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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of us was the hit of the fall festival and was asked by multiple strangers for a picture. Hint: it wasn’t me! 🍁🐶

The world’s cutest gray haired senior dog

Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m sorry me coming to work on a Saturday to give away my labor and expertise for free after years of research is disappointing to you. I’ll try harder next time. 😉

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hey folks, it’s Tuesday the 13, sorry about the date mixup!

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Really excited to run this workshop series with @samsrauy.bsky.social ! Free and open to all, but seats are limited.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My upper division undergrads wrote their own grade requirements and expectations for the semester, and, wow, they're a lot tougher than mine would have been! I expected this to be their chance to cut themselves slack...

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’m so worried that Canadians are going to start wearing “Yes, all Americans” t-shirts that the last time I went to Windsor, when the guard gave back our passports, I yelled, “I support Canadian sovereignty!”

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Annual farmers’ market treasure. This one is a foot in diameter.

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Oakland University Film Studies and Production @oufilmstudies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Next week from 11-1, come to the OC to record your thoughts about video games and AI in the first installment of Play/Create/Critique, a semester-long series celebrating video games at OU! @bridgetkies.bsky.social @samsrauy.bsky.social @oaklandu.bsky.social calendar.oakland.edu/event/23439-...

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Video Game Confessional Booth

Everyone is invited to express their attitudes about video games in a “confessional booth” in the OC. Come talk about your fears and hopes abou...

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Strange today to be crossing campus, enjoying the sunshine, on my way to learn a new language - which is exactly what I was doing 25 years ago when it happened.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My iPhone updated and now everything is terrible.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The real heated rivalry has always been and remains between cultural scholars and the popular press.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I’m still voting for her for president in 2028.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

At one point I could recite that Lisa Duggan quote verbatim from using it so often…

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Every doctor's office: Your blood pressure is a little high. Me, every time: That's because I had to fill out a bunch of forms designed by cishet people to be as non-inclusive and invasive as possible before you checked it.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My chapter is about how students can easily think about and write about AI in film/media. The book has lots of short gems!

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

My dog turned 20 and we had a belated amateur photo shoot

The world’s most adorable senior Yorkie mix sits in a cloth of gold stars, somehow not inhaling the cupcake in front of him, which is good bc it has a lit candle.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“Are you sure there’s no chance you’re pregnant?” and “We have to give you a pregnancy test anyway” to a person who’s been a lesbian for over 25 years.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Did I just put on makeup specifically to go vote? Yes, I did. Gotta show respect for democracy.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

If you’re the person who came up with political campaign texting, I hope you know we all hate you.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Me, foolishly choosing to cite .gov websites instead of private sites that have copied same info My copyeditor: Yeah, all those links are broken…..

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

On the radio today, there was big to-do about how Spain is so ecstatic bc they’ve only won the World Cup one other time, and it was ages ago. My friends, you won last time. In 2023. You are the reigning champions. Why are we disavowing women’s sports?

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Tomorrow at @aadl.org, join me for a discussion of @chucktingle.bsky.social’s Bury Your Gays, in person or livestream. Let’s trot, A2! aadl.org/node/668531

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The Big Gay Read | The Algorithm’s Gonna Get You: What Datafication Means to Queer Stories and AI in Hollywood | Ann Arbor District Library

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📣 Announcing this year's FaAS SIG graduate essay contest! Submit your essays related to fan and audience studies, up to 7,500 words, by Aug. 31 for possible publication in @journal.transformativeworks.org. For more details and to submit: tinyurl.com/faasgradessa...

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Electronic Literature Organization @eliterature.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Register by July 10 to join us for our 2026 conference, entirely online, free with active membership. July 15-18, hosted by U Central Florida

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

My dog’s 20th birthday is tomorrow, pass it on

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Jeopardy featured an answer for which the correct question was “What is the Gulf of Mexico?” See, you don’t actually have to comply with nonsense.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Everyone keeps asking me if I’m watching the World Cup and I’m so confused bc it’s not until next year 😉

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

We have found the only dog in the US who enjoys today.

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Anastasia Salter @anasalter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We're twelve days from the @eliterature.bsky.social ELO (un)supervised 2026 online conference, hosted by @ucftandt.bsky.social - browse the schedule in your time zone and register now at: anastasiasalter.net/ELO2026/ - the conference is free with ELO membership!

ELO 26 (un)supervised: July 15-18, 2026 / Fully Online / Hosted by UCF / 12 days until the conference goes live

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

In calendar year 2026, I have been asked to review a book proposal, two book manuscripts, four journal articles, and a tenure case. It is June. Some of you aren’t pulling your weight.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Happy beautiful 100th birthday to Mel Brooks, @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social! We love you!

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Pride Source @pridesource.com · 24/06/2026

Hey, buckaroos! Have you reserved a copy of "Bury Your Gays" for Ann Arbor District Library's (aadl.org) Big Gay Read? Events for the annual community event featuring the enigmatic Chuck Tingle (chucktingle.bsky.social) include a cryptid craft workshop, horror movie trivia & more. Details at link!

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Chuck Tingle's 'Bury Your Gays' Gets the Big Gay Read Treatment For 2026

The Ann Arbor District Library's sixth annual Big Gay Read is diving into "Bury Your Gays," a darkly funny horror novel by masked author Chuck Tingle that

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

If you're worried about the environmental footprint of using AI, I can give you my dad's phone number, and you can text him random questions. He texts back answers. Comes with the same caveat that answers may or may not be correct.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I need y’all to stop conflating “woman-focused” or “woman-centric” with “feminist.” They are not the same thing.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Romance writers wanted! Please share your thoughts on AI for a research project being conducted by Bridget Kies of Oakland University. Soliciting published and unpublished authors for interviews. More info: bridgetkies.com/romance-and-... #romance #romancelandia #romanceauthors

A heading says Romance Writers Wanted, with a small robot reading a book and two stacks of books flanking a QR code.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Who among you is teaching students to end one section of a paper with a preview about what the next section will be? Stop doing this.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A nurse just told me she wished she had a superpower. I thought she was bonkers and reminded her, "You help sick people understand what's going on with their bodies and then make them better. You're a superhero!" 🦹‍♀️

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Still seems gentler than an Amazon delivery drone.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

So the question of whether Persepolis is going on my summer syllabus has been solved. So sad. Satrapi was so young and such a great voice for Iranians.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Here's the full list of events for the @aadl.org's Big Gay Read this year. Join me on July 15 to talk about how Big Data and AI are changing Hollywood and queer stories. And catch @chucktingle.bsky.social himself this weekend.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Why do I oppose privatized space exploration? NASA successfully sent the Artemis II crew to the moon and got them home safely in what was a victory for science and humanity. Meanwhile, here's what private space companies are doing. www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-or...

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Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida

Blue Origin, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, was gearing up for a June launch to put a batch of Amazon "Leo" internet satellites into orbit.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Insisting that there are only two absolute biological sexes and genders and willfully ignoring that nature is rife with counter examples and then attributing specific behaviors to those sexes and genders sounds a lot more like "gender ideology" to me than letting people pee and play sports does.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

@camlbrown.bsky.social I keep getting targeted ads for Drag Brunch Saved My Life and it makes me think of you and your work. www.imdb.com/title/tt3698...

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Does anybody know if CULTSTUD-L is still going? I haven't seen any emails from it in a while, and I can't log in or re-register, but the listserv manager still thinks it exists.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Well said. Read the whole thread.

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Bridget Kies @bridgetkies.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

AI integration into LMSes seems to fundamentally misunderstand the point of school and make a nightmare for faculty.

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