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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kicked in a few bucks, keep up the good work.

Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

They’re well liked in New York and the upper Midwest of the US, but they don’t seem to travel well or look as attractive on display so they’re more regional. It’s similar for Cortlands, my personal favorite.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“I want to draw your attention to another reality: Right now, the US economy & our financial futures are riding on Silicon Valley's bet that Al will soon be immensely profitable… that bet isn't looking good. The formula for a profitable business isn't complicated: make more than you spend…“

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other.

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 16/09/2026

More than any higher ed development in recent memory, institutional subsidies for AI at R1 universities prove that austerity is a choice. It is not “too expensive” to invest in a humanities research infrastructure; rather, it is a choice that R1 universities make not to & subsidize AI instead.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Had a similar feeling listening to Liquid Swords this week. I still love it but now it makes me feel old rather than dangerous (NB I was never dangerous, the Wu just let white kids from suburbs and small towns feel like they were.)

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Land back and affordable housing density, you love to see it. These towers are an amazing achievement and the mewling of west side NIMBYs “not like this” will never stop being hilarious.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

King of the Hill rewatch? The two new seasons are way better than they had any right to be, especially the most recent one. Familiar enough to the best of the original run but also new and refreshing.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

People are on here talking wild reckless to trans people. And it is very annoying because trans people have done everything they needed to do. They educated the public about candidates who were against civil rights. They pointed people towards viable alternatives. They came through in primaries.

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Mike Riverso @mikeriverso.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I think to be so shaken by the idea that a computer can think is a sign that you’ve never reckoned with the intelligence of animals and the fact that humans have never been quite as special as we’ve historically thought we were.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 06/09/2026

Scientists have found when bees are forced into isolation, they exhibit trauma responses similar to incarcerated people subjected to solitary confinement, Carolyn Bick reports. Could new research on bees end solitary confinement in Washington state?

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How bees could end solitary confinement in Washington state

Scientists have found when bees are forced into isolation, they exhibit trauma responses similar to people incarcerated in solitary confinement

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I don’t, sorry! I misread the cultural evolution question and got hung up on the evo psych part. Didn’t mean to presume there.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Joke answer but not really: Lavinia, by Ursula Le Guin! It’s fantastic and I’m surprised it’s seemingly not as widely known as her science fiction works.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A fantastic book about the misogyny of evo psych is The Age of Scientific Sexism by Mari Ruti (RIP). It’s a rare combo of erudite and fun to read.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’m local and love a bookstore cat! We will check out Tall Tales.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I’ve admired Owen’s work since I encountered it in a modernist poetry course as an undergrad. Lovely to get a glimpse of his life like this, thank you.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

That is a big change! Her tail is also incredible there. Maybe it was a sign of more floof to come.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

That’s some fine floof, HBD Fran!

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I wanted to hate on this list but I really can’t. Stafford might be a little high given his age, can he keep doing it? Dak is exactly in the right place. I’d personally swap Goff and Love. But overall it’s a persuasive ranking.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I ostensibly “hate watched” it with my college housemates back when it first aired, but the truth is that we were all actually pretty into it. No desire to revisit it now though. Just gonna appreciate the memory.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The sound of a Keurig machine invokes my departed sister. The first time I ever used one was in the guest suite she kept for family. Now when I hear the machine in my department kitchen I imagine her checking in on me even if it’s just some grad student getting their caffeine fix.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Reserving class time for most or all assessed work, basically. Linguistic data analysis projects, cooperative lesson plan workshops (my students are learning to teach ESL), on-paper quizzes (often with a partner), etc. The main work they do outside of class is presentations for discussion leading.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

He has such contempt for the cage!This should be the new “become ungovernable” meme.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Chasing high thread counts is a sickness that only linen can cure.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I want to imagine hijinks in home fantasy leagues around drafting the wrong B. Robinson. I bet it happens more than once this year.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Finally, analytics to support my unironic, longtime belief that Jakobi Meyers is incredibly underrated! He’s so good for real.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

These previews are what tipped me into subscribing. Equally insightful and hilarious. As someone who also writes for a big part of my job (higher ed) I can’t believe how extensive and how consistently good these are. What a treat to read.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Oh man this is an all timer, my second favorite since the revival (can’t top the Bam Adebayo one.)

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The anatomy of an AI-supported academic article is becoming more apparent. I desk reviewed ~70 manuscripts this week for our journal. Reckon 20ish had significant AI assistance. On top of hundreds of others recently I'm starting to see patterns. Are other editors are seeing the same or similar? 1/

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Erika Hall @handle.invalid · 14/07/2026

The computer may have been the bicycle for the mind, but the iPhone is the car. Everything the car did to the built environment, the smartphone did to the social/relational sphere.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Oh also shout out Red Medicine, @medicinered.bsky.social for some fascinating topics in the mental health field especially.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

@librarypunk.bsky.social is very good and someone else already mentioned @draftingthepast.bsky.social I also enjoy What’s Left of Philosophy but can’t seem to find a Bsky handle.

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Atlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Unfortunately, a stunned Paris is how they all got into this whole mess to begin with

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I watched this for the first time before seeing a stage production of Shrew last year and I was astonished by how good and FUN it is. Fantastic film. I’m not overly prone to 90s nostalgia but it really hit me there. Also cool to see so many stars before they had broken out.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Anti-intellectualism is a bipartisan project and in both cases it’s basically market protectionism for one’s artisanal shoddy, boring ideas that cannot find an audience.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Basically Levi’s 501s solved jeans for men and everything since then has been desperate thrashing against the falling rate of profit or something.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Also on snowmobiles, up until you get fucked up by a barbed wire fence in a moonlit field.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

He’s amazing, and his Progression Sessions mixes with MC Conrad are immortal. Most DnB is too dark for me and lots of MCs just yell dumb shit but that pair did actual magic, over and over. So glad I got to see them live in Minneapolis around 2002.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Not on Substack. I miss a couple that haven’t switched to other providers. I also like a distinctive authorial voice and low frequency.

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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 02/07/2026

Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Lower Ed by Tressie McMillan Cottom. In The Shadow of the Ivory Tower by Davarian Baldwin. Complaint! by Sara Ahmed. The last was especially clarifying when I had to help address a case of student-student harassment last spring.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

There is some hope this will turn around with the departure of Alan Dye and his team, and John Ternus taking over as the next CEO.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Heck yeah Humanities Building! It gets a lot of hate and I know it’s not without problems, but it’s the most distinctive on campus. Comforting landmark.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

“It is every citizen’s final duty to go into the tanks.” I like the Civ series well enough but AC is unequalled in personality and philosophy.

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