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Eileen V. Wallis

@hstgrrl.bsky.social
1.3K followers 2.1K following 209 posts

Studies 19th-early 20th C. history of race, gender, ethnicity, and disability with a focus on California. Author of California and The Politics of Disability, 1850-1970 and other stuff, too.

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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My campus in deep blue California has spent the last week cleaning anti-gay graffiti off our buildings and now this crap drops. Never forget who's really vulnerable here. (Oh, and there were some swastikas, too. When someone shows you who they are, etc.)
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I think the "debate" about bringing iced coffee to job interviews is effective at distracting people from the really bad job market, the high unemployment rate for Black women, ongoing mass layoffs in tech and media, and how Gen Z workers are refusing to adopt many toxic aspects of corp work culture
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Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
given that i can't seem to avoid AI no matter what i do, that it scrapes information without consent, that it has plagiarized my friends' and colleagues' work, that data centers are literally choking US cities, that it's driven up energy costs for everyone, i'd say AI has plenty of rights.
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Look, if we *must* pretend do this again, clearly it should be Lake DollyTim.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 15/08/2026
"I get that you are having an existential crisis of self, facing the realities of aging, and accepting your social and economic circumstances, but listen, there is nothing I can do; I’m just a cat stretching in a bodega."
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I Can’t Fix Your Life; I’m Just a Bodega Cat Stretching
“I can’t do anything about your unaffordable rent or exorbitant student loans; I have no expenses in my life. I live in a potato chip display and sleep twent...
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Jon Webb @jonawebb.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Tell me about a complicated woman. Muse tell me how she translated and then became a meme When she reviewed the blockbuster work of Nolan.
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
A timeline cleanse for your Saturday: San Francisco firefighters rescue a wee missing doggo swimming in the Bay (linked article is not paywalled and includes video of the lucky pup being scooped out of the water.)
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Small dog missing for weeks rescued while swimming in San Francisco Bay
Team of firefighters saved the pup from the water near East Palo Alto in a mission that utilized boats, trucks and a drone
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Well, almost all here. Some of us would like to see Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming), thank you." Damn straight. Justice for Nightcrawler!
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JG @cakey99.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This whole article is 🔥.
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Aaron @aightandsound.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
i admire you very much & appreciate the apology but personally i’m still not over how a nazi tattoo wasn’t a goddamn red line for so many otherwise smart people, people who insist they’re comrades in the fight against resurgent fascism. this was a basic goddamn test and it’s shocking how many failed
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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 12/06/2026
how is it that there is a certain type of academic person (close your eyes, you see them) who is somehow ALWAYS speaking allegedly unspeakable truths
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
"Before you even get to Republicans being bad actors" — No. The *only reason* anyone gives a shit about California taking a week to tally votes is Republican bad faith. Stop pretending every fake GOP conspiracy has a kernel of truth to it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
one interesting thing so far about loudly hating AI is the way AI lovers are like "wow so you're just totally closed off to hearing another perspective??" as if their perspective hasn't been relentlessly pushed down our throats with no space to push back (particularly in professional settings)
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
“California State University’s $17 million contract with ChatGPT’s maker OpenAI is up for renewal. Some faculty have banned AI from their classes altogether and even started a petition to end the contract deal.” More: ow.ly/iXg150YWmC0
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Cal State struck a deal with OpenAI. Some students and faculty refuse to use it
California State University’s $17 million contract with OpenAI is up for renewal. Some say AI is crucial for the workforce. Others say it’s cheating.
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Really proud my union (the California Faculty Association) has issued a strong statement demanding answers and accountability for the global Canvas outage. Otherwise, with the end of the semester upon us, it could too easily be buried in the news cycle. We're already seeing that happen.
static.klipy.com
Brooklyn99: Terry in Shredded Paper
ALT: Brooklyn99: Terry in Shredded Paper
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I've never trusted Canvas, and this situation only highlights its many. *many* issues. But the thing is, I teach at a state university: most students are working adults. When (if?) this is resolved we will still need to be able to offer pedagogically solid online classes as an option. So, now what?
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Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Canvas, the Strait of Hormuz for American education
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/05/2026
i can’t tell if roberts is full of shit or if he is delusional and i’m not sure which is worse
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I told my college students about Clippy: how it used to constantly interrupt you while you were trying to write; and how much AI at the moment reminds me of that experience. They told me AI is increasingly *getting in the way* of their work so I don't think I'm wrong.
static.klipy.com
Clippy: The Microsoft Office Assistant
ALT: Clippy: The Microsoft Office Assistant
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Don't let the door hit ya, etc. Fwiw, as a Californian, I basically only see Becerra and Porter as viable (D) candidates for governor. Name recognition and all that. Gonna be an interesting primary, particularly as it's likely to be low turnout.
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Tiricohairline @trejames.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026
Those astronauts are probably like, leave us up here until yall figure some shit out down there.
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Shilpa @shilpagee.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Can we rename Caesar Chavez day Dolores Huerta day?
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Never have I been so glad my mom taught me to make corned beef and cabbage in a crockpot, not in the oven. Couldn't imagine having to run the oven for 4-5 hours in the weather here in SoCal. Happy melty St. Patrick's Day, ya'll!
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 06/03/2026
Every single time a new outlet feels compelled to interview an unremarkable billionaire they should pause and ask themselves if there isn't an under-represented artist, scientist, activist, engineer, or academic actually doing useful/interesting things that's more deserving of your readership's time
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BOO!👻 LAO GATE! @cheflubu.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I never saw this Ilhan Omar fanart from 5 years ago but it's baller as fuck. Drop a meteor on ICE.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Like I'm sorry that these events all read like a didactic feminist novel but that's not my fault
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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
lotta motherfuckers who wish they could've gotten the iraq war without having to actually vote for the iraq war, know what i mean
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
As someone who has been on many a higher ed hiring committee (albeit at a state school), can confirm.
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
BOA: We apologize for our questionable behavior in the past and want to keep your business. Me: Uh huh. Also BOA: Has feminism failed women? Me: Sorry, what?
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
A little too on the nose, frankly, but ok.
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
As a Gen Xer who obviously missed some kind of meeting, truly, no.
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Strong Floor Because Otherwise The Guillotines Are Going To Break Through Into The Basement
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Gavin is a fuccboi, not a sleazebag, important distinction.
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ana street rat @uldahstreetrat.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
A beautiful thread to read if you need a lift this am. And if you're a screenwriter, a fantastic biopic idea for you!
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Re: AI in the classroom:
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
I'm no doctor but I am 100% (1500%?) sure that MAGA is significantly more dangerous for women's health than Tylenol
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Other than texting me 8-10 times a day to try to fundraise off the end of democracy as we know it. Absolutely craven.
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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Somehow I mastered the power to change students' entire worldview without mastering the power to get them to do a single one of the readings. Incredible(y selective power)
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Eileen V. Wallis @hstgrrl.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Finally got to visit a historic cemetery near where I grew up that I didn't know even existed until quite recently. A landslide in the '70s once sent a number of the, er, residents careening down into nearby houses. Man, I love local history!
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💉Josh Rubin, MD @drsandman11.medsky.social · 27/08/2025
Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,
National guard troops lounging outside a Krispy Kreme
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