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Holly Crocker

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 19h
reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I spent a year watching school administrators do their jobs—and interviewing the students most impacted. I spoke to @thecut.com in a long-form Q&A about what I saw. Mainly, a system designed to protect perpetrators and punish victims in each and every case.
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The Reason Why Colleges Still Fail to Address Sexual Violence
The “Cornell Seven” case highlights what’s wrong with Trump’s Title IX rules — and how the system was always designed to fail.
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
so many times this.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It ys the seasoun of decoratif gourdes, ye knaves
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wrote a thing Monday. Got held back and is a weekend read at the Guardian today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While the criminal justice system should address reports of rape, we know that rates of conviction are appallingly low for a number of reasons. Although, thanks to feminist interventions, the legal system is better equipped to understand this crime and less prejudiced against victims, we will not change the world through that means.

After rape allegations at Cornell University, why are women again being urged to talk to their sons? Why not men?
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Sexual assault arises in part through both the entitlement and the desire to abuse and dehumanize women, which is in part about definitions of both masculinity and femininity: masculinity in that domination, violation and degradation are seen as status-enhancing, femininity in the perception that women’s bodies are for men to use, women’s voices and rights to be ignored.

The most compelling thing I’ve read in response to the Cornell case is in an essay by feminist writer Soraya Chemaly. She cites anthropologist Peggy Sanday, who told her that there are “rape-prone” and “rape-free” societies: “She found that in rape-free cultures, women have far more authority, status, safety and freedom.”

They’re societies in which women’s rights to bodily and social self-determination are respected, and a man who violates those rights would face severe consequences. “Rape-prone cultures, on the other hand, treat rape as an entitlement in a system that revolves around masculine contests and hierarchies.”

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads: 

