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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Found while cleaning out my childhood bedroom. The late 1990s were a *wild* time.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

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Ian M Hartshorn @ianmhartshorn.com · 30/09/2026

Speaking of which I'm doing undergrad methods for the first time and did a whole unit on description and used and appreciated @carolyneholmes.bsky.social et. al. intervention in the topic. (I can't remember who else is on this website. I think @mkguliford.bsky.social is)

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bless the textbook rep who just came to my door trying to pitch software for “AI integrated assignments!” and “AI writing assistance for students!” when my door looks like this…

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The number astrology-adjacent things that populate modern working life is wild. Strengths assessments, personality tests, number codes for working styles... ...guys, just call yourself an Aries with Scorpio rising.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Seems like some of you are just now learning that TItle IX offices are on survivors' side in the same way that your HR rep is on your side in an employment dispute.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some ✨professional news✨: I've once again *not* been selected as a MacArthur genius. Their loss, I say.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New York people: Go see this! It looks so great. AND, it's a very tangible reminder that this whole "refugee" thing is driven by a small handful of extremists (many of whom aren't even South African!), and not normal folks.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The To Do List is To Doing *the Most* today.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The thing is, also, truth and reconciliation commissions are okay for the “on down” part of the equation. They have a very not-great track record on actually getting anyone in charge to sit down for a chat. If you’re looking for accountability, that’s a different conversation.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026

Gone are the mass raids and militarized metro operations. Gone are the pomp and pageantry. But ICE arrests have hit record levels. ICE operations are no longer concentrated in large American cities. Immigration enforcement officials are also working in suburban and rural areas, all across the US.

A map of the United States that shows immigration arrests per 100,000 people since ICE's new enforcement strategy began under DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin.

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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m not technically a cis man, but I am thought of as one to most people outside of queer communities, and I do this whenever I can. It really does work. If you get pushback, just ask the person to explain why they think the joke is funny. It works. It’s easy. Please do this.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can Roelf Meyer repair the diplomatic fractures between the United States and South Africa? Read the latest on the quiet diplomacy of South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. from @carolyneholmes.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/the-qui...

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The quiet diplomacy of South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S.

Can Ambassador Roelf Meyer repair the diplomatic fractures between the United States and South Africa?

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think this one is going to make a great picnic blanket.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It has come to my attention that some people find dancing to music in public to be embarrassing. I have 5 words: YOU PEOPLE ARE NO FUN. Signed, The only parent dancing by the DJ booth at the school fundraiser.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One easy* trick to ensure your citations are not hallucinated! write the damn thing yourself. *writing isn't easy. I know. but come on. It's not rocket science.** **May not apply for people writing in aerospace engineering, orbital mechanics, or certain chemistry, physics or engineering fields

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“We are an educational institution with a football program! Not the other way around!” I screamed as I was forcibly escorted away from campus by ESPN gameday security…

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NB: maybe don’t tell your women colleagues that they don’t have a sufficient “ethic of care” about students if you aren’t also telling men that/expecting that of men colleagues.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Star sweatshirts, just in time for actual fall weather.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just did an interview with a quite conservative news source about the "refugees." Say a prayer for me (and my email inbox) in the coming days.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

there is a person on our local facebook marketplace that has listings for *dozens* of "chicken diapers." so, remember folks, everyone chooses to live their lives their own way.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A work hiaku: Optional Meeting. Past me said yes. Now me? UGH. I don't like that girl.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I want to go, because ICELAND, GUYS. Who else wants to go? www.isanet.org/Conferences/...

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ISA Midyear Conference 2027, Reykjavík

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It’s 90 degrees, I stayed up way too late making this, but it’s thrilling to be reminded that you’ve got time to waste. Just do stuff, for the joy of doing it.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Is this the year for me to make a quilty witch's hat to wear to the neighborhood halloween block party?

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s jam day. Follow me for more ~*✨non-aesthetic✨*~ home content

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Extreme proponents and detractors from AI share a real confidence in the ability of computers to actually do stuff, autonomously. I don’t.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

When my department head was talking about the grind of sending and receiving so much electronic correspondence as a huge part of our jobs, I replied "This Ken's job is: Email" Having tenure is great.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I definitely don't want to work. But I'm also not sure I want to bang on the drum all day.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Rubio plans to "revoke or reject visas from [those] found to be responsible for...uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination and the incitement of violence against minority racial/ethnic groups in South Africa." Easy enough. Since they aren't happening. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-sout...

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U.S. slaps South Africa with new sanctions due to alleged discrimination against White people

The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against White people and other minority groups in South Africa.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hi yes, asking children to be salespeople for school funding is immoral. Asking their parents to do it is annoying.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A student asked me “do you know why Tyla said she wasn’t Black?” Guys. I’ve never been better prepared to answer a pop culture question in my professorial life.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Did I lock in and get a bunch of writing done this morning? YES! Was it on the project that I actually need to be working on? NO!

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’ve become a door decorations person

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I recently learned that the spooky looking huge cans I see my students drinking are literally just water? But like, Man-ified tough water? masculinity is *wild* stuff.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I need to find someone with whom I can exchange crafty skill work. I need a wooden bench. I’m offering a quilt. (Yes, I have tried to pay people for this. So far, I have been unsuccessful)

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today was NOT the day to discover that I had left a book I need on campus… …because… It’s Football Time In Tennessee (tm)

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This strategy did not work as intended. People surprised by this outcome: 0.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Teaching about the importance of promoting and professionalizing legislatures to secure democratic gains and prevent executive overreach… …in Africa.

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Spider-Man Pointing Meme: Hamily Seaham

ALT: Spider-Man Pointing Meme: Hamily Seaham

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Okay, so like...if we follow that logic... ...from the Garden of Eden through to 13 June 1946, God was like "it is all fine," then on 14 June, he was like "someone should be in charge here." Why the sudden shift?

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Had WAY too much coffee. Feeling a bit drunk. Let's edit this draft. (Howard Dean Scream)

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm going to guess that all kinds of home automation (washing machines and dishwashers) were, at one time, going to make "housewives" obsolete, too. I've got a chore list that begs to differ. PS - not a housewife, but no shade to anyone.

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I have peeved off the UK side of this website by saying that what the US president said was illegal, and undermines the Republican party. Why are they mad? Because he was elected. And they want me to know they are *big mad.* Isn't the internet magical?

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