Morning Brew's version of Tax Season makes me smile 😂media.tenor.coma person is holding a watch in their hand and the words `` it 's go time '' are visible .Alt: a person adding war paint to their skin with the caption "it's go time." 020