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
never forget
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's good news that NY Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Leticia James special prosecutor in this case, and here remember that Hochul became governor because Governor Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign in disgrace because of his serial sexual harassment...
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m at the point where I’m confusing all the rapists in the news so that’s how its going.
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Separate from the legal minefield of Jane Doe’s allegations...we feel acutely that basic rules of conduct have been impugned. What does it mean for college boys to cut down an incapacitated woman to a disembodied part?" apple.news/AjpI8PAjSREO...
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The Post–Me Too Generation Gets Its Me Too Moment — New York Magazine
The “Cornell Seven” case is changing what my generation thought we knew.
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Jonathan @jsench.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's me, i am darwin
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socalbookish.bsky.social @socalbookish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This👇👇👇👇👇👇
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
renaissance painting when the renaissance is really fucking stupid
senator schmitt and his two idiot staffers after making a generational fuck up
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Senior editor Cereese Qusba spent months reporting on the case before breaking the news of the lawsuit on September 18.”
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How Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case
“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.”
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kids all right.
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‘That’s so AI!’ What gen Alpha’s biggest insult tells us
The year’s most popular slang reveals what young people think about artificial intelligence – and it’s not positive
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I would say that extractive reading is a problem in academic spaces & more generally. People read to extract not to engage. AI is making this even worse (it's AI's modality, after all).
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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
😱
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Some news on our blog: The Middle Ages Series welcomes new co-editors Hussein Fancy and Julie Orlemanski! bit.ly/3TLOvRG
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Penn Press Announces Hussein Fancy and Julie Orlemanski as Co-Editors of The Middle Ages Series - University of Pennsylvania Press
Penn Press is pleased to announce Hussein Fancy, Associate Professor of History at Yale University, and Julie Orlemanski, Associate Professor of English
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEWS: My new investigation uncovers the horrific ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. OpenAI’s chatbot fueled the shooter's violent fantasies and plans up to the day of the massacre. Chats about guns, timing of attacks, becoming infamous, and more. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Sarah Noonan @sarahloleet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Saint Mary's College's Gender and Women's Studies program is hiring! Feel free to share with anyone that you think might be interested. apply.interfolio.com/193953
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm not far into the EK interview with Nvidia chief J Huang, but it seems *disastrous* so far: the glib dismissal of anything but his own view is shocking, and I had low expectations.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today, @wired.com is launching our latest issue: WIRED Women. This issue started at an office happy hour. What if our publication, which spent years putting powerful men on its covers, made an entire edition about women? We thought, we talked, we laughed. We got mad. And then we went for it...
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m so proud of the team that made this strange, funny, furious, very ambitious package happen. We'll have more stories rolling out all week, so start at the link below and stay tuned...
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Welcome to the WIRED Women Issue
No one wants to talk about women in tech. So we will.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For my editor’s letter, I wrote that, in 2026, devoting a WIRED issue to women might feel regressive or obvious. I'd argue it's necessary. It’s also personal: I started my career at WIRED 17 years ago. I’ve spent a lot of those years grappling with what it means to be an ambitious woman at work.
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Women Still Face Too Much Bullshit—in Silicon Valley and Beyond
WIRED dedicating an entire issue to women in 2026 might seem regressive, or obvious, or even unnecessary. We disagree.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
First: the covers. We asked Patti Harrison to help us recreate images of tech’s most powerful men–the same ones who’ve dominated WIRED's pages (and Silicon Valley) for decades. The results are completely unhinged. Patti is my hero and our WIRED Woman forever.
A cover of WIRED Magazine with Patti Harrison portraying Elon Musk.A cover of WIRED Magazine with Patti Harrison portraying Mark Zuckerberg, wearing sunscreen and windsurfing just like he did in viral photos from several years ago.A WIRED Magazine cover featuring Patti Harrison disguised as Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, dressed as they were at Trump's inauguration.A cover of WIRED Magazine with Patti Harrison dressed as both Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, recreating an iconic photo of them onstage where they refused to hold hands.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The men are not alright.
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
hey, folks! My book, *The Matter of Virtue,* is half price in the Penn paperbacks sale. It ends Tuesday, though! So many great titles included!! Stock up!! (PENNSCHOOL26) is the code!! Here's a link to browse:https://www.pennpress.org/back-to-school-sale/
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm sorry, has AW seen *The Social Network*? I thought JE played Zuck as the soulless craven twit he's repeatedly proved himself to be. Just me? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/m...
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As Big Tech Takes Over Hollywood, the Picture Onscreen Gets Darker
“The Social Reckoning” and other movies reflect growing discontent with Silicon Valley founders. But such films may be at the mercy of the companies themselves.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Congratulations! You've reached the Bearded Tit part of your feed.
A Bearded Tit peeks around a tall reed with its head tilted curiously towards the camera, as though checking you've made it to the right place. Its soft grey head, peachy-buff body and distinctive black moustache markings stand out against a beautifully blurred reedbed.
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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Pretty much this
Ed Sheeran: "I'm gonna side with oppressive colonizers. Literally everyone I'm touring with is Irish. Can't see any way this will go
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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happy pub day to me! And to Jehanne. I hope she might be glad of my admiration for her: her jokes, her style, and her incredible grit. #medievalsky #skystorians. Come celebrate with me and @sarahweinman.com tonight or @harvardbookstore.bsky.social tomorrow @princetonupress.bsky.social
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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
US folks, I have heard today that UChicagoPress has FINALLY received their inventory from Canada so now you can buy a paper copy too!
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Illuminating Media
Reveals the hidden power of medieval manuscript decoration and its lasting influence today. The overlooked art of late medieval English manuscript illumination—its initials, borders, and non-figurativ...
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
N. Klein: "We didn’t write the book because we think these people are fascinating. We wrote this book because we want people to fight them and beat them." hellz yes Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)
In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I know we all have good reason to think the current President is the worst ever, but on this day of remembrance, show some respect for the people who think George W. Bush is the worst President ever, because they still have a strong case.
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thanks, Rita's
photo of a street sign for "Rita's ice • custard • happiness." Below the main logo, the changeable letter board reads: "DIETING IS HARD" on one line and "GIVE UP" on the line below it.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Plese repost & share! Teachinge or studyinge *The Canterbury Tales* at the universitye level? Heere ys a free, open access, scholar-creatid resource: #OA #OER opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
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The Open Access Companion to the Canterbury Tales – The new way to learn about old books
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A medieval #ship was reused as basement ceiling in Konstanz (Southern Germany), it reveals rare clues medieval shipbuilding at Lake Constance. archaeologymag.com/2026/08/medi...
The photo shows the ceiling made of a flat-bottomed sailing vessel. The planks are clearly visible. A photographer is taking a picture.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure. A speech bubble pointing off panel reads, “Dragon, why do you have all this treasure?”
In the second panel we zoom in on the dragons face. He simply says “shiny”.
In the third panel we pan to the left and see that there is a crow standing next to the dragon on the treasure.
In the fourth panel we zoom in on the crows face. He says “hell yeah”.
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Aylin Malcolm @malentendre.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The essay cluster I co-edited with Andrew Richmond on "Premodern Digital Ecologies" is out: academic.oup.com/dsh/issue/41... #MedievalSky @vickymcalister.bsky.social @linguistaria.bsky.social
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Volume 41 Issue 3 | Digital Scholarship in the Humanities | Oxford Academic
An official journal of the European Association for Digital Humanities. Publishes original contributions on all aspects of digital scholarship in the Humanities including, but not limited to, the fiel...
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Elaine Treharne @etreharne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Gale Owen-Crocker's new book, is a masterpiece (as is all her work). Her detailed research shows "that the Tapestry is basically English, a product of Anglo-Saxon tradition, although that tradition had evolved by incorporating features of continental art, some ultimately Byzantine... 1/2
Front cover of new book, The Design of the Bayeux Tapestry, by Gale Owen-Crocker. Shows a scene from the tapestry.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That's very untrue. Steinem once told Terry Gross that she didn't marry until her sixties because "first I had to reinvent the institution of marriage." Women had no economic equality in the workplace, no equal access, no right against marital rape, sexual harassment...
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is a sad season...
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
the best recap *ever*! also gives a sense of that crayzeeee heat (and intrepid Chaucer folks who show up, even so!!!!). I am honored to be included in these awesome memories!!
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Incredible. This has brought so much joy, @hellomizk.bsky.social
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Holly Crocker @dr-mid-evil.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wendell Berry so soon after Dolly is a lot...
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