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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#AcademicWordOfTheDay 1 : a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine; 2 : specious argument : rationalization www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/c...

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Definition of CASUISTRY

a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine; specious argument : rationalization… See the full definition

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#AcademicWordOfTheDay fardel (noun) 1: bundle; 2: burden Middle English, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Arabic farda part, bundle www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/f...

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Definition of FARDEL

bundle; burden… See the full definition

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#AcademicWordOfTheDay éminence grise (noun) 1 : a confidential agent; especially : one exercising unsuspected or unofficial power 2 : a respected authority; specifically : elder statesman www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%...

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Definition of ÉMINENCE GRISE

a confidential agent; especially : one exercising unsuspected or unofficial power; a respected authority; specifically : elder statesman… See the full definition

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#AcademicWordOfTheDay latifundia pl of latifundium (noun) : a great landed estate with primitive agriculture and labor often in a state of partial servitude www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/l...

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a great landed estate with primitive agriculture and labor often in a state of partial servitude… See the full definition

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

#AcademicWordOfTheDay macaronic: 1: characterized by a mixture of vernacular words with Latin words or with non-Latin words having Latin endings 2: characterized by a mixture of two languages www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/m...

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Definition of MACARONIC

characterized by a mixture of vernacular words with Latin words or with non-Latin words having Latin endings; characterized by a mixture of two languages… See the full definition

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AK Press @akpress.org · 09/11/2025

Distro Highlight✨ 🐑 Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms From Torrey House Press, Editied by @littlebadger.bsky.social, Stacie Shannon Denetsosie and @kinsaledrake.bsky.social Order you copy today @ AKPress.org!

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

When the numbers of people caught in that frosty grip of authoritarianism crop up I am reminded again of how many souls are lost-traumatized-removed in terms of how many 9/11s or Pearl Harbors were self-inflicting. To respond with resistance is logical. Where, I wonder, is our collective grief?

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

"The link– was paradise. But it appears I'm not ready for paradise." DS9’s Odo had to learn to love the alien in himself before he could live among the humanoids. youtu.be/VwSh1JVgJis?...

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Odo & Dr. Mora - They'll Put You in a Zoo (DS9)

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

“‘Alien’ came about because of the feeling that so much history is wrong – as is being rediscovered all the time – and that we base so much on the wrong knowledge that we’ve gleaned.” Bowie quoted in Rolling Stone, 1984 youtu.be/ns2hmyP0mGY?...

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David Bowie - Loving The Alien (Official Video)

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Cognitive dissonance is so exhausting. The urgency of institutional critique only becomes more necessary. Strive for alignment with the good you know innately to be true. Laugh at the ridiculous. Get in good trouble. Polite society is violent, do not be complicit. Be lighthearted. Choose life.

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Kip Manley @kiplet.myatproto.social · 26/07/2025

Remember: Apocalypse is a moment, an instant, an event, a time; Armageddon is a place.

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

What an image this conjures! From Blix and Glimmer 2025, 5.

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Tonight, struggling to fall asleep In anticipation of a long Monday reviewing assignments, I resorted to an ambient audio recording of rainfall at night in a tropical place singing with insects.

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Inspired rewatching Breaking the Maya Code this afternoon. Frustrating as the whiteness is, the emphasis on collaboration and valuing unexpected types of expertise is so valuable. nightfirefilms.org/breaking-the...

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Today ACLS, AHA, and MLA filed a lawsuit in federal district court seeking to reverse the recent actions to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. bit.ly/4lWubq5

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John Hoopes @jwhoopes2.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Looking forward to getting into this new collection of essays by Alice Beck Kehoe.

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Colinaut ~ Mirth Peddlers @colinaut.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This is how late-stage capitalism turns into fascism. A startup charter airline whose planned clientele is wealthy groups—rock bands and sports teams—switches to ICE deportations of immigrants as it’s more lucrative. No retraining. No raises. Just forcing staff to suddenly do the work of fascism.

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John Hoopes @jwhoopes2.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

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Prof Sandy O’Sullivan (Wiradjuri, trans they/them) @sandyosullivan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We’ve lost too many in the queer n trans community in the last few months. Each deserved a life without fighting for their right to exist. To honour them, we must keep doing the work to make the lives of trans n queer people liveable: housing, sustenance, support, dignity, a reason to stay.

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Thankful for the kindness of strangers who stopped to help dig me out of an icy rut in the road so I could get to work this morning. "Welcome to Rochester!"

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Valerie Leavy @valeavy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Have you called your member of congress yet today? They work for you.

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Rest in power Sam Nordquist, you did not deserve this terrible end.

Sam Nordquist, 24 stands in an open space, looking directly into the lens wearing a lid with a white T-shirt and chain.

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I’d like to thank my right leg for its timely assistance with an earth-shatteringly intense cramp (aligned with my alarm, no less) to get me going off to this bright and early morning faculty meeting. 💥

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Summer Seminar on Nineteenth-Century American Photography with Monica Bravo and Emily Voelker at the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) www.americanantiquarian.org/nineteenth-c...

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John Hoopes @jwhoopes2.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Some archaeology for Black History Month: George McJunkin discovered the Folsom site in New Mexico in 1908, the first where projectile points were found in association with bones of extinct bison, proving the presence of humans in the Americas over 11,000 years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_...

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George McJunkin - Wikipedia

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The full interview with @aoc.bsky.social is worth hearing on good governance bsky.app/profile/week...

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Great thread on finding how to utilize your skills and whatever privilege you might have in critical moments, Oh… and to beware of snitches

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

the 278 unbelievable things happening per day are a planned emotional DDOS attack; the shitbirds are counting on you perpetually being too glued to the latest thing to do anything about the previous thing suggestion: pick one action to take per week, in advance, and do it no matter what news breaks

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Stacy Kess: the revolution will be accessible. @stacykess.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Audiophile friends: here is hours of counterprogramming for you today. The complete collection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches thanks to the @archive.org. archive.org/details/Mart... 1/

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

“Ru Paul’s Drag Race adopts, queers, and reproduces perceptions and aesthetics of law and legality. This can reveal a great deal about how drag artists conceive of law, often as a farcical parody of itself.” A critical take on “dragging” law and a fun read for us law nerds who watch Drag Race! 🌈🎓

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Matthew Hahn @matthewhahn.com · 15/01/2025

I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012. Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place. A thread.

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Azie Dungey @aziedungey.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

In 1850, the California government banned the controlled burning that Indigenous people had been doing for centuries. The practice controlled the forest density, scaled down undergrowth, and promoted fire-resistant species. It reduced the severity, mileage, and overall number of forest fires. 1/5

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Dr. Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur @asrd53.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

You know what would make my holidays brighter? Fewer emails from the Dean of whatever wishing me to watch a video ecard with the precious little time I have left on this earth. That is all.

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medieval marginalia @medievalmarginalia.com · 09/12/2024

monday morning calls for a good ol' urine chart

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Jamey Jesperson @jameyj.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Two-Spirit Emerging Writer Grant! 🌟 (Jan 5th) To help an emerging writer complete their first manuscript, for submission to End of Line Press (2026 release). Recipient receives $4k CAD, promotion by the press, & mentorship from author Arielle Twist! Share widely 📧 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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